Method Regional Americas Championship has introduced a brand new scholarship program for its 2025 season, awarding as much as six drivers within the championship with money prizes to help within the subsequent step of their racing profession. With incremental prizes given to every of the top-five drivers, in addition to the top-finishing rookie, the 2025 drivers’ champion is ready to be awarded $100,000 money.
“We’re excited to launch the prize fund for FR Americas in 2025,” stated sequence race director Scott Goodyear. “Seeking to construct on a really profitable 2024 season, which noticed us take the sequence into Canada for the primary time whereas racing in entrance of 35,000 followers, we really feel this program will strengthen the championship much more — attracting new drivers from all over the world, and giving them precious prizes to additional their profession. Most significantly, the prize fund continues to extend the depth of our ladder system, permitting drivers to maneuver from karting to vehicles and use our scholarship prizes to take the following step of their racing profession. With graduates among the many beginning grids of the Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, FIA Method 3, Tremendous Method, IMSA, NASCAR, Indy NXT and extra, our open-wheel ladder has a confirmed trajectory for fulfillment.”
The year-end awards, with a complete prize fund of $160,000, shall be distributed amongst as many as six drivers. The FR Americas champion shall be awarded $100,000, whereas the runner-up will obtain $25,000 and the third-place finisher will gather $15,000. Prizes will lengthen all through the highest 5, as the motive force ending fourth within the level standings shall be awarded $10,000 and the motive force ending fifth will obtain $5,000. As well as, the top-finishing rookie may also be awarded a $5,000 year-end prize.
Whereas the prize fund is ready to reward drivers within the high stage of Parella Motorsports Holdings’ open-wheel ladder, drivers competing within the junior ranges may also compete for scholarships to help of their ahead progress in a profession in motorsports on the Street to F1.
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The 2025 drivers’ champion in Method 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.) will obtain a scholarship to step as much as the following stage — FR Americas — in 2026. The winner shall be supplied using a JS F3 chassis from Ligier Automotive, an F3 engine developed, engineered and supplied by Mountune, tires equipped by Hankook Motorsports, and race entry charges from PMH.
Within the Ligier JS F4 Collection (JS F4), the 2025 drivers’ champion will win a scholarship to compete in F4 U.S. the next season, which incorporates using an F4 U.S. chassis and Ligier Storm engine from Ligier Automotive, tires equipped by Hankook Motorsports and race entry charges from PMH.
The scholarships, paired with extra contingency awards given to the champion, runner-up and third-place finisher, current a major prize bundle for drivers competing in each F4 U.S and JS F4. Each scholarship prizes cowl the price of the season, excluding testing, staff prices and journey. With the extra worth added by product and contingency prizes, the F4 U.S. awards carry a complete worth of $295,280, whereas JS F4’s prizes mix for a worth of $197,680.
All three sequence on the PMH open-wheel ladder proceed to supply the bottom price per mile in comparison with different skilled racing sequence in North America, in addition to the opposite Method 4 and Method Regional championships across the globe. The low price, paired with sturdy competitors, place the championships as an outstanding coaching floor for younger drivers.
The 2025 season for FR Americas, F4 U.S. and JS F4 will open March 27-30 at NOLA Motorsports Park.
