2024 Formula Regional Americas Championship

The 2024 Formula Regional Americas Championship is the seventh season of a FIA-sanctioned F3 series across North America, and the fifth season under the Formula Regional moniker after a rebrand in 2020. The series is promoted by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America.

Teams and drivers[edit]

All drivers compete with Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires. After having used Honda powertrains for all of its history, the series switched to using Ligier 1.65-litre V4 ‘Storm’ engines in 2024.^[1]

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports	6	Nicole Havrda^[2]	1
	14	Alex Benavitz^[3]	1
	24	Kevin Janzen^[4]	1
	25	Ricco Shlaimoun^[5]	1
	27	Patrick Woods-Toth^[6]	1
	31	Titus Sherlock^[6]	1
	66	Ryan Shehan^[7]	1
	73	Landan Matriano Lim^[2]	1
	02	Jett Bowling^[6]	1
DD Autosport	11	Cole Kleck^[8]	1
Speed Factory	17	Justin Garat^[2]	1
IGY6 Motorsports	22	Hayden Bowlsbey^[8]	1
Velox USA	55	Nicolas Ambiado^[8]	1
Atlantic Racing Team	77	James Lawley^[9]	1
Momentum Motorsports	07	Anthony Autiello^[10]	1
Jensen Global Advisors	TBA	Oliver Westling^[11]	TBC

Race calendar[edit]

The 2024 calendar was announced on 4 October 2023. The championship will not visit Virginia International Raceway as it did the year before, but will instead debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. The number of championship races increased from 18 to 21.^[12] FR Americas will also hold a non-championship invitational event at Laguna Seca, visiting the Western US for the first time.^[13]

Round		Circuit	Date	Support bill	Map of circuit locations
1	R1	NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale	13 April	SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series TA2 Series Ligier JS F4 Series	NOLA Road America IMS Mid-Ohio New Jersey Mosport COTA Laguna Seca
	R2		14 April
	R3		14 April
NC	R1	Laguna Seca, Monterey	4 May	SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series
NC	R2	Laguna Seca, Monterey	5 May	SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series
2	R1	Road America, Elkhart Lake	16–19 May	SVRA Sprint Series Formula 4 United States Championship Ligier JS F4 Series
	R2
	R3
3	R1	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway	13–16 June	SVRA Sprint Series
	R2
	R3
4	R1	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington	20–23 June	SVRA Sprint Series Formula 4 United States Championship Ligier JS F4 Series
	R2
	R3
5	R1	New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville	25–28 July	SVRA Sprint Series Formula 4 United States Championship Ligier JS F4 Series
	R2
	R3
6	R1	Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville	29 August – 1 September	Formula 4 United States Championship
	R2
	R3
7	R1	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	31 October – 3 November	SVRA Sprint Series Formula 4 United States Championship
	R2
	R3

Race results[edit]

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	NOLA Motorsports Park	Patrick Woods-Toth	Cole Kleck	Cole Kleck	DD Autosport
	R2			Ryan Shehan	Patrick Woods-Toth	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
	R3			Patrick Woods-Toth	Ryan Shehan	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
NC	R1	Laguna Seca, Monterey
NC	R2	Laguna Seca, Monterey
2	R1	Road America
	R2
	R3
3	R1	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
	R2
	R3
4	R1	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
	R2
	R3
5	R1	New Jersey Motorsports Park
	R2
	R3
6	R1	Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
	R2
	R3
7	R1	Circuit of the Americas
	R2
	R3

Championship standings[edit]

Points are 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[edit]

Pos	Driver	NOL			LAG	ROA			IMS			MOH			NJM			MOS			COA			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	NC	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Patrick Woods-Toth	2	1	2																				61
2	Cole Kleck	1	2	3																				58
3	Ryan Shehan	5	4	1																				47
4	Titus Sherlock	4	11	4																				24
5	Hayden Bowlsbey	6	3	Ret																				23
6	Jett Bowling	Ret	5	5																				20
7	Nicolas Ambiado	3	10	DNS																				16
8	Justin Garat	8	8	6																				16
9	Nicole Havrda	7	6	12†																				14
10	James Lawley	11	7	10																				7
11	Landan Matriano Lim	Ret	13	7																				6
12	Ricco Shlaimoun	9	Ret	8																				6
13	Anthony Autiello	10	9	11																				3
14	Kevin Janzen	Ret	Ret	9																				2
—	Alex Benavitz	Ret	Ret	DNS																				0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	NC	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	NOL			LAG	ROA			IMS			MOH			NJM			MOS			COA			Pts

Teams' standings[edit]

Only a teams' two best-finishing cars are eligible for teams' championship points.

