The 2025 Atlantic Championship Series season was the twelfth season of the revived Atlantic Championship. The series is organized by Formula Race Promotions and sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing.

The season was held over seven weekends from March to August 2025. The Open Class and USF Juniors Class titles were decided with two weekends to spare, with Havoc Motorsport's Brandon Schwarz winning the former and Exclusive Autosport's Justin DiLucia claiming the latter. The 016 Class championship remained open until the final race weekend, where MotoNomaddicts' John McAleer took the title.

Drivers and teams Drivers competed in three classes: the 016 Class was only open to Swift 016a cars, while the USF Juniors Class was open to Tatuus PM-18 cars and the Open Class served all other eligible entries. TeamNo.DriverCarRounds016 Class entriesK-Hill Motorsports24 Matthew Butson2006 Swift 016 Mazda532 Kirk Kindsfater2006 Swift 016a474 Dudley Fleck2006 Swift 016 Mazda4777 Tõnis Kasemets2006 Swift 016a206 Bruce Hamilton2001 Swift 014 MZR6Lights Out Racing63 Shane Kennett2006 Swift 016a1SMT/Zober Industries Inc.66 Richard Zober2006 Swift 016a Mazda1, 4–6MotoNomaddicts68 John McAleer2006 Swift 0161, 3–5, 7Open Class entriesJensen Global Advisors1 Athan Sterling2021 Ligier JS F32Havoc Motorsport7 Charles Meagher2004 Mazda Pro Formula412 Derek LaManna2014 Mazda Pro Formula414 Kamil Kopko2004 Mazda Pro Formula429 Rob Radman1999 Swift 008.a Toyota1, 446 Brandon Schwarz2020 Ligier JS F31–599 Ken DeNault1998 Formula Mazda2–3Hamilton Motorsports15 Steve Hamilton2020 JDR F10003–4Alliance Racing17 Bob Corliss2001 Swift 014.a1–5DD Autosports18 Rocco Magni2021 Ligier JS F31Slahor Racing19 Jason Slahor2008 Citation F10003, 5, 7Synergy Motorsport30 Eddie Beswick2024 Tatuus USF20001Arrive Drive Motorsports33 Charles Livingston2012 JDR F10001–539 Roman McCurdy2012 JDR F1000481 Tim Pierce2018 JDR F10001, 389 Nathan Byrd2012 JDR F10001–2, 7199 Paulie Gatto2012 JDR F10001–5, 707 Austin Holtgraewe2012 JDR F10001, 3Forty 48 Competition71 Jeffrey Antonelli2006 Star Pro Mazda4146 James French2001 Swift 014/CSR1, 4FatBoy Racing!83 Charles Finelli2014 Mazda Pro Mazda1K-Hill Motorsports06 Bruce Hamilton2001 Swift 014 MZR1, 4, 7Team Tonis 09 J.R. Smart2002 Swift 014.a4USF Juniors Class entriesExclusive Autosport9 Gabriel CahanTatuus PM-181–2, 491 Kaylee CountrymanTatuus PM-181–2, 492 Ayrton CahanTatuus PM-182, 494 Justin Di LuciaTatuus PM-181–5, 7Pole Position Motorsports127 Connor AspleyTatuus PM-184Sources:

Race calendar The race schedule was announced on September 30, 2024. The race count increased again, with the series adding a seventh round at Watkins Glen to bring the total to 14 races across seven rounds. RoundCircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations1R1 Road Atlanta, BraseltonMarch 22SVRA Sprint SeriesTrans-Am SeriesR2March 232R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, LexingtonApril 26FRP race weekendFormula Ford Challenge SeriesR2April 273R1 Pittsburgh International Race Complex, WampumMay 31SVRA Sprint SeriesFormula Vee Challenge CupR2June 14R1 Road America, Elkhart LakeJune 28Ultimate Street Car AssociationTrans-Am SeriesR2June 295R1 Watkins Glen International, Watkins GlenJuly 12Trans-Am SeriesSkip Barber Formula Race SeriesR2July 136R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park, MillvilleAugust 2Formula Regional Americas ChampionshipFormula 4 United States ChampionshipR2August 37R1 Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit PointAugust 16SVRA Sprint SeriesFormula Vee Challenge CupR2August 17

