2024 USF Juniors

The 2024 USF Juniors presented by Continental Tire championship was the third season of USF Juniors. The season featured a six-round 16-race calendar, which began on April 5 at NOLA Motorsports Park and concluded on August 25 at the Portland International Raceway.

The championship serves as the bottom rung of the IndyCar Series's USF Pro Championships ladder system.

The scholarship for the champion to move up to the USF2000 Championship was slightly increased to $263,700.^[1]
All three ladder series organized by Andersen Promotions will end their long-running affiliation with Cooper Tires as supplier and presenting partner. Continental will be the new tire supplier and title partner of the series.^[2]

More information Team, No. ...

Team	No.	Drivers	Status	Rounds
DEForce Racing	15	Vinícius Tessaro^[3]	R	1–3
	15	Jeshua Alianell^[4]	R	4–16
	16	Bruno Ribeiro^[5]	R	1–13
	17	Leandro Juncos^[6]	R	1–13
	18	Brady Golan^[7]		All
DEForce Racing Driver Development	19	Patricio Gonzalez^[8]	R	All
DEForce Racing Driver Development	20	Rodrigo Gonzalez^[8]	R	All
Exclusive Autosport	90	João Vergara^[9]	R	All
	91	Evan Cooley^[10]	R	1–5, 9–16
	92	Jack Jeffers^[11]		All
	93	Giovanni Cabrera^[12]		4–5
	94	Brenden Cooley^[13]	R	11–13
	95	Anthony Martella^[14]	R	1–8
International Motorsport	24	Augusto Soto-Schirripa^[15]	R	All
	25	Ariel Elkin^[16]	R	All
	26	Hudson Potter^[13]		11–16
Jay Howard Driver Development	3	G3 Argyros^[17]	R	1–5
	63	G3 Argyros^[17]	R	6–16
	4	Hudson Potter^[18]		1–10
	4	Michael Boyiadzis^[13]	R	11–13
	5	Ava Dobson^[19]	R	1–5
	6	Aiden Potter^[20]	R	1–5
		Michael Boyiadzis^[21]	R	6–8
		JT Hoskins^[13]	R	9–16
	7	Ayden Ingratta^[22]	R	1–10
	7	Griffin Yellin^[13]	R	11–16
	8	Timothy Carel^[23]	R	All
	9	Liam McNeilly^[24]	R	All
Skip Barber Racing	50	Jeshua Alianell^[25]	R	1–3
Velocity Racing Development	10	Michael Suco^[26]	R	All
	33	Max Taylor^[27]	R	All
	70	Christian Cameron^[28]	R	All
	98	Sebastian Wheldon^[29]	R	All
Zanella Racing	12	Diego Guiot^[30]	R	All
	13	Alex Popow^[31]	R	1–3
	13	Teddy Musella^[32]	R	4–5
	55	Leonardo Escorpioni^[33]	R	All

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R	Rookie

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More information Round, Date ...

Round	Date	Race name	Circuit	Location
1	April 5–7	Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana	NOLA Motorsports Park	Avondale, Louisiana
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4	April 25–28	Continental Tire Grand Prix of Alabama	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama
5	April 25–28	Continental Tire Grand Prix of Alabama	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama
6	June 14–16	Continental Tire VIR Grand Prix	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia
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9	July 4–7	Tatuus Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio
10	July 4–7	Tatuus Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio
11	August 9–11	PFC Grand Prix of Road America	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
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14	August 22–24	Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland	Portland International Raceway	Portland, Oregon
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More information Rd., Track ...

Rd.	Track	Pole position	Fastest lap	Most laps led	Race winner
Rd.	Track	Pole position	Fastest lap	Most laps led	Driver	Team
1	NOLA Motorsports Park	Liam McNeilly	Sebastian Wheldon	Sebastian Wheldon	Sebastian Wheldon	Velocity Racing Development
2		Sebastian Wheldon	Liam McNeilly	Sebastian Wheldon Liam McNeilly	Liam McNeilly	Jay Howard Driver Development
3		Liam McNeilly	Sebastian Wheldon	Sebastian Wheldon	Sebastian Wheldon	Velocity Racing Development
4	Barber Motorsports Park	Ariel Elkin	Jack Jeffers	Ariel Elkin	Ariel Elkin	International Motorsport
5	Barber Motorsports Park	Ariel Elkin	Ariel Elkin	Ariel Elkin	Ariel Elkin	International Motorsport
6	Virginia International Raceway	Bruno Ribeiro	Max Taylor	Ariel Elkin	Max Taylor	Velocity Racing Development
7		Ariel Elkin	Bruno Ribeiro	Liam McNeilly	Augusto Soto-Schirripa	International Motorsport
8		Ariel Elkin	Augusto Soto-Schirripa	Ariel Elkin	Sebastian Wheldon	Velocity Racing Development
9	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Liam McNeilly	Liam McNeilly	Max Taylor	Max Taylor	Velocity Racing Development
10	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Liam McNeilly	Sebastian Wheldon	Liam McNeilly	Liam McNeilly	Jay Howard Driver Development
11	Road America	Max Taylor	Max Taylor	Max Taylor	Max Taylor	Velocity Racing Development
12		Sebastian Wheldon	Max Taylor	Sebastian Wheldon	Ariel Elkin	International Motorsport
12		Max Taylor	Sebastian Wheldon	Sebastian Wheldon	Sebastian Wheldon	Velocity Racing Department
14	Portland International Raceway	Max Taylor	Liam McNeilly	Augusto Soto-Schirripa	Liam McNeilly	Jay Howard Driver Development
15		Liam McNeilly	Leonardo Escorpioni	Liam McNeilly	Liam McNeilly	Jay Howard Driver Development
16		Leonardo Escorpioni	Ariel Elkin	G3 Argyros	Liam McNeilly	Jay Howard Driver Development

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Drivers' Championship

Scoring system

More information Position, Points ...

