2014 Pro Mazda Championship
The 2014 Pro Mazda Championship is the 16th season in series history.
The second season of Andersen Promotions' management of the series saw increased car counts with 20 or more cars in many races and 13 drivers competing in all 14 races compared to 2013's nine.
American Spencer Pigot won the title over Canadian Scott Hargrove in the final race weekend at Sonoma Raceway in controversial fashion. In the first race of the weekend, the two made contact on the fourth lap of the race with Pigot leading. Pigot's race was over while Hargrove went on to finish third. In the second race, Neil Alberico, Hargrove's teammate, made contact with Pigot on the first lap, although both were able to continue. On lap 12, Pigot's teammate Kyle Kaiser's car stopped on track bringing out a caution flag, allowing Pigot, who was running sixth at the time, to close up behind the leaders. After the restart, Hargrove, who was leading, began to experience mechanical trouble, and as he fell back to Pigot, made a move that forced Pigot to swerve around him. Hargrove's race was done while Pigot finished fifth and captured the title by 11 points. Pigot captured six race wins in the fourteen races, including the first four races of the season. With the championship Pigot won a Road to Indy scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2015.
Alberico finished third in points without a race win. Andretti Autosport's top challenger, Shelby Blackstock finished fourth in the championship, also without a win. Brazilian Nicolas Costa captured one win and finished fifth in points. Other race winners were Kaiser, Jose Guttierez, who won the wild Sonoma race 2, and Garett Grist who captured two wins but was inconsistent.
American Bobby Eberle captured the Expert Class championship for drivers over 35 years old largely by virtue of entering the most races among such entrants.
Drivers and teams
[edit | edit source]All teams are American-registered.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andretti Autosport[1] | 27 | Canada Garett Grist[2] | |
| 28 | United States Shelby Blackstock[2] | ||
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing |
2 | United States Neil Alberico[3] | |
| 3 | Canada Scott Hargrove[2] | ||
| HAVOC Motorsport | 21 | United States Brian Lift | Mid-Ohio only |
| JDC MotorSports | 11 | Italy Vicky Piria[2] | St. Pete & Barber only |
| 19 | United States Ryan Booth[2] | ||
| 54 | United States Michael Johnson[4] | ||
| 91 | United States Kyle Connery[2] | Skipped LOR, Houston & Sonoma | |
| United States Clark Toppe | Houston only | ||
| Juncos Racing | 5 | Mexico Jose Gutierrez[5] | |
| 6 | Argentina Julia Ballario[6] | ||
| 7 | United States Spencer Pigot[7] | ||
| 18 | United States Kyle Kaiser[8] | ||
| M1 Racing | 9 | Brazil Felipe Donato | Houston, Mid-Ohio & Sonoma only |
| 23 | Puerto Rico Carlos Conde | Mid-Ohio & Sonoma only | |
| 26 | United States Parker Nicklin | Sonoma only | |
| 29 | United States Jason Rabe | IMS only | |
| 37 | United States Jay Horak[2] | St. Pete through IMS, Mid-Ohio | |
| 62 | Jamaica Jason Bedasse[9] | St. Pete only | |
| 99 | Brazil Nicolas Costa[2] | St. Pete through IMS | |
| Team Pelfrey | 80 | Canada Dalton Kellett[10] | |
| 81 | Brazil Pipo Derani[11] | St. Pete through IMS | |
| Norway Anders Krohn | LOR only | ||
| United Kingdom Jack Aitken | Sonoma only | ||
| United States Brandon Newey[2] | Mid-Ohio only | ||
| 82 | St. Pete through IMS | ||
| Brazil Nicolas Costa | Houston onwards | ||
| 99 | LOR only | ||
| World Speed Motorsports | 8 | United States Stan Kohls | Sonoma only |
| 13 | United States Bobby Eberle[2] | Skipped LOR & Milwaukee | |
| 14 | United States Jeff Harrison | Barber & Houston only | |
| 16 | Philippines Michele Bumgarner[2] | Skipped Mid-Ohio & Milwaukee | |
| 34 | United States Joey Bickers | Sonoma only | |
| 61 | United States Alex Keyes | Sonoma only |
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Race calendar and results
[edit | edit source]The series schedule, along with the other Road to Indy series, was announced on October 24, 2013. Unlike previous seasons, all races were in support of the IndyCar Series except the race at Lucas Oil Raceway (lower tiers of INDYCAR race at Lucas Oil Raceway to gain oval experience at shorter tracks). All road and street course race weekends were double-headers.[12] All races were held in the United States.
Championship standings
[edit | edit source]Drivers' championships
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| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| Overall points | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- Drivers must complete 50% race distance to score main points, otherwise 1 point is awarded.
Teams' championship
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juncos Racing | 375 |
| 2 | Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 346 |
| 3 | Team Pelfrey | 259 |
| 4 | Andretti Autosport | 238 |
| 5 | JDC MotorSports | 117 |
| 6 | World Speed Motorsports | 52 |
| 7 | M1 Racing | 45 |
| 8 | HAVOC Motorsport | 8 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Pro Mazda – Garett Grist et Shelby Blackstock chez Andretti Archived 2014-01-15 at the Wayback Machine, "ChequeredFlags.fr", January 13, 2014, Retrieved 2014-01-13
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Alberico Joins 2014 Championship Fight with Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, December 6, 2013, Retrieved 2013-12-6
- ^ Johnson Moving Up Mazda Road to Indy Ladder with JDC MotorSports Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, November 12, 2013, Retrieved 2013-11-12
- ^ Gutierrez Joins Juncos Racing for 2014 Campaign Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 12, 2014, Retrieved 2014-02-12
- ^ Juncos Racing Announces Ballario Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 11, 2014, Retrieved 2014-02-11
- ^ Pigot Joins Juncos Racing Title Fight Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 12, 2014, Retrieved 2014-02-12
- ^ JUNCOS RACING ADDS KYLE KAISER TO 2014 LINE-UP, Juncos Racing, February 13, 2014, Retrieved 2014-02-13
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Kellett Joins Team Pelfrey for 2014 Campaign Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, November 14, 2013, Retrieved 2013-11-14
- ^ Team Pelfrey Signs Brazilian Pipo Derani for 2014 Pro Mazda Championship Archived 2013-11-20 at archive.today, Pro Mazda Championship, November 20, 2013, Retrieved 2013-11-20
- ^ Mazda Road to Indy 2014 Schedule Confirmed Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Andsersen Promotions PR, October 24, 2013, Retrieved 2013-11-05