# 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
### Formula Pro USA 3 (FPUSA-3)

All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS-F3 cars on Avon tires.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Valley Kitchens | 2 | Nicole Havrda | All |
| Kiwi Motorsports | 02 | Jett Bowling | 11–12 |
| Kiwi Motorsports | 20 | Jake Bonilla | 9–10 |
| World Speed Motorsports | 3 | Larry Schnur | 3–6, 11–12 |
| World Speed Motorsports | 37 | Jay Horak | 1–6, 9–12 |

### Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4)

All drivers competed with Honda-powered Ligier JS-F4 cars on Avon tires.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| World Motorsports | 00 | Alexander Cornfeld | 1–6, 11–12 |
| World Motorsports | 17 | Preston Lambert | 5–8, 11–12 |
| Jensen Motorsports | 1 | Emely de Heus | 11–12 |
| Kiwi Motorsports | 02 | Jett Bowling | 7–10 |
| Doran Motorsports Group | 24 | Daniel Quimby | 7–8 |
| Doran Motorsports Group | 24 | Barrett Wolfe | 11–12 |
| Doran Motorsports Group | 33 | Dmitry Pistolyako | All |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 177 | James Lawley | 1–6 |

## Race calendar

The 2023 calendar was planned to be held over twelve races spanning across six weekends. 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.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations |
| R1 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | April 15 | Formula Car Challenge San Francisco Region SCCA Series | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| R2 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | April 16 | Formula Car Challenge San Francisco Region SCCA Series | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| R3 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | April 29 | Formula Car Challenge California Sports Car Club | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| R4 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | April 30 | Formula Car Challenge California Sports Car Club | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| R5 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | June 3 | Formula Car Challenge San Francisco Region SCCA Series | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| R6 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | June 4 | Formula Car Challenge San Francisco Region SCCA Series | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| R7 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | July 1 | Formula Car Challenge San Francisco Region SCCA Series | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| R8 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | July 2 | Formula Car Challenge San Francisco Region SCCA Series | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| R9 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | September 2 | Formula Car Challenge San Francisco Region SCCA Series | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| R10 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | September 3 | Formula Car Challenge San Francisco Region SCCA Series | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| R11 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | October 14 | California Sports Car Club | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| R12 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | October 15 | California Sports Car Club | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |

## Race results

| Rnd. | Circuit | FPUSA-3 | FPUSA-3 | FPUSA-3 | FPUSA-3 | FPUSA-4 | FPUSA-4 | FPUSA-4 | FPUSA-4 |
| Rnd. | Circuit | 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 | Thunderhill Raceway Park | 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 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park | 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 | Thunderhill Raceway Park | 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 | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface |
| R8 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface | race weekend cancelled due to damage to surface |
| R9 | Sonoma Raceway | Nicole Havrda | Jay Horak | Jay Horak | World Speed Motorsports | Dmitry Pistolyako | Dmitry Pistolyako | Jett Bowling | Kiwi Motorsports |
| R10 | Sonoma Raceway | 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 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park | Nicole Havrda | Nicole Havrda | Nicole Havrda | Valley Kitchens | Preston Lambert | Dmitry Pistolyako | Preston Lambert | World Motorsports |

## Championship standings

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)

| Pos | Driver | THU1 | THU1 | BUT1 | BUT1 | THU2 | THU2 | LAG | LAG | SON | SON | BUT2 | BUT2 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
| 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 |
| Pos | Driver | THU1 | THU1 | BUT1 | BUT1 | THU2 | THU2 | LAG | LAG | SON | SON | BUT2 | BUT2 | | Pts |

### Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4)

| Pos | Driver | THU1 | THU1 | BUT1 | BUT1 | THU2 | THU2 | LAG | LAG | SON | SON | BUT2 | BUT2 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
| 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 |
| Pos | Driver | THU1 | THU1 | BUT1 | BUT1 | THU2 | THU2 | LAG | LAG | SON | SON | BUT2 | BUT2 | | Pts |