2026 F1600 Championship Series
| 2026 F1600 season | |
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| Season | |
| Races | 21 |
| Start date | March 12 |
| End date | October 18 |
| Awards | |
The 2026 F1600 Championship Series season is the fifteenth season of the F1600 Championship Series.
The prior year's winner was Ayrton Cahan from Eric Langbein Racing.
Drivers and teams
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Schedule
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Results and performance summaries
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top twenty-five classified drivers, and the top drivers who are able to achieve the Pole Position or the Fastest Lap during the qualify session are awarded with corresponding +3 and +2 bonus points.
The Season Championship will recognize only each driver's best 18 of 21 race results including all bonus points earned.[8]
In every weekend there will be 3 races:
- Heat race 1 (HR1).
- Heat race 2 (HR2).
- Championship race.
Points are awarded using the following system for the following races:
- Race 1 and race 2
The starting grid for race 1 (HR1) will be determined by the best times from the Qualifying Session. The starting grid for race 2 (HR2) will be determined by the best times from HR1.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th+ | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- Race 3
The starting grid for the Championship Race will be determined by the best times from either HR1 or HR2.
| 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+ | DNF |
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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 | 1 |
Guest drivers are ineligible to score points.
Driver standings
Incident reports
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "BGR announces our first driver signing for the 2026 season". Instagram. January 27, 2026.
- ^ "BGR Piper RaceCars Announce a Two-Car Team For Full Season Campaign With FRP F1600 Championship". February 6, 2026.
- ^ "BGR strengthens FRP F1600 Championship with sophomore driver Boss Patel". Instagram. February 5, 2026.
- ^ "David Ybarra Joins K-Hill Motorsports F1600 Program for 2026". November 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "Jake and Axel LeRoy Join K-Hill Motorsports' 2026 FRP F1600 Campaign". February 3, 2026.
- ^ "Formula Race Promotions Announces 2026 Schedule". Formula Race Promotions.
- ^ "2026 F1600 Championship Series". racingcalendar.net.
- ^ "2026 Points & Purse Distribution Table" (PDF). Retrieved February 10, 2026.