2026 USF Pro 2000 Championship

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The 2026 USF Pro 2000 Championship presented by ContinentalTire is scheduled to be the 28th season of the junior series two levels below the IndyCar series. It will be the fourth season under the USF Pro 2000 moniker after the championship's most recent rebrand in 2023.

Series news

Drivers and teams

All drivers will compete using Tatuus IP-22 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires.

TeamNo.Driver(s)StatusRound(s)
Exclusive Autosport91 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Brienza [2] All
Jay Howard Driver Development powered by ECR [3] 7 Flag of the United States.svg JT Hoskins [4] RAll
Pabst Racing 18 Flag of the United States.svg G3 Argyros [5] RAll
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jacob Douglas [6] All
IconStatus
RRookie

Team changes

IndyCar team Ed Carpenter Racing announced a partnership with Jay Howard Driver Development, with JHDD's cars in the USF Pro Championships entering under the Jay Howard Driver Development powered by ECR guise. [3]

Driver changes

Reigning champion Max Garcia will leave Pabst Racing and the series to move up to Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports. [7] To replace him, the team promoted G3 Argyros from their USF2000 outfit after he came fourth in 2025. [5]

Turn 3 Motorsport saw both Alessandro de Tullio and Nicholas Monteiro leave the team and the series to join A. J. Foyt Racing on their graduation to Indy NXT. [8] [9]

Having already undertaken a part-time campaign alongside his 2025 USF Pro 2000 season, Max Taylor will leave Velocity Racing Development to join Andretti Global on his full-time step up to Indy NXT. [10]

The newly formed JHDD/ECR partnership promoted JT Hoskins from their USF Juniors outfit, with whom he finished 11th in 2025, directly to USF Pro 2000. [4]

Schedule

The 2026 schedule was revealed on October 25, 2025. The championship will visit two street circuits, four road courses and two ovals. It followed its parent series in moving its Canadian rounds from Exhibition Place to the Streets of Markham, while it replaced the round at NOLA Motorsports Park it held in 2024 and 2025 with a second round at Road America. USF Pro 2000 will also add a second oval round, making its debut at the Milwaukee Mile, and replace the Streets of St. Petersburg with the Streets of Arlington as its season-opening venue. [1] All rounds except the weekends at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and the second weekend at Road America will run in support of the IndyCar Series. [11]

IconLegend
 O Oval/Speedway
 R Road course
 S Street circuit
Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
1March 13–15TBA S  Streets of Arlington Arlington, Texas
2
3May 7–9TBA R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
4
5May 21–22TBA O  Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Brownsburg, Indiana
6June 18–21TBA R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
7
8July 2–5TBA R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
9
10
11August 6–9TBA R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
12
13August 14–16TBA S  Streets of Markham Markham, Ontario
14
15August 29–30TBA O  Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin
16September 24–26TBA R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
17
18

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
Points (O)4538332926232120181715141211986532

Teams' championship

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "USF Pro Championships Announces 2026 Schedules". USF Pro 2000 Championship . October 25, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Exclusive Autosport Confirms Brienza for USF Pro 2000 Return in 2026". USF Pro 2000 Championship . November 14, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Pruett, Marshall (October 24, 2025). "Carpenter aligns with Cape, Howard | RACER". racer.com. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "JHDD on Instagram: 'We are excited to welcome back JT Hoskins for a 2 year USFPro2000 campaign!!'". Instagram . December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "G3 Argyros Signs with Pabst Racing for USF Pro 2000 in 2026". USF Pro 2000 Championship . December 5, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Jacob Douglas Signs with Pabst Racing for USF Pro 2000 in 2026". USF Pro 2000 Championship . December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ Donahue, Jacob (September 15, 2025). "Max Garcia and ABEL Motorsports to Contest Rookie Season in INDY NXT by Firestone". Abel Motorsports . Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Alessandro De Tullio To Compete In 2026 INDY NXT by Firestone Season with AJ Foyt Racing". ajfoytracing. November 5, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ Pruett, Marshall (November 14, 2025). "Monteiro joins Foyt Indy NXT team | RACER". racer.com. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ gabbyhamill (October 14, 2025). "Andretti INDY NXT Welcomes Max Taylor to 2026 Driver Lineup". Andretti Global. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ "USF Pro Championships announces 2026 schedules | RACER". racer.com. October 25, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
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