# 2022 USF2000 Championship

The 2022 USF2000 Championship was the thirteenth season of the USF2000 Championship since its revival in 2010. The championship serves as the first rung of the IndyCar Series's Road to Indy ladder system. An 18 race schedule was announced on October 5, 2021 featuring five permanent road courses, two street circuits, and a single oval in the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Michael d'Orlando won the championship after surpassing both Myles Rowe and Jace Denmark in championship points during the final race of the season.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Cape Motorsports | 2 | Jackson Lee | 1–13 |
| Cape Motorsports | 3 | Jagger Jones | All |
| Cape Motorsports | 4 | Michael d'Orlando | All |
| Cape Motorsports | 5 | Nicky Hays | All |
| DEForce Racing | 10 | Thomas Nepveu | All |
| DEForce Racing | 11 | Dylan Christie | All |
| DEForce Racing | 12 | Bijoy Garg | 1–15 |
| DEForce Racing | 12 | Mac Clark | 16–18 |
| DEForce Racing | 13 | Chase Gardner | 5–7 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 90 | Jacob Douglas | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 91 | Joey Brienza | 6, 10, 18 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 91 | Nicholas d'Orlando | 14–15 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 92 | Billy Frazer | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 93 | Nicholas d'Orlando | 16–18 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 6 | Frederik Lund | 1–2 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 6 | Frankie Mossman | 5–7 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 6 | Evagoras Papasavvas | 9–18 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 7 | Yeoroo Lee | 1–7 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 7 | Lochie Hughes | 11–13 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 7 | Frederik Lund | 14–15 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 8 | Danny Dyszelski | 3–13, 16–18 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 9 | Jorge Garciarce | All |
| Joe Dooling Autosports | 63 | Trey Burke | 1–10 |
| Legacy Autosport | 19 | Simon Sikes | 1–8 |
| Pabst Racing | 22 | Myles Rowe | All |
| Pabst Racing | 23 | Jace Denmark | All |
| Turn 3 Motorsport | 32 | Christian Weir | All |
| Turn 3 Motorsport | 34 | Lucas Mann | 16–18 |
| Turn 3 Motorsport with Ignite Autosport | 33 | Spike Kohlbecker | All |
| Velocity Racing Development | 16 | Ethan Ho | 16–18 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 17 | Alex Quinn | 5–7 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 17 | Nikita Johnson | 9–13, 16–18 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 30 | Viktor Andersson | 1–7, 9–13 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 61 | Nicholas d'Orlando | 9–13 |

## Schedule

| Round | Date | Race name | Circuit | Location |
| 1 | February 26–27 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 2 | February 26–27 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 3 | April 30 – May 1 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Alabama | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 4 | April 30 – May 1 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Alabama | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 5 | May 13–14 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Indianapolis | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 6 | May 13–14 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Indianapolis | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 7 | May 13–14 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Indianapolis | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 8 | May 27 | Cooper Tires Freedom 75 | O Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Brownsburg, Indiana |
| 9 | June 11–12 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America Powered by Elite Engines | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 10 | June 11–12 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America Powered by Elite Engines | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 11 | July 2–3 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 12 | July 2–3 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 13 | July 2–3 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 14 | July 16–17 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Toronto | R Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 15 | July 16–17 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Toronto | R Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 16 | September 2–4 | Grand Prix of Portland | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 17 | September 2–4 | Grand Prix of Portland | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 18 | September 2–4 | Grand Prix of Portland | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
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## Race results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Race Winner | Race Winner |
| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Driver | Team |
| 1 | R1 | Streets of St. Petersburg | Thomas Nepveu | Myles Rowe | Thomas Nepveu | Jace Denmark | Pabst Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Streets of St. Petersburg | Jace Denmark | Myles Rowe | Jace Denmark | Myles Rowe | Pabst Racing |
| 3 | R1 | Barber Motorsports Park | Myles Rowe | Michael d'Orlando | Myles Rowe | Myles Rowe | Pabst Racing |
| 4 | R2 | Barber Motorsports Park | Christian Weir | Billy Frazer | Jagger Jones | Jagger Jones | Cape Motorsports |
| 5 | R1 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Jagger Jones | Alex Quinn | Jagger Jones | Alex Quinn | Velocity Racing Development |
| 6 | R2 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Jagger Jones | Jace Denmark | Michael d'Orlando | Alex Quinn | Velocity Racing Development |
| 7 | R3 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Jagger Jones | Alex Quinn | Alex Quinn | Alex Quinn | Velocity Racing Development |
| 8 | 8 | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Michael d'Orlando | Bijoy Garg | Michael d'Orlando | Michael d'Orlando | Cape Motorsports |
| 9 | R1 | Road America | Michael d'Orlando | Nicholas d'Orlando | Billy Frazer | Jace Denmark | Pabst Racing |
| 10 | R2 | Road America | Michael d'Orlando | Myles Rowe | Michael d'Orlando | Michael d'Orlando | Cape Motorsports |
| 11 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Myles Rowe | Michael d'Orlando | Myles Rowe | Myles Rowe | Pabst Racing |
| 12 | R2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Michael d'Orlando | Christian Weir | Myles Rowe | Myles Rowe | Pabst Racing |
| 13 | R3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Michael d'Orlando | Michael d'Orlando | Michael d'Orlando | Michael d'Orlando | Cape Motorsports |
| 14 | R1 | Exhibition Place | Jace Denmark | Myles Rowe | Myles Rowe | Myles Rowe | Pabst Racing |
| 15 | R2 | Exhibition Place | Jace Denmark | Michael d'Orlando | Jace Denmark | Jace Denmark | Pabst Racing |
| 16 | R1 | Portland International Raceway | Jace Denmark | Nikita Johnson | Jace Denmark | Jace Denmark | Pabst Racing |
| 17 | R2 | Portland International Raceway | Jace Denmark | Myles Rowe | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | DEForce Racing |
| 18 | R3 | Portland International Raceway | Jace Denmark | Myles Rowe | Michael d'Orlando | Michael d'Orlando | Cape Motorsports |

