2022 Formula 4 United States Championship Explained

The 2022 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the seventh 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		Driver	Rounds
Jensen Global Advisors	1	Maximillian Parker^[1]	1
	2	Oliver Westling^[2]	1–4
Jay Howard Driver Development	3	Michael Boyiadzis	3–6
	4	Seth Brown^[3]	All
	5	Jack Zheng^[4]	1
		Earl Tucker	4, 6
	6	Lochie Hughes^[5]	All
	7	Joe Ostholthoff^[6]	1–2
		Albert Morey IV	3–6
	98	Louka St-Jean^[7]	nowrap	1–2, 4–5
Future Star Racing	8	David Burketh^[8]	1–2
		Andre Castro	3, 5–6
	88	Maite Cáceres	6
Gonella Racing	9	Carl Bennett^[9]	All
	17	Tyke Durst^[10]	All
	22	Arturo Flores^[11]	1–4, 6
Cará Origin Motosports	10	Daniel Cará	5–6
Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	11	Cole Kleck	6
	30	Lewis Hodgson^[12]	1
	31	Titus Sherlock	6
	39	Bryson Morris	All
	55	Lucas Fecury^[13]	All
	66	Ryan Shehan^[14]	All
	76	Gabriel Fonseca	All
	09	Madison Aust	All
Velocity Racing Development	12	Ethan Barker	6
	24	Nicholas Rivers^[15]	1–2
		Jacob Loomis	6
	45	nowrap	Matthew Christensen^[16]	1–5
	65	Noah Ping^[17]	All
Barker Racing	12	Ethan Barker	2–3, 5
DEForce Racing	16	Brady Golan	6
	18	Maxwell Jamieson	6
	19	Kory Enders	6
Doran-Kroll Competition	19	Jack Zheng	4
	08	Alexander Berg^[18]	All
International Motorsport	21	Maite Cáceres^[19]	1–3
	32	Giorgio Carrara	3
	53	Alan Isambard	1–3
IGY6 Motorsports	25	Jacob Bolen^[20]	3, 5–6

