2011 U.S. F2000 National Championship
# 2011 U.S. F2000 National Championship

The 2011 U.S. F2000 National Championship is a season of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in IndyCar's Road to Indy ladder. It is the second full season of the series since its revival in 2010. It follows the first 2011 U.S. F2000 Winterfest winter championship. It consists of 12 races held over 7 race weekends on seven different tracks – two street circuits, two ovals, and three permanent road courses.

Finnish driver Petri Suvanto, in his first season racing in North America, won the championship with five wins and five second-place finishes by 47 points over American Spencer Pigot, the 2010 Skip Barber National Championship winner. British driver Wayne Boyd won two races and finished third while Zach Veach won the season opener but struggled during the second half of the season to wind up fourth in points. Sixteen-year-old New Yorker Luca Forgeois won the National Class over his only full-time National Class rival J. R. Smart.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No | Drivers | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 2 | Shannon McIntosh | |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 3 | Petri Suvanto | |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 32 | Vincent Beltoise | Sebring to Indianapolis only |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 4 | Wayne Boyd | |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 9 | Cole Morgan | Sebring & St. Pete only |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 9 | Luigi Biangardi | Mid-Ohio onwards |
| Pabst Racing Services | 5 | Tõnis Kasemets | St. Pete only |
| Pabst Racing Services | 5 | Luca Forgeois | National Class; Indianapolis onwards |
| Pabst Racing Services | 6 | J. R. Smart | National Class |
| Pabst Racing Services | 16 | Rodin Younessi | National Class; Indianapolis only |
| Andretti Autosport | 7 | Zach Veach | |
| Andretti Autosport | 8 | Spencer Pigot | |
| JDC Motorsports | 10 | Roman Lagudi | Indianapolis, Mid-Ohio onwards |
| JDC Motorsports | 16 | Rodin Younessi | National Class; Mid-Ohio onwards |
| JDC Motorsports | 19 | Juan Piedrahita | |
| JDC Motorsports | 85 | Luke Ellery | Sebring through Milwaukee only |
| JDC Motorsports | 85 | Chris Miller | Road America only |
| Auriana Racing | 11 | Joe Colasacco | National class; Mid-Ohio and Baltimore only |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 12 | Bruce Hamilton | National class; Baltimore only |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 65 | Joe Woodward | National class; Baltimore only |
| Jensen MotorSport | 13 | Ryan Tveter | Baltimore only |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 15 | Rick Balsley | National class; Road America only |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 56 | Revere Greist | Road America only |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 71 | Jim Victor | National class; Road America only |
| Sick Tea Motorsports | 17 | Timmy Megenbier | |
| MidAtlantic Motorsports Eric Langbein Racing | 25 | Joe Blacker | National class; Baltimore only |
| MidAtlantic Motorsports Eric Langbein Racing | 53 | Eric Langbein | National class; Baltimore only |
| AcceleRace Motorsports | 28 | Ardie Greenamyer | National class; Mid-Ohio and Baltimore only |
| AcceleRace Motorsports | 29 | Ardie Greenamyer | National Class; Sebring & St. Pete only |
| AcceleRace Motorsports | 29 | Jonathan Scarallo | National class; Mid-Ohio only |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 33 | Matthew Di Leo | |
| Stevenson Motorsports | 97 | Luca Forgeois | National class; Sebring, St. Pete only |

## Race calendar and results

The race schedule was announced on October 12, 2010.

| Rnd | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sebring Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 17 | Zach Veach | Zach Veach | Zach Veach | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | ALMS |
| 2 | Sebring Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 18 | Zach Veach | Luke Ellery | Petri Suvanto Luke Ellery | Luke Ellery | JDC MotorSports | ALMS |
| 3 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 26 | Spencer Pigot | Petri Suvanto | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Andretti Autosport | IndyCar Series |
| 4 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 27 | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Cape Motorsports | IndyCar Series |
| 5 | Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis | Clermont, Indiana | May 28 | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Cape Motorsports | USAC Midgets |
| 6 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | June 19 | Zach Veach | Luke Ellery | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Belardi Auto Racing | IndyCar Series |
| 7 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 6 | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Cape Motorsports | IndyCar Series |
| 8 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 7 | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Petri Suvanto | Cape Motorsports | IndyCar Series |
| 9 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 19 | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Wayne Boyd Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Andretti Autosport | ALMS |
| 10 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 20 | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Wayne Boyd Spencer Pigot | Petri Suvanto | Cape Motorsports | ALMS |
| 11 | Streets of Baltimore | Baltimore, Maryland | September 3 | Petri Suvanto | Spencer Pigot | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Belardi Auto Racing | IndyCar Series |
| 12 | Streets of Baltimore | Baltimore, Maryland | September 4 | Spencer Pigot | Petri Suvanto | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Andretti Autosport | IndyCar Series |

## Championship standings

### Drivers'

| Pos | Driver | SEB | SEB | STP | STP | ORP | MIL | MDO | MDO | RA | RA | BAL | BAL | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Championship Class |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Petri Suvanto | 2 | 3* | 2 | 1* | 1* | 5 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 328 |
| 2 | Spencer Pigot | 3 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1* | 2* | 11 | 1* | 281 |
| 3 | Wayne Boyd | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 10* | 3* | 1* | 15 | 229 |
| 4 | Zach Veach | 1* | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 223 |
| 5 | Matthew Di Leo | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 174 |
| 6 | Timmy Megenbier | 7 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 151 |
| 7 | Juan Piedrahita | 6 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 145 |
| 8 | Shannon McIntosh | 14 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 101 |
| 9 | Luke Ellery | 4 | 1* | 14 | 8 | 13 | 4 | | | | | | | 92 |
| 10 | Luigi Biangardi | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 78 |
| 11 | Vincent Beltoise | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | 58 |
| 12 | Cole Morgan | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 54 |
| National Class |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luca Forgeois | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 220 |
| 2 | J. R. Smart | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 166 |
| 3 | Ardie Greenamyer | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | DNS | | 16 | 13 | | | | | 96 |
| 4 | Rodin Younessi | | | | | 14 | | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 68 |
| unregistered drivers |||||||||||||||
| | Roman Lagudi | | | | | 8 | | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | |
| | Joe Colasacco | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | | | 6 | 4 | |
| | Chris Miller | | | | | | | | | 4 | 7 | | | |
| | Eric Langbein | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | |
| | Ryan Tveter | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 8 | |
| | Revere Greist | | | | | | | | | 9 | 14 | | | |
| | Joe Woodward | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 14 | |
| | Jonathan Scarallo | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Jim Victor | | | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | | | |
| | Tõnis Kasemets | | | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Blacker | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | DNS | |
| | Rick Balsley | | | | | | | | | 14 | 16 | | | |
| | Bruce Hamilton | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 18 | |
| Pos | Driver | SEB | SEB | STP | STP | ORP | MIL | MDO | MDO | RA | RA | BAL | BAL | 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 (1 point) |
| - | - |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap (1 point) |
| * | Led most race laps (1 point) Not awarded if more than one driver leads most laps |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ |
| Points | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Teams'

| Pos | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Andretti Autosport | 314 |
| 2 | Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 259 |
| 3 | Belardi Auto Racing | 196 |
| 4 | JDC Motorsports | 174 |
| 5 | Sick Tea Racing | 81 |
| 6 | Brian Stewart Racing | 65 |
| 7 | Pabst Racing Services | 29 |
| 8 | Accelerace Motorsports | 12 |
| 9 | Stevenson Motorsports | 8 |
| 10 | ArmsUp Motorsports | 7 |
| 11 | Jensen MotorSport | 5 |
