Ava Dobson

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Ava Dobson
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (2008-06-09) June 9, 2008 (age 16)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
GB4 Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current team Arden Motorsport
Car number55
Former teams Velocity Racing Development
Starts6 (6 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in 2024
Previous series
202324
2023
2023
USF Juniors
USF2000 Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship

Ava Dobson (born June 9, 2008) is an American racing driver [1] who is set to compete in the 2025 GB4 Championship for Arden Motorsport. [2] She previously drove for Velocity Racing Development in the 2024 GB4 Championship. [3]

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Racing career

Formula 4 United States Championship

After being one of five female drivers awarded with the Parella Motorsports Holdings Powering Diversity Scholarship in 2023, Dobson would make her car racing debut in the 2023 Formula 4 United States Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development. [4] She would finish 31st in the championship.

USF Juniors

2023

Towards the latter part of the 2023 USF Juniors season, Jay Howard Driver Development entered the series at the Road America round with three drivers, one of them being Dobson. [5] She had a best result of 11th in race three at Road America and finished 16th in the championship.

2024

On September 22, 2023, Dobson announced that she would be returning to the USF Juniors to run a full season in 2024 with Jay Howard Driver Development. [6] In the race one at the second round at Barber Motorsports Park, Dobson suffered a high speed accident in which she collided head on with Bruno Ribeiro. [7] Dobson suffered injuries to her chest, back, and pinkie finger. [8] As a result of this crash, she was not cleared to race in the upcoming races. Dobson intended to return to the car later in the season, however, she never did so.

GB4 Championship

2024

In July 2024, Dobson announced that she would make her debut in the 2024 GB4 Championship at the second Silverstone round driving for VRD Racing. [3] This would mark her return to racing following her crash at Barber Motorsports Park.

2025

Dobson would return to the championship for the full 2025 season, switching teams to Arden Motorsport. [2]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2023 Formula 4 United States Championship Jay Howard Driver Development 120000031st
USF Juniors 300002816th
USF2000 Championship 300001532nd
2024 USF Juniors Jay Howard Driver Development 300001031st
GB4 Championship Velocity Racing Development 600004017th
2025 GB4 Championship Arden Motorsport

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2023 Jay Howard Driver Development NOL
1
NOL
2
NOL
3
ROA
1
ROA
2
ROA
3
MOH
1

24
MOH
2

24
MOH
3

24
NJM
1

14
NJM
2

20
NJM
3

17
VIR
1

11
VIR
2

18
VIR
3

Ret
COA
1

19
COA
2

16
COA
3

13
31st0

American open-wheel racing results

USF Juniors

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2023 Jay Howard Driver Development SEB
1
SEB
2
SEB
3
ALA
1
ALA
2
VIR
1
VIR
2
VIR
3
MDO
1
MDO
2
ROA
1

12
ROA
2

12
ROA
3

11
COA
1
COA
2
COA
3
16th28
2024 Jay Howard Driver Development NOL
1

18
NOL
2

15
NOL
3

DNS
ALA
1

21
ALA
2

DNS
VIR
1
VIR
2
VIR
3
MOH
1
MOH
2
ROA
1
ROA
2
ROA
3
POR
1
POR
2
POR
3
31st10

USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2023 Jay Howard Driver Development STP
1
STP
2
SEB
1
SEB
1
IMS
1
IMS
2
IMS
3
IRP ROA
1
ROA
2
MOH
1
MOH
2
MOH
3
TOR
1
TOR
2
POR
1

13
POR
2

16
POR
3

19
32nd15

Complete GB4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2024 Velocity Racing Development OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
SIL1
1
SIL1
2
SIL1
3
DON1
1
DON1
2
DON1
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
SIL2
1

13
SIL2
2

9
SIL2
3

11
DON2
1

14
DON2
2

14
DON2
3

15
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
17th40
2025 Arden Motorsport DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
SIL1
1
SIL1
2
SIL1
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
SIL2
1
SIL2
2
SIL2
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
DON2
1
DON2
2
DON2
3

References

  1. "Ava Dobson (R)". www.usfjuniors.com. Archived from the original on 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  2. 1 2 "Ava Dobson to Race with Arden Motorsport in the 2025 GB4 Championship | Arden Motorsport". www.arden-motorsport.com. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  3. 1 2 "VRD Racing returns to GB4 Championship with Ava Dobson at Silverstone". gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  4. A, Ashleigh (2023-02-20). "PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship Expands to Assist Five Female Racers In 2023". F4 U.S. Championships. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  5. Media, R. T. D. (2023-08-08). "JAY HOWARD DRIVER DEVELOPMENT ENTERS USF JUNIORS EVENT THIS WEEKEND WITH THREE DRIVERS". RTD Media. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  6. "Ava Dobson Joins Jay Howard Driver Development for 2024". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  7. USF Juniors - Race 1 - Barber Motorsports Park . Retrieved 2024-09-17 via www.youtube.com.
  8. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.