# 2021 USF2000 Championship

The 2021 USF2000 Championship was the twelfth 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 21, 2020, featuring five permanent road courses, two street circuits, and a single oval in the Dave Steele Classic.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Cape Motorsports | 2 | Thomas Nepveu | All |
| Cape Motorsports | 3 | Evan Stamer | All |
| Cape Motorsports | 4 | Michael d'Orlando | All |
| Cape Motorsports | 5 | Spike Kohlbecker | All |
| DEForce Racing | 1 | Ely Navarro | All |
| DEForce Racing | 10 | Nolan Siegel | All |
| DEForce Racing | 11 | Prescott Campbell | All |
| DEForce Racing | 12 | Kiko Porto | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 44 | Christian Brooks | 1–16 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 90 | Grant Palmer | 1–7 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 91 | Billy Frazer | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 92 | Matthew Round-Garrido | 1−13 |
| Force Indy | 99 | Myles Rowe | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 6 | Bijoy Garg | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 7 | Chase Hyland | 11–13 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 8 | Jackson Lee | 1−13, 17–18 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 9 | Peter Vodanovich | 1–16 |
| Joe Dooling Autosports | 63 | Trey Burke | All |
| Michael Myers Racing | 42 | Michael Myers | 3−18 |
| Miller Vinatieri Motorsports | 16 | Kent Vaccaro | All |
| Legacy Autosport | 19 | Andre Castro | 1–4, 17–18 |
| Legacy Autosport | 19 | Simon Sikes | 5–7, 9–13 |
| Legacy Autosport | 19 | Nathan Byrd | 8 |
| Legacy Autosport | 20 | Nathan Byrd | 11–16 |
| Legacy Autosport | 20 | Simon Sikes | 1–2 |
| Pabst Racing | 22 | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | All |
| Pabst Racing | 23 | Jace Denmark | All |
| Pabst Racing | 24 | Josh Pierson | All |
| Turn 3 Motorsport | 32 | Christian Weir | 11–18 |
| Turn 3 Motorsport | 33 | Josh Green | All |
| Turn 3 Motorsport | 34 | Dylan Christie | All |
| Velocity Racing Development | 29 | Erik Evans | 1–7, 9–13 |

## Schedule

| Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
| 1 | April 17–18 | Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix of Barber Motorsports Park | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 2 | April 17–18 | Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix of Barber Motorsports Park | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 3 | April 24–25 | USF2000 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Andersen RacePark | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 4 | April 24–25 | USF2000 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Andersen Interior Contracting | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 5 | May 14–15 | USF2000 Grand Prix of Indianapolis Presented by Cooper Tires | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 6 | May 14–15 | USF2000 Grand Prix of Indianapolis Presented by Cooper Tires | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 7 | May 14–15 | USF2000 Grand Prix of Indianapolis Presented by Cooper Tires | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 8 | May 29* | Cooper Tires Freedom 75 | O Lucas Oil Raceway | Brownsburg, Indiana |
| 9 | June 19–20 | Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Grand Prix of Road America | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 10 | June 19–20 | Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Grand Prix of Road America | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 11 | July 3–4 | Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 12 | July 3–4 | Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 13 | July 3–4 | Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 14 | August 28–29 | Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix | R New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey |
| 15 | August 28–29 | Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix | R New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey |
| 16 | August 28–29 | Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix | R New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey |
| 17 | October 3–4 | VP Racing Fuels Champhionship Weekend Presented By Cooper Tires | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 18 | October 3–4 | VP Racing Fuels Champhionship Weekend Presented By Cooper Tires | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
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* The race at Lucas Oil Raceway was originally scheduled for May 28, but was postponed due to inclement weather. The October Mid-Ohio race replaced Toronto.

