2024 USF Juniors

2024 USF Juniors

Drivers' Champion:
Max Taylor
Teams' Champion:
Velocity Racing Development

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Parent series:
IndyCar Series
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USF2000 Championship

The 2024 USF Juniors presented by Continental Tire championship was the third season of USF Juniors. The season featured a six-round 16-race calendar, which began on April 5 at NOLA Motorsports Park and concluded 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

• 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

Team No. Drivers Status Rounds DEForce Racing 15 Vinícius Tessaro [3]  R  1–3 Jeshua Alianell [4]  R  4–16 16 Bruno Ribeiro [5]  R  1–13 17 Leandro Juncos [6]  R  1–13 18 Brady Golan [7] All DEForce Racing Driver Development 19 Patricio Gonzalez [8]  R  All 20 Rodrigo Gonzalez [8]  R  All Exclusive Autosport 90 João Vergara [9]  R  All 91 Evan Cooley [10]  R  1–5, 9–16 92 Jack Jeffers [11] All 93 Giovanni Cabrera [12] 4–5 94 Brenden Cooley [13]  R  11–13 95 Anthony Martella [14]  R  1–8 International Motorsport 24 Augusto Soto-Schirripa [15]  R  All 25 Ariel Elkin [16]  R  All 26 Hudson Potter [13] 11–16 Jay Howard Driver Development 3 G3 Argyros [17]  R  1–5 63 6–16 4 Hudson Potter [18] 1–10 Michael Boyiadzis [13]  R  11–13 5 Ava Dobson [19]  R  1–5 6 Aiden Potter [20]  R  1–5 Michael Boyiadzis [21]  R  6–8 JT Hoskins [13]  R  9–16 7 Ayden Ingratta [22]  R  1–10 Griffin Yellin [13]  R  11–16 8 Timothy Carel [23]  R  All 9 Liam McNeilly [24]  R  All Skip Barber Racing 50 Jeshua Alianell [25]  R  1–3 Velocity Racing Development 10 Michael Suco [26]  R  All 33 Max Taylor [27]  R  All 70 Christian Cameron [28]  R  All 98 Sebastian Wheldon [29]  R  All Zanella Racing 12 Diego Guiot [30]  R  All 13 Alex Popow Jr. [31]  R  1–3 Teddy Musella [32]  R  4–5 55 Leonardo Escorpioni [33]  R  All

Icon Status  R  Rookie

Schedule

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	Continental Tire VIR Grand Prix	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia
7
8
9	July 4–7	Tatuus Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio
10
11	August 9–11	PFC Grand Prix of Road America	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
12
13
14	August 22–24	Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland	Portland International Raceway	Portland, Oregon
15
16

