Mikkel Gade Dominates Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series Opener at Lime Rock

Former iRacing Daytona 24 top split winner Mikkel Gade took his first step towards winning a fully funded seat in the Skip Barber Formula Race Series on Sunday, grabbing the checkered flag in the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series curtain-raiser from Lime Rock Park. Gade led every lap across two 17-lap race sessions, scoring the maximum 70 points and putting himself in a prime early position to secure the full-season drive in the real world.

Gade was joined by Elvis Rankin, Nicolas Mateo, and Harley Haughton in second through fourth in each race, running in that order in the first event and in reverse order in the second. Mateo would post the fastest lap times in each race, becoming the only driver to crack the 54-second mark in the second race. 2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series playoff driver Matt Bussa, fresh off a near-victory in that series’ most recent event at Atlanta Motor Speedway, scored finishes of eighth and sixth across the two events.

The Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series is a six-week chase for the world’s fastest sim racers to earn their way into real-world race seats, featuring $500,000 worth of prizes on the line. Drivers looking to compete can register at skipbarber.com/iracing-series/ before taking part in a Time Attack that runs Monday through Wednesday of each race week. The fastest 20 drivers from each Time Attack, who can differ from week to week, receive training from Skip Barber Racing School coaches before taking on a double-feature event on Sunday afternoon. The top three point scorers at the end of the season earn spots in the Skip Barber Formula Race Series, with a full season for the champion, half a season for the runner up, and a single race appearance for third place.

Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series race one results from Lime Rock Park were as follows:

Fin.

St.

No.

Driver

Laps

Interval

Led

Best

Pts.

111Mikkel Gade171754.38435
235Elvis Rankin17-1.825054.28732
3210Nicolas Mateo17-2.428054.24430
446Harley Haughton17-2.526054.27128
5714Deagen Fairclough17-7.993054.34326
6915Suellio Almeida17-12.997054.36825
754Salva Talens17-13.020054.33124
8812Matt Bussa17-13.333054.56423
9159Isaac Clark17-13.530054.52622
10123Muhammad Ibrahim17-14.896054.38221
111120Felipe Cabrera Loyola17-15.458054.54320
121319Pierfrancesco Patricolo17-18.419054.60519
131611Matthew Zeis17-19.047054.41518
142013Michael Janney17-20.429054.58917
15107Leo Ovtcharov17-24.755054.36616
16178Sean Ryan917-41.099054.59315
171417Jack G Harrison120.000054.67614
1862Will Redford110.000054.49213
191916Michael Romanidis110.000054.68012
201818Benjamin Barateau80.000054.64111

 

Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series race two results from Lime Rock Park were as follows:

Fin.

St.

No.

Driver

Laps

Interval

Led

Best

Pts.

111Mikkel Gade171754.19435
246Harley Haughton17-0.227054.04132
3310Nicolas Mateo17-0.981053.94330
425Elvis Rankin17-4.483054.18228
5514Deagen Fairclough17-8.635054.20526
6812Matt Bussa17-11.453054.49125
71413Michael Janney17-11.704054.25724
899Isaac Clark17-14.396054.52523
91717Jack G Harrison17-16.021054.40422
101120Felipe Cabrera Loyola17-16.334054.34021
11182Will Redford17-18.560054.43420
121219Pierfrancesco Patricolo17-25.534054.33719
131311Matthew Zeis17-29.617054.39318
142018Benjamin Barateau17-49.689054.59517
151916Michael Romanidis15-2 L054.59016
16157Leo Ovtcharov11-6 L054.80615
17168Sean Ryan911-6 L054.97914
18103Muhammad Ibrahim6-11 L054.60013
19615Suellio Almeida4-13 L054.74412
2074Salva Talens1-16 L011

 

The Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series season continues with a visit to VIRginia International Raceway, with Time Attack qualifying open now and the race airing on Sunday at 3PM ET. For more information on the Skip Barber Racing School, visit www.skipbarber.com. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.