Cooper Becklin

Cooper Becklin
Becklin at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2024
Nationality	American
Born	(2004-08-28) August 28, 2004 (age 21) West Linn, Oregon, United States
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Turn 3 Motorsport
Car number	28
Former teams	TJ Speed Motorsports
Starts	9
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	18th in 2024
Previous series
2021–23 2021 2020 2020	Formula Regional Americas Championship Formula 4 United States Championship Formula Pro USA F4 Winter Series Formula Pro USA – F4 Western Championship

Cooper Becklin (born August 28, 2004) is an American racing driver competing in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship for Turn 3 Motorsport. ^[1] He previously competed in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for TJ Speed Motorsports. ^[2] He previously competed in the Formula Regional Americas Championship with Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Career

Formula 4 United States Championship

On March 24, 2021, it was announced that Becklin would compete in the 2021 Formula 4 United States Championship driving for Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport. ^[6] Although the deal was for the full season, Becklin only competed in the first three races, finishing only the first one of the three.^{[ citation needed ]}

Formula Regional Americas Championship

2021

Becklin would debut in the 2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship with Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport at the Virginia International Raceway round. ^[7] He would have a best finish of sixth at the second race at the Circuit of the Americas. ^[8]

2022

Becklin would return to the championship in 2022 for the full season once again with Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport. ^[4] He would get his maiden podium at Mid-Ohio to finish third. ^[9] Becklin would also finish a career best second at Virginia International Raceway behind series champion Raoul Hyman. ^[10]

2023

In 2023, Becklin would return to the championship with Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport. ^[3] He would get his first win in the championship in the third race at Virginia International Raceway. ^[11]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

2024

Mid-way through 2024, Becklin signed with TJ Speed Motorsports to drive select races in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship starting at the Road America round. ^[2] He would finish eighteenth in the standings come seasons end.

2025

Becklin returned to the championship and signed with Turn 3 Motorsport for a full-season campaign for the 2025 season. ^[1]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2020	Formula Pro USA - F4 Western Championship	World Speed Motorsports	8	1	0	1	7	143	3rd
	Formula Pro USA F4 Winter Series		2	0	0	0	0	18	11th
2021	Formula 4 United States Championship	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	29th
	Formula Regional Americas Championship		6	0	0	0	0	30	16th
2022	Formula Regional Americas Championship	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	18	0	0	1	2	132	7th
2023	Formula Regional Americas Championship	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	18	1	0	3	15	251	3rd
2024	USF Pro 2000 Championship	TJ Speed Motorsports	9	0	0	0	0	90	18th
2025	USF Pro 2000 Championship	Turn 3 Motorsport	18	0	0	0	1	197	9th

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

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	Pos	Points
2021	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	ATL 1 11	ATL 2 Ret	ATL 3 DNS	ROA 1	ROA 2	ROA 3	MOH 1	MOH 2	MOH 3	BRA 1	BRA 2	BRA 3	VIR 1	VIR 2	VIR 3	COA 1	COA 2	29th	0

Complete Formula Regional Americas 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	DC	Points
2021	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	ATL 1	ATL 2	ATL 3	ROA 1	ROA 2	ROA 3	MOH 1	MOH 2	MOH 3	BRA 1	BRA 2	BRA 3	VIR 1 7	VIR 2 7	VIR 3 8	COA 1 7	COA 2 6	COA 3 12	16th	30
2022	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	NOL 1 NC	NOL 2 8	NOL 3 10	ROA 1 8	ROA 2 7	ROA 3 7	MOH 1 8	MOH 2 7	MOH 3 3	NJM 1 4	NJM 2 6	NJM 3 4	VIR 1 5	VIR 2 6	VIR 3 2	COA 1 7	COA 2 9	COA 3 5	7th	132
2023	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	NOL 1 3	NOL 2 2	NOL 3 11†	ROA 1 3	ROA 2 3	ROA 3 3	MOH 1 3	MOH 2 3	MOH 3 3	NJM 1 3	NJM 2 3	NJM 3 3	VIR 1 3	VIR 2 3	VIR 3 1	COA 1 2	COA 2 5	COA 3 Ret	3rd	251

† Becklin did not finish, but was classified.

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(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	Position	Points
2024	TJ Speed Motorsports	STP 1	STP 2	LOU 1	LOU 2	LOU 3	IMS 1	IMS 2	IMS 3	IRP	ROA 1 13	ROA 2 9	ROA 3 12	MOH 1 15	MOH 2 12	TOR 1 9	TOR 2 9	POR 1 10	POR 2 11	18th	90
2025	Turn 3 Motorsport	STP 1 6	STP 2 16	LOU 1 13	LOU 2 16	LOU 3 8	IMS 1 9	IMS 2 16	IMS 3 2	IRP 12	ROA 1 13	ROA 2 11	ROA 3 10	MOH 1 8	MOH 2 9	TOR 1 11	TOR 2 8	POR 1 11	POR 2 13	9th	197

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Cooper Becklin Joins Turn 3 Motorsport". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
2. Media, R. T. D. (2024-06-03). "COOPER BECKLIN JOINS LIAM SCEATS AND TJ SPEED AT ROAD AMERICA". RTD Media. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
3. "2023 FR Americas Championship Entry List: Rounds 1–3 at NOLA Motorsports Park" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2023.^{[ dead link ]}
4. "12 drivers make up the provisional start list for round one of @FRAmericas next weekend at NOLA Motorsports Park, Louisiana!". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
5. "VIR-FR-EntryList 20210920" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
6. "Kiwi Motorsport Adds Cooper Becklin to 2021 F4 U.S. Driver Lineup". F4 U.S. Championships. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
7. Wood, Ida (2021-09-24). "FRegional Americas reveals 2022 calendar, new drivers join latest round". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
8. Wood, Ida (2021-11-06). "Kyffin Simpson crowned Formula Regional Americas champion at COTA". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
9. Wood, Ida (2022-06-27). "Hyman finally gets his FRegional Americas triple at Mid-Ohio". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
10. Wood, Ida (2022-10-09). "Hyman homes in on FRegional Americas title with Virginia double". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
11. "Becklin, Lacey nab first FR Americas and F4 US wins at VIR". RACER. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-07-18.

External links

• Cooper Becklin career summary at DriverDB.com