2025 USF2000 Championship

The 2025 USF2000 Championship presented by Continental Tire is the sixteenth season of the USF2000 Championship since its revival in 2010. The championship serves as the second rung of the IndyCar Series's USF Pro Championships ladder system.

Series news

  • The scholarship for the champion was decreased by over $50,000 to $405,050.[1]
  • The power output by the Elite Mazda engines on road and street circuits was increased, with a heightened rev limit resulting in a power increase of 20 horsepower at the top end.[2]

Drivers and teams

All drivers compete using Tatuus USF-22 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires.[3]

Team No. Driver(s) Status Round(s)
Benchmark Autosport 58 Ayrton Houk[4] All
DEForce Racing 11 Jeshua Alianell[5] R All
12 Sebastián Garzón[6] R All
15 Patricio González[7] R 6–10
17 Thomas Nordquist[8] R 9–10
Vaughn Mishko[9] R 11–13
18 Brady Golan[10] 1–5
Rodrigo González[7] R 6–10
Exclusive Autosport 90 Evan Cooley[11] R All
91 Lucas Fecury[12] All
92 Jack Jeffers[13] R All
94 Brenden Cooley[8] R 9–10
95 Kaylee Countryman[8] R 9–10
Jay Howard Driver Development 6 Liam McNeilly[14] R 1–7
JT Hoskins[8] R 9–10
7 Brad Majman[15] R 1–8, 11–13
Harley Keeble[8] R 9–10
8 Timothy Carel[16] R All
9 Anthony Martella[17] R All
Pabst Racing 23 G3 Argyros[18] All
24 Caleb Gafrarar[19] R All
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing 67 Wian Boshoff[20] R All
68 Simon Sikes[21] 6–7
Elliot Cox[22] 8
Synergy Motorsport 30 Eddie Beswick[23] R All
VRD Racing 2 Thomas Schrage[24] All
19 Christian Cameron[25] R All
25 Teddy Musella[26] R All
99 Ryan Giannetta[27] R 1–7, 9–13
Icon Status
R Rookie

Team changes

Both DC Autosport and DD Autosports left the series - DD Autosports had entered the series in 2024, while DC Autosport had been competing since 2023.

Two new teams entered the series in Benchmark Autosport and Synergy Motorsport, both entering one car each.

Driver changes

Reigning Teams' Champions Pabst Racing have an all new driver-lineup after they promoted Drivers' Champion Max Garcia to their USF Pro 2000 lineup and both Hudson Schwartz and Sam Corry left the series.[28] The team signed two drivers for their full-time debuts in G3 Argyros, who entered ten races in 2024 driving for Jay Howard Driver Development, and Caleb Gafrarar, who steps up from competition in the FF1600 United Formula Ford series.[18][19]

Only one of Jay Howard Driver Development's six 2024 drivers remained with the team's USF2000 outfit as Evagoras Papasavvas made the jump up to Indy NXT for a part-time campaign with HMD Motorsports, G3 Argyros and Michael Costello both joined Pabst Racing in USF2000 and USFP2000, respectively, while Tanner DeFabis was promoted to JHDD's USFP2000 outfit and Jace Bacon left the series.[29][18][30][31] Three new drivers joined JHDD for the 2025 season: Timothy Carel was promoted from the team's USF Juniors outfit, while Anthony Martella also graduated from the same series after driving there for Exclusive Autosport and Brad Majman stepped up from the Ligier JS F4 Series.[15][16][17]

VRD Racing also only kept one of its 2024 drivers: Thomas Schrage, who drove for the team in the second half of the 2024 season, was resigned for a full-time campaign, while Max Taylor stepped up to VRD's USFP2000 outfit alongside a part-time Indy NXT campaign with HMD Motorsports and Xavier Kokai did not return after ending his rookie season prematurely.[24][32][33] The team promoted Christian Cameron from its USF Juniors program and signed reigning Ligier JS F4 Series champion Teddy Musella as well as Skip Barber Formula competitor Ryan Giannetta.[25][26][27]

DEForce Racing saw Lucas Fecury move to Exclusive Autosport, while Nicolas Giaffone left single-seater racing to compete in the Copa Truck and Qinn Armstrong left the series.[12][34] Two drivers joined the team to make their USF2000 debut in Jeshua Alianell, who stepped up from USF Juniors, and Sebastian Garzón, who made his single-seater racing debut.[5][6]

