The 2025 Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear was the 21st season of the Formula Car Challenge, 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 championship title for the third year in a row.
Drivers No.DriverCarStatusRounds4 Melvin Kemper Jr.Star Formula Mazda47 Rodney A. SimmonsMazda Formula Mazda211 Ken BoatrightFormula Mazda3, 512 Marcus Brodie1997 Mazda Formula Mazda1–317 John Ertel1994 Mazda Formula Star5–620 Ben BookerFormula Mazda Star Formula Mazda126 Aidan BennittFormula Mazda428 Stew Tabak1993 Mazda Formula2–729 Christian Okpysh1997 Mazda Formula Mazda1–663 Lars Jensen1997 Star Formula Mazda3, 6–767 Bill Weaver1997 Star Mazda Formula Mazda1–2, 4–669 Jeff ClarkFormula Mazda477 Derry O'Donovan1996 Formula Mazda FM2, 6–778 Brad Drew1997 Mazda Formula2–6Sources: Icon Legend Guest driver
Race calendar The 2025 schedule was announced on November 25, 2024, with one round yet to be announced. The FCC Winter Series that saw no entries in 2024 will not return, while the eight-round main series visited the same five destinations it did in 2024. In December 2024, the calendar was revised and the Portland round was shifted to one month earlier.
RoundCircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations1R1Sonoma Raceway, SonomaMarch 15SCCA Majors ChampionshipSan Francisco Region SCCA SeriesR2March 162R3Thunderhill Raceway Park, WillowsApril 5San Francisco Region SCCA SeriesFormula Pro USA Western ChampionshipR4April 63R5May 17San Francisco Region SCCA SeriesR6May 184R7Portland International Raceway, PortlandJune 14International Conference of Sports Car ClubsCascade Sports Car Club SeriesR8June 155R9WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, MontereyJune 27San Francisco Region SCCA SeriesFormula Pro USA Western ChampionshipR10June 286R11Sonoma Raceway, SonomaSeptember 13NASA Northern California RegionFormula Pro USA Western ChampionshipR12September 147R13Thunderhill Raceway Park, WillowsOctober 24San Francisco Region SCCA SeriesFormula Pro USA Western ChampionshipR14October 258R15Buttonwillow Raceway Park, ButtonwillowNovember 14–16Pacific F2000 ChampionshipFormula Pro USA Western ChampionshipR16
Race results RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driver1R1Sonoma Raceway Marcus Brodie Christian Okpysh Christian OkpyshR2 Marcus Brodie Christian Okpysh Marcus Brodie2R3Thunderhill Raceway Park Christian Okpysh Christian Okpysh Christian OkpyshR4 Bill Weaver Marcus Brodie Christian Okpysh3R5 Christian Okpysh Christian Okpysh Christian OkpyshR6 Christian Okpysh Christian Okpysh Christian Okpysh4R7Portland International Raceway Bill Weaver Christian Okpysh Christian OkpyshR8 Bill Weaver Bill Weaver Bill Weaver5R9WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Christian Okpysh Christian Okpysh Christian OkpyshR10 Christian Okpysh Christian Okpysh Christian Okpysh6R11Sonoma Raceway Bill Weaver Christian Okpysh Christian OkpyshR12 Christian Okpysh Christian Okpysh Christian Okpysh7R13Thunderhill Raceway Park Lars Jensen Stew Tabak Lars JensenR14 Lars Jensen Lars Jensen Stew Tabak8R15Buttonwillow Raceway Parkno entriesR16
Championship standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top twenty drivers taking the green flag. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th Points2925222019181716151413121110987654 Each driver's three worst results were dropped.
Drivers' standings PosDriverSON1THU1THU2PORLAGSON2THU3BUTPtsR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R161 Christian Okpysh1211111211113403 Stew Tabak5424553353312602 Bill Weaver33232122222454 Brad Drew46333344452055 Marcus Brodie2132621446 Lars Jensen4534121357 Derry O'Donovan7566231198 Ken Boatright5666739 John Ertel55777210 Rodney A. Simmons673511 Ben BookerDNS322guest drivers inelegible to score points— Melvin Kemper Jr.440— Aidan Bennitt660— Jeff Clark770PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16PtsSON1THU1THU2PORLAGSON2THU3BUTBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
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