# Ava Dobson

Ava Dobson (born June 9, 2008) is an American racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 GB4 Championship for Arden Motorsport. She previously drove for Velocity Racing Development in the 2024 GB4 Championship.

## Racing career
### Formula 4 United States Championship

After being one of five female drivers awarded with the Parella Motorsports Holdings Powering Diversity Scholarship in 2023, Dobson would make her car racing debut in the 2023 Formula 4 United States Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development. She would finish 31st in the championship.

### USF Juniors
#### 2023

Towards the latter part of the 2023 USF Juniors season, Jay Howard Driver Development entered the series at the Road America round with three drivers, one of them being Dobson. She had a best result of 11th in race three at Road America and finished 16th in the championship.

#### 2024

On September 22, 2023, Dobson announced that she would be returning to the USF Juniors to run a full season in 2024 with Jay Howard Driver Development. In the race one at the second round at Barber Motorsports Park, Dobson suffered a high speed accident in which she collided head on with Bruno Ribeiro. Dobson suffered injuries to her chest, back, and pinkie finger. As a result of this crash, she was not cleared to race in the upcoming races. Dobson intended to return to the car later in the season, however, she never did so.

### GB4 Championship
#### 2024

In July 2024, Dobson announced that she would make her debut in the 2024 GB4 Championship at the second Silverstone round driving for VRD Racing. This would mark her return to racing following her crash at Barber Motorsports Park.

#### 2025

Dobson would return to the championship for the full 2025 season, switching teams to Arden Motorsport.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2023 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Jay Howard Driver Development | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 2023 | USF Juniors | Jay Howard Driver Development | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16th |
| 2023 | USF2000 Championship | Jay Howard Driver Development | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 32nd |
| 2024 | USF Juniors | Jay Howard Driver Development | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31st |
| 2024 | GB4 Championship | Velocity Racing Development | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 17th |
| 2025 | GB4 Championship | Arden Motorsport | | | | | | | |
* Season still in progress.

### Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
| 2023 | Jay Howard Driver Development | NOL 1 | NOL 2 | NOL 3 | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | ROA 3 | MOH 1 24 | MOH 2 24 | MOH 3 24 | NJM 1 14 | NJM 2 20 | NJM 3 17 | VIR 1 11 | VIR 2 18 | VIR 3 Ret | COA 1 19 | COA 2 16 | COA 3 13 | 31st | 0 |

### American open-wheel racing results
#### USF Juniors

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
| 2023 | Jay Howard Driver Development | SEB 1 | SEB 2 | SEB 3 | ALA 1 | ALA 2 | VIR 1 | VIR 2 | VIR 3 | MDO 1 | MDO 2 | ROA 1 12 | ROA 2 12 | ROA 3 11 | COA 1 | COA 2 | COA 3 | 16th | 28 |
| 2024 | Jay Howard Driver Development | NOL 1 18 | NOL 2 15 | NOL 3 DNS | ALA 1 21 | ALA 2 DNS | VIR 1 | VIR 2 | VIR 3 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | ROA 3 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | 31st | 10 |

#### USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
| 2023 | Jay Howard Driver Development | STP 1 | STP 2 | SEB 1 | SEB 1 | IMS 1 | IMS 2 | IMS 3 | IRP | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | MOH 3 | TOR 1 | TOR 2 | POR 1 13 | POR 2 16 | POR 3 19 | 32nd | 15 |

### Complete GB4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Velocity Racing Development | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | DON1 1 | DON1 2 | DON1 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | SIL2 1 13 | SIL2 2 9 | SIL2 3 11 | DON2 1 14 | DON2 2 14 | DON2 3 15 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | 17th | 40 |
| 2025 | Arden Motorsport | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | DON2 1 | DON2 2 | DON2 3 | | |