2021 Formula 4 United States Championship

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
United States Jensen Global Advisors 1 United States Oscar Haffar[1] All
2 United States Jake Bonilla[2] All
9 United States Kerong Li 5–6
12 United States Maximillian Parker 6
United States Jay Howard Driver Development 3 United States Chase Hyland 3–6
4 United States Seth Foley[3] All
5 United States Matthew Christensen[4] All
6 United States Bijoy Garg 2–4, 6
7 United States Joe Ostholthoff[5] 1–3
United States Alexander Koreiba 6
10 Japan Juju Noda[6] 1
United States Zoey Edenholm 6
United States Future Star Racing 8 United States Chloe Chambers[7] 1–5
United States Velocity Racing Development 11 United States Nick Persing[8] 1–2
22 Canada Nicholas Christodoulou[9] All
29 United States Erik Evans 5–6
77 United States Jason Alder[10] All
03 United States Hayden Bowlsbey 5–6
United States DEForce Racing 16 United States Chara Mansur 6
17 Mexico José Andrés Martínez[11] 1–2, 5–6
United States Maxwell Jamieson 4
18 5–6
19 Mexico Noel León[12] All
United States Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport 20 Sweden Viktor Andersson[13] All
25 United States Spencer Bucknum[14] 1
United States Joseph Daniele[15] 2–6
33 United States Chase Gardner 5–6
39 United States Bryson Morris 4–6
64 United States Dylan Hajicek 6
66 United States Ryan Shehan[16] All
76 Brazil Gabriel Fonseca[17] All
91 United States Cooper Becklin[18] 1
99 United Kingdom Emily Linscott[19] 1–5
03 United States Hayden Bowlsbey 4
07 United States Arias Deukmedjian[20] 1–3
United States Gonella Racing 23 Mexico Arturo Flores[21] All
26 Canada Mac Clark[22] All
31 United States Christian Weir 5–6
United States Alliance Racing 28 United States Will Edwards 1–3, 5–6
03 United States Hayden Bowlsbey 1–3
United States TR Racing 32 United States Trevor Russell[23] 1–3, 6
United States Gardner Racing 33 United States Chase Gardner[24] 1, 3–4
Canada ICAR Canada Racing Team 36 Canada Justin Arseneau[25] All
98 Canada Louka St-Jean[25] All
United States DC Autosport 71 Bolivia Rodrigo Gutiérrez 1–4, 6
United States Momentum Motorsports 74 United States Lucas Mann[lower-alpha 1] 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]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Road Atlanta, Braselton 27 March Mexico Noel León United States Jason Alder United States Jason Alder United States Velocity Racing Development Formula Regional Americas Championship
Trans-Am Series
SVRA
International GT
R2 Mexico Noel León United States Jason Alder United States Velocity Racing Development
R3 28 March United States Jason Alder Mexico Noel León United States DEForce Racing
2 R1 Road America, Elkhart Lake 16 May Canada Mac Clark Canada Mac Clark Canada Mac Clark United States Gonella Racing Formula Regional Americas Championship
SVRA
International GT
R2 Canada Mac Clark[lower-alpha 2] United States Bijoy Garg Canada Mac Clark United States Gonella Racing
R3 17 May United States Bijoy Garg Canada Nicholas Christodoulou United States Velocity Racing Development
3 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 26 June Mexico Noel León[lower-alpha 3] United States Arias Deukmedjian Canada Mac Clark[lower-alpha 4] United States DEForce Racing Formula Regional Americas Championship
Trans-Am Series
SVRA
International GT
R2 27 June Bolivia Rodrigo Gutiérrez Mexico Noel León United States DEForce Racing
R3 Canada Mac Clark Canada Mac Clark United States Gonella Racing
4 R1 Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd 17 July Canada Nicholas Christodoulou Canada Nicholas Christodoulou Canada Nicholas Christodoulou United States Velocity Racing Development Formula Regional Americas Championship
Trans-Am Series
SVRA
R2 United States Jason Alder Canada Mac Clark United States Gonella Racing
R3 18 July Canada Nicholas Christodoulou United States Bryson Morris United States Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsports
5 R1 Virginia International Raceway, Alton 25 September Mexico Noel León Canada Louka St-Jean United States Jason Alder United States Velocity Racing Development Formula Regional Americas Championship
Trans-Am Series
SVRA
International GT
R2 United States Ryan Shehan Canada Mac Clark United States Gonella Racing
R3 26 September United States Jason Alder United States Jason Alder United States Velocity Racing Development
6 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Austin 23 October Mexico Noel León[lower-alpha 5] Canada Nicholas Christodoulou United States Jason Alder United States Velocity Racing Development Formula One World Championship
R2 24 October Canada Nicholas Christodoulou Canada Nicholas Christodoulou United States Velocity Racing Development

