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| Ava Dobson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | (2008-06-09)June 9, 2008 (age 17) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| GB4 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Arden Motorsport |
| Car number | 55 |
| Former teams | Velocity Racing Development |
| Starts | 28 (28 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 17th in2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023–24 2023 2023 | USF Juniors USF2000 Championship Formula 4 United States Championship |
Ava Dobson (born June 9, 2008) is an Americanracing driver[1] who most recently competed in the2025 GB4 Championship forArden Motorsport.[2] She previously drove forVelocity Racing Development in the2024 GB4 Championship.[3]
After being one of five female drivers awarded with the Parella Motorsports Holdings Powering Diversity Scholarship in 2023, Dobson would make her car racing debut in the2023 Formula 4 United States Championship driving forJay Howard Driver Development.[4] She joined for the third round of the championship, the first after her fifteenth birthday, following an extensive testing program.[5] She would finish 31st in the championship with a best finish of 11th.
Towards the latter part of the2023 USF Juniors season,Jay Howard Driver Development entered the series; Dobson joined them for their first round atRoad America.[6] She had a best result of 11th in race three and finished 16th in the championship.[7]
On September 22, 2023, Dobson announced that she would be returning toUSF Juniors to run a full season in2024 withJay Howard Driver Development.[8] In race one at the second round atBarber Motorsports Park, Dobson suffered a high speed accident in which she collided head on with Bruno Ribeiro.[9][10] Dobson suffered injuries to her chest, back, and pinkie finger.[11] She also suffered a severe concussion, which caused sickness while training.[12] As a result of this crash, she was not cleared to race for the remainder of the round, and she did not return to the championship.
In July 2024, Dobson announced that she would make her debut in the2024 GB4 Championship at the secondSilverstone round driving for VRD Racing.[3] This would mark her return to racing following her crash atBarber Motorsports Park. She took a best result of ninth in race two atSilverstone, recovering well from a stall on the grid.[13] She finished the season in 17th place overall.
Dobson returned to the championship for the full2025 season, switching teams toArden Motorsport alongside Leon Wilson.[2] She took her first top-ten finish of the season in race two atDonington Park, finishing tenth, and improved her best finishing position to eighth in race one atOulton Park.[12] In the final round, Dobson claimed her maiden podium, finishing in third place, and she also won the Top Female Driver prize.[14]
On April 29, 2025, it was announced that Dobson would be the wildcard driver for theMiami round of the2025 F1 Academy season. She would compete forHitech TGR withMorgan Stanley as the car's sponsor.[15] She started race one from the back of the grid, having been given a three-place penalty for colliding withLia Block in free practice two.[16] However, she avoided incidents in the race to finish thirteenth, the season-best result for a wildcard driver.[17] Race two was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.[16] It was rescheduled to take place inMontreal, and Dobson was unable to return, as participating in more than one round counts towards the two-season entry limit.[12]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SKUSA - Supernationals | N/A | 32nd |
| 2021 | SKUSA - Supernationals | Merlin | 24th |
| 2022 | SKUSA - Supernationals | 19th | |
| Sources:[18][19] | |||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Jay Howard Driver Development | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| USF Juniors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16th | ||
| USF2000 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 32nd | ||
| 2024 | USF Juniors | Jay Howard Driver Development | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31st |
| GB4 Championship | Velocity Racing Development | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 17th | |
| 2025 | GB4 Championship | Arden Motorsport | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 19th |
| F1 Academy | HitechTGR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
| F4 Saudi Arabian Championship | Peax |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jay Howard Driver Development | NOL 1 | NOL 2 | NOL 3 | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | ROA 3 | MOH 1 24 | MOH 2 24 | MOH 3 24 | NJM 1 14 | NJM 2 20 | NJM 3 17 | VIR 1 11 | VIR 2 18 | VIR 3 Ret | COA 1 19 | COA 2 16 | COA 3 13 | 31st | 0 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jay Howard Driver Development | SEB 1 | SEB 2 | SEB 3 | ALA 1 | ALA 2 | VIR 1 | VIR 2 | VIR 3 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | ROA 1 12 | ROA 2 12 | ROA 3 11 | COA 1 | COA 2 | COA 3 | 16th | 28 |
| 2024 | Jay Howard Driver Development | NOL 1 18 | NOL 2 15 | NOL 3 DNS | ALA 1 21 | ALA 2 DNS | VIR 1 | VIR 2 | VIR 3 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | ROA 3 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | 31st | 10 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jay Howard Driver Development | STP 1 | STP 2 | SEB 1 | SEB 1 | IMS 1 | IMS 2 | IMS 3 | IRP | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | MOH 3 | TOR 1 | TOR 2 | POR 1 13 | POR 2 16 | POR 3 19 | 32nd | 15 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Velocity Racing Development | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | DON1 1 | DON1 2 | DON1 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | SIL2 1 13 | SIL2 2 9 | SIL2 3 11 | DON2 1 14 | DON2 2 14 | DON2 3 15 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | 17th | 40 | |
| 2025 | Arden Motorsport | DON 1 12 | DON 2 10 | DON 3 23 | SIL1 1 21 | SIL1 2 14 | SIL1 3 134 | OUL 1 8 | OUL 2 Ret | OUL 3 19 | SNE 1 18 | SNE 2 19 | SNE 3 145 | SIL2 1 15 | SIL2 2 19 | SIL2 3 19 | BRH 1 11 | BRH 2 13 | BRH 3 C | DON2 1 14 | DON2 2 3 | DON2 3 23 | DON2 4 12 | 19th | 120 |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HitechTGR | SHA 1 | SHA 2 | JED 1 | JED 2 | MIA 1 13 | MIA 2 C | CAN 1 | CAN 2 | CAN 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | LVG 1 | LVG 2 | 23rd | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Peax | BHR1 1 10 | BHR1 2 Ret | BHR2 1 8 | BHR2 2 10 | JED1 1 10 | JED1 2 10 | JED2 1 7 | JED2 2 6 | JED3 1 | JED3 2 | 11th* | 22* |
* Season still in progress.