2018 Formula 4 United States Championship

2018 Formula 4 United States Championship
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Parent series:
F3 Americas Championship
Trans-Am Series

The 2018 Formula 4 United States Championship season will be the third season of the United States Formula 4 Championship, a motor racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations and sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America.

Teams and drivers

All teams are American-registered.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Abel Motorsports[1] 21 United States Jacob Loomis 1–2, 4
22 United States Jacob Abel 1–5
Alliance Racing 15 United States Chandler Horton 1, 3–5
28 United States Will Edwards 1, 3–5
BAR Driver Development 05 United States Ben Anderson 4
Century Auto Racing[2] 17 United States Vincent Khristov[3] 1–3
35 United States Chris Archinaco[4] 1–4
77 United Kingdom Matthew Cowley[5] 1–3
Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport[6] 30 Brazil Arthur Leist 1–5
31 New Zealand Conrad Clark[7] 1–5
32 Puerto Rico José Blanco-Chock 1–5
33 Australia Joshua Car[8] 1–5
34 United States Austin Kaszuba[9] 1–5
DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports[10] 07 Canada Steve Bamford 2
9 United States Dakota Dickerson[11] 1–5
52 United States Robert Allaer 4
75 United States Alex Mayer[12] 5
91 Brazil Eduardo Barrichello[13] 1–5
DEForce Racing 12 United Kingdom James Raven 1–5
23 Brazil Francisco Porto 4–5
55 United States Kory Enders[12] 5
Full Gas Motorsports 06 United States Jake French 1–3
Global Racing Group[14] 8 United States Angela Durazo 1–3
19 United States Blake Upton 1–5
24 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen 1–5
66 United States Parker Locke 1–5
Group-A Racing 26 United States Sam Paley 2–3
United States Ricco Shlaimoun 4–5
44 United States Ethan Billions[15] 1–2
United States David Porcelli[12] 5
93 South Africa Cameron O'Conner[16] 1–5
Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development 3 United States Aidan Yoder 1–2
United States Daniel Berry[12] 5
4 United Kingdom Teddy Wilson[17] 1–5
5 United States Wyatt Brichacek[18] 1–5
6 Denmark Christian Rasmussen 1–5
7 United States Braden Eves[19] 1–3
United States Hanna Zellers[20] 4–5
25 United States Christian Bogle 4–5
K-Hill Motorsports[21] 88 United States Kaylen Frederick 1
Miller Vinatieri Motorsports 14 United States Dylan Tavella[22] 1–5
40 United States Jack William Miller[23] 1–5
Momentum Motorsports 16 United States Kent Vaccaro[24] 1–5
Primus Racing 11 United States James Goughary 3, 5
57 United States Justin Gordon[25][26] 1–3
94 Republic of Ireland Jordan Dempsey 1
Skip Barber Momentum F4 2 United States William Lambros[12] 5
Southern Motorsports 61 United States John Paul Southern, Jr. TBA
Team BENIK[27] 37 United States Sabré Cook[12] 5
51 United Kingdom Oliver Clarke[28] 1–5

Race calendar

The calendar was unveiled on 9 December 2017.[29] All races will be held in the United States.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Virginia International Raceway, Alton 28 April Denmark Benjamin Pedersen United Kingdom Teddy Wilson Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group Pirelli World Challenge
SprintX GT Championship
R2 29 April Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development
R3 Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development
2 R1 Road Atlanta, Braselton 11 May Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group Formula D
R2 12 May United States Dakota Dickerson United Kingdom James Raven DEForce Racing
R3 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen Puerto Rico José Blanco-Chock Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport
3 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 30 June United States Dakota Dickerson United States Dakota Dickerson United States Dakota Dickerson DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports Atlantic Championship
R2 1 July United Kingdom James Raven Denmark Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development
R3 Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development
4 R1 Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum 4 August Puerto Rico José Blanco-Chock[N 1] Puerto Rico José Blanco-Chock Puerto Rico José Blanco-Chock Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport Trans-Am Series
Atlantic Championship
F3 Americas Championship
R2 5 August Australia Joshua Car Australia Joshua Car Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport
R3 Brazil Arthur Leist Australia Joshua Car Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport
5 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville 15 September United Kingdom Teddy Wilson United States Kent Vaccaro Puerto Rico José Blanco-Chock Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport Atlantic Championship
F3 Americas Championship
R2 16 September United Kingdom James Raven United States Dakota Dickerson DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports
R3 United States Dakota Dickerson United States Dakota Dickerson DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports
6 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Austin 20 October Formula One
F3 Americas Championship
R2 21 October

