Honda Performance Development-built Civic Type R engines are a cornerstone of the series
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Santa Clarita, Calif. (October 19, 2021) – Honda Performance Development (HPD) has reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to the F4 United States Championship and Formula Regional Americas, as the title battles in both series come down to the upcoming season finale weekends at the Circuit of the Americas.
“Honda Performance Development exclusively partners with the F4 United States Championship and Formula Regional Americas for the development of North American single-seat racers,” said John Whiteman, Manager, Commercial Motorsports for HPD. “Both series are exclusively powered by HPD-prepared Honda engines; and have continued to grow under the leadership of Parella Motorsports Holdings, in partnership with Ligier and Hankook Tires.” The FRA and F4 US championships offer global developing drivers the opportunity to demonstrate their skills on an international platform, with affordability and safety as top priorities. Both series’ cars are powered by equally strong, reliable, HPD-modified versions of the current Honda Civic® Type R® engine, with the FRA powered by a turbocharged 303-horsepower edition, while the F4 series uses a normally aspirated 160-bhp engines.
In addition, the FIA, world governing body for motorsports, awards up to 18 “Super License” points for FRA competitors, and 12 for drivers in F4US, more than available in any other North American development series.
Now in its sixth season, the F4 US Championship continues to be the most successful F4 regional series in the world. The 2021 title will be decided later this month at the US Grand Prix in Austin Texas, in front of the Honda-powered Formula 1 teams fighting for the FIA World Championship. The fourth FRA champion will be decided two weeks later at the SVRA finale, also at Austin, Texas.
F4 and FRA competitors and champions, including Dakota Dickerson, Kyle Kirkwood, Ernie Francis Jr., and Linus Lundqvist, continue to have success and advance in single seater and sports car racing.