2020 Formula 4 United States Championship

The 2020 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the fifth 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

All teams were American-registered.

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Alliance Racing Sponsored by Gas Monkey Energy Drink[1]	03	Hayden Bowlsbey[2]	All
	16	Ayrton Ori[3]	1–2
	27	David Burketh[4]	1–3
	28	Will Edwards[5]	All
	33	David Dalton, Jr.[6]	1, 3
	43	Will Holtz[7]	All
Jensen Global Advisors	1	Alex Morton[8]	1–4
		Mitch Regadas[9]	1
	2	Jake Bonilla[10]	All
	12	Gil Molina[11]	1–3
Jay Howard Driver Development	3	Chase Hyland[8]	1–3
	4	Nick Persing[12]	1–3
	5	Sam Paley[13]	1–3
	6	Bijoy Garg[14]	1–3
	7	Christian Bogle[15]	1–2
	8	Nolan Siegel[16]	1–2
Primus Racing	9	James Goughary, Jr.[8]	1–3
	44	Aidan Yoder[17]	1–2
	87	Jeremy Fairbairn[17]	1–3
Velocity Racing Development	11	Hunter Yeany[18]	1–5
	21	Kyffin Simpson[19]	1–3
	29	Erik Evans[18]	1–2, 4–6
	99	Nick Persing[20]	5–6
Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	13	Spike Kohlbecker[21]	All
	14	Dylan Tavella[22]	All
	19	Varun Choksey[8]	All
	32	José Blanco[23]	All
	91	Ronan Murphy[24]	All
	93	Vincent Khristov	4
		Viktor Andersson[25]	6
Group-A Racing	17	Robert Torres[26]	All
	24	Nicholas Rivers[27]	All
	62	William Myers[28]	All
DEForce Racing	22	Nicholas Christodoulou[29]	All
	46	Davis Barringer[25]	6
	63	Thomas Nepveu[20]	5
	84	Seth Aldretti[8]	All
Iron Rock Motorsports	26	Cade McKee[8]	All
RJay Racing	34	Race Liberante	4
DC Autosport	51	Josh Sarchet[8]	All
	61	Jace Denmark-Gessel[30]	2
	71	Rodrigo Gutiérrez	4–6
New Gen Racing	87	Jeremy Fairbairn[20]	4

Race calendar

The original series schedule was announced on 19 December 2019.^[31][32] After multiple postponements due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic, on 29 May 2020 a new schedule was revealed that added new rounds at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Homestead-Miami Speedway, but no longer included a round at Road Atlanta. The final round at Circuit of the Americas, which was supposed to be held in support of the 2020 United States Grand Prix until that event canceled, was held as a triple-header.^[33][34]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Supporting
1	R1	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington	27 June	Christian Bogle	Nicholas Rivers	Hunter Yeany[a]	Velocity Racing Development	Formula Regional Americas Championship Trans-Am Series SVRA
	R2		28 June		José Blanco	Dylan Tavella[b]	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
2	R1	Virginia International Raceway, Alton	18 July	Hunter Yeany	Dylan Tavella	Hunter Yeany	Velocity Racing Development	Formula Regional Americas Championship Formula Race Promotions
	R2		19 July		Hunter Yeany	Dylan Tavella	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
	R3				Dylan Tavella	Hunter Yeany	Velocity Racing Development
3	R1	Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham	1 August	Dylan Tavella[c]	Nicholas Christodoulou	Hunter Yeany	Velocity Racing Development	Formula Regional Americas Championship Radical Cup Formula Race Promotions
	R2				José Blanco	José Blanco	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
	R3		2 August		Hunter Yeany	Spike Kohlbecker	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
	R4				Sam Paley	Hunter Yeany	Velocity Racing Development
4	R1	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring	26 September	José Blanco	José Blanco	Hunter Yeany	Velocity Racing Development	Formula Regional Americas Championship ProtoAmerica
	R2		27 September		Hunter Yeany	Hunter Yeany	Velocity Racing Development
	R3				Hunter Yeany	Hunter Yeany	Velocity Racing Development
5	R1	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead	3 October	Spike Kohlbecker	José Blanco	José Blanco	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	Formula Regional Americas Championship
	R2		4 October		Hunter Yeany	José Blanco	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
	R3				Hunter Yeany	Erik Evans[d]	Velocity Racing Development
6	R1	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	24 October	José Blanco	José Blanco	José Blanco	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport	Formula Regional Americas Championship Radical Cup Pro SRF3 Series
	R2		25 October		Spike Kohlbecker	Spike Kohlbecker	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport
	R3				Spike Kohlbecker	José Blanco	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport

