2018 Formula 4 United States Championship

The 2018 Formula 4 United States Championship season was 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 were American-registered.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Momentum Motorsports
Skip Barber Momentum F4 		2 William Lambros[1] 5
16 Kent Vaccaro[2] All
Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development 3 Aidan Yoder 1–2
Daniel Berry[1] 5–6
4 Teddy Wilson[3] All
5 Wyatt Brichacek[4] All
6 Christian Rasmussen All
7 Braden Eves[5] 1–3
Hanna Zellers[6] 4–6
25 Christian Bogle 4–6
BAR Driver Development 05 Ben Anderson 4, 6
Full Gas Motorsports 06 Jake French 1–3, 6
Global Racing Group[7] 8 Angela Durazo 1–3
19 Blake Upton All
24 Benjamin Pedersen All
66 Parker Locke 1–5
DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports[8] 9 Dakota Dickerson[9] All
52 Robert Allaer 4
75 Alex Mayer[1] 5–6
91 Eduardo Barrichello[10] All
PR1 Motorsports 09 Scott Huffaker 6
96 Calder McWhinney 6
Primus Racing 11 James Goughary 3, 5
Aidan Yoder 6
57 Justin Gordon[11][12] 1–3
94 Jordan Dempsey 1
DEForce Racing 12 James Raven All
23 Francisco Porto 4–6
55 Kory Enders[1] 5–6
Miller Vinatieri Motorsports 14 Dylan Tavella[13] All
40 Jack William Miller[14] All
Alliance Racing 15 Chandler Horton 1, 3–6
28 Will Edwards 1, 3–6
Century Auto Racing[15] 17 Vincent Khristov[16] 1–3
35 Chris Archinaco[17] 1–4
77 Matthew Cowley[18] 1–3
Abel Motorsports[19] 21 Jacob Loomis 1–2, 4
22 Jacob Abel 1–5
Group-A Racing 26 Sam Paley 2–3
Ricco Shlaimoun 4–6
44 Ethan Billions[20] 1–2
David Porcelli[1] 5
Shehan Chandrasoma 6
93 Cameron O'Connor[21] All
Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport[22] 29 Aske Nygaard Bramming 6
30 Arthur Leist All
31 Conrad Clark[23] All
32 José Blanco-Chock All
33 Joshua Car[24] All
34 Austin Kaszuba[25] All
Team BENIK[26]
Velocity Racing Developments 		37 Sabré Cook[1] 5–6
51 Oliver Clarke[27] All
K-Hill Motorsports[28] 88 Kaylen Frederick 1
Margraf Racing TBA Ryan McElwee 6

Race calendar

The calendar was unveiled on 9 December 2017.[29] All races were 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 Benjamin Pedersen Teddy Wilson Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group Pirelli World Challenge
SprintX GT Championship
R2 29 April Christian Rasmussen Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development
R3 Christian Rasmussen Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development
2 R1 Road Atlanta, Braselton 11 May Christian Rasmussen Benjamin Pedersen Benjamin Pedersen Global Racing Group Formula D
R2 12 May Dakota Dickerson James Raven DEForce Racing
R3 Benjamin Pedersen José Blanco-Chock Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport
3 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 30 June Dakota Dickerson Dakota Dickerson Dakota Dickerson DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports Atlantic Championship
R2 1 July James Raven Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development
R3 Christian Rasmussen Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development
4 R1 Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum 4 August José Blanco-Chock[N 1] José Blanco-Chock José Blanco-Chock Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport Trans-Am Series
Atlantic Championship
F3 Americas Championship
R2 5 August Joshua Car Joshua Car Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport
R3 Arthur Leist Joshua Car Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport
5 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville 15 September Teddy Wilson Kent Vaccaro José Blanco-Chock Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport Atlantic Championship
F3 Americas Championship
R2 16 September James Raven Dakota Dickerson DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports
R3 Dakota Dickerson Dakota Dickerson DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports
6 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Austin 20 October Dakota Dickerson Dakota Dickerson Dakota Dickerson DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports Formula One
F3 Americas Championship
R2 21 October Christian Rasmussen Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development

