Zarasa on car number 27
From this season, the Zarasa logo travels on the Ligier JS F422 number 27 of the Formula 4 United States Championship. It is driven by Gastón Irazú, Uruguayan, 19 years old, and on 21 September 2026 he was crowned champion of the series.
He sealed the title at VIRginia International Raceway with a round still to run, nine wins in the season and an 86-point margin over the driver behind him. What follows is who he is, what he has done this season, and why we wanted to be on that car.
Who Gastón Irazú is
Irazú races for Champagne Racing and has moved up one rung of the American single-seater ladder in each of the last three years.
In 2024, his first season racing in the United States, he won the Fórmula FARA championship. It was his first international title, and he closed it out with a win and a second place in the last two races at Homestead, Florida, as reported by Uruguay's National Sports Secretariat.
In 2025 he won the Ligier Junior Formula Championship with five wins and ten podiums in fifteen races, taking the title by 33 points. That championship came with a scholarship worth close to US$ 200,000 to move up inside the Parella Motorsports Holdings ladder, which is what put him in F4 U.S. this year. Uruguay's president, Yamandú Orsi, congratulated him publicly.
The 2026 season
The championship runs to 18 races across seven circuits, from April to October. Three weekends explain how the title was won.
New Jersey, 31 July to 2 August
He won all three races of the weekend, each one from pole and each one with the fastest lap. That sweep put him at the top of the standings for the first time, with six wins to that point and a 37-point advantage.
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, 3 to 6 September
He took his fourth consecutive pole, finished second twice and won race three. His margin went from 37 points to 66, and his win count for the season reached seven.
VIRginia International Raceway, 20 to 21 September
He won both races of the weekend and sealed the championship with a round to spare, finishing 86 points clear of Zach Fourie with only 50 still available at the October finale.
How the championship ended
Champion of the 2026 Formula 4 U.S. Championship · nine wins in 18 races · 86 points of advantage · five consecutive poles.
Title sealed at VIRginia International Raceway on 21 September 2026, as reported by Racing America.
What comes next
The season finale at Barber Motorsports Park, in Alabama, on 16-18 October still remains, but it no longer decides the championship.
It is his third straight title since he started racing in the United States: Fórmula FARA in 2024, the Ligier Junior Formula Championship in 2025 and F4 U.S. in 2026. The title comes with a Champion’s Scholarship, backed by Ligier Automotive, Hankook Tire and Racing America, to move up to Formula Regional Americas in 2027.
Why we are there
F4 is a spec series. Every team runs the same Ligier JS F422, so the car is not what separates one driver from the next. What separates them is preparation, reading the data from each session, and the decisions taken between one lap and the next.
That is a reasonable description of our own work: the platform is the same for everyone who buys it, and the difference shows up in how it is set up and what gets measured. Sponsoring a driver who competes that way is a good fit for a company that argues the same thing to its clients.
We should be clear about what this is: a sponsorship. We are not supplying him software, telemetry or engineering. Our logo is on the car, and we will be following what comes next closely.
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Talk to us →Frequently asked questions
Who is Gastón Irazú?
He is a 19-year-old Uruguayan racing driver who competes in the Formula 4 United States Championship for Champagne Racing, in car number 27. He won the Fórmula FARA championship in 2024, the Ligier Junior Formula Championship in 2025 and the Formula 4 U.S. Championship in 2026.
Which championship does he race in?
The Formula 4 United States Championship, a single-seater series on the Parella Motorsports Holdings ladder. The 2026 season runs to 18 races across seven circuits between April and October, and every team uses the same car, the Ligier JS F422.
How did the 2026 championship end?
He won it. He sealed the title at VIRginia International Raceway on 21 September 2026, with a round to spare, nine wins in 18 races and an 86-point margin over Zach Fourie.
What has he won before?
The Fórmula FARA championship in 2024, in his first season racing in the United States, and the Ligier Junior Formula Championship in 2025, with five wins and ten podiums in fifteen races. That second title included a scholarship of close to US$ 200,000 within the Parella Motorsports Holdings ladder.
What does Zarasa's sponsorship include?
It is a commercial sponsorship: the Zarasa logo appears on the car and on the driver's team kit. Zarasa does not supply software, telemetry or engineering services to the team.