Racing season
2021 USF2000 Championship
The 2021 USF2000 Championship was the twelfth season of the USF2000 Championship since its revival in 2010. The championship serves as the first rung of the IndyCar Series's Road to Indy ladder system. An 18 race schedule was announced on October 21, 2020, featuring five permanent road courses, two street circuits, and a single oval in the Dave Steele Classic.[1]
Drivers and teams
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
Cape Motorsports | 2 | Thomas Nepveu[2] | All |
3 | Evan Stamer[3] | All |
4 | Michael d'Orlando[4] | All |
5 | Spike Kohlbecker[3] | All |
DEForce Racing | 1 | Ely Navarro[5] | All |
10 | Nolan Siegel[5] | All |
11 | Prescott Campbell[5] | All |
12 | Kiko Porto[5] | All |
Exclusive Autosport | 44 | Christian Brooks[6] | 1–16 |
90 | Grant Palmer[7] | 1–7 |
91 | Billy Frazer[8] | All |
92 | Matthew Round-Garrido[9] | 1−13 |
Force Indy[10] | 99 | Myles Rowe[11] | All |
Jay Howard Driver Development | 6 | Bijoy Garg[8] | All |
7 | Chase Hyland | 11–13 |
8 | Jackson Lee[12] | 1−13, 17–18 |
9 | Peter Vodanovich[13] | 1–16 |
Joe Dooling Autosports | 63 | Trey Burke[14] | All |
Michael Myers Racing | 42 | Michael Myers | 3−18 |
Miller Vinatieri Motorsports | 16 | Kent Vaccaro[15] | All |
Legacy Autosport | 19 | Andre Castro[9] | 1–4, 17–18 |
Simon Sikes | 5–7, 9–13 |
Nathan Byrd[16] | 8 |
20 | 11–16 |
Simon Sikes[9] | 1–2 |
Pabst Racing | 22 | Yuven Sundaramoorthy[17] | All |
23 | Jace Denmark[18] | All |
24 | Josh Pierson[5] | All |
Turn 3 Motorsport | 32 | Christian Weir | 11–18 |
33 | Josh Green[19] | All |
34 | Dylan Christie[19] | All |
Velocity Racing Development | 29 | Erik Evans[5] | 1–7, 9–13 |
Schedule
* The race at Lucas Oil Raceway was originally scheduled for May 28, but was postponed due to inclement weather. The October Mid-Ohio race replaced Toronto.
Race results
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+ |
Points | 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 | 3 | 2 |
- The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
- One point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
- One point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race.
Pos | Driver | ALA | STP | IMS | LOR | ROA | MOH | NJMP | MOH | Points | 1 | Kiko Porto | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2* | 7 | 3 | 1* | 4 | 1* | 5 | 2* | 1* | 5 | 1* | 2* | 8 | 3 | 3 | 413 | 2 | Michael d'Orlando | 4 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1* | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1* | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 365 | 3 | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | 1* | 10 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1* | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 1* | 19 | 329 | 4 | Josh Pierson | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 291 | 5 | Josh Green | 9 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1* | 279 | 6 | Christian Brooks | 5 | 5 | 1* | 1 | 3* | 5 | DSQ | 5 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | | | 257 | 7 | Spike Kohlbecker | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 235 | 8 | Nolan Siegel | 11 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1* | 6 | 2 | 227 | 9 | Thomas Nepveu | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1* | 13 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 220 | 10 | Prescott Campbell | 2 | 1* | 16 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 215 | 11 | Jace Denmark | 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 210 | 12 | Billy Frazer | 6 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 192 | 13 | Myles Rowe | 24 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 137 | 14 | Simon Sikes | 16 | 17 | | | 11 | 14 | 21 | | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 136 | 15 | Dylan Christie | 21 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 121 | 16 | Matthew Round-Garrido | 25 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 116 | 17 | Ely Navarro | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 105 | 18 | Jackson Lee | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 26 | DNS | 9 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 13 | | | | 18 | 12 | 73 | 19 | Evan Stamer | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 65 | 20 | Peter Vodanovich | 23 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 22 | | | 63 | 21 | Christian Weir | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 22 | Erik Evans | 15 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 14 | | | | | | 54 | 23 | Trey Burke | 20 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 54 | 24 | Kent Vaccaro | 17 | 25 | 25 | DNS | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 25 | Andre Castro | 22 | 19 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 10 | 45 | 26 | Michael Myers | | | 17 | 22 | 13 | DNS | 11 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 45 | 27 | Bijoy Garg | DSQ | 25 | 19 | DNS | 24 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 20† | 22† | 19† | 15† | 17† | 43 | 28 | Grant Palmer | 14 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 | 29 | Nathan Byrd | | | | | | | | 21 | | | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 23 | | | 11 | 30 | Chase Hyland | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | 23 | 23 | | | | | | 3 | | Color | Result | Gold | Winner | Silver | 2nd place | Bronze | 3rd place | Green | 4th & 5th place | Light Blue | 6th–10th place | Dark Blue | Finished (Outside Top 10) | Purple | Did not finish | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Blank | Did not participate | | In-line notation | Bold | Pole position (1 point) | Italics | Ran fastest race lap (1 point) | * | Led most race laps (1 point) Not awarded if more than one driver leads most laps | Rookie | | |
† Bijoy Garg was not eligible for points at the New Jersey Motorsports Park and the second Mid-Ohio rounds for exceeding the maximum allotted test days for championship drivers.
