2016 Formula 4 United States Championship

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The 2016 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the inaugural season of the United States Formula 4 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. [1] It began on 2 July at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finished on 10 October at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, after five triple header rounds. [2]

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Teams and drivers

All teams were American-registered.

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Momentum Motorsport [3] 1 Flag of Argentina.svg Baltazar Leguizamón [3] 1–3
Flag of Jamaica.svg Brian Fowler [4] 5
2 Flag of the United States.svg Skylar Robinson [5] 2–3, 5
3 Flag of the United States.svg Quinlan Lall [6] 3
GMV Motorsports [7] [N 1]
MVM Motorsports [4] [N 1] 		4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Goodyear [7] 1–2, 4
Flag of the United States.svg Skylar Robinson [8] 4
34 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Kaszuba [7] All
45 Flag of Argentina.svg Baltazar Leguizamón [9] 4–5
51 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Miller [4] 5
Primus Racing [3] 5 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood [3] All
10 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Durrett [3] 1–2
11 Flag of the United States.svg James Goughary Jr. [3] All
JDX Racing [3] 7 Flag of the United States.svg Blake Mount [3] All
25 Flag of the United States.svg Darren Keane [3] All
28 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das [3] All
DRG [4] 10 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Durrett [4] 3–5
Leading Edge Grand Prix [10] [N 2]
Global Racing Group [4] [N 2] 		12 Flag of Mexico.svg Moisés de la Vara [10] All
24 Flag of Denmark.svg Benjamin Pedersen [11] All
47 Flag of the United States.svg Konrad Czaczyk [10] All
Group-A Racing [12] 62 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raphael Forcier [12] All
86 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jackie Ding [5] 2–5
Bamford Motorsports [3] 77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Bamford [3] 1–4
  1. 1 2 Team entered as GMV for rounds 1-4 and as MVM for round 5.
  2. 1 2 Team entered as Leading Edge GP for rounds 1-4 and as Global Racing Group for round 5.

Race calendar

The calendar was unveiled on 12 November 2015. [2] On 4 May 2016, it was announced the first round at Lime Rock Park, to be held on 27-28 May, would be rescheduled to give drivers and teams more time to prepare themselves for the season. [13] On 25 May it was announced the first round at the New Jersey Motorsports Park would be rescheduled, while the opening round was replaced by a second round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. [14] All rounds were held on circuits on the East Coast of the United States. One round was part of the NASCAR Xfinity Series weekend.

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamSupporting
1R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio 2 July Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Darren Keane Flag of the United States.svg Konrad CzaczykLeading Edge GP Atlantic Championship
F2000 Championship Series
F1600 Championship Series
R23 July Flag of the United States.svg Konrad Czaczyk Flag of the United States.svg Konrad CzaczykLeading Edge GP
R3 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Konrad CzaczykLeading Edge GP
2R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio 12 August Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Konrad Czaczyk Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Primus Racing NASCAR Xfinity Series
Trans-Am Series
R2 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Skylar RobinsonMomentum Motorsport
R313 August Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das JDX Racing
3R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey 27 August Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg James Goughary Jr.Primus Racing Atlantic Championship
F2000 Championship Series
F1600 Championship Series
R228 August Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das JDX Racing
R3 Flag of the United States.svg Quinlan Lall Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das JDX Racing
4R1 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia 17 September Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das JDX RacingHistoric Sportscar Racing Series
R2 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das JDX Racing
R318 September Flag of the United States.svg Skylar Robinson Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das JDX Racing
5R1 Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida 9 October Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das JDX Racing Trans-Am Series
R210 October Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das JDX Racing
R3 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das JDX Racing

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

Drivers' standings

PosDriver MDO1 MDO2 NJMP ATL HMS Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das 5441241511111111281
2 Flag of the United States.svg Konrad Czaczyk11110DNS10422322224224
3 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood 2221Ret2211Ret233596183
4 Flag of the United States.svg James Goughary, Jr.7106369164787355141
5 Flag of the United States.svg Skylar Robinson21121533DSQ46443132
6 Flag of Argentina.svg Baltazar Leguizamón 8Ret7Ret12DNS11101255Ret63272
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Moisés de la Vara13610Ret53696Ret1351061271
8 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Kaszuba97RetRet35713114Ret41512769
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raphael Forcier653Ret13Ret3147Ret1411Ret71061
10 Flag of Denmark.svg Benjamin Pedersen 395RetRetRet9410116107RetRet57
11 Flag of the United States.svg Darren Keane103Ret6788RetRet610Ret8Ret1453
12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jackie Ding42RetRet55Ret1199RetRet50
13 Flag of the United States.svg Davis DurrettRet1195971078101281311940
14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Goodyear413117114WDWDWD30
15 Flag of the United States.svg Blake MountRet128910614Ret1489Ret118829
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Bamford118Ret8811131213971220
17 Flag of the United States.svg Quinlan Lall12896
18 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Miller1210111
19 Flag of Jamaica.svg Brian Fowler 1413130
PosDriver MDO1 MDO2 NJMP ATL HMS Points
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)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

PosTeamPoints
1JDX Racing353
2Global Racing Group342
3Primus Racing Team325
4MVM Motorsports181
5Momentum Motorsports128
6Group–A Racing111
7Bamford Motorsports with Rice Racing Prep20
8DRG18

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