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

TeamNo.DriversRounds
Cape Motorsports2United States Jackson Lee[1]1–13
3United States Jagger Jones[2]All
4United States Michael d'Orlando[3]All
5United States Nicky Hays[4]All
DEForce Racing10Canada Thomas Nepveu[5]All
11United States Dylan ChristieAll
12United States Bijoy Garg1–15
Canada Mac Clark16–18
13United States Chase Gardner5–7
Exclusive Autosport90New Zealand Jacob Douglas[6]All
91United States Joey Brienza6, 10, 18
United States Nicholas d'Orlando14–15
92New Zealand Billy Frazer[7]All
93United States Nicholas d'Orlando16–18
Jay Howard Driver Development6Nicaragua Frederik Lund1–2
United States Frankie Mossman5–7
United States Evagoras Papasavvas[8]9–18
7United States Yeoroo Lee[9]1–7
Australia Lochie Hughes11–13
Nicaragua Frederik Lund14–15
8United States Danny Dyszelski[10]3–13, 16–18
9Mexico Jorge GarciarceAll
Joe Dooling Autosports63United States Trey Burke[11]1–10
Legacy Autosport19United States Simon Sikes[12]1–8
Pabst Racing22United States Myles Rowe[13]All
23United States Jace Denmark[13]All
Turn 3 Motorsport32United States Christian Weir[14]All
34Canada Lucas Mann16–18
Turn 3 Motorsport with Ignite Autosport33United States Spike Kohlbecker[15]All
Velocity Racing Development16United States Ethan Ho16–18
17United Kingdom Alex Quinn[16]5–7
United States Nikita Johnson9–13, 16–18
30Sweden Viktor Andersson[17]1–7, 9–13
61United States Nicholas d'Orlando9–13

Schedule

RoundDateRace nameCircuitLocation
1February 26–27Cooper Tires Grand Prix of St. Petersburg R  Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, Florida
2
3April 30 – May 1Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Alabama R  Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, Alabama
4
5May 13–14Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Indianapolis R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road CourseSpeedway, Indiana
6
7
8May 27Cooper Tires Freedom 75 O  Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway ParkBrownsburg, Indiana
9June 11–12Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America Powered by Elite Engines R  Road AmericaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin
10
11July 2–3Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio
12
13
14July 16–17Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Toronto R  Exhibition PlaceToronto, Ontario, Canada
15
16September 2–4Grand Prix of Portland R  Portland International RacewayPortland, Oregon
17
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References[18]

Race results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapMost laps ledRace Winner
DriverTeam
1R1United States Streets of St. PetersburgCanada Thomas NepveuUnited States Myles RoweCanada Thomas NepveuUnited States Jace DenmarkPabst Racing
2R2United States Jace DenmarkUnited States Myles RoweUnited States Jace DenmarkUnited States Myles RowePabst Racing
3R1United States Barber Motorsports ParkUnited States Myles RoweUnited States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Myles RoweUnited States Myles RowePabst Racing
4R2United States Christian WeirNew Zealand Billy FrazerUnited States Jagger JonesUnited States Jagger JonesCape Motorsports
5R1United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road CourseUnited States Jagger JonesUnited Kingdom Alex QuinnUnited States Jagger JonesUnited Kingdom Alex QuinnVelocity Racing Development
6R2United States Jagger JonesUnited States Jace DenmarkUnited States Michael d'OrlandoUnited Kingdom Alex QuinnVelocity Racing Development
7R3United States Jagger JonesUnited Kingdom Alex QuinnUnited Kingdom Alex QuinnUnited Kingdom Alex QuinnVelocity Racing Development
8United States Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway ParkUnited States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Bijoy GargUnited States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Michael d'OrlandoCape Motorsports
9R1United States Road AmericaUnited States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Nicholas d'OrlandoNew Zealand Billy FrazerUnited States Jace DenmarkPabst Racing
10R2United States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Myles RoweUnited States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Michael d'OrlandoCape Motorsports
11R1United States Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseUnited States Myles RoweUnited States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Myles RoweUnited States Myles RowePabst Racing
12R2United States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Christian WeirUnited States Myles RoweUnited States Myles RowePabst Racing
13R3United States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Michael d'OrlandoCape Motorsports
14R1Canada Exhibition PlaceUnited States Jace DenmarkUnited States Myles RoweUnited States Myles RoweUnited States Myles RowePabst Racing
15R2United States Jace DenmarkUnited States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Jace DenmarkUnited States Jace DenmarkPabst Racing
16R1United States Portland International RacewayUnited States Jace DenmarkUnited States Nikita JohnsonUnited States Jace DenmarkUnited States Jace DenmarkPabst Racing
17R2United States Jace DenmarkUnited States Myles RoweCanada Mac ClarkCanada Mac ClarkDEForce Racing
18R3United States Jace DenmarkUnited States Myles RoweUnited States Michael d'OrlandoUnited States Michael d'OrlandoCape Motorsports

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+ 
Points3025221917151413121110987654321
Points (O)4538332926232120181715141211986532
  • 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.
PosDriverSTPALAIMSIRPROAMOHTORPORPoints
1United States Michael d'Orlando4432215*21*141*1421*44741*387
2United States Myles Rowe1811*417363221*1*31*510165381
3United States Jace Denmark12*1118144441523221*1*1816363
4United States Jagger Jones8391*2*18351374673617154294
5New Zealand Billy Frazer2621732773*1231914131514311268
6Canada Thomas Nepveu17*5665165653131261123914262
7United States Nicky Hays1588713811171197511610822235
8United States Christian Weir101473422121171161610891153229
9United States Bijoy Garg315410207826491791214203
10United States Spike Kohlbecker612101166109910189177161387200
11United States Dylan Christie9131581814211046820510318715188
12New Zealand Jacob Douglas11161216151313168175713575620179
13Mexico Jorge Garciarce19101412715191515161714191489106142
14United States Simon Sikes59559998119
15United States Jackson Lee127179161115121614121018109
16United States Danny Dyszelski1919122022141220101116612899
17United Kingdom Alex Quinn111*93
18United States Nikita Johnson19816482171885
19Sweden Viktor Andersson13191313111716181511131281
20United States Nicholas d'Orlando1013158209121919977
21United States Trey Burke718161410212013171960
22Canada Mac Clark41*1952
23United States Evagoras Papasavvas20DNS191515161116141251
24United States Yeoroo Lee16111815DNS231729
25United States Ethan Ho12111327
26Nicaragua Frederik Lund1417151325
27United States Joey BrienzaDNS12DNSDNS18DNSDNS1023
28New Zealand Lochie HughesDSQ18422
29United States Frankie Mossman8191422
30Canada Lucas Mann15131718
31United States Chase Gardner19101816
PosDriverSTPALAIMSIRPROAMOHTORPORPoints
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th–10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
In-line notation
BoldPole position
(1 point)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(1 point)
*Led most race laps
(1 point)
Not awarded if more than
one driver leads most laps
Rookie

See also

References

  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.
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