## 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 | STP | ALA | ALA | IMS | IMS | IMS | IRP | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | TOR | TOR | POR | POR | POR | Points |
| 1 | Michael d'Orlando | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 5* | 2 | 1* | 14 | 1* | 14 | 2 | 1* | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1* | 387 |
| 2 | Myles Rowe | 18 | 1 | 1* | 4 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 3 | 1* | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 381 |
| 3 | Jace Denmark | 1 | 2* | 11 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 18 | 16 | 363 |
| 4 | Jagger Jones | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1* | 2* | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 294 |
| 5 | Billy Frazer | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3* | 12 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 268 |
| 6 | Thomas Nepveu | 17* | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 262 |
| 7 | Nicky Hays | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 235 |
| 8 | Christian Weir | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 229 |
| 9 | Bijoy Garg | 3 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 14 | | | | 203 |
| 10 | Spike Kohlbecker | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 200 |
| 11 | Dylan Christie | 9 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 188 |
| 12 | Jacob Douglas | 11 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 179 |
| 13 | Jorge Garciarce | 19 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 142 |
| 14 | Simon Sikes | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 119 |
| 15 | Jackson Lee | 12 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 18 | | | | | | 109 |
| 16 | Danny Dyszelski | | | 19 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 16 | | | 6 | 12 | 8 | 99 |
| 17 | Alex Quinn | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1* | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 |
| 18 | Nikita Johnson | | | | | | | | | 19 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 8 | | | 2 | 17 | 18 | 85 |
| 19 | Viktor Andersson | 13 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 16 | | 18 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | 81 |
| 20 | Nicholas d'Orlando | | | | | | | | | 10 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 77 |
| 21 | Trey Burke | 7 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 19 | | | | | | | | | 60 |
| 22 | Mac Clark | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 1* | 19 | 52 |
| 23 | Evagoras Papasavvas | | | | | | | | | 20 | DNS | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 51 |
| 24 | Yeoroo Lee | 16 | 11 | 18 | 15 | DNS | 23 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 25 | Ethan Ho | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| 26 | Frederik Lund | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 13 | | | | 25 |
| 27 | Joey Brienza | | | | | DNS | 12 | DNS | | DNS | 18 | | | | | | DNS | DNS | 10 | 23 |
| 28 | Lochie Hughes | | | | | | | | | | | DSQ | 18 | 4 | | | | | | 22 |
| 29 | Frankie Mossman | | | | | 8 | 19 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 30 | Lucas Mann | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
| 31 | Chase Gardner | | | | | 19 | 10 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | ALA | ALA | IMS | IMS | IMS | IRP | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | TOR | TOR | POR | POR | 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 leads most laps |
| Rookie ||