The 2025 Ligier Junior Formula Championship was the second season of the Ligier Junior Formula Championship. The series was rebranded from Ligier JS F4 Series for the 2025 season. The series served as a feeder into the United States Formula 4 Championship and was sanctioned by Parella Motorsports Holdings.
During the season, drivers are provided with a Ligier JS F416 chassis powered by Honda engines and utilize Hankook tires.
Teams and drivers Team DriverStatus Rounds JENSEN 1 Zach Fourie 1 2 Josh Griffith 1 LC Racing Academy 7 Beckham Jacir 2–5 8 Jordyn Martin 4 24 Luca Day 1 Momentum Motorsports 9 2–5 46 Max Mokarem 1–5 Cará Origin Motorsports 10 Daniel Cará 1–4 Champagne Racing 11 Cash Felber All 12 Michael Fatutta All 42 Gastón Irazú All 67 Beckham Jacir 6 73 Roman Felber All Kiwi Motorsport 15 Zach Fourie 3–5 Crosslink Motorsports 20 Kelsey Pinkowski 1–334 Josh Griffith 3–4 William Rohan 5–6 Berg Racing 23 Harbir Dass All 28 Drew Szuch All 98 Alex Berg 5 Taisei Murakami 6 08 Ronan Bray 5–6 Ava Hanssen Racing 26 Ava Hanssen All Scuderia Buell 27 Augusto Paschetta 1–2 44 Pablo Benites Jr. 3, 6IconStatusRookie
Race calendar The 2025 calendar was announced on 27 September 2024. All rounds will support the Formula Regional Americas Championship and United States Formula 4.
Round Circuit Date1R1 NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale 29 March R2 R3 30 March 2R1 Road America, Elkhart Lake 15–18 May R2 R3 3 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington 19–22 June R2 R3 4 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville 31 July-3 August R2 R3 5 R1 Virginia International Raceway, Alton 18–21 September R2 6 R1 Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham 17–19 October R2 R3
Race results Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 NOLA Motorsports Park Daniel Cará Gastón Irazú Gastón Irazú Champagne Racing R2 Gastón Irazú Drew Szuch Berg Racing R3 Gastón Irazú Gastón Irazú Champagne Racing 2 R1 Road America Gastón Irazú Drew Szuch Drew Szuch Berg Racing R2 Daniel Cará Daniel Cará Cará Origin Motorsports R3 Gastón Irazú Drew Szuch Berg Racing 3 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Gastón Irazú Gastón Irazú Cash Felber Champagne Racing R2 Gastón Irazú Gastón Irazú Champagne Racing R3 Beckham Jacir Pablo Benites Jr. Scuderia Buell 4 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park Roman Felber Gastón Irazú Gastón Irazú Champagne Racing R2 Gastón Irazú Gastón Irazú Champagne Racing R3 Race cancelled after delays to weekend schedule 5 R1 Virginia International Raceway Drew Szuch Alex Berg Drew Szuch Berg Racing R2 Beckham Jacir Roman Felber Champagne Racing 6 R1 Barber Motorsports Park Drew Szuch Roman Felber Cash Felber Champagne Racing R2 Beckham Jacir Beckham Jacir Champagne Racing
Season report
Round 1: NOLA The first round of the championship took place in the same venue as last year: NOLA Motorsports Park. Daniel Cará took pole for the opening race of the season after Gastón Irazú received a penalty for incorrect tire usage. He was passed at the start of the race after a false start by Harbir Dass and Drew Szuch, who fought for the lead. However, Szuch's engine cover came off in lap 6, and he was forced to retire. Irazú overtook Dass for the lead on lap 8.
For race two, Irazú started on pole. Szuch overtook him with eleven minutes remaining in the race, and a safety car period to recover the car of Roman Felber meant that Irazú could not retake the lead, giving Szuch his first win in the series.
Irazú was also on pole for race three, and led for the majority of the race — Max Mokarem overtook him at the start but lost the lead in the same lap. Irazú led the standings after the first round, with his team Champagne Racing leading the teams' standings.
Round 2: Road America Round two took place six weeks later at Road America. Qualifying was cancelled due to lightning in the area, and the grid for race one was set by championship standings, so Irazú started from pole. Cará fought him for the lead on the opening lap, but the pair collided, dropping Irazú to seventh. He fought back through the field, finishing third behind Cará, in a photo finish with Szuch and Beckham Jacir. However, Cará was penalised for the earlier contact, giving Szuch the win.
Szuch started from pole for race two, alongside newcomer Jacir, who stalled at the start. Irazú took the lead on lap three, but he locked up the following lap, handing the lead to Cará. With two minutes remaining, Szuch was spun into the pit wall by Mokarem, and the race ended under safety car. Cará took his first single-seater win with half points awarded.
