The 2025 Formula Pro USA Western Series is scheduled to be the sixth season of the championship for Formula Regional and Formula 4 cars established in the West Coast of the United States. The championship is promoted and organized by Exclusive Racing and Exclusive Auctions, and is run under the same sporting regulations as the FIA-sanctioned Formula Regional Americas Championship and Formula 4 United States Championship.
It is scheduled to begin in March, with the championship spanning six weekends until November. [1]
Drivers will be able to enter either the FPUSA-3 or the FPUSA-4 class, with the former using a Ligier JS F3 car and the latter a Ligier JS-F4 car. All cars will be powered by Honda and use Avon tires. [2]
The 2025 calendar will be held over twelve races spanning across six weekends. [1] The series will race at the same four circuits as the previous year.
Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
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1 | R1 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | March 14–16 | SCCA Majors Championship Formula Car Challenge | |
R2 | |||||
2 | R3 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | April 4–6 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | |
R4 | |||||
3 | R5 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | June 27–29 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Pacific F2000 Championship | |
R6 | |||||
4 | R7 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | September 12–14 | NASA Northern California Region Formula Car Challenge | |
R8 | |||||
5 | R9 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | October 24–26 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | |
R10 | |||||
6 | R11 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | November 14–16 | California Sports Car Club Formula Car Challenge | |
R12 |
Points will be awarded as follows:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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