2022 USF2000 Championship explained

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

TeamDriversRounds
Cape Motorsports2 Jackson Lee[1] 1–13
3 Jagger Jones[2] All
4 Michael d'Orlando[3] All
5 Nicky Hays[4] All
DEForce Racing10 Thomas Nepveu[5] All
11 Dylan ChristieAll
12 Bijoy Garg1–15
Mac Clark16–18
13 Chase Gardner5–7
Exclusive Autosport90 Jacob Douglas[6] All
91 Joey Brienza6, 10, 18
Nicholas d'Orlando14–15
92 Billy Frazer[7] All
93 Nicholas d'Orlando16–18
Jay Howard Driver Development6 Frederik Lund1–2
Frankie Mossman5–7
nowrap Evagoras Papasavvas[8] 9–18
7 Yeoroo Lee[9] 1–7
Lochie Hughes11–13
Frederik Lund14–15
8 Danny Dyszelski[10] 3–13, 16–18
9 Jorge GarciarceAll
Joe Dooling Autosports63 Trey Burke[11] 1–10
Legacy Autosport19 Simon Sikes[12] 1–8
Pabst Racing22 Myles Rowe[13] All
23 Jace DenmarkAll
Turn 3 Motorsport32 Christian Weir[14] All
34 Lucas Mann16–18
Turn 3 Motorsport with Ignite Autosport33 Spike Kohlbecker[15] All
Velocity Racing Development16 Ethan Ho16–18
17 Alex Quinn[16] 5–7
Nikita Johnsonnowrap9–13, 16–18
30 Viktor Andersson[17] nowrap1–7, 9–13
61 Nicholas d'Orlando9–13

Schedule

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

Race results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapMost laps ledRace Winner
DriverTeam
1R1 Streets of St. Petersburg Thomas Nepveu Myles Rowe Thomas Nepveu Jace DenmarkPabst Racing
2R2 Jace Denmark Myles Rowe Jace Denmark Myles RowePabst Racing
3R1 Barber Motorsports Park Myles Rowe Michael d'Orlando Myles Rowe Myles RowePabst Racing
4R2 Christian Weir Billy Frazer Jagger Jones Jagger JonesCape Motorsports
5R1 Jagger Jones Alex Quinn Jagger Jones Alex QuinnVelocity Racing Development
6R2 Jagger Jones Jace Denmark Michael d'Orlando Alex QuinnVelocity Racing Development
7R3 Jagger Jones Alex Quinn Alex Quinn Alex QuinnVelocity Racing Development
8 Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Michael d'Orlando Bijoy Garg Michael d'Orlando Michael d'OrlandoCape Motorsports
9R1 Road America Michael d'Orlando Nicholas d'Orlando Billy Frazer Jace DenmarkPabst Racing
10R2 Michael d'Orlando Myles Rowe Michael d'Orlando Michael d'OrlandoCape Motorsports
11R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Myles Rowe Michael d'Orlando Myles Rowe Myles RowePabst Racing
12R2 Michael d'Orlando Christian Weir Myles Rowe Myles RowePabst Racing
13R3 Michael d'Orlando Michael d'Orlando Michael d'Orlando Michael d'OrlandoCape Motorsports
14R1 Exhibition Place Jace Denmark Myles Rowe Myles Rowe Myles RowePabst Racing
15R2 Jace Denmark Michael d'Orlando Jace Denmark Jace DenmarkPabst Racing
16R1 Portland International Raceway Jace Denmark Nikita Johnson Jace Denmark Jace DenmarkPabst Racing
17R2 Jace Denmark Myles Rowe Mac Clark Mac ClarkDEForce Racing
18R3 Jace Denmark Myles Rowe Michael d'Orlando 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 4538332926232120181715141211986532
PosDriverSTPALAIMSIRPROAMOHTORPORPoints
1 Michael d'Orlando4432215*21*141*1421*44741*387
2 Myles Rowe1811*417363221*1*31*510165381
3 Jace Denmark12*1118144441523221*1*1816363
4 Jagger Jones8391*2*18351374673617154294
5 Billy Frazer2621732773*1231914131514311268
6 Thomas Nepveu17*5665165653131261123914262
7 Nicky Hays1588713811171197511610822235
8 Christian Weir101473422121171161610891153229
9 Bijoy Garg315410207826491791214203
10 Spike Kohlbecker612101166109910189177161387200
11 Dylan Christie9131581814211046820510318715188
12 Jacob Douglas11161216151313168175713575620179
13 Jorge Garciarce19101412715191515161714191489106142
14 Simon Sikes59559998119
15 Jackson Lee127179161115121614121018109
16 Danny Dyszelski1919122022141220101116612899
17 Alex Quinn111*93
18 Nikita Johnson19816482171885
19 Viktor Andersson13191313111716181511131281
20 Nicholas d'Orlando1013158209121919977
21 Trey Burke718161410212013171960
22 Mac Clark41*1952
23 Evagoras Papasavvas20DNS191515161116141251
24 Yeoroo Lee16111815DNS231729
25 Ethan Ho12111327
26 Frederik Lund1417151325
27 Joey BrienzaDNS12DNSDNS18DNSDNS1023
28 Lochie HughesDSQ18422
29 Frankie Mossman8191422
30 Lucas Mann15131718
31 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)
*|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps
(1 point)
Not awarded if more than
one driver leads most laps|-|style="background:Orange;" align=center colspan=2|Rookie|}|}|}

