The 2010 Star Mazda Championship was the twelfth season of the Star Mazda Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that competes using spec chassis and engines. It was the third season under the sanctioning of the International Motor Sports Association and the first under the Indy Racing League's new Road to Indy ladder. [1]
Conor Daly became series champion after finishing in the top four positions in each of the twelve races prior to clinching the title at Mosport International Raceway. [2] At the same meeting, Carlos Conde sealed the Masters title for drivers over 45 years of age, [3] while J. W. Roberts secured the Expert title for drivers between 30 and 44 at Trois-Rivières.
Team | No | Drivers | Notes |
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Team Apex | 9 | Jorge Goncalvez [4] | |
18 | João Victor Horto [5] | ||
28 | Juan Piedrahita [4] | Skipped ORP & Iowa | |
Bob Kaminsky [6] | Masters; Autobahn only | ||
JDC MotorSports | 11 | Connor De Phillippi [7] | |
19 | Caio Lara [8] | ||
55 | Gerry Kraut [4] | Masters; Sebring, Laguna Seca and Autobahn | |
64 | Patrick O'Neill [4] | Expert; Skipped ORP, Iowa, Autobahn, Mosport & Road Atlanta | |
75 | Jeff Garibotti [6] | Autobahn only | |
78 | Mikhail Goikhberg [9] | Mosport only | |
85 | Chris Miller [10] | ||
AIM Autosport | 13 | Michael Furfari [11] | Sebring & St. Pete only |
16 | David Ostella [12] | Skipped Road Atlanta | |
23 | Walt Bowlin | Masters; New Jersey onwards | |
29 | Phil Fogg, Jr. | Laguna Seca only | |
44 | Zack Meyer [9] | Mosport only | |
72 | Larry Pegram | Expert; New Jersey and Road Atlanta | |
World Speed Motorsports | 15 | Frank McCormick | Laguna Seca only |
Andersen Racing | 17 | Mikaël Grenier [13] | Skipped Road Atlanta |
27 | Court Vernon [14] | Sebring & St. Pete only | |
37 | Dom Bastien [15] | Masters; Sebring, New Jersey, Road America and Road Atlanta [15] | |
38 | Tristan Vautier [16] | ||
47 | Anders Krohn [17] | ||
81 | Nick Andries [18] | St. Pete, Iowa onwards | |
Linares Racing | 20 | Carlos Linares [19] | |
21 | Kevin Toledo [20] | Autobahn and Trois-Rivières | |
Juncos Racing | 22 | Conor Daly [21] | |
25 | Tatiana Calderón [22] | ||
60 | Martin Scuncio [23] | Road Atlanta only | |
61 | Sean Burstyn [24] | Autobahn only | |
66 | Rusty Mitchell | Mitchell merged entry to Juncos Racing from Iowa onwards [25] | |
94 | Hayden Duerson [26] | Sebring & St. Pete only | |
Team GDT | 24 | Ian Harms [27] | Sebring only |
31 | Carlos Conde [28] | Masters; Skipped Laguna Seca, ORP, Iowa & Road Atlanta | |
33 | Richard Kent [28] | Sebring & St. Pete only | |
51 | Alex Ardoin [29] | Trois-Rivières only | |
65 | J. W. Roberts [28] | Expert; Skipped ORP and Mosport | |
91 | Ashley Freiberg [6] | Autobahn only | |
Mitchell Motorsports | 66 | Rusty Mitchell [4] | Merged to Juncos Racing after ORP |
The calendar was announced on November 23, 2009. [30] The new partnership with the IRL begins with three weekends shared with the IndyCar Series and Indy Lights including a race at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis the night before the Indianapolis 500. Star Mazda will also support the two series in St. Petersburg and at Iowa Speedway. Five races will support the American Le Mans Series, and will also join the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at Trois-Rivières.
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