The 2026 USF Juniors presented by Continental Tire was 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 competed using Tatuus JR-23 racecars with Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires. TeamNo.Driver(s)StatusRound(s) Berg Racing68 Alex Berg1–9 DEForce Racing14 Vilho Aatola1–9 Juan Garciarce14–1618 Jack Haydu10–1119 Elías VignolaAll20 Pipe Chaparro1–6, 10–16 Exclusive Autosport90 Bex CranstonAll91 Connor Aspley1–992 Brenden Cooley1–1397 Cole MedeirosAll JHDD powered by ECR6 Casper Nissen1–137 Aryan NarolaAll8 Max Cuthbert1–13 Indy Andersen14–169 John MainAll Olivia Racing25 Karol PasiewiczAll Savage Auto Sport3 Alexander Savage14–16 VRD Racing by Pole Position10 Iván Machado Pérez1–912 Dean Hoogendoorn7–1627 Arthur Barbe4–630 Edward Kennedy 7–16 Zanella Racing21 Jared OselkaAll23 Olivier MrakAll28 Grant MitchellAll29 Maddie Colleran1–6, 10–1646 Max MokaremAll69 Gianmatteo Rousseau14–1687 Leonardo SerravalleAll88 Victor CoutoAllIconStatusRookie
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.
Icon Legend Road course
Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation1February 17–18Grand Prix of Homestead presented by YACademy Homestead–Miami Speedway (Modified Road Course)Homestead, Florida234April 17–19Continental Tire Grand Prix of South Carolina Carolina Motorsports ParkKershaw, South Carolina567May 14–17Continental Tire Grand Prix of Canada Canadian Tire Motorsport ParkClarington, Ontario8910July 3–4USF Pro Patriot 250 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio1112July 10–11Andersen Corporate Woodworking Grand Prix of Lime Rock Lime Rock ParkLakeville, Connecticut1314September 25–26USF Pro Championships Grand Prix of Road America Road AmericaElkhart Lake. Wisconsin1516
Race results Rd.TrackPole positionFastest lapMost laps ledRace winnerDriverTeam 1 Homestead–Miami Speedway(Modified Road Course) Max Mokarem Bex Cranston Max Mokarem Max Mokarem Zanella Racing 2 Iván Machado Pérez Casper Nissen Iván Machado Pérez Iván Machado Pérez VRD Racing by Pole Position 3 Iván Machado Pérez Max Cuthbert Iván Machado Pérez Max Mokarem Max Mokarem Zanella Racing 4 Carolina Motorsports Park Iván Machado Pérez Iván Machado Pérez Cole Medeiros Cole Medeiros Exclusive Autosport 5 Iván Machado Pérez Iván Machado Pérez Iván Machado Pérez Iván Machado Pérez VRD Racing by Pole Position 6 Iván Machado Pérez Iván Machado Pérez Iván Machado Pérez Iván Machado Pérez VRD Racing by Pole Position 7 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Karol Pasiewicz Karol Pasiewicz Karol Pasiewicz Karol Pasiewicz Olivia Racing 8 Karol Pasiewicz Dean Hoogendoorn Karol Pasiewicz Karol Pasiewicz Olivia Racing 9 Karol Pasiewicz Olivier Mrak Karol Pasiewicz Karol Pasiewicz Olivia Racing 10Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Karol Pasiewicz Edward Kennedy Edward Kennedy Edward Kennedy VRD Racing by Pole Position 