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 Garrett 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
All teams are American-registered.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Notes |
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| Andretti Autosport[1] | 27 |  Garett Grist[2]
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| 28 |  Shelby Blackstock[2]
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| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing |
2 | Neil Alberico[3]
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| 3 | Scott Hargrove[2]
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| HAVOC Motorsport | 21 | Brian Lift
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Mid-Ohio only |
| JDC MotorSports | 11 |  Vicky Piria[2]
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St. Pete & Barber only |
| 19 | Ryan Booth[2]
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| 54 | Michael Johnson[4]
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| 91 | Kyle Connery[2]
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Skipped LOR, Houston & Sonoma | |
| Clark Toppe
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Houston only | ||
| Juncos Racing | 5 |  Jose Gutierrez[5]
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| 6 |  Julia Ballario[6]
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| 7 | Spencer Pigot[7]
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| 18 | Kyle Kaiser[8]
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| M1 Racing | 9 |  Felipe Donato
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Houston, Mid-Ohio & Sonoma only |
| 23 |  Carlos Conde
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Mid-Ohio & Sonoma only | |
| 26 | Parker Nicklin
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Sonoma only | |
| 29 | Jason Rabe
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IMS only | |
| 37 | Jay Horak[2]
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St. Pete through IMS, Mid-Ohio | |
| 62 |  Jason Bedasse[9]
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St. Pete only | |
| 99 | Nicolas Costa[2]
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St. Pete through IMS | |
| Team Pelfrey | 80 | Dalton Kellett[10]
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| 81 | Pipo Derani[11]
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St. Pete through IMS | |
 Anders Krohn
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LOR only | ||
 Jack Aitken
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Sonoma only | ||
| Brandon Newey[2]
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Mid-Ohio only | ||
| 82 | St. Pete through IMS | ||
| Nicolas Costa
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Houston onwards | ||
| 99 | LOR only | ||
| World Speed Motorsports | 8 | Stan Kohls
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Sonoma only |
| 13 | Bobby Eberle[2]
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Skipped LOR & Milwaukee | |
| 14 | Jeff Harrison
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Barber & Houston only | |
| 16 |  Michele Bumgarner[2]
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Skipped Mid-Ohio & Milwaukee | |
| 34 | Joey Bickers
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Sonoma only | |
| 61 | Alex Keyes
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Sonoma only |
Race calendar and results
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
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
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 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
- ^ 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 "Allied Building Products Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Entry List" (PDF). Pro Mazda Championship. IndyCar. March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Bedasse will be first Jamaican in Pro Mazda". IndyCar Series. IndyCar. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ 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, Andsersen Promotions PR, October 24, 2013, Retrieved 2013-11-05