# 2023 USF2000 Championship

The 2023 USF2000 Championship presented by Cooper Tires was the fourteenth season of the USF2000 Championship since its revival in 2010. When the top rung of the Road to Indy ladder system, Indy Lights, was bought by Penske Entertainment (owners of IndyCar) in 2021 and the lower level series changed sanctioning to the United States Auto Club, changes were made to the other championships in the ladder. This, together with the Indy Lights being rebranded to Indy NXT, effectively ended the "Road to Indy" branding, with the three championships below Indy NXT now collectively called "USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires". The USF2000 Championship served as the middle rung of this ladder.
Simon Sikes won the Drivers' Championship at the final race weekend at Portland with two races to spare. His team, Pabst Racing, won their second consecutive and fifth all-time championship.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| DC Autosport | 57 | Carson Etter | 11–13, 16–18 |
| DC Autosport | 68 | Ethan Ho | 3–7, 9–13, 16–18 |
| DEForce Racing | 1 | Mac Clark | All |
| DEForce Racing | 10 | Jorge Garciarce | All |
| DEForce Racing | 11 | Brady Golan | 11–13 |
| DEForce Racing | 11 | Lucas Fecury | 16–18 |
| DEForce Racing | 12 | Maxwell Jamieson | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 90 | Jacob Douglas | 1–7 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 90 | Thomas Schrage | 11–13, 16–18 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 91 | Joey Brienza | 1–2, 8, 14–15 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 92 | Nicholas d'Orlando | 1–2 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 92 | Lucas Mann | 5–7 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 92 | Jack Jeffers | 9–10 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 93 | Avery Towns | 1–15 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 95 | Chase Gardner | 1–15 |
| Future Star Racing | 56 | Andre Castro | 1–2 |
| Future Star Racing | 58 | Trey Burke | 1–2 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 6 | Evagoras Papasavvas | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 7 | Al Morey | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 8 | Lochie Hughes | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 9 | Louka St-Jean | 1–4 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 9 | Dane Scott | 9–10 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 9 | Logan Adams | 11–15 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 9 | Ava Dobson | 16–18 |
| Pabst Racing | 22 | Simon Sikes | All |
| Pabst Racing | 23 | Jacob Douglas | 9–18 |
| Pabst Racing | 24 | Max Garcia | 3–18 |
| Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development | 67 | Elliot Cox | All |
| Velocity Racing Development | 2 | Nico Christodoulou | 14–15 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 14 | Sam Corry | All |
| Velocity Racing Development | 17 | Nikita Johnson | All |
| Velocity Racing Development | 18 | Danny Dyszelski | 1–13 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 19 | Gordon Scully | All |
| Velocity Racing Development | 33 | Max Taylor | 5–7, 9–13, 16–18 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 97 | Zack Ping | 1–7, 9–13 |
* TJ Speed Motorsports took over two cars from Cape Motorsports to enter the championship in 2023, but ultimately decided against it.
* Noah Ping was signed to compete for Velocity Racing Development, but dropped out and instead signed with VRD-partnered team Arden in GB3.

## Schedule

The 2023 schedule was revealed on October 17, 2022. It featured two street circuits, five road courses and one oval round. The championship returned to Sebring for the first time since 2013. All rounds except the weekends at Sebring and Indianapolis Raceway Park supported the IndyCar Series.
| Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
| 1 | March 4–5 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 2 | March 4–5 | Discount Tire Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 3 | March 25–26 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Sebring | R Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida |
| 4 | March 25–26 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Sebring | R Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida |
| 5 | May 12–13 | USF2000 Discount Tire Grand Prix of Indianapolis | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 6 | May 12–13 | USF2000 Discount Tire Grand Prix of Indianapolis | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 7 | May 12–13 | USF2000 Discount Tire Grand Prix of Indianapolis | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 8 | May 27 | USF2000 Cooper Tires Freedom 75 | O Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Brownsburg, Indiana |
| 9 | June 17–18 | Discount Tire Grand Prix of Road America | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 10 | June 17–18 | Discount Tire Grand Prix of Road America | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 11 | July 1–2 | Discount Tire Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 12 | July 1–2 | Discount Tire Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 13 | July 1–2 | Discount Tire Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 14 | July 15–16 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Toronto | R Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 15 | July 15–16 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Toronto | R Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 16 | September 2–3 | Discount Tire Grand Prix of Portland | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 17 | September 2–3 | Discount Tire Grand Prix of Portland | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 18 | September 2–3 | Discount Tire Grand Prix of Portland | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |

