2016 F2000 Championship Series
# 2016 F2000 Championship Series

The 2016 F2000 Championship Series season is the eleventh season of competition for the series.

Canadian Masters Class competitor Steve Bamford won eight of the twelve races he contested and won the championship. He is the second masters class driver to win the championship.

American John McCusker won the penultimate round of the championship to finish second in points. American Masters Class competitor won one race and finished third in points. Other winners were veteran Bob Reid who won the final race of the season, a rain-affected race of only seven laps, and Americans John LaRue and Trent Walko, who each only competed in four races, finishing on the podium in all four, and winning one. Matt McDonough won the first race at Watkins Glen International, the only round he competed in.

The points system allows a driver's two worst races to be "dropped" for season points. Because of this, Dave Weitzenhof was the only driver to compete in all sixteen races of the schedule.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NC | Palm Beach International Raceway | Jupiter, Florida | February 14 | Blake Mount | Blake Mount | Blake Mount |
| NC | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | February 21 | Skylar Robinson | Skylar Robinson | Davy D'addario |
| 1 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | April 9 | Brandon Dixon | Steve Bamford | Steve Bamford |
| 2 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | April 10 | Brandon Dixon | Steve Bamford | Steve Bamford |
| 3 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | May 14 | Dave Weitzenhof | Steve Bamford | Matt McDonough |
| 4 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | May 15 | Steve Bamford | John McCusker | Steve Bamford |
| 5 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | June 4 | Steve Bamford | John LaRue | Steve Bamford |
| 6 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | June 5 | John LaRue | Steve Bamford | Steve Bamford |
| 7 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 2 | Steve Bamford | Steve Bamford | Steve Bamford |
| 8 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 3 | Steve Bamford | John LaRue | John LaRue |
| 9 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Wampum, Pennsylvania | August 6 | Steve Bamford | Trent Walko | Steve Bamford |
| 10 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Wampum, Pennsylvania | August 7 | Steve Bamford | Steve Bamford | Steve Bamford |
| 11 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | August 27 | Brandon Dixon | Brandon Dixon | Brandon Dixon |
| 12 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | August 28 | Trent Walko | Trent Walko | Trent Walko |
| 13 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | October 1 | Kaylen Frederick | Kaylen Frederick | John McCusker |
| 14 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | October 2 | John McCusker | Jenna Grillo | Bob Reid |

## Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | ATL | ATL | WGI | WGI | VIR1 | VIR1 | MDO | MDO | PIT | PIT | NJMP | NJMP | VIR2 | VIR2 | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Steve Bamford (M) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | 570 |
| 2 | John McCusker | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 435 |
| 3 | Brandon Dixon (M) | 2 | 4 | DNS | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | 400 |
| 4 | Dave Weitzenhof (M) | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 335 |
| 5 | Bob Reid (M) | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 | | | 3 | 1 | 297 |
| 6 | Steve Jenks (M) | 14 | 5 | 12 | | | | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | 246 |
| 7 | Robert Wright (M) | 10 | DNS | 3 | 9 | DNS | | 10 | 10 | DNS | DNS | 9 | 11 | 10 | | 186 |
| 8 | John LaRue (M) | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 183 |
| 9 | Peter Gonzalez (M) | 12 | 15 | 15 | DNS | | | 16 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 179 |
| 10 | Trent Walko | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 176 |
| 11 | Jenna Grillo | 12 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | | 15 | 12 | | | | | 6 | 6 | 158 |
| 12 | Dan Denison (M) | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | | | 146 |
| 13 | David Grant | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 139 |
| 14 | Davy D'addario | | | 4 | 5 | | | | | 13 | 7 | DNS | 7 | | | 134 |
| 15 | Tim Paul | | | 11 | 7 | | | 9 | 18 | | | 5 | 8 | | | 133 |
| 16 | Nick Palacio | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 125 |
| 17 | Jayson Clunie | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 117 |
| 18 | Devin Lesueur | | | | | 5 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | | | | | 109 |
| 19 | Tom Fatur (M) | | | | | DNS | | | | 10 | 8 | | | 9 | 3 | 106 |
| 20 | Connor Gawry | | | | | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 9 | | | | | 104 |
| 21 | Chris Gumprecht | | | DNS | 14 | | | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | | | 5 | 10 | 99 |
| 22 | Matt McDonough (M) | | | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 79 |
| 23 | Robert Allaer (M) | | | | | | | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 63 |
| 24 | Brendan Puderbach | 9 | 7 | | | | | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | 58 |
| 25 | Austin McCusker | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | 57 |
| 26 | Charles Finelli (M) | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46 |
| 27 | Paul Farmer | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 11 | 7 | 43 |
| 28 | Mauro Fauza (M) | | | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 29 | Alex Ethier | | | 17 | 13 | | | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | 34 |
| 30 | Kaylen Frederick | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 11 | 33 |
| 31 | Scott Gesford (M) | | | 16 | 12 | | | 20 | 16 | | | | | | | 29 |
| 32 | Chris Horan | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | 26 |
| 33 | Reilly Harris | | | | | | | | | 9 | 15 | | | | | 24 |
| 34 | Donald Betterly | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 13 | | | 22 |
| 35 | Brent Gilkes (M) | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 36 | Al Guibord (M) | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 37 | Sam Beasley | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Pos. | Driver | ATL | ATL | WGI | WGI | VIR1 | VIR1 | MDO | MDO | PIT | PIT | NJMP | NJMP | VIR2 | VIR2 | Points |
| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | Finished (Outside Top 10) |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
| Blank | Not competing |

In-line notation :

| Bold | Pole position (3 points) |
| - | - |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap (2 points) |
