2023 Formula Pro USA Winter Series
The 2023 Formula Pro USA Winter Series was the third season of the winter series for Formula Regional and Formula 4 cars held as counterpart to the Formula Pro USA Western Championships. As is the main series, the winter championship is promoted and organized by Exclusive Racing and Exclusive Auctions. The championship was run under the same sporting regulations as the FIA-sanctioned Formula Regional Americas Championship and Formula 4 United States Championship.
Teams and drivers
[edit]Formula Pro USA 3 (FPUSA-3)
[edit]All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS-F3 cars on Avon tires.[1]
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Kitchens Racing | 2 |  Nicole Havrda[2]
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All |
| Doran Motorsports Group | 12 |  David Burketh[3]
|
All |
Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4)
[edit]All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS-F4 cars on Avon tires.[1]
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doran Motorsports Group | 24 |  Daniel Quimby[3]
|
All |
| 68 | Braydon Arthur[3]
|
All | |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 177 | James Lawley[4]
|
All |
Race calendar
[edit]The 2023 winter series calendar consisted of two rounds with two races each.[5] Compared to 2022, Auto Club Speedway did not return to the schedule, with Thunderhill Raceway Park replacing it.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | February 25 | Formula Car Challenge San Francisco Region SCCA Series |
| R2 | February 26 | |||
| 2 | R1 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | March 4 | SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series Pacific F2000 Championship Ultimate Street Car Association |
| R2 | March 5 | |||
Race results
[edit]| Rnd. | Circuit | FPUSA-3 | FPUSA-4 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |||
| 1 | R1 | Sonoma Raceway | David Burketh
|
David Burketh
|
David Burketh
|
Doran Motorsports Group | Braydon Arthur
|
Daniel Quimby
|
Daniel Quimby
|
Doran Motorsports Group |
| R2 | Nicole Havrda
|
David Burketh
|
David Burketh
|
Doran Motorsports Group | Daniel Quimby
|
Daniel Quimby
|
Daniel Quimby
|
Doran Motorsports Group | ||
| 2 | R1 | Thunderhill Raceway Park | Nicole Havrda
|
Nicole Havrda
|
Nicole Havrda
|
Valley Kitchens Racing | Daniel Quimby
|
Daniel Quimby
|
Daniel Quimby
|
Doran Motorsports Group |
| R2 | Nicole Havrda
|
Nicole Havrda
|
Nicole Havrda
|
Valley Kitchens Racing | Daniel Quimby
|
Daniel Quimby
|
Daniel Quimby
|
Doran Motorsports Group | ||
Championship standings
[edit]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)
[edit]| Pos | Driver | SON | THU | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
| 1 | Nicole Havrda
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| 2 | David Burketh
|
1 | 1 | DNS | DNS | 54 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| SON | THU | |||||
Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4)
[edit]| Pos | Driver | SON | THU | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
| 1 | Daniel Quimby
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 106 |
| 2 | Braydon Arthur
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 68 |
| 3 | James Lawley
|
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 66 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| SON | THU | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b BDM_FPU, Admin. "About FPUSA". Formula Pro USA. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "SFR Championship Regional 1 & 2 - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ a b c Media, R. T. D. (2023-02-15). "DORAN MOTORSPORTS GROUP CONFIRMS THREE DRIVERS FOR FORMULA PRO USA WINTER SERIES". RTD Media. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "Atlantic Racing on Instagram: "Welcome to Halifax based James Lawley for the 2023 race season."".
- ^ BDM_FPU, Admin. "Schedule". Formula Pro USA. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
External links
[edit]- Official website: Formula Pro USA