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

Pos	Driver	NOL			LAG	ROA			IMS			MOH			NJM			MOS			COA			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	NC	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports	2	1	1																				110
1	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports	4	4	2																				110
2	DD Autosport	1	2	3																				58
3	IGY6 Motorsports	6	3	Ret																				23
4	Velox USA	3	10	DNS																				16
5	Speed Factory	8	8	6																				16
6	Atlantic Racing Team	11	7	10																				7
7	Momentum Motorsports	10	9	11																				3
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	NC	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	NOL			LAG	ROA			IMS			MOH			NJM			MOS			COA			Pts

References[edit]

^ Wood, Ida (2022-05-25). "Ligier unveils design for F4 Gen2 car to be used in America". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c A, Ashleigh (2024-02-08). "More Than a Dozen Drivers Awarded Support from PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
^ "Alex Benavitz on Instagram: "I'm very excited to announce that I will be competing in the 2024 FIA Formula Regional Americas championship with @kiwimotorsportnz"". Instagram. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ "Three Returning Drivers to Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport for 2024 FR Americas Campaign – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
^ "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Announces Two New Drivers for 2024 Season – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Brings Thirteen to FR Americas and JSF4 Season Opener". RTD Media. 2024-04-09.
^ Media, R. T. D. (2024-02-22). "RYAN SHEHAN RETURNS TO CROSSLINK KIWI MOTORSPORT AND FR AMERICAS PROGRAM IN 2024". RTD Media. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2024 FR Americas Championship Entry List Rounds 1-3 at NOLA Motorsports Park" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
^ "Atlantic Racing Team Announces Plans for 2024; James Lawley to Return to Drivers Seat". F4 U.S. Championships. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
^ A, Ashleigh (2024-03-25). "Momentum Motorsports Adds Anthony Autiello to FR Americas Driver Lineup". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
^ "FORMULA REGIONAL AMERICAS || JENSEN". Jensen Global Advisors. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ "FR Americas, F4 U.S. and Ligier JS F4 Series Unveil 2024 Schedule". FR Americas Championship. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
^ Anequini, Laura (2024-04-09). "Formula Regional Americas: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-04-09.

External links[edit]

Official website: Formula Regional Americas

[1] Wood, Ida (2022-05-25). "Ligier unveils design for F4 Gen2 car to be used in America". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-10.

[:0-2] A, Ashleigh (2024-02-08). "More Than a Dozen Drivers Awarded Support from PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

[3] "Alex Benavitz on Instagram: "I'm very excited to announce that I will be competing in the 2024 FIA Formula Regional Americas championship with @kiwimotorsportnz"". Instagram. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

[4] "Three Returning Drivers to Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport for 2024 FR Americas Campaign – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.

[5] "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Announces Two New Drivers for 2024 Season – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

[:1-6] "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Brings Thirteen to FR Americas and JSF4 Season Opener". RTD Media. 2024-04-09.

[7] Media, R. T. D. (2024-02-22). "RYAN SHEHAN RETURNS TO CROSSLINK KIWI MOTORSPORT AND FR AMERICAS PROGRAM IN 2024". RTD Media. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[NOLAEntryList-8] "2024 FR Americas Championship Entry List Rounds 1-3 at NOLA Motorsports Park" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-10.

[9] "Atlantic Racing Team Announces Plans for 2024; James Lawley to Return to Drivers Seat". F4 U.S. Championships. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

[10] A, Ashleigh (2024-03-25). "Momentum Motorsports Adds Anthony Autiello to FR Americas Driver Lineup". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-26.

[11] "FORMULA REGIONAL AMERICAS || JENSEN". Jensen Global Advisors. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

[12] "FR Americas, F4 U.S. and Ligier JS F4 Series Unveil 2024 Schedule". FR Americas Championship. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-04.

[13] Anequini, Laura (2024-04-09). "Formula Regional Americas: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-04-09.

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