The USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires, formerly known as the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires, is a racecar driver development program, providing a scholarship-funded path to reach the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500.[1] Sanctioned by IndyCar, the Road to Indy is owned and managed by Andersen Promotions. On December 9, 2010 it was announced that Mazda would become the title sponsor of the program and provide scholarships for series champions to advance to the next rung of the ladder[2] with all three series running on Cooper Tires.
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Since its launch in 2010, the Road to Indy ladder system has attracted competitors from around the globe. Drivers from Albania, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Zimbabwe have been part of the grids, showcasing their talents at premier venues on a mix of road courses, temporary street circuits and ovals.
In 2021 Kyle Kirkwood won the Indy Lights championship and became the first driver to win a championship and thus scholarship at every rung of the ladder on their way to IndyCar. However, both Sage Karam and Matthew Brabham won scholarships from U.S. F2000 and made it to IndyCar. Karam, Brabham, Tristan Vautier, Oliver Askew and Spencer Pigot have all won two scholarships on their way to IndyCar. In 2017, Josef Newgarden became the first Road to Indy graduate and scholarship winner to win the IndyCar Series championship.
Mazda Road to Indy Shootoutedit
For 2017 a shootout race for up and coming talents was announced. The Road to Indy has several partnerships with other development series. In a knock-out format the drivers will compete for a $200,000 scholarship to race in the USF2000 series.
Drivers from the following series can qualify to compete in the shootout:[3][4]
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The USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires formerly known as the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires is a racecar driver development program providing a scholarship funded path to reach the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500 1 Sanctioned by IndyCar the Road to Indy is owned and managed by Andersen Promotions On December 9 2010 it was announced that Mazda would become the title sponsor of the program and provide scholarships for series champions to advance to the next rung of the ladder 2 with all three series running on Cooper Tires USF Pro Championships logoRoad to Indy logoSince its launch in 2010 the Road to Indy ladder system has attracted competitors from around the globe Drivers from Albania Argentina Australia Barbados Brazil Canada China Colombia Cyprus Denmark Finland France Guatemala Guyana India Ireland Italy Korea Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Pakistan Philippines Singapore Sweden South Africa Spain Taiwan United Kingdom Venezuela and Zimbabwe have been part of the grids showcasing their talents at premier venues on a mix of road courses temporary street circuits and ovals Contents 1 Participating series in order from lowest to highest ranking 2 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout 2 1 Shootout winners 3 Champions 4 ReferencesParticipating series in order from lowest to highest ranking editSeries Name Description Year FoundedUSF Juniors A new addition to the pathway sanctioned by USAC equivalent to Formula 4 2022USF2000 Championship Competing for a scholarship to the next stage of the pathway sanctioned by USAC equivalent to Formula Ford 1990USF Pro 2000 Championship Competing for a scholarship to the next stage of the pathway sanctioned by USAC 1991Indy NXT A single seater developmental championship supporting IndyCar Series at specific races across the season sanctioned by IndyCar 1977 predecessor 1986 original 2002 IndyCar sanctioned IndyCar Series Highest class of regional North American open wheel single seater formula racing cars sanctioned by IndyCar 1996 with history going back in early 1900 sIn 2021 Kyle Kirkwood won the Indy Lights championship and became the first driver to win a championship and thus scholarship