Formula 4 United States Championship season
The 2021 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the sixth season of the Formula 4 United States 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
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
Jensen Global Advisors | 1 | Oscar Haffar[1] | All |
2 | Jake Bonilla[2] | All |
9 | Kerong Li | 5–6 |
12 | Maximillian Parker | 6 |
Jay Howard Driver Development | 3 | Chase Hyland | 3–6 |
4 | Seth Foley[3] | All |
5 | Matthew Christensen[4] | All |
6 | Bijoy Garg | 2–4, 6 |
7 | Joe Ostholthoff[5] | 1–3 |
Alexander Koreiba | 6 |
10 | Juju Noda[6] | 1 |
Zoey Edenholm | 6 |
Future Star Racing | 8 | Chloe Chambers[7] | 1–5 |
Velocity Racing Development | 11 | Nick Persing[8] | 1–2 |
22 | Nicholas Christodoulou[9] | All |
29 | Erik Evans | 5–6 |
77 | Jason Alder[10] | All |
03 | Hayden Bowlsbey | 5–6 |
DEForce Racing | 16 | Chara Mansur | 6 |
17 | José Andrés Martínez[11] | 1–2, 5–6 |
Maxwell Jamieson | 4 |
18 | 5–6 |
19 | Noel León[12] | All |
Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport | 20 | Viktor Andersson[13] | All |
25 | Spencer Bucknum[14] | 1 |
Joseph Daniele[15] | 2–6 |
33 | Chase Gardner | 5–6 |
39 | Bryson Morris | 4–6 |
64 | Dylan Hajicek | 6 |
66 | Ryan Shehan[16] | All |
76 | Gabriel Fonseca[17] | All |
91 | Cooper Becklin[18] | 1 |
99 | Emily Linscott[19] | 1–5 |
03 | Hayden Bowlsbey | 4 |
07 | Arias Deukmedjian[20] | 1–3 |
Gonella Racing | 23 | Arturo Flores[21] | All |
26 | Mac Clark[22] | All |
31 | Christian Weir | 5–6 |
Alliance Racing | 28 | Will Edwards | 1–3, 5–6 |
03 | Hayden Bowlsbey | 1–3 |
TR Racing | 32 | Trevor Russell[23] | 1–3, 6 |
Gardner Racing | 33 | Chase Gardner[24] | 1, 3–4 |
ICAR Canada Racing Team | 36 | Justin Arseneau[25] | All |
98 | Louka St-Jean[25] | All |
DC Autosport | 71 | Rodrigo Gutiérrez | 1–4, 6 |
Momentum Motorsports | 74 | Lucas Mann[a] | 1–4 |
Race calendar
The 2021 calendar was announced on 5 November 2020. The series held a pre-season test at Virginia International Raceway as well as a Winter Cup at Homestead–Miami Speedway in February and March. Each round is set to feature three races.[26] Later on, the opening rounds at Sonoma Raceway and Laguna Seca were replaced by competitions at Road Atlanta and Road America.[27] The final round was moved forward by two weeks and supported United States Grand Prix.[28]
Championship standings
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
Pos | Driver | ATL | ROA | MOH | BRA | VIR | COA | Pts | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1[f] | R2[g] | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1[h] | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | 1 | Noel León | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 212 | 2 | Mac Clark | 5 | Ret | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 191.5 | 3 | Jason Alder | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | EX | 21 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 184 | 4 | Nicholas Christodoulou | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ret | EX | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21† | 6 | 1 | 174.5 | 5 | Matthew Christensen | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 94 | 6 | Bryson Morris | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 74 | 7 | Justin Arseneau | 16 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 15 | 66 | 8 | Bijoy Garg | | | | Ret | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 7 | | | | 9 | 10 | 64 | 9 | Arias Deukmedjian | 6 | 3 | 3 | Ret | EX | 4 | 8 | EX | 12 | | | | | | | | | 54 | 10 | Rodrigo Gutiérrez | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 14 | | | | 11 | 14 | 44 | 11 | Hayden Bowlsbey | 14 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 12 | 40 | 12 | Jake Bonilla | 7 | 10 | 20 | Ret | DNS | 21 | 4 | 11 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 13 | Christian Weir | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | 7 | 3 | Ret | 36 | 14 | Erik Evans | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 15 | Gabriel Fonseca | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 6 | NC | 17 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 31 | 16 | Louka St-Jean | 20 | 12 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 25 | 17 | Chase Gardner | 24 | DNS | DNS | | | | 20 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 16 | EX | 14 | 8 | 20† | 8 | 9 | 22 | 18 | Lucas Mann | 13 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | DNS | EX | 20 | 10 | 13 | 21 | | | | | | 18 | 19 | Seth Foley | Ret | Ret | DNS | 10 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 11 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 15.5 | 20 | Viktor Andersson | 12 | Ret | 17 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 21 | Spencer Bucknum | 8 | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 22 | Arturo