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2023 Atlantic Championship

April 12, 2024

The 2023 Atlantic Championship Series season was the tenth season of the revived Atlantic Championship. The series is organized by Formula Race Promotions and sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing.

2023 Atlantic Championship Series season
Season
Races10
Start dateMarch 23
End dateAugust 20
Awards
016 Class Champion
Open Class Champion		 Jimmy Simpson
Austin Hill
← 2022
2024 →

The season was held over five weekends from March to August 2023.[1]

Jimmy Simpson and Austin Hill won the 016 Class and Open Class titles respectively. Both clinched their titles during the penultimate race weekend at Road America.

Drivers edit

Drivers competed in two classes, either in the 016 Class or in the Open Class.

016 Class entries edit

Team No. Driver Car Rounds
K-Hill Motorsports 6   Christopher Ash Swift 016 1
67 3
24   Matthew Butson 2006 Swift 016a 5
21[a]   Jimmy Simpson 2006 Swift 016-A 1–4
  Tõnis Kasemets 2006 Swift 016 4
63   Jim Booth 2005 Swift 016/Mazda 1–2
66   Richard Zober 2006 Swift 016a Mazda 1–2, 4–5
74   Dudley Fleck 2006 Swift 016 Mazda 1–2, 4
84   Peter Ruggiero 2006 Swift 016a 4
Polestar 29   David Grant 2006 Swift 016 3–4
40   Keith Grant 2017 PMR-17 1, 3–4
Ave Motorsports 44   Tony Ave 2005 Swift 016/Mazda/2300 1
One Motorsports 71   Chip Romer 2006 Swift 016 1, 3–4
Source: [2][3][4][5][6]

Open Class entries edit

Team No. Driver Car Rounds
JENSEN 1   Oliver Westling 2019 Ligier JS F3 2
2   Everett Stack 2018 Ligier JS F4 5
IGY6 Motorsports 3   Hayden Bowlsbey Ligier JS F3 2
Puma 5   Robert Wright 2022 Ligier JS F3 1, 4
K-Hill Motorsports 06   Bruce Hamilton 2001 Swift 014 MZR 4–5
32   Kirk Kindsfater 2002 Swift 014 FA 4
Austin Hill Motorsports 8   Austin Hill 2019 Ligier JS F3 1–4
Robert Talbott Motorsports 17   Bob Corliss 2001 Swift 014.a 1, 3–5
Wisko Racing 63   Jim Booth 2018 Ligier 4
Antonelli Law 171   Jeffrey Antonelli 2006 Star Pro Mazda 4
Source: [2][3][4][5][6]

Race calendar edit

The schedule was announced on October 12, 2022. The series did not return to Barber Motorsports Park, instead opting for a round at Summit Point Motorsports Park for the first time since 2018.

Round Circuit Date Support bill Map of circuit locations
1 R1 Road Atlanta, Braselton March 25 SVRA Sprint Series & Endurance
Trans-Am Series
R2 March 26
2 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington April 29 FRP race weekend (F2000, F1600)
Formula Vee Challenge Cup
R2 April 30
3 R1 Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum June 10 FRP race weekend (F2000, F1600)
Formula Vee Challenge Cup
R2 June 11
4 R1 Road America, Elkhart Lake July 8 Trans-Am Series
FRP race weekend (F2000, F1600)
R2 July 9
5 R1 Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit Point August 19 SVRA Sprint Series
Formula Vee Challenge Cup
R2 August 20

Race results edit

Round Circuit 016 Class Open Class
Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
1 R1 Road Atlanta   Tony Ave   Keith Grant   Jimmy Simpson   Austin Hill   Bob Corliss   Austin Hill
R2   Jimmy Simpson   Jimmy Simpson   Austin Hill   Austin Hill
2 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course   Jimmy Simpson   Jimmy Simpson   Jimmy Simpson   Hayden Bowlsbey   Hayden Bowlsbey   Hayden Bowlsbey
R2   Jimmy Simpson   Jimmy Simpson   Jimmy Simpson   Austin Hill   Austin Hill   Hayden Bowlsbey
3 R1 Pittsburgh International Race Complex   Jimmy Simpson   Jimmy Simpson   Jimmy Simpson   Bob Corliss   Bob Corliss   Austin Hill
R2   Jimmy Simpson   Keith Grant   Keith Grant   Austin Hill   Austin Hill   Austin Hill
4 R1 Road America   Jimmy Simpson   David Grant   Jimmy Simpson   Austin Hill   Austin Hill   Austin Hill
R2   David Grant   Tõnis Kasemets   David Grant   Bruce Hamilton   Bruce Hamilton   Kirk Kindsfater
5 R1 Summit Point Motorsports Park   Matthew Butson   Matthew Butson   Matthew Butson   Bruce Hamilton   Bruce Hamilton   Bruce Hamilton
R2   Matthew Butson   Matthew Butson   Matthew Butson   Bruce Hamilton   Bruce Hamilton   Bruce Hamilton

