The 2016 Pro Mazda Championship was the 18th season in series history. The season will begin on March 12 at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and end on September 11 at Monterey Grand Prix.

Patricio O'Ward dominated the first half of the season, winning six of the first seven races (and finishing second in the remaining race), vaulting himself into a huge points lead. However, his Team Pelfrey teammate Aaron Telitz vaulted himself back into contention by winning the next four races while O'Ward faltered. Both drivers won one of the three races during the final race weekend but Telitz's non-winning finishes were higher and he won the championship by 28 points. Reigning U.S. F2000 National Championship champion Nico Jamin swept the weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finished third in the championship, well back. The only other driver to win a race was Argentinean Nicolas Dapero who captured his maiden victory in the penultimate race of the season and finished fifth in points, behind Will Owen who finished on the podium in eight of the sixteen races but failed to win.

American Bobby Eberle won the National Class championship, largely uncontested.

Drivers and teams

TeamNo.DriversRounds
Team No. Drivers Rounds Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing 2 France Nico Jamin All 3 United States Jake Eidson 1–7 4 Mexico Jorge Cevallos 10–11 DEForce Racing 11 United States Kory Enders (N) 14–16 12 Mexico Moisés de la Vara (N) 14–16 JDC MotorSports 13 United States Bobby Eberle (N) 5–6, 8–16 21 Mexico Jorge Cevallos 1–4 44 United States Kevin Davis (N) 5–6, 8–9 Juncos Racing 00 Australia Jake Parsons All 5 Canada Garett Grist 1–7 23 United States Will Owen All 31 Argentina Nicolás Dapero All Kaminsky Racing 57 United States Bob Kaminsky (N) 5–6, 8–9, 12–13 M1 Racing 37 United States Jay Horak (N) 1–2, 5–6 Team Pelfrey 80 Mexico Patricio O'Ward All 81 Malaysia Weiron Tan 1–4 United States TJ Fischer 8–16 82 United States Aaron Telitz All World Speed Motorsports 7 United States Dan Swanbeck (N) 14–16 13 United States Bobby Eberle 1–2 32 United Kingdom Joseph Burton-Harris 14–16Icon Class (N) National Class
Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing2France Nico JaminAll
3United States Jake Eidson1–7
4Mexico Jorge Cevallos10–11
DEForce Racing11United States Kory Enders (N)14–16
12Mexico Moisés de la Vara (N)14–16
JDC MotorSports13United States Bobby Eberle (N)5–6, 8–16
21Mexico Jorge Cevallos1–4
44United States Kevin Davis (N)5–6, 8–9
Juncos Racing00Australia Jake ParsonsAll
5Canada Garett Grist1–7
23United States Will OwenAll
31Argentina Nicolás DaperoAll
Kaminsky Racing57United States Bob Kaminsky (N)5–6, 8–9, 12–13
M1 Racing37United States Jay Horak (N)1–2, 5–6
Team Pelfrey80Mexico Patricio O'WardAll
81Malaysia Weiron Tan1–4
United States TJ Fischer8–16
82United States Aaron TelitzAll
World Speed Motorsports7United States Dan Swanbeck (N)14–16
13United States Bobby Eberle1–2
32United Kingdom Joseph Burton-Harris14–16
IconClass
(N)National Class

Race calendar and results

RndCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledWinning driverWinning team
1Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, FloridaMarch 12Mexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardTeam Pelfrey
2March 13United States Aaron TelitzMexico Patricio O'WardUnited States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzTeam Pelfrey
3Indy Grand Prix of AlabamaBirmingham, AlabamaApril 23United States Aaron TelitzMexico Patricio O'WardUnited States Aaron TelitzMexico Patricio O'WardTeam Pelfrey
4April 24Mexico Patricio O'WardUnited States Aaron TelitzMexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardTeam Pelfrey
5Indianapolis Motor Speedway road courseSpeedway, IndianaMay 13Mexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardTeam Pelfrey
6May 14Mexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardTeam Pelfrey
7Lucas Oil Raceway at IndianapolisBrownsburg, IndianaMay 27Mexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardTeam Pelfrey
8Grand Prix of Road AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinJune 25United States Aaron TelitzFrance Nico JaminUnited States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzTeam Pelfrey
9United States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzTeam Pelfrey
10Grand Prix of TorontoTorontoJuly 16United States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzTeam Pelfrey
11July 17United States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzTeam Pelfrey
12Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioJuly 30France Nico JaminFrance Nico JaminFrance Nico JaminFrance Nico JaminCape Motorsports with WTR
13United States Aaron TelitzMexico Patricio O'WardFrance Nico JaminFrance Nico JaminCape Motorsports with WTR
14Mazda Raceway Laguna SecaSalinas, CaliforniaSeptember 10United States Aaron TelitzMexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardMexico Patricio O'WardTeam Pelfrey
15September 11United States Aaron TelitzArgentina Nicolás DaperoArgentina Nicolás DaperoArgentina Nicolás DaperoJuncos Racing
16United States Aaron TelitzArgentina Nicolás DaperoUnited States Aaron TelitzUnited States Aaron TelitzTeam Pelfrey

