2014 Pro Mazda Championship
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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
All teams are American-registered.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andretti Autosport | 27 | Canada Garett Grist | |
| 28 | United States Shelby Blackstock | ||
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 2 | United States Neil Alberico | |
| 3 | Canada Scott Hargrove | ||
| HAVOC Motorsport | 21 | United States Brian Lift | Mid-Ohio only |
| JDC MotorSports | 11 | Italy Vicky Piria | St. Pete & Barber only |
| 19 | United States Ryan Booth | ||
| 54 | United States Michael Johnson | ||
| 91 | United States Kyle Connery | Skipped LOR, Houston & Sonoma | |
| United States Clark Toppe | Houston only | ||
| Juncos Racing | 5 | Mexico Jose Gutierrez | |
| 6 | Argentina Julia Ballario | ||
| 7 | United States Spencer Pigot | ||
| 18 | United States Kyle Kaiser | ||
| 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 | St. Pete through IMS, Mid-Ohio | |
| 62 | Jamaica Jason Bedasse | St. Pete only | |
| 99 | Brazil Nicolas Costa | St. Pete through IMS | |
| Team Pelfrey | 80 | Canada Dalton Kellett | |
| 81 | Brazil Pipo Derani | St. Pete through IMS | |
| Norway Anders Krohn | LOR only | ||
| United Kingdom Jack Aitken | Sonoma only | ||
| United States Brandon Newey | 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 | Skipped LOR & Milwaukee | |
| 14 | United States Jeff Harrison | Barber & Houston only | |
| 16 | Philippines Michele Bumgarner | Skipped Mid-Ohio & Milwaukee | |
| 34 | United States Joey Bickers | Sonoma only | |
| 61 | United States Alex Keyes | 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. All races were held in the United States.
Championship standings
Drivers' championships
| Pos | Driver | STP | BAR | IMS | LOR | HOU | MOH | MIL | SON | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver STP BAR IMS LOR HOU MOH MIL SON Points Overall 1 United States Spencer Pigot 1* 1* 1* 1* 8 8 3 9* 1* 4 6 1* 21 5 309 2 Canada Scott Hargrove 3 5 2 2 1 1* 2 1 16 6 3 2* 3 18 299 3 United States Neil Alberico 6 6 4 6 3* 2 6 17 2 7 5 4 2 12 239 4 United States Shelby Blackstock 10 4 5 3 2 17 7 5 3 3 19 3 5 3 235 5 Brazil Nicolas Costa 8 16 19 8 15 16 4 2 5 1* 2 5 4 2 224 6 United States Kyle Kaiser 2 2 3 5 13 5 8 8 15 12 7 10 1 DSQ 211 7 Mexico José Gutiérrez 20 9 9 9 7 3 9 7 8 5 4 9 11 1 201 8 Canada Garett Grist 17 17 8 7 6 4 1* 6 9 9 1* 12 15 9 199 9 United States Ryan Booth 7 8 7 10 17 6 10 15 4 2 12 7 8 16 173 10 Canada Dalton Kellett 9 11 10 11 4 19 DNS 3 7 8 8 11 7 10 160 11 Argentina Julia Ballario 11 7 20 14 10 7 12 4 10 15 11 6 10 8 152 12 United States Kyle Connery 5 12 11 17 14 10 11 9 8 93 13 United States Michael Johnson 15 10 12 20 11 15 11 12 12 17 14 13 18 17 90 14 Brazil Pipo Derani 4 3 6 4 9 18 88 15 Philippines Michele Bumgarner 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 13 11 12 20 79 16 United States Bobby Eberle 14 15 18 19 18 12 14 14 13 16 17 14 66 17 United States Brandon Newey 16 18 16 12 5 14 10 13 63 18 United States Jay Horak 13 14 17 18 12 11 18 17 48 19 Brazil Felipe Donato 10 DNS 16 10 20 13 36 20 United Kingdom Jack Aitken 9 4 31 21 United States Alex Keyes 6 7 29 22 United States Jeff Harrison 15 16 11 13 29 23 United States Joey Bickers 14 6 22 24 United States Parker Nicklin 13 11 18 25 Norway Anders Krohn 5 17 26 Italy Vicky Piria 19 DNS 13 13 17 27 Puerto Rico Carlos Conde 14 18 19 15 17 28 United States Clark Toppe 16 6 16 29 United States Jason Rabe 19 9 13 30 United States Brian Lift 19 15 7 31 United States Stan Kohls 16 19 6 32 Jamaica Jason Bedasse 18 19 4 Expert class 1 United States Bobby Eberle 14 15 18 19 18 12 14 14 13 16 17 14 202 2 United States Jay Horak 13 14 17 18 14 17 18 17 153 3 United States Jeff Harrison 15 16 11 13 88 4 Puerto Rico Carlos Conde 14 18 19 15 66 5 United States Stan Kohls 16 19 37 6 United States Jason Rabe 19 9 23 7 Jamaica Jason Bedasse 18 19 16 Pos Driver STP BAR IMS LOR HOU MOH MIL SON Points | Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrawn (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Not competing In-line notation Bold Pole position (1 point) Italics Ran fastest race lap (1 point) * Led most race laps (1 point) | |||||||||||||||
| Overall | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | United States Spencer Pigot | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9* | 1* | 4 | 6 | 1* | 21 | 5 | 309 |
| 2 | Canada Scott Hargrove | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2* | 3 | 18 | 299 |
| 3 | United States Neil Alberico | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3* | 2 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 239 |
| 4 | United States Shelby Blackstock | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 235 |