Three of Exclusive Racing's drivers joined other teams in the series: Eddie Beswick moved to new entrant Synergy Motorsport, Thomas Schrage chose to remain at VRD where he also finished his 2024 campaign and Anthony Martella was hired by JHDD.[23][24][17] 2024 Rookie of the Year Joey Brienza meanwhile stepped up to the team's USFP2000 outfit, while Giovanni Cabrera left the series.[35] Exclusive Racing rehired two of their part-time drivers in 2024 to full-time campaigns in Jack Jeffers and Evan Cooley and signed Lucas Fecury, who departs DEForce Racing, to drive its third entry.[13][11][12]

Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing saw Elliot Cox graduate to USFP2000 and join Turn 3 Motorsport.[36] The team hired single-seater rookie Wian Boshoff to replace him.[20]

With DC Autosport and DD Autosport departing the series, Carson Etter and Cole Kleck also left the series while new team Benchmark Autosport signed DC Autosport's Ayrton Houk.[4] The other new team, Synergy Motorsport, signed 2024 Australian Formula Ford Series champion Eddie Beswick, who had also entered two USF2000 races in 2024 for Exclusive Racing.[23]

Mid-season

Brady Golan left DEForce Racing and the series ahead of the round at Indianapolis as he made the mid-season step up to USF Pro 2000 with Turn 3 Motorsport.[37] In his stead, the team fielded two drivers making the respective step up to USF2000 in the brothers Patricio and Rodrigo González.[7] Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing meanwhile enlisted 2023 champion Simon Sikes to drive a second car alongside Wian Boshoff.[21]

After winning the first five races in a row, then-championship leader Liam McNeilly encountered visa issues when returning to the US ahead of round 6. That saw him withdraw from the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and miss the Freedom 75. Ryan Giannetta also missed the round at IRP, as did Simon Sikes. In his stead, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing fielded Elliot Cox, who returned to the team after a two-race step up to USF Pro 2000 at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.[22]

Majman did not enter the Grand Prix of Road America, while Cox departed the series after his one-race outing and Giannetta returned. That round also saw the series debut of five drivers: Thomas Nordqvist (DEForce Racing), JT Hoskins (JHDD), Brenden Cooley and Kaylee Countryman (Exclusive Autosport) made the step up from USF Juniors, while Harley Keeble made his series debut for JHDD.[8]

All five of Road America's series debutants as well as the two González brothers did not enter the Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio. Majman meanwhile returned to the No. 7 JHDD car, while DEForce Racing saw the series debut of Mazda MX-5 Cup driver Vaughn Mishko in their No. 17 car.[9]

Schedule

The 2025 schedule was revealed on September 17, 2024. The championship will visit the same eight circuits as it did in 2024: two street circuits, five road courses and one oval.[38] All rounds except the weekends at NOLA and Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park will run in support of the IndyCar Series.[1]

Rd. Date Race name Track Location
1 February 28–March 2 Foundation Building Materials Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2
3 April 11–13 Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana  R  NOLA Motorsports Park Avondale, Louisiana
4
5
6 May 8–10 VP Racing Grand Prix of Indianapolis  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
7
8 May 22–23 Continental Tire Freedom 75  O  Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Brownsburg, Indiana
9 June 19–22 Elite Engines Grand Prix of Road America  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
10
11 July 3–6 PFC Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
12
13
14 July 18–20 TBA  R  Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario
15
16 August 7–10 TBA  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
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Race results