Cará started on pole for race three. Irazú, who started for sixth, made progress and took advantage of other drivers' errors to take the lead on lap three. He was overtaken again three laps later by Cará, who in turn spun not long after. Irazú and Szuch fought for the lead, and Irazú came out on top, but was penalised post-race for forcing Szuch off the track, giving Szuch his second win of the weekend. Irazú continued to lead the drivers' standings, 26 points ahead of Szuch.
Round 3: Mid-Ohio Round three was held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course a month later. Jacir set the fastest time in qualifying, but the top three cars of Jacir, Pablo Benites and Szuch were disqualified after the session for a technical violation, with Irazú inheriting pole position. He was overtaken at the start by Cash Felber, with the pair running close together until Irazú spun on lap 15, sending him out of the podium positions for the first time this season. Szuch had charged through the field during the race, and overtook Felber for the lead on the penultimate lap, but was given a five-second penalty after the race for causing a collision with Luca Day. Felber took his maiden win, ahead of Jacir and Szuch.
Irazú again started on pole for race two and held it following an early battle with Cará. However, he made an error during the safety car restart on lap 6, with Cará and Benites both overtaking him, although he was able to return to the lead a lap later by overtaking them both around the outside of turn 4. He remained in front for the rest of the race, with Benites and Cará rounding out the podum.
Race three was shortened from thirty minutes to twenty. Another fastest lap meant a third pole position for Irazú. Jacir overtook him at the start, with Irazú slipping down to third. He spun on lap eight, again dropping out of the podium positions. The race ended under caution after Josh Griffith crashed, with Jacir initially taking the win. However, he was given a ten-second penalty for jumping the start, and Benites inherited the win ahead of Cash Felber and Szuch.
Championship standings Points were awarded as follows: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' standings Pos Driver NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR ALA Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Gastón Irazú 1 2 1 2 2 2 11 1 9 1 1 C 7 Ret 8 3 215 2 Drew Szuch Ret 1 4 1 11† 1 3 7 3 3 5 C 1 Ret 10 6 182 3 Cash Felber 5 7 8 5 10 5 1 5 2 Ret 2 C 3 Ret 1 2 169.5 4 Harbir Dass 2 3 5 3 3 7 7 9 4 9 4 C 5 3 5 5 150.5 5 Daniel Cará 3 4 2 6 1 4 5 3 6 5 7 C 126.5 6 Beckham Jacir 4 Ret 3 2 4 14 Ret 6 C 6 7 4 1 116 7 Roman Felber 9 Ret 7 11 6 8 Ret 6 13 2 3 C 2 1 3 Ret 115 8 Max Mokarem Ret 6 3 8 9 6 9 10 8 4 9 C 4 2 87 9 Pablo Benites Jr. 4 2 1 2 8 77 10 Ava Hanssen 6 8 9 7 5 9 8 11 5 6 8 C 8 4 7 NC 75 11 Augusto Paschetta 4 5 6 Ret 4 Ret 36 12 Zach Fourie 7 11 10 6 8 7 7 13† C 11 Ret 31 13 William Rohan 13 6 6 4 28 14 Luca Day 11 9 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 11 10 11 C 9 5 15 15 Michael Fatutta 10 12 13 10 7 10 10 14 10 8 Ret C 10 Ret WD WD 13 16 Ronan Bray Ret 8 11 7 10 17 Kelsey Pinkowski 12 10 12 9 8 11 12 13 12 5 18 Josh Griffith 8 DNS 14 14 12 Ret 11 12† C 4 19 Taisei Murakami 9 NC 2 20 Jordyn Martin Ret 10 C 1 21 Alex Berg 12 Ret 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR ALA Source: Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
Teams' standings Pos Team NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR ALA Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Champagne Racing 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1C 2 1 1 1 467 5 7 7 5 6 5 10 5 9 2 2C 3 Ret 3 2 2 Berg Racing 2 1 4 1 3 1 3 7 3 3 4C 1 3 5 5 337.5 Ret 3 5 3 11† 7 7 9 4 9 5C 5 8 9 6 3 Cará Origin Motorsports 3 4 2 6 1 4 5 3 6 5 7C 126.5 4 Scuderia Buell 4 5 6 Ret 4 Ret 4 2 1 2 8 113 5 Momentum Motorsports Ret 6 3 8 9 6 9 10 8 4 9C 4 2 100 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 11 10 11C 9 5 6 LC Racing Academy 11 9 11 4 Ret 3 2 4 14 Ret 6C 6 7 82 Ret 10C 7 Ava Hanssen Racing 6 8 9 7 5 9 8 11 5 6 8C 8 4 7 Ret 75 8 Crosslink Motorsport 12 10 12 9 8 11 12 12 12 11 12C 13 6 6 4 33 14 13 Ret9 Kiwi Motorsport 6 8 7 7 13C 11 Ret24 10 JENSEN 7 11 10 11 8 DNS 14 Pos Team NOL ROA MOH NJM VIR ALA Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 Source:
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