2023 USF Juniors
{{short description|Racing season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Motorsport season|series=USF Juniors|link=USF Juniors|year=2023|races=16|start_date=April 23|previous=2022|title=USF Juniors|nextlink=2024 USF Juniors|footer=Parent series:
IndyCar Series
Indy NXT
USF Pro 2000 Championship
USF2000 Championship|previouslink=2022 USF Juniors|subheader={{small|Drivers' Champion:}}
{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone
{{small|Teams' Champion:}}
{{flagicon|USA}} DEForce Racing}}
The 2023 USF Juniors championship was the second season of USF Juniors. The season features a six-round 16-race calendar,
which began on March 23 at Sebring International Raceway and concluded on August 27 at the Circuit of the Americas.{{Cite web |title=Andersen Promotions Announces 2023 Schedules and Scholarships |url=https://www.usfjuniors.com/news/andersen-promotions-announces-2023-schedules-and-scholarships |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.usfjuniors.com}}
When the top rung of the Road to Indy ladder system, Indy Lights, was bought by Penske Entertainment (owners of INDYCAR) in 2021 and the lower level series changed sanctioning to the United States Auto Club, changes were made to the other championships in the ladder. This, together with the Indy Lights being rebranded to Indy NXT, effectively ended the "Road to Indy" branding, with the three championships below Indy NXT now collectively called "USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires".{{Cite web |title=Andersen Promotions Announces Rebranding |url=https://www.usfpro2000.com/news/andersen-promotions-announces-rebranding |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=www.usfpro2000.com}} The USF Juniors serves as the bottom rung of this ladder.
Drivers and teams
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
!Round !Date !Race name !Circuit !Location |
| 1
| rowspan="3" |March 23–25 | rowspan="3" |Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Sebring | rowspan="3" |Sebring International Raceway | rowspan="3" |Sebring, FL |
|---|
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4
| rowspan="2" |April 27–28 | rowspan="2" |Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Alabama | rowspan="2" |Barber Motorsports Park | rowspan="2" |Birmingham, AL |
| 5 |
| 6
| rowspan="3" |June 2–4 | rowspan="3" |Cooper Tires VIR Grand Prix | rowspan="3" |Virginia International Raceway | rowspan="3" |Alton, VA |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9
| rowspan="2" |July 6–8 | rowspan="2" |Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | rowspan="2" |Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | rowspan="2" |Lexington, OH |
| 10 |
| 11
| rowspan="3" |August 11–13 | rowspan="3" |Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America | rowspan="3" |Road America | rowspan="3" |Elkhart Lake, WI |
| 12 |
| 13 |
| 14
| rowspan="3" |August 24–27 | rowspan="3" |Cooper Tires Circuit of The Americas Grand Prix | rowspan="3" |Circuit of the Americas | rowspan="3" |Austin, TX |
| 15 |
| 16 |
Race results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
! rowspan="2" |Rd. ! rowspan="2" |Track ! rowspan="2" |Pole position ! rowspan="2" |Fastest lap ! rowspan="2" |Most laps led ! colspan="2" |Race winner |
| Driver
!Team |
|---|
| 1
| rowspan="3" |Sebring International Raceway |{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Brienza |{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Brienza |{{flagicon|AUS}} Quinn Armstrong |{{flagicon|AUS}} Quinn Armstrong |
| 2
|{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Brienza |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Brienza |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |
| 3
|{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Brienza |{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmie Lockhart |{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Brienza |{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Brienza |Exclusive Autosport |
| 4
| rowspan="2" |Barber Motorsports Park |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |
| 5
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |
| 6
|rowspan="3"| Virginia International Raceway |{{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Ho |{{flagicon|USA}} Max Taylor |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |
| 7
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |
| 8
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |Exclusive Autosport |
| 9
| rowspan="2" |Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |
| 10
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Hudson Schwartz |{{Flagicon|USA}} Hudson Schwartz |{{Flagicon|USA}} Hudson Schwartz |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Quinn Armstrong |
| 11
| rowspan="3" |Road America |{{flagicon|AUS}} Quinn Armstrong |{{Flagicon|CAN}} Ayden Ingratta |{{flagicon|AUS}} Quinn Armstrong |{{flagicon|AUS}} Quinn Armstrong |
| 12
|{{Flagicon|CAN}} Ayden Ingratta |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |Exclusive Autosport |
| 13
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|USA}} Max Taylor |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|USA}} Max Taylor |
| 14
| rowspan="3" |Circuit of the Americas |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|USA}} Max Taylor |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |Exclusive Autosport |
| 15
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmie Lockhart |
| 16
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers |{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmie Lockhart |
Championship standings
=Drivers' Championship=
;Scoring system
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
! Position |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4th |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5th |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6th |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7th |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9th |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10th |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11th |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12th |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13th |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14th |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15th |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16th |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17th |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18th |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 19th |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 20th+ |
| Points
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 30 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 25 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 22 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 15 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 14 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 13 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 6 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 1 |
|---|
- 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.
