ALTON, Va. (September 19, 2025) – Drew Szuch secured the pole in Ligier Junior Formula Championship (Ligier JFC) competition at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) on Friday afternoon. Posting a 1:57.093 lap, Szuch bettered Beckham Jacir (No. 7 STONICA / BELL / OMP / P1Doks / LC Racing Team Ligier JS F4) by 0.205 seconds. Szuch’s Berg Racing teammate Harbir Dass (No. 23 Northcoast Medical Group / Dubby Energy / Dass Psych LLC / Berg Racing Ligier JS F4) will line up third for Race 1.
Roman Felber (No. 73 BioLongevity Labs / TownHall / Rebol / DWT / Matrix Mind Water / Phantom Fireworks / Champagne Racing Ligier JS F4) recorded the fastest lap of qualifying. However, during the post-session impound, a technical violation was discovered, which resulted in a stewards decision to delete all of his lap times from the session. As a result, he will start Saturday’s race from the back of the grid.
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Berg Racing also showed speed in practice, with Dass topping the charts for the series’ sole practice session, while Szuch was second in that session. Championship points leader Gastón Irazú (No. 42 Elia Group / Baly / Canal 4 / Ancap / Champagne Racing Ligier JS F4) was third quick in that session.
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The lights go out for Ligier JFC’s first race of the weekend tomorrow at 9:45 a.m. ET, with the race streaming live on SpeedTour.TV, while timing and scoring will be available on the Race Monitor app. Additional news and updates throughout the event will be posted on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.