2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship
The 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship presented by Continental Tire is the scheduled 27th season of the junior series two levels below the IndyCar series. It will be the third season under the USF Pro 2000 moniker after the most recent rebrand in 2023.
Series news
[edit]- The scholarship for the champion was decreased by over $100,000 to $546,500.[1]
- 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 up to 40 horsepower.[2]
Drivers and teams
[edit]All drivers will compete using Tatuus IP-22 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires.
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Driver changes
[edit]Velocity Racing Development saw Max Taylor move up to USF Pro 2000 after he won the USF Juniors title and came third in USF2000 in 2024 with the same team.[5]
Exclusive Autosport will promote two USF2000 drivers to its lineup in Joey Brienza, who came fifth in 2024, also with Exclusive Autosport, and Carson Etter, who came 16th with DC Autosport.[3][4]
Schedule
[edit]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.[6] All rounds except the weekends at NOLA and Indianapolis Raceway Park will run in support of the IndyCar Series.[1]
| Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
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| 1 | February 28 – March 2 | TBA | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
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| 3 | April 10–13 | TBA | R NOLA Motorsports Park | Avondale, Louisiana |
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| 6 | May 8–10 | TBA | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
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| 9 | May 22–23 | TBA | O Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Brownsburg, Indiana |
| 10 | June 19–22 | TBA | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
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| 13 | July 3–6 | TBA | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
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| 15 | July 18–20 | TBA | R Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario |
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| 17 | August 7–10 | TBA | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
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Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' Championship
[edit]- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th+ |
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| 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 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
[edit]- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th+ |
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| 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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Andersen Promotions Confirms 2025 USF Pro Championships Schedules". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Horsepower Increases Confirmed for USF Pro 2000 and USF2000". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Brienza II Continues His INDYCAR Quest with Exclusive Autosport". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Hodapp, Alycia (October 18, 2024). "ETTER TAKES STEP UP TO USF PRO 2000 WITH EXCLUSIVE AUTOSPORT". Exclusive Autosport. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "Max Taylor Takes Next Step with VRD Racing, Moving to USF Pro 2000 for 2025". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (September 17, 2024). "USF Juniors to hold two rounds at Mid-Ohio in 2025". Formula Scout. Retrieved September 17, 2024.