2026 USF Juniors

The 2026 USF Juniors presented by Continental Tire is the fifth season of the USF Juniors. The championship serves as the fourth rung of the IndyCar Series' USF Pro Championships ladder system.

Drivers and teams

All drivers compete using Tatuus JR-23 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires.[1]

Team No. Driver(s) Status Round(s)
Canada Berg Racing[2] 68 Canada Alex Berg[3] R 1–9
United States DEForce Racing 14 Finland Vilho Aatola[4] 1–9
18 United States Jack Haydu[5] R 10–11
19 Mexico Elías Vignola[6] R All
20 Colombia Pipe Chaparro[7] R 1–6, 10–13
United States Exclusive Autosport 90 United States Bex Cranston[8] R All
91 United States Connor Aspley[9] 1–9
92 United States Brenden Cooley[10] All
97 Canada Cole Medeiros[11] R All
United States JHDD powered by ECR 6 Denmark Casper Nissen[12] R All
7 United States Aryan Narola[13] R All
8 United Kingdom Max Cuthbert[14] R All
9 United States John Main[15] R All
United States Olivia Racing[16] 25 Poland Karol Pasiewicz[17] R All
United States VRD Racing by Pole Position[18] 10 Spain Iván Machado Pérez[19] R 1–9
12 Netherlands Dean Hoogendoorn[20] R 7–16
27 France Arthur Barbe[21] R 4–6
30 Canada Edward Kennedy[20] R 7–13
United States Zanella Racing 21 United States Jared Oselka[22] R All
23 Canada Olivier Mrak[23] R All
28 United States Grant Mitchell[24] R All
29 United States Maddie Colleran[25] 1–6, 10–13
46 Lebanon Max Mokarem[26] R All
87 Canada Leonardo Serravalle[27] R All
88 Brazil Victor Couto[28] R All
Icon Status
R Rookie

Schedule

The 2026 schedule was revealed on October 25, 2025. In contrast with the higher rungs of the USF Pro Championships, only the Mid-Ohio round will run in support of the IndyCar Series, with the rounds at Barber and Portland being discontinued. Instead, new rounds at Mosport and Lime Rock will be run in support of the NASCAR Canada Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, respectively, as well as a first-time visit to Carolina Motorsports Park. The season opener at NOLA Motorsports Park was replaced by another standalone round at the Homestead–Miami Speedway road course, while the standalone round at Road America was moved to the season finale slot.[29]

Icon Legend
 R  Road course
Rd. Date Race name Track Location
1 February 17–18 Grand Prix of Homestead presented by YACademy  R  Homestead–Miami Speedway (Modified Road Course) Homestead, Florida
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3
4 April 17–19 Continental Tire Grand Prix of South Carolina  R  Carolina Motorsports Park Kershaw, South Carolina
5
6
7 May 14–17 Continental Tire Grand Prix of Canada  R  Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Clarington, Ontario
8
9
10 July 3–4 USF Pro Patriot 250 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
11
12 July 10–11 Andersen Corporate Woodworking Grand Prix of Lime Rock  R  Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut
13
14 September 25–26 USF Pro Championships Grand Prix of Road America  R  Road America Elkhart Lake. Wisconsin
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Race results

