Lochie Hughes | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Lachlan Hughes 15 March 2002 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
USF2000 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2022 |
Current team | Jay Howard Driver Development |
Car number | 8 |
Starts | 21 |
Wins | 4 |
Podiums | 8 |
Poles | 2 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2022 2018– 19 |
Formula 4 United States Championship Australian Formula 4 Championship |
Championship titles | |
2022 | Formula 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]
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]
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]
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]
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.
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.
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]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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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 |
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.
( 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 |
( 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* |
Lochie Hughes | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Lachlan Hughes 15 March 2002 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
USF2000 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2022 |
Current team | Jay Howard Driver Development |
Car number | 8 |
Starts | 21 |
Wins | 4 |
Podiums | 8 |
Poles | 2 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2022 2018– 19 |
Formula 4 United States Championship Australian Formula 4 Championship |
Championship titles | |
2022 | Formula 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]
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]
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]
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]
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.
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.
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]
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 |
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.
( 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 |
( 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* |