# 2025 USF2000 Championship

The 2025 USF2000 Championship presented by Continental Tire is the sixteenth season of the USF2000 Championship since its revival in 2010. The championship serves as the second 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.
* 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.

## Drivers and teams

All drivers compete using Tatuus USF-22 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires.
| Team | No. | Driver(s) | Status | Round(s) |
| Benchmark Autosport | 58 | Ayrton Houk | | All |
| DEForce Racing | 11 | Jeshua Alianell | R | All |
| DEForce Racing | 12 | Sebastián Garzón | R | All |
| DEForce Racing | 18 | Brady Golan | | All |
| DEForce Racing | TBA | Maxwell Jamieson | | TBA |
| Exclusive Autosport | 90 | Evan Cooley | R | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 91 | Lucas Fecury | | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 92 | Jack Jeffers | R | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 6 | Liam McNeilly | R | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 7 | Brad Majman | R | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 8 | Timothy Carel | R | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 9 | Anthony Martella | R | All |
| Pabst Racing | 23 | G3 Argyros | R | All |
| Pabst Racing | 24 | Caleb Gafrarar | R | All |
| Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing | 67 | Wian Boshoff | R | All |
| Synergy Motorsport | 30 | Eddie Beswick | R | All |
| VRD Racing | 2 | Thomas Schrage | | All |
| VRD Racing | 19 | Christian Cameron | R | All |
| VRD Racing | 25 | Teddy Musella | R | All |
| VRD Racing | 99 | Ryan Giannetta | R | 1–2 |
| Icon | Status |
| R | Rookie |

### Team changes

Both DC Autosport and DD Autosports left the series - DD Autosports had entered the series in 2024, while DC Autosport had been competing since 2023.
Two new teams entered the series in Benchmark Autosport and Synergy Motorsport, both entering one car each.

### Driver changes

Reigning Teams' Champions Pabst Racing have an all new driver-lineup after they promoted Drivers' Champion Max Garcia to their USF Pro 2000 lineup and both Hudson Schwartz and Sam Corry left the series. The team signed two drivers for their full-time debuts in G3 Argyros, who entered ten races in 2024 driving for Jay Howard Driver Development, and Caleb Gafrarar, who steps up from competition in the FF1600 United Formula Ford series.
Only one of Jay Howard Driver Development's six 2024 drivers remained with the team's USF2000 outfit as Evagoras Papasavvas made the jump up to Indy NXT for a part-time campaign with HMD Motorsports, G3 Argyros and Michael Costello both joined Pabst Racing in USF2000 and USFP2000, respectively, while Tanner DeFabis was promoted to JHDD's USFP2000 outfit and Jace Bacon left the series. Three new drivers joined JHDD for the 2025 season: Timothy Carel was promoted from the team's USF Juniors outfit, while Anthony Martella also graduated from the same series after driving there for Exclusive Autosport and Brad Majman stepped up from the Ligier JS F4 Series.
VRD Racing also only kept one of its 2024 drivers: Thomas Schrage, who drove for the team in the second half of the 2024 season, was resigned for a full-time campaign, while Max Taylor stepped up to VRD's USFP2000 outfit alongside a part-time Indy NXT campaign with HMD Motorsports and Xavier Kokai did not return after ending his rookie season prematurely. The team promoted Christian Cameron from its USF Juniors program and signed reigning Ligier JS F4 Series champion as well as Skip Barber Formula competitor Ryan Giannetta.
DEForce Racing saw Lucas Fecury move to Exclusive Autosport, while Nicolas Giaffone left single-seater racing to compete in the Copa Truck and Qinn Armstrong left the series. Two drivers joined the team to make their USF2000 debut in Jeshua Alianell, who stepped up from USF Juniors, and Sebastian Garzón, who made his single-seater racing debut.
Three of Exclusive Racing's drivers joined other teams in the series: Eddie Beswick moved to new entrant Synergy Motorsport, Thomas Schrage chose to remain at VRD where he also finished his 2024 campaign and Anthony Martella was hired by JHDD. 2024 Rookie of the Year Joey Brienza meanwhile stepped up to the team's USFP2000 outfit, while Giovanni Cabrera left the series. Exclusive Racing rehired two of their part-time drivers in 2024 to full-time campaigns in Jack Jeffers and Evan Cooley and signed Lucas Fecury, who departs DEForce Racing, to drive its third entry.
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing saw Elliot Cox graduate to USFP2000 and join Turn 3 Motorsport. The team hired single-seater rookie Wian Boshoff to replace him.
With DC Autosport and DD Autosport departing the series, Carson Etter and Cole Kleck also left the series while new team Benchmark Autosport signed DC Autosport's Ayrton Houk. The other new team, Synergy Motorsport, signed 2024 Australian Formula Ford Series champion Eddie Beswick, who had also entered two USF2000 races in 2024 for Exclusive Racing.

