2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship


The 2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship was the seventh season – since its revival in 2010 – 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, and is owned by Andersen Promotions. A 16-race schedule was announced on October 27, 2015.
The National class was re-introduced, for SCCA Formula Continental cars.
Australian Anthony Martin and his Cape Motorsports teammate Canadian Parker Thompson were neck and neck throughout the season. Ultimately Martin captured the championship on the back of seven wins compared to Thompson's four. Thompson finished on the podium in twelve of the sixteen races, one more than Martin. Brazilian Victor Franzoni won three races and was running at the finish of every race and finished third in points, fourteen points behind Thompson. Jordan Lloyd and Luo Yufeng also captured race victories.
Cape Motorsports won the team championship by a comfortable margin.
Eric Filgueiras won the National Class championship, largely unopposed.
2016 was the final year for the Van Diemen-designed Formula Continental derived cars in Championship Class. In 2017 it will be replaced by a new bespoke design from Tatuus. The old cars will remain eligible for National Class.

Drivers and teams

Race calendar and results

RndCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledWinning driverWinning team
1Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, FloridaMarch 12 Jordan Lloyd Anthony Martin Jordan Lloyd Jordan LloydPabst Racing
2Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, FloridaMarch 12 Jordan Lloyd Luo Yufeng Jordan Lloyd Luo YufengPabst Racing
3Indy Grand Prix of AlabamaBirmingham, AlabamaApril 22 Parker Thompson Parker Thompson Parker Thompson Parker ThompsonCape Motorsports with WTR
4Indy Grand Prix of AlabamaBirmingham, AlabamaApril 23 Anthony Martin Parker Thompson Parker Thompson Parker ThompsonCape Motorsports with WTR
5Indianapolis Motor Speedway road courseSpeedway, IndianaMay 13 Anthony Martin Parker Thompson Anthony Martin Anthony MartinCape Motorsports with WTR
6Indianapolis Motor Speedway road courseSpeedway, IndianaMay 14 Parker Thompson Parker Thompson Parker Thompson Parker ThompsonCape Motorsports with WTR
7Lucas Oil RacewayClermont, IndianaMay 27 Parker Thompson Parker Thompson Parker Thompson Anthony MartinCape Motorsports with WTR
8Grand Prix of Road AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinJune 25 Anthony Martin Anthony Martin Anthony Martin Anthony MartinCape Motorsports with WTR
9Grand Prix of Road AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinJune 25 Anthony Martin Jordan Lloyd Anthony Martin Anthony MartinCape Motorsports with WTR
10Grand Prix of TorontoToronto, CanadaJuly 16 Anthony Martin Victor Franzoni Victor Franzoni Victor FranzoniArmsUp Motorsports
11Grand Prix of TorontoToronto, CanadaJuly 17 Anthony Martin Jordan Lloyd Parker Thompson Parker ThompsonCape Motorsports with WTR
12Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioJuly 29 Anthony Martin Anthony Martin Anthony Martin Anthony MartinCape Motorsports with WTR
13Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioJuly 30 Anthony Martin Parker Thompson Anthony Martin Anthony MartinCape Motorsports with WTR
14Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioJuly 31 Anthony Martin Parker Thompson Anthony Martin Anthony MartinCape Motorsports with WTR
15Monterey Grand PrixSalinas, CaliforniaSeptember 10 Victor Franzoni Victor Franzoni Victor Franzoni Victor FranzoniArmsUp Motorsports
16Monterey Grand PrixSalinas, CaliforniaSeptember 11 Victor Franzoni Victor Franzoni Victor Franzoni Victor FranzoniArmsUp Motorsports

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Teams' Championship