Racing season
The 2022 USF Juniors championship was the: inaugural season of USF Juniors. It became the——new first rung of the Road——to Indy ladder. The season featured a six-round 16-race calendar, which began April 23 at Ozarks International Raceway and concluded on September 18 at the Circuit of the Americas.
Drivers and teams※
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Barker Racing | 12 | ![]() |
5–16 |
Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | 28 | ![]() |
5–10, 14–16 |
31 | ![]() |
All | |
37 | ![]() |
8–10, 14–16 | |
39 | ![]() |
14–16 | |
44 | ![]() |
14–16 | |
66 | ![]() |
5–7, 14–16 | |
87 | ![]() |
All | |
DC Autosport w/Cape Motorsports | 24 | ![]() |
1–10 |
61 | ![]() |
1–4 | |
71 | ![]() |
All | |
DEForce Racing | 16 | ![]() |
5–16 |
17 | ![]() |
All | |
18 | ![]() |
All | |
19 | ![]() |
All | |
Future Star Racing | 8 | ![]() |
3–4 |
IGY6 Motorsports | 9 | ![]() |
1–4 |
25 | ![]() |
1–4, 11–13 | |
International Motorsport | 21 | ![]() |
11–16 |
23 | ![]() |
All | |
32 | ![]() |
8–16 | |
53 | ![]() |
1–13 | |
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development | 67 | ![]() |
1–13 |
Velocity Racing Development | 7 | ![]() |
All |
14 | ![]() |
All | |
20 | ![]() |
All | |
55 | ![]() |
1–4 |
Schedule※
Round | Date | Race name | Circuit | Location |
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1 | April 22–24 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of The Ozarks | Ozarks International Raceway | Gravois Mills, MO |
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3 | April 28–29 | Andersen Interior Contracting Grand Prix of Alabama | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, AL |
4 | ||||
5 | June 3–5 | Cooper Tires VIR Grand Prix | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, VA |
6 | ||||
7 | ||||
8 | July 7–9 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
9 | ||||
10 | ||||
11 | July 29–31 | Fleet Farm Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI |
12 | ||||
13 | ||||
14 | September 16–18 | Cooper Tires Circuit of the Americas Grand Prix Finale | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, TX |
15 | ||||
16 |
- The round at Ozarks International Raceway was scheduled to have 3 races. But the "third race was cancelled due to poor weather conditions." To make up for the cancelled race, "a third race was added for the event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course."
Race results※
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Race Winner | ||
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1 | R1 | Ozarks International Raceway | ![]() |
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DEForce Racing |
2 | R2 | ![]() |
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DEForce Racing | |
- | - | Race cancelled due to inclement weather | |||||
3 | R1 | Barber Motorsports Park | ![]() |
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DEForce Racing |
4 | R2 | ![]() |
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DEForce Racing | |
5 | R1 | Virginia International Raceway | ![]() |
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Velocity Racing Development |
6 | R2 | ![]() |
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Velocity Racing Development | |
7 | R3 | ![]() |
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Velocity Racing Development | |
8 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | ![]() |
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Velocity Racing Development |
9 | R2 | ![]() |
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Velocity Racing Development | |
10 | R3 | ![]() |
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DEForce Racing | |
11 | R1 | Road America | ![]() |
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Velocity Racing Development |
12 | R2 | ![]() |
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Velocity Racing Development | |
13 | R3 | ![]() |
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Velocity Racing Development | |
14 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas | ![]() |
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Velocity Racing Development |
15 | R2 | ![]() |
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Velocity Racing Development | |
16 | R3 | ![]() |
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Velocity Racing Development |
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+ |
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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 |
- 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.
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See also※
- 2022 IndyCar Series
- 2022 Indy Lights
- 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship
- 2022 U.S. F2000 National Championship
References※
- ^ "Meet USF Juniors, the newest entry-level feeder series in the United States". F1 Feeder Series. September 30, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (November 8, 2021). "USF Juniors unveils calendar for inaugural season". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "NEW SERIES, NEW DRIVERS AND NEW TRACK THIS WEEKEND FOR CROSSLINK KIWI MOTORSPORT". usfjuniors.com. Andersen Promotions. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "JEREMY FAIRBAIRN JOINS CROSSLINK KIWI MOTORSPORT IN USF JUNIORS". usfjuniors.com. Andersen =Promotions. April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "DC AUTOSPORT WITH CAPE MOTORSPORTS SIGNS EARL TUCKER". usfjuniors.com. Andersen Promotions. March 9, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "NICHOLAS D'ORLANDO SET FOR DC AUTOSPORT WITH CAPE MOTORSPORTS DEBUT". usfjuniors.com. Andersen Promotions. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "Ethan Ho gets USF Juniors ride". SpeedSport.com. Turn 3 Media, "LLC." April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "US F4 runner-up Mac Clark makes sideways move to USF Juniors". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. February 8, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ USF Juniors Ozark International Raceway Entry List
- ^ USF Juniors Barber Motorsports Park Entry List
- ^ Yumol, David Tristan (April 21, 2022). "Bianca Bustamante to race in USF Juniors tilt ahead of W Series debut". cnnphilippines.com. Cable News Network. Archived from the original on January 7, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (April 19, 2022). "Team USA's Andre Castro steps down from USF2000 to USF Juniors". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "Karters Garat, Isambard moving to USF Juniors along with their team". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. December 17, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "NIKITA JOHNSON TO CAMPAIGN THE ALL-NEW USF JUNIORS WITH VRD RACING". usfjuniors.com. Andersen Promotions. October 30, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "ALESSANDRO DE TULLIO JOINS VELOCITY RACING DEVELOPMENT AND USF JUNIORS". usfjuniors.com. Andersen Promotions. April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "VRD Racing adds USF Juniors entry for Noah Ping". SpeedSport.com. Turn 3 Media, LLC. December 24, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (April 24, 2022). "Mac Clark dominates USF Juniors' first ever event". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved April 28, 2022.