The Champ Car Atlantic Championship is a formula racing series with races throughout North America. The series is often considered the top developmental open-wheel racing series in North America, typically the last series a driver in which a driver will compete before moving to Champ Car World Series or the Indy Racing League. The series is sanctioned by Champ Car, and most of its races are support races for the Champ Car World Series. Formula racing is a form of motorsport where the type of automobiles used is regulated by a formula. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Open-wheel racing refers to a type of motor racing in which the wheels of the cars are not housed inside fenders, as in stock car or touring car racing, but rather out in the open at the end of readily-visible axles and suspension systems. ... CART redirects here. ... Indy Racing League Logo The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. ...

Starting in 2006, the series will be run exclusively with Swift 016.a chassis powered by Mazda-Cosworth 2300cc DOHC inline-4 engines producing 300 bhp. The new formula is expected to lower the costs of running a full Atlantic season to around $500,000-$600,000. In addition, Champ Car will award a $2 million sponsorship prize for the 2006 champion towards a ride in the Champ Car World Series. These changes are expected to increase car counts, which have dwindled over the past few seasons. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Swift Engineering is an American engineering firm that built chassis for CART from 1997-2000, notably operated by Newman/Haas Racing and driven by Michael Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi and is the new spec chassis producer for the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. ... Mazda Motor Corporation ) (TYO: 7261 ) is a Japanese automobile maker based in Hiroshima, Japan. ... Cosworth Logo Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing. ... A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...

Although the series had been run on Yokohama tires since 1991, the Japanese company elected to end its relationship with the series after the 2006 series, at which point it will be replaced by Cooper Tire.

History

The history of Formula Atlantic begins with the SCCA Formula B class, created in the early 1960s for single-seat formula cars with engines not exceeding 1600cc in capacity. Prior to Formula Atlantic, professional Formula B races were held in the United States from 1969 to 1972 as part of the SCCA Formula Continental Championship (along with the larger, more powerful Formula 5000 cars), although they were largely overshadowed by the V8-powered F5000 cars. The SCCA could be considered the grass-roots level of auto racing in the United States. ... Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing series that ran in the United Kingdom from 1968 to 1976. ...

Formula Atlantic as a class evolved in England in 1971 from the US Formula B rules, with 1600cc production-based twin-cam engines (primarily Cosworth FVA, then Cosworth BDA and BDD, however other engines like Alfa-Romeo were also eligible). Conceived by John Webb of Brands Hatch (who would later also develop the Sports 2000 class) as a category for national competitors with the performance near a Formula Two car but running costs at or below that of a contemporary Formula Three car. Cosworth Logo Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing. ... Brands Hatch is a British motor racing circuit. ...

As a result, Formula Atlantic typically used chassis similar to Formula Two and Formula Three cars -- with performance somewhere in between the two -- so most of the manufacturers were familiar from those classes, particularly the likes of Brabham, Lotus, March, Chevron early on, with Ralt and then Reynard later. US manufacturer Swift came to displace the British imports and dominate in North America. Formula Two was a type of formula racing. ... Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or, in abbreviated form, F3, is a type of formula racing and a class of open-wheeler motor racing. ... The Brabham Racing Organisation was a Formula One racing team founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac. ... Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, England. ... March Engineering was a Formula One constructor from Britain. ... Chevron was a manufacturer of racing cars, founded by Derek Bennett. ... Ralt was a manufacturer of single-seater racing cars, founded by Ron Tauranac after he sold out his interest in Brabham to Bernie Ecclestone. ... Reynard Motorsport was at one time the worlds largest racing car manufacturer. ... Swift Engineering is an American engineering firm that built chassis for CART from 1997-2000, notably operated by Newman/Haas Racing and driven by Michael Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi and is the new spec chassis producer for the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. ...

The first professional races run under Formula Atlantic rules were conducted in 1974 by the CASC in Canada (now ASN Canada), drawing much attention and large fields due to its national CTV television coverage. IMSA ([International Motor Sports Association]) in the United States took advantage of the large number of teams and organized their own series in 1976. CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that...

During these years, the series attracted guest drivers from Europe, including Formula One, particularly at the Trois Rivieres street race in Quebec, Canada. Guest drivers included James Hunt, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Riccardo Patrese, Patrick Depailler, Jacques Laffite, Didier Pironi and Vittorio Brambilla. The hallmark of the city of Trois-Rivi res, the Laviolette bridge. ... James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) was an English racing driver and Formula 1 world champion and subsequently a commentator. ... Jean-Pierre Jarier (born July 10, 1946) is a French Grand Prix racing driver, now retired. ... Riccardo Patrese (born April 17, 1954) is an Italian former Formula One (F1) racing driver, from 1977 to 1993. ... Patrick Depailler was a Formula One driver from France. ... Jacques-Henri Laffite (born November 21, 1943) is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1986. ... Didier Pironi (March 26, 1952 - August 23, 1987) was a Formula One driver from France. ... Vittorio Brambilla was a Formula One driver from Italy. ...

In 1977, the SCCA sanctioned the US events and in 1978 the CASC and SCCA series merged, and conducted the series jointly until 1983, when it ran as the Formula Mondial North American Cup. The series could not sustain the success of earlier seasons and was cancelled for 1984.

In its place a "Pacific" series was conducted exclusively on the US West Coast in 1985. This rebirth expanded to an East Coast "Atlantic" series the following year and the two ran concurrently through 1990. From 1990 to 2005, the series was sponsored by Toyota and the cars were powered by Toyota's 1600cc 4A-GE engines available in kit form from Toyota Racing Development. With the support of Toyota, the two US series were reunited into a single North American championship and have remained so to this date. This article is about the year. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Toyota redirects here. ... The A Series engines can be considered as Toyotas most popular and finest internal combustion engines. ... Toyota Racing Development or TRD is the in-house tuning shop for all Toyota, Lexus, and Scion cars, which are Toyota brands and domestically branded as such in Japan. ...