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 MOH[e] VIR BAR SEB[f] HMS COA Pts 1 Hunter Yeany 1 2 1 3 1 1 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 285 2 José Blanco 3 3 Ret 4 3 26 1 11 3 2 17 5 1 1 2 1 12 1 228 3 Spike Kohlbecker 5 4 2 13 DNS 4 3 1 2 5 Ret Ret 4 3 6 2 1 3 203 4 Dylan Tavella 23 1 18 1 2 5 4 6 5 Ret 2 2 3 5 7 6 18 2 201 5 Cade McKee 12 8 6 5 4 3 8 13 8 6 3 3 11 8 5 7 15 9 117 6 Erik Evans 10 5 10 17 DNS 3 4 Ret 7 4 1 8 3 10 101 7 Nicholas Christodoulou 8 7 25 10 5 23 Ret 5 11 Ret 6 17 5 9 4 3 14 6 82 8 Nicholas Rivers NC 21 5 2 19 6 7 4 21 Ret 7 16 Ret Ret 11 5 9 Ret 72 9 Nick Persing 2 DSQ 4 9 Ret 8 DSQ 20 4 6 Ret Ret 9 2 4 70 10 Josh Sarchet Ret 20 3 NC Ret 9 21 8 10 Ret 12 6 10 15 14 4 4 5 65 11 Sam Paley 4 DSQ 8 6 16 2 2 3 12 63 12 Varun Choksey 22 6 17 NC 13 7 9 9 9 9 11 15 15 Ret DNS 11 6 11 30 13 William Myers 17 16 7 NC Ret 18 15 15 17 8 8 DNS 14 6 17 13 8 Ret 26 14 Jeremy Fairbairn 24 11 9 Ret 17 14 14 24 13 4 5 4 24 15 Bijoy Garg DSQ DSQ 14 12 Ret 24 5 7 7 22 16 Ronan Murphy 11 Ret 24 15 15 12 10 19 14 Ret 9 8 17 Ret 8 14 19 7 17 17 Rodrigo Gutiérrez 12 Ret 10 9 Ret 12 10 5 17 14 18 Kyffin Simpson 9 13 Ret 19 7 13 Ret 16 6 14 19 Jake Bonilla Ret Ret 13 11 12 11 12 14 15 Ret Ret 14 19 7 9 17 7 12 14 20 Hayden Bowlsbey 18 9 15 Ret Ret 17 11 17 19 7 Ret Ret 12 12 10 12 Ret DNS 9 21 Nolan Siegel NC DSQ Ret 14 6 8 22 Will Holtz 15 10 Ret 8 14 22 16 18 18 13 13 9 13 14 18 15 10 15 8 23 Jace Denmark-Gessel 12 7 21 6 24 Race Liberante 16 Ret 7 6 25 Gil Molina 6 Ret 23 16 8 10 Ret 10 Ret 6 26 Thomas Nepveu 8 11 Ret 4 27 Viktor Andersson Ret 20† 8 4 28 Chase Hyland Ret DSQ 16 Ret 9 20 13 Ret 22 2 29 Vincent Khristov 10 10 Ret 2 30 Robert Torres 21 18 22 Ret 18 Ret 19 22 23 14 14 11 16 10 15 18 16 16 1 31 Aidan Yoder Ret 12 19 NC 10 1 32 David Dalton, Jr. 7 15 15 Ret Ret DNS 0 33 Will Edwards 20 19 21 Ret DNS 19 Ret 21 20 11 Ret Ret 18 16 13 Ret 13 14 0 34 Davis Barringer 16 11 13 0 35 David Burketh 13 22 11 Ret 22 21 22 DNS DNS 0 36 Ayrton Ori 14 14 Ret 18 11 0 37 Seth Aldretti 19 Ret 20 Ret 20 Ret 18 23 24 15 15 12 20 13 16 Ret 17 18 0 38 Alex Morton WD WD Ret DNS DNS 16 17 12 16 DNS 16 13 0 39 James Goughary, Jr. 16 Ret Ret Ret DNS 25 20 Ret DNS 0 40 Mitch Regadas Ret 17 0 – Christian Bogle DSQ DSQ WD WD WD 0 Pos Driver MOH VIR BAR SEB HMS COA Pts

