2026 USF Pro 2000 Championship


The 2026 USF Pro 2000 Championship presented by Continental 'Tire' is scheduled to be the 28th season of the junior series two levels below the IndyCar series. It will be the fourth season under the USF Pro 2000 moniker after the championship's most recent rebrand in 2023.

Series news

  • The scholarship for the champion was increased by around $50,000 to $594,500.

    Drivers and teams

All drivers will compete using Tatuus IP-22 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires.

Team changes

IndyCar team Ed Carpenter Racing announced a partnership with Jay Howard Driver Development, with JHDD's cars in the USF Pro Championships entering under the Jay Howard Driver Development powered by ECR guise.

Driver changes

Reigning champion Max Garcia will leave Pabst Racing and the series to move up to Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports. To replace him, the team promoted G3 Argyros from their USF2000 outfit after he came fourth in 2025.
Turn 3 Motorsport saw both Alessandro de Tullio and Nicholas Monteiro leave the team and the series to join A. J. Foyt Racing on their graduation to Indy NXT.
Exclusive Autosport saw Carson Etter move up to Indy NXT, joining Chip Ganassi Racing.
Having already undertaken a part-time campaign alongside his 2025 USF Pro 2000 season, Max Taylor will leave Velocity Racing Development to join Andretti Global on his full-time step up to Indy NXT.
The newly formed JHDD/ECR partnership promoted JT Hoskins from their USF Juniors outfit, with whom he finished 11th in 2025, directly to USF Pro 2000.

Schedule

The 2026 schedule was revealed on October 25, 2025. The championship will visit two street circuits, four road courses and two ovals. It followed its parent series in moving its Canadian rounds from Exhibition Place to the Streets of Markham, while it replaced the round at NOLA Motorsports Park it held in 2024 and 2025 with a second round at Road America. USF Pro 2000 will also add a second oval round, making its debut at the Milwaukee Mile, and replace the Streets of St. Petersburg with the Streets of Arlington as its season-opening venue. All rounds except the weekends at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and the second weekend at Road America will run in support of the IndyCar Series.
IconLegend
Oval/Speedway
Road course
Street circuit

Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
1March 13–15TBA Streets of ArlingtonArlington, Texas
2March 13–15TBA Streets of ArlingtonArlington, Texas
3May 7–9TBA Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road CourseSpeedway, Indiana
4May 7–9TBA Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road CourseSpeedway, Indiana
5May 21–22TBA Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway ParkBrownsburg, Indiana
6June 18–21TBA Road AmericaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin
7June 18–21TBA Road AmericaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin
8July 2–5TBA Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio
9July 2–5TBA Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio
10July 2–5TBA Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio
11August 6–9TBA Portland International RacewayPortland, Oregon
12August 6–9TBA Portland International RacewayPortland, Oregon
13August 14–16TBA Streets of MarkhamMarkham, Ontario
14August 14–16TBA Streets of MarkhamMarkham, Ontario
15August 29–30TBA Milwaukee MileWest Allis, Wisconsin
16September 24–26TBA Road AmericaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin
17September 24–26TBA Road AmericaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin
18September 24–26TBA Road AmericaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin

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
Points 4538332926232120181715141211986532

  • The driver who qualifies on pole will be awarded one additional point.
  • One point will be awarded to the driver who led the most laps in a race.
  • One point will be awarded to the driver who set 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.