2019 Formula 4 United States Championship

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The 2019 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the fourth season of the United States Formula 4 Championship, a motor racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations and sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America.

Teams and drivers

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All teams were American-registered.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Harris Hill Driver Development 2 United States Jake Bonilla[1] 6
Jensen Global Advisors 2 Mexico Íñigo León[2] 1
DEForce Racing 2 Mexico Pablo Pérez de Lara 5
12 Brazil Kiko Porto[3] All
77 United States Kory Enders[4] 6
88 Mexico Chara Mansur[4] 6
99 Brazil Guilherme Peixoto[5] All
Jay Howard Driver Development 3 United States Hayden Bowlsbey[6] All
4 United States Christian Brooks[7] All
5 United States Wyatt Brichacek[8] All
6 Canada Robert Soroka[9] 1, 4–5
United States Zoey Edenholm[10] 6
7 United States Christian Bogle[11] 1, 4–6
8 United Kingdom Jonny Wilkinson[12] 1
United States Nolan Siegel[4] 6
Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport 9 Australia Joshua Car[13] All
18 Brazil Arthur Leist[14] All
27 United States Liam Snyder[15] 4
32 Puerto Rico José Blanco[16] All
47 United States Dante Yu[17] 1–3, 6
57 United States Josh Sarchet[4] 6
Primus Racing 11 United States James Goughary, Jr. 5
13 China Sicheng Li[18] 3–6
44 United States Aidan Yoder[19] All
69 New Zealand Josh Bethune[2] All
Alliance Racing Sponsored by
Gas Monkey Energy Drink 		14 United States Dylan Tavella[20] All
15 United States Chandler Horton[21] All
16 Canada Ryan MacDermid[22] 1–4
24 United States Zoey Edenholm[23] 1–5
28 United States Will Edwards[21] All
53 United Kingdom Tommy Foster[4] 6
Group-A Racing[24] 17 United States Robert Torres[25] 5–6
93 United States David Porcelli[2] 1–4
United States David Dalton, Jr. 5–6
96 United States Shehan Chandrasoma[4] 6
Quantum Racing Services 20 United States Matt Rivard[2] All
DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports 21 United Kingdom Teddy Wilson[26] 1–3
Bolivia Rodrigo Gutiérrez 5–6
26 United States Ryan McElwee[27] 1–2
United States Reece Gold 5–6
51 United States Nicky Hays[18] 3–4, 6
88 United States Giano Taurino[28] 2
World Speed Motorsports[29] 25 United States Courtney Crone 6
33 United States Amanda Cartier 6
55 United States Kyle Loh 6
Velocity Racing Development[30] 61 United States Michael d'Orlando[18] 3–6
62 United Kingdom Oliver Clarke[31] 1–2
66 Canada Ryan MacDermid[32] 5–6
Doran Motorsports Group[33] 95 Canada Marco Kacic 6

Race calendar

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All races will be held on permanent road courses in the United States. The series schedule was announced on 7 December 2018.[34]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 R1 Road Atlanta, Braselton 19 April Australia Joshua Car[N 1] United Kingdom Jonny Wilkinson United Kingdom Teddy Wilson DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports F3 Americas Championship
Formula Race Promotions
R2 20 April United States Aidan Yoder Brazil Kiko Porto DEForce Racing
R3 Brazil Arthur Leist Australia Joshua Car Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
2 R4 Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum 22 June Brazil Arthur Leist Brazil Arthur Leist Brazil Arthur Leist Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport F3 Americas Championship
R5 23 June United States Dylan Tavella Brazil Kiko Porto DEForce Racing
R6 United States Christian Brooks Australia Joshua Car Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
3 R7 Virginia International Raceway, Alton 27 July Brazil Arthur Leist Puerto Rico José Blanco Australia Joshua Car Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport F3 Americas Championship
Formula Race Promotions
R8 28 July Brazil Arthur Leist Brazil Arthur Leist Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
R9 Brazil Guilherme Peixoto United States Christian Brooks Jay Howard Driver Development
4 R10 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 9 August Brazil Guilherme Peixoto Australia Joshua Car Brazil Kiko Porto DEForce Racing NASCAR Xfinity Series
Trans-Am Series
R11 Australia Joshua Car Australia Joshua Car Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
R12 10 August Australia Joshua Car Australia Joshua Car Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
5 R13 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring 14 September Puerto Rico José Blanco Puerto Rico José Blanco Puerto Rico José Blanco Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport F3 Americas Championship
R14 Puerto Rico José Blanco United States Christian Brooks Jay Howard Driver Development
R15 15 September Australia Joshua Car Australia Joshua Car Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
6 R16 Circuit of the Americas, Austin 2 November Puerto Rico José Blanco Australia Joshua Car United States Christian Bogle Jay Howard Driver Development Formula One
R17 3 November United States Christian Brooks United States Christian Bogle[N 2] Jay Howard Driver Development

