Lachlan "Lochie" Hughes (born 15 March 2002) is an Australian racing driver. He currently competes in the

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driving for

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. He is the 2022 Formula 4 United States champion.

Career

Karting

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.

Australian Formula 4 Championship

2018

In 2018, Hughes would make his car racing debut in the

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driving for

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. 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.

2019

Hughes would return to the series in 2019 once again driving for

. He would get three wins, two poles, and eleven podiums during the season to finish 2nd behind champion

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Formula 4 United States Championship

After not racing in 2020 and 2021 due to the

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, Hughes would move to the United States to compete in the

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driving for

. He would start off the season with a win in the first race at NOLA Motorsports Park. At the

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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. Hughes would clinch the championship at the final round at Circuit of the Americas taking two wins to cap off the season. He would finish the season with 6 wins, 2 poles, and 10 podiums.

USF2000 Championship

2022

Hughes would make his debut in the

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in 2022 with

at the

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round. Finishing 2nd in his first ever race later to be disqualified for a technical infringement.

2023

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. At the opening round at St. Petersburg, Hughes would beat competitor

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to pole position by just eight hundredths of a second. He would manage to convert pole to victory, getting his maiden win of the season.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Career summary

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

USF2000 Championship

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

USF Pro 2000 Championship

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Lochie 2002 births Living people Racing drivers from Queensland U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland Australian F4 Championship drivers United States F4 Championship drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers