2022 USF2000 Championship

The 2022 USF2000 Championship was the thirteenth 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 5, 2021 featuring five permanent road courses, two street circuits, and a single oval in the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Michael d'Orlando won the championship after surpassing both Myles Rowe and Jace Denmark in championship points during the final race of the season.

Drivers and teams

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
Cape Motorsports 2   Jackson Lee[1] 1–13
3   Jagger Jones[2] All
4   Michael d'Orlando[3] All
5   Nicky Hays[4] All
DEForce Racing 10   Thomas Nepveu[5] All
11   Dylan Christie All
12   Bijoy Garg 1–15
  Mac Clark 16–18
13   Chase Gardner 5–7
Exclusive Autosport 90   Jacob Douglas[6] All
91   Joey Brienza 6, 10, 18
  Nicholas d'Orlando 14–15
92   Billy Frazer[7] All
93   Nicholas d'Orlando 16–18
Jay Howard Driver Development 6   Frederik Lund 1–2
  Frankie Mossman 5–7
  Evagoras Papasavvas[8] 9–18
7   Yeoroo Lee[9] 1–7
  Lochie Hughes 11–13
  Frederik Lund 14–15
8   Danny Dyszelski[10] 3–13, 16–18
9   Jorge Garciarce All
Joe Dooling Autosports 63   Trey Burke[11] 1–10
Legacy Autosport 19   Simon Sikes[12] 1–8
Pabst Racing 22   Myles Rowe[13] All
23   Jace Denmark[13] All
Turn 3 Motorsport 32   Christian Weir[14] All
34   Lucas Mann 16–18
Turn 3 Motorsport with Ignite Autosport 33   Spike Kohlbecker[15] All
Velocity Racing Development 16   Ethan Ho 16–18
17   Alex Quinn[16] 5–7
  Nikita Johnson 9–13, 16–18
30   Viktor Andersson[17] 1–7, 9–13
61   Nicholas d'Orlando 9–13

Schedule

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Round Date Race name Circuit Location
1 February 26–27 Cooper Tires Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
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3 April 30 – May 1 Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Alabama  R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
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5 May 13–14 Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Indianapolis  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
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8 May 27 Cooper Tires Freedom 75  O  Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Brownsburg, Indiana
9 June 11–12 Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America Powered by Elite Engines  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
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11 July 2–3 Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
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14 July 16–17 Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Toronto  R  Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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16 September 2–4 Grand Prix of Portland  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
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References[18]

Race results

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race Winner
Driver Team
1 R1   Streets of St. Petersburg   Thomas Nepveu   Myles Rowe   Thomas Nepveu   Jace Denmark Pabst Racing
2 R2   Jace Denmark   Myles Rowe   Jace Denmark   Myles Rowe Pabst Racing
3 R1   Barber Motorsports Park   Myles Rowe   Michael d'Orlando   Myles Rowe   Myles Rowe Pabst Racing
4 R2   Christian Weir   Billy Frazer   Jagger Jones   Jagger Jones Cape Motorsports
5 R1   Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course   Jagger Jones   Alex Quinn   Jagger Jones   Alex Quinn Velocity Racing Development
6 R2   Jagger Jones   Jace Denmark   Michael d'Orlando   Alex Quinn Velocity Racing Development
7 R3   Jagger Jones   Alex Quinn   Alex Quinn   Alex Quinn Velocity Racing Development
8   Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park   Michael d'Orlando   Bijoy Garg   Michael d'Orlando   Michael d'Orlando Cape Motorsports
9 R1   Road America   Michael d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando   Billy Frazer   Jace Denmark Pabst Racing
10 R2   Michael d'Orlando   Myles Rowe   Michael d'Orlando   Michael d'Orlando Cape Motorsports
11 R1   Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course   Myles Rowe   Michael d'Orlando   Myles Rowe   Myles Rowe Pabst Racing
12 R2   Michael d'Orlando   Christian Weir   Myles Rowe   Myles Rowe Pabst Racing
13 R3   Michael d'Orlando   Michael d'Orlando   Michael d'Orlando   Michael d'Orlando Cape Motorsports
14 R1   Exhibition Place   Jace Denmark   Myles Rowe   Myles Rowe   Myles Rowe Pabst Racing
15 R2   Jace Denmark   Michael d'Orlando   Jace Denmark   Jace Denmark Pabst Racing
16 R1   Portland International Raceway   Jace Denmark   Nikita Johnson   Jace Denmark   Jace Denmark Pabst Racing
17 R2   Jace Denmark   Myles Rowe   Mac Clark   Mac Clark DEForce Racing
18 R3   Jace Denmark   Myles Rowe   Michael d'Orlando   Michael d'Orlando Cape Motorsports