Championship standings

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Points were awarded as follows:

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

Drivers' standings

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Pos Driver ATL PIT VIR MOH SEB COA Pts
1 Australia Joshua Car 3 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 29† 9 299
2 Brazil Kiko Porto 2 1 3 4 1 4 3 4 11 1 9 5 3 7 2 Ret 5 220
3 United States Christian Brooks DSQ 6 6 9 2 2 11 3 1 8 4 2 4 1 6 2 2 209
4 Puerto Rico José Blanco 6 2 4 3 Ret 3 2 7 Ret 9 7 Ret 1 2 3 28 26 158
5 Brazil Arthur Leist 5 19 2 1 5 10 4 1 3 5 Ret Ret 5 DNS 5 6 11 154
6 Brazil Guilherme Peixoto 7 17 10 7 7 9 9 5 8 4 3 3 Ret 8 4 4 Ret 107
7 United States Dylan Tavella 4 9 Ret 6 4 DSQ 8 Ret DNS 11 Ret 4 8 3 8 26 Ret 73
8 United Kingdom Teddy Wilson 1 5 7 5 9 7 5 Ret Ret 69
9 United States Nicky Hays 6 12 Ret 3 2 15 8 4 57
10 United States Christian Bogle 19 14 15 10 16 Ret 10 9 Ret 1 1 54
11 Canada Ryan MacDermid 10 10 12 11 6 5 12 8 6 18 8 DNS 12 19 7 31 7 48
12 United States Wyatt Brichacek 22† 8 8 13 Ret 19 7 Ret 7 6 5 Ret 24 15 11 DNS 6 46
13 United States Chandler Horton 12 4 11 Ret 16 13 15 Ret DNS 13 10 7 7 6 10 5 29 44
14 United States Michael d'Orlando 10 14 5 7 14 6 23 Ret Ret 30† 3 40
15 United States Dante Yu 14 21 Ret 8 Ret Ret 13 6 4 24 14 24
16 United States Kory Enders 3 13 15
17 United States James Goughary, Jr. 9 5 20† 12
18 United States Reece Gold 6 Ret 16 12 8 12
19 United States Giano Taurino 16 8 6 12
20 United Kingdom Oliver Clarke Ret 11 5 10 18 16 11
21 United States David Porcelli 9 7 9 15 11 15 Ret Ret DNS 12 Ret 12 10
22 United States Liam Snyder 17 6 Ret 8
23 New Zealand Josh Bethune 15 12 13 12 10 8 DNS 10 Ret 20 13 DNS 11 13 9 17 15 8
24 United States Nolan Siegel 7 10 7
25 United States Hayden Bowlsbey 16 16 14 18 12 12 18 17 12 14 Ret 8 Ret 11 13 10 20 5
26 United Kingdom Jonny Wilkinson 8 13 18 4
27 United States Aidan Yoder 18 15 21† 20 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 15 Ret 11 13 10 Ret 9 18 3
28 China Sicheng Li Ret 15 10 22 15 9 20 Ret DNS 22 Ret 3
29 United States Matt Rivard 13 Ret 16 17 17 14 14 11 9 DNS DNS DNS 18 16 14 DNS DNS 2
30 United States Zoey Edenholm 17 18 19 14 14 17 17 9 Ret 19 12 13 15 20 18 13 17 2
31 Canada Robert Soroka 21 20 22 16 11 10 14 14 Ret 1
32 United States Ryan McElwee 11 Ret 17 Ret 13 11 0
33 Canada Marco Kacic 11 16 0
34 Mexico Pablo Pérez de Lara 16 12 21 0
35 United States David Dalton, Jr. 17 18 12 19 19 0
36 United Kingdom Tommy Foster 18 12 0
37 United States Will Edwards 20 22 20 19 15 18 16 16 DNS 21 Ret 14 22 DSQ 19 25 28 0
38 United States Kyle Loh 14 22 0
39 Bolivia Rodrigo Gutiérrez 19 17 15 20 25 0
40 United States Courtney Crone 15 21 0
41 Mexico Chara Mansur 16 27 0
42 United States Robert Torres 21 21 17 DNS 31 0
43 United States Jake Bonilla 21 23 0
44 United States Josh Sarchet 23 24 0
45 United States Amanda Cartier 27 30 0
— United States Shehan Chandrasoma Ret Ret 0
— Mexico Íñigo León DNS DNS DNS —
Pos Driver ATL PIT VIR MOH SEB COA Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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
† — Did not finish, but classified

