2024 USF Juniors

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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.

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

Series news

Drivers and teams

TeamNo.DriversRounds
Flag of the United States.svg DEForce Racing15 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro [3] 1–3
Flag of the United States.svg Jeshua Alianell [4] 4–5
16 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Ribeiro [5] All
17 Flag of the United States.svg Leandro Juncos [6] All
18 Flag of the United States.svg Brady Golan [7] All
Flag of the United States.svg DEForce Racing Driver Development19 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio Gonzalez [8] All
20 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Gonzalez [8] All
Flag of the United States.svg Exclusive Autosport90 Flag of Brazil.svg João Vergara [9] All
91 Flag of the United States.svg Evan Cooley [10] All
92 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Jeffers [11] All
93 Flag of the United States.svg Giovanni Cabrera [12] 4–5
95 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Martella [13] All
Flag of the United States.svg International Motorsport24 Flag of the United States.svg Augusto Soto-Schirripa [14] All
25 Flag of Israel.svg Ariel Elkin [15] All
Flag of the United States.svg Jay Howard Driver Development 3 Flag of the United States.svg G3 Argyros [16] All
4 Flag of the United States.svg Hudson Potter [17] All
5 Flag of the United States.svg Ava Dobson [18] All
6 Flag of the United States.svg Aiden Potter [19] All
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ayden Ingratta [20] All
8 Flag of France.svg Timothy Carel [21] All
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam McNeilly [22] All
Flag of the United States.svg Skip Barber Racing 50 Flag of the United States.svg Jeshua Alianell [23] 1–3
Flag of the United States.svg Velocity Racing Development10 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Suco [24] All
33 Flag of the United States.svg Max Taylor [25] 1–5
70 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Cameron [26] 1–5
98 Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Wheldon [27] All
Flag of the United States.svg Zanella Racing12 Flag of the United States.svg Diego Guiot [28] All
13 Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow [29] 1–3
Flag of the United States.svg Teddy Musella4–5
55 Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo Escorpioni [30] All

Schedule

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

Race results

Rd.TrackPole positionFastest lapMost laps ledRace winner
DriverTeam
1 NOLA Motorsports Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam McNeilly Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Wheldon Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Wheldon Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian WheldonVelocity Racing Development
2 Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Wheldon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam McNeilly Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Wheldon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam McNeilly		 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam McNeilly Jay Howard Driver Development
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam McNeilly Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Wheldon Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Wheldon Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian WheldonVelocity Racing Development
4 Barber Motorsports Park Flag of Israel.svg Ariel Elkin Flag of the United States.svg Jack Jeffers Flag of Israel.svg Ariel Elkin Flag of Israel.svg Ariel ElkinInternational Motorsport
5 Flag of Israel.svg Ariel Elkin Flag of Israel.svg Ariel Elkin Flag of Israel.svg Ariel Elkin Flag of Israel.svg Ariel ElkinInternational 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

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 NOL ALA VIR MDO ROA POR Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Wheldon1*2*1*62131
2 Flag of Israel.svg Ariel Elkin5341*1*123
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam McNeilly21*3424101
4 Flag of the United States.svg Max Taylor3628592
5 Flag of the United States.svg Augusto Soto-Schirripa26463379
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Jeffers65721973
7 Flag of the United States.svg Leandro Juncos1212147458
8 Flag of the United States.svg Evan Cooley1491152148
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ayden Ingratta972313848
10 Flag of Brazil.svg João Vergara1024139647
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro411546
12 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Cameron131310251138
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Ribeiro118919DNS37
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo Escorpioni8148202335
15 Flag of the United States.svg G3 Argyros71622112231
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Martella17101215DNS30
17 Flag of the United States.svg Teddy Musella10725
18 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo González201721141024
19 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio González19201624921
20 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Suco221815171520
21 Flag of the United States.svg Brady Golan151920122019
22 Flag of the United States.svg Aidan Potter242519181216
23 Flag of France.svg Timothy Carel16DNSDNS231413
24 Flag of the United States.svg Ava Dobson1815DNS21DNS10
25 Flag of the United States.svg Jeshua AlianellWthWthWth26139
26 Flag of the United States.svg Giovanni Cabrera16179
27 Flag of the United States.svg Diego Guiot21211822189
28 Flag of the United States.svg Hudson Potter232324DNS168
29 Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow2522176

Teams' championship

Scoring system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th+ 
Points221815121086421
  • 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

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