The 2024 Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear is the 20th season of the Formula Car Challenge. It is a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seater open wheel formula racing cars held across the American west coast. The series is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America.
No. | Driver | Car | Rounds |
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4 | ![]() | Star Formula Mazda | 5 |
7 | ![]() | Mazda Formula Mazda | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 1997 Mazda Formula Mazda | 1, 3 |
17 | ![]() | 1994 Mazda Formula Star | 3 |
19 | ![]() | Formula Mazda | 5 |
22 | ![]() | Mazda Formula Mazda | 5 |
25 | ![]() | Mazda Formula Mazda | 3 |
28 | ![]() | 1993 Mazda Formula | 2–5 |
29 | ![]() | 1997 Mazda Formula Mazda | 1–5 |
63 | ![]() | 1997 Star Formula Mazda | 1–4 |
67 | ![]() | 1997 Star Mazda Formula Mazda | 1, 3–5 |
72 | ![]() | Formula Mazda | 2–3 |
75 | ![]() | 1998 Mazda Star Formula | 1, 3 |
77 | ![]() | 1996 Formula Mazda FM | 3–4 |
78 | ![]() | 1997 Mazda Formula | 1–5 |
92 | ![]() | 1988 Mazda Formula | 5 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
The 2024 schedule was announced on 2 December 2023. [6] The season was to open with a one-round winter series at the Attesa Podium Club, but that event attracted no entries in the FCC's class. The eight-round main season will see the return of Portland International Raceway. [7]
Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
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FCC Winter Series | |||||
NC | R1 | ![]() | SCCA Majors Championship Saguaro Series | ||
R2 | |||||
Formula Car Challenge | |||||
1 | R1 | ![]() | 23 March | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Pro USA Western Championship | |
R2 | 24 March | ||||
2 | R3 | 20 April | SCCA Majors Championship Formula Pro USA Western Championship | ||
R4 | 21 April | ||||
3 | R5 | ![]() | 8 June | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Pro USA Western Championship | |
R6 | 9 June | ||||
4 | R7 | 6 July | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Pro USA Western Championship | ||
R8 | 7 July | ||||
5 | R9 | ![]() | 10 August | Cascade Sports Car Club Series International Conference of Sports Car Clubs Championship | |
R10 | 11 August | ||||
6 | R11 | ![]() | 30 August–1 September | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Pro USA Western Championship | |
R12 | |||||
7 | R13 | ![]() | 25–27 October | San Francisco Region SCCA Series | |
R14 | |||||
8 | R15 | ![]() | 15–16 November | Formula Pro USA Western Championship | |
R16 |
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | |
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1 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
2 | R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
R4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
3 | R5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
4 | R7 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
R8 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
5 | R9 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
6 | R11 | ![]() | |||
R12 | |||||
7 | R13 | ![]() | |||
R14 | |||||
8 | R15 | ![]() | |||
R16 |
Points are awarded to the top twenty drivers taking the green flag. [8]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
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Points | 29 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Each driver's two worst results will be dropped.
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap ‡ – No points awarded as event or competitor did not meet all FCC rules |
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