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2024 Formula Regional Americas Championship

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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.

Reigning F4 US champion Patrick Woods-Toth won the Drivers' Championship with three races to spare in his debut season. His team, Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports - the only multi-car team - defended their Teams' Championship title, claiming it in the first race of round five.

Teams and drivers

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All drivers compete with Ligier JS F3 cars on Hankook tires. All teams are American-registered. 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
Jensen Global Advisors 1 Denmark Theodor Jensen[2] 3
TBA Sweden Oliver Westling[3] TBC
Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports 6 Canada Nicole Havrda[4] 1–6
14 United States Alex Benavitz[5] 1
24 United States Kevin Janzen[6] 1–4, 6
25 United States Ricco Shlaimoun[7] 1–6
27 Canada Patrick Woods-Toth[8] 1–6
31 United States Titus Sherlock[8] 1–6, NC
66 United States Ryan Shehan[9] 1–4, NC
73 United States Landan Matriano Lim[4] 1–6, NC
02 United States Jett Bowling[8] 1–6, NC
DD Autosport 11 United States Cole Kleck[10] 1
Speed Factory 17 United States Justin Garat[4] 1–5
IGY6 Motorsports 22 United States Hayden Bowlsbey[10] 1–6
Velox USA 55 Chile Nicolas Ambiado[10] 1–5
Atlantic Racing Team 77 Canada James Lawley[11] 1–6
Momentum Motorsports 07 United States Anthony Autiello[12] 1, 3, 6

Race calendar

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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 19, as the events at Mid-Ohio and COTA only held two races each.[13] FR Americas also held a non-championship invitational event at Laguna Seca, visiting the Western US for the first time.[14]

Round Circuit Date Support bill Map of circuit locations
1 R1 United States NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale 13 April SVRA Sprint Series
Trans-Am Series
TA2 Series
Ligier JS F4 Series
R2 14 April
R3
NC R1 United States Laguna Seca, Monterey 4 May SVRA Sprint Series
Trans-Am Series
R2 5 May
2 R1 United States Road America, Elkhart Lake 18 May Road America SpeedTour
SVRA Sprint Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
Ligier JS F4 Series
R2
R3 19 May
3 R1 United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 15 June Indy SpeedTour
SVRA Sprint Series
Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA
Formula First USA
R2 16 June
R3
4 R1 United States Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 22 June SVRA Sprint Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
Ligier JS F4 Series
Trans-Am Series
R2 23 June
5 R1 United States New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville 27 July SVRA Sprint Series
Atlantic Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship
Ligier JS F4 Series
R2 28 July
R3
6 R1 Canada Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville 30 August Nascar Canada Series
Trans-Am Series
TA2 Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2 31 August
R3 1 September
7 R1 United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin 31 October – 3 November SVRA Sprint Series
Formula 4 United States Championship
R2

Race results

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 United States NOLA Motorsports Park Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Cole Kleck United States Cole Kleck United States DD Autosport
R2 United States Ryan Shehan Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R3 Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Ryan Shehan United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
NC R1 United States Laguna Seca United States Titus Sherlock no starters
R2 United States Jett Bowling United States Ryan Shehan United States Titus Sherlock United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
2 R1 United States Road America Canada Patrick Woods-Toth Canada Patrick Woods-Toth Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R2 United States Titus Sherlock United States Titus Sherlock United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R3 United States Titus Sherlock United States Titus Sherlock United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
3 R1 United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway Canada Patrick Woods-Toth Canada Patrick Woods-Toth Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R2 Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Ryan Shehan United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R3 Canada Patrick Woods-Toth Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
4 R1 United States Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Canada Patrick Woods-Toth Chile Nicolas Ambiado United States Ryan Shehan United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R2 Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Ryan Shehan United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
5 R1 United States New Jersey Motorsports Park Canada Patrick Woods-Toth Chile Nicolas Ambiado United States Titus Sherlock United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R2 Chile Nicolas Ambiado Chile Nicolas Ambiado United States Velox USA
R3 Chile Nicolas Ambiado Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
6 R1 Canada Canadian Tire Motorsports Park Canada Patrick Woods-Toth Canada Patrick Woods-Toth Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R2 Canada Patrick Woods-Toth Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
R3 Canada Patrick Woods-Toth Canada Patrick Woods-Toth United States Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports
7 R1 United States Circuit of the Americas
R2

Championship standings

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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