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[lower-alpha 2] R2[lower-alpha 6] R3 R1 R2 R3 R1[lower-alpha 7] R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1 Mexico Noel León 2 2 1 4 2 8 5 1 2 16 4 Ret 8 3 2 2 2 212
2 Canada Mac Clark 5 Ret 14 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 18 21 1 3 7 3 191.5
3 United States Jason Alder 1 1 2 Ret Ret EX 21 3 24 20 17 6 1 5 1 1 6 184
4 Canada Nicholas Christodoulou 3 6 4 3 3 1 Ret EX 9 1 2 2 2 2 21† 6 1 174.5
5 United States Matthew Christensen 4 18 5 2 5 2 12 8 6 5 5 16 5 4 Ret 10 8 94
6 United States Bryson Morris 4 3 1 7 7 4 18 5 74
7 Canada Justin Arseneau 16 9 9 18 13 6 2 7 8 13 8 4 11 9 6 Ret 15 66
8 United States Bijoy Garg Ret 4 7 3 6 4 Ret 6 7 9 10 64
9 United States Arias Deukmedjian 6 3 3 Ret EX 4 8 EX 12 54
10 Bolivia Rodrigo Gutiérrez 9 4 6 6 17 12 Ret 10 3 12 7 14 11 14 44
11 United States Hayden Bowlsbey 14 Ret 10 14 12 19 7 4 7 14 11 3 Ret Ret 13 Ret 12 40
12 United States Jake Bonilla 7 10 20 Ret DNS 21 4 11 Ret Ret DNS Ret 15 14 12 4 7 37
13 United States Christian Weir 3 Ret 7 3 Ret 36
14 United States Erik Evans 20 11 5 5 4 32
15 Brazil Gabriel Fonseca 10 7 7 8 8 9 6 18 14 6 NC 17 9 20 8 14 Ret 31
16 Canada Louka St-Jean 20 12 15 Ret Ret 13 19 16 13 3 10 8 4 6 11 24 16 25
17 United States Chase Gardner 24 DNS DNS 20 9 5 18 16 EX 14 8 20† 8 9 22
18 United States Lucas Mann 13 8 12 9 6 5 DNS EX 20 10 13 21 18
19 United States Seth Foley Ret Ret DNS 10 10 Ret 9 5 11 Ret DNS Ret Ret 10 9 12 11 15.5
20 Sweden Viktor Andersson 12 Ret 17 11 7 10 11 12 10 19 12 9 6 13 17 16 28 15
21 United States Spencer Bucknum 8 5 Ret 14
22 Mexico Arturo Flores 19 11 16 20 19 16 15 19 17 Ret DNS 5 12 24 14 15 17 10
23 United Kingdom Emily Linscott 15 15 8 19 15 Ret 14 20 19 Ret 14 12 16 17 15 4
24 United States Ryan Shehan 22 14 21 7 9 14 13 13 23 11 9 10 Ret 12 19† 13 13 4
25 United States Joseph Daniele 21 16 20 18 14 16 8 19 11 10 22 10 Ret 24 2
26 United States Chloe Chambers 17 Ret 11 15 Ret 11 10 22 26 7 Ret 20 17 16 18 1
27 United States Trevor Russell DNS DNS 13 5 11 Ret 17 Ret 25 17 Ret 0
28 United States Oscar Haffar 21 16 Ret 13 Ret 18 16 14 21 9 15 19 Ret 15 Ret 21 18 0
29 United States Cooper Becklin 11 Ret DNS 0
30 Mexico José Andrés Martínez Ret DNS 18 12 18 15 18 18 16 Ret 22 0
31 United States Joe Ostholthoff 18 13 22 16 14 17 22 17 15 0
32 United States Will Edwards 23 17 19 17 20 Ret DNS 21 18 13 23 Ret Ret DNS 0
33 United States Chase Hyland NC Ret 22 17 20 13 26 20 0
34 United States Maxwell Jamieson 15 18 15 Ret 19 22 19 27 0
35 United States Alexander Koreiba 20 19 0
36 United States Kerong Li 19 21 DNS 25 26 0
37 United States Chara Mansur Ret 21 0
38 United States Dylan Hajicek 22 29 0
39 United States Zoey Edenholm 23 25 0
40 United States Maximillian Parker 27 23 0
– United States Nick Persing Ret DNS Ret Ret DNS DNS –
– Japan 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[lower-alpha 2] R2[lower-alpha 6] R3 R1 R2 R3 R1[lower-alpha 7] R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts
ATL ROA MOH BRA VIR COA
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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 United States Velocity Racing Development 381.5
2 United States Gonella Racing 237.5
3 United States DEForce Racing 212
4 United States Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsports 184
5 United States Jay Howard Driver Development 169
6 Canada ICAR Canada Racing Team 91
7 United States DC Autosport 44
8 United States Jensen Global Advisors 37
9 United States Alliance Racing 25
10 United States Momentum Motorsports 18
11 United States Gardner Racing 18
12 United States Future Star Racing 1
13 United States TR Racing 0

Notes
  1. Lucas Mann is an American-Canadian driver who entered under the American flag.
  2. 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.
  3. Due to the weather conditions, the qualifying were cancelled. The grid was set by the championship standings.
  4. Noel León and Arias Deukmedjian finished first and second but both were penalized. Mac Clark inherited the win.
  5. Nicholas Christodoulou was the fastest in the qualifying but was penalized to start from the pitlane. León inherited the pole.
  6. Half points were awarded for Race 2 as the leader completed more than two laps but less than 75% of the original race time.
  7. The drivers did not complete a full green lap in Race 1, thus it was not counted toward points.

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