# 2025 Formula Pro USA Western Championship

The 2025 Formula Pro USA Western Series is the sixth season of the championship for Formula Regional and Formula 4 cars established in the West Coast of the United States. The championship is promoted and organized by Exclusive Racing and Exclusive Auctions, and is run under the same sporting regulations as the FIA-sanctioned Formula Regional Americas Championship and Formula 4 United States Championship.
It began in March, with the championship spanning six weekends until November.

## Teams and drivers

Drivers are able to enter either the FPUSA-3 or the FPUSA-4 class, with the former using a Ligier JS F3 car and the latter a Ligier JS-F4 car. All cars are powered by Honda and use Avon tires.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Formula Pro USA 3 (FPUSA-3) entries ||||
| Atlantic Racing Team | 3 | Larry Schnur | 1 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 88 | James Lawley | 1 |
| World Speed Motorsports | 177 | Nicolas Stati | 1 |
| Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4) entries ||||
| Jensen Global Advisors | 1 | Zach Fourie | 1 |
| Jensen Global Advisors | 2 | Ana Palestro | 1 |
| World Speed Motorsports | 14 | Ridgeley Welsh | 1 |
| World Speed Motorsports | 15 | Christopher DeFreitas | 1 |
| World Speed Motorsports | 16 | Yashom Kapoor | 1 |
| Kiwi Motorsport | 123 | Carolyn Fitzgerald | 1 |
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## Race calendar

The 2025 calendar will be held over twelve races spanning across six weekends. The series will race at the same four circuits as the previous year.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations |
| 1 | R1 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | March 15 | SCCA Majors Championship Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 1 | R2 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | March 16 | SCCA Majors Championship Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 2 | R3 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | April 4–6 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 2 | R4 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | April 4–6 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 3 | R5 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | June 27–29 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Pacific F2000 Championship | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 3 | R6 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | June 27–29 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Pacific F2000 Championship | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 4 | R7 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | September 12–14 | NASA Northern California Region Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 4 | R8 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | September 12–14 | NASA Northern California Region Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 5 | R9 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | October 24–26 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 5 | R10 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | October 24–26 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 6 | R11 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | November 14–16 | California Sports Car Club Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 6 | R12 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | November 14–16 | California Sports Car Club Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |

## Race results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole position | FPUSA-3 | FPUSA-3 | FPUSA-4 | FPUSA-4 |
| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| 1 | R1 | Sonoma Raceway | James Lawley | Nicolas Stati | James Lawley | Zach Fourie | Zach Fourie |
| 1 | R2 | Sonoma Raceway | James Lawley | Nicolas Stati | James Lawley | Zach Fourie | Zach Fourie |
| 2 | R3 | Thunderhill Raceway Park | | | | | |
| 2 | R4 | Thunderhill Raceway Park | | | | | |
| 3 | R5 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | | | | | |
| 3 | R6 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | | | | | |
| 4 | R7 | Sonoma Raceway | | | | | |
| 4 | R8 | Sonoma Raceway | | | | | |
| 5 | R9 | Thunderhill Raceway Park | | | | | |
| 5 | R10 | Thunderhill Raceway Park | | | | | |
| 6 | R11 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park | | | | | |
| 6 | R12 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park | | | | | |

## Championship standings

Points are 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 |

### Drivers' standings

| Pos | Driver | SON1 | SON1 | THU1 | THU1 | LAG | LAG | SON2 | SON2 | THU2 | THU2 | BUT | BUT | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
| Formula Pro USA 3 (FPUSA-3) |||||||||||||||
| 1 | James Lawley | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 2 | Nicolas Stati | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 3 | Larry Schnur | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4) |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Zach Fourie | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 54 |
| 2 | Ridgeley Welsh | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 36 |
| 3 | Yashom Kapoor | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 4 | Christopher DeFreitas | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 5 | Carolyn Fitzgerald | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 6 | Ana Palestro | 6† | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | SON1 | SON1 | THU1 | THU1 | LAG | LAG | SON2 | SON2 | THU2 | THU2 | BUT | BUT | | 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) |