Irazú wins U.S. F4 Race 1 at NJMP

Gastón Irazú scored his fourth win of the 2026 Formula 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.) season on Saturday afternoon at New Jersey Motorsports Park. The Uruguayan is undefeated at NJMP after sweeping the weekend at the circuit while racing in Ligier Junior Formula Championship last season.

Zach Fourie continued his podium run, earning his seventh of the season with a runner-up result.

Reuniting with Kiwi Motorsport, Clemente Huerta Raab returned to the podium for the first time this season.

With Irazú and Fourie finishing on the podium and Caleb Campbell failing to make it to the checkered flag, the points championship tightened as both Irazú and Fourie closed the margin.

After securing pole position, Irazú (No. 27 Elia Group / Baly / Canal 4 / Ancap / Champagne Racing Ligier JS F422) brought the field to waving green flag to start the race, but faced immediate pressure from second-place starter Fourie (No. 15 Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422). Fending him off, the Champagne Racing driver was able to turn his focus forward and begin building a gap.

Just behind the front-row starters, Huerta Raab (No. 17 Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422) and Fernando Rivera (No. 16 Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F422) also found themselves battling for position as the race got underway. Rivera briefly came out on top, but Huerta Raab ultimately stuck the overtake and held the advantage all the way to the checkered flag, earning his first podium of the season.

Campbell (No. 68 Steele Auto Group / Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422) entered the weekend as the championship leader. Starting sixth, his day came to an early end after contact with a barrier left him not classified in the final results. The result snapped Campbell’s podium streak and opened the door for Irazú and Fourie to gain ground in the championship standings.

Irazú took the checkered flag ahead of Fourie, Huerta Raab, Rivera and Cole Medeiros (No. 77 Firano Motorsports / MLT Motorsports Ligier JS F422), who rounded out the top five.

F4 U.S. will race a doubleheader tomorrow, with the green flag scheduled to wave at 12pm and 4:10pm ET, respectively, for Races 2 and 3.