## 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. All rounds except the weekends at NOLA and Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park will run in support of the IndyCar Series.
| Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
| 1 | February 28–March 2 | Foundation Building Materials Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 2 | February 28–March 2 | Foundation Building Materials Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 3 | April 11–13 | Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana | R NOLA Motorsports Park | Avondale, Louisiana |
| 4 | April 11–13 | Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana | R NOLA Motorsports Park | Avondale, Louisiana |
| 5 | April 11–13 | Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana | R NOLA Motorsports Park | Avondale, Louisiana |
| 6 | May 8–10 | TBA | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 7 | May 8–10 | TBA | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 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 | June 19–22 | TBA | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 11 | July 3–6 | TBA | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 12 | July 3–6 | TBA | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 13 | July 3–6 | TBA | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 14 | July 18–20 | TBA | R Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario |
| 15 | July 18–20 | TBA | R Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario |
| 16 | August 7–10 | TBA | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 17 | August 7–10 | TBA | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 18 | August 7–10 | TBA | 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 | Caleb Gafrarar | Liam McNeilly | Liam McNeilly | Liam McNeilly | Jay Howard Driver Development |
| 2 | Streets of St. Petersburg | Liam McNeilly | Jack Jeffers | Liam McNeilly | Liam McNeilly | Jay Howard Driver Development |
| 3 | NOLA Motorsports Park | | | | | |
| 4 | NOLA Motorsports Park | | | | | |
| 5 | NOLA Motorsports Park | | | | | |
| 6 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | | | | | |
| 7 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | | | | | |
| 8 | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | | | | | |
| 9 | Road America | | | | | |
| 10 | Road America | | | | | |
| 11 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | | | | | |
| 12 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | | | | | |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | | | | | |
| 14 | Exhibition Place | | | | | |
| 15 | Exhibition Place | | | | | |
| 16 | Portland International Raceway | | | | | |
| 17 | Portland International Raceway | | | | | |
| 18 | Portland International Raceway | | | | | |

## 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 | NOLA | NOLA | NOLA | IMS | IMS | IRP | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | TOR | TOR | POR | POR | POR | Points |
| 1 | Liam McNeilly | 1* | 1* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 64 |
| 2 | Jack Jeffers | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 3 | Jeshua Alianell | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 4 | Evan Cooley | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 5 | Sebastián Garzón | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 6 | G3 Argyros | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 7 | Caleb Gafrarar | 18 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 8 | Thomas Schrage | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 9 | Anthony Martella | 6 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 10 | Christian Cameron | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 11 | Teddy Musella | 14 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 12 | Ayrton Houk | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 13 | Brad Majman | 19 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 14 | Lucas Fecury | 7 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 15 | Brady Golan | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 16 | Timothy Carel | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 17 | Eddie Beswick | 10 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 18 | Ryan Giannetta | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 19 | Wian Boshoff | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Pos. | Driver | STP | STP | NOLA | NOLA | NOLA | 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 receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams.
* Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries.
| Pos. | Driver | STP | STP | NOLA | NOLA | NOLA | IMS | IMS | IRP | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | TOR | TOR | POR | POR | POR | Points |
| 1 | Jay Howard Driver Development | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62 |
| 1 | Jay Howard Driver Development | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62 |
| 2 | Exclusive Autosport | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 56 |
| 2 | Exclusive Autosport | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 56 |
| 3 | DEForce Racing | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 3 | DEForce Racing | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 4 | Pabst Racing | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 4 | Pabst Racing | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 5 | VRD Racing | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 5 | VRD Racing | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 6 | Benchmark Autosport | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 7 | Synergy Motorsport | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 8 | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Pos. | Driver | STP | STP | NOLA | NOLA | NOLA | IMS | IMS | IRP | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | TOR | TOR | POR | POR | POR | Points |