2011 F2000 Championship Series

2011 F2000 Championship season
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The 2011 F2000 Championship Series season was the sixth season of competition in the series, an American professional touring open-wheel racing series using the Formula Ford. It consisted of 14 rounds (seven double-race weekends), beginning April 8 at Virginia International Raceway and concluding October 16 at Watkins Glen International.^[1]

Twenty-six-year-old Canadian driver Remy Audette, competing for a family-owned team, won five races and finished on the podium four more times on his way to the championship by an over 100 point margin over his closest challenger, American Chris Livengood who won twice.^[2] Twenty-year-old American Kyle Connery won six times, but failed to finish four times and failed to start twice, while Audette finished every race seventh or better. The only other driver to win a race was Australian Nathan Morcom who won the season opener at Virginia International Raceway.

American Tim Minor captured his second Master's Class title for drivers 40 and older. Minor finished on the overall podium six times and finished fourth in the overall championship.

The season finale at Watkins Glen International drew a large 35-car field but at the start of the race Tom Fatur crashed hard into the pit wall separator, forcing the race to be postponed one day due to damage to the wall. Despite the hard impact, Fatur was uninjured.^[3]

Drivers and teams[]

Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Notes
	1	Ethan Ringel^[4]	RFR	Zetec
	2	Nathan Morcom^[5]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec
	4	^[5]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec
	13		Van Diemen RF06	Zetec
	3	^[5]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec
	6	^[6]	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Run in conjunction with GTP Motorsports
	7	^[5]	Van Diemen RF03	Zetec	Masters
Polestar Racing Group	8	^[5]	Van Diemen	Zetec	Masters
	42	^[5]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec	Masters
	51	^[5]	Van Diemen RF05	Zetec	Masters
	10	Roberto La Rocca^[7]	RFR	Zetec
	22	^[7]	RFR	Zetec	Skipped Road Atlanta
	22	Enzo Potolicchio	RFR	Zetec	Road Atlanta only
	14		Van Diemen RF00	Pinto	Masters; Road Atlanta only
	14		Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Masters; Watkins Glen only
	60	^[5]	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Masters; VIR only
	60		Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Masters; Road Atlanta & Watkins Glen only
	21	^[5]	Van Diemen RF08	Zetec
	23	^[8]	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec
	26	^[8]	Van Diemen RF03	Zetec
	25	^[5]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	Masters
	29	^[5]	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec
/	31		RFR	Zetec	Road Atlanta only
/	37	^[9]	Van Diemen RF99	Zetec
	47		Van Diemen RF98	Pinto	Watkins Glen only
	61		Van Diemen RF99	Pinto	Masters; Watkins Glen only
	67	^[5]		Zetec	Masters
	70	^[5]	Van Diemen RF03	Zetec	Masters
	86	^[5]	Van Diemen	Zetec	Masters
	71	^[10]	RFR	Zetec
	96	^[10]	RFR	Zetec
	72	^[5]	Mygale F2000	Zetec	Masters; VIR only
	72		DF5	Zetec	Masters; Road Atlanta & Watkins Glen
	88	^[5]	Van Diemen RF98	Zetec	Masters
	89	^[5]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	Masters; VIR only
	90	^[5]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	Masters
	94	^[5]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	VIR only
	91	^[5]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec
	97	^[5]	RFR	Zetec

Race calendar and results[]

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 9	Nathan Morcom
2	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 10
3	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 6
4	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 7
5	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	June 4
6	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	June 5
7	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 1		/
8	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 2
9	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 22
10	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 23
11	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	September 17
12	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	September 17		/
13	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	October 16
14	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	October 16

Championship standings[]