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cape Motorsports Signs Jackson Lee For 2022 Campaign. usf2000.com. December 5, 2021. December 7, 2021.
  2. Web site: Jagger Jones, Parnelli's grandson, joins Cape Motorsports for 2022 USF2000 season. 2021-11-08. www.racer.com/. November 2, 2021 .
  3. Web site: Cape Motorsports Reunites With Michael d'Orlando For 2022. Usf2000.com. February 4, 2022. February 5, 2022.
  4. Web site: Nicky Hays Completes the Cape Motorsports Lineup. Usf2000.com. February 13, 2022.
  5. Web site: Thomas Nepveu switches to DEForce for sophomore USF2000 campaign. Wood. Ida. Formulascout.com. December 14, 2021.
  6. Web site: Jacob Douglas joins Exclusive Autosport's USF2000 stable. Usf2000.com. February 1, 2022.
  7. Web site: BILLY FRAZER CONTINUES USF2000 CAMPAIGN WITH EXCLUSIVE AUTOSPORT IN 2022. Usf2000.com. February 4, 2022.
  8. Web site: EVAGORAS PAPASAVVAS TO JOIN JAY HOWARD DRIVER DEVELOPMENT IN 2022. usf2000.com. November 30, 2021. December 2, 2021.
  9. Web site: Yeoroo Lee Unites with Jay Howard Driver Development for Full 2022 Season. Usf2000.com. January 21, 2022.
  10. Web site: Danny Dyszelski joins Jay Howard Driver Development for 2022 USF2000 season. usf2000.com. February 4, 2022. February 4, 2022.
  11. Web site: Burke Rejoins Joe Dooling Autosports For 2022 USF2000 Campaign. Usf2000.com. February 2, 2022.
  12. Web site: Simon Sikes Signs with Legacy Autosport for 2022. usf2000.com. November 3, 2021. December 2, 2021.
  13. Web site: Penske backs Myles Rowe for USF2000 opener. Wood. Ida. Formulascout.com. February 22, 2022.
  14. Web site: Christian Weir Teams Up with Turn 3 Motorsport. usf2000.com. December 2, 2021.
  15. Web site: KOHLBECKER JOINS TURN 3 MOTORSPORT W/ IGNITE AUTOSPORT FOR USF2000. Usf2000.com. February 7, 2022.
  16. Web site: Scout . Formula . 2022-05-06 . Alex Quinn to race in USF2000 through Arden link-up with VRD . 2022-05-07 . Formula Scout . en-US.
  17. Web site: VELOCITY RACING DEVELOPMENT CONFIRMS VIKTOR ANDERSSON FOR 2022 USF2000 PROGRAM. USF2000 Championship. January 19, 2022. January 19, 2022.
  18. Web site: 2022 Schedules Announced for Indy Pro 2000/USF2000. 2021-11-07. www.indypro2000.com.

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