The 2025 USF Juniors presented by Continental Tire will be the fourth season of the USF Juniors. The championship serves as the fourth rung of the IndyCar Series' USF Pro Championships ladder system.
Series news
edit- The scholarship for the champion was decreased by approximately $14,000 to $249,675.[1]
Drivers and teams
editAll drivers will compete using Tatuus JR-23 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires.[2]
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Driver changes
editExclusive Autosport signed karting driver Kaylee Countryman who will make her open-wheel racing debut with the team.[3] The team resigned Brendan Cooley for a full-season campaign after competing with them in the penultimate round of the 2024 season.[4]
Jay Howard Driver Development signed JT Hoskins to a full-season campaign after racing with the team part-time last season.[6] The team also signed Vilho Aatola who will make his open-wheel racing debut with the team.[5]
VRD Racing added rookies Matan Achituv and Ryan Giannetta to the team.[7][8] João Vergara switched to VRD Racing after finishing 8th last season with Exclusive Autosport.[9]
Zanella Racing signed Ty Fisher who will make his open-wheel racing debut with the team.[11]
Schedule
editThe 2025 schedule was revealed on September 17, 2024. The championship will visit a majority of the same circuits as in 2024, with the exception of Virginia International Raceway being replaced with two more rounds at Mid-Ohio.[12] All rounds except the weekends at NOLA, Mid-Ohio races 7–8, and Road America will run in support of the IndyCar Series.[1]
| Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
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| 1 | April 10–13 | TBA | R NOLA Motorsports Park | Avondale, Louisiana |
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| 4 | May 1–3 | TBA | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
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| 7 | June 6–8 | TBA | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
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| 9 | July 3–6 | TBA | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
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| 11 | July 24–26 | TBA | R Road America | Elkhart Lake. Wisconsin |
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| 14 | August 7–10 | TBA | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
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Championship standings
editDrivers' Championship
edit- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th+ |
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| Points | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- 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
edit- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th+ |
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| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Andersen Promotions Confirms 2025 USF Pro Championships Schedules". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Tatuus JR-23". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Countryman Joins Exclusive Autosport for the 2025 USF Juniors Season". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Vilho Aatola Joins JHDD USF Juniors Effort for 2025". Usfjuniors.com. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Hoskins Joins JHDD for Full USF Juniors Campaign". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Matan Achituv Joins VRD Racing for 2025 USF Juniors Season". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ryan Giannetta Joins VRD Racing for 2025 USF Juniors Season". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "João Vergara to Compete in USF Juniors with VRD Racing in 2025". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Zanella Racing Confirms Escorpioni Return to USF Juniors for 2025". Usfjuniors.com. November 27, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ty Fisher Set For USF Juniors Debut With Zanella Racing". Usfjuniors.com. November 22, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (September 17, 2024). "USF Juniors to hold two rounds at Mid-Ohio in 2025". Formula Scout. Retrieved September 17, 2024.