## Race results

| Rd. | Track | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Race winner | Race winner |
| Rd. | Track | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Driver | Team |
| 1 | Streets of St. Petersburg | Lochie Hughes | Simon Sikes | Lochie Hughes | Lochie Hughes | Jay Howard Driver Development |
| 2 | Streets of St. Petersburg | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Nikita Johnson | Nikita Johnson | Velocity Racing Development |
| 3 | Sebring International Raceway | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Lochie Hughes | Lochie Hughes | Jay Howard Driver Development |
| 4 | Sebring International Raceway | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Pabst Racing |
| 5 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Nikita Johnson | Nikita Johnson | Nikita Johnson | Sam Corry | Velocity Racing Development |
| 6 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Nikita Johnson | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Pabst Racing |
| 7 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Lochie Hughes | Lochie Hughes | Jay Howard Driver Development |
| 8 | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | DEForce Racing |
| 9 | Road America | Lochie Hughes | Mac Clark | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Pabst Racing |
| 10 | Road America | Mac Clark | Danny Dyszelski | Lochie Hughes | Lochie Hughes | Jay Howard Driver Development |
| 11 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Evagoras Papasavvas | Nikita Johnson | Evagoras Papasavvas | Evagoras Papasavvas | Jay Howard Driver Development |
| 12 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Mac Clark | DEForce Racing |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Pabst Racing |
| 14 | Exhibition Place | Evagoras Papasavvas | Mac Clark | Nikita Johnson | Simon Sikes | Pabst Racing |
| 15 | Exhibition Place | Simon Sikes | Nico Christodoulou | Simon Sikes | Nico Christodoulou | Velocity Racing Development |
| 16 | Portland International Raceway | Jacob Douglas | Evagoras Papasavvas | Jacob Douglas | Jacob Douglas | Pabst Racing |
| 17 | Portland International Raceway | Jacob Douglas | Simon Sikes | Jacob Douglas | Jacob Douglas | Pabst Racing |
| 18 | Portland International Raceway | Jacob Douglas | Jacob Douglas | Simon Sikes | Simon Sikes | Pabst Racing |

## 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 qualified on pole was awarded one additional point.
* One point was awarded to the driver who led the most laps in a race.
* One point was awarded to the driver who set the fastest lap during the race.
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | SEB | SEB | IMS | IMS | IMS | IRP | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | TOR | TOR | POR | POR | POR | Points |
| 1 | Simon Sikes | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 13 | 1* | 3 | 3 | 1* | 10 | 2 | 17* | 1* | 1 | 2* | 3 | 2 | 1* | 447 |
| 2 | Nikita Johnson | 3 | 1* | 16 | 8 | 3* | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7* | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 344 |
| 3 | Lochie Hughes | 1* | 3 | 1* | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 6 | 12 | 1* | 4 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 335 |
| 4 | Evagoras Papasavvas | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 1* | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 323 |
| 5 | Mac Clark | 11 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1* | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 318 |
| 6 | Jacob Douglas | 8 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 20 | | 2 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 249 |
| 7 | Sam Corry | 5 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 222 |
| 8 | Jorge Garciarce | 13 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 212 |
| 9 | Max Garcia | | | 6 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 207 |
| 10 | Chase Gardner | 12 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 17 | | | | 193 |
| 11 | Al Morey | 15 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 172 |
| 12 | Elliot Cox | 18 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 145 |
| 13 | Danny Dyszelski | 16 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 8 | | | | | | 141 |
| 14 | Ethan Ho | | | 18 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 5 | | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | | | 19 | 7 | 11 | 137 |
| 15 | Gordon Scully | 19 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 133 |
| 16 | Maxwell Jamieson | 17 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 121 |
| 17 | Avery Towns | 20 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 8 | | | | 101 |
| 18 | Max Taylor | | | | | 17 | 16 | 8 | | 6 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 19 | | | 11 | 9 | 8 | 86 |
| 19 | Zack Ping | 21 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 11 | | 20 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 18 | | | | | | 60 |
| 20 | Thomas Schrage | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 10 | 9 | | | 18 | 19 | 4 | 55 |
| 21 | Nico Christodoulou | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 1 | | | | 48 |
| 22 | Logan Adams | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 11 | | | | 40 |
| 23 | Carson Etter | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 13 | 14 | | | 15 | 11 | 16 | 38 |
| 24 | Joey Brienza | 10 | 16 | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | 18 | 12 | | | | 37 |
| 25 | Trey Burke | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 26 | Nicholas d'Orlando | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 27 | Louka St-Jean | 14 | 19 | 11 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 28 | Brady Golan | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | 21 |
| 29 | Jack Jeffers | | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 30 | Lucas Fecury | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| 31 | Lucas Mann | | | | | 20 | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 32 | Ava Dobson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 16 | 19 | 15 |
| 33 | Andre Castro | 9 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 34 | Dane Scott | | | | | | | | | 13 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | SEB | SEB | 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 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 received 3 bonus points per race as an equivalency to multi-car teams
* Only the best two results counted for teams fielding more than two entries
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | SEB | SEB | IMS | IMS | IMS | IRP | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | TOR | TOR | POR | POR | POR | Points |
| 1 | Pabst Racing | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 476 |
| 1 | Pabst Racing | | | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 476 |
| 2 | Jay Howard Driver Development | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 413 |
| 2 | Jay Howard Driver Development | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 413 |
| 3 | Velocity Racing Development | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 372 |
| 3 | Velocity Racing Development | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 372 |
| 4 | DEForce Racing | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 272 |
| 4 | DEForce Racing | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 272 |
| 5 | Exclusive Autosport | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 157 |
| 5 | Exclusive Autosport | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | | | | 157 |
| 6 | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 109 |
| 7 | DC Autosport | | | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | | | 10 | 7 | 9 | 74 |
| 7 | DC Autosport | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | 12 | 11 | 12 | 74 |
| 8 | Future Star Racing | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 8 | Future Star Racing | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | ALA | ALA | IMS | IMS | IMS | IRP | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | TOR | TOR | POR | POR | POR | Points |