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center" |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver ! colspan="3"| SEB ! colspan="2"| ALA ! colspan="3"| VIR ! colspan="2"| MDO ! colspan="3"| ROA ! colspan="3"| COA !valign="middle"| Points |
| 1
| align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Nicolas Giaffone | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1* | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1* | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1* | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2* | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1* | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 14 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2* | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8 ! 389 |
|---|
| 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Quinn Armstrong | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1* | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 14 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1* | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 ! 324 |
| 3
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Jeffers | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 15 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2* | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1* | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 16* | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 14* ! 313 |
| 4
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmie Lockhart | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 12 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1* | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 ! 292 |
| 5
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Brienza | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2* | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1* | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 13 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 18 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 ! 280 |
| 6
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Max Taylor | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 11 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 15 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2* | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 14 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 ! 236 |
| 7
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Barker | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 13 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 10 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 ! 228 |
| 8
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|USA}} Hudson Schwartz | | | | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 14 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2* | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 ! 208 |
| 9
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Fecury | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 13 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 15 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 14 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 17 ! 206 |
| 10
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Brady Golan | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 10 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 10 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 10 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 ! 202 |
| 11
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Erick Schotten | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 10 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 10 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 17 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11 ! 199 |
| 12
| align="left"| {{Flagicon|USA}} Carson Etter | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 16 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 15 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 ! 155 |
| 13
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Giovanni Cabrera | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 16 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 18 ! 140 |
| 14
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Ho | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 6 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 10 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 14 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | | | | | | ! 134 |
| 15
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|USA}} Hudson Potter | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 ! 50 |
| 16
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|USA}} Ava Dobson | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11 | | | ! 28 |
| 17
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PHL}} Bianca Bustamante | | | | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 18 | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9 !27 |
| 18
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|USA}} Aiden Potter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 15 !26 |
| 19
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Connor Roberts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 16 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 15 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 10 !22 |
| 20
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|CAN}} Ayden Ingratta | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 14 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 16 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 14 | | | ! 21 |
| 21
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|USA}} Dane Scott | | | | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 17 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 16 !20 |
| 22
| align="left" nowrap="" | {{Flagicon|COL}} Juan Felipe Pedraza | | | | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | ! 18 |
|valign="top"|
| {| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
! Color ! Result |
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"
| Gold | Winner |
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"
| Silver | 2nd place |
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"
| Dark Blue | Finished |
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"
| Purple | Did not finish |
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"
| Red | Did not qualify |
| style="background:#DFC484;"
| Brown | Withdrawn |
| style="background:#000000; color:white;"
| Black | Disqualified |
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| White | Did not start |
| Blank
| Did not |
|-
|
| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center colspan=2|In-line notation |
| style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Bold
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Pole position |
| style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Italics
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Ran fastest race lap |
| style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center| |style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps |
| style="background:Orange;" align=center colspan=2|Rookie |
|}
|}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.usfjuniors.com|USF Juniors website}}
{{Road to Indy}}