The 2010 F2000 Championship Series season marked the fifth season of competition in the series. It comprised 14 rounds (seven double-race weekends), beginning April 10 at Virginia International Raceway and concluding September 5 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
With six victories during the season, Victor Carbone finished it as the champion, 74 points clear of closest rival Cole Morgan, who took two wins. Daniel Erickson finished the season in third place, despite missing two early-season rounds at Road Atlanta and Mosport, taking a double win at Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio. Jonathan Scarallo, Chris Livengood and Remy Audette took the other race wins as they all finished inside the top ten in the championship standings.
Drivers and teams
The series released a 33-car entry list on March 29, 2010.[1]
Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Notes |
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K-Hill Motorsports | 1 | Cole Morgan[2] | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | In partnership with Greisiger Motorsports |
12 | Bob Reid | Van Diemen RF04 | Zetec | Road America only | |
20 | Matthew Inge[3] | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, & Road America | |
42 | James Winslow | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | Watkins Glen race 1 only | |
Primus Racing | 02 | Daniel Erickson[4] | Van Diemen | Zetec | Skipped Mosport |
Z-Sports | 03 | Tim Walsh[5] | Van Diemen | Zetec | VIR & Road Atlanta only |
GTP Motorsports | 3 | Phil Lombardi[6] | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | |
14 | Blake Teeter[6] | Van Diemen | Zetec | VIR to Mosport only | |
16 | Peter González[6] | Van Diemen RF05 | Zetec | Skipped Watkins Glen & Road America | |
17 | Félix Serrallés | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | Lime Rock only | |
69 | Paul Farmer[6] | Mygale SJ05 | Zetec | Skipped Road America | |
70 | Tom Fatur[6] | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport & Road America | |
86 | Jim Hanrahan | Van Diemen | Zetec | Lime Rock only | |
ArmsUp Motorsports | 4 | Rich Balsley | Van Diemen RF07 | Zetec | Road America only |
R-Sport | 5 | Keith McCrone[7] | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | |
22 | Jonathan Scarallo[7] | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | ||
SMR Motorsports | 06 | Timothy Paul[8] | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport |
14 | Stevan McAleer | Van Diemen | Zetec | Watkins Glen onwards | |
Lap 2 Racing 8000Inc Racing |
7 | Brent Gilkes | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | Skipped Road America |
St. Clair Motorsports | 8 | Mark Defer | Van Diemen | Zetec | Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock |
42 | Bill Jordan | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock | |
51 | Dan Denison | Van Diemen RF05 | Zetec | Skipped Road America | |
97 | Chris Gumprecht | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport | |
Dole Fuels Racing | 08 | John Dole | Van Diemen RF99 | Zetec | Lime Rock only |
JDC MotorSports | 10 | Mikhail Goikhberg[9] | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only |
55 | Gerry Kraut[9] | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only | |
Company Motorsports | 11 | Jesse Yorio[10] | Piper DF-5 | Zetec | Skipped Road Atlanta & Road America |
25 | Jeff McCusker[10] | Piper DF-5 Van Diemen RF01 |
Zetec | Skipped Road America | |
John LaRue | 17 | John LaRue | Citation | Zetec | VIR only |
Audette Racing | 21 | Remy Audette[11] | Van Diemen RF08 | Zetec | VIR to Mosport only |
Alegra Motorsports | 23 | Victor Carbone[12] | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | |
26 | Fabio Orsolon | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | ||
Clawson Motorsports | 27 | Craig Clawson | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | |
AcceleRace Motorsports | 28 | Ardie Greenamyer | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Road America |
4 | Chris Camadella | Van Diemen | Zetec | Watkins Glen only | |
Len Amato | 33 | Len Amato | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, Road America |
Liberty Motorsports | 36 | Tim Kautz[13] | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | VIR & Road Atlanta only |
41 | Brian Belardi[9] | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only | |
80 | Bobby Caldwell[14] | Van Diemen RF00 | Zetec | In partnership with Caldwell Racing | |
85 | Zach Craigo | Van Diemen | Zetec | Joined at Mosport, skipped Lime Rock | |
Work Racing | 37 | Chris Livengood[15] | Van Diemen RF00 | Pinto | |