Race results RoundCircuitPole position016 ClassOpen ClassUSF Juniors ClassFastest lapWinning driverFastest lapWinning driverFastest lapWinning driver1R1 Road Atlanta John McAleer John McAleer John McAleer James French James French Gabriel Cahan Gabriel CahanR2 John McAleer John McAleer Brandon Schwarz Brandon Schwarz Gabriel Cahan Gabriel Cahan2R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Tõnis Kasemets Tõnis Kasemets Tõnis Kasemets Brandon Schwarz Athan Sterling Kaylee Countryman Kaylee CountrymanR2 Tõnis Kasemets Tõnis Kasemets Tõnis Kasemets Brandon Schwarz Athan Sterling Gabriel Cahan Gabriel Cahan3R1 Pittsburgh International Race Complex John McAleer John McAleer John McAleer Bob Corliss Brandon Schwarz Justin Di Lucia Justin Di LuciaR2 John McAleer John McAleer John McAleer Bob Corliss Brandon Schwarz Justin Di Lucia Justin Di Lucia4R1 Road America John McAleer Dudley Fleck Dudley Fleck James French Brandon Schwarz Gabriel Cahan Kaylee CountrymanR2 Dudley Fleck Dudley Fleck Dudley Fleck J.R. Smart J.R. Smart Justin Di Lucia Justin Di Lucia5R1 Watkins Glen International Matthew Butson Matthew Butson Matthew Butson Brandon Schwarz Brandon Schwarz Justin Di Lucia Justin Di LuciaR2 Matthew Butson John McAleer John McAleer Brandon Schwarz Brandon Schwarz Justin Di Lucia Justin Di Lucia6R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park Richard Zober Richard Zober Richard Zoberno entriesR2 Richard Zober Richard Zober7R1 Summit Point Motorsports Park John McAleer John McAleer John McAleer Bruce Hamilton Bruce Hamilton Justin Di Lucia Justin Di LuciaR2 John McAleer John McAleer Bruce Hamilton Bruce Hamilton Justin Di Lucia Justin Di Lucia

Season report The 2025 Atlantic Championship started at Road Atlanta, and 16 drivers entered the event. Competition in the 016 Class was clear-cut: MotoNomaddicts' John McAleer set pole position in qualifying and dominated both races. Arrive Drive Motorsport’s 2024 class champion Nathan Byrd took pole position in the Open Class, but could only manage third and second in the races, with Forty 48 Competition’s James French winning race one and Havoc Motorsport’s Brandon Schwarz victorious in race two. Previously a two-class series, the 2025 season saw the introduction of a separate class for entries from the USF Juniors Championship. Exclusive Autosport’s Gabriel Cahan won both races in that class.

Twelve entrants traveled to Mid-Ohio for round two. K-Hill Motorsports’ Tõnis Kasemets was the only 016 Class entrant and thereby swept the weekend. The Open Class saw Jensen’s Athan Sterling closely battle Schwarz for both race wins, with the former coming out on top both times and Arrive Drive Motorsports’ Paulie Gatto and Havoc Motorsport’s Ken DeNault completing the class podiums. After the weekend concluded, Sterling was disqualified from all sessions for using non-declared tires, so Schwarz inherited both race wins. Four cars entered the USF Juniors Class, and the two races were won by the Exclusive Autosport pair of Kaylee Countryman and Justin Di Lucia.

Round three was held at Pittsburgh, and this time the sole 016 Class competitor was McAleer, who was therefore able to extend his championship lead. Eight cars entered the Open Class, where Alliance Racing’s Bob Corliss claimed two pole positions but was unable to convert both. Instead, points leader Schwarz notched up two more victories, rising from sixth on the grid in race one and beating Corliss off the front row in the second race. Arrive Drive Motorsports’ Tim Pierce took two second places, with Corliss coming third in race one before dropping to seventh in race two. Di Lucia was the only USF Juniors Class entrant and took two wins and with it the points lead in the class.

