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2024 USF Juniors

The 2024 USF Juniors presented by Continental Tire championship will be the third season of USF Juniors. The season features a six-round 16-race calendar, which begins on April 5 at NOLA Motorsports Park and concludes on August 25 at the Portland International Raceway.

The championship serves as the bottom rung of the IndyCar Series's USF Pro Championships ladder system.

Series news edit

  • The scholarship for the champion to move up to the USF2000 Championship was slightly increased to $263,700.[1]
  • All three ladder series organized by Andersen Promotions will end their long-running affiliation with Cooper Tires as supplier and presenting partner. Continental will be the new tire supplier and title partner of the series.[2]

Drivers and teams edit

Team No. Drivers Rounds
  DEForce Racing 15   Vinícius Tessaro[3] 1–3
  Jeshua Alianell[4] 4–5
16   Bruno Ribeiro[5] All
17   Leandro Juncos[6] All
18   Brady Golan[7] All
  DEForce Racing Driver Development 19   Patricio Gonzalez[8] All
20   Rodrigo Gonzalez[8] All
  Exclusive Autosport 90   João Vergara[9] All
91   Evan Cooley[10] All
92   Jack Jeffers[11] All
93   Giovanni Cabrera[12] 4–5
95   Anthony Martella[13] All
  International Motorsport 24   Augusto Soto-Schirripa[14] All
25   Ariel Elkin[15] All
  Jay Howard Driver Development 3   G3 Argyros[16] All
4   Hudson Potter[17] All
5   Ava Dobson[18] All
6   Aiden Potter[19] All
7   Ayden Ingratta[20] All
8   Timothy Carel[21] All
9   Liam McNeilly[22] All
  Skip Barber Racing 50   Jeshua Alianell[23] 1–3
  Velocity Racing Development 10   Michael Suco[24] All
33   Max Taylor[25] 1–5
70   Christian Cameron[26] 1–5
98   Sebastian Wheldon[27] All
  Zanella Racing 12   Diego Guiot[28] All
13   Alex Popow[29] 1–3
  Teddy Musella 4–5
55   Leonardo Escorpioni[30] All

Schedule edit

Round Date Race name Circuit Location
1 April 5–7 Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana NOLA Motorsports Park Avondale, Louisiana
2
3
4 April 25–28 Continental Tire Grand Prix of Alabama Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
5
6 June 14–16 VIR Grand Prix Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia
7
8
9 July 4–7 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
10
11 August 9–11 Grand Prix of Road America Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
12
13
14 August 22–25 Portland Grand Prix Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
15
16

Race results edit

Rd. Track Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race winner
Driver Team
1 NOLA Motorsports Park   Liam McNeilly   Sebastian Wheldon   Sebastian Wheldon   Sebastian Wheldon Velocity Racing Development
2   Sebastian Wheldon   Liam McNeilly   Sebastian Wheldon
  Liam McNeilly 		  Liam McNeilly Jay Howard Driver Development
3   Liam McNeilly   Sebastian Wheldon   Sebastian Wheldon   Sebastian Wheldon Velocity Racing Development
4 Barber Motorsports Park   Ariel Elkin   Jack Jeffers   Ariel Elkin   Ariel Elkin International Motorsport
5   Ariel Elkin   Ariel Elkin   Ariel Elkin   Ariel Elkin International Motorsport
6 Virginia International Raceway
7
8
9 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
10
11 Road America
12
13
14 Portland International Raceway
15
16

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+ 
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.
Pos Driver NOL ALA VIR MDO ROA POR Points
1   Sebastian Wheldon 1* 2* 1* 6 2 131
2   Ariel Elkin 5 3 4 1* 1* 123
3   Liam McNeilly 2 1* 3 4 24 101
4   Max Taylor 3 6 2 8 5 92
5   Augusto Soto-Schirripa 26 4 6 3 3 79
6   Jack Jeffers 6 5 7 2 19 73
7   Leandro Juncos 12 12 14 7 4 58
8   Evan Cooley 14 9 11 5 21 48
9   Ayden Ingratta 9 7 23 13 8 48
10   João Vergara 10 24 13 9 6 47
11   Vinícius Tessaro 4 11 5 46
12   Christian Cameron 13 13 10 25 11 38
13   Bruno Ribeiro 11 8 9 19 DNS 37
14   Leonardo Escorpioni 8 14 8 20 23 35
15   G3 Argyros 7 16 22 11 22 31
16   Anthony Martella 17 10 12 15 DNS 30
17   Teddy Musella 10 7 25
18   Rodrigo González 20 17 21 14 10 24
19   Patricio González 19 20 16 24 9 21
20   Michael Suco 22 18 15 17 15 20
21   Brady Golan 15 19 20 12 20 19
22   Aidan Potter 24 25 19 18 12 16
23   Timothy Carel 16 DNS DNS 23 14 13
24   Ava Dobson 18 15 DNS 21 DNS 10
25   Jeshua Alianell Wth Wth Wth 26 13 9
26   Giovanni Cabrera 16 17 9
27   Diego Guiot 21 21 18 22 18 9
28   Hudson Potter 23 23 24 DNS 16 8
29   Alex Popow 25 22 17 6

