2019 Formula 4 United States Championship

2019 Formula 4 United States Championship

Drivers' Champion: Joshua Car
Teams' Champion: Crosslink Racing
with Kiwi Motorsport

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Parent series:
F3 Americas Championship

The 2019 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the fourth 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.

Teams and drivers

All teams were American-registered.

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Harris Hill Driver Development	2	Jake Bonilla [1]	6
Jensen Global Advisors	2	Íñigo León [2]	1
DEForce Racing	2	Pablo Pérez de Lara	5
	12	Kiko Porto [3]	All
	77	Kory Enders [4]	6
	88	Chara Mansur [4]	6
	99	Guilherme Peixoto [5]	All
Jay Howard Driver Development	3	Hayden Bowlsbey [6]	All
	4	Christian Brooks [7]	All
	5	Wyatt Brichacek [8]	All
	6	Robert Soroka [9]	1, 4–5
		Zoey Edenholm [10]	6
	7	Christian Bogle [11]	1, 4–6
	8	Jonny Wilkinson [12]	1
		Nolan Siegel [4]	6
Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	9	Joshua Car [13]	All
	18	Arthur Leist [14]	All
	27	Liam Snyder [15]	4
	32	José Blanco [16]	All
	47	Dante Yu [17]	1–3, 6
	57	Josh Sarchet [4]	6
Primus Racing	11	James Goughary, Jr.	5
	13	Sicheng Li [18]	3–6
	44	Aidan Yoder [19]	All
	69	Josh Bethune [2]	All
Alliance Racing Sponsored by Gas Monkey Energy Drink	14	Dylan Tavella [20]	All
	15	Chandler Horton [21]	All
	16	Ryan MacDermid [22]	1–4
	24	Zoey Edenholm [23]	1–5
	28	Will Edwards [21]	All
	53	Tommy Foster [4]	6
Group-A Racing [24]	17	Robert Torres [25]	5–6
	93	David Porcelli [2]	1–4
		David Dalton, Jr.	5–6
	96	Shehan Chandrasoma [4]	6
Quantum Racing Services	20	Matt Rivard [2]	All
DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports	21	Teddy Wilson [26]	1–3
		Rodrigo Gutiérrez	5–6
	26	Ryan McElwee [27]	1–2
		Reece Gold	5–6
	51	Nicky Hays [18]	3–4, 6
	88	Giano Taurino [28]	2
World Speed Motorsports [29]	25	Courtney Crone	6
	33	Amanda Cartier	6
	55	Kyle Loh	6
Velocity Racing Development [30]	61	Michael d'Orlando [18]	3–6
	62	Oliver Clarke [31]	1–2
	66	Ryan MacDermid [32]	5–6
Doran Motorsports Group [33]	95	Marco Kacic	6

Race calendar

All races will be held on permanent road courses in the United States. The series schedule was announced on 7 December 2018. ^[34]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	R1	Road Atlanta, Braselton	19 April	Joshua Car [N 1]	Jonny Wilkinson	Teddy Wilson	DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports	F3 Americas Championship Formula Race Promotions
	R2		20 April		Aidan Yoder	Kiko Porto	DEForce Racing
	R3				Arthur Leist	Joshua Car	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
2	R4	Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum	22 June	Arthur Leist	Arthur Leist	Arthur Leist	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	F3 Americas Championship
	R5		23 June		Dylan Tavella	Kiko Porto	DEForce Racing
	R6				Christian Brooks	Joshua Car	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
3	R7	Virginia International Raceway, Alton	27 July	Arthur Leist	José Blanco	Joshua Car	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	F3 Americas Championship Formula Race Promotions
	R8		28 July		Arthur Leist	Arthur Leist	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
	R9				Guilherme Peixoto	Christian Brooks	Jay Howard Driver Development
4	R10	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington	9 August	Guilherme Peixoto	Joshua Car	Kiko Porto	DEForce Racing	NASCAR Xfinity Series Trans-Am Series
	R11				Joshua Car	Joshua Car	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
	R12		10 August		Joshua Car	Joshua Car	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
5	R13	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring	14 September	José Blanco	José Blanco	José Blanco	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	F3 Americas Championship
	R14				José Blanco	Christian Brooks	Jay Howard Driver Development
	R15		15 September		Joshua Car	Joshua Car	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
6	R16	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	2 November	José Blanco	Joshua Car	Christian Bogle	Jay Howard Driver Development	Formula One
	R17		3 November		Christian Brooks	Christian Bogle [N 2]	Jay Howard Driver Development

