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.

TeamNo.DriversNotes
Andretti Autosport27Canada Garett Grist
28United States Shelby Blackstock
Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing2United States Neil Alberico
3Canada Scott Hargrove
HAVOC Motorsport21United States Brian LiftMid-Ohio only
JDC MotorSports11Italy Vicky PiriaSt. Pete & Barber only
19United States Ryan Booth
54United States Michael Johnson
91United States Kyle ConnerySkipped LOR, Houston & Sonoma
United States Clark ToppeHouston only
Juncos Racing5Mexico Jose Gutierrez
6Argentina Julia Ballario
7United States Spencer Pigot
18United States Kyle Kaiser
M1 Racing9Brazil Felipe DonatoHouston, Mid-Ohio & Sonoma only
23Puerto Rico Carlos CondeMid-Ohio & Sonoma only
26United States Parker NicklinSonoma only
29United States Jason RabeIMS only
37United States Jay HorakSt. Pete through IMS, Mid-Ohio
62Jamaica Jason BedasseSt. Pete only
99Brazil Nicolas CostaSt. Pete through IMS
Team Pelfrey80Canada Dalton Kellett
81Brazil Pipo DeraniSt. Pete through IMS
Norway Anders KrohnLOR only
United Kingdom Jack AitkenSonoma only
United States Brandon NeweyMid-Ohio only
82St. Pete through IMS
Brazil Nicolas CostaHouston onwards
99LOR only
World Speed Motorsports8United States Stan KohlsSonoma only
13United States Bobby EberleSkipped LOR & Milwaukee
14United States Jeff HarrisonBarber & Houston only
16Philippines Michele BumgarnerSkipped Mid-Ohio & Milwaukee
34United States Joey BickersSonoma only
61United States Alex KeyesSonoma 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.

RndCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledWinning driverWinning team
1Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, FloridaMarch 29United States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
2March 30United States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
3Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, AlabamaApril 26United States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
4April 27Canada Scott HargroveUnited States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
5Indianapolis Motor Speedway road courseSpeedway, IndianaMay 9United States Spencer PigotCanada Scott HargroveUnited States Neil AlbericoCanada Scott HargroveCape Motorsports
6May 10United States Spencer PigotCanada Scott HargroveCanada Scott HargroveCanada Scott HargroveCape Motorsports
7Lucas Oil Raceway at IndianapolisClermont, IndianaMay 24Canada Garett GristUnited States Spencer PigotCanada Garett GristCanada Garett GristAndretti Autosport
8Reliant ParkHouston, TexasJune 28Canada Garett GristUnited States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotCanada Scott HargroveCape Motorsports
9June 29Canada Garett GristUnited States Neil AlbericoUnited States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
10Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioAugust 2Brazil Nicolas CostaUnited States Neil AlbericoBrazil Nicolas CostaBrazil Nicolas CostaTeam Pelfrey
11August 3Brazil Nicolas CostaBrazil Nicolas CostaCanada Garett GristCanada Garett GristAndretti Autosport
12Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinAugust 16Mexico José GutiérrezCanada Scott HargroveCanada Scott Hargrove United States Spencer PigotUnited States Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
13Sonoma RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaAugust 22Canada Scott HargroveUnited States Spencer PigotUnited States Kyle KaiserUnited States Kyle KaiserJuncos Racing
14August 23Canada Scott HargroveCanada Scott HargroveCanada Scott HargroveMexico José GutiérrezJuncos Racing

Championship standings

Drivers' championships

PosDriverSTPBARIMSLORHOUMOHMILSONPoints
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 PointsColor 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
1United States Spencer Pigot1*1*1*1*8839*1*461*215309
2Canada Scott Hargrove352211*2116632*318299
3United States Neil Alberico66463*26172754212239
4United States Shelby Blackstock10453217753319353235
5Brazil Nicolas Costa81619815164251*2542224
6United States Kyle Kaiser22351358815127101DSQ211
7Mexico José Gutiérrez2099973978549111201
8Canada Garett Grist171787641*6991*12159199
9United States Ryan Booth78710176101542127816173
10Canada Dalton Kellett9111011419DNS378811710160
11Argentina Julia Ballario11720141071241015116108152
12United States Kyle Connery51211171410119893
13United States Michael Johnson151012201115111212171413181790
14Brazil Pipo Derani436491888
15Philippines Michele Bumgarner121314151613131311122079
16United States Bobby Eberle14151819181214141316171466
17United States Brandon Newey16181612514101363
18United States Jay Horak131417181211181748
19Brazil Felipe Donato10DNS1610201336
20United Kingdom Jack Aitken9431
21United States Alex Keyes6729
22United States Jeff Harrison1516111329
23United States Joey Bickers14622
24United States Parker Nicklin131118
25Norway Anders Krohn517
26Italy Vicky Piria19DNS131317
27Puerto Rico Carlos Conde1418191517
28United States Clark Toppe16616
29United States Jason Rabe19913
30United States Brian Lift19157
31United States Stan Kohls16196
32Jamaica Jason Bedasse18194
Expert class
1United States Bobby Eberle141518191812141413161714202
2United States Jay Horak1314171814171817153
3United States Jeff Harrison1516111388
4Puerto Rico Carlos Conde1418191566
5United States Stan Kohls161937
6United States Jason Rabe19923
7Jamaica Jason Bedasse181916
PosDriverSTPBARIMSLORHOUMOHMILSONPoints
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
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th–10th place
Dark BlueFinished (Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn (Wth)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
BlankDid 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
BoldPole position (1 point)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap (1 point)
*Led most race laps (1 point)
Position1234567891011121314151617181920
Overall points3025221917151413121110987654321
  • Drivers must complete 50% race distance to score main points, otherwise 1 point is awarded.

Teams' championship

PosTeamPoints
1Juncos Racing375
2Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing346
3Team Pelfrey259
4Andretti Autosport238
5JDC MotorSports117
6World Speed Motorsports52
7M1 Racing45
8HAVOC Motorsport8

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