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Pos Driver NOL
United States 		LAG
United States 		ROA
United States 		IMS
United States 		MOH
United States 		NJM
United States 		MOS
Canada 		COA
United States 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 NC R1 R2 R3[a] R1 R2 R3[b] R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1 Canada Patrick Woods-Toth 2 1 2 1 12† Ret 1 6 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 294.5
2 United States Ryan Shehan 5 4 1 DNS 2 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 188
3 United States Titus Sherlock 4 11 4 DNS 1 2 1 1 12 Ret 6 WD WD 1 2 Ret 2 2 9 177.5
4 United States Jett Bowling Ret 5 5 DNS 3 Ret 6 Ret 4 2 3 3 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 164.5
5 Chile Nicolas Ambiado 3 10 DNS 3 4 7 5 9 7 Ret 2 2 1 2 140
6 United States Hayden Bowlsbey 6 3 Ret 7 5 6 Ret 5 12† 4 4 5 6 4 6 9 3 132
7 Canada Nicole Havrda 7 6 12† 5 3 3 8 3 4 6 6 Ret 7 8 7 5 6 121.5
8 United States Landan Matriano Lim Ret 13 7 DNS 4 10 8 5 7 11 Ret 7 Ret 6 5 5 4 DNS 4 80
9 Canada James Lawley 11 7 10 8 10 10 Ret Ret 8 9 7 8 8 6 5 4 5 70.5
10 United States Justin Garat 8 8 6 6 7 4 6 7 11† 5 9 WD WD WD 62
11 United States Cole Kleck 1 2 3 58
12 United States Ricco Shlaimoun 9 Ret 8 11 9 8 9 8 Ret 8 8 7 9 7 10 6 7 53
13 Denmark Theodor Jensen 3 4 5 32
14 United States Kevin Janzen Ret Ret 9 9 11 9 11 Ret 9 10 10 8 7 8 22
15 United States Anthony Autiello 10 9 11 10 10 10 9 8 Ret 11.5
— United States Alex Benavitz Ret Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 NC R1 R2 R3[a] R1 R2 R3[b] R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts
NOL
United States 		LAG
United States 		ROA
United States 		IMS
United States 		MOH
United States 		NJM
United States 		MOS
Canada 		COA
United States
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

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

Pos Driver NOL
United States 		LAG
United States 		ROA
United States 		IMS
United States 		MOH
United States 		NJM
United States 		MOS
Canada 		COA
United States 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 NC R1 R2 R3[a] R1 R2 R3[b] R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports 2 1 1 DNS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 650
4 4 2 DNS 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
2 Velox USA 3 10 DNS 3 4 7 5 9 7 Ret 2 2 1 2 140
3 IGY6 Motorsports 6 3 Ret 7 5 6 Ret 5 12† 4 4 5 6 4 6 9 3 132
4 Atlantic Racing Team 11 7 10 8 10 10 Ret Ret 8 9 7 8 8 6 5 4 5 70.5
5 Speed Factory 8 8 6 6 7 4 6 7 11† 5 9 WD WD WD 62
6 DD Autosport 1 2 3 58
7 Jensen Global Advisors 3 4 6 32
8 Momentum Motorsports 10 9 11 10 10 10 9 8 Ret 11.5
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 NC R1 R2 R3[a] R1 R2 R3[b] R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts
NOL
United States 		LAG
United States 		ROA
United States 		IMS
United States 		MOH
United States 		NJM
United States 		MOS
Canada 		COA
United States

References

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  1. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-05-25). "Ligier unveils design for F4 Gen2 car to be used in America". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  2. ^ "2024 FR Americas Championship Entry List Rounds 7-9 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  3. ^ "FORMULA REGIONAL AMERICAS || JENSEN". Jensen Global Advisors. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Three Returning Drivers to Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport for 2024 FR Americas Campaign – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  7. ^ "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Announces Two New Drivers for 2024 Season – Crosslink Competition". www.crosslinkmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  8. ^ a b c "Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Brings Thirteen to FR Americas and JSF4 Season Opener". RTD Media. 2024-04-09.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b c "2024 FR Americas Championship Entry List Rounds 1-3 at NOLA Motorsports Park" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ A, Ashleigh (2024-03-25). "Momentum Motorsports Adds Anthony Autiello to FR Americas Driver Lineup". FR Americas Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  13. ^ "FR Americas, F4 U.S. and Ligier JS F4 Series Unveil 2024 Schedule". FR Americas Championship. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  14. ^ Anequini, Laura (2024-04-09). "Formula Regional Americas: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-04-09.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Half points were awarded in the third race at Road America as less than 50% of the race were completed under green flag conditions.
  2. ^ a b c d Half points were awarded in the third race at Indianapolis as less than 50% of the scheduled race duration was completed.
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