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.

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.
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Road course

Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
1April 11–13Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana NOLA Motorsports ParkAvondale, Louisiana
2April 11–13Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana NOLA Motorsports ParkAvondale, Louisiana
3April 11–13Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana NOLA Motorsports ParkAvondale, Louisiana
4May 1–3Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, Alabama
5May 1–3Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, Alabama
6May 1–3Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, Alabama
7June 6–8PFC Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio
8June 6–8PFC Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio
9July 3–6PFC Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio
10July 3–6PFC Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio
11July 24–26Elite Engines Grand Prix of Road America Road AmericaElkhart Lake. Wisconsin
12July 24–26Elite Engines Grand Prix of Road America Road AmericaElkhart Lake. Wisconsin
13July 24–26Elite Engines Grand Prix of Road America Road AmericaElkhart Lake. Wisconsin
14August 8–9Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland Portland International RacewayPortland, Oregon
15August 8–9Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland Portland International RacewayPortland, Oregon
16August 8–9Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland Portland International RacewayPortland, 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+
Points3025221917151413121110987654321

  • 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+
Points221815121086421

  • 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.