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 VIR ROA MOH PIT NJM COTA Pts
1 Dakota Dickerson 3 2 3 3 2 4 1 2 5 6 4 5 2 1 1 1 Ret 269
2 James Raven 7 8 Ret 2 1 2 4 4 2 13 2 4 4 2 4 3 6 208
3 Christian Rasmussen 2 1 1 Ret 12 17 2 1 1 5 24 9 9 9 10 2 1 196
4 Joshua Car 4 6 4 Ret 21 7 7 10 6 4 1 1 6 7 3 7 2 168
5 Benjamin Pedersen 1 4 5 1 4 3 5 5 4 3 21 7 8 Ret 14 5 Ret 166
6 José Blanco-Chock 6 10 25 5 3 1 19 Ret DNS 1 19 2 1 3 21 Ret 4 154
7 Teddy Wilson 29 3 2 Ret 18 19 3 3 3 8 3 Ret 7 4 2 10 17 134
8 Austin Kaszuba 5 29 6 4 7 6 10 13 8 2 5 6 30 Ret 13 14 16 85
9 Arthur Leist 15 24 9 13 14 Ret 6 9 7 7 10 3 3 6 5 27 27 73
10 Kent Vaccaro 27 Ret 24 16 13 Ret Ret 23 20 Ret Ret 8 5 DSQ 6 8 9 28
11 Kory Enders 13 24 DNS 4 3 27
12 Conrad Clark 28 12 Ret 10 9 9 9 11 13 9 7 Ret 11 5 24 9 12 27
13 Jacob Loomis 9 5 12 8 6 Ret 26 17 11 24
14 Braden Eves 10 17 8 6 5 10 22 12 14 24
15 Jacob Abel 23 7 7 12 11 8 11 6 Ret 15 12 13 WD 24
16 Justin Gordon 11 26 19 7 10 5 23 7 Ret 23
17 Wyatt Brichacek 8 9 17 19 28 Ret 12 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 16 12 15 12 5 16
18 Jack William Miller 30 19 14 14 Ret DNS 8 DSQ 19 11 6 Ret DNS 26 23 16 Ret 12
19 Oliver Clarke Ret 21 23 21 23 15 24 Ret Ret 20 11 DSQ 19 29 7 28 7 12
20 Eduardo Barrichello 13 18 21 9 8 Ret 14 14 10 18 14 12 12 8 11 11 11 11
21 Scott Huffaker 6 14 8
22 Francisco Porto 10 15 10 10 10 22 13 10 5
23 Sam Paley 15 17 Ret 13 8 11 4
24 Alex Mayer 17 11 8 17 Ret 4
25 Chandler Horton 21 28 20 Ret 21 15 17 8 15 28 15 12 24 Ret 4
26 Aske Nygaard Bramming Ret 8 4
27 Cameron O'Conner 18 13 11 17 16 Ret Ret Ret 18 12 9 Ret 21 18 Ret 2
28 Vincent Khristov 14 Ret 18 23 27 14 26 Ret 9 2
29 David Porcelli 18 23 9 2
30 Jake French 22 11 10 DNQ Ret DNS WD 1
31 Matthew Cowley 12 Ret Ret 11 15 11 25 Ret Ret 0
32 Parker Locke 20 16 16 26 25 16 16 17 12 19 16 17 15 13 Ret 0
33 Aidan Yoder 24 20 26 18 19 12 26 19 0
34 Kaylen Frederick Ret 23 12 0
35 Dylan Tavella 19 14 15 25 20 13 17 16 17 14 13 Ret 20 14 Ret 23 Ret 0
36 Blake Upton 25 25 28 24 24 18 21 20 Ret 21 18 16 23 19 Ret 20 13 0
37 James Goughary 15 19 Ret 14 25 Ret 0
38 Chris Archinaco 17 15 22 20 26 Ret 18 18 16 16 Ret Ret 0
39 Sabré Cook 25 16 16 19 15 0
40 Ben Anderson 25 22 21 15 21 0
41 Ethan Billions 16 22 27 22 22 Ret 0
42 William Lambros 22 17 18 0
43 Christian Bogle 23 20 20 26 20 17 29 22 0
44 Shehan Chandrasoma 18 18 0
45 Ricco Shlaimoun 24 26 18 27 21 Ret 22 23 0
46 Daniel Berry 29 22 19 30 24 0
47 Robert Allaer Ret DNS 19 0
48 Hanna Zellers 22 25 NC 24 27 Ret 21 20 0
49 Will Edwards DNQ DNQ Ret 23 22† 31 28 20 25 26 0
50 Angela Durazo 26 27 Ret DNQ 20 22 Ret 0
51 Calder McWhinney Ret 25 0
— Jordan Dempsey Ret Ret DNS —
— Ryan McElwee WD WD —
Pos Driver VIR ROA MOH PIT NJM COTA Pts
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
† — Did not finish, but classified

Teams' standings

Pos Team Pts
1 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports 407
2 Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development 363
3 DC Autosports w/ Cape Motorsports 284
4 DEForce Racing 239
5 Global Racing Group 166
6 Abel Motorsports 48
7 Skip Barber Momentum F4 28
8 Primus Racing 23
9 Miller Vinatieri Motorsports 12
10 Velocity Racing Developments 12
11 PR1 Motorsports 8
12 Group-A Racing 8
13 Alliance Racing 4
14 Century Auto Racing 2
15 Full Gas Motorsports 1
16 K-Hill Motorsports 0
17 BAR Driver Development 0

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

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