2021 Formula 4 United States Championship

The 2021 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the sixth 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 Oscar Haffar[1] All
2 Jake Bonilla[2] All
9 Kerong Li 5–6
12 Maximillian Parker 6
Jay Howard Driver Development 3 Chase Hyland 3–6
4 Seth Foley[3] All
5 Matthew Christensen[4] All
6 Bijoy Garg 2–4, 6
7 Joe Ostholthoff[5] 1–3
Alexander Koreiba 6
10 Juju Noda[6] 1
Zoey Edenholm 6
Future Star Racing 8 Chloe Chambers[7] 1–5
Velocity Racing Development 11 Nick Persing[8] 1–2
22 Nicholas Christodoulou[9] All
29 Erik Evans 5–6
77 Jason Alder[10] All
03 Hayden Bowlsbey 5–6
DEForce Racing 16 Chara Mansur 6
17 José Andrés Martínez[11] 1–2, 5–6
Maxwell Jamieson 4
18 5–6
19 Noel León[12] All
Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport 20 Viktor Andersson[13] All
25 Spencer Bucknum[14] 1
Joseph Daniele[15] 2–6
33 Chase Gardner 5–6
39 Bryson Morris 4–6
64 Dylan Hajicek 6
66 Ryan Shehan[16] All
76 Gabriel Fonseca[17] All
91 Cooper Becklin[18] 1
99 Emily Linscott[19] 1–5
03 Hayden Bowlsbey 4
07 Arias Deukmedjian[20] 1–3
Gonella Racing 23 Arturo Flores[21] All
26 Mac Clark[22] All
31 Christian Weir 5–6
Alliance Racing 28 Will Edwards 1–3, 5–6
03 Hayden Bowlsbey 1–3
TR Racing 32 Trevor Russell[23] 1–3, 6
Gardner Racing 33 Chase Gardner[24] 1, 3–4
ICAR Canada Racing Team 36 Justin Arseneau[25] All
98 Louka St-Jean[25] All
DC Autosport 71 Rodrigo Gutiérrez 1–4, 6
Momentum Motorsports 74 Lucas Mann[lower-alpha 1] 1–4