Race calendar

The 2022 calendar was announced on 23 September 2021. The series planned to hold a pre-season test at Road Atlanta in March but it was moved to NOLA Motorsports Park. Each round featured three races.^[21]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Supporting
1	R1	NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale	9 April	Matthew Christensen	Noah Ping	Lochie Hughes	Jay Howard Driver Development	Formula Regional Americas Championship SVRA
	R2		10 April		Bryson Morris	Bryson Morris	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
	R3				Nicholas Rivers	Nicholas Rivers	Velocity Racing Development
2	R1	Road America, Elkhart Lake	21 May	Lochie Hughes	Matthew Christensen	Matthew Christensen	Velocity Racing Development	Formula Regional Americas Championship SVRA
	R2		22 May		Noah Ping	Matthew Christensen	Velocity Racing Development
	R3				Matthew Christensen	Noah Ping	Velocity Racing Development
3	R1	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington	25 June	Andre Castro	Alexander Berg	Bryson Morris	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	Formula Regional Americas Championship SVRA Trans-Am Series
	R2		26 June		Lochie Hughes	Lochie Hughes	Jay Howard Driver Development
	R3				Lochie Hughes	Noah Ping	Velocity Racing Development
4	R1	New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville	30 July	Lochie Hughes	Lochie Hughes	Ryan Shehan	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	Formula Regional Americas Championship SVRA
	R2		31 July		Lochie Hughes	Lochie Hughes	Jay Howard Driver Development
	R3				Seth Brown	Lochie Hughes	Jay Howard Driver Development
5	R1	Virginia International Raceway, Alton	8 October	Bryson Morris	Ryan Shehan	Ryan Shehan	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	Formula Regional Americas Championship SVRA Trans-Am Series
	R2				Gabriel Fonseca	Bryson Morris	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
	R3		9 October		Noah Ping	Noah Ping	Velocity Racing Development
6	R1	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	3 November	Jacob Loomis	Noah Ping	Noah Ping	Velocity Racing Development	Formula Regional Americas Championship SVRA Trans-Am Series
	R2				Lochie Hughes	Lochie Hughes	Jay Howard Driver Development
	R3		4 November		Jacob Loomis	Lochie Hughes	Jay Howard Driver 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 NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR COA Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Lochie Hughes 1 5 2 2 4 4 19 1 5 6 1 1 Ret 2 2 4 1 1 277 2 Bryson Morris 2 1 17 9 5 5 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 14 6 7 Ret 222 3 Noah Ping 20 3 13 6 2 1 6 2 1 Ret 5 4 3 4 1 1 Ret 15 196 4 Ryan Shehan 3 4 8 8 8 11 2 19 3 1 3 2 1 3 Ret 9 11 5 169.5 5 Alexander Berg 4 Ret 3 3 3 6 5 Ret Ret 4 4 5 Ret Ret 4 8 3 12 134 6 Matthew Christensen 21 2 10 1 1 2 Ret 4 7 8 9 6 8 6 Ret 129 7 Gabriel Fonseca 5 7 Ret 18 9 7 4 7 11 Ret 6 15 4 12 Ret 7 4 4 86 8 Andre Castro 3 5 6 5 14 3 11 2 3 78.5 9 Nicholas Rivers 6 18 1 4 6 3 68 10 Arturo Flores 7 8 4 10 Ret 8 7 6 18 7 8 13 12 8 7 61 11 Louka St-Jean 9 6 15 5 Ret 16 3 7 Ret 7 10 13 45 12 Jacob Loomis 2 9 2 38 13 Seth Brown 14 12 6 13 13 19 9 10 21 10 13 7 Ret 5 12 DNS DNS 11 28 14 Carl Bennett 11 10 9 11 10 12 8 8 20 11 10 8 6 Ret 7 17 22 20 24 15 Alan Isambard 10 9 5 17 11 13 10 9 8 20 16 Ethan Barker Ret 14 14 Ret 15 12 9 13 Ret 3 19 9 18 17 Cole Kleck 5 12 6 18 18 Lucas Fecury 13 11 19 12 15 18 11 21 9 9 17 11 Ret 8 5 13 17 10 14 19 Oliver Westling 12 14 7 7 Ret 9 Ret 16 16 13 14 12 14 20 Giorgio Carrara 12 12 4 12 21 Tyke Durst 18 13 12 Ret 16 15 14 13 10 Ret 15 10 11 7 6 14 13 17 12 22 Titus Sherlock Ret 6 8 12 23 Maxwell Jamieson 10 5 Ret 11 24 David Burketh 8 Ret DNS 16 7 10 11 25 Earl Tucker 5 Ret Ret 21 14 14 10 26 Daniel Cará 13 Ret 8 16 10 13 3 27 Michael Boyiadzis 18 20 19 16 16 Ret 10 9 10 22 21 19 3 28 Madison Aust 16 Ret 14 15 18 20 13 17 15 15 12 9 DNS 11 Ret 23 20 22 2 29 Albert Morey IV 16 14 13 12 Ret Ret 14 15 9 20 16 18 1 30 Jacob Bolen 15 11 14 12 Ret 11 18 18 23 0 31 Jack Zheng 22 19 Ret 14 11 14 0 32 Joe Ostholthoff 15 15 11 14 17 17 0 33 Maite Cáceres 17 16 Ret Ret 12 Ret 17 18 17 15 15 21 0 34 Maximillian Parker Ret 17 16 0 35 Brady Golan 19 23 16 0 36 Lewis Hodgson 19 Ret 18 0 – Kory Enders DNS DNS DNS – Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR COA

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' standings

Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	447.5
2	Velocity Racing Development	406
3	Jay Howard Driver Development	356.5
4	Doran-Kroll Competition	138
5	Gonella Racing	98
6	Future Star Racing	89.5
7	International Motorsport	33
8	Jensen Global Advisors	14
9	DEForce Racing	11
10	Cará Origin Motosports	3
11	Barker Racing	1
12	IGY6 Motorsports	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1 April 2022. American Sophomore Max Parker Returns with Jensen to F4 US Championship. live. Formula 4 United States Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20220401182016/https://www.f4uschampionship.com/articles/2015953-american-sophomore-max-parker-returns-with-jensen-to-f4-us-championship . 2022-04-01 .
2. Web site: 22 March 2022. Oliver Westling Joins Jensen F4 US Team For 2022 Season. live. Formula 4 United States Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325193354/https://www.f4uschampionship.com/articles/2015926-oliver-westling-joins-jensen-f4-us-team-for-2022-season . 2022-03-25 .
3. Web site: 8 April 2022 . Seth Brown to Join JHDD for 2022 F4 U.S. Championship . us3.campaign-archive.com.
4. Web site: 31 March 2022. Jack Zheng Set to Race for JHDD in 2022 F4 United States Championship. us3.campaign-archive.com.
5. Web site: 7 April 2022 . Lochie Hughes to Drive for JHDD in 2022 F4 United States Championship . us3.campaign-archive.com.
6. Web site: 15 March 2022. Ostholthoff Back with JHDD for F4 in 2022. us3.campaign-archive.com.
7. Web site: 7 April 2022 . Canadian Louka St. Jean Switching to JHDD for 2022 F4 United States Championship . us3.campaign-archive.com.
8. Web site: Wheeler. Chris. 24 February 2022. David Burketh to Join Future Star Racing for the 2022 F4 U.S. Championship. Future Star Racing.
9. Web site: 18 March 2022. Carl Bennett joins Gonella Racing for the F4US 2022 championship. live. Gonella Racing. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325032019/https://www.gonellaracing.com/post/carl-bennett-joins-gonella-racing-for-the-f4us-2022-championship . 2022-03-25 .
10. Web site: 25 February 2022. Tyke Durst signs with Gonella Racing to compete in the F4US Championship powered by Honda. live. Gonella Racing. https://web.archive.org/web/20220225212239/https://www.gonellaracing.com/post/tyke-durst-signs-with-gonella-racing-to-compete-in-the-f4us-championship-powered-by-honda . 2022-02-25 .
11. Web site: 21 February 2022. Artie Flores to continue with Gonella Racing for the 2022 Formula 4 United States Championship. live. Gonella Racing. https://web.archive.org/web/20220222004122/https://www.gonellaracing.com/post/artie-flores-to-return-to-gonella-racing-for-the-2022-formula-4-united-states-championship . 2022-02-22 .
12. Web site: 7 April 2022 . Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Set to Bring a Full House to NOLA SpeedTour . Formula 4 United States Championship.
13. Web site: Wood. Ida. 22 March 2022. US F4 grid grows, FDevelopment gets closer, rival USF Juniors tests. live. Formula Scout. https://web.archive.org/web/20220323010234/https://formulascout.com/us-f4-grid-grows-fdevelopment-gets-closer-rival-usf-juniors-tests/91133 . 2022-03-23 .
14. Web site: 29 March 2022. Ryan Shehan joins Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport for 2022 F4 United States Championship. live. RTD Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20220329123041/https://www.rtd-media.com/ryan-shehan-joins-crosslink-kiwi-motorsport-for-2022-f4-united-states-championship/ . 2022-03-29 .
15. Web site: 15 March 2022. Nicholas Rivers joins Velocity Racing Development for 2022 F4 United States Championship Powered By Honda. live. RTD Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20220315180723/https://www.rtd-media.com/nicholas-rivers-joins-velocity-racing-development-for-2022-f4-united-states-championship-powered-by-honda/ . 2022-03-15 .
16. Web site: 20 January 2022. Matt Christensen joins Velocity Racing Development for 2022 F4 United States Championship Powered by Honda. live. RTD Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120201655/https://www.rtd-media.com/matt-christensen-joins-velocity-racing-development-for-2022-f4-united-states-championship-powered-by-honda/. 2022-01-20 .
17. Web site: 14 March 2022. Zack and Noah Ping have success in new programs in first quarter of 2022. live. RTD Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20220315100223/https://www.rtd-media.com/zack-and-noah-ping-have-success-in-new-programs-in-first-quarter-of-2022/ . 2022-03-15 .
18. Web site: 7 February 2022. Alex Berg joins Doran-Kroll Competition for 2022 F4 United States Championship. live. RTD Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207182709/https://www.rtd-media.com/alex-berg-joins-doran-kroll-competition-for-2022-f4-united-states-championship/. 2022-02-07 .
19. Web site: 26 February 2022. Maite Cáceres no entró en W Series pero mantiene ese objetivo. live. Tenfield.com. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226230734/https://www.tenfield.com.uy/maite-caceres-no-entro-en-w-series-pero-mantiene-ese-objetivo/ . 2022-02-26 .
20. Web site: 17 June 2022 . Statement from IGY6 Motorsports Regarding the Addition of Jacob Bolen to Their 2022 Drive Line-Up . Formula 4 United States Championship.
21. Web site: 23 September 2021. 2022 Schedule Announced for FR Americas and F4 U.S. Championships. F4 U.S. Championships.