Season summary edit

The 2023 season of the Atlantic Championship began at Road Atlanta with pole positions for Tony Ave and Austin Hill in the 016 and Open Classes. Ave retired, leaving Jimmy Simpson to defend from a faster Keith Grant, who could not find a way by. Similarly, Bob Corliss was also faster than Hill, but also had to be content with second place. Wright was third in the Open Class and Romer in the 016 Class. Simpson dominated the 016 field in race two, ahead of a photo-finish between Dudley Fleck and Romer. Hill was the only finishing car in the Open Class. Two double wins saw Simpson and Hill head their classes' standings after the weekend.[7]

Rain was once again on the agenda as the field headed to Mid-Ohio. In the 016 class, Simpson established himself as a title contender early on when he took both pole positions and won both races by over ten seconds. Behind him, Fleck and Richard Zober completed the podium both times as only four drivers entered the class. The picture was less clear in the Open Class, as Hill was the only driver to have entered both rounds so far. New entry Hayden Bowlsbey swept race one and fought past Hill to also take the second victory. Both class leaders grew their points advantage in the standings.[8]

The third event was held at Pittsburgh International Race Complex, and familiar faces were on top in qualifying. Simpson swept 016 qualifying while Corliss and Hill shared Open class pole positions. The first race saw Simpson convert his pole position to a win, ahead of David and Keith Grant. Corliss meanwhile had to give up his first place to Hill. Race two was the first race not won by Simpson, as Keith Grant took first place. Simpson still came second, ahead of Romer. Hill was the only Open Class entry to start race two, so he took an unchallenged first place. Simpson and Hill once again extended their points lead.[9]

The fourth round at Road America saw the biggest field of the season, with 15 cars entered. Simpson was still the man to beat, as he took race one pole position and the win ahead of David Grant and Fleck. For Hill, the story was the same, as he also won from pole, leading Kirk Kindsfater and Bruce Hamilton. Simpson handed his car to Tõnis Kasemets for race two. David Grant took pole position and the win, ahead of Kasemets and Keith Grant. Hill had to retire his car, handing Kindsfater the Open Class win, with polesitter Hamilton and Jim Booth completing the podium. Simpson and Hill had now both amassed an unreachable lead in their classes.[10]

Both class champions did not attend the final round at Summit Point. Matthew Butson swept the weekend in the 016 Class, taking both pole positions and wins ahead of Richard Zober, the only two drivers in the class. Zober consolidated his second place in the class, albeit still 82 points behind Simpson. The field was similarly small in the Open Class, with only three cars entered. Hamilton also swept both qualifyings and races in his class, ahead of Everett Stack, while Corliss was unable to start both races. Double-winner Hamilton was therefore able to overtake Corliss for second in the standings, 161 points behind champion Hill.[11]

Standings edit

Scoring system edit

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+ 
Points 50 42 37 34 31 29 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

016 Class standings edit

Pos Driver ATL MOH PIT ROA SUM Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   Jimmy Simpson 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 DNS 365
2   Richard Zober 4 5 3 3 5 6 2 2 283
3   Dudley Fleck 7 2 2 2 3 5 221
4   Chip Romer 3 3 4 3 4 4 213
5   Keith Grant 2 4 3 1 Ret 3 205
6   David Grant 2 Ret 2 1 140
7   Jim Booth 6 6 4 4 126
8   Matthew Butson 1 1 110
9   Christopher Ash 5 Ret 5† 4 96
10   Tõnis Kasemets DNS 2 44
11   Peter Ruggiero 6 Ret 30
12   Tony Ave Ret Ret 3
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
ATL MOH PIT ROA SUM

