Drivers and teams
All drivers compete using Tatuus USF-22 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires. [3]
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Team changes
Both DC Autosport and DD Autosports left the series - DD Autosports had entered the series in 2024, while DC Autosport had been competing since 2023.
Two new teams entered the series in Benchmark Autosport and Synergy Motorsport, both entering one car each.
Driver changes
Reigning Teams' Champions Pabst Racing have an all new driver-lineup after they promoted Drivers' Champion Max Garcia to their USF Pro 2000 lineup and both Hudson Schwartz and Sam Corry left the series. [24] The team signed two drivers for their full-time debuts in G3 Argyros, who entered ten races in 2024 driving for Jay Howard Driver Development, and Caleb Gafrarar, who steps up from competition in the FF1600 United Formula Ford series. [16] [17]
Only one of Jay Howard Driver Development's six 2024 drivers remained with the team's USF2000 outfit as Evagoras Papasavvas made the jump up to Indy NXT for a part-time campaign with HMD Motorsports, G3 Argyros and Michael Costello both joined Pabst Racing in USF2000 and USFP2000, respectively, while Tanner DeFabis was promoted to JHDD's USFP2000 outfit and Jace Bacon left the series. [25] [16] [26] [27] Three new drivers joined JHDD for the 2025 season: Timothy Carel was promoted from the team's USF Juniors outfit, while Anthony Martella also graduated from the same series after driving there for Exclusive Autosport and Brad Majman stepped up from the Ligier JS F4 Series. [13] [14] [15]
VRD Racing also only kept one of its 2024 drivers: Thomas Schrage, who drove for the team in the second half of the 2024 season, was resigned for a full-time campaign, while Max Taylor stepped up to VRD's USFP2000 outfit alongside a part-time Indy NXT campaign with HMD Motorsports and Xavier Kokai did not return after ending his rookie season prematurely. [20] [28] [29] The team promoted Christian Cameron from its USF Juniors program and signed reigning Ligier JS F4 Series champion as well as Skip Barber Formula competitor Ryan Giannetta. [21] [22] [23]
DEForce Racing saw Lucas Fecury move to Exclusive Autosport, while Nicolas Giaffone left single-seater racing to compete in the Copa Truck and Qinn Armstrong left the series. [10] [30] Two drivers joined the team to make their USF2000 debut in Jeshua Alianell, who stepped up from USF Juniors, and Sebastian Garzón, who made his single-seater racing debut. [5] [6]
Three of Exclusive Racing's drivers joined other teams in the series: Eddie Beswick moved to new entrant Synergy Motorsport, Thomas Schrage chose to remain at VRD where he also finished his 2024 campaign and Anthony Martella was hired by JHDD. [19] [20] [15] 2024 Rookie of the Year Joey Brienza meanwhile stepped up to the team's USFP2000 outfit, while Giovanni Cabrera left the series. [31] Exclusive Racing rehired two of their part-time drivers in 2024 to full-time campaigns in Jack Jeffers and Evan Cooley and signed Lucas Fecury, who departs DEForce Racing, to drive its third entry. [11] [9] [10]
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing saw Elliot Cox graduate to USFP2000 and join Turn 3 Motorsport. [32] The team hired single-seater rookie Wian Boshoff to replace him. [18]
With DC Autosport and DD Autosport departing the series, Carson Etter and Cole Kleck also left the series while new team Benchmark Autosport signed DC Autosport's Ayrton Houk. [4] The other new team, Synergy Motorsport, signed 2024 Australian Formula Ford Series champion Eddie Beswick, who had also entered two USF2000 races in 2024 for Exclusive Racing. [19]
