Cooper Shipman (born March 11, 2008) is an American racing driver who is set to compete for in the Formula Regional Americas Championship with Kiwi Motorsport. He won the 2025 Formula 4 United States Championship.
Career Karting Shipman began karting at the age of five in Katy, Texas and had a consistent career, winning the 2020 Texas Sprint Series in the Mini Swift category and coming runner-up to the series in the KA100 Junior class a year later.
He became runner-up to the 2021 SKUSA SuperNationals XXIV with Iron Rock Motorsports in the KA 100 Jr category. He was also runner-up to the 2024 United States Pro Kart Series in the KA100 Senior class.
Formula Ford 2023 Shipman made his single-seater debut in the 2023 F1600 Championship Series, where he contested three rounds of the season with IronRock Motorsports. He got his first top-five finish in the second race of the final round at Summit Point Motorsports Park and ended the championship in twenty-seventh.
2024 He continued with IronRock Motorsports for the following season, where he competed in all the rounds but one and came fifth in the championship, bagging two wins at Lime Rock Park and Summit Point Motorsports Park.
Formula 4 With Kiwi Motorsports, he made his debut in the Formula 4 United States Championship in 2025. He dominated the season, winning nine races and grabbing thirteen podiums, clinching the championship a round early.
Formula Regional (2025–present) 2025 Shortly after winning the F4 US title, Shipman skipped the final round of the series to compete in the final round of the Formula Regional Americas Championship at Barber Motorsports Park with Kiwi Motorsports and scored a podium on debut.
2026 To kick off 2026, Shipman drove in the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy for Kiwi Motorsport. He got his sole podium in the third round at Teretonga Park and ended the championship in fifteenth. With his F4 US scholarship winnings, he then partook in a full-time campaign of the Formula Regional Americas Championship with Kiwi Motorsport for the rest of 2026. He took his maiden win in the final race of the opening round at NOLA Motorsports Park, where he also got two podiums in the first two races. Shipman's next podium came at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he achieved a double podium. A round later at New Jersey Motorsports Park, he got his second win.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2017 SKUSA SuperNationals XXI – Micro Swift 9th 2018 SKUSA Pro Tour – Micro Swift 9th SKUSA SuperNationals XXII – Mini Swift Iron Rock Motorsports 47th 2019 SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift 8th SKUSA SuperNationals XXIII – Mini Swift 9th Biloxi ROK Fest – Mini ROK Iron Rock 7th 2020 Texas Sprint Series – Mini Swift 1st SKUSA Winter Series – Mini Swift 13th Florida Winter Tour – Mini ROK Iron Rock 18th SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift 7th 2021 Texas Sprint Series – KA100 Junior 2nd SKUSA SuperNationals XXIV – KA100 Jr. Iron Rock Motorsports 2nd 2022 SKUSA Pro Tour – KA100 Jr 3rd SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – KA100 Jr. Iron Rock Motorsports 33rd SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – X30 Junior 47th 2023 United States Pro Kart Series – KA100 Senior 4th 2024 United States Pro Kart Series – KA100 Senior 2ndSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2023F1600 Championship SeriesIronRock Motorsports 9 0 0 0 0 127 27th 2024F1600 Championship SeriesIronRock Motorsports 16 2 1 0 6 478 5th 2025Formula 4 United States ChampionshipKiwi Motorsport 15 9 4 8 13 298.5 1stFormula Regional Americas ChampionshipKiwi Motorsports 2 0 0 0 1 16 17th2026Formula Regional Oceania TrophyKiwi Motorsport15000110815thFormula Regional Americas Championship132036159*3rd*
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints2025 Kiwi MotorsportNOL1NOL2NOL3ROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2 NJM1 NJM2 NJM3MOS1MOS2MOS3VIR1VIR2 BAR1 BAR2 1st 298.5
Complete Formula Regional Americas Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints 2025 Kiwi MotorsportsNOL1NOL2NOL3ROA1ROA2ROA3IMS1IMS2IMS3 MOH1MOH2MOH3NJM1NJM2NJM3MOS1MOS2MOS3VIR1VIR2BAR1BAR2 17th 16 2026 Kiwi MotorsportNOL1NOL2NOL3ROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1ROH2IMS1IMS2IMS3NJM1NJM2NJM3MOS1MOS2MOS3VIR1VIR2ALA1ALA2 3rd* 192*
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2026 Kiwi MotorsportHMP1HMP2HMP3HMP4TAU1TAU2TAU3TAU4TER1TER2TER3TER4HIG1 HIG2HIG3HIG4 15th 108
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