2024 Formula Regional Americas Championship
The 2024 Formula Regional Americas Championship is the seventh season of a FIA-sanctioned F3 series across North America, and the fifth season under the Formula Regional moniker after a rebrand in 2020. The series is promoted by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America.
Teams and drivers
All drivers compete with Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires. All teams are American-registered. After having used Honda powertrains for all of its history, the series switched to using Ligier 1.65-litre V4 ‘Storm’ engines in 2024.[1]
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen Global Advisors | 1 | Theodor Jensen[2] | 3 |
| TBA | Oliver Westling[3] | TBC | |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | 6 | Nicole Havrda[4] | 1–4 |
| 14 | Alex Benavitz[5] | 1 | |
| 24 | Kevin Janzen[6] | 1–4 | |
| 25 | Ricco Shlaimoun[7] | 1–4 | |
| 27 | Patrick Woods-Toth[8] | 1–4 | |
| 31 | Titus Sherlock[8] | 1–4, NC | |
| 66 | Ryan Shehan[9] | 1–4, NC | |
| 73 | Landan Matriano Lim[4] | 1–4, NC | |
| 02 | Jett Bowling[8] | 1–4, NC | |
| DD Autosport | 11 | Cole Kleck[10] | 1 |
| Speed Factory | 17 | Justin Garat[4] | 1–4 |
| IGY6 Motorsports | 22 | Hayden Bowlsbey[10] | 1–4 |
| Velox USA | 55 | Nicolas Ambiado[10] | 1–4 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 77 | James Lawley[11] | 1–4 |
| Momentum Motorsports | 07 | Anthony Autiello[12] | 1, 3 |
Race calendar
The 2024 calendar was announced on 4 October 2023. The championship will not visit Virginia International Raceway as it did the year before, but will instead debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. The number of championship races increased from 18 to 19, as the events at Mid-Ohio and COTA only held two races each.[13] FR Americas also held a non-championship invitational event at Laguna Seca, visiting the Western US for the first time.[14]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale | 13 April | SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series TA2 Series Ligier JS F4 Series |
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| R2 | 14 April | ||||
| R3 | |||||
| NC | R1 | Laguna Seca, Monterey | 4 May | SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series | |
| R2 | 5 May | ||||
| 2 | R1 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | 18 May | Road America SpeedTour SVRA Sprint Series Formula 4 United States Championship Ligier JS F4 Series | |
| R2 | |||||
| R3 | 19 May | ||||
| 3 | R1 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway | 15 June | Indy SpeedTour SVRA Sprint Series Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA Formula First USA | |
| R2 | 16 June | ||||
| R3 | |||||
| 4 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 22 June | SVRA Sprint Series Formula 4 United States Championship Ligier JS F4 Series Trans-Am Series | |
| R2 | 23 June | ||||
| 5 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | 25–28 July | SVRA Sprint Series Formula 4 United States Championship Ligier JS F4 Series | |
| R2 | |||||
| R3 | |||||
| 6 | R1 | Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville | 29 August – 1 September | Formula 4 United States Championship | |
| R2 | |||||
| R3 | |||||
| 7 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 31 October – 3 November | SVRA Sprint Series Formula 4 United States Championship | |
| R2 | |||||
Race results
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | NOLA Motorsports Park | Patrick Woods-Toth | Cole Kleck | Cole Kleck | DD Autosport |
| R2 | Ryan Shehan | Patrick Woods-Toth | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | |||
| R3 | Patrick Woods-Toth | Ryan Shehan | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | |||
| NC | R1 | Laguna Seca | Titus Sherlock | no starters | ||
| R2 | Jett Bowling | Ryan Shehan | Titus Sherlock | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | ||
| 2 | R1 | Road America | Patrick Woods-Toth | Patrick Woods-Toth | Patrick Woods-Toth | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports |
| R2 | Titus Sherlock | Titus Sherlock | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | |||
| R3 | Titus Sherlock | Titus Sherlock | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | |||
| 3 | R1 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Patrick Woods-Toth | Patrick Woods-Toth | Patrick Woods-Toth | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports |
| R2 | Patrick Woods-Toth | Ryan Shehan | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | |||
| R3 | Patrick Woods-Toth | Patrick Woods-Toth | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | |||
| 4 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Patrick Woods-Toth | Nicolas Ambiado | Ryan Shehan | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports |
| R2 | Patrick Woods-Toth | Ryan Shehan | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | |||
| 5 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | ||||
| R2 | ||||||
| R3 | ||||||
| 6 | R1 | Canadian Tire Motorsports Park | ||||
| R2 | ||||||
| R3 | ||||||
| 7 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas | ||||
| R2 | ||||||
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
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Teams' standings
Only a teams' two best-finishing cars are eligible for teams' championship points.
| Pos | Driver | NOL |
LAG |
ROA |
IMS |
MOH |
NJM |
MOS |
COA |
Pts | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | NC | R1 | R2 | R3[lower-alpha 1] | R1 | R2 | R3[lower-alpha 2] | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | ||||||
| 1 | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | 2 | 1 | 1 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 408 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | DNS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Velox USA | 3 | 10 | DNS | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | IGY6 Motorsports | 6 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 12† | 4 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Speed Factory | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11† | 5 | 9 | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | DD Autosport | 1 | 2 | 3 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jensen Global Advisors | 3 | 4 | 6 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Racing Team | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | 7 | 22.5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Momentum Motorsports | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | NC | R1 | R2 | R3[lower-alpha 1] | R1 | R2 | R3[lower-alpha 2] | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | Pts | |||
| NOL |
LAG |
ROA |
IMS |
MOH |
NJM |
MOS |
COA | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- Wood, Ida (2022-05-25). "Ligier unveils design for F4 Gen2 car to be used in America". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- "2024 FR Americas Championship Entry List Rounds 7-9 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- "FORMULA REGIONAL AMERICAS || JENSEN". Jensen Global Advisors. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- A, Ashleigh (2024-02-08). "More Than a Dozen Drivers Awarded Support from PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- "Alex Benavitz on Instagram: "I'm very excited to announce that I will be competing in the 2024 FIA Formula Regional Americas championship with @kiwimotorsportnz"". Instagram. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- "Three Returning Drivers to Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport for 2024 FR Americas Campaign – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Announces Two New Drivers for 2024 Season – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Brings Thirteen to FR Americas and JSF4 Season Opener". RTD Media. 2024-04-09.
- Media, R. T. D. (2024-02-22). "RYAN SHEHAN RETURNS TO CROSSLINK KIWI MOTORSPORT AND FR AMERICAS PROGRAM IN 2024". RTD Media. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- "2024 FR Americas Championship Entry List Rounds 1-3 at NOLA Motorsports Park" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- "Atlantic Racing Team Announces Plans for 2024; James Lawley to Return to Drivers Seat". F4 U.S. Championships. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- A, Ashleigh (2024-03-25). "Momentum Motorsports Adds Anthony Autiello to FR Americas Driver Lineup". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- "FR Americas, F4 U.S. and Ligier JS F4 Series Unveil 2024 Schedule". FR Americas Championship. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- Anequini, Laura (2024-04-09). "Formula Regional Americas: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
Notes
- Half points were awarded in the third race at Road America as less than 50% of the race were completed under green flag conditions.
- Half points were awarded in the third race at Indianapolis as less than 50% of the scheduled race duration was completed.
External links
- Official website: Formula Regional Americas
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