Teddy Musella | |
|---|---|
| Born | Teddy Musella 25 May 2009 Orlando, Florida, USA |
| Nationality |  American |
| USF2000 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | VRD Racing |
| Car number | 25 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 | Ligier JS F4 Series |
Teddy Musella (born 25 May 2009) is an American racing driver who competes in the USF2000 Championship for VRD Racing. He is the 2024 Ligier JS F4 Series champion.
Musella began karting 2019. [1] Spending four years in karting, Musella most notably finished fourth in the 2022 USPKS X30 Junior standings and seventh in the SKUSA SuperNationals in the same year. [2] [3]
Musella made his single-seater debut in the 2023 F4 Western Winter Series, where he won one race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. [4] After also competing in the Lucas Oil Winter Series, Musella made a one-off appearance in USF Juniors for Zanella Racing at Barber Motorsports Park. [5] In his only two races in the series, Musella finished tenth and seventh. [6] [7]
However, his main program in 2024 was in the newly-created Ligier JS F4 Series, where he drove for Scuderia Buell as the team's sole full-time driver. [8] Musella won two of the three races of the season-opening round at NOLA Motorsports Park to take the lead in points. [9] After losing the points lead to Bacon Zelenka at Road America, [10] Musella won the first race at Mid-Ohio, [11] before finishing on the podium in four of the following five races. [12] In the final round of the season at Circuit of the Americas, Musella won the first two races of the weekend on his way to the inaugural Ligier JS F4 title. [13] [14]
Despite winning a scolarship to race in the Formula 4 United States Championship, [15] Musella joined VRD Racing to compete in the USF2000 Championship alongside Thomas Schrage, Christian Cameron and Ryan Giannetta. [16] After taking his first top five of the season in the second round at NOLA Motorsports Park, [17] Musella took the pole for both races at Indianapolis before taking his maiden series podium in race two by finishing second to teammate Schrage. [18] Following a sixth-place finish at Indianapolis Raceway Park, Musella took his maiden series win in the following round at Road America. [19] Musella then scored six podiums in the last eight races of the season, including his second win of the season at the season-ending round in Portland. [20]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | Zanella Racing | 38th |
| 2022 | SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | Rolison Performance Group | 7th |
| 2024 | RMC Winter Trophy — Junior Max | 35th | |
| Sources: [21] [22] | |||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 12th | |
| 2024 | Ligier JS F4 Series | Scuderia Buell | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 254 | 1st |
| USF Juniors | Zanella Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 27th | |
| 2025 | USF2000 Championship | VRD Racing | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 371 | 2nd |
| Source: [23] [21] | |||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Scuderia Buell | NOL 1 1 | NOL 2 2 | NOL 3 1 | ROA 1 3 | ROA 2 10 | ROA 3 5 | MOH 1 1 | MOH 2 2 | MOH 3 2 | NJM 1 3 | NJM 2 5 | NJM 3 3 | COA 1 1 | COA 2 1 | COA 3 2 | 1st | 254 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Zanella Racing | NOL 1 | NOL 2 | NOL 3 | ALA 1 10 | ALA 2 7 | VIR 1 | VIR 2 | VIR 3 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | ROA 3 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | 27th | 25 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | VRD Racing | STP 1 14 | STP 2 8 | NOL 1 5 | NOL 2 8 | NOL 3 6 | IMS 1 4 | IMS 2 2 | IRP 6 | ROA 1 2* | ROA 2 1* | MOH 1 4 | MOH 2 3 | MOH 3 3 | TOR 1 3 | TOR 2 4 | POR 1 3 | POR 2 3 | POR 3 1 | 2nd | 371 |