Pos	Driver	VIR		ATL		WG1		MDO		MOS		LRP		WG2		Points
Drivers' championship
1		4	1	2	4	1	1	5	7	3	1	1	2	3	3	601
2		3	10	22	3	5	2	1	25	2	2	20	1	4	7	429
3		DNS	2	1	1	2	26	25	1	1	15	23	DNS	1	1	409
4	(M)	16	3	3	2	31	3	7	2	5	16	2	6	2	33	383
5	Roberto La Rocca	2	5	4	6	30	6	3	4	4	14	19	21	6	4	336
6	Tim Paul	20	9	12	19	4	28	17	15	8	6	12	3	7	18	251
7		15	4	DNS	10	26	4	15	13	9	4	3	20	33	8	248
8	Nathan Morcom	1	8	5	23	DNS	7	8	6			7	7	25	29	246
9	(M)	8	15			12	9	DNS	20	12	7	4	8	14	12	217
10	(M)			7	12	24	5	13				5	17	8	5	186
11		10	25	9	8			4	9					10	11	167
12		26	11	6	5	7	30	6	8							165
13	(M)	17	20	10	18	14	24	19	17	20	10	18	4	16	13	157
14		9	12	8	7	11	16	12	16	19						155
15		22	27	21	14			2	3					11	6	150
16	(M)	11	19	13	16	17	15	18	18	17	8			19	16	138
17	(M)	7	22	16	20	19	17	14	14	16	5					130
18	(M)	27	14	24	13	29	12	11	12					12	9	124
19	John LaRue					16	13	9	5					9	10	123
20	(M)	19	18	15	15	20	18	16	19	10	18			13	15	116
21	(M)	21	7											5	2	105
22	(M)	5	21	23	22	9	11	26	10					32	DNS	103
23	(M)			14	21	8	31			11	3					100
24	(M)					13	14	20	26			6	10	15	31	99
25						18	20			13	9	10	12	23	32	96
26	Ethan Ringel					10	8	10	24							75
27						22	27	22	27			9	9	21	20	69
28		12	26							14	11	22	14	36	25	68
29	Enzo Potolicchio (M)			17	DNS	6	23	DNS	11							60
30		6	6													58
30						3	10									58
30	(M)	24	16	19	DNS	15	25			7	13					58
33						21	22					8	11			55
34				25	11	25	29			6	17					52
35	(M)	13	17					21	21					17	19	50
36				11	6	28	DNS									43
37	(M)	23	DNS									11	16			33
38												13	15			28
39										18	12					25
40	(M)					23	21			15	DNS			28	24	22
41														18	14	21
42	(M)	18	23					23	22	DNS	DNS			29	27	20
42												16	13	27	26	20
44	(M)	25	12			27	DNS	DNS	28					DNS	DNS	18
44												14	18	35	23	18
46				18	17											17
47		14	24													15
48														22	17	13
49												17	5	37	DNS	11
49	(M)					DNS	19					21	19	24	DNS	11
49														20	21	11
52	Rodin Younessi							24	23							5
52														31	22	5
54														26	30	2
54														30	28	2
56														34	DNS	1
56												15	DNS			1
Pos	Driver	VIR		ATL		WG1		MDO		MOS		LRP		WG2		Points

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place
Light Blue	6th–10th place
Dark Blue	Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple	Did not finish
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position (3 points)
Italics	Ran fastest race lap (2 points)

This list only contains drivers who registered for the championship.
(M) indicates driver is participating in Masters Class for drivers over 40 years of age.

References[]

^ "F2000 Announces 2010 Schedule". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. November 2, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^ International Motorsports: Rémy Audette, Only Quebec Driver Crowned 2011 US Champion!, Inside Track, October 26, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-26
^ Watkins Glen – Schedule Adjusted Following Saturday Races, F2000 Championship Series, October 15, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-16
^ "Ringel Signs with McLaughlin Motorsports". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u 2011 VIR Entry List Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, F2000 Championship Series, Retrieved April 5, 2011.
^ "February Off-Season Blog: Tim Paul". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. February 1, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "HP-Tech Announces 2011 F2000 Effort with RFR". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. December 27, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b F2000 Championship: Alegra Motorsports Signs Rookies Rizzo and Benitez Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 28, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-01
^ "Work Racing Brings Back Livengood for 2011". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. January 26, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b F2000 Championship: Afterburner Adds Coello to 2011 Driver Line-up Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 11, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-11

External links[]

Official Series Website

[1] "F2000 Announces 2010 Schedule". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. November 2, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.

[2] International Motorsports: Rémy Audette, Only Quebec Driver Crowned 2011 US Champion!, Inside Track, October 26, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-26

[3] Watkins Glen – Schedule Adjusted Following Saturday Races, F2000 Championship Series, October 15, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-16

[4] "Ringel Signs with McLaughlin Motorsports". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[VIR_entry-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u 2011 VIR Entry List Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, F2000 Championship Series, Retrieved April 5, 2011.

[6] "February Off-Season Blog: Tim Paul". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. February 1, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[RFR-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "HP-Tech Announces 2011 F2000 Effort with RFR". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. December 27, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[Alegra-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b F2000 Championship: Alegra Motorsports Signs Rookies Rizzo and Benitez Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 28, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-01

[9] "Work Racing Brings Back Livengood for 2011". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. January 26, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[Afterburner-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b F2000 Championship: Afterburner Adds Coello to 2011 Driver Line-up Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 11, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-11

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