## Race results

| Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Race Winner | Race Winner |
| Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Driver | Team |
| 1 | Birmingham 1 | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Nolan Siegel | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Pabst Racing |
| 2 | Birmingham 2 | Nolan Siegel | Peter Vodanovich | Prescott Campbell | Prescott Campbell | DEForce Racing |
| 3 | St. Petersburg 1 | Christian Brooks | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Christian Brooks | Christian Brooks | Exclusive Autosport |
| 4 | St. Petersburg 2 | Kiko Porto | Christian Brooks | Kiko Porto | Christian Brooks | Exclusive Autosport |
| 5 | Indianapolis GP 1 | Christian Brooks | Nolan Siegel | Christian Brooks | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Pabst Racing |
| 6 | Indianapolis GP 2 | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Pabst Racing |
| 7 | Indianapolis GP 3 | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Kiko Porto | Kiko Porto | DEForce Racing |
| 8 | Lucas Oil | Michael d'Orlando | Prescott Campbell | Michael d'Orlando | Michael d'Orlando | Cape Motorsports |
| 9 | Road America 1 | Kiko Porto | Michael d'Orlando | Kiko Porto | Kiko Porto | DEForce Racing |
| 10 | Road America 2 | Kiko Porto | Simon Sikes | Thomas Nepveu | Thomas Nepveu | Cape Motorsports |
| 11 | Mid-Ohio 1 | Kiko Porto | Michael d'Orlando | Kiko Porto | Michael d'Orlando | Cape Motorsports |
| 12 | Mid-Ohio 2 | Kiko Porto | Jackson Lee | Kiko Porto | Kiko Porto | DEForce Racing |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio 3 | Kiko Porto | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Michael d'Orlando | Michael d'Orlando | Cape Motorsports |
| 14 | New Jersey 1 | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Kiko Porto | Kiko Porto | Kiko Porto | DEForce Racing |
| 15 | New Jersey 2 | Michael d'Orlando | Christian Weir | Kiko Porto | Myles Rowe | Force Indy |
| 16 | New Jersey 3 | Michael d'Orlando | Billy Frazer | Nolan Siegel | Nolan Siegel | DEForce Racing |
| 17 | Mid-Ohio 4 | Michael d'Orlando | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Pabst Racing |
| 18 | Mid-Ohio 5 | Michael d'Orlando | Kiko Porto | Josh Green | Josh Green | Turn 3 Motorsport |

## 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 | ALA | ALA | STP | STP | IMS | IMS | IMS | LOR | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | NJMP | NJMP | NJMP | MOH | MOH | Points |
| 1 | Kiko Porto | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2* | 7 | 3 | 1* | 4 | 1* | 5 | 2* | 1* | 5 | 1* | 2* | 8 | 3 | 3 | 413 |
| 2 | Michael d'Orlando | 4 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1* | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1* | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 365 |
| 3 | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | 1* | 10 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1* | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 1* | 19 | 329 |
| 4 | Josh Pierson | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 291 |
| 5 | Josh Green | 9 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1* | 279 |
| 6 | Christian Brooks | 5 | 5 | 1* | 1 | 3* | 5 | DSQ | 5 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | | | 257 |
| 7 | Spike Kohlbecker | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 235 |
| 8 | Nolan Siegel | 11 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1* | 6 | 2 | 227 |
| 9 | Thomas Nepveu | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1* | 13 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 220 |
| 10 | Prescott Campbell | 2 | 1* | 16 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 215 |
| 11 | Jace Denmark | 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 210 |
| 12 | Billy Frazer | 6 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 192 |
| 13 | Myles Rowe | 24 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 137 |
| 14 | Simon Sikes | 16 | 17 | | | 11 | 14 | 21 | | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 136 |
| 15 | Dylan Christie | 21 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 121 |
| 16 | Matthew Round-Garrido | 25 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 116 |
| 17 | Ely Navarro | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 105 |
| 18 | Jackson Lee | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 26 | DNS | 9 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 13 | | | | 18 | 12 | 73 |
| 19 | Evan Stamer | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 65 |
| 20 | Peter Vodanovich | 23 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 22 | | | 63 |
| 21 | Christian Weir | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 57 |
| 22 | Erik Evans | 15 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 14 | | | | | | 54 |
| 23 | Trey Burke | 20 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 54 |
| 24 | Kent Vaccaro | 17 | 25 | 25 | DNS | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
| 25 | Andre Castro | 22 | 19 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| 26 | Michael Myers | | | 17 | 22 | 13 | DNS | 11 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 45 |
| 27 | Bijoy Garg | DSQ | 25 | 19 | DNS | 24 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 20† | 22† | 19† | 15† | 17† | 43 |
| 28 | Grant Palmer | 14 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 |
| 29 | Nathan Byrd | | | | | | | | 21 | | | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 23 | | | 11 |
| 30 | Chase Hyland | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | 23 | 23 | | | | | | 3 |
| 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 ||
† Bijoy Garg was not eligible for points at the New Jersey Motorsports Park and the second Mid-Ohio rounds for exceeding the maximum allotted test days for championship drivers.