2023 Formula Pro USA Western Championship

The 2023 Formula Pro USA Western Series was the fourth season of the championship for Formula Regional and Formula 4 cars established in the West Coast of the United States. The championship was promoted and organized by Exclusive Racing and Exclusive Auctions, and ran under the same sporting regulations as the FIA-sanctioned Formula Regional Americas Championship and Formula 4 United States Championship.

Teams and drivers

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Formula Pro USA 3 (FPUSA-3)

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All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS-F3 cars on Avon tires.[1]

Team No. Driver Rounds
Valley Kitchens 2   Nicole Havrda[2] All
Kiwi Motorsports 02   Jett Bowling[3] 11–12
20   Jake Bonilla[3] 9–10
World Speed Motorsports 3   Larry Schnur[4] 3–6, 11–12
37   Jay Horak[5] 1–6, 9–12

Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4)

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All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS-F4 cars on Avon tires.[1]

Team No. Driver Rounds
World Motorsports 00   Alexander Cornfeld[3] 1–6, 11–12
17   Preston Lambert[3] 5–8, 11–12
Jensen Motorsports 1   Emely de Heus[3] 11–12
Kiwi Motorsports 02   Jett Bowling[3] 7–10
Doran Motorsports Group 24   Daniel Quimby[6] 7–8
  Barrett Wolfe[3] 11–12
33   Dmitry Pistolyako[3] All
Atlantic Racing Team 177   James Lawley[7] 1–6

Race calendar

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The 2023 calendar was planned to be held over twelve races spanning across six weekends.[8] Compared to 2022, Buttonwillow Raceway Park joined the schedule, replacing one of the three rounds at Thunderhill Raceway Park. The weekend at Laguna Seca was cancelled mid-weekend due to issues with the newly-resurfaced track, meaning only ten races were held.[9]

Round Circuit Date Support bill Map of circuit locations
R1 Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows April 15 Formula Car Challenge
San Francisco Region SCCA Series
R2 April 16
R3 Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow April 29 Formula Car Challenge
California Sports Car Club
R4 April 30
R5 Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows June 3 Formula Car Challenge
San Francisco Region SCCA Series
R6 June 4
R7 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey July 1 Formula Car Challenge
San Francisco Region SCCA Series
R8 July 2
R9 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma September 2 Formula Car Challenge
San Francisco Region SCCA Series
R10 September 3
R11 Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow October 14 California Sports Car Club
R12 October 15

Race results

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Rnd. Circuit FPUSA-3 FPUSA-4
Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
R1 Thunderhill Raceway Park   Jay Horak   Jay Horak   Nicole Havrda Valley Kitchens   Dmitry Pistolyako   James Lawley   Dmitry Pistolyako Doran Motorsports Group
R2   Nicole Havrda   Jay Horak   Nicole Havrda Valley Kitchens   Dmitry Pistolyako   Dmitry Pistolyako   Dmitry Pistolyako Doran Motorsports Group
R3 Buttonwillow Raceway Park   Nicole Havrda   Nicole Havrda   Nicole Havrda Valley Kitchens   Dmitry Pistolyako   Dmitry Pistolyako   Dmitry Pistolyako Doran Motorsports Group
R4   Nicole Havrda   Nicole Havrda   Nicole Havrda Valley Kitchens   Dmitry Pistolyako   Dmitry Pistolyako   Dmitry Pistolyako Doran Motorsports Group
R5 Thunderhill Raceway Park   Jay Horak   Jay Horak   Nicole Havrda Valley Kitchens   Preston Lambert   James Lawley   Dmitry Pistolyako Doran Motorsports Group
R6   Nicole Havrda   Nicole Havrda   Nicole Havrda Valley Kitchens   Dmitry Pistolyako   James Lawley   James Lawley Atlantic Racing Team
R7 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface
R8
R9 Sonoma Raceway   Nicole Havrda   Jay Horak   Jay Horak World Speed Motorsports   Dmitry Pistolyako   Dmitry Pistolyako   Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsports
R10   Jay Horak   Jake Bonilla   Jake Bonilla Kiwi Motorsports   Jett Bowling   Jett Bowling   Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsports
R11 Buttonwillow Raceway Park   Jett Bowling   Nicole Havrda   Jay Horak World Speed Motorsports   Preston Lambert   Preston Lambert   Preston Lambert World Motorsports
R12   Nicole Havrda   Nicole Havrda   Nicole Havrda Valley Kitchens   Preston Lambert   Dmitry Pistolyako   Preston Lambert World Motorsports

Championship standings

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Points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2

Formula Pro USA 3 (FPUSA-3)

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Pos Driver THU1 BUT1 THU2 LAG SON BUT2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12
1   Nicole Havrda 1 1 1 1 1 1 C C DNS 3 3 1 215
2   Jay Horak 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 199
3   Larry Schnur 2 3 3 3 2 3 96
4   Jake Bonilla 2 1 45
5   Jett Bowling 4 DNS 12
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 Pts
THU1 BUT1 THU2 LAG SON BUT2

Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4)

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Pos Driver THU1 BUT1 THU2 LAG SON BUT2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12
1   Dmitry Pistolyako 1 1 1 1 1 2 C C 2 DNS 2 2 207
2   Alexander Cornfeld 3 2 2 2 4 3 4 3 123
3   James Lawley 2 3 3 3 3 1 109
4   Preston Lambert 2 4 C C 1 1 82
5   Jett Bowling C C 1 1 52
6   Barrett Wolfe 3 4 27
7   Emely de Heus 5 DSQ 10
  Daniel Quimby C C
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 Pts
THU1 BUT1 THU2 LAG SON BUT2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b BDM_FPU, Admin. "About FPUSA". Formula Pro USA. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  2. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-02-06). "Nicole Havrda to race in FRegional Americas for first full year in cars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "2023 Formula Pro USA Western Championship Points" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Cal Club Championship Divisional and Track Event - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  5. ^ "SFR Championship Regional 5 & 6 - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. ^ "SFR Championship Regional 9 & 10 - Entry List". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  7. ^ "Atlantic Racing on Instagram: "Welcome to Halifax based James Lawley for the 2023 race season."".
  8. ^ BDM_FPU, Admin. "Schedule". Formula Pro USA. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  9. ^ "Translating the Laguna Seca Press Release On the Track Surface".
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