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Lochie Hughes
Lachlan "Lochie" Hughes (born 15 March 2002) is an Australian racing driver.[1] He most recently competed in the 2024 USF2000 Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development, where he won the title.[2] He is the 2022 Formula 4 United States champion and the 2024 USF Pro 2000 champion.[3] CareerKartingHughes would have success in karting, finishing 2nd in both the Florida Winter Tour, the WSK Gold cup and the Australian Kart Championship in 2014, 2015 and 2017 respectively.[citation needed] Australian Formula 4 Championship2018In 2018, Hughes would make his car racing debut in the Australian Formula 4 Championship driving for Team BRM.[4] He would get his maiden win in the series at Winton Motor Raceway. Hughes would finish the season 5th in the standings and rookie champion.[citation needed] 2019Hughes would return to the series in 2019 once again driving for Team BRM.[5] He would get three wins, two poles, and eleven podiums during the season to finish 2nd behind champion Luis Leeds.[citation needed] Formula 4 United States ChampionshipAfter not racing in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hughes would move to the United States to compete in the 2022 Formula 4 United States Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development.[6] He would start off the season with a win in the first race at NOLA Motorsports Park.[7] At the New Jersey Motorsports Park round, Hughes would take pole position, and won all three races on-track, however, a penalty in race one for jumping the start meant that his win would be taken away.[8] Hughes would clinch the championship at the final round at Circuit of the Americas taking two wins to cap off the season.[9] He would finish the season with 6 wins, 2 poles, and 10 podiums. USF2000 Championship2022Hughes would make his debut in the USF2000 Championship in 2022 with Jay Howard Driver Development at the Mid-Ohio round. Finishing 2nd in his first ever race later to be disqualified for a technical infringement. 2023On 6 October 2022, it was announced that Hughes would stay with Jay Howard Driver Development and make the jump up to the USF2000 Championship full-time in 2023.[10] At the opening round at St. Petersburg, Hughes would beat competitor Nikita Johnson to pole position by just eight hundredths of a second.[11] He would manage to convert pole to victory, getting his maiden win of the season.[12] USF Pro 2000 Championship2024Hughes made his debut in the 2024 season racing with Turn 3 Motorsport.[13] Claiming five wins, four pole positions and eleven podiums, Hughes won the title at the season finale at Portland ahead of Nikita Johnson.[14] Indy NXT2025In October 2024, Hughes graduated to the championship for the 2025 season with Andretti Global.[15] Karting recordKarting career summary
Racing recordRacing career summary
* Season still in progress. Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
American open-wheel racing resultsUSF2000 Championship(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
USF Pro 2000 Championship(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Indy NXT(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
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