Championship standings

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

Pos Driver ATL PIT VIR MOH SEB COA Pts 1 Joshua Car 3 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 29† 9 299 2 Kiko Porto 2 1 3 4 1 4 3 4 11 1 9 5 3 7 2 Ret 5 220 3 Christian Brooks DSQ 6 6 9 2 2 11 3 1 8 4 2 4 1 6 2 2 209 4 José Blanco 6 2 4 3 Ret 3 2 7 Ret 9 7 Ret 1 2 3 28 26 158 5 Arthur Leist 5 19 2 1 5 10 4 1 3 5 Ret Ret 5 DNS 5 6 11 154 6 Guilherme Peixoto 7 17 10 7 7 9 9 5 8 4 3 3 Ret 8 4 4 Ret 107 7 Dylan Tavella 4 9 Ret 6 4 DSQ 8 Ret DNS 11 Ret 4 8 3 8 26 Ret 73 8 Teddy Wilson 1 5 7 5 9 7 5 Ret Ret 69 9 Nicky Hays 6 12 Ret 3 2 15 8 4 57 10 Christian Bogle 19 14 15 10 16 Ret 10 9 Ret 1 1 54 11 Ryan MacDermid 10 10 12 11 6 5 12 8 6 18 8 DNS 12 19 7 31 7 48 12 Wyatt Brichacek 22† 8 8 13 Ret 19 7 Ret 7 6 5 Ret 24 15 11 DNS 6 46 13 Chandler Horton 12 4 11 Ret 16 13 15 Ret DNS 13 10 7 7 6 10 5 29 44 14 Michael d'Orlando 10 14 5 7 14 6 23 Ret Ret 30† 3 40 15 Dante Yu 14 21 Ret 8 Ret Ret 13 6 4 24 14 24 16 Kory Enders 3 13 15 17 James Goughary, Jr. 9 5 20† 12 18 Reece Gold 6 Ret 16 12 8 12 19 Giano Taurino 16 8 6 12 20 Oliver Clarke Ret 11 5 10 18 16 11 21 David Porcelli 9 7 9 15 11 15 Ret Ret DNS 12 Ret 12 10 22 Liam Snyder 17 6 Ret 8 23 Josh Bethune 15 12 13 12 10 8 DNS 10 Ret 20 13 DNS 11 13 9 17 15 8 24 Nolan Siegel 7 10 7 25 Hayden Bowlsbey 16 16 14 18 12 12 18 17 12 14 Ret 8 Ret 11 13 10 20 5 26 Jonny Wilkinson 8 13 18 4 27 Aidan Yoder 18 15 21† 20 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 15 Ret 11 13 10 Ret 9 18 3 28 Sicheng Li Ret 15 10 22 15 9 20 Ret DNS 22 Ret 3 29 Matt Rivard 13 Ret 16 17 17 14 14 11 9 DNS DNS DNS 18 16 14 DNS DNS 2 30 Zoey Edenholm 17 18 19 14 14 17 17 9 Ret 19 12 13 15 20 18 13 17 2 31 Robert Soroka 21 20 22 16 11 10 14 14 Ret 1 32 Ryan McElwee 11 Ret 17 Ret 13 11 0 33 Marco Kacic 11 16 0 34 Pablo Pérez de Lara 16 12 21 0 35 David Dalton, Jr. 17 18 12 19 19 0 36 Tommy Foster 18 12 0 37 Will Edwards 20 22 20 19 15 18 16 16 DNS 21 Ret 14 22 DSQ 19 25 28 0 38 Kyle Loh 14 22 0 39 Rodrigo Gutiérrez 19 17 15 20 25 0 40 Courtney Crone 15 21 0 41 Chara Mansur 16 27 0 42 Robert Torres 21 21 17 DNS 31 0 43 Jake Bonilla 21 23 0 44 Josh Sarchet 23 24 0 45 Amanda Cartier 27 30 0 — Shehan Chandrasoma Ret Ret 0 — Íñigo León DNS DNS DNS — Pos Driver ATL PIT VIR MOH SEB COA Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports	537
2	DEForce Racing	342
3	Jay Howard Driver Development	308
4	Alliance Racing w/ Gas Monkey	155
5	DC Autosports w/ Cape Motorsports	150
6	Velocity Racing Development	63
7	Primus Racing	26
8	Group-A Racing	10
9	Quantum Racing Services	2
10	Doran Motorsports Group	0
11	World Speed Motorsports	0
12	Harris Hill Driver Development	0
13	Jensen Global Advisors	0

