2025 USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire

USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire (formerly Indy Pro 2000) has served as a vital step on the career path of many of today’s top drivers. It is the third official step on the USF Pro Championships ladder. The series is sanctioned by USAC and owned and operated by Andersen Promotions.

Lochie Hughes, 22, from Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, driving for Turn 3 Motorsport captured the 2024 USF Pro 2000 title and scholarship package valued at $681,500 to advance to INDY NXT in 2025.

Beginning in 2025, USF Pro 2000 and USF2000 will see an increase in horsepower on road and street courses. USF Pro 2000 will enjoy a substantial gain in engine performance with the rev limiter rising from 7850 soft to 8350 – a gain of 500 rpm – affecting the engine’s power output and drivability. Peak horsepower output will be boosted 10 hp at the top end while the bottom end will gain as much as 40 hp culminating in lower lap times, a substantial improvement in acceleration out of slower corners along with an increase in top speeds.

USF2000 will continue with its current rev limiter, but removal of the engine restrictor will result in a 20 hp increase at the top end, an increase in acceleration, with a small gain in top speed, and faster lap times.

HISTORY

USF Pro 2000’s roots date back to 1991 with the Star Mazda Championship, which ceased operation in 2012 after 22 years. Andersen Promotions founded what is now USF Pro 2000 in December of 2012 to replace the void left by Star Mazda. Graduates include Oliver Askew, Conor Daly, Louis Foster, James Hinchcliffe, Sage Karam, Kyle Kirkwood, Patricio O'Ward, Graham Rahal, Christian Rasmussen, Myles Rowe, Sting Ray Robb and Rinus VeeKay.

2025 PRIZE MONEY AND AWARDS

The 2025 USF Pro 2000 champion will receive a scholarship valued at $594,500* to advance to INDY NXT in 2026. Additional prize money and awards include the Continental Tire Pole Award for each race as well as season-ending awards for Rookie of the Year, Championship Team, Engineer of the Year, Mechanic of the Year, Hard Charger, Move of the Year and Spirit Award.

In total, the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire will distribute over $1.48M* in prize money and awards.

*Minimum as of September 2024. Full 2025 prize money and award packages to be finalized.

2025 SCHEDULE - Eight Events/18 Races

*Includes pre-event test day

Spring Training will return to NOLA Motorsports Park on February 22-23. Additional series’ in-season tests for all three series will be held at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on May 13-14 and Road America on June 11-12. The season-ending Championship Celebration will take place on August 11 in Portland. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will once again host the traditional USF Pro Fall Combine on October 25-26.

SERIES PARTNERS

Continental Tire, AMR INDYCAR Safety Team, Bell Helmets, Carl Haas Auto, Cosworth, Dallara Research Center, Dynamic Suspensions, Elite Engines, Hyperco, INDYCAR Ministry,  Makita Corporation, PFC Brakes, RACER, Racing Communications, Sabelt, Skip Barber Racing School, Tatuus, Tilton, Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand, VP Racing Fuels

COVERAGE

Coverage of USF Pro 2000 will feature worldwide live streaming on the USF Pro Championships App, YouTube channel and website. All races will be available on the series YouTube channel after each event.

CAR | ENGINE

Tatuus Racing, S.p.A is the manufacturer of the race car packages for all three levels of the USF Pro Championships and is world-renowned as a premier builder of formula cars. The USF Pro Championships concept is unique in that the same monocoque and many of the main suspension and bodywork components are common to all three series.

The USF Pro 2000 IP-22 utilizes the same base chassis as USF2000 and USF Juniors allowing drivers and teams to continue to advance up the world's most complete driver development system with a forward-thinking three-step concept.

The chassis is a full carbon composite and aluminum honeycomb monocoque meeting current FIA safety standards including side impact panels, front and rear impact structures, HANS-compliant INDYCAR head restraint, front and rear wheel tethers and upgraded front bulkhead structure for USA-specific oval racing circuits and a Halo-type device.

The equipment package for all series will remain in competition for at least three more seasons through 2027.

All series are based on the MZR 2.0-liter powerplant built by Elite Engines. USF2000 and USF Juniors are upgraded factory engines and are the same except for restrictor plates and mapping. USF Pro 2000 uses the same block and head casting but is race built with performance pistons, rods, camshafts and billet crankshaft. All engines utilize a fly-by-wire throttle system.

Carl Haas Automobile Imports, Inc. is the exclusive racecar/parts supplier for the series.

VP is the Official Fuel of the USF Pro 2000 series.

TIRES

Slick/rain tires co-branded CONTINENTAL/USFPRO2000 as manufactured by Continental Tire.

POINT SYSTEM

ROAD/STREET COURSES

7th............................... 14             14th.............................. 7

One additional point is awarded for pole position, most laps led and fastest race lap

OVALS

7th............................... 21             14th..............................11

One additional point is awarded for pole position, most laps led and fastest race lap

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Single car teams will receive three bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams. Only the two best results will count in the team championship for teams fielding more than two entries.

CURRENT TRACK RECORDS

+ = two lap average  

2024 Season Leaders:

MILESTONES (Road to Indy Era 2010-2024):

PAST CHAMPIONS:

(*) Series switched from tube-frame cars to carbon-fiber cars in 2004.
(+) First season of unified national Star Mazda Championship series. From 1991 – 1999 the series crowned regional and oval-track champions.