# 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 first-generation Ligier JS F4 chassis with Honda engines that lost their homologation after the 2023 season as a development series when the United States Formula 4 Championship switched to the new generation Ligier JS F422 chassis with Ligier Storm engines that complied with newer Formula 4 regulations. It serves as a development series for drivers before advancing to the current generation F4.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Jensen Global Advisors | 1 | Cash Felber | 3 |
| Jensen Global Advisors | 1 | Athan Sterling | 5 |
| Jensen Global Advisors | 1 | Jake Pollack | 1–2, 4 |
| Jensen Global Advisors | 7 | Jake Pollack | 3 |
| Jensen Global Advisors | 7 | Zach Fourie | 5 |
| Jensen Global Advisors | 2 | Parker Wallin | 1–2 |
| Jensen Global Advisors | 2 | Roman Felber | 3 |
| Jensen Global Advisors | 2 | Athan Sterling | 4 |
| Jensen Global Advisors | 2 | Ethan Brobston | 5 |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | 5 | Demitri Nolan | All |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | 17 | Takumi Numata | 5 |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | 29 | Kekai Hauanio | All |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | 45 | Bacon Zelenka | All |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | 95 | Brad Majman | All |
| International Motorsport | 6 | Maite Cáceres | All |
| LC Racing | 8 | Beckham Jacir | 5 |
| LC Racing | 12 | Caleb Campbell | 5 |
| Champagne Racing | 10 | Conor Grant | 5 |
| Champagne Racing | 26 | Leonardo Escorpioni | 5 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 24 | Daniel Quimby | 1 |
| Scuderia Buell | 25 | Teddy Musella | All |
| Scuderia Buell | 27 | Rafał Wołosz | 3–4 |
| Scuderia Buell | 27 | Sacha van 't Pad Bosch | 5 |
| Scuderia Buell | 44 | Pablo Benites Jr. | 1 |
| Szuch Racing | 28 | Drew Szuch | All |
| Berg DMG Racing | 23 | Harbir Dass | 4–5 |
| Berg DMG Racing | 49 | Harbir Dass | 1–2 |
| Momentum Motorsports | 34 | Parker Wallin | 5 |
| IGY6 Motorsports | 72 | Jacob Lawter | 1–3 |
| IGY6 Motorsports | 83 | Christopher Parrish | 1–2, 4–5 |
| IGY6 Motorsports | 83 | Hayden Bowlsbey | 3 |

## Race calendar

The 2024 calendar was announced on 3 October 2023. 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.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale | 13 April | Formula Regional Americas Championship SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series TA2 Series |
| 1 | R2 | NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale | 13 April | Formula Regional Americas Championship SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series TA2 Series |
| 1 | R3 | NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale | 14 April | Formula Regional Americas Championship SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series TA2 Series |
| 2 | R1 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | 16–19 May | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA |
| 2 | R2 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | 16–19 May | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA |
| 2 | R3 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | 16–19 May | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA |
| 3 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 20–23 June | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA |
| 3 | R2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 20–23 June | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA |
| 3 | R3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 20–23 June | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA |
| 4 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | 25–28 July | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA |
| 4 | R2 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | 25–28 July | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA |
| 4 | R3 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | 25–28 July | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA |
| 5 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 31 October–3 November | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA Trans-Am Series TA2 Series |
| 5 | R2 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 31 October–3 November | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA Trans-Am Series TA2 Series |
| 5 | R3 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 31 October–3 November | Formula Regional Americas Championship United States Formula 4 Championship SVRA Trans-Am Series TA2 Series |

## Race results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | NOLA Motorsports Park | Teddy Musella | Teddy Musella | Teddy Musella | Scuderia Buell |
| 1 | R2 | NOLA Motorsports Park | | Maite Cáceres | Kekai Hauanio | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport |
| 1 | R3 | NOLA Motorsports Park | | Teddy Musella | Teddy Musella | Scuderia Buell |
| 2 | R1 | Road America | Teddy Musella | Teddy Musella | Bacon Zelenka | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport |
| 2 | R2 | Road America | | Drew Szuch | Kekai Hauanio | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport |
| 2 | R3 | Road America | | Maite Cáceres | Bacon Zelenka | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport |
| 3 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Kekai Hauanio | Kekai Hauanio | Teddy Musella | Scuderia Buell |
| 3 | R2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | | Kekai Hauanio | Kekai Hauanio | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport |
| 3 | R3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | | Teddy Musella | Kekai Hauanio | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport |
| 4 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Kekai Hauanio | Kekai Hauanio | Brad Majman | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport |
| 4 | R2 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | | Brad Majman | Brad Majman | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport |
| 4 | R3 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | | Brad Majman | Brad Majman | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport |
| 5 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas | Teddy Musella | Sacha van 't Pad Bosch | Teddy Musella | Scuderia Buell |
| 5 | R2 | Circuit of the Americas | | Teddy Musella | Teddy Musella | Scuderia Buell |
| 5 | R3 | Circuit of the Americas | | Kekai Hauanio | Sacha van 't Pad Bosch | Scuderia Buell |

## Championship standings

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

| Pos | Driver | NOL | NOL | NOL | ROA | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | NJM | NJM | NJM | COA | COA | COA | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Teddy Musella | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 254 |
| 2 | Kekai Hauanio | 12 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | Ret | 202.5 |
| 3 | Maite Cáceres | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 12 | 137 |
| 4 | Bacon Zelenka | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | EX | EX | 136.5 |
| 5 | Brad Majman | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 134 |
| 6 | Drew Szuch | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 108 |
| 7 | Christopher Parrish | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | Ret | | | | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 74 |
| 8 | Harbir Dass | Ret | DNS | DNS | 6 | 5 | Ret | | | | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 73 |
| 9 | Jake Pollack | 8 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | Ret | | | | 65.5 |
| 10 | Demitri Nolan | Ret | WD | WD | 8 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 51 |
| 11 | Leonardo Escorpioni | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 9 | 38 |
| 12 | Sacha van 't Pad Bosch | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 13 | Hayden Bowlsbey | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | 23 |
| 14 | Parker Wallin | 7 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | 16 | 23 |
| 15 | Jacob Lawter | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | 21 |
| 16 | Caleb Campbell | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 17 | Takumi Numata | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 18 | Daniel Quimby | 11 | Ret | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 19 | Conor Grant | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| 20 | Pablo Benites Jr. | 6 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 21 | Roman Felber | | | | | | | 10 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 |
| 22 | Rafał Wołosz | | | | | | | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | | | | 4 |
| 23 | Cash Felber | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 24 | Ethan Brobston | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | Zach Fourie | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| 26 | Athan Sterling | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 0 |
| – | Beckham Jacir | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | NOL | NOL | NOL | ROA | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | NJM | NJM | NJM | COA | COA | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Teams' standings

| 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 |