Notes

1. Heavy rains cancelled the qualifying session. Starting grid was set based on fastest times from the practice sessions.
2. Race winner Christian Brooks received a post race penalty for "crowding", promoting Bogle to the victory.

References

1. "F4 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP EXCEEDS WORLD FIA F4 ENTRY RECORD FOR USGP FINALE". www.f4uschampionship.com. October 29, 2019.
2. "2019 F4 U.S. Championship – Rounds 1-3 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta". www.f4uschampionship.com. April 15, 2019.
3. "Brazilian Kiko Porto Chases 2019 F4 U.S. Title with DEForce Racing". www.f4uschampionship.com. January 7, 2019.
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5. "DEForce Racing Doubles Team Size for 2019 Season". www.f4uschampionship.com. February 13, 2019.
6. "Jay Howard Driver Development Adds Hayden Bowlsbey for 2019 Campaign". www.f4uschampionship.com. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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18. "Second Annual Andy Scriven Memorial Race Weekend Kicks Off Friday at VIR". July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
19. "Primus Racing Signs Aidan Yoder for 2019 F4 U.S. Championship". www.f4uschampionship.com. April 9, 2019.
20. "Dylan Tavella Joins Alliance Racing Sponsored by Gas Monkey Energy for 2019 F4 U.S. Season". www.f4uschampionship.com. November 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
21. "Edwards and Horton Return to Alliance Racing Sponsored by Gas Monkey Energy for 2019 Season". www.f4uschampionship.com. November 27, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
22. "Ryan MacDermid Jumps to the F4 Program with Alliance Racing Sponsored by Gas Monkey Energy". www.f4uschampionship.com. December 27, 2018.
23. "Zoey Edenholm Inks F4 Deal with Alliance Racing and Gas Monkey Energy". www.f4uschampionship.com. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
24. "Group-A Racing Continues to Focus on Driver Growth". www.f4uschampionship.com. March 26, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
25. "Group-A Racing Adds Robert Torres For Remainder of 2019". www.f4uschampionship.com. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
26. "DC Autosport Confirms Teddy Wilson as First Driver for 2019 F4 U.S. Program". March 22, 2019.
27. "DC Autosport Adds to 2019 F4 U.S. Driver Line-up with Ryan McElwee". April 15, 2019.
28. "Entry List: 2019 F4 U.S. Championship- Rounds 4-6 Pittsburgh International Race Complex". June 14, 2019.
29. "World Speed Motorsports Enters Three Drivers in Formula One Support Race at Circuit of the Americas". www.f4uschampionship.com. October 2, 2019.
30. "Ricco Shlaimoun Joins Velocity Racing Development F3 Americas Program". February 5, 2019.
31. "Oliver Clarke Returns to F4 for Full Season Campaign with Velocity Racing Development". February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
32. "Velocity Racing Development Inks Ryan MacDermid and Michael d'Orlando for Sebring and COTA". www.f4uschampionship.com. September 9, 2019.
33. "Doran Motorsports Group to Make First F4 United States Championship Powered by Honda Series Start at the Circuit Of The Americas". www.f4uschampionship.com. October 15, 2019.
34. "F4 U.S Schedule Revealed at PRI Show- Scott Goodyear Announced as Race Director". www.f4uschampionship.com. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

External links

• Official website