Zanella Racing is pleased to announce that American Grant Mitchell will make his USF Pro Championships by Continental Tire debut with the team this season, competing in the USF Juniors program. The 16-year-old Lake Forest, Illinois, student participated in the Skip Barber Racing School Formula Car Series last season and has logged considered testing time in the Tatuus JR-23 USF Juniors car over the last six months to prepare for his entry into the series.

In 2025, in only their second year in the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire, Zanella Racing and Leonardo Escorpioni achieved both of the goals that they’d set out for themselves in the off-season. Escorpioni won six races in the USF Juniors series enroute to the Driver Championship, while he and his teammates worked together to bring Zanella Racing the prestigious Team Championship as well. After celebrating with Zanella in 2025, the 15-year-old will remain with the Orlando, FL based operation for 2026, bringing his $250,000 scholarship with him as the team expands into the USF2000 series.

Zanella Racing is pleased to announce its first driver for the 2025 USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire. Surrey, British Columbia’s Ty Fisher will make his USF Juniors debut with the team next year following a series of impressive and successful development years in American karting. The 13-year-old frontrunning karter will turn 14 before the end of the calendar year and he is primed and ready to make his full-time move to open-wheel formula car racing with the ultimate goal of developing a career in Formula 1. The Canadian has been logging significant track time in the team’s Tatuus JR23 race car and they have high expectations.

Top national-level American karting team Zanella Racing is thrilled to announce its expansion into the USF Pro Championships formula car ladder system in 2024. The operation has purchased of a pair of Tatuus JR-23 cars that they will campaign into USF Juniors next season. Launched in 2012, Zanella Racing is a full-service kart racing team and driver development program, led by former karting star Jose Zanella.