23 drivers entered the event at Road America, a high point not seen in years. In the 016 Class, K-Hill’s Dudley Fleck entered his only weekend of the season and swept the weekend, while points leader McAleer took two second places, further cementing his championship advantage. Fourteen drivers entered the Open Class, but Schwartz was once again the class of the field in the first race. Series debutant J.R. Smart won the second race driving for Team Tonis, with Gatto and K-Hill’s Bruce Hamilton also featuring on the podium across the weekend. In the USF Juniors Class, Countryman and Di Lucia each notched up another win, with Countryman now third in class behind Gabriel Cahan.

Entry numbers were back down to single digits upon the series’ return to Watkins Glen. 2024 016 Class champion Matthew Butson returned to competition for K-Hill and was back in front right away, taking two pole positions and winning the first race. He suffered a mechanical failure in race two, leaving McAleer to take his fifth win and further cement his championship advantage. Schwartz took two further victories in the Open Class, both times leading Arrive Drive Motorsports’ Charles Livingston and Gatto and thereby claiming the class title with four races to spare. With Di Lucia once again the only USF Juniors Class competitor, that title was also sealed early in Watkins Glen.

The entry record from Road America was followed by a low point two rounds later, as only two cars entered the weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park, and both were in the 016 Class. SMT/Zober Industries’ Richard Zober was joined by Bruce Hamilton, who had spent the year so far competing in the Open Class and had switched cars for this round. With Hamilton not used to the Swift 016 car, Zober was able to set pole position in the weekend’s only qualifying session, before winning both races comfortably and taking two fastest laps. This saw him close up to points leader McAleer and secure his runner-up spot in the class with two races yet to run.

The 016 Class entry list for the finale at Summit Point again featured only McAleer, who swept the weekend and clinched the class title with a lead of over 100 points. He was unable to finish the second race, but as he had covered more than half of the race distance, he was still awarded points. With the Open Class title already sealed and champion Schwarz absent, Livingston and Gatto continued fighting for the runner-up spot. Bruce Hamilton won both races, but with Livingston second twice, he beat Gatto to second in the standings by a single point. USF Juniors class champion Di Lucia was once again the only entrant in his class, so he claimed both races to bring his season total to eight wins.

Standings

Scoring system Three points were awarded for pole position in each class, as well as two more points for the fastest lap per race per class. Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th  21st  22nd  23rd  24th  25th+ Points50423734312927252321191715131110987654321 Each driver's two worst results were dropped. Rounds with no entries in class did not count towards these two results.

Drivers' standings PosDriver ATL MOH PIT ROA WGL NJM SUMPen.PtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2016 Class standings1 John McAleer11112221115052 Richard Zober23Ret432113003 Tõnis Kasemets111104 Dudley Fleck111075 Bruce Hamilton22846 Shane Kennett32797 Kirk Kindsfater33748 Matthew Butson1Ret59Open Class standings1 Brandon Schwarz21111112115032 Charles Livingston5734(Ret)4(DNS)522223 Paulie Gatto(7)62353(Ret)333336 Bruce Hamilton44312112294 Bob Corliss10RetRetDNS3747442265 Tim Pierce65221447 James French1311DNS1138 Austin Holtgraewe98761049 Ken DeNault428DNS10110 Steve Hamilton657*61510111 J.R. Smart219712 Nathan Byrd32RetRetDNSDNS8713 Roman McCurdy646314 Jeffrey Antonelli585615 Kamil Kopko894816 Rob Radman811DNSDNS4417 Derek LaManna91044=18 Eddie Beswick111040=18 Charles Meagher10114020 Jason Slahor4DNSWDWDDNSDNS3421 Rocco MagniRet924— Athan SterlingDSQDSQ0— Charles FinelliDNSDNS0USF Juniors Class standings1 Justin Di Lucia22(3)111(4)111112 Gabriel Cahan1122522743 Kaylee Countryman3313132504 Ayrton Cahan44251415 Connor Aspley3471PosDriverR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2Pts ATL MOH PIT ROA WGL NJM SUMPen.Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

* – Penalty

See also

2025 F2000 Championship Series 2025 F1600 Championship Series

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