2026 Formula Pro USA Western Championship

The 2026 Formula Pro USA Western Series is 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 is run under the same sporting regulations as the FIA-sanctioned Formula Regional Americas Championship and Formula 4 United States Championship.

It began in March, with the championship spanning six weekends until November.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Drivers are 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 are powered by Honda and use Avon tires.^[2]

Team	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Formula Pro USA 3 (FPUSA-3) entries
World Speed Motorsports	3	Larry Schnur		1
World Speed Motorsports	111	Dan Decker		1
Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4) entries
Jensen Global Advisors	1	Andrew Davis		1
	2	Ana Palestro	F	1
	5	Robert Arana		1
Kiwi Motorsport	109	Will Franklin		1
	123	Mauricio Robbins		1
	124	Chloe Jade	F	1
	191	Lucas Hand		1
World Speed Motorsports	114	Erik Doan		1
	115	Scott Pyle		1
	116	Yana Kapoor	F	1
	117	Austin Tiller		1
Source: ^[3]

Icon	Status
F	Female driver entered in the Women's Racing Series class

Race calendar

The 2026 calendar will once again be held over twelve races spanning across six weekends.^[4] The series did 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 7	NASA Northwest & Northern California Region Formula Car Challenge	Sonoma Thunderhill Laguna Seca
1	R2		March 8
2	R3		April 23–26	SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series
2	R4		April 23–26	SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series
3	R5	Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows	May 15–17	San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge
3	R6	Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows	May 15–17	San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge
4	R7	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey	June 26–28	San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge
4	R8		June 26–28	San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge
5	R9		October 2–4	SVRA Sprint Series Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA
5	R10		October 2–4	SVRA Sprint Series Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA
6	R11	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma	November 6–8	NASA Northwest & Northern California Region
6	R12	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma	November 6–8	NASA Northwest & Northern California Region

Race results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	FPUSA-3		FPUSA-4		FPUSA-WRS
Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning driver
1	R1	Sonoma Raceway	Dan Decker	Dan Decker	Dan Decker	Lucas Hand	Lucas Hand	Yana Kapoor
1	R2		Dan Decker	Dan Decker	Dan Decker	Lucas Hand	Lucas Hand	Yana Kapoor
2	R3
2	R4
3	R5	Thunderhill Raceway Park
3	R6	Thunderhill Raceway Park
4	R7	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
4	R8
5	R9
5	R10
6	R11	Sonoma Raceway
6	R12	Sonoma Raceway

Championship standings

Points are 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

Each driver's two worst results will be dropped.

Drivers' standings

Pos	Driver	SON1		SON2		THU		LAG1		LAG2		SON3		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts
Formula Pro USA 3 (FPUSA-3)
1	Dan Decker	1	1											54
2	Larry Schnur	2	2											36
Formula Pro USA 4 (FPUSA-4)
1	Lucas Hand	1	1											54
2	Erik Doan	2	2											36
3	Austin Tiller	4	3											27
4	Scott Pyle	3	6†											23
5	Robert Arana	5†	4											22
6	Andrew Davis	6†	5†											18
7	Yana Kapoor F	7†	8											10
8	Mauricio Robbins	10†	7											7
9	Ana Palestro F	8†	9											6
10	Chloe Jade F	9†	10											3
—	Will Franklin	EX	EX											0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts
Pos	Driver	SON1		SON2		THU		LAG1		LAG2		SON3		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

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.
^ "FPUSA Western Championships Rounds 1 & 2 - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
^ "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

[1] "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.

[AboutFPUSA-2] BDM_FPU, Admin. "About FPUSA". Formula Pro USA. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[3] "FPUSA Western Championships Rounds 1 & 2 - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved March 4, 2026.

[:0-4] "Formula Pro USA Western Championship presented by Exclusive Racing confirms 2025 schedule". RTD Media. November 25, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

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