Lochie Hughes

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Lochie Hughes
NationalityAustralia Australian
BornLachlan Hughes
(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 22)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
USF2000 Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamJay Howard Driver Development
Car number8
Starts21
Wins4
Podiums8
Poles2
Fastest laps0
Best finish3rd in 2023
Previous series
2022

2018–19		Formula 4 United States Championship
Australian Formula 4 Championship
Championship titles
2022Formula 4 United States Championship

Lachlan "Lochie" Hughes (born 15 March 2002) is an Australian racing driver.[1] He currently competes in the 2023 USF2000 Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development.[2] He is the 2022 Formula 4 United States champion.[3]

Career

Karting

Hughes would have success in karting, finishing 2nd in both the Florida Winter Tour, the WSK Gold cup and the Australian Kart Championship in 2014, 2015 and 2017 respectively.[citation needed]

Australian Formula 4 Championship

2018

In 2018, Hughes would make his car racing debut in the Australian Formula 4 Championship driving for Team BRM.[4] He would get his maiden win in the series at Winton Motor Raceway. Hughes would finish the season 5th in the standings and rookie champion.[citation needed]

2019

Hughes would return to the series in 2019 once again driving for Team BRM.[5] He would get three wins, two poles, and eleven podiums during the season to finish 2nd behind champion Luis Leeds.[citation needed]

Formula 4 United States Championship

After not racing in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hughes would move to the United States to compete in the 2022 Formula 4 United States Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development.[6] He would start off the season with a win in the first race at NOLA Motorsports Park.[7] At the New Jersey Motorsports Park round, Hughes would take pole position, and won all three races on-track, however, a penalty in race one for jumping the start meant that his win would be taken away.[8] Hughes would clinch the championship at the final round at Circuit of the Americas taking two wins to cap off the season.[9] He would finish the season with 6 wins, 2 poles, and 10 podiums.

USF2000 Championship

2022

Hughes would make his debut in the USF2000 Championship in 2022 with Jay Howard Driver Development at the Mid-Ohio round. Finishing 2nd in his first ever race later to be disqualified for a technical infringement.

2023

On 6 October 2022, it was announced that Hughes would stay with Jay Howard Driver Development and make the jump up to the USF2000 Championship full-time in 2023.[10] At the opening round at St. Petersburg, Hughes would beat competitor Nikita Johnson to pole position by just eight hundredths of a second.[11] He would manage to convert pole to victory, getting his maiden win of the season.[12]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2014 Florida Winter Tour – Rotax Mini Max Praga North America 11th
Florida Winter Tour – Kart Formula TaG Cadet IPKarting Australia 2nd
ROK Cup International Final – Mini ROK Praga Kart Racing 14th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 16th
2015 WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini Birel ART 7th
WSK Gold Cup — 60 Mini 2nd
South Garda Winter Cup – Mini ROK 6th
2016 CIK-FIA European Championship — OK Junior 52nd
WSK Night Edition — OKJ Novalux Srl 12th
Australian Kart Championship – KA2 4th
Italian Championship — OKJ 13th
2017 Australian Kart Championship – KA2 2nd
SKUSA SuperNationals XXl – X30 Junior Class PSL Karting 27th

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Australian Formula 4 Championship Team BRM 21 1 0 1 2 224 5th
2019 Australian Formula 4 Championship Team BRM 18 3 2 0 11 266 2nd
2022 Formula 4 United States Championship Jay Howard Driver Development 18 6 2 5 10 277 1st
USF2000 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 22 28th
2023 USF2000 Championship Jay Howard Driver Development 18 4 2 0 8 335 3rd
2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport

* Season still in progress.


American open-wheel racing results

USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2022 Jay Howard Driver Development STP
1
 STP
2
 ALA
1
 ALA
2
 IMS
1
 IMS
2
 IMS
3
 IRP
 ROA
1
 ROA
2
 MOH
1
DSQ 		MOH
2
18 		MOH
3
4 		TOR
1
 TOR
2
 POR
1
 POR
2
 POR
3
 28th 22
2023 Jay Howard Driver Development STP
1
1* 		STP
2
3 		SEB
1
1* 		SEB
1
4 		IMS
1
2 		IMS
2
2 		IMS
3
1* 		IRP
6 		ROA
1
12 		ROA
2
1* 		MOH
1
4 		MOH
2
19 		MOH
3
22 		TOR
1
15 		TOR
2
3 		POR
1
5 		POR
2
13 		POR
3
10 		3rd 335

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2024 Turn 3 Motorsport STP
1
1* 		STP
2
2* 		LOU
1 		LOU
2 		LOU
3 		IMS
1 		IMS
2 		IMS
3 		IRP ROA
1 		ROA
2 		ROA
3 		MOH
1 		MOH
2 		TOR
1 		TOR
2 		POR
1 		POR
2 		1st* 59*

References

  1. ^ "Lochie Hughes (R)". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ Wood, Ida (6 October 2022). "US F4 leader Lochie Hughes stays with JHDD for step up to USF2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Hughes, Hyman accept laurels for F4 U.S., FR Americas titles". RACER. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Four Seasons of Formula 4 – Formula 4". 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ^ Series, Feeder (18 February 2019). "Australian F4: Team BRM sign runner up Ryan Suhle". Feeder Series. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Lochie Hughes to Drive for JHDD in 2022 F4 United States Championship". us3.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ Wood, Ida (11 April 2022). "Lochie Hughes starts US F4 season with points lead". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ^ Wood, Ida (31 July 2022). "Hughes denies himself triple US F4 win with jumped start". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ Wood, Ida (4 November 2022). "JHDD's Lochie Hughes wins the 2022 United States F4 title". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. ^ Wood, Ida (6 October 2022). "US F4 leader Lochie Hughes stays with JHDD for step up to USF2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ^ Wood, Ida (3 March 2023). "Hughes edges Johnson to pole for USF2000 opener in St. Petersburg". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ^ Wood, Ida (4 March 2023). "Lochie Hughes converts USF2000 pole into victory in St. Petersburg". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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