Cooper Becklin

Cooper Becklin (born August 28, 2004) is an American racing driver currently competing in the USF Pro 2000 Championship for Turn 3 Motorsport.^[1] He previously competed in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for TJ Speed Motorsports.^[2] He previously competed in the Formula Regional Americas Championship with Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport.^[3][4][5]

Cooper Becklin
Becklin at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2024
Nationality	American
Born	(2004-08-28) August 28, 2004 (age 20) West Linn, Oregon, United States
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Turn 3 Motorsport
Car number	28
Former teams	TJ Speed Motorsports
Starts	9
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	18th 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

Career

Formula 4 United States Championship

On March 24, 2021, it was announced that Becklin would compete in the 2021 Formula 4 United States Championship driving for Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport.^[6] 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

2021

Becklin would debut in the 2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship with Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport at the Virginia International Raceway round.^[7] He would have a best finish of sixth at the second race at the Circuit of the Americas.^[8]

2022

Becklin would return to the championship in 2022 for the full season once again with Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport.^[4] He would get his maiden podium at Mid-Ohio to finish third.^[9] Becklin would also finish a career best second at Virginia International Raceway behind series champion Raoul Hyman.^[10]

2023

In 2023, Becklin would return to the championship with Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport.^[3] He would get his first win in the championship in the third race at Virginia International Raceway.^[11]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

2024

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.^[2] He would finish 18th in the standings come seasons end.

2025

Becklin returned to the championship and signed with Turn 3 Motorsport for a full-season campaign for the 2025 season.^[1]

Racing record

Racing career summary

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
2025	USF Pro 2000 Championship	Turn 3 Motorsport

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

(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

(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

(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
2025	Turn 3 Motorsport	STP 1	STP 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

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Cooper Becklin Joins Turn 3 Motorsport". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
2. Media, R. T. D. (2024-06-03). "COOPER BECKLIN JOINS LIAM SCEATS AND TJ SPEED AT ROAD AMERICA". RTD Media. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
3. "2023 FR Americas Championship Entry List: Rounds 1–3 at NOLA Motorsports Park" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2023.^{[dead link‍]}
4. "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.
5. "VIR-FR-EntryList 20210920" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
6. "Kiwi Motorsport Adds Cooper Becklin to 2021 F4 U.S. Driver Lineup". F4 U.S. Championships. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
7. Wood, Ida (2021-09-24). "FRegional Americas reveals 2022 calendar, new drivers join latest round". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
8. Wood, Ida (2021-11-06). "Kyffin Simpson crowned Formula Regional Americas champion at COTA". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
9. Wood, Ida (2022-06-27). "Hyman finally gets his FRegional Americas triple at Mid-Ohio". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
10. Wood, Ida (2022-10-09). "Hyman homes in on FRegional Americas title with Virginia double". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
11. "Becklin, Lacey nab first FR Americas and F4 US wins at VIR". RACER. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-07-18.

External links

• Cooper Becklin career summary at DriverDB.com