# 2018 Formula 4 United States Championship

The 2018 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the third 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.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were American-registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Momentum Motorsports Skip Barber Momentum F4 | 2 | William Lambros | 5 |
| Momentum Motorsports Skip Barber Momentum F4 | 16 | Kent Vaccaro | All |
| Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | 3 | Aidan Yoder | 1–2 |
| Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | 3 | Daniel Berry | 5–6 |
| Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | 4 | Teddy Wilson | All |
| Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | 5 | Wyatt Brichacek | All |
| Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | 6 | Christian Rasmussen | All |
| Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | 7 | Braden Eves | 1–3 |
| Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | 7 | Hanna Zellers | 4–6 |
| Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | 25 | Christian Bogle | 4–6 |
| BAR Driver Development | 05 | Ben Anderson | 4, 6 |
| Full Gas Motorsports | 06 | Jake French | 1–3, 6 |
| Global Racing Group | 8 | Angela Durazo | 1–3 |
| Global Racing Group | 19 | Blake Upton | All |
| Global Racing Group | 24 | Benjamin Pedersen | All |
| Global Racing Group | 66 | Parker Locke | 1–5 |
| DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports | 9 | Dakota Dickerson | All |
| DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports | 52 | Robert Allaer | 4 |
| DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports | 75 | Alex Mayer | 5–6 |
| DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports | 91 | Eduardo Barrichello | All |
| PR1 Motorsports | 09 | Scott Huffaker | 6 |
| PR1 Motorsports | 96 | Calder McWhinney | 6 |
| Primus Racing | 11 | James Goughary | 3, 5 |
| Primus Racing | 11 | Aidan Yoder | 6 |
| Primus Racing | 57 | Justin Gordon | 1–3 |
| Primus Racing | 94 | Jordan Dempsey | 1 |
| DEForce Racing | 12 | James Raven | All |
| DEForce Racing | 23 | Francisco Porto | 4–6 |
| DEForce Racing | 55 | Kory Enders | 5–6 |
| Miller Vinatieri Motorsports | 14 | Dylan Tavella | All |
| Miller Vinatieri Motorsports | 40 | Jack William Miller | All |
| Alliance Racing | 15 | Chandler Horton | 1, 3–6 |
| Alliance Racing | 28 | Will Edwards | 1, 3–6 |
| Century Auto Racing | 17 | Vincent Khristov | 1–3 |
| Century Auto Racing | 35 | Chris Archinaco | 1–4 |
| Century Auto Racing | 77 | Matthew Cowley | 1–3 |
| Abel Motorsports | 21 | Jacob Loomis | 1–2, 4 |
| Abel Motorsports | 22 | Jacob Abel | 1–5 |
| Group-A Racing | 26 | Sam Paley | 2–3 |
| Group-A Racing | 26 | Ricco Shlaimoun | 4–6 |
| Group-A Racing | 44 | Ethan Billions | 1–2 |
| Group-A Racing | 44 | David Porcelli | 5 |
| Group-A Racing | 44 | Shehan Chandrasoma | 6 |
| Group-A Racing | 93 | Cameron O'Connor | All |
| Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport | 29 | Aske Nygaard Bramming | 6 |
| Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport | 30 | Arthur Leist | All |
| Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport | 31 | Conrad Clark | All |
| Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport | 32 | José Blanco-Chock | All |
| Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport | 33 | Joshua Car | All |
| Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport | 34 | Austin Kaszuba | All |
| Team BENIK Velocity Racing Developments | 37 | Sabré Cook | 5–6 |
| Team BENIK Velocity Racing Developments | 51 | Oliver Clarke | All |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 88 | Kaylen Frederick | 1 |
| Margraf Racing | TBA | Ryan McElwee | 6 |

## Race calendar

The calendar was unveiled on 9 December 2017. All races were held in the United States.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton | 28 April | Benjamin Pedersen | Teddy Wilson | Benjamin Pedersen | Global Racing Group | Pirelli World Challenge SprintX GT Championship |
| 1 | R2 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton | 29 April | | Christian Rasmussen | Christian Rasmussen | Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | Pirelli World Challenge SprintX GT Championship |
| 1 | R3 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton | 29 April | | Christian Rasmussen | Christian Rasmussen | Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | Pirelli World Challenge SprintX GT Championship |
| 2 | R1 | Road Atlanta, Braselton | 11 May | Christian Rasmussen | Benjamin Pedersen | Benjamin Pedersen | Global Racing Group | Formula D |
| 2 | R2 | Road Atlanta, Braselton | 12 May | | Dakota Dickerson | James Raven | DEForce Racing | Formula D |
| 2 | R3 | Road Atlanta, Braselton | 12 May | | Benjamin Pedersen | José Blanco-Chock | Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport | Formula D |
| 3 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 30 June | Dakota Dickerson | Dakota Dickerson | Dakota Dickerson | DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports | Atlantic Championship |
| 3 | R2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 1 July | | James Raven | Christian Rasmussen | Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | Atlantic Championship |
| 3 | R3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | 1 July | | Christian Rasmussen | Christian Rasmussen | Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | Atlantic Championship |
| 4 | R1 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum | 4 August | José Blanco-Chock | José Blanco-Chock | José Blanco-Chock | Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport | Trans-Am Series Atlantic Championship F3 Americas Championship |
| 4 | R2 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum | 5 August | | Joshua Car | Joshua Car | Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport | Trans-Am Series Atlantic Championship F3 Americas Championship |
| 4 | R3 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum | 5 August | | Arthur Leist | Joshua Car | Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport | Trans-Am Series Atlantic Championship F3 Americas Championship |
| 5 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | 15 September | Teddy Wilson | Kent Vaccaro | José Blanco-Chock | Crosslink Racing with Kiwi Motorsport | Atlantic Championship F3 Americas Championship |
| 5 | R2 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | 16 September | | James Raven | Dakota Dickerson | DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports | Atlantic Championship F3 Americas Championship |
| 5 | R3 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | 16 September | | Dakota Dickerson | Dakota Dickerson | DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports | Atlantic Championship F3 Americas Championship |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 20 October | Dakota Dickerson | Dakota Dickerson | Dakota Dickerson | DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports | Formula One F3 Americas Championship |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | 21 October | | Christian Rasmussen | Christian Rasmussen | Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | Formula One F3 Americas Championship |