Championship standings

  • Points are awarded as follows:
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver VIR ROA MDO PIT NJM COTA Pts
1 United States Dakota Dickerson 3 2 3 3 2 4 1 2 5 6 4 5 2 1 1 244
2 United Kingdom James Raven 7 8 Ret 2 1 2 4 4 2 13 2 4 4 2 4 185
3 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen 1 4 5 1 4 3 5 5 4 3 21 7 8 Ret 14 156
4 Denmark Christian Rasmussen 2 1 1 Ret 12 17 2 1 1 5 24 9 9 9 10 153
5 Australia Joshua Car 4 6 4 Ret 21 7 7 10 6 4 1 1 6 7 3 144
6 Puerto Rico José Blanco-Chock 6 10 25 5 3 1 19 Ret DNS 1 19 2 1 3 21 142
7 United Kingdom Teddy Wilson 29 3 2 Ret 18 19 3 3 3 8 3 Ret 7 4 2 133
8 United States Austin Kaszuba 5 29 6 4 7 6 10 13 8 2 5 6 30 Ret 13 85
9 Brazil Arthur Leist 15 24 9 13 14 Ret 6 9 7 7 10 3 3 6 5 73
10 New Zealand Conrad Clark 28 12 Ret 10 9 9 9 11 13 9 7 Ret 11 5 24 25
11 United States Jacob Loomis 9 5 12 8 6 Ret 26 17 11 24
12 United States Braden Eves 10 17 8 6 5 10 22 12 14 24
13 United States Jacob Abel 23 7 7 12 11 8 11 6 Ret 15 12 13 WD 24
14 United States Justin Gordon 11 26 19 7 10 5 23 7 Ret 23
15 United States Kent Vaccaro 27 Ret 24 16 13 Ret Ret 23 20 Ret Ret 8 5 DSQ 6 22
16 United States Jack William Miller 30 19 14 14 Ret DNS 8 DSQ 19 11 6 Ret DNS 26 23 12
17 Brazil Eduardo Barrichello 13 18 21 9 8 Ret 14 14 10 18 14 12 12 8 11 11
18 United Kingdom Oliver Clarke Ret 21 23 21 23 15 24 Ret Ret 20 11 DSQ 19 29 7 6
19 United States Wyatt Brichacek 8 9 17 19 28 Ret 12 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 16 12 15 6
20 United States Sam Paley 15 17 Ret 13 8 11 4
21 United States Alex Mayer 17 11 8 4
22 United States Chandler Horton 21 28 20 Ret 21 15 17 8 15 28 15 12 4
23 Brazil Francisco Porto 10 15 10 10 10 22 4
24 South Africa Cameron O'Conner 18 13 11 17 16 Ret Ret Ret 18 12 9 Ret 21 18 Ret 2
25 United States Vincent Khristov 14 Ret 18 23 27 14 26 Ret 9 2
26 United States David Porcelli 18 23 9 2
27 United States Jake French 22 11 10 DNQ Ret DNS WD 1
28 United Kingdom Matthew Cowley 12 Ret Ret 11 15 11 25 Ret Ret 0
29 United States Parker Locke 20 16 16 26 25 16 16 17 12 19 16 17 15 13 Ret 0
30 United States Aidan Yoder 24 20 26 18 19 12 0
31 United States Kaylen Frederick Ret 23 12 0
32 United States Dylan Tavella 19 14 15 25 20 13 17 16 17 14 13 Ret 20 14 Ret 0
33 United States William Lambros 22 17 18 0
34 United States Kory Enders 13 24 DNS 0
35 United States James Goughary 15 19 Ret 14 25 Ret 0
36 United States Chris Archinaco 17 15 22 20 26 Ret 18 18 16 16 Ret Ret 0
37 United States Sabré Cook 25 16 16 0
38 United States Blake Upton 25 25 28 24 24 18 21 20 Ret 21 18 16 23 19 Ret 0
39 United States Ethan Billions 16 22 27 22 22 Ret 0
40 United States Christian Bogle 23 20 20 26 20 17 0
41 United States Ricco Shlaimoun 24 26 18 27 21 Ret 0
42 United States Daniel Berry 29 22 19 0
43 United States Robert Allaer Ret DNS 19 0
44 United States Will Edwards DNQ DNQ Ret 23 22† 31 28 20 0
45 United States Angela Durazo 26 27 Ret DNQ 20 22 Ret 0
46 United States Ben Anderson 25 22 21 0
47 United States Hanna Zellers 22 25 NC 24 27 Ret 0
— Republic of Ireland Jordan Dempsey Ret Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver VIR ROA MDO PIT NJM COTA Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Notes

