2024 formula racing championship
The 2024 Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear was the 20th season of the Formula Car Challenge. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seater open wheel formula racing cars held across the American west coast. The series was sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America .
Christian Okpysh defended his Drivers' Championship title, clinching it at the penultimate race of the season.
Drivers
No.
Driver
Car
Rounds
4
Melvin Kemper Jr.
Star Formula Mazda
5
7
Rodney A. Simmons
Mazda Formula Mazda
2, 7
8
Timothy Carel
2024 Tatuus AP T-021
8
9
Ritchie Hollingsworth
1995 Mazda Formula Mazda
7
11
Ken Boatright
Formula Mazda
6–7
12
Marcus Brodie
1997 Mazda Formula Mazda
1, 3
17
John Ertel
1994 Mazda Formula Star
3
19
Brian Anderson
Formula Mazda
5
22
Michael Morgan
Mazda Formula Mazda
5
25
Bret Imhoff
Mazda Formula Mazda
3
28
Stew Tabak
1993 Mazda Formula
2–8
29
Christian Okpysh
1997 Mazda Formula Mazda
1–6, 8
63
Lars Jensen
1997 Star Formula Mazda
1–4, 7–8
67
Bill Weaver
1997 Star Mazda Formula Mazda
1, 3–5, 7–8
72
Taylor Carmona
Formula Mazda
2–3, 8
73
Gokul Manean
Formula Mazda
8
74
Steve Martin
2003 Formula Mazda
8
75
C.J. Ray
1998 Mazda Star Formula
1, 3, 6, 8
77
Derry O'Donovan
1996 Formula Mazda FM
3–4
78
Brad Drew
1997 Mazda Formula
1–6, 8
83
Cameron Parsons
2012 Fast Forward Formula
8
92
Rick Bostrom
1988 Mazda Formula
5
Sources: [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Race calendar
The 2024 schedule was announced on 2 December 2023.[ 9] 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 saw the return of Portland International Raceway .[ 10]
Race results
Round
Circuit
Pole position
Fastest lap
Winning driver
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
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
R8
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
5
R9
Portland International Raceway
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
R10
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
6
R11
Sonoma Raceway
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
R12
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
Christian Okpysh
7
R13
Thunderhill Raceway Park
Bill Weaver
Lars Jensen
Bill Weaver
R14
Bill Weaver
Stew Tabak
Bill Weaver
8
R15
Buttonwillow Raceway Park
Timothy Carel
Timothy Carel
Timothy Carel
R16
Christian Okpysh
Timothy Carel
Timothy Carel
Championship standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top twenty drivers taking the green flag.[ 11]
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
Points
29
25
22
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
Each driver's three worst results were dropped.
Drivers' standings
References
^ "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" .
^ "SFR Championship Series Regionals 9 & 10 - Group 1 - Qualifying 1" .
^ "The Dash XL - GROUP 6/3 Sat Qualifying - Official results" .
^ "SFR Regional Races - Qualifying results for Group 1" .
^ "SFR Championship Series Regionals 15-16 - Group 1/2 ~ Qualifying 1 ~ Official" .
^ "California Sports Car Club Meeting 16 November 2024 - Group 2 FX,FA,F3,F4,P1,P2 Qualifying Saturday" .
^ "2024 Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear Schedules Announced" . formulacarchallenge.com . Retrieved 2023-12-04 .
^ "Schedules | Formula Car Challenge" . Retrieved 2023-12-04 .
^ "Competitor Page | Formula Car Challenge" . Retrieved 2023-02-19 .
External links
Official Website: Formula Car Challenge