2025 Formula Pro USA Western Championship

Last updated November 19, 2025

The 2025 Formula Pro USA Western Series was the sixth season of the championship for Formula Regional and Formula 4 cars established in the West Coast of the United States. The championship was promoted and organized by Exclusive Racing and Exclusive Auctions, and was ran under the same sporting regulations as the FIA-sanctioned Formula Regional Americas Championship and Formula 4 United States Championship.

It began in March, with the championship spanning six weekends until November.^[1] World Speed Motorsports driver Larry Schnur claimed the FPUSA-3 title with two races to spare when his closest competitor, Charles Duncan, did not enter the final round. The FPUSA-4 class was won by Ridgeley Welsh, also driving for World Speed Motorsports, while Kiwi Motorsport's Carolyn Fitzgerald took victory in the Women's Racing Series class.

Teams and drivers

Drivers were 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 were powered by Honda and used Avon tires.^[2]

Team	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Formula Pro USA 3 (FPUSA-3) entries
Jensen Global Advisors	1	John O'Donnell		5
Jensen Global Advisors	11	Aiden Zelaya		6
World Speed Motorsports	3	Larry Schnur		1–3, 5–6
	38	Dan Decker		4–5
	63	Charles Duncan		2, 4–5
Crosslink Motorsports	13	Barrett Wolfe		3
Kiwi Motorsport	15	Jake Bonilla		4
Kiwi Motorsport	01	Bruno Ribeiro		3
Atlantic Racing Team	88	James Lawley		1
Atlantic Racing Team	177	Nicolas Stati		1
Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4) entries
Jensen Global Advisors	1	Marco Martin		3
	1	Zach Fourie		1
	15	Zach Fourie		3
	2	Ana Palestro	F	All
	3	Robert Arana		4, 6
	3	Aiden Zelaya		3
	7	Aiden Zelaya		4–5
	7	Max Parker		3
World Speed Motorsports	14	Ridgeley Welsh		All
	15	Christopher DeFreitas		1–2
	16	Yashom Kapoor		All
	17	Austin Tiller		5
Crosslink Motorsports	20	Austin Kaszuba		6
	34	Ayden Schuh		6
	134	Joshua Griffith		3
Kiwi Motorsport	26	Ayden Kohut		3
Kiwi Motorsport	123	Carolyn Fitzgerald	F	All
Sources: ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Icon	Status
F	Female driver entered in the Women's Racing Series class

Race calendar

The 2025 calendar was held over twelve races spanning across six weekends.^[1] The series raced at the same four circuits as it did the previous year.

Round		Circuit	Date	Support bill	Map of circuit locations
1	R1	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma	March 15	SCCA Majors Championship Formula Car Challenge	Sonoma Thunderhill Buttonwillow Laguna Seca
1	R2	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma	March 16	SCCA Majors Championship Formula Car Challenge
2	R3	Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows	April 5	San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge
2	R4	Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows	April 6	San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge
3	R5	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey	June 28	San Francisco Region SCCA Series Pacific F2000 Championship
3	R6	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey	June 29	San Francisco Region SCCA Series Pacific F2000 Championship
4	R7	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma	September 13	NASA Northern California Region Formula Car Challenge
4	R8	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma	September 14	NASA Northern California Region Formula Car Challenge
5	R9	Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows	October 24	San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge
5	R10	Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows	October 25	San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge
6	R11	Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow	November 15	California Sports Car Club Formula Car Challenge
6	R12	Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow	November 16	California Sports Car Club Formula Car Challenge

Race results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	FPUSA-3		FPUSA-4
Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Fastest lap	Winning driver
1	R1	Sonoma Raceway	James Lawley	Nicolas Stati	James Lawley	Zach Fourie	Zach Fourie
1	R2	Sonoma Raceway	James Lawley	Nicolas Stati	James Lawley	Zach Fourie	Zach Fourie
2	R3	Thunderhill Raceway Park	Larry Schnur	Larry Schnur	Larry Schnur	Yashom Kapoor	Yashom Kapoor
2	R4	Thunderhill Raceway Park	Larry Schnur	Larry Schnur	Larry Schnur	Ridgeley Welsh	Yashom Kapoor
3	R5	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Bruno Ribeiro	Bruno Ribeiro	Bruno Ribeiro	Zach Fourie	Zach Fourie
3	R6	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Bruno Ribeiro	Bruno Ribeiro	Bruno Ribeiro	Zach Fourie	Zach Fourie
4	R7	Sonoma Raceway	Jake Bonilla	Jake Bonilla	Jake Bonilla	Aiden Zelaya	Robert Arana
4	R8	Sonoma Raceway	Jake Bonilla	Jake Bonilla	Jake Bonilla	Yashom Kapoor	Yashom Kapoor
5	R9	Thunderhill Raceway Park	Dan Decker	Dan Decker	Dan Decker	Ridgeley Welsh	Ridgeley Welsh
5	R10	Thunderhill Raceway Park	John O'Donnell	John O'Donnell	John O'Donnell	Ridgeley Welsh	Ridgeley Welsh
6	R11	Buttonwillow Raceway Park	Larry Schnur	Aiden Zelaya	Larry Schnur	Austin Kaszuba	Austin Kaszuba
6	R12	Buttonwillow Raceway Park	Aiden Zelaya	Aiden Zelaya	Aiden Zelaya	Austin Kaszuba	Austin Kaszuba

