2024 Ligier JS F4 Series

The 2024 Ligier JS F4 Series is the inaugural season of the Ligier JS F4 Series. The series was founded from the ashes of the Formula Development series, which served as a feeder into the United States Formula 4 Championship, but suffered chronically low grid numbers. The series is sanctioned by Parella Motorsports Holdings.

The series was created for teams and drivers to utilize the old Ligier JS F4 chassis following the United States Formula 4 Championship's switch to the Ligier JS F422 chassis.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Jensen Global Advisors	1	Cash Felber	3
		Athan Sterling	5
		Jake Pollack	1–2, 4
	7	Jake Pollack	3
	7	Zach Fourie	5
	2	Parker Wallin	1–2
		Roman Felber	3
		Athan Sterling	4
		Ethan Brobston	5
Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	5	Demitri Nolan	All
	17	Takumi Numata	5
	29	Kekai Hauanio	All
	45	Bacon Zelenka	All
	95	Brad Majman	All
International Motorsport	6	Maite Cáceres	All
LC Racing	8	Beckham Jacir	5
LC Racing	12	Caleb Campbell	5
Champagne Racing	10	Conor Grant	5
Champagne Racing	26	Leonardo Escorpioni	5
Atlantic Racing Team	24	Daniel Quimby	1
Scuderia Buell	25	Teddy Musella	All
	27	Rafał Wołosz	3–4
	27	Sacha van 't Pad Bosch	5
	44	Pablo Benites Jr.	1
Szuch Racing	28	Drew Szuch	All
Berg DMG Racing	23	Harbir Dass	4–5
Berg DMG Racing	49	Harbir Dass	1–2
Momentum Motorsports	34	Parker Wallin	5
IGY6 Motorsports	72	Jacob Lawter	1–3
	83	Christopher Parrish	1–2, 4–5
	83	Hayden Bowlsbey	3

Race calendar

The 2024 calendar was announced on 3 October 2023.^[1] All rounds will be under the Formula Regional Americas Championship and SVRA support bill, but from Road America onwards, it will also be on the United States Formula 4 support bill, following the cancellation of its round at NOLA Motorsports Park due to shipping delays with the new chassis.^[2]

Round		Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	R1	NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale	13 April	Formula Regional Americas Championship SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series TA2 Series
	R2		13 April
	R3		14 April
2	R1	Road America, Elkhart Lake	16–19 May	Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA
	R2
	R3
3	R1	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington	20–23 June	Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA
	R2
	R3
4	R1	New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville	25–28 July	Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA
	R2
	R3
5	R1	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	31 October–3 November	Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA Trans-Am Series TA2 Series
	R2
	R3

Race results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	NOLA Motorsports Park	Teddy Musella	Teddy Musella	Teddy Musella	Scuderia Buell
	R2			Maite Cáceres	Kekai Hauanio	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
	R3			Teddy Musella	Teddy Musella	Scuderia Buell
2	R1	Road America	Teddy Musella	Teddy Musella	Bacon Zelenka	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
	R2			Drew Szuch	Kekai Hauanio	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
	R3			Maite Cáceres	Bacon Zelenka	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
3	R1	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Kekai Hauanio	Kekai Hauanio	Teddy Musella	Scuderia Buell
	R2			Kekai Hauanio	Kekai Hauanio	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
	R3			Teddy Musella	Kekai Hauanio	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
4	R1	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Kekai Hauanio	Kekai Hauanio	Brad Majman	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
	R2			Brad Majman	Brad Majman	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
	R3			Brad Majman	Brad Majman	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport
5	R1	Circuit of the Americas	Teddy Musella	Sacha van 't Pad Bosch	Teddy Musella	Scuderia Buell
	R2			Teddy Musella	Teddy Musella	Scuderia Buell
	R3

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			COA			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3^[a]	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Teddy Musella	1	2	1	3	10	5	1	2	2	3	5	3	1	1		236
2	Kekai Hauanio	12	1	10	4	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	15	5		200.5
3	Bacon Zelenka	3	4	2	1	8	1	3	4	10	7	9	9	13	EX	EX	136.5
4	Maite Cáceres	2	3	5	5	4	3	4	3	13	8	10	Ret	3	6		135
5	Brad Majman	5	5	9	2	Ret	9	7	6	8	1	1	1	12	Ret		133
6	Drew Szuch	9	6	4	9	11	4	8	8	5	5	7	4	5	4		99
7	Christopher Parrish	4	8	6	12	2	Ret				9	6	7	6	Ret		66
8	Jake Pollack	8	Ret	7	7	3	6	6	7	3	10	8	Ret				65.5
9	Harbir Dass	Ret	DNS	DNS	6	5	Ret				4	3	6	10	10		55
10	Demitri Nolan	Ret	WD	WD	8	6	8	Ret	10	12	6	4	5	14	13		47
11	Leonardo Escorpioni													2	3		33
12	Sacha van 't Pad Bosch													4	2		30
13	Hayden Bowlsbey							5	5	7							23
14	Parker Wallin	7	Ret	8	11	7	7							11	11		22
15	Jacob Lawter	10	7	11	10	9	10	9	9	4							21
16	Daniel Quimby	11	Ret	3													15
17	Pablo Benites Jr.	6	9	Ret													10
18	Caleb Campbell													7	9		8
19	Conor Grant													9	7		8
20	Takumi Numata													8	8		8
21	Roman Felber							10	12	6							5
22	Rafał Wołosz							11	13	11	11	11	8				4
23	Cash Felber							12	11	9							1
24	Athan Sterling										12	12	Ret	Ret	Ret		0
25	Zach Fourie													16	12		0
26	Ethan Brobston													17	14		0
–	Beckham Jacir													DNS	DNS	DNS	0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3^[a]	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	NOL			ROA			MOH			NJM			COA			Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

Teams' standings

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	201
2	Scuderia Buell	104
3	International Motorsport	80
4	Jensen Global Advisors	62
5	IGY6 Motorsports	54
6	Szuch Racing	34
7	Berg DMG Racing	18
8	Atlantic Racing Team	15

Notes

^ ^a ^b Half points were awarded in the third race at Mid-Ohio as less than 50% of the scheduled race duration was completed.

References

^ "FR Americas, F4 U.S. and Ligier JS F4 Series Unveil 2024 Schedule". Ligier JS F4 Series. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
^ Fuhrer, Eddie (2024-03-20). "Formula 4 United States Postpones Season Start Due to Car Delivery Delays". USOPENWHEELNATION.

External links

Official website

[MOH_R3-3] Half points were awarded in the third race at Mid-Ohio as less than 50% of the scheduled race duration was completed.

[1] "FR Americas, F4 U.S. and Ligier JS F4 Series Unveil 2024 Schedule". Ligier JS F4 Series. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-13.

[2] Fuhrer, Eddie (2024-03-20). "Formula 4 United States Postpones Season Start Due to Car Delivery Delays". USOPENWHEELNATION.

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