at every rung of the ladder on their way to IndyCar However both Sage Karam and Matthew Brabham won scholarships from U S F2000 and made it to IndyCar Karam Brabham Tristan Vautier Oliver Askew and Spencer Pigot have all won two scholarships on their way to IndyCar In 2017 Josef Newgarden became the first Road to Indy graduate and scholarship winner to win the IndyCar Series championship Mazda Road to Indy Shootout editFor 2017 a shootout race for up and coming talents was announced The Road to Indy has several partnerships with other development series In a knock out format the drivers will compete for a 200 000 scholarship to race in the USF2000 series Drivers from the following series can qualify to compete in the shootout 3 4 nbsp Atlantic Championship Series 2016 nbsp Australian Formula Ford 2016 present nbsp BRSCC Formula Ford 1600 2016 present nbsp MSVR Formula Ford Super Series 2016 present nbsp F1600 Formula F Championship 2016 present nbsp F2000 Championship Series 2016 present nbsp Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear 2016 present nbsp Formula Ford Festival 2017 present nbsp Formula Panam 2016 present nbsp Formula Tour 1600 2016 present nbsp MMSC 1600 Indian Championship 2016 present nbsp NACAM Formula 4 Championship 5 starting in 2018 nbsp New Zealand Formula Ford Championship 2016 present nbsp Northern Ireland Formula Ford 1600 Championship 2017 present nbsp Pacific F2000 2016 present nbsp Rotax Max Challenge USA 2016 nbsp SCCA Runoffs F1600 2016 present nbsp SCCA Runoffs FC 2016 present nbsp Scottish Motor Racing Club Formula Ford 1600 Championship 2016 present nbsp Selectiva de Kart Petrobras 2017 present nbsp Skip Barber Race Series 2016 nbsp Team USA Scholarship 2016 present nbsp Walter Hayes Trophy 2017 present nbsp Mazda Road to Indy Brazil 2016 Shootout winners edit Year Track Winner2016 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca nbsp Oliver Askew2017 Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park nbsp Keith Donegan2018 Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park nbsp Hunter McElreaChampions editIndyCar Series Indy NXT USF Pro 2000 USF2000 USF Juniors2010 nbsp Dario Franchitti 2010 nbsp Jean Karl Vernay 2010 nbsp Conor Daly 2010 nbsp Sage Karam Not Held2011 nbsp Dario Franchitti 2011 nbsp Josef Newgarden 2011 nbsp Tristan Vautier 2011 nbsp Petri Suvanto2012 nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay 2012 nbsp Tristan Vautier 2012 nbsp Jack Hawksworth 2012 nbsp Matthew Brabham2013 nbsp Scott Dixon 2013 nbsp Sage Karam 2013 nbsp Matthew Brabham 2013 nbsp Scott Hargrove2014 nbsp Will Power 2014 nbsp Gabby Chaves 2014 nbsp Spencer Pigot 2014 nbsp Florian Latorre2015 nbsp Scott Dixon 2015 nbsp Spencer Pigot 2015 nbsp Santiago Urrutia 2015 nbsp Nico Jamin2016 nbsp Simon Pagenaud 2016 nbsp Ed Jones 2016 nbsp Aaron Telitz 2016 nbsp Anthony Martin2017 nbsp Josef Newgarden 2017 nbsp Kyle Kaiser 2017 nbsp Victor Franzoni 2017 nbsp Oliver Askew2018 nbsp Scott Dixon 2018 nbsp Patricio O Ward 2018 nbsp Rinus VeeKay 2018 nbsp Kyle Kirkwood2019 nbsp Josef Newgarden 2019 nbsp Oliver Askew 2019 nbsp Kyle Kirkwood 2019 nbsp Braden Eves2020 nbsp Scott Dixon 2020 no season pandemic 2020 nbsp Sting Ray Robb 2020 nbsp Christian Rasmussen2021 nbsp Alex Palou 2021 nbsp Kyle Kirkwood 2021 nbsp Christian Rasmussen 2021 nbsp Kiko Porto2022 nbsp Will Power 2022 nbsp Linus Lundqvist 2022 nbsp Louis Foster 2022 nbsp Michael d Orlando 2022 nbsp Mac Clark2023 nbsp Alex Palou 2023 nbsp Christian Rasmussen 2023 nbsp Myles Rowe 2023 nbsp Simon Sikes 2023 nbsp Nicolas GiaffoneReferences edit Mazda Road to Indy Retrieved 25 March 2014 Mazda to sponsor Road to Indy program Archived 2010 12 12 at the Wayback Machine IndyCar December 9 2010 Retrieved 2010 12 09 Official Feeder Series of the Mazda Road to Indy USF2000 Retrieved 20 September 2016 MRTI USF2000 200K Scholarship Shootout Dates Venue Announced usf2000 com Retrieved 2017 09 13 La FIA F4 Nacam participara en el MRTI Scholarship Shootout Chicas Racing Retrieved 2017 09 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USF Pro Championships amp oldid 1181852939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