11 Karol Pasiewicz Karol Pasiewicz Karol Pasiewicz Edward Kennedy VRD Racing by Pole Position 12Lime Rock Park Edward Kennedy Bex Cranston Edward Kennedy Karol PasiewiczOlivia Racing 13 Edward Kennedy Edward Kennedy Bex Cranston Edward KennedyVRD Racing by Pole Position 14 Road America Leonardo Serravalle Pipe Chaparro Karol Pasiewicz Bex CranstonExclusive Autosport 15 Karol Pasiewicz Karol Pasiewicz Karol Pasiewicz Karol PasiewiczOlivia Racing 16 Karol Pasiewicz Karol Pasiewicz Karol Pasiewicz Karol PasiewiczOlivia Racing
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
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 Karol Pasiewicz 2 2 2 18 20 11 1* 1* 1* 2 5* 1 3 2 1* 1* 376 2 Bex Cranston 5 6 16 6 12 19 7 5 4 13 3 2 2* 1 16 3 254 3 Max Mokarem 1* 4 1* 9 8 2 18 11 10 6 11 10 9 10 14 5 239 4 Victor Couto 9 11 7 12 11 4 2 2 5 15 19 8 5 4 13 10 218 5 Olivier Mrak 4 9 3 22 2 10 3 3 2 17 18 9 11 7 19 9 216 6 Cole Medeiros 18 5 5 1* 9 3 4 8 18 8 16 12 10 5 15 14 205 7 Edward Kennedy 10 4 6 1* 1 3* 1 3 18 8 201 8 Leonardo Serravalle 8 8 18 10 5 7 5 6 16 12 12 6 6 14 3 7 198 9 Dean Hoogendoorn 8 9 7 3 2 4 12 12 2 4 168 10 Iván Machado Pérez 19 1* 14* 3 1* 1* 20 10 3 167 11 Max Cuthbert 10 19 4 5 19 13 6 12 11 4 20 5 4 150 12 Casper Nissen 7 10 6 4 6 18 9 7 8 19 9 18 13 142 13 Vilho Aatola 3 3 12 2 4 5 16 20 9 132 14 Elías Vignola 17 7 19 21 DNS 6 14 21 DNS 5 4 14 15 9 7 12 128 15 Brenden Cooley 6 18 8 11 7 12 19 13 19 7 17 11 7 118 16 Grant Mitchell 14 14 11 14 17 21 17 17 15 10 15 7 8 18 17 13 109 17 Pipe Chaparro 20 12 10 19 10 22 11 7 15 14 17 4 11 106 18 John Main 11 16 21 7 18 14 15 15 17 9 6 16 17 19 12 19 105 19 Jared Oselka 13 13 20 20 14 9 13 19 13 20 8 13 18 20 20 15 88 20 Aryan Narola 15 21 17 15 21 15 21 18 DNS 18 10 17 16 13 5 16 81 21 Alex Berg 21 17 9 17 3 8 12 16 12 79 22 Maddie Colleran 16 15 15 16 16 16 14 14DNSDNS 15 11 18 66 23 Connor Aspley 12 20 13 8 13 20 11 14 14 6424 Gianmatteo Rousseau 6 8 25325 Indy Andersen 8 6 64326 Alexander Savage 11 10 202227 Juan Garciarce 16 9 1721 28 Arthur Barbe 13 15 17 18 29 Jack Haydu 16 13 13
Teams' championship Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th+ Points221815121086421
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 Zanella Racing 1 4 1 7 2 2 2 2 2 6 8 6 5 295 4 8 3 8 5 4 3 3 5 10 10 7 6 2 VRD Racing by Pole Position 10 1 11 3 1 1 7 4 3 1 1 3 1 273 9 10 11 9 8 6 3 2 4 8 3 Olivia Racing 2 2 2 11 12 8 1 1 1 2 5 1 3 230 4 Exclusive Autosport 5 5 5 1 7 3 4 5 4 7 3 2 2 230 6 6 7 6 8 9 6 7 11 8 11 8 7 5 JHDD powered by ECR 7 9 4 4 6 12 5 6 7 4 6 5 4 147 8 10 6 5 11 10 8 9 9 9 9 11 9 6 DEForce Racing 3 3 9 2 4 5 11 11 8 5 4 9 10 134 9 7 10 12 9 6 12 12 DNS 11 7 10 11 7 Berg Racing 11 11 8 10 3 7 10 10 10 58
See also 2026 IndyCar Series 2026 Indy NXT 2026 USF Pro 2000 Championship 2026 USF2000 Championship
References
External links USF Juniors Official Website