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 edit

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Jensen Global Advisors	1	Jacob Pollack	1–2
Jensen Global Advisors	2	Parker Wallin	1–2
Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	5	Demitri Nolan	1–2
	29	Kekai Hauanio	1–2
	45	Bacon Zelenka	1–2
	95	Brad Majman	1–2
International Motorsport	6	Maite Cáceres	1–2
Atlantic Racing Team	24	Daniel Quimby	1
Scuderia Buell	25	Teddy Musella	1–2
Scuderia Buell	44	Pablo Benites Jr.	1
Szuch Racing	28	Drew Szuch	1–2
Berg DMG Racing	49	Harbir Dass	1–2
IGY6 Motorsports	72	Jacob Lawter	1–2
IGY6 Motorsports	83	Christopher Parrish	1–2

Race calendar edit

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
	R2
	R3

Race results edit

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
	R2
	R3
4	R1	New Jersey Motorsports Park
	R2
	R3
5	R1	Circuit of the Americas
	R2
	R3

Championship standings edit

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 edit

Pos	Driver	NOL			ROA			MOH			NJM			COA			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Bacon Zelenka	3	4	2	1	8	1										99
2	Teddy Musella	1	2	1	3	10	5										94
3	Kekai Hauanio	12	1	10	4	1	2										81
4	Maite Cáceres	2	3	5	5	4	3										80
5	Christopher Parrish	4	8	6	11	2	Ret										42
6	Brad Majman	5	5	9	2	Ret	9										42
7	Jacob Pollack	8	Ret	7	7	3	6										39
8	Drew Szuch	9	6	4	12	Ret	4										34
9	Parker Wallin	7	Ret	8	10	7	7										23
10	Harbir Dass	Ret	DNS	DNS	6	5	Ret										18
11	Demitri Nolan	Ret	WD	WD	8	6	8										16
12	Daniel Quimby	11	Ret	3													15
13	Jacob Lawter	10	7	11	9	9	10										12
14	Pablo Benites Jr.	6	9	Ret													10
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	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 edit

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 edit

References edit

^ "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 edit

Official website

[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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