The same rules were adopted as Formula Pacific (not to be confused with the US Formula Atlantic Pacific Championship) and races were run in Australia, and New Zealand (where Formula Pacific became the top class of racing); for a few years the prestigious Macau Grand Prix was run to Formula Pacific rules before becoming a Formula Three race. South Africa also adopted Formula Atlantic rules, but later mandated that the cars were fitted with Mazda Wankel engines. Introduction Originally conceived in 1954 as an amateur event for local motoring enthusiasts, the Macau Grand Prix is today a race meeting to which the worlds leading riders and drivers vie for entries. ... Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or, in abbreviated form, F3, is a type of formula racing and a class of open-wheeler motor racing. ... Mazda Motor Corporation ) (TYO: 7261 ) is a Japanese automobile maker based in Hiroshima, Japan. ... Dr. Felix Heinrich Wankel (August 13, 1902–October 9, 1988) was the German inventor of the Wankel engine. ...

In recognition of the global acceptance of the formula it was briefly renamed 'Formula Mondial' in 1983, but its peak of international popularity was some years past.

Former drivers in the series include legends such as Gilles Villeneuve, Jacques Villeneuve, Bobby Rahal and Michael Andretti, and many current IRL and Champ Car drivers including Jimmy Vasser, A.J. Allmendinger, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andrew Ranger, Ronnie Bremer, Danica Patrick, Alex Tagliani, Patrick Carpentier, Buddy Rice, Dan Wheldon, Sam Hornish, Jr. and Roger Yasukawa. Gilles Villeneuve at Monza in 1981. ... Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve [IPA: ʒæk vilɛnɶv] (born April 9, 1971) is a Canadian automobile racing driver, and winner of Formula One (1997) and Champ Car (1995) championships and the Indianapolis 500, one of only three drivers to accomplish all three feats (the others being Emerson Fittipaldi and... Robert Bobby Woodward Rahal (born January 10, 1953 in Medina, Ohio) is an auto racing team owner and former driver. ... Michael Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a former professional racing driver who now runs a team in the Indy Racing League. ... Jimmy Vasser (born November 20, 1965 in Canoga Park, California ) is a an American racing driver. ... A.J. Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981 in Los Gatos, California) is an American racecar driver. ... Ryan Hunter-Reay is an American race car driver in the Champ Car World Series. ... Andrew Ranger (born November 20, 1986 in Roxton Pond, Quebec) is a Canadian racing driver. ... Ronnie Bremer (b. ... The cover of Danica: Crossing the Line by Danica Patrick with Laura Morton Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982) is an American auto racing driver competing in the Indy Racing League. ... Alex Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Quebec, born on October 18, 1972. ... Patrick Carpentier (born on August 13, 1971 in Ville Lasalle, Quebec, Canada) is a Canada racing driver from Quebec. ... Buddy Rice (born January 31, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an auto racing driver best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 as part of Rahal Letterman Racing. ... Daniel Clive Wheldon (born June 22, 1978 in Emberton, England) is a successful racing driver. ... Sam Hornish, Jr. ... Roger Yasukawa (ロジャー安川) is an Japanese American auto racing driver born October 10, 1977 in Los Angeles. ...

2006 Champ Car Atlantic Championship Schedule

• 04/09  : Long Beach, California
• 05/13  : Houston, Texas
• 05/21  : Monterrey, Mexico
• 06/18  : Portland, Oregon
• 06/24  : Cleveland, Ohio
• 06/25  : Cleveland, Ohio
• 07/09  : Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 07/23  : Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• 07/30  : San Jose, California
• 08/13  : Denver, Colorado
• 08/27  : Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• 09/24  : Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

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Atlantic Series Champions

• 2006 - Simon Pagenaud
• 2005 - Charles Zwolsman
• 2004 - Jon Fogarty
• 2003 - A.J. Allmendinger
• 2002 - Jon Fogarty
• 2001 - Hoover Orsi
• 2000 - Buddy Rice
• 1999 - Anthony Lazzaro
• 1998 - Lee Bentham
• 1997 - Alex Barron
• 1996 - Patrick Carpentier
• 1995 - Richie Hearn
• 1994 - David Empringham
• 1993 - David Empringham
• 1992 - Chris Smith
• 1991 - Jovy Marcelo
• 1990 - Brian Till (Atlantic)
• 1990 - Mark Dismore (Pacific)
• 1989 - Jocko Cunningham (Atlantic)
• 1989 - Hiro Matsushita (Pacific)
• 1988 - Steve Shelton (Atlantic)
• 1988 - Dean Hall (Pacific)
• 1987 - Calvin Fish (Atlantic)
• 1987 - Johnny O'Connell (Pacific)
• 1986 - Scott Goodyear (Atlantic)
• 1986 - Ted Prappas (Pacific)
• 1985 - Michael Angus (Atlantic)
• 1985 - Jeff Wood (Pacific)
• 1984 - Dan Marvin
• 1983 - Michael Andretti
• 1982 - Dave McMillan
• 1981 - Jacques Villeneuve
• 1980 - Jacques Villeneuve
• 1979 - Tom Gloy
• 1978 - Howdy Holmes
• 1977 - Gilles Villeneuve
• 1976 - Gilles Villeneuve (CASC)
• 1976 - Gilles Villeneuve (IMSA)
• 1975 - Bill Brack
• 1974 - Bill Brack

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External links

• Official Champ Car Atlantic Website
• Formula Atlantic history on OldRacingCars.com