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	2

Drivers' standings

Pos	Driver	SON1		THU1		LAG		SON2		THU2		BUT		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts
Formula Pro USA 3 (FPUSA-3)
1	Larry Schnur	3	3	1	1	3	3			3	4	1	2	184
2	Charles Duncan			2	2			2	2	2	2			108
3	Dan Decker							3	3	1	3			72
=4	Bruno Ribeiro					1	1							54
=4	Jake Bonilla							1	1					54
6	James Lawley	1	1											50
7	Aiden Zelaya											2	1	47
8	Nicolas Stati	2	2											40
9	John O'Donnell									4†	1			39
10	Barrett Wolfe					2	2							36
Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4)
1	Ridgeley Welsh	2	2	2	2	5	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	222
2	Yashom Kapoor	4	3	1	1	2	4	4	1	3	3	3	7	199
3	Carolyn Fitzgerald F	5	4	3	3	8	7	5	6	5	6	7	5	114
4	Ana Palestro F	6†	6	4	4†	7	6	6	5	6†	5	6	4	110
5	Zach Fourie	1	1			1	1							108
6	Aiden Zelaya					9	2	2	3	2	2			91
7	Robert Arana							1	4			5	6	55
8	Austin Kaszuba											1	1	54
9	Ayden Schuh											4	3	27
10	Christopher DeFreitas	3	5	Ret	Ret									25
11	Austin Tiller									4	4			24
12	Ayden Kohut					4	5							22
13	Joshua Griffith					3	9							17
14	Max Parker					6	8							12
—	Marco Martin					DNS	Ret							0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts
Pos	Driver	SON1		THU1		LAG		SON2		THU2		BUT		Pts

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

References

1 2 "Formula Pro USA Western Championship presented by Exclusive Racing confirms 2025 schedule". RTD Media. November 25, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
↑ BDM_FPU, Admin. "About FPUSA". Formula Pro USA. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
↑ "Sonoma Regional 1-2 - Group 1 & 2 - Qualify - Speedhive live timing". speedhive.mylaps.com. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
↑ "SFR SCCA Major Regional/National @ Thunderhill Raceway Park - Qualify 1 - Race Monitor". Race Monitor. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
↑ "SFR SCCA Regional 7/8 Laguna Seca Results" (PDF). San Francisco Region SCCA . Retrieved July 7, 2025.
↑ "NASA NorCal Sonoma Raceway Sept 13-14 Group FPUSA FCC Saturday Qualifying" (PDF). National Auto Sport Association. September 13, 2025. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
↑ "SFR SCCA Regional 13-14 @ Thunderhill Raceway Park 10/23/2025 - 10/27/2025 Qualify 1". www.race-monitor.com. October 24, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
↑ "2025 Formula Pro USA Western Championships FPUSA-3 Points / 2025 Formula Pro USA Western Championships FPUSA-4 Points" (PDF). Retrieved November 16, 2025.

External links

Official website: Formula Pro USA

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Formula Pro USA Western Championship presented by Exclusive Racing confirms 2025 schedule". RTD Media. November 25, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[AboutFPUSA-2] BDM_FPU, Admin. "About FPUSA". Formula Pro USA. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[3] "Sonoma Regional 1-2 - Group 1 & 2 - Qualify - Speedhive live timing". speedhive.mylaps.com. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[4] "SFR SCCA Major Regional/National @ Thunderhill Raceway Park - Qualify 1 - Race Monitor". Race Monitor. Retrieved April 6, 2025.

[5] "SFR SCCA Regional 7/8 Laguna Seca Results" (PDF). San Francisco Region SCCA . Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[6] "NASA NorCal Sonoma Raceway Sept 13-14 Group FPUSA FCC Saturday Qualifying" (PDF). National Auto Sport Association. September 13, 2025. Retrieved September 14, 2025.

[7] "SFR SCCA Regional 13-14 @ Thunderhill Raceway Park 10/23/2025 - 10/27/2025 Qualify 1". www.race-monitor.com. October 24, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[8] "2025 Formula Pro USA Western Championships FPUSA-3 Points / 2025 Formula Pro USA Western Championships FPUSA-4 Points" (PDF). Retrieved November 16, 2025.

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