The 2011 Star Mazda Championship was the 13th Star Mazda Championship season, the second under the Mazda Road to Indy program, and the first under IndyCar sanctioning, after 12 years under the International Motor Sports Association umbrella. As part of the program's expansion, the series champion will be provided a scholarship to advance into Firestone Indy Lights for the 2012 season. [1] The season will feature 11 races over 10 weekends, with four road courses, three street circuits and three ovals on the schedule. [2]
The series consisted of a main championship as well as an Expert championship for drivers over 30 years of age, combining previous years' Expert and Masters championships.
JDC MotorSports' Tristan Vautier won four races on his way to the championship by a 25-point margin over Connor De Phillippi, who also won four races. Vautier finished in the top five in every race. [3] Andretti Autosport rookie Sage Karam also won two oval races and captured Rookie of The Year honors. J. W. Roberts won the Expert Championship when closest rival Walt Bowlin did not enter the final race of the season. The team championship went to Team Pelfrey which fielded cars for De Phllippi and Nick Andries, who finished third in points. [3]
Team | No. | Drivers | Notes |
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JDC MotorSports | 5 | Tristan Vautier [4] | |
19 | Mikhail Goikhberg | Infineon only [5] | |
27 | Nick Mancuso [6] | Selected races | |
39 | João Jardim [7] | Indianapolis onwards | |
64 | Patrick O'Neill | Expert; Infineon only [5] | |
85 | Chris Miller [8] | St. Pete and Mosport only | |
Juncos Racing | 7 | João Victor Horto [9] | |
10 | Tatiana Calderón [9] | ||
28 | Gustavo Menezes [9] | ||
39 | Richard Heistand [10] | Left team after St. Pete | |
60 | Martin Scuncio [9] | Left series after Mosport [11] | |
Team Pelfrey | 11 | Connor De Phillippi [12] | |
81 | Nick Andries [13] | ||
World Speed Motorsports | 16 | Lloyd Read | Laguna Seca only [14] |
Team GDT | 19 | Richard Heistand | Barber only |
37 | Dom Bastien | Expert; Laguna Seca only [14] | |
48 | Patrick McKenna [15] | Skipped Milwaukee, Iowa and Baltimore | |
65 | J. W. Roberts [16] | Expert; Skipped Barber and Milwaukee | |
Linares Racing | 20 | Carlos Linares [10] | |
AIM Autosport | 23 | Walt Bowlin [10] | Expert; St. Pete, Barber, Mosport, Trois-Rivières, Infineon and Baltimore only |
66 | Zack Meyer [10] | St. Pete and Barber only | |
72 | Larry Pegram [10] | Expert; St. Pete, Barber, Trois-Rivières, Infineon only | |
99 | Learic Cramer | Baltimore only | |
The Racing Company | 26 | Jérimy Daniel [10] | Skipped Iowa and Infineon |
Fogg Racing | 29 | Phil Fogg, Jr. | Expert; Infineon only [5] |
Andretti Autosport | 77 | Zach Veach | Infineon and Laguna Seca only [17] |
88 | Sage Karam [18] |
The race schedule was announced on December 20, 2010. [2]
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1Larry Pegram was not registered for the championship at St. Pete and not eligible for points.
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
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Points | 44 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Points |
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1 | Team Pelfrey | 293 |
2 | Juncos Racing | 274 |
3 | JDC MotorSports | 270 |
4 | Andretti Autosport | 195 |
5 | Linares Racing | 144 |
6 | Team GDT | 118 |
7 | The Racing Company | 113 |
8 | AIM Autosport | 86 |
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