USFJ
USF Juniors
– champion’s licence points
16
Years old · born 2010
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Years racing
2
Series on the 2026 card
On the ladder in 2026
Every series on the card this season, entry rung first, with what a title at each one is worth toward a Super Licence.
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1
Entry / Development
13–18 typical ageThis is the earliest levels of open-wheel racing. Sealed, low-downforce single-seaters on a spec tire, run on calendars short enough that a rookie can learn racecraft without a budget that ends a career in one season. Nothing here counts toward a Super Licence. It counts toward being ready - and it is where the first serious sponsorship conversations happen.
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3
Advanced Development
16–25 typical ageTwo routes, one goal. Formula Regional is the bridge to F3: more power, real downforce, and the first cars that punish a driver who has not learned to manage tires over a race distance. F1 Academy is the all-female championship that the FIA introduced in 2023, racing F4 machinery with FIA sponsorship to make it more attainable - every F1 team backs a car and the series covers most of a seat's cost, which makes it the single largest funded opportunity that exists for a woman on the climb to formula 1.
F1AF1 Academy
10 champion’s licence points
Super Licence points are awarded for winning a championship at a tier the FIA certifies. Winning every title on this card would be worth 10 of the 40 points a driver needs across three seasons to be eligible for Formula 1.