Rd. Track Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race winner
Driver Team
1 Streets of St. Petersburg Caleb Gafrarar Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Jay Howard Driver Development
2 Liam McNeilly Jack Jeffers Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Jay Howard Driver Development
3 NOLA Motorsports Park Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Jay Howard Driver Development
4 Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Jay Howard Driver Development
5 Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Liam McNeilly Jay Howard Driver Development
6 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Teddy Musella Teddy Musella Jack Jeffers Jack Jeffers Exclusive Autosport
7 Teddy Musella Thomas Schrage Thomas Schrage Thomas Schrage VRD Racing
8 Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Ayrton Houk Anthony Martella Anthony Martella Anthony Martella Jay Howard Driver Development
9 Road America Jack Jeffers G3 Argyros Teddy Musella Thomas Schrage VRD Racing
10 Jack Jeffers Jack Jeffers Teddy Musella Teddy Musella VRD Racing
11 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Thomas Schrage Teddy Musella Caleb Gafrarar Caleb Gafrarar Pabst Racing
12 Thomas Schrage Sebastián Garzón Jack Jeffers Jack Jeffers Exclusive Autosport
13 Thomas Schrage Evan Cooley Jack Jeffers Jack Jeffers Exclusive Autosport
14 Exhibition Place
15
16 Portland International Raceway
17
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Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th+ 
Points 30 25 22 19 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Points (O) 45 38 33 29 26 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 12 11 9 8 6 5 3 2
  • The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
  • One point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
  • One point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race.
Pos. Driver STP NOLA IMS IRP ROA MOH TOR POR Points
1 Jack Jeffers 2 2 2 5 4 1* 3 9 22 7 2 1* 1* 288
2 Thomas Schrage 12 7 3 2 2 2 1* 2 1 13 3 11 2 288
3 Teddy Musella 14 8 5 8 6 4 2 6 2* 1* 4 3 3 256
4 G3 Argyros 5 10 6 18 3 3 4 5 3 5 8 4 9 219
5 Caleb Gafrarar 18 3 16 4 7 5 15 4 17 4 1* 2 5 212
6 Evan Cooley 4 6 9 3 5 11 19 10 7 2 11 6 10 190
7 Liam McNeilly 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* Wth Wth 163
8 Anthony Martella 6 15 19 7 11 14 16 1* 13 6 7 12 17 156
9 Lucas Fecury 7 18 8 11 15 17 14 16 5 8 5 5 4 148
10 Sebastián Garzón 11 4 14 6 8 7 17 8 20 9 12 13 7 147
11 Christian Cameron 8 14 7 12 9 19 18 12 4 11 6 15 8 137
12 Ayrton Houk 9 13 15 10 10 8 7 11 6 20 13 17 12 128
14 Jeshua Alianell 3 9 10 13 14 20 13 17 12 12 9 14 6 127
15 Eddie Beswick 10 19 11 14 17 9 8 14 9 10 10 7 13 126
16 Timothy Carel 15 11 12 9 12 12 20 19 8 15 16 8 11 106
17 Brad Majman 19 5 4 16 13 18 6 3 Wth Wth Wth 102
17 Wian Boshoff 17 17 17 15 18 15 10 13 10 16 15 10 15 89
18 Ryan Giannetta 16 16 18 19 16 16 12 14 18 17 16 16 58
19 Patricio González 13 9 18 11 21 36
20 Rodrigo González 10 11 15 19 17 36
21 Simon Sikes 6 5 32
22 Brady Golan 13 12 13 17 19 31
23 Vaughn Mishko 14 9 14 26
24 Harley Keeble 18 3 25
25 Elliot Cox 7 21
26 Thomas Nordquist 16 14 12
27 Kaylee Countryman 15 19 8
28 Brenden Cooley 21 DNS 1
— JT Hoskins DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver STP NOLA IMS IRP ROA MOH TOR POR Points
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th–10th place
Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn (Wth)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not participate
In-line notation
Bold Pole position (1 point)
Italics Ran fastest race lap (1 point)
* Led most race laps (1 point)
Not awarded if more than one driver led most laps
Rookie

Teams' championship

Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th+ 
Points 22 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
  • Single car teams receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams.
  • Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries.
Pos. Team STP NOLA IMS IRP ROA MOH TOR POR Points
1 VRD Racing 7 7 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 325
11 8 5 8 6 4 2 6 2 10 4 10 3
2 Exclusive Autosport 2 2 2 3 4 1 3 9 4 2 2 1 1 307
4 6 7 5 5 11 12 10 6 7 5 5 4
3 Jay Howard Driver Development 1 1 1 1 1 12 6 1 7 3 6 7 9 244
6 5 4 7 10 13 14 3 12 6 12 11 13
4 Pabst Racing 5 3 6 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 1 2 5 240
13 10 12 13 7 5 13 5 13 5 7 4 8
5 DEForce Racing 3 4 8 6 8 7 9 8 10 8 8 8 6 95
10 9 10 10 11 10 11 14 11 11 10 12 7
6 Benchmark Autosport 8 11 11 9 9 8 7 11 5 13 11 13 10 74
7 Synergy Motorsport 9 13 9 11 12 9 8 13 8 9 9 6 11 70
8 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing 12 12 13 12 13 6 5 7 9 12 13 9 12 69
14 10 12
Pos. Team STP NOLA IMS IRP ROA MOH TOR POR Points

See also

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