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championship

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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 STP ALA IMS IRP ROA MOH TOR POR Points
1   Michael d'Orlando 4 4 3 2 21 5* 2 1* 14 1* 14 2 1* 4 4 7 4 1* 387
2   Myles Rowe 18 1 1* 4 17 3 6 3 2 2 1* 1* 3 1* 5 10 16 5 381
3   Jace Denmark 1 2* 11 18 14 4 4 4 1 5 2 3 2 2 1* 1* 18 16 363
4   Jagger Jones 8 3 9 1* 2* 18 3 5 13 7 4 6 7 3 6 17 15 4 294
5   Billy Frazer 2 6 2 17 3 2 7 7 3* 12 3 19 14 13 15 14 3 11 268
6   Thomas Nepveu 17* 5 6 6 5 16 5 6 5 3 13 12 6 11 2 3 9 14 262
7   Nicky Hays 15 8 8 7 13 8 11 17 11 9 7 5 11 6 10 8 2 2 235
8   Christian Weir 10 14 7 3 4 22 12 11 7 11 6 16 10 8 9 11 5 3 229
9   Bijoy Garg 3 15 4 10 20 7 8 2 6 4 9 17 9 12 14 203
10   Spike Kohlbecker 6 12 10 11 6 6 10 9 9 10 18 9 17 7 16 13 8 7 200
11   Dylan Christie 9 13 15 8 18 14 21 10 4 6 8 20 5 10 3 18 7 15 188
12   Jacob Douglas 11 16 12 16 15 13 13 16 8 17 5 7 13 5 7 5 6 20 179
13   Jorge Garciarce 19 10 14 12 7 15 19 15 15 16 17 14 19 14 8 9 10 6 142
14   Simon Sikes 5 9 5 5 9 9 9 8 119
15   Jackson Lee 12 7 17 9 16 11 15 12 16 14 12 10 18 109
16   Danny Dyszelski 19 19 12 20 22 14 12 20 10 11 16 6 12 8 99
17   Alex Quinn 1 1 1* 93
18   Nikita Johnson 19 8 16 4 8 2 17 18 85
19   Viktor Andersson 13 19 13 13 11 17 16 18 15 11 13 12 81
20   Nicholas d'Orlando 10 13 15 8 20 9 12 19 19 9 77
21   Trey Burke 7 18 16 14 10 21 20 13 17 19 60
22   Mac Clark 4 1* 19 52
23   Evagoras Papasavvas 20 DNS 19 15 15 16 11 16 14 12 51
24   Yeoroo Lee 16 11 18 15 DNS 23 17 29
25   Ethan Ho 12 11 13 27
26   Frederik Lund 14 17 15 13 25
27   Joey Brienza DNS 12 DNS DNS 18 DNS DNS 10 23
28   Lochie Hughes DSQ 18 4 22
29   Frankie Mossman 8 19 14 22
30   Lucas Mann 15 13 17 18
31   Chase Gardner 19 10 18 16
Pos Driver STP ALA IMS IRP ROA MOH TOR POR Points
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cape Motorsports Signs Jackson Lee For 2022 Campaign". usf2000.com. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jagger Jones, Parnelli's grandson, joins Cape Motorsports for 2022 USF2000 season". www.racer.com/. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Cape Motorsports Reunites With Michael d'Orlando For 2022". Usf2000.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Nicky Hays Completes the Cape Motorsports Lineup". Usf2000.com. February 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (December 14, 2021). "Thomas Nepveu switches to DEForce for sophomore USF2000 campaign". Formulascout.com.
  6. ^ "Jacob Douglas joins Exclusive Autosport's USF2000 stable". Usf2000.com. February 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "BILLY FRAZER CONTINUES USF2000 CAMPAIGN WITH EXCLUSIVE AUTOSPORT IN 2022". Usf2000.com. February 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "EVAGORAS PAPASAVVAS TO JOIN JAY HOWARD DRIVER DEVELOPMENT IN 2022". usf2000.com. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Yeoroo Lee Unites with Jay Howard Driver Development for Full 2022 Season". Usf2000.com. January 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Danny Dyszelski joins Jay Howard Driver Development for 2022 USF2000 season". usf2000.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Burke Rejoins Joe Dooling Autosports For 2022 USF2000 Campaign". Usf2000.com. February 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Simon Sikes Signs with Legacy Autosport for 2022". usf2000.com. November 3, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  13. ^ a b Wood, Ida (February 22, 2022). "Penske backs Myles Rowe for USF2000 opener". Formulascout.com.
  14. ^ "Christian Weir Teams Up with Turn 3 Motorsport". usf2000.com. December 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "KOHLBECKER JOINS TURN 3 MOTORSPORT W/ IGNITE AUTOSPORT FOR USF2000". Usf2000.com. February 7, 2022.
  16. ^ Scout, Formula (May 6, 2022). "Alex Quinn to race in USF2000 through Arden link-up with VRD". Formula Scout. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "VELOCITY RACING DEVELOPMENT CONFIRMS VIKTOR ANDERSSON FOR 2022 USF2000 PROGRAM". USF2000 Championship. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  18. ^ "2022 Schedules Announced for Indy Pro 2000/USF2000". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.