Open Class standings edit

Pos Driver ATL MOH PIT ROA SUM Pen. Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   Austin Hill 1 1 2 2 1 1† 1 Ret 355
2   Bruce Hamilton 3 2 1 1 194
3   Bob Corliss 2 Ret 2† DNS 5 4 DNS DNS 157
4   Kirk Kindsfater 2 1 92
5   Hayden Bowlsbey 1 1 12 90
6   Everett Stack 2 2 84
7   Jim Booth 4 3 71
8   Robert Wright 3 DNS 6 DNS 66
9   Oliver Westling 3 Ret 38
—   Jeffrey Antonelli DNS DNS —
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pen. Pts
ATL MOH PIT ROA SUM

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Jimmy Simpson and Tonis Kasemets shared the No. 21 entry for round four, with Simpson driving race 1 and Kasemets driving race 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Formula Race Promotions Confirms 2023 Schedule". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  2. ^ a b "FRP 2023 - Road Atlanta with Test Day - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. ^ a b "FRP 2023 - Mid-Ohio - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  4. ^ a b "Pittsburgh Int'l Complex - Atlantic/F1000 Practice 2" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b "FRP 2023 - Road America with Test Day - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  6. ^ a b "Summit Point SpeedTour - FRP Atl-2K-1K Grid Race 1" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Formula Race Promotions Completes First Weekend of 2023 with Close Finishes". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  8. ^ "More Winners at the Second Event of 2023 Formula Race Promotions Program". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  9. ^ "Formula Race Promotions Puts on a Show at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  10. ^ "Close Finishes Highlight Formula Race Promotions Event at Road America". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  11. ^ "Final Race Winners of 2023 and Champions Crowned in Formula Race Promotions Finale". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.

