2018 U.S. F2000 National Championship
The 2018 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda was the ninth season – since its revival in 2010 – of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in INDYCAR's Road to Indy ladder, operated by Andersen Promotions. A 14-race schedule was announced on October 17, 2017.[1]
American Kyle Kirkwood driving for Cape Motorsports in a single-car effort dominated the championship, winning twelve of the fourteen races. The only other driver to win was two consecutive races won by former Indy Lights competitor Alexandre Baron for Swan-RJB Motorsports early in the season. Baron left the series after seven races. Swede Rasmus Lindh finished well back in second place driving for Pabst Racing who won the team championship in a close battle. Lindh didn't capture a second place finish until the final race of the season. Just behind Lindh were Brazilians Lucas Kohl and Igor Fraga. Fourteen drivers competed in all fourteen races.
Drivers and teams
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Abel Motorsports | 79 | ![]() | 6–7, 10–12 |
ArmsUp Motorsports | 9 | ![]() | 6–14 |
14 | ![]() | 3–4, 6–9, 13–14 | |
30 | ![]() | 1–5 | |
BN Racing | 28 | ![]() | 1–4 |
![]() | 6–12 | ||
29 | ![]() | All | |
Cape Motorsports | 8 | ![]() | All |
DEForce Racing | 7 | ![]() | 10–12 |
10 | ![]() | 1–5 | |
11 | ![]() | All | |
12 | ![]() | All | |
27 | ![]() | All | |
Exclusive Autosport | 90 | ![]() | 1–7 |
![]() | 10–12 | ||
![]() | 13–14 | ||
91 | ![]() | All | |
92 | ![]() | 6–12 | |
93 | ![]() | 1–2 | |
Newman Wachs Racing | 36 | ![]() | 1–12 |
37 | ![]() | 1–7, 10–12 | |
38 | ![]() | All | |
41 | ![]() | 13–14 | |
Pabst Racing Services | 21 | ![]() | All |
22 | ![]() | All | |
23 | ![]() | All | |
24 | ![]() | All | |
Sol.O Racing | 5 | ![]() | 1–7 |
Swan-RJB Motorsports | 19 | ![]() | 1–7 |
20 | ![]() | 3–4 | |
Team Benik | 31 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–7, 10–12 |
51 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–7, 10–12 | |
Team Pelfrey | 80 | ![]() | All |
81 | ![]() | All | |
82 | ![]() | All |
Schedule
Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
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1 | March 10 | ![]() | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
2 | March 11 | |||
3 | May 11 | ![]() | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana |
4 | May 12 | |||
5 | May 25 | ![]() | Lucas Oil Raceway | Clermont, Indiana |
6 | June 23 | ![]() | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
7 | June 24 | |||
8 | July 14 | ![]() | Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
9 | July 15 | |||
10 | July 27 | ![]() | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
11 | July 28 | |||
12 | July 29 | |||
13 | September 1 | ![]() | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
14 | September 2 |
Race results
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th+ |
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Points (R) | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points (O) | 45 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
- One point is awarded to the driver who qualifies on pole position.
- One point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in the race.
- One point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race.
Drivers' Championship
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Teams' championship
- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th+ |
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Points | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
- Single car teams receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams
- Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries
Pos | Team | Points |
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1 | Pabst Racing | 349 |
2 | Cape Motorsports | 334 |
3 | DEForce Racing | 181 |
4 | Exclusive Autosport | 166 |
5 | Swan-RJB Motorsports | 104 |
6 | ArmsUp Motorsports | 102 |
7 | BN Racing | 101 |
8 | Team Pelfrey | 101 |
9 | Newman Wachs Racing | 69 |
10 | Team BENIK | 33 |
11 | Sol.O Racing | 28 |
12 | Abel Motorsports | 22 |
See also
2018 IndyCar Series
2018 Indy Lights
2018 Pro Mazda Championship
References
- ^ "Mazda Road to Indy 2018 Schedule Announced". usf2000.com.
- ^ "Abel Motorsports to make USF2000 debut". RACER. 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
- ^ "Peichel, Dickerson Take on Road America with ArmsUp". usf2000.com. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
- ^ "Peichel Supports Better Hearing Month in USF2000 Debut".
- ^ "Arms Up Motorsports Signs Peichel for Remainder of 2018 Season". usf2000.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Mazda Scholarship Drivers Select Teams for 2018 Season".
- ^ "British F4 Champ Caroline Joins BN Racing for 2018".
- ^ Boyd/LAT, Image by. "Cape Motorsports brings F4 U.S. champ Kirkwood to USF2000". www.racer.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ @DEForceRacing (5 March 2018). "🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Fourth is a charm! American 🇺🇸 driver @ZachHolden_2 will be taking our 4th @USF2000 entry for th…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Enders, Dupell, Lindh to race in USF2000". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Mexicano José Sierra estará en la USF2000". IndyCar al Día (in European Spanish). 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "DEForce Racing Announces Three Car Lineup". usf2000.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ https://exclusiveautosport.ca/exclusive-autosport-signs-manuel-cabrera-for-usf2000-debut/[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Fraga Joins Exclusive Autosport for Rookie Effort".
- ^ http://exclusiveautosport.ca/jayson-clunie-returns-to-usf2000-with-exclusive-autosport-for-2018/[permanent dead link]
- ^ "MRTI: Keane set for full USF2000 campaign with Newman Wachs". NBC Sports. 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Newman Wachs Racing Signs Osborne for 2018 USF2000 Campaign".
- ^ "Newman Wachs Signs DeLuzuriaga for 2018".
- ^ "Calvin Ming Returns to USF2000 with Pabst Racing".
- ^ "Kohl rejoins Pabst Racing for USF2000 season". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Kaylen Frederick Joins Pabst Racing for 2018". Motorsports Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Mazda Road to Indy Season Kicks off with Spring Training".
- ^ Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
- ^ "Swan-RJB Motorsports Adds Roe for Indy".
- ^ "SABRÉ COOK JOINS TEAM BENIK FOR COOPER TIRES USF2000 POWERED BY MAZDA SEASON OPENER THIS WEEKEND :: RTD Media". Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ^ "Team Pelfrey". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ "Dupell Confirmed at Team Pelfrey".
- ^ "Team Pelfrey Adds Bruna Tomaselli to their 2018 USF2000 Roster".
See also
External links
- USF2000 official website
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