2026 F2000 Championship Series
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| 2026 F2000 Championship Series season | |
|---|---|
| Season | |
| Races | 14 |
| Start date | March 12 |
| End date | October 18 |
| Awards | |
The 2026 F2000 Championship Series season is the fifteenth season of the F2000 Championship Series. It is scheduled to be held over twenty-one races across seven race weekends. The season began on March 12 at Road Atlanta and will finish on October 18 at Barber Motorsports Park.[1]
Drivers
[edit ]| Team | No. | Driver | Car | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layke MotorSports | 03 | United States Carter Sheets | 2003 Van Diemen F2000 | 1–2 |
| USNG Racing | 11 | United States Zain Khan | Ligier JS F4 | 2 |
| Weitzenhof Racing | 67 | United States Dave Weitzenhof | 1995 Citation 95SFZ | 1–2 |
| Audien Hearing | 68 | United States Steve Jenks | Metrik ZF2 | 1 |
| Personal Wealth Solutions | 72 | United States Jeremy Swank | 2005 Van Diemen RF-05 | 2 |
| Wright Racing | 90 | United States Robert Wright | 2012 Elan DP08 | 1–2 |
| 95 | Pakistan Arshia Akhtar | 2002 Van Diemen RF02 | 1 | |
| Arrive Drive Motorsport | 96 | Canada Nick Gilkes | 2012 Van Diemen | 1 |
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Schedule
[edit ]The race schedule was announced on November 25, 2025.[1] Pittsburgh International Race Complex dropped off the schedule after the track was closed down, and New Jersey Motorsports Park was also not featured, with the series instead returning to Carolina Motorsports Park and to Barber Motorsports Park for the first time since 2022.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
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| 1 | H1 | Road Atlanta, Braselton | March 14 | SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA |
2026 F2000 Championship Series is located in the United States Road Atlanta Mid-Ohio Road America Watkins Glen Summit Point Kershaw Barber |
| H2 | March 15 | ||||
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| 2 | H1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | April 25 | FRP race weekend Formula Ford Challenge Series Formula Vee Challenge Cup Series Vintage Sports 2000 North America | |
| H2 | April 26 | ||||
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| 3 | H1 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | June 25–28 | Trans-Am Series Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA | |
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| 4 | H1 | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | July 16–19 | Trans-Am Series Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA | |
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| 5 | H1 | Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit Point | August 7–9 | FRP race weekend | |
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| 6 | H1 | Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw | August 28–30 | FRP race weekend | |
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| 7 | H1 | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham | October 16–18 | SVRA Sprint Series Formula Regional Americas Championship | |
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Race results
[edit ]| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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| 1 | H1 | Road Atlanta | United States Dave Weitzenhof | Canada Nick Gilkes | Canada Nick Gilkes | Arrive Drive Motorsport |
| H2 | Canada Nick Gilkes | United States Robert Wright | Wright Racing | |||
| FR | Canada Nick Gilkes | Canada Nick Gilkes | Arrive Drive Motorsport | |||
| 2 | H1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | United States Jeremy Swank | United States Carter Sheets | United States Carter Sheets | Layke MotorSports |
| H2 | United States Jeremy Swank | United States Carter Sheets | Layke MotorSports | |||
| FR | United States Jeremy Swank | United States Jeremy Swank | Personal Wealth Solutions | |||
| 3 | H1 | Road America | ||||
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| 4 | H1 | Watkins Glen International | ||||
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| 5 | H1 | Summit Point Motorsports Park | ||||
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| 6 | H1 | Carolina Motorsports Park | ||||
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| 7 | H1 | Barber Motorsports Park | ||||
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Season report
[edit ]The 2026 F2000 Championship Series started in March at Road Atlanta with Arrive Drive Motorsport driver Nick Gilkes taking pole position in qualifying. Five cars started the first heat race, in which Gilkes converted his pole position into a victory ahead of Layke MotorSports driver Carter Sheets and Wright Racing's Robert Wright. The latter of these was then able to beat the three-car field in a damp heat race two, consigning Gilkes to second place, with third taken by Wright's teammate Arshia Akhtar. Only Gilkes and Wright started the feature race, and it was Gilkes who took victory to leave Road Atlanta leading Wright by 19 points in the championship standings.[3]
Round two, held at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, saw pole position go to Personal Wealth Solutions driver Jeremy Swank. However, he was unable to finish the first heat race, leaving Sheets to take victory ahead of Weitzenhof Racing's Dave Weitzenhof and Wright. Sheets doubled up in heat race two, with Swank bouncing back from his retirement and taking second as Weitzenhof completed the podium. The feature race brought victory for Sheets after all as he narrowly beat Sheets to the win and Weizenhof came third again. Pre-event points leader Gilkes did not enter the round and therefore dropped to third in the standings. Wright was the beneficiary and now led Sheets by 45 points.[4]
Standings
[edit ]Scoring system
[edit ]The weekend format and with it the points system were overhauled for the 2026 season. Each weekend now comprises three races, the first two of which are designated as Heat Races and award points per class according to the following scale.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The third race of the weekend, called the Feature Race, awards more points:
| 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+ |
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| 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 |
Three points are awarded for pole position in each class, as well as two more points for the fastest lap per race per class. Each driver's three worst results will be dropped.
Drivers' standings
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See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Formula Race Promotions Announces 2026 Schedule". Formula Race Promotions. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "FRP 2026 - Road Atlanta - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ^ "Formula Race Promotions Completes First Event with New Format at Road Atlanta". Formula Race Promotions. March 18, 2026. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ^ "Solid Weekend of Formula Race Promotions Action at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". Formula Race Promotions. April 29, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026.