See also
References
- ^ Andersen Promotions (October 21, 2020). "ROAD TO INDY PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES UNVEILS 2021 SCHEDULE". IndyCar.com. Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Nepveu Moves Up to USF2000 with Cape Motorsports". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "New Initiative to Launch Rising St. Louis Racers on Road to Indy". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "MICHAEL D'ORLANDO AND CAPE MOTORSPORTS CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP FOR 2021". usf2000.com. Andersen Promotions. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "ROAD TO INDY NEWS AND NOTES". usf2000.com. Andersen Promotions. January 7, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (January 8, 2021). "Christian Brooks stays with Exclusive Autosport in USF2000". FormulaScout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive Autosport on Instagram: "That's a wrap for #RoadToIndy Spring Training here at Barber Motorsports Park! The #EhTeam did a phenomenal job all weekend with a couple EA cars spending time on top of the charts in both USF2000 Series and Indy Pro 2000 Championship practice sessions throughout the past two days. This is a great way to start the season! We look forward to getting back here in just nine days to get the 2021 season officially started. Also, well done to Christian Brooks, Braden Eves, Artem Petrov, Grant Palmer, and Billy Frazer! We're proud of all you accomplished this weekend! And a special thank to our hard working crew members. We wouldn't be able to do all we do without you guys, so a huge THANK YOU!! #RoadToIndy // #TeamCooperTire // #EhTeam // #CambridgeFX"".
- ^ a b Wood, Elliot (February 11, 2021). "TRS's Billy Frazer and returnee Bijoy Garg join 2021 USF2000 grid". Formula Scout. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ a b c "LINE 'EM UP. The #RoadToIndy brings over 50 cars across all three levels to @BarberMotorPark this weekend to begin the championship hunt along the paved path to @IndyCar. Read: indylights.com/news/road-to-indy-season-set-to-go-at-barber-motorsports-park #TeamCooperTire #HIGPA". Team Cooper Tire. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "AFRICAN AMERICAN-LED OWNERSHIP GROUP TO COMPETE IN ROAD TO INDY". USF2000.com. Andersen Promotions. December 3, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "FORCE INDY ANNOUNCES MYLES ROWE AS 2021 USF2000 DRIVER". usf2000.com. Andersen Promotions. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "JHDD AND LEE JOIN FORCES FOR THE 2021 USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP". FormulaScout.com. Formula Scout. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (March 12, 2021). "Peter Vodanovich to race in USF2000 after debut TRS campaign". Formula Scout. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (January 9, 2021). "Dirt track racers Trey Burke and Joe Dooling Autosports enter USF2000". FormulaScout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "VACCARO JOINS MILLER VINATIERI MOTORSPORTS FOR THE 2021 SEASON". USF2000.com. Andersen Promotions. November 24, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Cooper Tires Freedom 75 entry list" (PDF).
- ^ "PABST RACING ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF SUNDARAMOORTHY FOR 2021". usf2000.com. Andersen Promotions. January 14, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "PABST RACING SIGNS JACE DENMARK FOR 2021 USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP". April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "DYLAN CHRISTIE TEAMS UP WITH TURN 3 MOTORSPORT FOR 2021 USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP". usf2000.com. Andersen Promotions. January 7, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "2021 CHAMPIONSHIP". usf2000.com.
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