External links edit

  • Official website: Formula Race Promotions

April 12, 2024
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources 2023 Atlantic Championship news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 The 2023 Atlantic Championship Series season was the tenth season of the revived Atlantic Championship The series is organized by Formula Race Promotions and sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing 2023 Atlantic Championship Series seasonSeasonRaces10Start dateMarch 23End dateAugust 20Awards016 Class ChampionOpen Class ChampionJimmy Simpson Austin Hill 20222024 The season was held over five weekends from March to August 2023 1 Jimmy Simpson and Austin Hill won the 016 Class and Open Class titles respectively Both clinched their titles during the penultimate race weekend at Road America Contents 1 Drivers 1 1 016 Class entries 1 2 Open Class entries 2 Race calendar 3 Race results 4 Season summary 5 Standings 5 1 Scoring system 5 2 016 Class standings 5 3 Open Class standings 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksDrivers editDrivers competed in two classes either in the 016 Class or in the Open Class 016 Class entries edit Team No Driver Car RoundsK Hill Motorsports 6 nbsp Christopher Ash Swift 016 167 324 nbsp Matthew Butson 2006 Swift 016a 521 a nbsp Jimmy Simpson 2006 Swift 016 A 1 4 nbsp Tonis Kasemets 2006 Swift 016 463 nbsp Jim Booth 2005 Swift 016 Mazda 1 266 nbsp Richard Zober 2006 Swift 016a Mazda 1 2 4 574 nbsp Dudley Fleck 2006 Swift 016 Mazda 1 2 484 nbsp Peter Ruggiero 2006 Swift 016a 4Polestar 29 nbsp David Grant 2006 Swift 016 3 440 nbsp Keith Grant 2017 PMR 17 1 3 4Ave Motorsports 44 nbsp Tony Ave 2005 Swift 016 Mazda 2300 1One Motorsports 71 nbsp Chip Romer 2006 Swift 016 1 3 4Source 2 3 4 5 6 Open Class entries edit Team No Driver Car RoundsJENSEN 1 nbsp Oliver Westling 2019 Ligier JS F3 22 nbsp Everett Stack 2018 Ligier JS F4 5IGY6 Motorsports 3 nbsp Hayden Bowlsbey Ligier JS F3 2Puma 5 nbsp Robert Wright 2022 Ligier JS F3 1 4K Hill Motorsports 06 nbsp Bruce Hamilton 2001 Swift 014 MZR 4 532 nbsp Kirk Kindsfater 2002 Swift 014 FA 4Austin Hill Motorsports 8 nbsp Austin Hill 2019 Ligier JS F3 1 4Robert Talbott Motorsports 17 nbsp Bob Corliss 2001 Swift 014 a 1 3 5Wisko Racing 63 nbsp Jim Booth 2018 Ligier 4Antonelli Law 171 nbsp Jeffrey Antonelli 2006 Star Pro Mazda 4Source 2 3 4 5 6 Race calendar editThe schedule was announced on October 12 2022 The series did not return to Barber Motorsports Park instead opting for a round at Summit Point Motorsports Park for the first time since 2018 Round Circuit Date Support bill Map of circuit locations1 R1 Road Atlanta Braselton March 25 SVRA Sprint Series amp EnduranceTrans Am Series nbsp nbsp Road Atlanta nbsp Mid Ohio nbsp Pittsburgh nbsp Road America nbsp Summit PointR2 March 262 R1 Mid Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington April 29 FRP race weekend F2000 F1600 Formula Vee Challenge CupR2 April 303 R1 Pittsburgh International Race Complex Wampum June 10 FRP race weekend F2000 F1600 Formula Vee Challenge CupR2 June 114 R1 Road America Elkhart Lake July 8 Trans Am SeriesFRP race weekend F2000 F1600 R2 July 95 R1 Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point August 19 SVRA Sprint SeriesFormula Vee Challenge CupR2 August 20Race results editRound Circuit 016 Class Open ClassPole position Fastest lap Winning driver Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver1 R1 Road Atlanta nbsp Tony Ave nbsp Keith Grant nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Austin Hill nbsp Bob Corliss nbsp Austin HillR2 nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Austin Hill nbsp Austin Hill2 R1 Mid Ohio Sports Car Course nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Hayden Bowlsbey nbsp Hayden Bowlsbey nbsp Hayden BowlsbeyR2 nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Austin Hill nbsp Austin Hill nbsp Hayden Bowlsbey3 R1 Pittsburgh International Race Complex nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Bob Corliss nbsp Bob Corliss nbsp Austin HillR2 nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Keith Grant nbsp Keith Grant nbsp Austin Hill nbsp Austin Hill nbsp Austin Hill4 R1 Road America nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp David Grant nbsp Jimmy Simpson nbsp Austin Hill nbsp Austin Hill nbsp Austin HillR2 nbsp David Grant nbsp Tonis Kasemets nbsp David Grant nbsp Bruce Hamilton nbsp Bruce Hamilton nbsp Kirk Kindsfater5 R1 Summit Point Motorsports Park nbsp Matthew Butson nbsp Matthew Butson nbsp Matthew Butson nbsp Bruce Hamilton nbsp Bruce Hamilton nbsp Bruce HamiltonR2 nbsp Matthew Butson nbsp Matthew Butson nbsp Matthew Butson nbsp Bruce Hamilton nbsp Bruce Hamilton nbsp Bruce HamiltonSeason summary editThe 2023 season of the Atlantic Championship began at Road Atlanta with pole positions for Tony Ave and Austin Hill in the 016 and Open Classes Ave retired leaving Jimmy Simpson to defend from a faster Keith Grant who could not find a way by Similarly Bob Corliss was also faster than Hill but also had to be content with second place Wright was third in the Open Class and Romer in the 016 Class Simpson dominated the 016 field in race two ahead of a photo finish between Dudley Fleck and Romer Hill was the only finishing car in the Open Class Two double wins saw Simpson and Hill head