Teams' championship edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2024 USF Pro Championships Schedule and Scholarships Announced". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "USF Pro Championships Confirms New Presenting Partner". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (December 23, 2023). "Brazilian F4 Champion Tessaro Picks USF Juniors For Next Step In Career". Formulascout.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jeshua Alianell Joins Skip Barber Racing for 2024 USF Juniors". usfjuniors.com. April 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (December 5, 2023). "Champion Giaffone leads USF Juniors stars securing USF2000 seats". Formulascout.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  6. ^ @deforceracing (February 7, 2024). "🔵 WELCOME TO DEForce, Leandro! Leandro Juncos 🇺🇸🇦🇷 signs with DEForce Racing for the 2024 USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire Championship. Let's do this! 💪🏻" – via Instagram.
  7. ^ "WELCOME BACK, BRADY!". X. December 4, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "DeForce Racing Driver Development Unveils 2024 Driver Line Up". Usfjuniors.com. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Hodapp, Alycia (November 21, 2023). "BRAZILIAN VERGARA JOINS EXCLUSIVE AUTOSPORT FOR THE 2024 USF JUNIORS SEASON". Exclusive Autosport. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "Cooley Joins Exclusive Autosport for the 2024 USF Juniors Season". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "Canadian Martella Joins Exclusive Autosport for 2024 USF Juniors Season". Usfjuniors.com. February 7, 2024.
  14. ^ "Augusto Soto-Schirripa Joins InterMS in USF Juniors". Usfjuniors.com. February 8, 2024.
  15. ^ @arielkin.racing (February 22, 2024). "‼️USF JUNIORS with InterMS in 2024‼️" – via Instagram.
  16. ^ "After Successful Fall Combine, G3 Argyros Confirms USF Juniors with JHDD". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  17. ^ "Jay Howard Driver Development Adds Hudson Potter to USF Juniors Campaign". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  18. ^ "Ava Dobson Joins Jay Howard Driver Development for 2024". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  19. ^ "Jay Howard Driver Development Adds Aidan Potter for 2024". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  20. ^ "After Multiple Test Days, JHDD Confirms Ayden Ingratta in USF Juniors Effort". Usfjuniors.com. February 7, 2024.
  21. ^ "Timmy Carel Joins Jay Howard Driver Development for 2024". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  22. ^ "JHDD STRENGTHENS USF JUNIORS PROGRAM WITH THE ADDITION OF LIAM MCNEILLY". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  23. ^ "Jeshua Alianell Joins Skip Barber Racing for 2024 USF Juniors". usfjuniors.com. April 1, 2024.
  24. ^ "MICHAEL SUCO JOINS VRD RACING FOR HIS DEBUT SEASON IN USF JUNIORS". Usfjuniors.com. January 24, 2024.
  25. ^ "NOLA Motorsports Park Set for Busy USF Pro Championships Weekend". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  26. ^ "Entry List - Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana 2024" (PDF). USF Juniors. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  27. ^ "Andretti Development Driver Sebastian Wheldon to Make USF Juniors Debut With VRD Racing". andrettiautosport.com. February 6, 2024.
  28. ^ "Zanella Racing Confirms Diego Guiot for USF Juniors Program". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  29. ^ "Add a third car to the Zanella Racing line-up for the @USFJuniors opener here at NOLA. The team has acquired one of the Team Tonis cars and will run Floridian Alex Popow in a late entry. Popow tested with Exclusive Autosport in December at Sebring and was on pace". X. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  30. ^ "Zanella Racing Announces Leonardo Escorpioni for USF Juniors Program". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

External links edit

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