The 2023 Pacific F2000 Championship was the twentieth season of the Formula 2000-level single-seater championship across the Western US.
The season was held over six weekends from February to November 2023.[1] Troy Shooter defended his championship title.
Drivers
editAll drivers competed using F2000 cars as specified by the series regulations, powered by a 2L Ford Zetec engine on Hoosier Tires.[2][3]
| No. | Driver | Car | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Thomas Browne
|
2002 Van Diemen RF02 | 3–4 |
| 03 | Mark Peller
|
2001 Van Diemen RF01 | 11–12 |
| 4 | William Kincaid
|
2003 Van Diemen RF03 | 7–8 |
| 04 | Greg Coffin
|
Mygale SJ07 | 9–10 |
| 7 | Daniel Swanbeck
|
2001 Van Diemen RF01 | 1–8 |
| 9 | Gary Peterson
|
2008 Van Diemen | 1–2, 5–12 |
| 15 | James Hakewill
|
2003 Van Diemen RF03 | 7–10 |
| 18 | Tom Hope
|
2008 RFR FC | 1–6, 9–10 |
| 21 | Peter West
|
2005 Van Diemen RF05 | All |
| 31 | Nick Kodenko
|
2005 Van Diemen RF05 | 1–2, 11–12 |
| 46 | John Fabijanic
|
Piper DF5 | 1–4, 9–12 |
| 49 | Greg Pizzo
|
2008 Van Diemen FR2000 | 1–2 |
| 51 | Jerry Dutch Schultz
|
2001 Van Diemen RF01 | 1–6, 9–10 |
| 57 | Nicholas Coe
|
2002 Van Diemen RF02 | 7–10 |
| 80 | Jeff Pietz
|
2008 Van Diemen DP 08 | 5–8 |
| 81 | Ken Roseboom
|
2008 Van Diemen DP 08 | 7–8 |
| 87 | Troy Shooter
|
1999 Van Diemen RF99 | 1–2, 5–12 |
| 88 | Lyn Greenhill
|
2002 Van Diemen RF02 | 5–10 |
| 96 | Harindra de Silva
|
2006 Van Diemen RF2006-FC | 1–2, 11–12 |
| 122 | Hunter Tatman
|
2006 Van Diemen RF06 | 9–10 |
| Sources: [4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
Race calendar
editThe calendar, announced in November 2022, spanned six race weekends and featured four circuits.[1]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Map of circuit locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | February 25 | SCCA Super Tour SCCA Majors Championship |
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| 2 | February 26 | |||
| 3 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | March 4 | SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series | |
| 4 | March 5 | |||
| 5 | May 5 | SCCA Super Tour SCCA Majors Championship | ||
| 6 | May 6 | |||
| 7 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | July 29 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | |
| 8 | July 30 | |||
| 9 | Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point | September 2 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | |
| 10 | September 3 | |||
| 11 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | November 4 | California Sports Car Club | |
| 12 | November 5 |
Race results
edit| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | Peter West
|
Troy Shooter
|
Tom Hope
|
| 2 | Troy Shooter
|
Troy Shooter
|
Troy Shooter
| |
| 3 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | Jerry Dutch Schultz
|
Jerry Dutch Schultz
|
Jerry Dutch Schultz
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| 4 | Jerry Dutch Schultz
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Jerry Dutch Schultz
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Jerry Dutch Schultz
| |
| 5 | Jerry Dutch Schultz
|
Jerry Dutch Schultz
|
Jerry Dutch Schultz
| |
| 6 | Troy Shooter
|
Daniel Swanbeck
|
Daniel Swanbeck
| |
| 7 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | Troy Shooter
|
Troy Shooter
|
Troy Shooter
|
| 8 | Troy Shooter
|
Troy Shooter
|
Troy Shooter
| |
| 9 | Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point | Hunter Tatman
|
Hunter Tatman
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Hunter Tatman
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| 10 | Hunter Tatman
|
Troy Shooter
|
Hunter Tatman
| |
| 11 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | Troy Shooter
|
Troy Shooter
|
Troy Shooter
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| 12 | Troy Shooter
|
Troy Shooter
|
Troy Shooter
|
Championship standings
editScoring system
editTwo points were awarded for pole position and fastest lap. All started drivers that failed to finish inside the top 19 after completing 50% of the race were awarded one point.[10]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Each driver's worst result was dropped.
Drivers' Championship
edit| Pos | Driver | BUT1 | THU1 | THU2 | LAG | SON | BUT2 | Pts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | |||
| 1 | Troy Shooter
|
2 | 1 | DNS | 8 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 240 | ||
| 2 | Peter West
|
3 | (6) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 214 |
| 3 | Gary Peterson
|
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 186 | ||
| 4 | Daniel Swanbeck
|
DNS | DNS | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 133 | ||||
| 5 | Tom Hope
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1 | 2 | DNS | DNS | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 129 | ||||
| 6 | Jerry Dutch Schultz
|
DNS | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | DNS | 128 | ||||
| 7 | John Fabijanic
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6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 110 | ||||
| 8 | James Hakewill
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2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 73 | ||||||||
| 9 | Nick Kodenko
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4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 73 | ||||||||
| 10 | Hunter Tatman
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1 | 1 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Lyn Greenhill
|
DNS | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 65 | ||||||
| 12 | Nicholas Coe
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6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 58 | ||||||||
| 13 | Mark Peller
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2 | 2 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 14 | William Kincaid
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3 | 4 | 41 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Jeff Pietz
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DNS | 6 | 8 | 9 | 40 | ||||||||
| =16 | Thomas Browne
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4 | 4 | 38 | ||||||||||
| =16 | Greg Coffin
|
4 | 4 | 38 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Harindra de Silva
|
DNS | DNS | 5 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||
| — | Greg Pizzo
|
DNS | DNS | — | ||||||||||
| — | Ken Roseboom
|
DNS | DNS | — | ||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
| BUT1 | THU1 | THU2 | LAG | SON | BUT2 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "PacificF2000 Racing". PacificF2000 Racing. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ "PACIFIC F2000 RACING CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIAL 2015 COMPETITION RULES" (PDF).
- ^ "Pacific F2000 FAQ'S" (PDF).
- ^ "Pacifc F2000 Pro Race - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "Pacifc F2000 Pro Race - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "Pacifc F2000 Pro Race - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Pacifc F2000 Pro Race - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "Pacifc F2000 Pro Race - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Cal Club Championship Divisional and Track Event - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Pacific F2000 Final Standings 2022" (PDF).