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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.

Reigning F4 US champion Patrick Woods-Toth won the Drivers' Championship with three races to spare in his debut season. His team, Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports - the only multi-car team - defended their Teams' Championship title, claiming it in the first race of round five.

Teams and drivers

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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   Jake Pollack[3] TBC
TBA   Oliver Westling[4] TBC
Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports 6   Nicole Havrda[5] 1–6
14   Alex Benavitz[6] 1
24   Kevin Janzen[7] 1–4, 6
25   Ricco Shlaimoun[8] 1–6
27   Patrick Woods-Toth[9] 1–6
31   Titus Sherlock[9] 1–6, NC
66   Ryan Shehan[10] 1–4, NC
73   Landan Matriano Lim[5] 1–6, NC
02   Jett Bowling[9] 1–6, NC
DD Autosport 11   Cole Kleck[11] 1
Speed Factory 17   Justin Garat[5] 1–5
IGY6 Motorsports 22   Hayden Bowlsbey[11] 1–6
Velox USA 55   Nicolas Ambiado[11] 1–5
Atlantic Racing Team 77   James Lawley[12] 1–6
Momentum Motorsports 07   Anthony Autiello[13] 1, 3, 6
Toney Driver Development TBA   Hailie Deegan[14] TBC
TBA   Brady Golan[14] TBC

Race calendar

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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.[15] FR Americas also held a non-championship invitational event at Laguna Seca, visiting the Western US for the first time.[16]

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
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 27 July SVRA Sprint Series
Atlantic Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship
Ligier JS F4 Series
R2 28 July
R3
6 R1   Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville 30 August Nascar Canada Series
Trans-Am Series
TA2 Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2 31 August
R3 1 September
7 R1   Circuit of the Americas, Austin 31 October – 3 November SVRA Sprint Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2

Race results

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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   Patrick Woods-Toth   Nicolas Ambiado   Titus Sherlock   Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R2   Nicolas Ambiado   Nicolas Ambiado   Velox USA
R3   Nicolas Ambiado   Patrick Woods-Toth   Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
6 R1   Canadian Tire Motorsports Park   Patrick Woods-Toth   Patrick Woods-Toth   Patrick Woods-Toth   Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R2   Patrick Woods-Toth   Patrick Woods-Toth   Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R3   Patrick Woods-Toth   Patrick Woods-Toth   Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
7 R1   Circuit of the Americas
R2

Championship standings

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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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Pos Driver NOL
  		LAG
  		ROA
  		IMS
  		MOH
  		NJM
  		MOS
  		COA
  		Pts
R1 R2 R3 NC R1 R2 R3[a] R1 R2 R3[b] R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1   Patrick Woods-Toth 2 1 2 1 12† Ret 1 6 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 294.5
2   Ryan Shehan 5 4 1 DNS 2 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 188
3   Titus Sherlock 4 11 4 DNS 1 2 1 1 12 Ret 6 WD WD 1 2 Ret 2 2 9 177.5
4   Jett Bowling Ret 5 5 DNS 3 Ret 6 Ret 4 2 3 3 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 164.5
5   Nicolas Ambiado 3 10 DNS 3 4 7 5 9 7 Ret 2 2 1 2 140
6   Hayden Bowlsbey 6 3 Ret 7 5 6 Ret 5 12† 4 4 5 6 4 6 9 3 132
7   Nicole Havrda 7 6 12† 5 3 3 8 3 4 6 6 Ret 7 8 7 5 6 121.5
8   Landan Matriano Lim Ret 13 7 DNS 4 10 8 5 7 11 Ret 7 Ret 6 5 5 4 DNS 4 80
9   James Lawley 11 7 10 8 10 10 Ret Ret 8 9 7 8 8 6 5 4 5 70.5
10   Justin Garat 8 8 6 6 7 4 6 7 11† 5 9 WD WD WD 62
11   Cole Kleck 1 2 3 58
12   Ricco Shlaimoun 9 Ret 8 11 9 8 9 8 Ret 8 8 7 9 7 10 6 7 53
13   Theodor Jensen 3 4 5 32
14   Kevin Janzen Ret Ret 9 9 11 9 11 Ret 9 10 10 8 7 8 22
15   Anthony Autiello 10 9 11 10 10 10 9 8 Ret 11.5
—   Alex Benavitz Ret Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 NC R1 R2 R3[a] R1 R2 R3[b] R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts
NOL
  		LAG
  		ROA
  		IMS
  		MOH
  		NJM
  		MOS
  		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

† — Did not finish, but classified

Teams' standings

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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[a] R1 R2 R3[b] 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 1 2 1 1 1 1 650
4 4 2 DNS 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
2 Velox USA 3 10 DNS 3 4 7 5 9 7 Ret 2 2 1 2 140
3 IGY6 Motorsports 6 3 Ret 7 5 6 Ret 5 12† 4 4 5 6 4 6 9 3 132
4 Atlantic Racing Team 11 7 10 8 10 10 Ret Ret 8 9 7 8 8 6 5 4 5 70.5
5 Speed Factory 8 8 6 6 7 4 6 7 11† 5 9 WD WD WD 62
6 DD Autosport 1 2 3 58
7 Jensen Global Advisors 3 4 6 32
8 Momentum Motorsports 10 9 11 10 10 10 9 8 Ret 11.5
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 NC R1 R2 R3[a] R1 R2 R3[b] R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts
NOL
  		LAG
  		ROA
  		IMS
  		MOH
  		NJM
  		MOS
  		COA
 

References

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  1. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-05-25). "Ligier unveils design for F4 Gen2 car to be used in America". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  2. ^ "2024 FR Americas Championship Entry List Rounds 7-9 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  3. ^ A, Ashleigh (2024-10-04). "Jake Pollack Graduates to FR Americas For Season Finale". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  4. ^ "FORMULA REGIONAL AMERICAS || JENSEN". Jensen Global Advisors. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Three Returning Drivers to Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport for 2024 FR Americas Campaign – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  8. ^ "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Announces Two New Drivers for 2024 Season – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  9. ^ a b c "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Brings Thirteen to FR Americas and JSF4 Season Opener". RTD Media. 2024-04-09.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b c "2024 FR Americas Championship Entry List Rounds 1-3 at NOLA Motorsports Park" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ A, Ashleigh (2024-03-25). "Momentum Motorsports Adds Anthony Autiello to FR Americas Driver Lineup". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  14. ^ a b "TDD Announces two entries into the season finale at COTA, Hailie Deagan and Brady Golan will pilot 2 FR Americas Ligier JSF3 cars". Instagram. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  15. ^ "FR Americas, F4 U.S. and Ligier JS F4 Series Unveil 2024 Schedule". FR Americas Championship. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  16. ^ Anequini, Laura (2024-04-09). "Formula Regional Americas: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-04-09.

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
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