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

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsports	557
2	Velocity Racing Development	434
3	Jay Howard Driver Development	125
4	Iron Rock Motorsports	117
5	Group-A Racing	99
6	DEForce Racing	86
7	DC Autosports	85
8	New Gen Racing	22
9	Jensen Global Advisors	20
10	Alliance Racing w/ Gas Monkey	17
11	Rjay Racing	6
12	Primus Racing	3

Notes

1. Race winner Christian Bogle was disqualified for having a non-compliant part on his car.^[35]
2. Race winner Christian Bogle was disqualified for having a non-compliant part on his car.^[36]
3. Qualifying was canceled due to severe weather. Grid for Race 1 based on points standings. Tavella was awarded pole position following a grid penalty to Hunter Yeany.
4. Original race winner Hunter Yeany received a post-race penalty, awarding Evans the victory.
5. Only 5 laps in Race 1 were completed, all under the safety car, due to a weather delay and on-track incidents. According to FIA regulations no points were awarded. Multiple drivers were disqualified for having non-compliant parts on their cars.^[37][35][36]
6. Jeremy Fairbairn was classified in 4th place in Race 3, but was stripped of his points after the race was completed due to an engine oil level infraction. He kept his 4th place finish while the drivers who finished behind him remained in the positions they were originally scored in.^[38]

References

1. "Alliance Racing and Gas Monkey Energy Renew Partnership for 2020". www.f4uschampionship.com. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
2. "Hayden Bowlsbey Joins Alliance Racing and Gas Monkey Energy for F4 U.S. Effort in 2020". www.f4uschampionship.com. 24 March 2020.
3. "Alliance Racing Adds Ayrton Ori to Complete Six Driver Lineup for 2020 F4 U.S. Season". www.f4uschampionship.com. 16 June 2020.
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6. "Alliance Racing Sponsored by Gas Monkey Energy Adds David Dalton Jr". www.f4uschampionship.com. 2 April 2020.
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13. "Sam Paley and JHDD Join Forces for the 2020 F4 U.S. Championship". www.f4uschampionship.com. 6 May 2020.
14. "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT Bijoy Garg joins JHDD in F4 US! The American driver will make his debut in the series". Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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18. "Hunter Yeany and Erik Evans Join Velocity Racing Development for 2020 F4 Effort". October 15, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
19. "KYFFIN SIMPSON SIGNS FOR VELOCITY RACING DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF 2020 F4 U.S. CAMPAIGN". May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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21. "Spike Kohlbecker confirms US F4 move with Kiwi Motorsport". FormulaScout. May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
22. "Dylan Tavella Joins Kiwi Motorsport for 2020 F4 U.S. Campaign". February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
23. "Team Crosslink Competition Adds Jose Blanco to F4 U.S. Program for 2020". March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
24. "New Zealand-Native Ronan Murphy Makes Move to F4 U.S. with Kiwi Motorsport". www.f4uschampionship.com. 31 January 2020.
25. "2020 F4 US Championship Entry List Rounds 16-18". 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
26. "Group-A Racing Reconfirms Robert Torres for 2020 Race Season". www.f4uschampionship.com. 30 January 2020.
27. "Group-A Racing Signs Nicholas Stephan Rivers For 2020 F4 U.S. Campaign". May 15, 2020.
28. "Group-A Racing Signs Jamaican International Talent William Myers". February 28, 2020.
29. "2020 EXCITEMENT BUILDS FOR LARGEST F4 CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE WORLD". December 16, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
30. "2020 F4 US Championship Entry List Virginia International Raceway". F4USChampionship.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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32. "F4 United States Championship 2020 Schedule". F4 United States Championship. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
33. "F4 U.S. Reveals Revised 2020 Schedule, Two New Tracks Added". F4 United States Championship. 29 May 2020.
34. "SCCA Pro Racing Finalizes 2020 F4 U.S. and FR Americas Schedule". F4 United States Championship. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
35. "Mid Ohio Round 1 Official Race Result". Retrieved 17 July 2020.
36. "Mid Ohio Round 2 Official Race Result". Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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38. "Sebring Int'l Raceway - Round 12 Official Race Result" (PDF). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

External links

• Official website