2022 Formula 4 United States Championship

The 2022 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the seventh 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.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Rounds
Jensen Global Advisors 1 Maximillian Parker[1] 1
2 Oliver Westling[2] 1–4
Jay Howard Driver Development 3 Michael Boyiadzis 3–6
4 Seth Brown[3] All
5 Jack Zheng[4] 1
Earl Tucker 4, 6
6 Lochie Hughes[5] All
7 Joe Ostholthoff[6] 1–2
Albert Morey IV 3–6
98 Louka St-Jean[7] 1–2, 4–5
Future Star Racing 8 David Burketh[8] 1–2
Andre Castro 3, 5–6
88 Maite Cáceres 6
Gonella Racing 9 Carl Bennett[9] All
17 Tyke Durst[10] All
22 Arturo Flores[11] 1–4, 6
Cará Origin Motosports 10 Daniel Cará 5–6
Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport 11 Cole Kleck 6
30 Lewis Hodgson[12] 1
31 Titus Sherlock 6
39 Bryson Morris[12] All
55 Lucas Fecury[13] All
66 Ryan Shehan[14] All
76 Gabriel Fonseca[12] All
09 Madison Aust[12] All
Velocity Racing Development 12 Ethan Barker 6
24 Nicholas Rivers[15] 1–2
Jacob Loomis 6
45 Matthew Christensen[16] 1–5
65 Noah Ping[17] All
Barker Racing 12 Ethan Barker 2–3, 5
DEForce Racing 16 Brady Golan 6
18 Maxwell Jamieson 6
19 Kory Enders 6
Doran-Kroll Competition 19 Jack Zheng 4
08 Alexander Berg[18] All
International Motorsport 21 Maite Cáceres[19] 1–3
32 Giorgio Carrara 3
53 Alan Isambard 1–3
IGY6 Motorsports 25 Jacob Bolen[20] 3, 5–6

Race calendar

The 2022 calendar was announced on 23 September 2021. The series planned to hold a pre-season test at Road Atlanta in March but it was moved to NOLA Motorsports Park. Each round featured three races.[21]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale 9 April Matthew Christensen Noah Ping Lochie Hughes Jay Howard Driver Development Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
R2 10 April Bryson Morris Bryson Morris Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
R3 Nicholas Rivers Nicholas Rivers Velocity Racing Development
2 R1 Road America, Elkhart Lake 21 May Lochie Hughes Matthew Christensen Matthew Christensen Velocity Racing Development Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
R2 22 May Noah Ping Matthew Christensen Velocity Racing Development
R3 Matthew Christensen Noah Ping Velocity Racing Development
3 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 25 June Andre Castro Alexander Berg Bryson Morris Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
Trans-Am Series
R2 26 June Lochie Hughes Lochie Hughes Jay Howard Driver Development
R3 Lochie Hughes Noah Ping Velocity Racing Development
4 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville 30 July Lochie Hughes Lochie Hughes Ryan Shehan[a] Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
R2 31 July Lochie Hughes Lochie Hughes Jay Howard Driver Development
R3 Seth Brown Lochie Hughes Jay Howard Driver Development
5 R1 Virginia International Raceway, Alton 8 October Bryson Morris Ryan Shehan Ryan Shehan Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
Trans-Am Series
R2 Gabriel Fonseca Bryson Morris Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
R3 9 October Noah Ping Noah Ping Velocity Racing Development
6 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Austin 3 November Jacob Loomis Noah Ping Noah Ping Velocity Racing Development Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
Trans-Am Series
R2 Lochie Hughes Lochie Hughes Jay Howard Driver Development
R3 4 November Jacob Loomis Lochie Hughes Jay Howard 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 NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR COA Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1[b] R2 R3[b] R1 R2 R3
1 Lochie Hughes 1 5 2 2 4 4 19 1 5 6 1 1 Ret 2 2 4 1 1 277
2 Bryson Morris 2 1 17 9 5 5 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 14 6 7 Ret 222
3 Noah Ping 20 3 13 6 2 1 6 2 1 Ret 5 4 3 4 1 1 Ret 15 196
4 Ryan Shehan 3 4 8 8 8 11 2 19 3 1 3 2 1 3 Ret 9 11 5 169.5
5 Alexander Berg 4 Ret 3 3 3 6 5 Ret Ret 4 4 5 Ret Ret 4 8 3 12 134
6 Matthew Christensen 21 2 10 1 1 2 Ret 4 7 8 9 6 8 6 Ret 129
7 Gabriel Fonseca 5 7 Ret 18 9 7 4 7 11 Ret 6 15 4 12 Ret 7 4 4 86
8 Andre Castro 3 5 6 5 14 3 11 2 3 78.5
9 Nicholas Rivers 6 18 1 4 6 3 68
10 Arturo Flores 7 8 4 10 Ret 8 7 6 18 7 8 13 12 8 7 61
11 Louka St-Jean 9 6 15 5 Ret 16 3 7 Ret 7 10 13 45
12 Jacob Loomis 2 9 2 38
13 Seth Brown 14 12 6 13 13 19 9 10 21 10 13 7 Ret 5 12 DNS DNS 11 28
14 Carl Bennett 11 10 9 11 10 12 8 8 20 11 10 8 6 Ret 7 17 22 20 24
15 Alan Isambard 10 9 5 17 11 13 10 9 8 20
16 Ethan Barker Ret 14 14 Ret 15 12 9 13 Ret 3 19 9 18
17 Cole Kleck 5 12 6 18
18 Lucas Fecury 13 11 19 12 15 18 11 21 9 9 17 11 Ret 8 5 13 17 10 14
19 Oliver Westling 12 14 7 7 Ret 9 Ret 16 16 13 14 12 14
20 Giorgio Carrara 12 12 4 12
21 Tyke Durst 18 13 12 Ret 16 15 14 13 10 Ret 15 10 11 7 6 14 13 17 12
22 Titus Sherlock Ret 6 8 12
23 Maxwell Jamieson 10 5 Ret 11
24 David Burketh 8 Ret DNS 16 7 10 11
25 Earl Tucker 5 Ret Ret 21 14 14 10
26 Daniel Cará 13 Ret 8 16 10 13 3
27 Michael Boyiadzis 18 20 19 16 16 Ret 10 9 10 22 21 19 3
28 Madison Aust 16 Ret 14 15 18 20 13 17 15 15 12 9 DNS 11 Ret 23 20 22 2
29 Albert Morey IV 16 14 13 12 Ret Ret 14 15 9 20 16 18 1
30 Jacob Bolen 15 11 14 12 Ret 11 18 18 23 0
31 Jack Zheng 22 19 Ret 14 11 14 0
32 Joe Ostholthoff 15 15 11 14 17 17 0
33 Maite Cáceres 17 16 Ret Ret 12 Ret 17 18 17 15 15 21 0
34 Maximillian Parker Ret 17 16 0
35 Brady Golan 19 23 16 0
36 Lewis Hodgson 19 Ret 18 0
– Kory Enders DNS DNS DNS –
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1[b] R2 R3[b] R1 R2 R3 Pts
NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR 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 acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.

