2016 Formula 4 United States Championships

2016 United States Formula 4 Championship season
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The 2016 United States Formula 4 Championship season will be the inaugural 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.[1] It will begin on 27 May at the Lime Rock Park and will finish on 10 October at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, after five triple header rounds.[2]

Teams and drivers

All teams are American-registered.

Team Drivers
GMV Motorsports[3] Canada Michael Goodyear[3]
United States Austin Kaszuba[3]
Group-A Racing[4] Canada Raphael Forcier[4]
Leading Edge Grand Prix[5] United States Konrad Czaczyk[5]
United States Robbie Pecorari[5]
Denmark Benjamin Pedersen[6]
Mexico Moisés de la Vara[5]

Race calendar and results

The calendar was unveiled on 12 November 2015.[2] On 4 May 2016, it was announced the first round at Lime Rock Park, to be held on 27-28 May, would be rescheduled to give drivers and teams more time to prepare themselves for the season.[7] All rounds will be held on circuits on the East Coast of the United States.

Round Circuit Location Date Supporting
1 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey 10–12 June Trans-Am Series
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R2
R3
2 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio 13–14 August NASCAR Xfinity Series
Trans-Am Series
R2
R3
3 R1 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia 17–18 September Historic Sportscar Racing Series
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R2
R3
4 R1 Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida 9–10 October Trans-Am Series
Formula Lites
R2
R3
R1 TBA[7] TBA TBA TBA
R2
R3

References

  1. DeHarde, Christopher (17 September 2015). "SCCA to sanction Formula 4 championship". Motorsport. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Topeka, Ken (12 November 2015). "Inaugural Formula 4 United States Championship calendar unveiled". US F4 Championship. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "IndyCar and NFL Stars Team Up for F4". United States Formula 4 Championship. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Forcier Joins U.S Formula 4 With Group-A Racing". Group-A Racing. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "F4 On the Leading Edge". United States Formula 4 Championship. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. "Danish Driver announced for FIA US F4 Championship". United States Formula 4 Championship. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  7. 1 2 "SCCA Pro Racing postpones launch of F4 U.S. Championship". United States Formula 4 Championship. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

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