2022 USF Juniors

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The 2022 USF Juniors championship was the inaugural season of USF Juniors. It became the new first rung of the Road to Indy ladder. [1] 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. [2]

Drivers and teams

TeamNo.DriversRounds
Barker Racing12 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Barker5–16
Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports28 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Fecury5–10, 14–16
31 Flag of the United States.svg Titus Sherlock [3] All
37 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Aust8–10, 14–16
39 Flag of the United States.svg Bryson Morris14–16
44 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bailey Cruse14–16
66 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Shehan 5–7, 14–16
87 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Fairbairn [4] All
DC Autosport w/Cape Motorsports24 Flag of the United States.svg Earl Tucker [5] 1–10
61 Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas d'Orlando [6] 1–4
71 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ho [7] All
DEForce Racing 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinn Armstrong5–16
17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark [8] All
18 Flag of the United States.svg Maxwell Jamieson [9] All
19 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Bonilla [9] All
Future Star Racing8 Flag of the United States.svg David Burketh [10] 3–4
IGY6 Motorsports9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bianca Bustamante [11] 1–4
25 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Bolen [9] 1–4, 11–13
International Motorsport21 Flag of Uruguay.svg Maite Cáceres11–16
23 Flag of the United States.svg André Castro [12] All
32 Flag of Argentina.svg Giorgio Carrara 8–16
53 Flag of France.svg Alan Isambard [13] 1–13
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development 67 Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Cox [9] 1–13
Velocity Racing Development 7 Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson [14] All
14 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry [9] All
20 Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio [15] All
55 Flag of the United States.svg Noah Ping [16] 1–4

Schedule

RoundDateRace nameCircuitLocation
1April 22–24Cooper Tires Grand Prix of The Ozarks 1 Ozarks International Raceway Gravois Mills, MO
2
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3April 28–29Andersen Interior Contracting Grand Prix of Alabama Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, AL
4
5June 3–5Cooper Tires VIR Grand Prix Virginia International Raceway Alton, VA
6
7
8July 7–9Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OH
9
10
11July 29–31Fleet Farm Grand Prix of Road America Road America Elkhart Lake, WI
12
13
14September 16–18Cooper Tires Circuit of the Americas Grand Prix Finale Circuit of the Americas Austin, TX
15
16

Race results

RoundCircuit Pole position Fastest lap Most laps ledRace Winner
DriverTeam
1R1 Ozarks International Raceway Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark DEForce Racing
2R2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark DEForce Racing
--Race cancelled due to inclement weather
3R1 Barber Motorsports Park Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark DEForce Racing
4R2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark DEForce Racing
5R1 Virginia International Raceway Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Fairbairn Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio Velocity Racing Development
6R2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio Velocity Racing Development
7R3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio Velocity Racing Development
8R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry Velocity Racing Development
9R2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio Velocity Racing Development
10R3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark DEForce Racing
11R1 Road America Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry Velocity Racing Development
12R2 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Velocity Racing Development
13R3 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio Velocity Racing Development
14R1 Circuit of the Americas Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Velocity Racing Development
15R2 Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Bryson Morris Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry Velocity Racing Development
16R3 Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson 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+ 
Points3025221917151413121110987654321
PosDriver OIR ALA VIR MOH ROA COA Points
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mac Clark 1*1*C1*1*410*22*2*1*1534233393
2 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Corry 33C243*1231451*22*412369
3 Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson 26C35213443231*31*101*352
4 Flag of the United States.svg Alessandro de Tullio 62C4DNS111*3132DSQ110149314
5 Flag of the United States.svg Andre Castro 44C521068871212461757233
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Fairbairn513C63111410667171386414201
7 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ho 127C7861699138135716174182
8 Flag of the United States.svg Titus Sherlock 115C1695261216106151581812178
9 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Bonilla814C10169471418167101018611160
10 Flag of France.svg Alan Isambard715C18DNS7351886569151
11 Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Cox 98C1111125167101141616140
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinn Armstrong87121399168119198123
13 Flag of Argentina.svg Giorgio Carrara 554895111510122
14 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Barker1391511111797177719110
15 Flag of the United States.svg Maxwell JamiesonDNSDNSC14131717DNS1714131011141581397
16 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Shehan 1681159672
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Fecury14111310121413161670
18 Flag of the United States.svg Bryson Morris32*565
19 Flag of the United States.svg Earl Tucker139C13141515141617DNS63
20 Flag of the United States.svg Noah Ping1012C9746
21 Flag of Uruguay.svg Maite Cáceres11121319111545
22 Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas d'Orlando DNS11C8639
23 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Bolen15DNSC171514141239
24 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Aust15151514121738
25 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bianca Bustamante 1410C151232
26 Flag of the United States.svg David Burketh121020
27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bailey Cruse12131820
PosDriver OIR ALA VIR MOH ROA COA Points
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th–10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
Race cancelled
(C)
BlankDid not
participate
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(1 point)
*Led most race laps
(1 point)
Not awarded if more than
one driver leads most laps
Rookie

See also

References

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  2. Wood, Ida (November 8, 2021). "USF Juniors unveils calendar for inaugural season". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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