Rd. Track Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race winner
Driver Team
1 Homestead–Miami Speedway
(Modified Road Course)		 Lebanon Max Mokarem United States Bex Cranston Lebanon Max Mokarem Lebanon Max Mokarem Zanella Racing
2 Spain Iván Machado Pérez Denmark Casper Nissen Spain Iván Machado Pérez Spain Iván Machado Pérez VRD Racing by Pole Position
3 Spain Iván Machado Pérez United Kingdom Max Cuthbert Spain Iván Machado Pérez
Lebanon Max Mokarem		 Lebanon Max Mokarem Zanella Racing
4 Carolina Motorsports Park Spain Iván Machado Pérez Spain Iván Machado Pérez Canada Cole Medeiros Canada Cole Medeiros Exclusive Autosport
5 Spain Iván Machado Pérez Spain Iván Machado Pérez Spain Iván Machado Pérez Spain Iván Machado Pérez VRD Racing by Pole Position
6 Spain Iván Machado Pérez Spain Iván Machado Pérez Spain Iván Machado Pérez Spain Iván Machado Pérez VRD Racing by Pole Position
7 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Poland Karol Pasiewicz Poland Karol Pasiewicz Poland Karol Pasiewicz Poland Karol Pasiewicz Olivia Racing
8 Poland Karol Pasiewicz Netherlands Dean Hoogendoorn Poland Karol Pasiewicz Poland Karol Pasiewicz Olivia Racing
9 Poland Karol Pasiewicz Canada Olivier Mrak Poland Karol Pasiewicz Poland Karol Pasiewicz Olivia Racing
10 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Poland Karol Pasiewicz Canada Edward Kennedy Canada Edward Kennedy Canada Edward Kennedy VRD Racing by Pole Position
11 Poland Karol Pasiewicz Poland Karol Pasiewicz Poland Karol Pasiewicz Canada Edward Kennedy VRD Racing by Pole Position
12 Lime Rock Park Canada Edward Kennedy United States Bex Cranston Canada Edward Kennedy Poland Karol Pasiewicz Olivia Racing
13 Canada Edward Kennedy Canada Edward Kennedy United States Bex Cranston Canada Edward Kennedy VRD Racing by Pole Position
14 Road America
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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
  • The driver who qualifies on pole will be awarded one additional point.
  • One point will be awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
  • One point will be awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race.
Pos Driver HOM CAR CTP MOH LRP ROA Points
1 Poland Karol Pasiewicz 2 2 2 18 20 11 1* 1* 1* 2 5* 1 3 284
2 Lebanon Max Mokarem 1* 4 1* 9 8 2 18 11 10 6 11 10 9 204
3 United States Bex Cranston 5 6 16 6 12 19 7 5 4 13 3 2 2* 197
4 Canada Olivier Mrak 4 9 3 22 2 10 3 3 2 17 18 9 11 189
5 Brazil Victor Couto 9 11 7 12 11 4 2 2 5 15 19 9 5 179
6 Canada Cole Medeiros 18 5 5 1* 9 3 4 8 18 8 16 12 10 175
7 Spain Iván Machado Pérez 19 1* 14* 3 1* 1* 20 10 3 167
8 Canada Edward Kennedy 10 4 6 1* 1 3* 1 163
9 Canada Leonardo Serravalle 8 8 18 10 5 7 5 6 16 12 12 6 6 154
10 United Kingdom Max Cuthbert 10 19 4 5 19 13 6 12 11 4 20 5 4 150
11 Denmark Casper Nissen 7 10 6 4 6 18 9 7 8 19 9 18 13 142
12 Finland Vilho Aatola 3 3 12 2 4 5 16 20 9 132
13 United States Brenden Cooley 6 18 8 11 7 12 19 13 19 7 17 11 7 118
14 Netherlands Dean Hoogendoorn 8 9 7 3 2 4 12 115
15 United States Grant Mitchell 14 14 11 14 17 21 17 17 15 10 15 7 8 94
16 Mexico Elías Vignola 17 7 19 21 DNS 6 14 21 DNS 5 4 14 15 93
17 United States John Main 11 16 21 7 18 14 15 15 17 9 6 16 17 92
18 United States Jared Oselka 13 13 20 20 14 9 13 19 13 20 8 13 18 80
19 Canada Alex Berg 21 17 9 17 3 8 12 16 12 79
20 Colombia Pipe Chaparro 20 12 10 19 10 22 11 7 15 14 72
21 United States Connor Aspley 12 20 13 8 13 20 11 14 14 64
22 United States Aryan Narola 15 21 17 15 21 15 21 18 DNS 18 10 17 16 51
23 United States Maddie Colleran 16 15 15 16 16 16 14 14 DNS DNS 47
24 France Arthur Barbe 13 15 17 18
25 United States Jack Haydu 16 13 13

