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In 2014, the FIA introduced the Formula 4 concept globally to bridge the gap between karting and open-wheel racing.
The Sports Car Club of America created the Formula 4 United States Championship in 2016.
The series has grown rapidly in popularity. In the first season, there were fifteen races and nineteen drivers.
This year there are eighteen races at six different circuits - with over thirty registered drivers.
The 2018 season kick-offs in April at Virginia International Raceway which is followed by the Road Atlanta and the Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course. In August, the teams travel to the Pittsburgh International Race Complex and then New Jersey Motorsports Park. The championship wraps-up at Circuit of the Americas as a support event to the United States Grand Prix. The cars competing in the American championship are assembled by OnRoak Automotive and powered by a Honda K20 C1 2.0-liter engine. The Formula 4 is the only FIA-approved car manufactured and assembled in North America. The opening rounds of the 2018 season were contested at Virginia International Raceway. Drivers would be competing in three 30-minute races around the seventeen-turn 3.270-mile road course.
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The Formula 4 field enters Virginia International Raceway’s ‘Nascar Bend’ for round one of the 2018 Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda. Leading the way is the pole-sitter, Benjamin Pedersen from Denmark. Following Pedersen is the third fastest qualifier in No. 33, Joshua Car and another Dane, Christian Rasmussen. |
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Christian Rasmussen left Virginia International Raceway with the points lead. Rasmussen challenged the race one winner, Benjamin Pedersen but fell short of the victory by 0.122-seconds. In round two, he was gridded second but took the victory and in the process set a new lap record. Rasmussen repeated his performance in the final event of the weekend. Another win and bettered the record once again. |
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Dakota Dickerson joined the series midway through last season and posted some respectable results. In round one at Virginia International Raceway, Dickerson qualified seventh and captured the final spot on the podium. He started Sunday’s first race in fourth place and went one better than Saturday - grabbing the runner-up position. In the weekend’s final contest, Dickerson scored another third-place finish. |
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Teddy Wilson’s season got off to a poor start. Wilson started twenty-eighth in round one after a technical infraction was discovered during the post-qualifying inspection. He finished two laps behind the leaders in twenty-ninth place. Wilson’s results were much better Sunday morning - he took the final spot on the podium after starting first. In the finale, Wilson finished second after being gridded fourth. |
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Benjamin Pedersen was the fastest qualifier and started on the pole for round one of the 2018 Formula 4 United States Championship. On the first lap, Pedersen was passed by Christian Rasmussen but, he retook the lead on the last lap to win by a narrow margin. In race two, Pedersen was gridded third and unable to hold off Dakota Dickerson, he finished fourth. Pedersen was seventh in the final race of the weekend. |
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Christian Rasmussen leads the field into Virginia International Raceway’s ‘Left Hook’ on the first lap of round two. Rasmussen who started on the outside of the front row is followed by the fourth fastest qualifier, Dakota Dickerson. The pole-sitter, Teddy Wilson in the Jay Howard Driver Development entry follows the two leaders. |
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DEForce Racing rookie James Raven was the hard charger in round one. Raven received a three-place grid penalty when he caused the qualifying session to be delayed. Raven started thirty-first but was forced to start from the pit lane – a consequence for arriving late to the grid. On the first lap, he got by ten cars. After fourteen laps of racing, Raven was in seventh place – he had passed twenty-three other competitors. |
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The first podium of the 2018 season for the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda. In the center, from Denmark, is the winner, Benjamin Pedersen. To Pedersen’s right is fellow Dane and the runner-up, Christian Rasmussen. Completing the rostrum is Dakota Dickerson. |
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| FINISH | START | DRIVER | SPONSOR / CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | Benjamin Pedersen | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 2 | 3 | Christian Rasmussen | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 3 | 7 | Dakota Dickerson | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 4 | 2 | Joshua Car | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 5 | 6 | Austin Kaszuba | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 6 | 10 | Jose Blanco-Chock | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 7 | 31 | James Raven | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 8 | 4 | Wyatt Brichacek | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 9 | 14 | Jacob Loomis | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 10 | 15 | Braden Eves | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 11 | 9 | Justin Gordon | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 12 | 18 | Matthew Cowley | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 13 | 8 | Eduardo Barrichello | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 14 | 13 | Vincent Khristov | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 15 | 24 | Arthur Leist | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 16 | 23 | Ethan Billions | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 17 | 17 | Chris Archinaco | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 18 | 32 | Cameron O’Conner | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 19 | 27 | Dylan Tavella | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 20 | 11 | Parker Locke | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 21 | 26 | Chandler Horton | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 22 | 22 | Jake French | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 23 | 19 | Jacob Abel | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 24 | 25 | Aidan Yoder | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 25 | 29 | Blake Upton | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 26 | 30 | Angela Durazo | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 27 | 21 | Kent Vaccaro | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 13 | - |
