2024 Formula Car Challenge
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The 2024 Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear is the 20th season of the Formula Car Challenge. It is a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seater open wheel formula racing cars held across the American west coast. The series is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America.
Drivers[edit]
No. | Driver | Car | Rounds |
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7 | Rodney A. Simmons | Mazda Formula Mazda | 2 |
12 | Marcus Brodie | 1997 Mazda Formula Mazda | 1, 3 |
17 | John Ertel | 1994 Mazda Formula Star | 3 |
25 | Bret Imhoff | Mazda Formula Mazda | 3 |
28 | Stew Tabak | 1993 Mazda Formula | 2–3 |
29 | Christian Okpysh | 1997 Mazda Formula Mazda | 1–3 |
63 | Lars Jensen | 1997 Star Formula Mazda | 1–3 |
67 | Bill Weaver | 1997 Star Mazda Formula Mazda | 1, 3 |
72 | Taylor Carmona | Formula Mazda | 2–3 |
75 | C.J. Ray | 1998 Mazda Star Formula | 1, 3 |
77 | Derry O'Donovan | 1996 Formula Mazda FM | 3 |
78 | Brad Drew | 1997 Mazda Formula | 1–3 |
Sources: [1][2][3] |
Race calendar[edit]
The 2024 schedule was announced on 2 December 2023.[4] The season was to open with a one-round winter series at the Attesa Podium Club, but that event attracted no entries in the FCC's class. The eight-round main season will see the return of Portland International Raceway.[5]
Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
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FCC Winter Series | |||||
NC | R1 | |
SCCA Majors Championship Saguaro Series | ||
R2 | |||||
Formula Car Challenge | |||||
1 | R1 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | 23 March | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Pro USA Western Championship | |
R2 | 24 March | ||||
2 | R3 | 20 April | SCCA Majors Championship Formula Pro USA Western Championship | ||
R4 | 21 April | ||||
3 | R5 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | 8 June | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Pro USA Western Championship | |
R6 | 9 June | ||||
4 | R7 | 5–7 July | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Pro USA Western Championship | ||
R8 | |||||
5 | R9 | Portland International Raceway, Portland | 10–11 August | International Conference of Sports Car Clubs Championship | |
R10 | |||||
6 | R11 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | 30 August–1 September | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Pro USA Western Championship | |
R12 | |||||
7 | R13 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | 25–27 October | San Francisco Region SCCA Series | |
R14 | |||||
8 | R15 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | 15–16 November | Formula Pro USA Western Championship | |
R16 |
Race results[edit]
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | |
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1 | R1 | Thunderhill Raceway Park | Bill Weaver | Bill Weaver | Bill Weaver |
R2 | Bill Weaver | Bill Weaver | Bill Weaver | ||
2 | R3 | Stew Tabak | Christian Okpysh | Christian Okpysh | |
R4 | Christian Okpysh | Christian Okpysh | Christian Okpysh | ||
3 | R5 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Christian Okpysh | Christian Okpysh | Christian Okpysh |
R6 | Christian Okpysh | Christian Okpysh | Christian Okpysh | ||
4 | R7 | ||||
R8 | |||||
5 | R9 | Portland International Raceway | |||
R10 | |||||
6 | R11 | Sonoma Raceway | |||
R12 | |||||
7 | R13 | Thunderhill Raceway Park | |||
R14 | |||||
8 | R15 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park | |||
R16 |
Championship standings[edit]
Scoring system[edit]
Points are awarded to the top twenty drivers taking the green flag.[6]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
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Points | 29 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Each driver's two worst results will be dropped.
Drivers' standings[edit]
Pos | Driver | THU1 | THU2 | LAG1 | LAG2 | POR | SON | THU3 | BUT | Pts | ||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | |||
1 | Brad Drew | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 135 | ||||||||||
2 | Christian Okpysh | 6 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 134 | ||||||||||
3 | Bill Weaver | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 105 | ||||||||||||
4 | Lars Jensen | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | DNS | 6 | 98 | ||||||||||
5 | C.J. Ray | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 86 | ||||||||||||
6 | Taylor Carmona | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 74 | ||||||||||||
7 | Stew Tabak | 4 | 3 | 9 | DNS | 57 | ||||||||||||
8 | Marcus Brodie | 4 | 2 | DNS | DNS | 45 | ||||||||||||
9 | Derry O'Donovan | 5 | 5 | 38 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Rodney A. Simmons | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Bret Imhoff | 6 | 7 | 35 | ||||||||||||||
12 | John Ertel | 7 | 8 | 33 | ||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | Pts |
THU1 | THU2 | LAG1 | LAG2 | POR | SON | THU3 | BUT |
References[edit]
- ^ "SFR Championship Series Regional 3 & 4 - Qualifying results for Group 1". racehero.io. March 24, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "SFRSCCA Majors Restricted Regional 5&6 - Qualifying results for Group 4~FA,FA2,FA3,FM,F4".
- ^ "SFR Championship Series Regionals 7&8 - Qualifying results for Group 1".
- ^ Newsroom, F. C. C. "2024 Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear Schedules Announced | Formula Car Challenge". Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Schedules | Formula Car Challenge". Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Competitor Page | Formula Car Challenge". Retrieved 2023-02-19.