Cooper Becklin
| Cooper Becklin | |
|---|---|
 Becklin at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | August 28, 2004 West Linn, Oregon, United States |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | TJ Speed Motorsports |
| Car number | 28 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021–23 2021 2020 2020 | Formula Regional Americas Championship Formula 4 United States Championship Formula Pro USA F4 Winter Series Formula Pro USA – F4 Western Championship |
Cooper Becklin (born August 28, 2004) is an American racing driver currently competing in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for TJ Speed Motorsports.[1] He previously competed in the Formula Regional Americas Championship with Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Formula 4 United States Championship
[edit]On March 24, 2021, it was announced that Becklin would compete in the 2021 Formula 4 United States Championship driving for Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport.[5] Although the deal was for the full season, Becklin only competed in the first three races, finishing only the first one of the three.
Formula Regional Americas Championship
[edit]2021
[edit]Becklin would debut in the 2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship with Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport at the Virginia International Raceway round.[6] He would have a best finish of sixth at the second race at the Circuit of the Americas.[7]
2022
[edit]Becklin would return to the championship in 2022 for the full season once again with Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport.[3] He would get his maiden podium at Mid-Ohio to finish third.[8] Becklin would also finish a career best second at Virginia International Raceway behind series champion Raoul Hyman.[9]
2023
[edit]In 2023, Becklin would return to the championship with Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport.[2] He would get his first win in the championship in the third race at Virginia International Raceway.[10]
USF Pro 2000 Championship
[edit]2024
[edit]Mid-way through 2024, Becklin signed with TJ Speed Motorsports to drive select races in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship starting at the Road America round.[1]
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Formula Pro USA - F4 Western Championship | World Speed Motorsports | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 143 | 3rd |
| Formula Pro USA F4 Winter Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11th | ||
| 2021 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th |
| Formula Regional Americas Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16th | ||
| 2022 | Formula Regional Americas Championship | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 7th |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Americas Championship | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 251 | 3rd |
| 2024 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | TJ Speed Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 18th |
* Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results
[edit]Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport | ATL 1 11 |
ATL 2 Ret |
ATL 3 DNS |
ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
ROA 3 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
MOH 3 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
BRA 3 |
VIR 1 |
VIR 2 |
VIR 3 |
COA 1 |
COA 2 |
29th | 0 |
Complete Formula Regional Americas Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport | ATL 1 |
ATL 2 |
ATL 3 |
ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
ROA 3 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
MOH 3 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
BRA 3 |
VIR 1 7 |
VIR 2 7 |
VIR 3 8 |
COA 1 7 |
COA 2 6 |
COA 3 12 |
16th | 30 |
| 2022 | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | NOL 1 NC |
NOL 2 8 |
NOL 3 10 |
ROA 1 8 |
ROA 2 7 |
ROA 3 7 |
MOH 1 8 |
MOH 2 7 |
MOH 3 3 |
NJM 1 4 |
NJM 2 6 |
NJM 3 4 |
VIR 1 5 |
VIR 2 6 |
VIR 3 2 |
COA 1 7 |
COA 2 9 |
COA 3 5 |
7th | 132 |
| 2023 | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | NOL 1 3 |
NOL 2 2 |
NOL 3 11† |
ROA 1 3 |
ROA 2 3 |
ROA 3 3 |
MOH 1 3 |
MOH 2 3 |
MOH 3 3 |
NJM 1 3 |
NJM 2 3 |
NJM 3 3 |
VIR 1 3 |
VIR 2 3 |
VIR 3 1 |
COA 1 2 |
COA 2 5 |
COA 3 Ret |
3rd | 251 |
† Becklin did not finish, but was classified.
USF Pro 2000 Championship
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TJ Speed Motorsports | STP 1 |
STP 2 |
LOU 1 |
LOU 2 |
LOU 3 |
IMS 1 |
IMS 2 |
IMS 3 |
IRP |
ROA 1 13 |
ROA 2 9 |
ROA 3 12 |
MOH 1 15 |
MOH 2 12 |
TOR 1 9 |
TOR 2 9 |
POR 1 10 |
POR 2 11 |
18th | 90 |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Media, R. T. D. (2024-06-03). "COOPER BECKLIN JOINS LIAM SCEATS AND TJ SPEED AT ROAD AMERICA". RTD Media. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ a b "2023 FR Americas Championship Entry List: Rounds 1–3 at NOLA Motorsports Park" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2023.[dead link]
- ^ a b "12 drivers make up the provisional start list for round one of @FRAmericas next weekend at NOLA Motorsports Park, Louisiana!". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "VIR-FR-EntryList 20210920" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Kiwi Motorsport Adds Cooper Becklin to 2021 F4 U.S. Driver Lineup". F4 U.S. Championships. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2021-09-24). "FRegional Americas reveals 2022 calendar, new drivers join latest round". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2021-11-06). "Kyffin Simpson crowned Formula Regional Americas champion at COTA". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2022-06-27). "Hyman finally gets his FRegional Americas triple at Mid-Ohio". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2022-10-09). "Hyman homes in on FRegional Americas title with Virginia double". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Becklin, Lacey nab first FR Americas and F4 US wins at VIR". RACER. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
External links
[edit]- Cooper Becklin career summary at DriverDB.com