Flores | 19 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 17 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 23 | Emily Linscott | 15 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 20 | 19 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | | | 4 | 24 | Ryan Shehan | 22 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 19† | 13 | 13 | 4 | 25 | Joseph Daniele | | | | 21 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 10 | Ret | 24 | 2 | 26 | Chloe Chambers | 17 | Ret | 11 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 7 | Ret | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | | | 1 | 27 | Trevor Russell | DNS | DNS | 13 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 25 | | | | | | | 17 | Ret | 0 | 28 | Oscar Haffar | 21 | 16 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 0 | 29 | Cooper Becklin | 11 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 30 | José Andrés Martínez | Ret | DNS | 18 | 12 | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | 18 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 22 | 0 | 31 | Joe Ostholthoff | 18 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 32 | Will Edwards | 23 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 20 | Ret | DNS | 21 | 18 | | | | 13 | 23 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 0 | 33 | Chase Hyland | | | | | | | NC | Ret | 22 | 17 | 20 | 13 | | | | 26 | 20 | 0 | 34 | Maxwell Jamieson | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 35 | Alexander Koreiba | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 19 | 0 | 36 | Kerong Li | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 21 | DNS | 25 | 26 | 0 | 37 | Chara Mansur | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 21 | 0 | 38 | Dylan Hajicek | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 29 | 0 | 39 | Zoey Edenholm | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 25 | 0 | 40 | Maximillian Parker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | 23 | 0 | – | Nick Persing | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | – | – | Juju Noda | WD | WD | WD | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | – | Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1[f] | R2[g] | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1[h] | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | Pts | ATL | ROA | MOH | BRA | VIR | COA | | Colour | Result | Gold | Winner | Silver | Second place | Bronze | Third place | Green | Points finish | Blue | Non-points finish | Non-classified finish (NC) | Purple | Retired (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
Pos | Team | Pts |
1 | Velocity Racing Development | 381.5 |
2 | Gonella Racing | 237.5 |
3 | DEForce Racing | 212 |
4 | Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsports | 184 |
5 | Jay Howard Driver Development | 169 |
6 | ICAR Canada Racing Team | 91 |
7 | DC Autosport | 44 |
8 | Jensen Global Advisors | 37 |
9 | Alliance Racing | 25 |
10 | Momentum Motorsports | 18 |
11 | Gardner Racing | 18 |
12 | Future Star Racing | 1 |
13 | TR Racing | 0 |
Notes
- ^ Lucas Mann is an American-Canadian driver who entered under the American flag.
- ^ The drivers did not complete a full green lap in Race 1, thus it was not counted toward points. Grid for Race 1, including penalties after that race, was re-used for Race 2.
- ^ Due to the weather conditions, the qualifying were cancelled. The grid was set by the championship standings.
- ^ Noel León and Arias Deukmedjian finished first and second but both were penalized. Mac Clark inherited the win.
- ^ Nicholas Christodoulou was the fastest in the qualifying but was penalized to start from the pitlane. León inherited the pole.
- ^ a b The drivers did not complete a full green lap in Race 1, thus it was not counted toward points. Grid for Race 1, including penalties after that race, was re-used for Race 2.
- ^ a b Half points were awarded for Race 2 as the leader completed more than two laps but less than 75% of the original race time.
- ^ a b The drivers did not complete a full green lap in Race 1, thus it was not counted toward points.
References
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- ^ "Gabriel Fonseca joins Kiwi Motorsport in F4 US!".
- ^ "Kiwi Motorsport Adds Cooper Becklin to 2021 F4 U.S. Driver Lineup". F4 United States Championship. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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- ^ "Arias Deukmedjian Joins Kiwi Motorsport for 2021 F4 Championship". F4 U.S. Championships. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Incursiona piloto leonés "Artie" Flores en la F4 norteamericana". El Sol de Leon. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Gonella Racing". Mac Clark Racing. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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