Pos Team Pts
1 Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport 447.5
2 Velocity Racing Development 406
3 Jay Howard Driver Development 356.5
4 Doran-Kroll Competition 138
5 Gonella Racing 98
6 Future Star Racing 89.5
7 International Motorsport 33
8 Jensen Global Advisors 14
9 DEForce Racing 11
10 Cará Origin Motosports 3
11 Barker Racing 1
12 IGY6 Motorsports 0

Notes

  1. ^ Lochie Hughes finished the race first but was given a 5 seconds penalty. Shehan inherited the win.
  2. ^ a b c d Half points were awarded as the leader completed insufficient number of laps under green flag conditions.

References

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  2. ^ "Oliver Westling Joins Jensen F4 US Team For 2022 Season". Formula 4 United States Championship. March 22, 2022. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Seth Brown to Join JHDD for 2022 F4 U.S. Championship". us3.campaign-archive.com. April 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jack Zheng Set to Race for JHDD in 2022 F4 United States Championship". us3.campaign-archive.com. March 31, 2022.
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  6. ^ "Ostholthoff Back with JHDD for F4 in 2022". us3.campaign-archive.com. March 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Canadian Louka St. Jean Switching to JHDD for 2022 F4 United States Championship". us3.campaign-archive.com. April 7, 2022.
  8. ^ Wheeler, Chris (February 24, 2022). "David Burketh to Join Future Star Racing for the 2022 F4 U.S. Championship". Future Star Racing.
  9. ^ "Carl Bennett joins Gonella Racing for the F4US 2022 championship". Gonella Racing. March 18, 2022. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Tyke Durst signs with Gonella Racing to compete in the F4US Championship powered by Honda". Gonella Racing. February 25, 2022. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "Artie Flores to continue with Gonella Racing for the 2022 Formula 4 United States Championship". Gonella Racing. February 21, 2022. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Set to Bring a Full House to NOLA SpeedTour". Formula 4 United States Championship. April 7, 2022.
  13. ^ Wood, Ida (March 22, 2022). "US F4 grid grows, FDevelopment gets closer, rival USF Juniors tests". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Ryan Shehan joins Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport for 2022 F4 United States Championship". RTD Media. March 29, 2022. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "Nicholas Rivers joins Velocity Racing Development for 2022 F4 United States Championship Powered By Honda". RTD Media. March 15, 2022. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022.
  16. ^ "Matt Christensen joins Velocity Racing Development for 2022 F4 United States Championship Powered by Honda". RTD Media. January 20, 2022. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022.
  17. ^ "Zack and Noah Ping have success in new programs in first quarter of 2022". RTD Media. March 14, 2022. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022.
  18. ^ "Alex Berg joins Doran-Kroll Competition for 2022 F4 United States Championship". RTD Media. February 7, 2022. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022.
  19. ^ "Maite Cáceres no entró en W Series pero mantiene ese objetivo". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). February 26, 2022. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022.
  20. ^ "Statement from IGY6 Motorsports Regarding the Addition of Jacob Bolen to Their 2022 Drive Line-Up". Formula 4 United States Championship. June 17, 2022.
  21. ^ "2022 Schedule Announced for FR Americas and F4 U.S. Championships". F4 U.S. Championships. September 23, 2021.
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