Race calendar

The 2021 calendar was announced on 5 November 2020. The series held a pre-season test at Virginia International Raceway as well as a Winter Cup at Homestead–Miami Speedway in February and March. Each round is set to feature three races.[26] Later on, the opening rounds at Sonoma Raceway and Laguna Seca were replaced by competitions at Road Atlanta and Road America.[27] The final round was moved forward by two weeks and supported United States Grand Prix.[28]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Road Atlanta, Braselton 27 March Noel León Jason Alder Jason Alder Velocity Racing Development Formula Regional Americas Championship
Trans-Am Series
SVRA
International GT
R2 Noel León Jason Alder Velocity Racing Development
R3 28 March Jason Alder Noel León DEForce Racing
2 R1 Road America, Elkhart Lake 16 May Mac Clark Mac Clark Mac Clark Gonella Racing Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
International GT
R2 Mac Clark[lower-alpha 2] Bijoy Garg Mac Clark Gonella Racing
R3 17 May Bijoy Garg Nicholas Christodoulou Velocity Racing Development
3 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 26 June Noel León[lower-alpha 3] Arias Deukmedjian Mac Clark[lower-alpha 4] DEForce Racing Formula Regional Americas Championship
Trans-Am Series
SVRA
International GT
R2 27 June Rodrigo Gutiérrez Noel León DEForce Racing
R3 Mac Clark Mac Clark Gonella Racing
4 R1 Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd 17 July Nicholas Christodoulou Nicholas Christodoulou Nicholas Christodoulou Velocity Racing Development Formula Regional Americas Championship
Trans-Am Series
SVRA
R2 Jason Alder Mac Clark Gonella Racing
R3 18 July Nicholas Christodoulou Bryson Morris Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsports
5 R1 Virginia International Raceway, Alton 25 September Noel León Louka St-Jean Jason Alder Velocity Racing Development Formula Regional Americas Championship
Trans-Am Series
SVRA
International GT
R2 Ryan Shehan Mac Clark Gonella Racing
R3 26 September Jason Alder Jason Alder Velocity Racing Development
6 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Austin 23 October Noel León[lower-alpha 5] Nicholas Christodoulou Jason Alder Velocity Racing Development Formula One World Championship
R2 24 October Nicholas Christodoulou Nicholas Christodoulou Velocity Racing 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 ATL ROA MOH BRA VIR COA Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1[lower-alpha 6] R2[lower-alpha 7] R3 R1 R2 R3 R1[lower-alpha 8] R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1 Noel León 2 2 1 4 2 8 5 1 2 16 4 Ret 8 3 2 2 2 212
2 Mac Clark 5 Ret 14 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 18 21 1 3 7 3 191.5
3 Jason Alder 1 1 2 Ret Ret EX 21 3 24 20 17 6 1 5 1 1 6 184
4 Nicholas Christodoulou 3 6 4 3 3 1 Ret EX 9 1 2 2 2 2 21† 6 1 174.5
5 Matthew Christensen 4 18 5 2 5 2 12 8 6 5 5 16 5 4 Ret 10 8 94
6 Bryson Morris 4 3 1 7 7 4 18 5 74
7 Justin Arseneau 16 9 9 18 13 6 2 7 8 13 8 4 11 9 6 Ret 15 66
8 Bijoy Garg Ret 4 7 3 6 4 Ret 6 7 9 10 64
9 Arias Deukmedjian 6 3 3 Ret EX 4 8 EX 12 54
10 Rodrigo Gutiérrez 9 4 6 6 17 12 Ret 10 3 12 7 14 11 14 44
11 Hayden Bowlsbey 14 Ret 10 14 12 19 7 4 7 14 11 3 Ret Ret 13 Ret 12 40
12 Jake Bonilla 7 10 20 Ret DNS 21 4 11 Ret Ret DNS Ret 15 14 12 4 7 37
13 Christian Weir 3 Ret 7 3 Ret 36
14 Erik Evans 20 11 5 5 4 32
15 Gabriel Fonseca 10 7 7 8 8 9 6 18 14 6 NC 17 9 20 8 14 Ret 31
16 Louka St-Jean 20 12 15 Ret Ret 13 19 16 13 3 10 8 4 6 11 24 16 25
17 Chase Gardner 24 DNS DNS 20 9 5 18 16 EX 14 8 20† 8 9 22
18 Lucas Mann 13 8 12 9 6 5 DNS EX 20 10 13 21 18
19 Seth Foley Ret Ret DNS 10 10 Ret 9 5 11 Ret DNS Ret Ret 10 9 12 11 15.5
20 Viktor Andersson 12 Ret 17 11 7 10 11 12 10 19 12 9 6 13 17 16 28 15
21 Spencer Bucknum 8 5 Ret 14
22 Arturo Flores 19 11 16 20 19 16 15 19 17 Ret DNS 5 12 24 14 15 17 10
23 Emily Linscott 15 15 8 19 15 Ret 14 20 19 Ret 14 12 16 17 15 4
24 Ryan Shehan 22 14 21 7 9 14 13 13 23 11 9 10 Ret 12 19† 13 13 4
25 Joseph Daniele 21 16 20 18 14 16 8 19 11 10 22 10 Ret 24 2
26 Chloe Chambers 17 Ret 11 15 Ret 11 10 22 26 7 Ret 20 17 16 18 1
27 Trevor Russell DNS DNS 13 5 11 Ret 17 Ret 25 17 Ret 0
28 Oscar Haffar 21 16 Ret 13 Ret 18 16 14 21 9 15 19 Ret 15 Ret 21 18 0
29 Cooper Becklin 11 Ret DNS 0
30 José Andrés Martínez Ret DNS 18 12 18 15 18 18 16 Ret 22 0
31 Joe Ostholthoff 18 13 22 16 14 17 22 17 15 0
32 Will Edwards 23 17 19 17 20 Ret DNS 21 18 13 23 Ret Ret DNS 0
33 Chase Hyland NC Ret 22 17 20 13 26 20 0
34 Maxwell Jamieson 15 18 15 Ret 19 22 19 27 0
35 Alexander Koreiba 20 19 0
36 Kerong Li 19 21 DNS 25 26 0
37 Chara Mansur Ret 21 0
38 Dylan Hajicek 22 29 0
39 Zoey Edenholm 23 25 0
40 Maximillian Parker 27 23 0
– Nick Persing Ret DNS Ret Ret DNS DNS –
– Juju Noda WD WD WD 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 –
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1[lower-alpha 6] R2[lower-alpha 7] R3 R1 R2 R3 R1[lower-alpha 8] R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts
ATL ROA MOH BRA VIR COA
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Teams' standings
Pos Team Pts
1 Velocity Racing Development 381.5
2 Gonella Racing 237.5
3 DEForce Racing 212
4 Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsports 184
5 Jay Howard Driver Development 169
6 ICAR Canada Racing Team 91
7 DC Autosport 44
8 Jensen Global Advisors 37
9 Alliance Racing 25
10 Momentum Motorsports 18
11 Gardner Racing 18
12 Future Star Racing 1
13 TR Racing 0

Notes
  1. Lucas Mann is an American-Canadian driver who entered under the American flag.
  2. The drivers did not complete a full green lap in Race 1, thus it was not counted toward points. Grid for Race 1, including penalties after that race, was re-used for Race 2.
  3. Due to the weather conditions, the qualifying were cancelled. The grid was set by the championship standings.
  4. Noel León and Arias Deukmedjian finished first and second but both were penalized. Mac Clark inherited the win.
  5. Nicholas Christodoulou was the fastest in the qualifying but was penalized to start from the pitlane. León inherited the pole.
  6. The drivers did not complete a full green lap in Race 1, thus it was not counted toward points. Grid for Race 1, including penalties after that race, was re-used for Race 2.
  7. Half points were awarded for Race 2 as the leader completed more than two laps but less than 75% of the original race time.
  8. The drivers did not complete a full green lap in Race 1, thus it was not counted toward points.

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