The 2023 USF2000 Championshippresented by Cooper Tires was the fourteenth season of the
USF2000 Championship since its revival in 2010. When the top rung of the
Road to Indy ladder system,
Indy Lights, was bought by Penske Entertainment (owners of
IndyCar) in 2021 and the lower level series changed sanctioning to the
United States Auto Club, changes were made to the other championships in the ladder. This, together with the Indy Lights being rebranded to
Indy NXT, effectively ended the "Road to Indy" branding, with the three championships below Indy NXT now collectively called "USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires".[1] The USF2000 Championship served as the middle rung of this ladder.
Simon Sikes won the Drivers' Championship at the final race weekend at Portland with two races to spare. His team, Pabst Racing, won their second consecutive and fifth all-time championship.
TJ Speed Motorsports took over two cars from Cape Motorsports to enter the championship in 2023, but ultimately decided against it.[34][35]
Noah Ping was signed to compete for Velocity Racing Development, but dropped out and instead signed with VRD-partnered team
Arden in
GB3.[36][37]
Schedule
The 2023 schedule was revealed on October 17, 2022. It featured two street circuits, five road courses and one oval round. The championship returned to Sebring for the first time since 2013. All rounds except the weekends at Sebring and Indianapolis Raceway Park supported the IndyCar Series.[38]
The 2023 USF2000 Championshippresented by Cooper Tires was the fourteenth season of the
USF2000 Championship since its revival in 2010. When the top rung of the
Road to Indy ladder system,
Indy Lights, was bought by Penske Entertainment (owners of
IndyCar) in 2021 and the lower level series changed sanctioning to the
United States Auto Club, changes were made to the other championships in the ladder. This, together with the Indy Lights being rebranded to
Indy NXT, effectively ended the "Road to Indy" branding, with the three championships below Indy NXT now collectively called "USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires".[1] The USF2000 Championship served as the middle rung of this ladder.
Simon Sikes won the Drivers' Championship at the final race weekend at Portland with two races to spare. His team, Pabst Racing, won their second consecutive and fifth all-time championship.
TJ Speed Motorsports took over two cars from Cape Motorsports to enter the championship in 2023, but ultimately decided against it.[34][35]
Noah Ping was signed to compete for Velocity Racing Development, but dropped out and instead signed with VRD-partnered team
Arden in
GB3.[36][37]
Schedule
The 2023 schedule was revealed on October 17, 2022. It featured two street circuits, five road courses and one oval round. The championship returned to Sebring for the first time since 2013. All rounds except the weekends at Sebring and Indianapolis Raceway Park supported the IndyCar Series.[38]