McLaughlin Motorsports | 57 | Billy McLaughlin | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | VIR & Road Atlanta only |
Weitzenhof Racing | 67 | Dave Weitzenhof | Citation | Zetec | VIR to Mosport only |
Vaughn Horvath | 73 | Vaughn Horvath | Van Diemen RF97 | Pinto | Skipped Lime Rock |
Fat Boy Racing | 83 | Charles Finelli | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock race 2, & Road America |
Brendan Puderbach | Lime Rock race 2 only | ||||
Ski Motorsports | 88 | Tim Minor | Van Diemen RF98 | Zetec | Skipped Road America |
K-FAST | 89 | Rob Nicholas | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, & Road America |
ADSA/Wright Racing | 90 | Robert Wright | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | |
94 | Al Guibord, Sr. | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Lime Rock and Road America | |
95 | Al Guibord, Jr. | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock |
Race calendar and results
Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
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1 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | April 10 | Daniel Erickson | Cole Morgan | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports |
2 | April 11 | Daniel Erickson | Jonathan Scarallo | Cole Morgan | K-Hill Motorsports | ||
3 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 7 | Victor Carbone | Rob Nicholas | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports |
4 | May 8 | Victor Carbone | Victor Carbone | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports | ||
5 | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, Ontario | June 12 | Remy Audette | Remy Audette | Remy Audette | Audette Racing |
6 | June 13 | Victor Carbone | Victor Carbone | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports | ||
7 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | July 3 | Chris Livengood | Cole Morgan | Daniel Erickson | Primus Racing |
8 | July 4 | Daniel Erickson | Victor Carbone | Daniel Erickson | Primus Racing | ||
9 | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 23 | Keith McCrone | Daniel Erickson | Cole Morgan | K-Hill Motorsports |
10 | July 24 | Victor Carbone | Daniel Erickson | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports | ||
11 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 7 | Daniel Erickson | Victor Carbone | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports |
12 | August 8 | Jonathan Scarallo | Jonathan Scarallo | Jonathan Scarallo | R-Sport | ||
13 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | September 4 | Victor Carbone | Chris Livengood | Chris Livengood | Work Racing |
14 | September 5 | Victor Carbone | Chris Livengood | Daniel Erickson | Primus Racing |
Final standings
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- Full Results
- This list only contains drivers who registered for the championship.
References
- ↑ "Series Releases Tentative 33-Car 2010 Entry List". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "2007 F2000 Champion Cole Morgan in for VIR". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ↑ "Inge Returns to F2000 Championship". junioropenwheeltalent.com. Junior Open Wheel Talent. 2010-05-05. Archived from the original on 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "Daniel Erickson Plans to Run F2000 Championship Opener at VIR". junioropenwheeltalent.com. Junior Open Wheel Talent. 2010-04-05. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ↑ "Series VIR Thursday test notes". motorsport.com. GMM. 2010-04-08. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "GTP Motorsports Announces Five Car Team for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- 1 2 "Scarallo Signs with R-Sport for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ↑ "From Ovals to F2000: SMR Announces Two Car Team". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- 1 2 3 "Battle Brewing as F2000 Races at Road Atlanta". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- 1 2 "Yorio to Campaign New Piper". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ↑ "Audette Racing Sets 2010 Program". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ↑ "Carbone Back with Alegra Motorsports for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ↑ Liberty Motorsports Signs Kautz for 2010 Title Run Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, Liberty PR via eFormulaCarNews, April 1, 2010, Retrieved 2010-04-02
- ↑ "Bobby Caldwell Files First 2010 Entry". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ↑ "Livengood and Work Racing Join Series in 2010". eformulacarnews.com. eFormulaCarNews. 2010-01-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-01-25.