Race results

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	Bruno Ribeiro	Max Taylor	Ariel Elkin	Max Taylor	Velocity Racing Development
7		Ariel Elkin	Bruno Ribeiro	Liam McNeilly	Augusto Soto-Schirripa	International Motorsport
8		Ariel Elkin	Augusto Soto-Schirripa	Ariel Elkin	Sebastian Wheldon	Velocity Racing Development
9	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Liam McNeilly	Liam McNeilly	Max Taylor	Max Taylor	Velocity Racing Development
10		Liam McNeilly	Sebastian Wheldon	Liam McNeilly	Liam McNeilly	Jay Howard Driver Development
11	Road America	Max Taylor	Max Taylor	Max Taylor	Max Taylor	Velocity Racing Development
12		Sebastian Wheldon	Max Taylor	Sebastian Wheldon	Ariel Elkin	International Motorsport
13		Max Taylor	Sebastian Wheldon	Sebastian Wheldon	Sebastian Wheldon	Velocity Racing Development
14	Portland International Raceway	Max Taylor	Liam McNeilly	Augusto Soto-Schirripa	Liam McNeilly	Jay Howard Driver Development
15		Liam McNeilly	Leonardo Escorpioni	Liam McNeilly	Liam McNeilly	Jay Howard Driver Development
16		Leonardo Escorpioni	Ariel Elkin	G3 Argyros	Liam McNeilly	Jay Howard Driver 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+
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 MOH ROA POR Points 1 Max Taylor 3 6 2 8 5 1 5 3 1* 5 1* 6 3 3 2 DNS 329 2 Liam McNeilly 2 1* 3 4 24 7 12* 4 3* 1* 14 17 4 1 1* 1 324 3 Sebastian Wheldon 1* 2* 1* 6 2 21 19 1 22 4 8 18* 1* 2 3 2 308 4 Ariel Elkin 5 3 4 1* 1* 8* 22 13* 7 3 20 1 2 17 5 6 278 5 Jack Jeffers 6 5 7 2 19 3 21 2 2 11 3 3 12 15 6 4 250 6 Augusto Soto-Schirripa 26 4 6 3 3 2 1 21 5 6 2 13 22 5* 10 11 237 7 G3 Argyros 7 16 22 11 22 4 3 18 4* 9 22 2 20 19 16 3* 163 8 João Vergara 10 24 13 9 6 9 9 8 20 13 4 7 16 13 9 14 158 9 Leonardo Escorpioni 8 14 8 20 23 19 2 22 18 10 5 5 6 21 18 7 146 10 Christian Cameron 13 13 10 25 11 12 17 17 23 15 23 11 5 7 8 5 135 11 Timothy Carel 16 DNS DNS 23 14 5 8 7 9 22 6 10 8 14 7 20 131 12 Brady Golan 15 19 20 12 20 22 7 9 19 8 10 9 9 4 11 18 128 13 Evan Cooley 14 9 11 5 21 6 20 15 4 23 16 4 8 126 14 Diego Guiot 21 21 18 22 18 15 6 6 10 16 7 14 7 8 17 9 125 15 Patricio González 19 20 16 24 9 14 10 16 12 12 9 15 10 6 14 12 124 16 Bruno Ribeiro 11 8 9 19 DNS 6 4 15 17 2 21 24 DNS 109 17 Ayden Ingratta 9 7 23 13 8 13 23 5 8 7 101 18 Jeshua Alianell Wth Wth Wth 26 13 11 16 20 11 19 17 8 14 18 13 10 83 19 Leandro Juncos 12 12 14 7 4 16 20 12 14 23 Wth Wth Wth 81 20 Rodrigo González 20 17 21 14 10 20 11 19 15 14 12 23 13 20 15 19 77 21 Michael Suco 22 18 15 17 15 23 15 14 13 17 24 16 19 9 21 13 75 22 Hudson Potter 23 23 24 DNS 16 17 13 23 21 18 13 22 21 10 12 15 59 23 Anthony Martella 17 10 12 15 DNS 10 18 10 55 24 Michael Boyiadzis 18 14 11 11 12 11 49 25 Vinícius Tessaro 4 11 5 46 26 JT Hoskins 16 21 19 19 18 11 19 16 31 27 Teddy Musella 10 7 25 28 Griffin Yellin 18 20 17 12 20 17 23 29 Aidan Potter 24 25 19 18 12 16 30 Brenden Cooley 16 21 15 12 31 Ava Dobson 18 15 DNS 21 DNS 10 32 Giovanni Cabrera 16 17 9 33 Alex Popow Jr. 25 22 17 6

See also

• 2024 IndyCar Series
• 2024 Indy NXT
• 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship
• 2024 USF2000 Championship

References

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.
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19. "Ava Dobson Joins Jay Howard Driver Development for 2024". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
20. "Jay Howard Driver Development Adds Aidan Potter for 2024". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
21. "Entry List - Continental Tire VIR Grand Prix" (PDF). USF Juniors . June 13, 2024.
22. "After Multiple Test Days, JHDD Confirms Ayden Ingratta in USF Juniors Effort". Usfjuniors.com. February 7, 2024.
23. "Timmy Carel Joins Jay Howard Driver Development for 2024". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
24. "JHDD STRENGTHENS USF JUNIORS PROGRAM WITH THE ADDITION OF LIAM MCNEILLY". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
25. "Jeshua Alianell Joins Skip Barber Racing for 2024 USF Juniors". usfjuniors.com. April 1, 2024.
26. "MICHAEL SUCO JOINS VRD RACING FOR HIS DEBUT SEASON IN USF JUNIORS". Usfjuniors.com. January 24, 2024.
27. "NOLA Motorsports Park Set for Busy USF Pro Championships Weekend". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
28. "Entry List - Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana 2024" (PDF). USF Juniors . April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
29. "Andretti Development Driver Sebastian Wheldon to Make USF Juniors Debut With VRD Racing". andrettiautosport.com. February 6, 2024.
30. "Zanella Racing Confirms Diego Guiot for USF Juniors Program". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
31. "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.
32. "Entry List - Continental Tire Grand Prix of Alabama" (PDF). USF Juniors . April 23, 2024.
33. "Zanella Racing Announces Leonardo Escorpioni for USF Juniors Program". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

External links

• USF Juniors website