| 28 | 16 | Conrad Clark | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 12 | - |
| 29 | 28 | Teddy Wilson | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 12 | - |
| 30 | 33 | Jack William Miller | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 12 | - |
| DNF | 12 | Jordan Dempsey | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 10 | Did Not Finish |
| DNF | 20 | Oliver Clarke | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 10 | Did Not Finish |
| DNF | 5 | Kaylen Frederick | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 0 | Did Not Finish |
| FINISH | START | DRIVER | SPONSOR / CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 2 | Christian Rasmussen | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 2 | 4 | Dakota Dickerson | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 3 | 1 | Teddy Wilson | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 4 | 3 | Benjamin Pedersen | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 5 | 8 | Jacob Loomis | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 6 | 6 | Joshua Car | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 7 | 7 | Jacob Abel | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 8 | 5 | James Raven | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 9 | 15 | Wyatt Brichacek | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 10 | 16 | Jose Blanco-Chock | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 11 | 14 | Jake French | Crawford F4-16 / HOnda K20 | 14 | - |
| 12 | 13 | Conrad Clark | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 13 | 19 | Cameron O’Conner | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 14 | 28 | Dylan Tavella | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 15 | 20 | Chris Archinaco | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 16 | 24 | Parker Locke | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 17 | 12 | Braden Eves | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 18 | 22 | Eduardo Barrichello | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 19 | 27 | Jack William Miller | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 20 | 29 | Aidan Yoder | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 21 | 30 | Oliver Clarke | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 22 | 21 | Ethan Billions | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 23 | 33 | Kaylen Frederick | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 24 | 25 | Arthur Leist | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 25 | 31 | Blake Upton | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 26 | 18 | Justin Gordon | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 13 | - |
| 27 | 32 | Angela Durazo | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 13 | - |
| 28 | 26 | Chandler Horton | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 13 | - |
| 29 | 9 | Austin Kaszuba | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 13 | - |
| NC | 17 | Jordan Dempsey | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 9 | Did Not Finish |
| NC | 10 | Kent Vaccaro | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 9 | Did Not Finish |
| NC | 23 | Vincent Khristov | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 7 | Did Not Finish |
| NC | 11 | Matthew Cowley | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 1 | Did Not Finish |
| FINISH | START | DRIVER | SPONSOR / CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | Christian Rasmussen | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 3 | 4 | Teddy Wilson | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 2 | 5 | Dakota Dickerson | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 4 | 8 | Joshua Car | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 5 | 7 | Benjamin Pedersen | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 6 | 12 | Austin Kaszuba | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 7 | 11 | Jacob Abel | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 8 | 26 | Braden Eves | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 9 | 14 | Arthur Leist | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 10 | 13 | Jake French | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 11 | 23 | Cameron O’Conner | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 12 | 6 | Jacob Loomis | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 13 | 18 | Kaylen Frederick | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 14 | 17 | Jack William Miller | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 15 | 22 | Dylan Tavella | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 16 | 25 | Parker Locke | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 17 | 2 | Wyatt Brichacek | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 18 | 30 | Vincent Khristov | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 19 | 15 | Justin Gordon | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 20 | 29 | Chandler Horton | Crawford F4-16 / HOnda K20 | 16 | - |
| 21 | 20 | Eduardo Barrichello | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 22 | 24 | Chris Archinaco | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 23 | 28 | Conrad Clark | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 24 | 27 | Kent Vaccaro | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 25 | 10 | Jose Blanco-Chock | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 16 | - |
| 26 | 16 | Aidan Yoder | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 15 | - |
| 27 | 19 | Ethan Billions | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| 28 | 31 | Blake Upton | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 14 | - |
| NC | 11 | Matthew Cowley | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 11 | Did Not Finish |
| NC | 9 | James Raven | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 9 | Did Not Finish |
| NC | 33 | Angela Durazo | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 3 | Did Not Finish |
| NC | 9 | Oliver Clarke | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 2 | Did Not Finish |
| DNS | 21 | Jordan Dempsey | Crawford F4-16 / Honda K20 | 0 | Did Not Start |
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