## 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 | VIR | VIR | VIR | ROA | ROA | ROA | MDO | MDO | MDO | PIT | PIT | PIT | NJM | NJM | NJM | COTA | COTA | Pts |
| 1 | Dakota Dickerson | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 269 |
| 2 | James Raven | 7 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 208 |
| 3 | Christian Rasmussen | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 196 |
| 4 | Joshua Car | 4 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 168 |
| 5 | Benjamin Pedersen | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 5 | Ret | 166 |
| 6 | José Blanco-Chock | 6 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | Ret | DNS | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | Ret | 4 | 154 |
| 7 | Teddy Wilson | 29 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 134 |
| 8 | Austin Kaszuba | 5 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 30 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 16 | 85 |
| 9 | Arthur Leist | 15 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 73 |
| 10 | Kent Vaccaro | 27 | Ret | 24 | 16 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | DSQ | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| 11 | Kory Enders | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 24 | DNS | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 | Conrad Clark | 28 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 13 | Jacob Loomis | 9 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | Ret | | | | 26 | 17 | 11 | | | | | | 24 |
| 14 | Braden Eves | 10 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 15 | Jacob Abel | 23 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 13 | WD | WD | WD | | | 24 |
| 16 | Justin Gordon | 11 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 17 | Wyatt Brichacek | 8 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 28 | Ret | 12 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 16 |
| 18 | Jack William Miller | 30 | 19 | 14 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 8 | DSQ | 19 | 11 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 26 | 23 | 16 | Ret | 12 |
| 19 | Oliver Clarke | Ret | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 24 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 11 | DSQ | 19 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 12 |
| 20 | Eduardo Barrichello | 13 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 21 | Scott Huffaker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 14 | 8 |
| 22 | Francisco Porto | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| 23 | Sam Paley | | | | 15 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 24 | Alex Mayer | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 11 | 8 | 17 | Ret | 4 |
| 25 | Chandler Horton | 21 | 28 | 20 | | | | Ret | 21 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 24 | Ret | 4 |
| 26 | Aske Nygaard Bramming | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | 4 |
| 27 | Cameron O'Conner | 18 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 21 | 18 | Ret | | | 2 |
| 28 | Vincent Khristov | 14 | Ret | 18 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 26 | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 29 | David Porcelli | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 23 | 9 | | | 2 |
| 30 | Jake French | 22 | 11 | 10 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNS | WD | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 31 | Matthew Cowley | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 15 | 11 | 25 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 32 | Parker Locke | 20 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | Ret | | | 0 |
| 33 | Aidan Yoder | 24 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 26 | 19 | 0 |
| 34 | Kaylen Frederick | Ret | 23 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 35 | Dylan Tavella | 19 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 20 | 14 | Ret | 23 | Ret | 0 |
| 36 | Blake Upton | 25 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 20 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 19 | Ret | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | James Goughary | | | | | | | 15 | 19 | Ret | | | | 14 | 25 | Ret | | | 0 |
| 38 | Chris Archinaco | 17 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 26 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| 39 | Sabré Cook | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 0 |
| 40 | Ben Anderson | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 22 | 21 | | | | 15 | 21 | 0 |
| 41 | Ethan Billions | 16 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 22 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 42 | William Lambros | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 17 | 18 | | | 0 |
| 43 | Christian Bogle | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 22 | 0 |
| 44 | Shehan Chandrasoma | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 45 | Ricco Shlaimoun | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 21 | Ret | 22 | 23 | 0 |
| 46 | Daniel Berry | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | 22 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 0 |
| 47 | Robert Allaer | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 19 | | | | | | 0 |
| 48 | Hanna Zellers | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 25 | NC | 24 | 27 | Ret | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| 49 | Will Edwards | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 23 | 22† | 31 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 0 |
| 50 | Angela Durazo | 26 | 27 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 20 | 22 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 51 | Calder McWhinney | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 25 | 0 |
| — | Jordan Dempsey | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — |
| — | Ryan McElwee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WD | WD | — |
| Pos | Driver | VIR | VIR | VIR | ROA | ROA | ROA | MDO | MDO | MDO | PIT | PIT | PIT | NJM | NJM | NJM | COTA | COTA | 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 Motorsports | 407 |
| 2 | Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | 363 |
| 3 | DC Autosports w/ Cape Motorsports | 284 |
| 4 | DEForce Racing | 239 |
| 5 | Global Racing Group | 166 |
| 6 | Abel Motorsports | 48 |
| 7 | Skip Barber Momentum F4 | 28 |
| 8 | Primus Racing | 23 |
| 9 | Miller Vinatieri Motorsports | 12 |
| 10 | Velocity Racing Developments | 12 |
| 11 | PR1 Motorsports | 8 |
| 12 | Group-A Racing | 8 |
| 13 | Alliance Racing | 4 |
| 14 | Century Auto Racing | 2 |
| 15 | Full Gas Motorsports | 1 |
| 16 | K-Hill Motorsports | 0 |
| 17 | BAR Driver Development | 0 |