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
Jensen Global Advisors	TBA	Oliver Westling^[3]	TBC
Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports	6	Nicole Havrda^[4]	1–3
	14	Alex Benavitz^[5]	1
	24	Kevin Janzen^[6]	1–3
	25	Ricco Shlaimoun^[7]	1–3
	27	Patrick Woods-Toth^[8]	1–3
	31	Titus Sherlock^[8]	1–3, NC
	66	Ryan Shehan^[9]	1–3, NC
	73	Landan Matriano Lim^[4]	1–3, NC
	02	Jett Bowling^[8]	1–3, NC
DD Autosport	11	Cole Kleck^[10]	1
Speed Factory	17	Justin Garat^[4]	1–3
IGY6 Motorsports	22	Hayden Bowlsbey^[10]	1–3
Velox USA	55	Nicolas Ambiado^[10]	1–3
Atlantic Racing Team	77	James Lawley^[11]	1–3
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 21.^[13] FR Americas will also hold 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	NOLA Road America IMS Mid-Ohio New Jersey Mosport COTA Laguna Seca
	R2		14 April
	R3		14 April
NC	R1	Laguna Seca, Monterey	4 May	SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series
NC	R2	Laguna Seca, Monterey	5 May	SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series
2	R1	Road America, Elkhart Lake	18 May	Road America SpeedTour SVRA Sprint Series Formula 4 United States Championship Ligier JS F4 Series
	R2		18 May
	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		16 June
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
	R3		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
	R3

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 classified finishers
NC	R2	Laguna Seca	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
	R2
	R3
5	R1	New Jersey Motorsports Park
	R2
	R3
6	R1	Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
	R2
	R3
7	R1	Circuit of the Americas
	R2
	R3

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

Pos	Driver	NOL			LAG		ROA			IMS			MOH			NJM			MOS			COA			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	NC		R1	R2	R3^[a]	R1	R2	R3^[b]	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Ryan Shehan	5	4	1	DNS	2	4	2	2	2	1	2													138
2	Patrick Woods-Toth	2	1	2			1	12†	Ret	1	6	1													131.5
3	Titus Sherlock	4	11	4	DNS	1	2	1	1	12	Ret	6													83.5
4	Nicole Havrda	7	6	12†			5	3	3	8	3	4													71.5
5	Jett Bowling	Ret	5	5	DNS	3	Ret	6	Ret	4	2	3													65.5
6	Nicolas Ambiado	3	10	DNS			3	4	7	5	9	7													61
7	Cole Kleck	1	2	3																					58
8	Hayden Bowlsbey	6	3	Ret			7	5	6	Ret	5	12†													53
9	Justin Garat	8	8	6			6	7	4	6	7	11†													50
10	Theodor Jensen									3	4	5													32
11	Landan Matriano Lim	Ret	13	7	DNS	4	10	8	5	7	11	Ret													22
12	Ricco Shlaimoun	9	Ret	8			11	9	8	9	8	Ret													16
13	James Lawley	11	7	10			8	10	10	Ret	Ret	8													14.5
14	Kevin Janzen	Ret	Ret	9			9	11	9	11	Ret	9													6
15	Anthony Autiello	10	9	11						10	10	10													5.5
—	Alex Benavitz	Ret	Ret	DNS																					0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	NC		R1	R2	R3^[a]	R1	R2	R3^[b]	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	NOL			LAG		ROA			IMS			MOH			NJM			MOS			COA			Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

Only a teams' two best-finishing cars are eligible for teams' championship points.

Pos	Driver	NOL			LAG		ROA			IMS			MOH			NJM			MOS			COA			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	NC		R1	R2	R3^[a]	R1	R2	R3^[b]	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports	2	1	1	DNS	1	1	1	1	1	1	1													325
1	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports	4	4	2	DNS	2	2	2	2	2	2	2													325
2	Velox USA	3	10	DNS			3	4	7	5	9	7													61
3	DD Autosport	1	2	3																					58
4	IGY6 Motorsports	6	3	Ret			7	5	6	Ret	5	12†													53
5	Speed Factory	8	8	6			6	7	4	6	7	11†													50
6	Jensen Global Advisors									3	4	6													32
7	Atlantic Racing Team	11	7	10			8	10	10	Ret	Ret	8													14.5
8	Momentum Motorsports	10	9	11						10	10	10													5.5
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	NC		R1	R2	R3^[a]	R1	R2	R3^[b]	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	NOL			LAG		ROA			IMS			MOH			NJM			MOS			COA			Pts

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 ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Half points were awarded in the third race at Road America as less than 50% of the race were completed under green flag conditions.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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

[1] Wood, Ida (2022-05-25). "Ligier unveils design for F4 Gen2 car to be used in America". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-10.

[IndyEntryList-2] "2024 FR Americas Championship Entry List Rounds 7-9 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-10.

[3] "FORMULA REGIONAL AMERICAS || JENSEN". Jensen Global Advisors. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

[:0-4] A, Ashleigh (2024-02-08). "More Than a Dozen Drivers Awarded Support from PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

[5] "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.

[6] "Three Returning Drivers to Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport for 2024 FR Americas Campaign – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.

[7] "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Announces Two New Drivers for 2024 Season – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

[:1-8] "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Brings Thirteen to FR Americas and JSF4 Season Opener". RTD Media. 2024-04-09.

[9] 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.

[NOLAEntryList-10] "2024 FR Americas Championship Entry List Rounds 1-3 at NOLA Motorsports Park" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-10.

[11] "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.

[12] A, Ashleigh (2024-03-25). "Momentum Motorsports Adds Anthony Autiello to FR Americas Driver Lineup". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-26.

[13] "FR Americas, F4 U.S. and Ligier JS F4 Series Unveil 2024 Schedule". FR Americas Championship. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-04.

[14] Anequini, Laura (2024-04-09). "Formula Regional Americas: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-04-09.

[ROA_R3-15] Half points were awarded in the third race at Road America as less than 50% of the race were completed under green flag conditions.

[IMS_R3-16] Half points were awarded in the third race at Indianapolis as less than 50% of the scheduled race duration was completed.

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