Ava Dobson

Ava Dobson
Nationality	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 number	55
Former teams	Velocity Racing Development
Starts	6 (6 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	17th in 2024
Previous series
2023–24 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]

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

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2023	Formula 4 United States Championship	Jay Howard Driver Development	12	0	0	0	0	0	31st
	USF Juniors		3	0	0	0	0	28	16th
	USF2000 Championship		3	0	0	0	0	15	32nd
2024	USF Juniors	Jay Howard Driver Development	3	0	0	0	0	10	31st
	GB4 Championship	Velocity Racing Development	6	0	0	0	0	40	17th
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)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Points
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	31st	0

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)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
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	16th	28
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	31st	10

USF2000 Championship

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
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	32nd	15

Complete GB4 Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
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	17th	40
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. "Ava Dobson to Race with Arden Motorsport in the 2025 GB4 Championship | Arden Motorsport". www.arden-motorsport.com. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
3. "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.