2025 USF2000 Championship

The 2025 USF2000 Championship presented by Continental Tire will be the sixteenth season of the USF2000 Championship since its revival in 2010. The championship serves as the third 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 will compete using Tatuus USF-22 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires.[3]

Team No. Driver(s) Status Round(s)
Exclusive Autosport TBA Brazil Lucas Fecury[4] All
Jay Howard Driver Development TBA France Timothy Carel[5]  R  All
TBA Australia Brad Majman[6]  R  All
TBA Canada Anthony Martella[7]  R  All
Pabst Racing 23 United States G3 Argyros[8]  R  All
24 United States Caleb Gafrarar[9]  R  All
VRD Racing TBA United States Thomas Schrage[10] All
Icon Status
 R  Rookie

Driver changes

Exclusive Autosport signed Lucas Fecury to their team for his second season in the championship following a 14th-place finish in 2024 with DEForce Racing.[4]

VRD Racing resigned Thomas Schrage for a second season after a part-time campaign with them in 2024.[10]

Pabst Racing signed G3 Argyros who competed part-time last season with Jay Howard Driver Development.[8] The team also signed Caleb Gafrarar who most recently competed in the FF1600 United Formula Ford series.[9]

Jay Howard Driver Development signed Anthony Martella who graduates from USF Juniors after running part-time with Exclusive Autosport in 2024.[7] The team also signed Brad Majman who raced last year in the Ligier JS F4 Series.[6]

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.[11] 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 TBA  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2
3 April 10–13 TBA  R  NOLA Motorsports Park Avondale, Louisiana
4
5
6 May 8–10 TBA  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
7
8 May 22–23 TBA  O  Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Brownsburg, Indiana
9 June 19–22 TBA  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
10
11 July 3–6 TBA  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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18

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 will be awarded one additional point.
  • One point will be awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
  • One point will be awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race.

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 will receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams.
  • Only the best two results will count for teams fielding more than two entries.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Andersen Promotions Confirms 2025 USF Pro Championships Schedules". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Horsepower Increases Confirmed for USF Pro 2000 and USF2000". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tatuus USF-22". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Fecury Signs with Exclusive Autosport for the 2025 USF2000 Season". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Carel Levels Up to USF2000 With Jay Howard Driver Development in 2025". Usf2000.com. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Brad Majman Levels Up to USF2000 With JHDD In 2025". Usf2000.com. December 6, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Anthony Martella Confirmed as Newest JHDD USF2000 Driver for 2025". Usf2000.com. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "G3 Argyros Signs with Pabst Racing for 2025 USF2000". Usf2000.com. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Caleb Gafrarar Signs With Pabst Racing for 2025 USF2000". Usf2000.com. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Thomas Schrage Returns to VRD Racing for 2025 USF2000 Championship Season". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Wood, Ida (September 17, 2024). "USF Juniors to hold two rounds at Mid-Ohio in 2025". Formula Scout. Retrieved September 17, 2024.