# 2025 USF Juniors

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

* The scholarship for the champion was decreased by approximately $14,000 to $249,675.

## Drivers and teams

All drivers will compete using Tatuus JR-23 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires.
| Team | No. | Driver(s) | Status | Round(s) |
| DEForce Racing | 15 | Patricio González | | All |
| DEForce Racing | 16 | Lincoln Day | | All |
| DEForce Racing | 17 | Thomas Nordquist | R | All |
| DEForce Racing | 18 | Rodrigo González | | All |
| DEForce Racing Driver Development | 19 | Juan Pablo Vallarta | R | All |
| DEForce Racing Driver Development | 20 | TBA | | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 90 | Kaylee Countryman | R | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 92 | Brenden Cooley | R | All |
| International Motorsport | 24 | Michael Suco | | All |
| International Motorsport | 25 | Hudson Potter | | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 4 | Harry Moss | R | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 5 | Vilho Aatola | R | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 6 | Liam Loiacono | R | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 9 | JT Hoskins | R | All |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | TBA | Karel Staut | R | All |
| Pole Position Motorsports | 27 | Connor Aspley | R | All |
| VRD Racing | 10 | João Vergara | | All |
| VRD Racing | 77 | Matan Achituv | R | All |
| VRD Racing | 99 | Ryan Giannetta | R | All |
| Zanella Racing | 12 | Diego Guiot | | All |
| Zanella Racing | 29 | Maddie Colleran | R | All |
| Zanella Racing | 37 | Ty Fisher | R | All |
| Zanella Racing | 55 | Leonardo Escorpioni | | All |
| Icon | Status |
| R | Rookie |

### Driver changes

Exclusive Autosport signed karting driver Kaylee Countryman who will make her open-wheel racing debut with the team. The team resigned Brendan Cooley for a full-season campaign after competing with them in the penultimate round of the 2024 season.
Jay Howard Driver Development signed JT Hoskins to a full-season campaign after racing with the team for the last three rounds last season. The team also signed Vilho Aatola, Karel Staut and Harry Moss, all of whom will make their open-wheel racing debuts with JHDD as well as Liam Loiacono who joins USF Juniors after competing in the Australian Formula Ford Championship.
VRD Racing added rookies Matan Achituv and Ryan Giannetta to the team. João Vergara switched to VRD Racing after finishing 8th last season with Exclusive Autosport.
Zanella Racing signed Ty Fisher who will make his open-wheel racing debut with the team. The team also signed Maddie Colleran who joins the series from the Lucas Oil School of Racing.

### Team Changes

Pole Position Motorsports announced they will join the series with Connor Aspley as their driver.

## Schedule

The 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. All rounds except the weekends at NOLA, Mid-Ohio races 7–8, and Road America will run in support of the IndyCar Series.
| Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
| 1 | April 11–13 | Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana | R NOLA Motorsports Park | Avondale, Louisiana |
| 2 | April 11–13 | Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana | R NOLA Motorsports Park | Avondale, Louisiana |
| 3 | April 11–13 | Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana | R NOLA Motorsports Park | Avondale, Louisiana |
| 4 | May 1–3 | TBA | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 5 | May 1–3 | TBA | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 6 | May 1–3 | TBA | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 7 | June 6–8 | TBA | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 8 | June 6–8 | TBA | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 9 | July 3–6 | TBA | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 10 | July 3–6 | TBA | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 11 | July 24–26 | TBA | R Road America | Elkhart Lake. Wisconsin |
| 12 | July 24–26 | TBA | R Road America | Elkhart Lake. Wisconsin |
| 13 | July 24–26 | TBA | R Road America | Elkhart Lake. Wisconsin |
| 14 | August 7–10 | TBA | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 15 | August 7–10 | TBA | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 16 | August 7–10 | TBA | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |

## 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 |
* 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
#### 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 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.