Nicolas Stati Takes F4 U.S. Pole, Paces Practice at NJMP

MILLVILLE, N.J. (July 27, 2024) – Nicolas Stati is the class of the field so far in Formula 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.) at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). Stati (No. 15 AGI Sport Ligier JS F422) held a 0.199-second advantage over the competition in qualifying on Saturday morning after recording a 1:18.680 lap at the 2.250-mile NJMP Thunderbolt circuit. 

Just like yesterday’s two practices, Stati’s Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport teammate Alex Crosbie (No. 41 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422) was quick on his heels with a 1:18.879 lap. Just behind them, Daniel Quimby (No. 24 Cruise America / MIR Raceline / FIJI Airways / GalvanizeIns Ligier JS F422) logged a 1:19.264 lap to be just 0.584 seconds off the pace.

 

     SEE MORE:  Official Grid

 

F4 U.S. ran two practices yesterday to get ready for the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour event. Stati topped the leaderboard for both sessions with a 1:19.525 lap in first practice and a 1:18.993 in second practice. With Crosbie trailing him in both sessions, it was fourth-place qualifier Pablo Benites Jr. (No. 44 Scuderia Buell Ligier JS F422) who rounded out the top three in both practices.

 

     SEE MORE:  Practice 1 Results

     SEE MORE:  Practice 2 Results

 

The action continues this afternoon when the lights go out for Race 1 at 5:50 p.m. ET at NJMP. A live stream of the races from the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour weekend will be available at YouTube.com/SpeedTourTV, with live timing and scoring accessed on the Race Monitor app. Additional news and updates will be posted on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.