The 2013 F1600 Championship Series season was the third season of the F1600 Championship Series.
Eighteen-year-old Jake Eidson from Littleton, Colorado won the championship driving for Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing. Eidson won seven of the twelve races and captured a race win in all but one of the series' weekend double-headers. Bryan Herta Autosport's Adrian Starrantino captured three wins on his way to runner-up honors in the championship.Eidson Closes F1600 Season with Summit Point Win, F1600 Championship Series, August 25, 2013, Retrieved 2013-08-27
Notably, IndyCar Series rookie Tristan Vautier joined the series for its race weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to gain experience at the track that he had not raced at before and where he would race in IndyCar a few weeks later.Lewandowski, Dave. Vautier to get early look at Mid-Ohio course, IndyCar, July 21, 2013, Retrieved 2013-08-27 Vautier won the pole for race two, but finished just sixth and 13th in the pair of races.
Drivers and teams
Team No. Driver Car Engine Notes Polestar Racing Group 0 Lewis Cooper, III Van Diemen RF00 Ford Kent Masters Carbir Race Cars 01 Reid Hazelton Carbir CR8 Honda Fit ONP Racing 2 Mike Scanlan Swift DB6 Honda Fit Masters Auriana Racing 3 Joe Colasacco Van Diemen RF04 Honda Fit Masters DiRenzo Racing 5 Dan Oseth Van Diemen RF02 Honda Fit Dotworks Racing 06 Austin McCusker Van Diemen RF01 Honda Fit Raceworks 7 Jim Goughary, Jr. Van Diemen RF00 Honda Fit Masters 9 Franklin Futrelle Van Diemen RF03 Honda Fit Rice Race Prep 07 Steve Bamford Mygale SJ11 Honda Fit Masters Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing 10 Jake Eidson Spectrum 012 Honda Fit Ski Motorsports 12 Jeremy Grenier Citation Honda Fit WISKO Race Engineering 13 Aaron Telitz Mygale SJ12 Honda Fit 66 Paul Alspach Mygale SJ12 Honda Fit Quantum Mechanics 16 Haru Tanaka Van Diemen RF98 Honda Fit Slade Miller Van Diemen RF98 Honda Fit Buffalo Racing Services 18 Dan Pyanowski Swift DB1 Ford Kent Masters Art Foster Racing 21 Art Foster Spectrum 012 Honda Fit Masters Front Range Motorsports 24 John Butkovich Van Diemen RF00 Honda Fit Masters Exclusive Autosport/Michael Duncalfe 30 Jack Mitchell, Jr. Spectrum 014 Honda Fit 33 Thomas McGregor Spectrum 014 Honda Fit Two Dogg Racing 31 Scott Rubenzer Spectrum 012 Honda Fit Masters 36 Steve Roux Wyvern SR-1 Honda Fit RECON Racing 44 Ed Callo Bowman BC5 Ford Kent Masters Fisher House Racing 55 Ray Phillips Van Diemen RF97 Honda Fit Masters Britain West 63 Gord Ross Van Diemen RF02 Ford Kent Warpspeed 68 Caitlin Johnston Van Diemen RF97 Honda Fit DBM Racing 72 Steve Oseth Citation Honda Fit Masters Captain America Racing 76 Jim Lee Swift DB1 Ford Kent Masters 76 Don Baggett Swift DB6 Ford Kent Kautz Racing 88 Tim Kautz Piper DF5 Honda Fit Masters Bryan Herta Autosport 96 Ayla Ågren Mygale SJ12 Honda Fit 97 Sam Chastain Mygale SJ12 Honda Fit 98 Adrian Starrantino Mygale SJ12 Honda Fit Maisey Racing 99 Sean Maisey Citation Honda Fit Masters
Race calendar and results
Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver 1 Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia April 13 Adrian Starrantino Adrian Starrantino Adrian Starrantino 2 April 14 Ayla Ågren Jake Eidson Adrian Starrantino 3 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia May 10 Aaron Telitz Ayla Ågren Aaron Telitz 4 May 11 Jake Eidson Jake Eidson Jake Eidson 5 Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut May 24 Adrian Starrantino Jake Eidson Jake Eidson 6 May 25 Paul Alspach Jake Eidson 7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio July 27 Jake Eidson Aaron Telitz Jake Eidson 8 July 28 Tristan Vautier Jake Eidson Adrian Starrantino 9 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 10 Jake Eidson David Grant Jake Eidson 10 August 11 Jake Eidson David Grant Jake Eidson 11 Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point, West Virginia August 24 Aaron Telitz Ayla Ågren Adrian Starrantino 12 August 25 Ayla Ågren Jake Eidson
Final points standings Place Driver Starts Points1 Jake Eidson124992 Adrian Starrantino124403 Aaron Telitz123964 Ayla Ågren123225 Steve Bamford (M)123176 Paul Alspach103017 Jim Goughary (M)122668 Art Foster (M)122509 Sam Chastain1221010 Mike Scanlan (M)1217411 Scott Rubenzer (M)817212 Austin McCusker1216013 Joe Colasacco (M)615914 Lewis Cooper, III (M)612115 David Grant28816 Franklin Futrelle48317 Dan Oseth57118 Wes Allen46819 Ed Callo (M)46620 Ray Phillips (M)46121 Tim Kautz (M)24822 Tristan Vautier24723 Don Baggett44224 Slade Miller23925 Jeremy Grenier23225 Glenn Taylor (M)23227 Joe Parsons (M)23028 Jacob Carpenter22829 Haru Tanaka21929 Dan Pyanowski (M)41931 Bob Perona (M)21832 Rob Albani (M)21533 Jim Lee (M)21234 Steve Roux (M)1635 Caitlin Johnston11 (M) indicates Masters Class driver Points include total points from 10 best races.
References
External links Official website