Teams' standings

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Pos Team Pts
1 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports 537
2 DEForce Racing 342
3 Jay Howard Driver Development 308
4 Alliance Racing w/ Gas Monkey 155
5 DC Autosports w/ Cape Motorsports 150
6 Velocity Racing Development 63
7 Primus Racing 26
8 Group-A Racing 10
9 Quantum Racing Services 2
10 Doran Motorsports Group 0
11 World Speed Motorsports 0
12 Harris Hill Driver Development 0
13 Jensen Global Advisors 0

Notes

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  1. ^ Heavy rains cancelled the qualifying session. Starting grid was set based on fastest times from the practice sessions.
  2. ^ Race winner Christian Brooks received a post race penalty for "crowding", promoting Bogle to the victory.

References

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  6. ^ "Jay Howard Driver Development Adds Hayden Bowlsbey for 2019 Campaign". www.f4uschampionship.com. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Global Electronic Technology/Hot Wheels Official Driver Christian Brooks to Make Open Wheel Debut in F4 with Jay Howard". www.f4uschampionship.com. April 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "Wyatt Brichacek Returns to Jay Howard Driver Development in 2019". www.f4uschampionship.com. November 29, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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  10. ^ "JHDD Ready for Final Push of F4 US Championship Season at Circuit of The Americas". www.f4uschampionship.com. October 31, 2019.
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  14. ^ "Arthur Leist Returns for Second F4 U.S. Season". www.f4uschampionship.com. January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
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  16. ^ "Jose Blanco Returns to F4 U.S. with Championship Ambition". February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
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  20. ^ "Dylan Tavella Joins Alliance Racing Sponsored by Gas Monkey Energy for 2019 F4 U.S. Season". www.f4uschampionship.com. November 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  21. ^ a b "Edwards and Horton Return to Alliance Racing Sponsored by Gas Monkey Energy for 2019 Season". www.f4uschampionship.com. November 27, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  22. ^ "Ryan MacDermid Jumps to the F4 Program with Alliance Racing Sponsored by Gas Monkey Energy". www.f4uschampionship.com. December 27, 2018.
  23. ^ "Zoey Edenholm Inks F4 Deal with Alliance Racing and Gas Monkey Energy". www.f4uschampionship.com. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  24. ^ "Group-A Racing Continues to Focus on Driver Growth". www.f4uschampionship.com. March 26, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  25. ^ "Group-A Racing Adds Robert Torres For Remainder of 2019". www.f4uschampionship.com. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  26. ^ "DC Autosport Confirms Teddy Wilson as First Driver for 2019 F4 U.S. Program". March 22, 2019.
  27. ^ "DC Autosport Adds to 2019 F4 U.S. Driver Line-up with Ryan McElwee". April 15, 2019.
  28. ^ "Entry List: 2019 F4 U.S. Championship- Rounds 4-6 Pittsburgh International Race Complex". June 14, 2019.
  29. ^ "World Speed Motorsports Enters Three Drivers in Formula One Support Race at Circuit of the Americas". www.f4uschampionship.com. October 2, 2019.
  30. ^ "Ricco Shlaimoun Joins Velocity Racing Development F3 Americas Program". February 5, 2019.
  31. ^ "Oliver Clarke Returns to F4 for Full Season Campaign with Velocity Racing Development". February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  32. ^ "Velocity Racing Development Inks Ryan MacDermid and Michael d'Orlando for Sebring and COTA". www.f4uschampionship.com. September 9, 2019.
  33. ^ "Doran Motorsports Group to Make First F4 United States Championship Powered by Honda Series Start at the Circuit Of The Americas". www.f4uschampionship.com. October 15, 2019.
  34. ^ "F4 U.S Schedule Revealed at PRI Show- Scott Goodyear Announced as Race Director". www.f4uschampionship.com. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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