2024 Formula 4 United States Championship

The 2024 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the ninth season of the Formula 4 United States 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.

The championship switched to Ligier JS F422 car powered by Ligier Storm V4 engine.[1]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Rounds
US NG Racing[2] 10 Marcelo Ponti 1
Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport 13 Barrett Wolfe[3] All
15 Nicolas Stati[3] All
41 Alex Crosbie[3] All
08 Seth Gilmore 5
Atlantic Racing Team 24 Daniel Quimby[4] All
Scuderia Buell 44 Pablo Benites Jr. 1–3
Team Roberts Racing 46 Connor Roberts All
MLT Motorsports[5] 54 Lincoln Day All
55 Alex Popow Jr. 5

Race calendar

The 2024 calendar was announced on 3 October 2023 with the return of the abroad round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.[6] The round at NOLA Motorsports Park on 11–14 April was cancelled due to the new car delivery delays.[7]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 R1 Road America, Elkhart Lake 18 May Nicolas Stati Nicolas Stati Nicolas Stati Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
R2 19 May Daniel Quimby Daniel Quimby Atlantic Racing Team
R3 Alex Crosbie Pablo Benites Jr. Scuderia Buell
2 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 22 June Nicolas Stati Nicolas Stati Nicolas Stati Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
R2 23 June race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions
R3 Pablo Benites Jr. Daniel Quimby Atlantic Racing Team
3 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville 27 July Nicolas Stati Nicolas Stati Alex Crosbie Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
R2 28 July Alex Crosbie Nicolas Stati Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
R3 Alex Crosbie Connor Roberts Team Roberts Racing
4 R1 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville 31 August Daniel Quimby Nicolas Stati Daniel Quimby Atlantic Racing Team Formula Regional Americas Championship
R2 Daniel Quimby Daniel Quimby Atlantic Racing Team
R3 1 September Daniel Quimby Daniel Quimby Atlantic Racing Team
5 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Austin 31 October Alex Popow Jr. Alex Popow Jr. Alex Popow Jr. MLT Motorsports Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
R2 1 November Alex Crosbie Alex Popow Jr. MLT Motorsports
R3 2 November Alex Crosbie Alex Crosbie Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport

Championship standings

Points were 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 ROA
MOH
NJM
MOS
COA
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1[a] R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Daniel Quimby 2 1 7 2 C 1 Ret 3 4 1 1 1 5 2 2 227.5
2 Nicolas Stati 1 3 3 1 C 2 2 1 5 2 4 3 2 6 5 223
3 Connor Roberts 3 2 2 Ret C 5 4 6 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 194.5
4 Alex Crosbie 6 6 4 3 C 4 1 2 2 Ret 3 4 4 5 1 190
5 Barrett Wolfe 7 7 6 4 C 7 3 5 3 Ret 5 Ret 6 4 7 114
6 Pablo Benites Jr. 4 4 1 6 C 3 5 4 6 102
7 Lincoln Day 5 5 5 5 C 6 Ret Ret 7 4 6 5 7 8 8 92
8 Alex Popow Jr. 1 1 4 62
9 Seth Gilmore 8 7 6 18
Marcelo Ponti WD WD WD
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1[a] R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
ROA
MOH
NJM
MOS
COA
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' standings

Each team acquires the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.

Pos Team Pts
1 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport 422
2 Atlantic Racing Team 227.5
3 Team Roberts Racing 194.5
4 MLT Motorsports 154
5 Scuderia Buell 102
US NG Racing

Notes

  1. ^ a b Half points were awarded as the leader completed less than 50% of the original race time.

References

  1. ^ "F4 U.S. reveals new Ligier chassis for 2024". RACER. May 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "US NG Announces Purchase of Ligier JS F422, Entrance into F4 U.S. in 2024". Formula 4 United States Championship. November 13, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Brings Fifteen Drivers to Road America". RTD Media. May 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Nael, Timothy (December 14, 2023). "Quimby Secure USF4 Drive in 2024". AutoAction.
  5. ^ "MLT Motorsports purchases two Ligier JS F422 cars for the 2024 F4 U.S. Championship". MLT Motorsports. August 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "FR Americas, F4 U.S. and Ligier JS F4 series unveil 2024 Schedule". RACER. October 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Fuhrer, Eddie (March 20, 2024). "Formula 4 United States Postpones Season Start Due to Car Delivery Delays". USOPENWHEELNATION.