Teams' championship

Scoring system

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th+ 
Points 22 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
  • Single car teams receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams.
  • Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries.
Pos Team HOM CAR CTP MOH LRP ROA Points
1 United States Zanella Racing 1 4 1 7 2 2 2 2 2 249
4 8 3 8 5 4 3 3 5
2 United States Exclusive Autosport 5 5 5 1 7 3 4 5 4 158
6 6 7 6 8 9 6 7 11
3 United States Olivia Racing 2 2 2 11 12 8 1 1 1 153
4 United States DEForce Racing 3 3 9 2 4 5 11 11 8 101
9 7 10 12 9 6 12 12 DNS
5 United States VRD Racing by Pole Position 10 1 11 3 1 1 7 4 3 143
9 10 11 9 8 6
6 United States JHDD powered by ECR 7 9 4 4 6 12 5 6 7 97
8 10 6 5 11 10 8 9 9
7 Canada Berg Racing 11 11 8 10 3 7 10 10 10 59

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tatuus JR-23". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Berg Racing Expands Operations to Join USF Juniors in 2026". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Berg Racing Focused on Multi-Car USF Juniors Effort". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Vilho Aatola returns to USF Juniors with DEForce Racing!". DEForce Racing on Instagram. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "USF Pro Patriot 250 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio" (PDF). www.usfjuniors.com. June 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ "We're proud to welcome Elias Vignola to DEForce Racing as he takes on the challenge of racing in the United States". DEForce Racing on Instagram. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "We're excited to welcome Pipe Chaparro 🇨🇴 as he makes his debut in the USF Championship with DEForce Racing in 2026". DEForce Racing on Instagram. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Cranston Joins Exclusive Autosport for 2026 Season". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Exclusive Autosport Welcomes Connor Aspley to USF Juniors Roster". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Cooley Returns to Exclusive Autosport for 2026 USF Juniors Season". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Canadian Cole Medeiros Joins Exclusive Autosport". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Jay Howard Driver Development is pleased to announce that Casper Nissen will join their USF Juniors team for the 2026 season!". USF Pro Championships on Facebook. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Jay Howard Driver Development is excited to announce their last driver to their 2026 USF Juniors Driver list, Aryan Narola!". USF Pro Championships on Facebook. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Jay Howard Driver Development is excited to announce Max Cuthbert as their first confirmed driver for the 2026 USF Juniors season!". USF Pro Championships on Facebook. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Jay Howard Driver Development is pleased to announce Jw Main as one of their 2026 USF Junior drivers!". USF Pro Championships on Facebook. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "Olivia Racing press release". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  17. ↑ "Karol Pasiewicz Joins Olivia Racing for 2026 USF Juniors". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "VRD Racing Announces Strategic Partnership with Pole Position Motorsports". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "Ivan Machado Perez Joins VRD Racing by Pole Position". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  20. 1 2 "Continental Tire Grand Prix of Canada Entry List" (PDF). www.usfjuniors.com. May 13, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Continental Tire Grand Prix of South Carolina Entry List" (PDF). www.usfjuniors.com. April 15, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Zanella Racing Adds Jared Oselka to USF Juniors Line-Up". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  23. ↑ "Zanella Racing Set for 2026 USF Juniors Season". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  24. ↑ "Mitchell to Make USF Juniors Debut with Zanella Racing". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  25. ↑ "Colleran Confirmed for Sophomore USF Juniors Season with Zanella Racing". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  26. ↑ "Max Mokarem Joins USF Juniors Season with Zanella Racing". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  27. ↑ "Serravalle Joins USF Juniors with Zanella Racing". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  28. ↑ "Zanella Racing Signs Victor Couto for USF Juniors Program". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  29. ↑ "USF Pro Championships Announces 2026 Schedules". www.usfjuniors.com. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
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