their classes standings after the weekend 7 Rain was once again on the agenda as the field headed to Mid Ohio In the 016 class Simpson established himself as a title contender early on when he took both pole positions and won both races by over ten seconds Behind him Fleck and Richard Zober completed the podium both times as only four drivers entered the class The picture was less clear in the Open Class as Hill was the only driver to have entered both rounds so far New entry Hayden Bowlsbey swept race one and fought past Hill to also take the second victory Both class leaders grew their points advantage in the standings 8 The third event was held at Pittsburgh International Race Complex and familiar faces were on top in qualifying Simpson swept 016 qualifying while Corliss and Hill shared Open class pole positions The first race saw Simpson convert his pole position to a win ahead of David and Keith Grant Corliss meanwhile had to give up his first place to Hill Race two was the first race not won by Simpson as Keith Grant took first place Simpson still came second ahead of Romer Hill was the only Open Class entry to start race two so he took an unchallenged first place Simpson and Hill once again extended their points lead 9 The fourth round at Road America saw the biggest field of the season with 15 cars entered Simpson was still the man to beat as he took race one pole position and the win ahead of David Grant and Fleck For Hill the story was the same as he also won from pole leading Kirk Kindsfater and Bruce Hamilton Simpson handed his car to Tonis Kasemets for race two David Grant took pole position and the win ahead of Kasemets and Keith Grant Hill had to retire his car handing Kindsfater the Open Class win with polesitter Hamilton and Jim Booth completing the podium Simpson and Hill had now both amassed an unreachable lead in their classes 10 Both class champions did not attend the final round at Summit Point Matthew Butson swept the weekend in the 016 Class taking both pole positions and wins ahead of Richard Zober the only two drivers in the class Zober consolidated his second place in the class albeit still 82 points behind Simpson The field was similarly small in the Open Class with only three cars entered Hamilton also swept both qualifyings and races in his class ahead of Everett Stack while Corliss was unable to start both races Double winner Hamilton was therefore able to overtake Corliss for second in the standings 161 points behind champion Hill 11 Standings editScoring system edit 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 Points 50 42 37 34 31 29 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1016 Class standings edit Pos Driver ATL MOH PIT ROA SUM PtsR1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R21 nbsp Jimmy Simpson 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 DNS 3652 nbsp Richard Zober 4 5 3 3 5 6 2 2 2833 nbsp Dudley Fleck 7 2 2 2 3 5 2214 nbsp Chip Romer 3 3 4 3 4 4 2135 nbsp Keith Grant 2 4 3 1 Ret 3 2056 nbsp David Grant 2 Ret 2 1 1407 nbsp Jim Booth 6 6 4 4 1268 nbsp Matthew Butson 1 1 1109 nbsp Christopher Ash 5 Ret 5 4 9610 nbsp Tonis Kasemets DNS 2 4411 nbsp Peter Ruggiero 6 Ret 3012 nbsp Tony Ave Ret Ret 3Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 PtsATL MOH PIT ROA SUMOpen Class standings edit Pos Driver ATL MOH PIT ROA SUM Pen PtsR1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R21 nbsp Austin Hill 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 Ret 3552 nbsp Bruce Hamilton 3 2 1 1 1943 nbsp Bob Corliss 2 Ret 2 DNS 5 4 DNS DNS 1574 nbsp Kirk Kindsfater 2 1 925 nbsp Hayden Bowlsbey 1 1 12 906 nbsp Everett Stack 2 2 847 nbsp Jim Booth 4 3 718 nbsp Robert Wright 3 DNS 6 DNS 669 nbsp Oliver Westling 3 Ret 38 nbsp Jeffrey Antonelli DNS DNS Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pen PtsATL MOH PIT ROA SUMSee also edit2023 F2000 Championship Series 2023 F1600 Championship SeriesNotes edit Jimmy Simpson and Tonis Kasemets shared the No 21 entry for round four with Simpson driving race 1 and Kasemets driving race 2References edit Formula Race Promotions Confirms 2023 Schedule www racefrp com Retrieved 2022 10 17 a b FRP 2023 Road Atlanta with Test Day Attendees MotorsportReg com Retrieved 2023 02 23 a b FRP 2023 Mid Ohio Attendees MotorsportReg com Retrieved 2023 04 20 a b Pittsburgh Int l Complex Atlantic F1000 Practice 2 PDF a b FRP 2023 Road America with Test Day Attendees MotorsportReg com Retrieved 2023 07 01 a b Summit Point SpeedTour FRP Atl 2K 1K Grid Race 1 PDF Formula Race Promotions Completes First Weekend of 2023 with Close Finishes www racefrp com Retrieved 2023 08 28 More Winners at the Second Event of 2023 Formula Race Promotions Program www racefrp com Retrieved 2023 08 28 Formula Race Promotions Puts on a Show at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex www racefrp com Retrieved 2023 08 28 Close Finishes Highlight Formula Race Promotions Event at Road America www racefrp com Retrieved 2023 08 28 Final Race Winners of 2023 and Champions Crowned in Formula Race Promotions Finale www racefrp com Retrieved 2023 08 28 External links editOfficial website Formula Race Promotions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 Atlantic Championship amp oldid 1216020730, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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