Ava Dobson

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Ava Dobson
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2008-06-09) June 9, 2008 (age 17)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
GB4 Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamArden Motorsport
Car number55
Former teamsVelocity Racing Development
Starts28 (28 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in 2024
Previous series
2023–24
2023
2023		USF Juniors
USF2000 Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship

Ava Dobson (born June 9, 2008) is an American racing driver[1] who most recently competed in the 2025 GB4 Championship for Arden Motorsport.[2] She previously drove for Velocity Racing Development in the 2024 GB4 Championship.[3]

Racing career

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Formula 4 United States Championship

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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 the 2023 Formula 4 United States Championship driving for Jay 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.

USF Juniors

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2023

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Towards the latter part of the 2023 USF Juniors season, Jay Howard Driver Development entered the series; Dobson joined them for their first round at Road America.[6] She had a best result of 11th in race three and finished 16th in the championship.[7]

2024

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On September 22, 2023, Dobson announced that she would be returning to USF Juniors to run a full season in 2024 with Jay Howard Driver Development.[8] In race one at the second round at Barber 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, Dobson was not cleared to race for the remainder of the round, and she did not return to the championship.

GB4 Championship

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2024

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In July 2024, Dobson announced that she would make her debut in the 2024 GB4 Championship at the second Silverstone round driving for VRD Racing.[3] This would mark her return to racing following her crash at Barber Motorsports Park. She took a best result of ninth in race two at Silverstone, recovering well from a stall on the grid.[13] She finished the season in 17th place overall.

2025

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Dobson returned to the championship for the full 2025 season, switching teams to Arden Motorsport alongside Leon Wilson.[2] She took her first top-ten finish of the season in race two at Donington Park, finishing tenth, and improved her best finishing position to eighth in race one at Oulton 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]

F1 Academy

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On April 29, 2025, it was announced that Dobson would be the wildcard driver for the Miami round of the 2025 F1 Academy season. She would compete for Hitech TGR with Morgan 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 with Lia 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 in Montreal, and Dobson was unable to return, as participating in more than one round counts towards the two-season entry limit.[12]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2019 SKUSA - Supernationals N/A 32nd
2021 SKUSA - Supernationals Merlin 24th
2022 SKUSA - Supernationals 19th
Sources:[18][19]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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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 Hitech TGR 1 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
F4 Saudi Arabian Championship Peax 10 0 0 0 0 34 11th

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

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(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
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

American open-wheel racing results

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USF Juniors

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(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 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

USF2000 Championship

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(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 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

Complete GB4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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

Complete F1 Academy results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2025 Hitech TGR 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

Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results

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(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 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
8 		JED3
2
6 		11th 34


Notes

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