Drivers and teams
All drivers will compete using Tatuus IP-22 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires.
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Driver changes
Reigning Teams' Champions Pabst Racing signed Jacob Douglas, who returns to the team he drove for in USF2000 in 2023. [10] Reigning USF2000 Champion Max Garcia will also stay with the team as he moves up to USF Pro 2000. [9] Michael Costello, who steps up to USF Pro 2000 after coming ninth in USF2000 with JHDD, will complete the team's lineup. [11]
Only one of Turn 3 Motorsport's five drivers remained in the series as Drivers' Champion Lochie Hughes graduate to Indy NXT with Andretti Global, Danny Dyszelski left the team and Adam Fitzgerald and Ethan Ho had already departed mid-way through the 2024 season. [21] Alessandro de Tullio, who entered six races with BN Racing in 2024, will replace Hughes in the No. 44 car, while Cooper Becklin, who entered nine races with TJ Speed Motorsports in 2024, will pilot the No. 2 car. [18] [15] Two more drivers will join the team, initially only confirmed for the first race weekend, in Titus Sherlock, who moves over from FR Americas after coming fourth in 2024 driving for Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports, and Elliot Cox, who steps up from USF2000 after finishing sixth driving for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development. [16]
Velocity Racing Development driver Nikita Johnson moved to the team's GB3 outfit while also taking on a part-time Indy NXT campaign with HMD Motorsports. [22] To replace him, VRD promoted Max Taylor after he won the USF Juniors title and came third in USF2000 in 2024 with the team. [20] Eurocup-3 race winner Owen Tangavelou will also join the team for two rounds of the 2025 season.
TJ Speed Motorsports took on three new drivers for their three cars. The No. 27 car previously occupied by Hunter Yeany before his mid-season departure will be piloted by Formula Regional Japanese runner-up Sebastian Manson on his USFP2000 debut. [13] Turn 3-bound Cooper Becklin, who spent the second half of the 2024 season in the team's No. 28 car, will be replaced by Ariel Elkin, who jumps up from USF Juniors after finishing the 2024 season in fourth driving for International Motorsport. [14] Liam Sceats joined HMD Motorsports for a part-time Indy NXT campaign, and USF2000 driver Evagoras Papasavvas was initially announced to replace him in the No. 28 car. [23] Ahead of the season opener, Jace Denmark was instead announced to be the third driver in TJ Speed's lineup, returning to USFP2000 where he finishing third in 2024 with Papst Racing after being unable to secure a drive in Indy NXT. [12]
Jay Howard Driver Development saw Tanner DeFabis, who raced for the team at the 2024 season finale, remain with the team for a part-time campaign, entering the events at St. Petersburg and more events to be confirmed at a later date. [8]
DEForce Racing saw Mac Clark leave the team to join Exclusive Autosport. [5]
Exclusive Autosport, who did not have a full-time driver in 2024 after Braden Eves had to end his campaign early due to budget issues, will have three new drivers in 2025. The team will promote two USF2000 drivers to its lineup in Joey Brienza, who came fifth in 2024, also with Exclusive Autosport, and Carson Etter, who came 16th with DC Autosport. [6] [7] Mac Clark will complete the team's lineup, embarking on his second year in the series after finishing his 2024 campaign with DEForce Racing in eleventh despite missing the final two races. [5]