2018 U.S. F2000 National Championship
The 2018 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda was the ninth season – since its revival in 2010 – of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in INDYCAR's Road to Indy ladder, operated by Andersen Promotions. A 14-race schedule was announced on October 17, 2017.
American Kyle Kirkwood driving for Cape Motorsports in a single-car effort dominated the championship, winning twelve of the fourteen races. The only other driver to win was two consecutive races won by former Indy Lights competitor Alexandre Baron for Swan-RJB Motorsports early in the season. Baron left the series after seven races. Swede Rasmus Lindh finished well back in second place driving for Pabst Racing who won the team championship in a close battle. Lindh didn't capture a second place finish until the final race of the season. Just behind Lindh were Brazilians Lucas Kohl and Igor Fraga. Fourteen drivers competed in all fourteen races.
Drivers and teams
Team | Drivers | Rounds | |
Abel Motorsports | 79 | ![]() | 6–7, 10–12 |
ArmsUp Motorsports | 9 | ![]() | 6–14 |
ArmsUp Motorsports | 14 | ![]() | 3–4, 6–9, 13–14 |
ArmsUp Motorsports | 30 | ![]() | 1–5 |
BN Racing | 28 | ![]() | 1–4 |
BN Racing | 28 | ![]() | 6–12 |
BN Racing | 29 | ![]() | All |
Cape Motorsports | 8 | ![]() | All |
DEForce Racing | 7 | ![]() | 10–12 |
DEForce Racing | 10 | ![]() | 1–5 |
DEForce Racing | 11 | ![]() | All |
DEForce Racing | 12 | ![]() | All |
DEForce Racing | 27 | ![]() | All |
Exclusive Autosport | 90 | ![]() | 1–7 |
Exclusive Autosport | 90 | ![]() | 10–12 |
Exclusive Autosport | 90 | ![]() | 13–14 |
Exclusive Autosport | 91 | ![]() | All |
Exclusive Autosport | 92 | ![]() | 6–12 |
Exclusive Autosport | 93 | ![]() | 1–2 |
Newman Wachs Racing | 36 | ![]() | 1–12 |
Newman Wachs Racing | 37 | ![]() | 1–7, 10–12 |
Newman Wachs Racing | 38 | ![]() | All |
Newman Wachs Racing | 41 | ![]() | 13–14 |
Pabst Racing Services | 21 | ![]() | All |
Pabst Racing Services | 22 | ![]() | All |
Pabst Racing Services | 23 | ![]() | All |
Pabst Racing Services | 24 | ![]() | All |
Sol.O Racing | 5 | ![]() | 1–7 |
Swan-RJB Motorsports | 19 | ![]() | 1–7 |
Swan-RJB Motorsports | 20 | ![]() | 3–4 |
Team Benik | 31 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–7, 10–12 |
Team Benik | 51 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–7, 10–12 |
Team Pelfrey | 80 | ![]() | All |
Team Pelfrey | 81 | ![]() | All |
Team Pelfrey | 82 | ![]() | All |
Schedule
Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
1 | March 10 | ![]() | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
2 | March 11 | ![]() | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
3 | May 11 | ![]() | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana |
4 | May 12 | ![]() | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana |
5 | May 25 | ![]() | Lucas Oil Raceway | Clermont, Indiana |
6 | June 23 | ![]() | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
7 | June 24 | ![]() | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
8 | July 14 | ![]() | Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
9 | July 15 | ![]() | Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
10 | July 27 | ![]() | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
11 | July 28 | ![]() | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
12 | July 29 | ![]() | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
13 | September 1 | ![]() | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
14 | September 2 | ![]() | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
Race results
Championship standings
;Scoring systemPosition | 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 |
Points | 45 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
- One point is awarded to the driver who qualifies on pole position.
- One point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in the race.
- One point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race.
Drivers' Championship
Teams' championship
;Scoring systemPosition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th+ |
Points | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
- 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 | Points |
1 | Pabst Racing | 349 |
2 | Cape Motorsports | 334 |
3 | DEForce Racing | 181 |
4 | Exclusive Autosport | 166 |
5 | Swan-RJB Motorsports | 104 |
6 | ArmsUp Motorsports | 102 |
7 | BN Racing | 101 |
8 | Team Pelfrey | 101 |
9 | Newman Wachs Racing | 69 |
10 | Team BENIK | 33 |
11 | Sol.O Racing | 28 |
12 | Abel Motorsports | 22 |