# 2016 Formula 4 United States Championship

The 2016 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the inaugural season of the United States Formula 4 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. It began on 2 July at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finished on 10 October at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, after five triple header rounds.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were American-registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Momentum Motorsport | 1 | Baltazar Leguizamón | 1–3 |
| Momentum Motorsport | 1 | Brian Fowler | 5 |
| Momentum Motorsport | 2 | Skylar Robinson | 2–3, 5 |
| Momentum Motorsport | 3 | Quinlan Lall | 3 |
| GMV Motorsports MVM Motorsports | 4 | Michael Goodyear | 1–2, 4 |
| GMV Motorsports MVM Motorsports | 4 | Skylar Robinson | 4 |
| GMV Motorsports MVM Motorsports | 34 | Austin Kaszuba | All |
| GMV Motorsports MVM Motorsports | 45 | Baltazar Leguizamón | 4–5 |
| GMV Motorsports MVM Motorsports | 51 | Alan Miller | 5 |
| Primus Racing | 5 | Kyle Kirkwood | All |
| Primus Racing | 10 | Davis Durrett | 1–2 |
| Primus Racing | 11 | James Goughary Jr. | All |
| JDX Racing | 7 | Blake Mount | All |
| JDX Racing | 25 | Darren Keane | All |
| JDX Racing | 28 | Cameron Das | All |
| DRG | 10 | Davis Durrett | 3–5 |
| Leading Edge Grand Prix Global Racing Group | 12 | Moisés de la Vara | All |
| Leading Edge Grand Prix Global Racing Group | 24 | Benjamin Pedersen | All |
| Leading Edge Grand Prix Global Racing Group | 47 | Konrad Czaczyk | All |
| Group-A Racing | 62 | Raphael Forcier | All |
| Group-A Racing | 86 | Jackie Ding | 2–5 |
| Bamford Motorsports | 77 | Steve Bamford | 1–4 |
* 1 2 Team entered as GMV for rounds 1-4 and as MVM for round 5.
* 1 2 Team entered as Leading Edge GP for rounds 1-4 and as Global Racing Group for round 5.

## Race calendar

The calendar was unveiled on 12 November 2015. On 4 May 2016, it was announced the first round at Lime Rock Park, to be held on 27–28 May, would be rescheduled to give drivers and teams more time to prepare themselves for the season. On 25 May it was announced the first round at the New Jersey Motorsports Park would be rescheduled, while the opening round was replaced by a second round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. All rounds were held on circuits on the East Coast of the United States. One round was part of the NASCAR Xfinity Series weekend.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | 2 July | Kyle Kirkwood | Darren Keane | Konrad Czaczyk | Leading Edge GP | Atlantic Championship F2000 Championship Series F1600 Championship Series |
| 1 | R2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | 3 July | | Konrad Czaczyk | Konrad Czaczyk | Leading Edge GP | Atlantic Championship F2000 Championship Series F1600 Championship Series |
| 1 | R3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | 3 July | | Kyle Kirkwood | Konrad Czaczyk | Leading Edge GP | Atlantic Championship F2000 Championship Series F1600 Championship Series |
| 2 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | 12 August | Cameron Das | Konrad Czaczyk | Kyle Kirkwood | Primus Racing | NASCAR Xfinity Series Trans-Am Series |
| 2 | R2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | 12 August | | Cameron Das | Skylar Robinson | Momentum Motorsport | NASCAR Xfinity Series Trans-Am Series |
| 2 | R3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | 13 August | | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | JDX Racing | NASCAR Xfinity Series Trans-Am Series |
| 3 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | 27 August | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | James Goughary Jr. | Primus Racing | Atlantic Championship F2000 Championship Series F1600 Championship Series |
| 3 | R2 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | 28 August | | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | JDX Racing | Atlantic Championship F2000 Championship Series F1600 Championship Series |
| 3 | R3 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | 28 August | | Quinlan Lall | Cameron Das | JDX Racing | Atlantic Championship F2000 Championship Series F1600 Championship Series |
| 4 | R1 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | 17 September | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | JDX Racing | Historic Sportscar Racing Series |
| 4 | R2 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | 17 September | | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | JDX Racing | Historic Sportscar Racing Series |
| 4 | R3 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | 18 September | | Skylar Robinson | Cameron Das | JDX Racing | Historic Sportscar Racing Series |
| 5 | R1 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | 9 October | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | JDX Racing | Trans-Am Series |
| 5 | R2 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | 10 October | | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | JDX Racing | Trans-Am Series |
| 5 | R3 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | 10 October | | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | JDX Racing | Trans-Am Series |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.
| 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 | MDO1 | MDO1 | MDO1 | MDO2 | MDO2 | MDO2 | NJMP | NJMP | NJMP | ATL | ATL | ATL | HMS | HMS | HMS | Points |
| 1 | Cameron Das | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 281 |
| 2 | Konrad Czaczyk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | DNS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 224 |
| 3 | Kyle Kirkwood | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 11 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 183 |
| 4 | James Goughary, Jr. | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 141 |
| 5 | Skylar Robinson | | | | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | DSQ | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 132 |
| 6 | Baltazar Leguizamón | 8 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 12 | DNS | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 2 | 72 |
| 7 | Moisés de la Vara | 13 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 71 |
| 8 | Austin Kaszuba | 9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 69 |
| 9 | Raphael Forcier | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 3 | 14 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 61 |
| 10 | Benjamin Pedersen | 3 | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 57 |
| 11 | Darren Keane | 10 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 10 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | 53 |
| 12 | Jackie Ding | | | | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 50 |
| 13 | Davis Durrett | Ret | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 40 |
| 14 | Michael Goodyear | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 | | | | WD | WD | WD | | | | 30 |
| 15 | Blake Mount | Ret | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 16 | Steve Bamford | 11 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 12 | | | | 20 |
| 17 | Quinlan Lall | | | | | | | 12 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 18 | Alan Miller | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| 19 | Brian Fowler | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | MDO1 | MDO1 | MDO1 | MDO2 | MDO2 | MDO2 | NJMP | NJMP | NJMP | ATL | ATL | ATL | HMS | HMS | HMS | Points |
| 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Teams' championship

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | JDX Racing | 353 |
| 2 | Global Racing Group | 342 |
| 3 | Primus Racing Team | 325 |
| 4 | MVM Motorsports | 181 |
| 5 | Momentum Motorsports | 128 |
| 6 | Group–A Racing | 111 |
| 7 | Bamford Motorsports with Rice Racing Prep | 20 |
| 8 | DRG | 18 |