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

PosDriverSTPALAIMSLORROATORMOHLAGPts
Pos Driver STP ALA IMS LOR ROA TOR MOH LAG Pts 1 United States Aaron Telitz 2 1* 2* 2 7 2 5 1* 1* 1* 1* 2 3 2 5 1* 421 2 Mexico Patricio O'Ward 1* 2 1 1* 1* 1* 1* 4 4 9 2 7 4 1* 10 6 393 3 France Nico Jamin 4 4 6 4 5 4 7 10 2 2 3 1* 1* 4 3 4 331 4 United States Will Owen 9 6 5 5 2 3 6 3 3 4 4 3 2 11 2 2 317 5 Argentina Nicolas Dapero 10 10 7 7 8 8 3 2 5 5 9 5 8 3 1* 3 278 6 Australia Jake Parsons 8 5 10 9 3 6 4 6 9 3 5 4 7 5 12 5 258 7 United States TJ Fischer 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 11 7 137 8 Canada Garett Grist 6 8 3 3 4 5 2 133 9 United States Jake Eidson 3 7 8 6 6 7 8 106 10 Mexico Jorge Cevallos 7 9 9 8 8 7 79 11 Malaysia Weiron Tan 5 3 4 10 69 12 United Kingdom Joseph Burton-Harris 10 4 8 46 13 United States Bobby Eberle 11 11 20 National class 1 United States Bobby Eberle 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 6 7 9 11 225 2 United States Bob Kaminsky 10 11 8 10 9 9 102 3 United States Jay Horak 12 12 11 12 71 4 United States Kevin Davis 12 10 9 8 63 5 Mexico Moisés de la Vara 8 6 12 52 6 United States Dan Swanbeck 9 7 10 51 7 United States Kory Enders 12 8 9 49 Pos Driver STP ALA IMS LOR ROA TOR MOH LAG PtsColor 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) 1 Qualifying cancelled no bonus point awarded Rookie
1United States Aaron Telitz21*2*27251*1*1*1*23251*421
2Mexico Patricio O'Ward1*211*1*1*1*4492741*106393
3France Nico Jamin4464547102231*1*434331
4United States Will Owen96552363344321122317
5Argentina Nicolas Dapero10107788325595831*3278
6Australia Jake Parsons851093646935475125258
7United States TJ Fischer5666656117137
8Canada Garett Grist6833452133
9United States Jake Eidson3786678106
10Mexico Jorge Cevallos79988779
11Malaysia Weiron Tan5341069
12United Kingdom Joseph Burton-Harris104846
13United States Bobby Eberle111120
National class
1United States Bobby Eberle997778867911225
2United States Bob Kaminsky101181099102
3United States Jay Horak1212111271
4United States Kevin Davis12109863
5Mexico Moisés de la Vara861252
6United States Dan Swanbeck971051
7United States Kory Enders128949
PosDriverSTPALAIMSLORROATORMOHLAGPts
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) 1 Qualifying cancelled no bonus point awarded Rookie
In-line notation
BoldPole position (1 point)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap (1 point)
*Led most race laps (1 point)
1Qualifying cancelled no bonus point awarded
Rookie
  • Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.

Teams' championship

PosTeamPoints
1Team Pelfrey553
2Juncos Racing445
3Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing327

See also

2016 IndyCar Series season 2016 Indy Lights season

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