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

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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.

More information Pos, Driver ...

Pos	Driver	NOL			ALA		VIR			MDO		ROA			POR			Points
1	Max Taylor	3	6	2	8	5	1	5	3	1*	5	1*	6	3	3	2	DNS	329
2	Liam McNeilly	2	1*	3	4	24	7	12*	4	3*	1*	14	17	4	1	1*	1	324
3	Sebastian Wheldon	1*	2*	1*	6	2	21	19	1	22	4	8	18*	1*	2	3	2	308
4	Ariel Elkin	5	3	4	1*	1*	8*	22	13*	7	3	20	1	2	17	5	6	278
5	Jack Jeffers	6	5	7	2	19	3	21	2	2	11	3	3	12	15	6	4	250
6	Augusto Soto-Schirripa	26	4	6	3	3	2	1	21	5	6	2	13	22	5*	10	11	237
7	G3 Argyros	7	16	22	11	22	4	3	18	4*	9	22	2	20	19	16	3*	163
8	João Vergara	10	24	13	9	6	9	9	8	20	13	4	7	16	13	9	14	158
9	Leonardo Escorpioni	8	14	8	20	23	19	2	22	18	10	5	5	6	21	18	7	146
10	Christian Cameron	13	13	10	25	11	12	17	17	23	15	23	11	5	7	8	5	135
11	Timothy Carel	16	DNS	DNS	23	14	5	8	7	9	22	6	10	8	14	7	20	131
12	Brady Golan	15	19	20	12	20	22	7	9	19	8	10	9	9	4	11	18	128
13	Evan Cooley	14	9	11	5	21				6	20	15	4	23	16	4	8	126
14	Diego Guiot	21	21	18	22	18	15	6	6	10	16	7	14	7	8	17	9	125
15	Patricio González	19	20	16	24	9	14	10	16	12	12	9	15	10	6	14	12	124
16	Bruno Ribeiro	11	8	9	19	DNS	6	4	15	17	2	21	24	DNS				109
17	Ayden Ingratta	9	7	23	13	8	13	23	5	8	7							101
18	Jeshua Alianell	Wth	Wth	Wth	26	13	11	16	20	11	19	17	8	14	18	13	10	83
19	Leandro Juncos	12	12	14	7	4	16	20	12	14	23	Wth	Wth	Wth				81
20	Rodrigo González	20	17	21	14	10	20	11	19	15	14	12	23	13	20	15	19	77
21	Michael Suco	22	18	15	17	15	23	15	14	13	17	24	16	19	9	21	13	75
22	Hudson Potter	23	23	24	DNS	16	17	13	23	21	18	13	22	21	10	12	15	59
23	Anthony Martella	17	10	12	15	DNS	10	18	10									55
24	Michael Boyiadzis						18	14	11			11	12	11				49
25	Vinícius Tessaro	4	11	5														46
26	JT Hoskins									16	21	19	19	18	11	19	16	31
27	Teddy Musella				10	7												25
28	Griffin Yellin											18	20	17	12	20	17	23
29	Aidan Potter	24	25	19	18	12												16
30	Brenden Cooley											16	21	15				12
31	Ava Dobson	18	15	DNS	21	DNS												10
32	Giovanni Cabrera				16	17												9
33	Alex Popow	25	22	17														6

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"Timmy Carel Joins Jay Howard Driver Development for 2024". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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"JHDD STRENGTHENS USF JUNIORS PROGRAM WITH THE ADDITION OF LIAM MCNEILLY". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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"Jeshua Alianell Joins Skip Barber Racing for 2024 USF Juniors". usfjuniors.com. April 1, 2024.
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"MICHAEL SUCO JOINS VRD RACING FOR HIS DEBUT SEASON IN USF JUNIORS". Usfjuniors.com. January 24, 2024.
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"NOLA Motorsports Park Set for Busy USF Pro Championships Weekend". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
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"Andretti Development Driver Sebastian Wheldon to Make USF Juniors Debut With VRD Racing". andrettiautosport.com. February 6, 2024.
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"Zanella Racing Confirms Diego Guiot for USF Juniors Program". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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USF Juniors website

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"2024 USF Pro Championships Schedule and Scholarships Announced". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

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"USF Pro Championships Confirms New Presenting Partner". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

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Wood, Ida (December 23, 2023). "Brazilian F4 Champion Tessaro Picks USF Juniors For Next Step In Career". Formulascout.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

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"Jeshua Alianell Joins Skip Barber Racing for 2024 USF Juniors". usfjuniors.com. April 1, 2024.

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@deforceracing (February 7, 2024). "🔵 WELCOME TO DEForce, Leandro! Leandro Juncos 🇺🇸🇦🇷 signs with DEForce Racing for the 2024 USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire Championship. Let's do this! 💪🏻" – via Instagram.

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"WELCOME BACK, BRADY!". X. December 4, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

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"DeForce Racing Driver Development Unveils 2024 Driver Line Up". Usfjuniors.com. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

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Hodapp, Alycia (November 21, 2023). "BRAZILIAN VERGARA JOINS EXCLUSIVE AUTOSPORT FOR THE 2024 USF JUNIORS SEASON". Exclusive Autosport. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

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"Canadian Martella Joins Exclusive Autosport for 2024 USF Juniors Season". Usfjuniors.com. February 7, 2024.

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"Augusto Soto-Schirripa Joins InterMS in USF Juniors". Usfjuniors.com. February 8, 2024.

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"Jay Howard Driver Development Adds Hudson Potter to USF Juniors Campaign". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

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"Ava Dobson Joins Jay Howard Driver Development for 2024". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

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