  1. ↑ Arthur Leist and Joshua Car qualified first and second but were handed grid penalties for failing to respect the red flag, thus handing pole position to the third fastest qualifier José Blanco-Chock.

References

  1. ↑ "Early Season F4 U.S. Entries Surpass Expectations; Abel Motorsports Confirms 2018 Roster". February 23, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Championship-Winning Team Joins F4 U.S. 2018 Campaign". December 18, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Khristov Returns to F4 U.S. Lineup". March 31, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lucas Oil Formula Car Series Championship Runner-Up Signs F4 Deal". March 22, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ "SCCA National Runoffs Champion Joins F4 U.S. Grid". January 21, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ "International Teams Join Forces in a Bid for a Double Win in American Single Seaters". February 13, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand's "Star of Tomorrow" Inks Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport Deal". March 28, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "International Karting Champion Joshua Car Joins Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport". February 21, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kaszuba Returns for Third Straight F4 U.S. Campaign". April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "DC Autosport to Partner with Cape Motorsports for F4 U.S. Program". December 22, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Dickerson Sets Sights on Championship Title with Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport". April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2018 US Championship Entry List For New Jersey Motorsports Park". F4 United States Championship. September 9, 2018.
  13. ↑ Allen, Peter (March 29, 2018). "Rubens Barrichello's son Eduardo to race in US Formula 4". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Global Racing Group Expands 2018 Campaigns". April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Group-A Racing Development Driver Steps-Up to F4 U.S." April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Group-A Racing Signs South African Rookie Cameron O'Conner". April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  17. ↑ "British Driver Teddy Wilson Makes F4 Debut with Jay Howard Driver Development". March 6, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Brichacek Joins Jay Howard Driver Development for 2018 F4 Season". February 9, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Eves Commits to Jay Howard's MDD for Full 2018 Season". January 13, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Hanna Zellers Joins Jay Howard Driver Development Team To Compete in F4 U.S. Championship". 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "K-Hill Motorsports Expands Operation into F4 and F3". January 30, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Dylan Tavella Inks Deal with Miller Vinatieri Motorsports for 2018 Season". November 8, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Miller Vinatieri Motorsports Completes More Laps in New Orleans". March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Introducing you to @F4Championship and @MomentumMRacing driver Kent Vaccaro". March 20, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  25. ↑ "SCCA National Championship Runoffs Finalist Goes Pro". March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Primus Racing Team Finalizes 2018 F4 U.S. Lineup with Two Series Rookies". April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Prestigious Karting Team Expands Operation into F4 U.S." November 29, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Karting Champion Oliver Clarke Set for 2018 F4 U.S.Campaign with BENIK". March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  29. ↑ https://www.f4uschampionship.com/articles/2008748-f4-u-s-announces-2018-schedule-at-pri-show
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