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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 000 000 000 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 18 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 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 finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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 edit

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 edit

  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 edit

  1. ^ "American Sophomore Max Parker Returns with Jensen to F4 US Championship". Formula 4 United States Championship. 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01.
  2. ^ "Oliver Westling Joins Jensen F4 US Team For 2022 Season". Formula 4 United States Championship. 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-25.
  3. ^ "Seth Brown to Join JHDD for 2022 F4 U.S. Championship". us3.campaign-archive.com. 8 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Jack Zheng Set to Race for JHDD in 2022 F4 United States Championship". us3.campaign-archive.com. 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Lochie Hughes to Drive for JHDD in 2022 F4 United States Championship". us3.campaign-archive.com. 7 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Ostholthoff Back with JHDD for F4 in 2022". us3.campaign-archive.com. 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Canadian Louka St. Jean Switching to JHDD for 2022 F4 United States Championship". us3.campaign-archive.com. 7 April 2022.
  8. ^ Wheeler, Chris (24 February 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. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-25.
  10. ^ "Tyke Durst signs with Gonella Racing to compete in the F4US Championship powered by Honda". Gonella Racing. 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-25.
  11. ^ "Artie Flores to continue with Gonella Racing for the 2022 Formula 4 United States Championship". Gonella Racing. 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-22.
  12. ^ a b c d "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Set to Bring a Full House to NOLA SpeedTour". Formula 4 United States Championship. 7 April 2022.
  13. ^ Wood, Ida (22 March 2022). "US F4 grid grows, FDevelopment gets closer, rival USF Juniors tests". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23.
  14. ^ "Ryan Shehan joins Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport for 2022 F4 United States Championship". RTD Media. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-29.
  15. ^ "Nicholas Rivers joins Velocity Racing Development for 2022 F4 United States Championship Powered By Honda". RTD Media. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-15.
  16. ^ "Matt Christensen joins Velocity Racing Development for 2022 F4 United States Championship Powered by Honda". RTD Media. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
  17. ^ "Zack and Noah Ping have success in new programs in first quarter of 2022". RTD Media. 14 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-15.
  18. ^ "Alex Berg joins Doran-Kroll Competition for 2022 F4 United States Championship". RTD Media. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07.
  19. ^ "Maite Cáceres no entró en W Series pero mantiene ese objetivo". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 26 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26.
  20. ^ "Statement from IGY6 Motorsports Regarding the Addition of Jacob Bolen to Their 2022 Drive Line-Up". Formula 4 United States Championship. 17 June 2022.
  21. ^ "2022 Schedule Announced for FR Americas and F4 U.S. Championships". F4 U.S. Championships. 23 September 2021.

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