| 5 | Brazil Nicolas Costa | 8 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1* | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 224 |
| 6 | United States Kyle Kaiser | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | DSQ | 211 |
| 7 | Mexico José Gutiérrez | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 201 |
| 8 | Canada Garett Grist | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1* | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1* | 12 | 15 | 9 | 199 |
| 9 | United States Ryan Booth | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 173 |
| 10 | Canada Dalton Kellett | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 19 | DNS | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 160 |
| 11 | Argentina Julia Ballario | 11 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 152 |
| 12 | United States Kyle Connery | 5 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 93 | |||||
| 13 | United States Michael Johnson | 15 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 90 |
| 14 | Brazil Pipo Derani | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 88 | ||||||||
| 15 | Philippines Michele Bumgarner | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 79 | |||
| 16 | United States Bobby Eberle | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 66 | ||
| 17 | United States Brandon Newey | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 63 | ||||||
| 18 | United States Jay Horak | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 48 | ||||||
| 19 | Brazil Felipe Donato | 10 | DNS | 16 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 36 | ||||||||
| 20 | United Kingdom Jack Aitken | 9 | 4 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | United States Alex Keyes | 6 | 7 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | United States Jeff Harrison | 15 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 23 | United States Joey Bickers | 14 | 6 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | United States Parker Nicklin | 13 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Norway Anders Krohn | 5 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Italy Vicky Piria | 19 | DNS | 13 | 13 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Puerto Rico Carlos Conde | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 28 | United States Clark Toppe | 16 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | United States Jason Rabe | 19 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | United States Brian Lift | 19 | 15 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | United States Stan Kohls | 16 | 19 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Jamaica Jason Bedasse | 18 | 19 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Expert class | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | United States Bobby Eberle | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 202 | ||
| 2 | United States Jay Horak | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 153 | ||||||
| 3 | United States Jeff Harrison | 15 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 88 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Puerto Rico Carlos Conde | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 5 | United States Stan Kohls | 16 | 19 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | United States Jason Rabe | 19 | 9 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Jamaica Jason Bedasse | 18 | 19 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | STP | BAR | IMS | LOR | HOU | MOH | MIL | SON | Points | ||||||
| Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrawn (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Not competing | ||||||||||||||||
| Color | Result | |||||||||||||||
| Gold | Winner | |||||||||||||||
| Silver | 2nd place | |||||||||||||||
| Bronze | 3rd place | |||||||||||||||
| Green | 4th & 5th place | |||||||||||||||
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place | |||||||||||||||
| Dark Blue | Finished (Outside Top 10) | |||||||||||||||
| Purple | Did not finish | |||||||||||||||
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | |||||||||||||||
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) | |||||||||||||||
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | |||||||||||||||
| White | Did not start (DNS) | |||||||||||||||
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) | |||||||||||||||
| Not competing | ||||||||||||||||
| In-line notation Bold Pole position (1 point) Italics Ran fastest race lap (1 point) * Led most race laps (1 point) | ||||||||||||||||
| In-line notation | ||||||||||||||||
| Bold | Pole position (1 point) | |||||||||||||||
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap (1 point) | |||||||||||||||
| * | Led most race laps (1 point) |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |