Lochie Hughes

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Lochie Hughes
Lachlan Hughes Mid Ohio 2024.jpg
Hughes at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2024
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
BornLachlan Hughes
(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 22)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current teamTurn 3 Motorsport
Car number44
Starts18
Wins5
Podiums11
Poles4
Fastest laps3
Best finish1st in 2024
Previous series
2022–23
2022

2018–19 		USF2000 Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship
Australian Formula 4 Championship
Championship titles
2024
2022 		USF Pro 2000 Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship

Lachlan "Lochie" Hughes (born 15 March 2002) is an Australian racing driver. [1] He most recently competed in the 2024 USF2000 Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development, where he won the title. [2] He is the 2022 Formula 4 United States champion and the 2024 USF Pro 2000 champion. [3]

Contents

Career

Karting

Hughes would have success in karting, finishing 2nd in both the Florida Winter Tour, the WSK Gold cup and the Australian Kart Championship in 2014, 2015 and 2017 respectively.[ citation needed ]

Australian Formula 4 Championship

2018

In 2018, Hughes would make his car racing debut in the Australian Formula 4 Championship driving for Team BRM. [4] He would get his maiden win in the series at Winton Motor Raceway. Hughes would finish the season 5th in the standings and rookie champion.[ citation needed ]

2019

Hughes would return to the series in 2019 once again driving for Team BRM. [5] He would get three wins, two poles, and eleven podiums during the season to finish 2nd behind champion Luis Leeds.[ citation needed ]

Formula 4 United States Championship

After not racing in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hughes would move to the United States to compete in the 2022 Formula 4 United States Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development. [6] He would start off the season with a win in the first race at NOLA Motorsports Park. [7] At the New Jersey Motorsports Park round, Hughes would take pole position, and won all three races on-track, however, a penalty in race one for jumping the start meant that his win would be taken away. [8] Hughes would clinch the championship at the final round at Circuit of the Americas taking two wins to cap off the season. [9] He would finish the season with 6 wins, 2 poles, and 10 podiums.

USF2000 Championship

2022

Hughes would make his debut in the USF2000 Championship in 2022 with Jay Howard Driver Development at the Mid-Ohio round. Finishing 2nd in his first ever race later to be disqualified for a technical infringement.

2023

On 6 October 2022, it was announced that Hughes would stay with Jay Howard Driver Development and make the jump up to the USF2000 Championship full-time in 2023. [10] At the opening round at St. Petersburg, Hughes would beat competitor Nikita Johnson to pole position by just eight hundredths of a second. [11] He would manage to convert pole to victory, getting his maiden win of the season. [12]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

2024

Hughes made his debut in the 2024 season racing with Turn 3 Motorsport. [13] Claiming five wins, four pole positions and eleven podiums, Hughes won the title at the season finale at Portland ahead of Nikita Johnson. [14]

Indy NXT

2025

In October 2024, Hughes graduated to the championship for the 2025 season with Andretti Global. [15]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2014Florida Winter Tour – Rotax Mini Max Praga North America 11th
Florida Winter Tour – Kart Formula TaG CadetIPKarting Australia2nd
ROK Cup International Final – Mini ROK Praga Kart Racing 14th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini16th
2015 WSK Night Edition — 60 MiniBirel ART7th
WSK Gold Cup — 60 Mini2nd
South Garda Winter Cup – Mini ROK6th
2016 CIK-FIA European Championship — OK Junior 52nd
WSK Night Edition — OKJ Novalux Srl12th
Australian Kart Championship – KA24th
Italian Championship — OKJ 13th
2017Australian Kart Championship – KA22nd
Race Of StarsBirel ART1st

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018 Australian Formula 4 Championship Team BRM 2110122245th
2019 Australian Formula 4 Championship Team BRM 18320112662nd
2022 Formula 4 United States Championship Jay Howard Driver Development 18625102771st
USF2000 Championship 300002228th
2023 USF2000 Championship Jay Howard Driver Development 1842083353rd
2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport 18543113951st
2025 Indy NXT Andretti Global

* Season still in progress.

Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2018 Team BRM SYM
1
5		 SYM
2
4		 SYM
3
7		 PHI
1
5		 PHI
2
5		 PHI
3
5		 QLD
1
5		 QLD
2
5		 QLD
3
6		 WIN1
1
4		 WIN1
2
1		 WIN1
3
5		 WIN2
1
4		 WIN2
2
Ret		 WIN2
3
5		 SYD
1
4		 SYD
2
5		 SYD
3
4		 PUK
1
5		 PUK
2
3		 PUK
3
5		5th224
2019 Team BRM MEL
1
3		 MEL
2
5		 MEL
3
4		 SYD
1
2		 SYD
2
Ret		 SYD
3
2		 PHI1
1
4		 PHI1
2
1		 PHI1
3
DNS		 PHI2
1
2		 PHI2
2
6		 PHI2
3
3		 BEN1
1
4		 BEN1
2
1		 BEN1
3
2		 BEN2
1
1		 BEN2
2
3		 BEN2
3
2		2nd266

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2022 Jay Howard Driver Development NOL
1
1		 NOL
2
5		 NOL
3
2		 ROA
1
2		 ROA
2
4		 ROA
3
4		 MOH
1
19		 MOH
2
1		 MOH
3
5		 NJM
1
6		 NJM
2
1		 NJM
3
1		 VIR
1
Ret		 VIR
2
2		 VIR
3
2		 COA
1
4		 COA
2
1		 COA
3
1		1st277

American open-wheel racing results

USF2000 Championship

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2022 Jay Howard Driver Development STP
1
STP
2
ALA
1
ALA
2
IMS
1
IMS
2
IMS
3
IRP
ROA
1
ROA
2
MOH
1
DSQ		 MOH
2
18		 MOH
3
4		 TOR
1
TOR
2
POR
1
POR
2
POR
3
28th22
2023 Jay Howard Driver Development STP
1
1*		 STP
2
3		 SEB
1
1*		 SEB
1
4		 IMS
1
2		 IMS
2
2		 IMS
3
1*		 IRP
6		 ROA
1
12		 ROA
2
1*		 MOH
1
4		 MOH
2
19		 MOH
3
22		 TOR
1
15		 TOR
2
3		 POR
1
5		 POR
2
13		 POR
3
10		3rd335

USF Pro 2000 Championship

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2024 Turn 3 Motorsport STP
1
1*		 STP
2
2*		 LOU
1
19		 LOU
2
18		 LOU
3
10		 IMS
1
3		 IMS
2
2		 IMS
3
3		 IRP
3		 ROA
1
1*		 ROA
2
1		 ROA
3
1*		 MOH
1
4		 MOH
2
7		 TOR
1
6		 TOR
2
1*		 POR
1
6		 POR
2
2		1st395

Indy NXT

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2025 Andretti Global STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MDO IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH

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References

  1. ↑ "Lochie Hughes (R)". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Wood, Ida (6 October 2022). "US F4 leader Lochie Hughes stays with JHDD for step up to USF2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hughes, Hyman accept laurels for F4 U.S., FR Americas titles". RACER. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Four Seasons of Formula 4 – Formula 4". 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Series, Feeder (18 February 2019). "Australian F4: Team BRM sign runner up Ryan Suhle". Feeder Series. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lochie Hughes to Drive for JHDD in 2022 F4 United States Championship". us3.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Wood, Ida (11 April 2022). "Lochie Hughes starts US F4 season with points lead". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Wood, Ida (31 July 2022). "Hughes denies himself triple US F4 win with jumped start". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Wood, Ida (4 November 2022). "JHDD's Lochie Hughes wins the 2022 United States F4 title". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Wood, Ida (6 October 2022). "US F4 leader Lochie Hughes stays with JHDD for step up to USF2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Wood, Ida (3 March 2023). "Hughes edges Johnson to pole for USF2000 opener in St. Petersburg". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Wood, Ida (4 March 2023). "Lochie Hughes converts USF2000 pole into victory in St. Petersburg". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Pruett, Marshall (24 February 2024). "Hughes joins Turn 3 Motorsports for USF Pro 2000 campaign". Racer. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Hughes Crowned USF Pro 2000 Champion for Turn 3 Motorsport". USF Pro 2000 Championship. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Lochie Hughes to Make INDY NXT Debut With Andretti Global in 2025". Andretti Global. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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