2026 Formula Pro USA Western Championship
The 2026 Formula Pro USA Western Series is scheduled to be the seventh season of the championship for Formula Regional and Formula 4 cars established on the West Coast of the United States. The championship is promoted and organized by Exclusive Racing and Exclusive Auctions, and will be run under the same sporting regulations as the FIA-sanctioned Formula Regional Americas Championship and Formula 4 United States Championship.
It is scheduled to begin in March, with the championship spanning six weekends until November.[1]
Teams and drivers
Drivers will be able to enter either the FPUSA-3 or the FPUSA-4 class, with the former using a Ligier JS F3 car and the latter a Ligier JS-F4 car. All cars will be powered by Honda and use Avon tires.[2]
Race calendar
The 2026 calendar will once again be held over twelve races spanning across six weekends.[3] The series will not return to Buttonwillow Raceway Park, instead replacing it by a third round at Sonoma Raceway.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | March 6–8 | NASA Northwest & Northern California Region Formula Car Challenge |
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| R2 | |||||
| 2 | R3 | April 23–26 | SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series | ||
| R4 | |||||
| 3 | R5 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows | May 15–17 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | |
| R6 | |||||
| 4 | R7 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | June 26–28 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | |
| R8 | |||||
| 5 | R9 | October 2–4 | SVRA Sprint Series Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA | ||
| R10 | |||||
| 6 | R11 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | November 6–8 | NASA Northwest & Northern California Region | |
| R12 | |||||
Championship standings
Points will be awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Formula Pro USA Unveils High-Profile 2026 Championship Calendar | World Speed Motorsports - Winning, it's what we do!". www.worldspeed.com. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
- ^ BDM_FPU, Admin. "About FPUSA". Formula Pro USA. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Formula Pro USA Western Championship presented by Exclusive Racing confirms 2025 schedule". RTD Media. November 25, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
External links
- Official website: Formula Pro USA