2016 Pro Mazda Championship
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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
Race calendar and results
Championship standings
Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | STP | ALA | IMS | LOR | ROA | TOR | MOH | LAG | Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Pts | 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) 1 Qualifying cancelled no bonus point awarded Rookie | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Pts | ||||||||
| 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) 1 Qualifying cancelled no bonus point awarded Rookie | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
- Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
Teams' championship
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Pelfrey | 553 |
| 2 | Juncos Racing | 445 |
| 3 | Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 327 |
See also
2016 IndyCar Series season 2016 Indy Lights season