2025 Formula Car Challenge

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The 2025 Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear is the 21st season of the Formula Car Challenge, 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.

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Drivers

No.DriverCarStatusRounds
4 Flag of the United States.svg Melvin Kemper Jr. Star Formula Mazda G4
7 Flag of the United States.svg Rodney A. Simmons Mazda Formula Mazda 2
11 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Boatright Formula Mazda 3, 5
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Brodie1997 Mazda Formula Mazda 1–3
17 Flag of the United States.svg John Ertel1994 Mazda Formula Star 5
20 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Booker Formula Mazda Star Formula Mazda 1
26 Flag of the United States.svg Aidan Bennitt Formula Mazda G4
28 Flag of the United States.svg Stew Tabak1993 Mazda Formula 1–5
29 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh1997 Mazda Formula Mazda 1–5
63 Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Jensen1997 Star Formula Mazda 3
67 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Weaver1997 Star Mazda Formula Mazda 1–2, 4–5
69 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Clark Formula Mazda G4
77 Flag of the United States.svg Derry O'Donovan1996 Formula Mazda FM2
78 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Drew1997 Mazda Formula 2–5
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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Race calendar

The 2025 schedule was announced on November 25, 2024, with one round yet to be announced. [6] The FCC Winter Series that saw no entries in 2024 will not return, while the eight-round main series will visit the same five destinations it did in 2024. In December 2024, the calendar was revised and the Portland round was shifted to one month earlier. [7]

RoundCircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations
1R1 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma March 15 SCCA Majors Championship
San Francisco Region SCCA Series
R2March 16
2R3 Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows April 5San Francisco Region SCCA Series
Formula Pro USA Western Championship
R4April 6
3R5May 17San Francisco Region SCCA Series
R6May 18
4R7 Portland International Raceway, Portland June 14 International Conference of Sports Car Clubs
Cascade Sports Car Club Series
R8June 15
5R9 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey June 27San Francisco Region SCCA Series
Formula Pro USA Western Championship
R10June 28
6R11 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma September 13–14NASA Northern California Region
Formula Pro USA Western Championship
R12
7R13 Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows October 24–26San Francisco Region SCCA Series
Formula Pro USA Western Championship
R14
8R15 Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow November 14–16 Pacific F2000 Championship
Formula Pro USA Western Championship
R16

Race results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driver
1R1 Sonoma Raceway Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Brodie Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh
R2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Brodie Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Brodie
2R3 Thunderhill Raceway Park Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh
R4 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Weaver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Brodie Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh
3R5 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh
R6 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh
4R7 Portland International Raceway Flag of the United States.svg Bill Weaver Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh
R8 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Weaver Flag of the United States.svg Bill Weaver Flag of the United States.svg Bill Weaver
5R9 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh
R10 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh
6R11 Sonoma Raceway
R12
7R13 Thunderhill Raceway Park
R14
8R15 Buttonwillow Raceway Park
R16

Championship standings

Scoring system

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 
Points2925222019181716151413121110987654

Each driver's three worst results will be dropped.

Drivers' standings

PosDriver SON1 THU1 THU2 POR LAG SON2 THU3 BUT Pts
R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16
1 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Okpysh1211111211282
2 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Weaver3DNS232122195
3 Flag of the United States.svg Stew Tabak54245533168
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Drew46333344166
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Brodie213262144
6 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Boatright566673
7 Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Jensen4539
8 Flag of the United States.svg John Ertel5538
9 Flag of the United States.svg Derry O'Donovan7536
10 Flag of the United States.svg Rodney A. Simmons6735
11 Flag of the United States.svg Ben BookerDNS322
guest drivers inelegible to score points
— Flag of the United States.svg Melvin Kemper Jr.440
— Flag of the United States.svg Aidan Bennitt660
— Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Clark770
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16Pts
SON1 THU1 THU2 POR LAG SON2 THU3 BUT
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (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

References

  1. ↑ "Sonoma Regional 1-2 - Group 1 & 2 - Qualify - Speedhive live timing". speedhive.mylaps.com. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "SFR SCCA Major Regional/National @ Thunderhill Raceway Park - Qualify 1 - Race Monitor". Race Monitor. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ "SFR SCCA Regional 5&6 @ Thunderhill Raceway Park 5/16/2025 - 5/19/2025 Race 1" . Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "QUALIFY Sat Qualifying, The Chicane Challege XXXIII, Cascade Sports Car Club, United States - Official Event Results, MYLAPS Speedhive". speedhive.mylaps.com. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "SFR SCCA Regional 7/8 Laguna Seca Results" (PDF). San Francisco Region SCCA . Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2025 Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear Schedules Announced | Formula Car Challenge". formulacarchallenge.com. November 25, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2025 Formula Car Challenge Schedule". formulacarchallenge.com. December 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Competitor Page | Formula Car Challenge" . Retrieved February 19, 2023.

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