2011 Star Mazda Championship

Last updated

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]

Contents

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]

Drivers and teams

TeamNo.DriversNotes
Flag of the United States.svg JDC MotorSports 5 Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier [4]
19 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Goikhberg Infineon only [5]
27 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Mancuso [6] Selected races
39 Flag of Brazil.svg João Jardim [7] Indianapolis onwards
64 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick O'Neill Expert; Infineon only [5]
85 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller [8] St. Pete and Mosport only
Flag of the United States.svg Juncos Racing 7 Flag of Brazil.svg João Victor Horto [9]
10 Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón [9]
28 Flag of the United States.svg Gustavo Menezes [9]
39 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Heistand [10] Left team after St. Pete
60 Flag of Chile.svg Martin Scuncio [9] Left series after Mosport [11]
Flag of the United States.svg Team Pelfrey 11 Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi [12]
81 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Andries [13]
Flag of the United States.svg World Speed Motorsports 16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Read Laguna Seca only [14]
Flag of the United States.svg Team GDT 19 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Heistand Barber only
37 Flag of the United States.svg Dom Bastien Expert; Laguna Seca only [14]
48 Flag of Ireland.svg Patrick McKenna [15] Skipped Milwaukee, Iowa and Baltimore
65 Flag of the United States.svg J. W. Roberts [16] Expert; Skipped Barber and Milwaukee
Flag of Venezuela.svg Linares Racing 20 Flag of Venezuela.svg Carlos Linares [10]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AIM Autosport 23 Flag of the United States.svg Walt Bowlin [10] Expert; St. Pete, Barber, Mosport, Trois-Rivières, Infineon and Baltimore only
66 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zack Meyer [10] St. Pete and Barber only
72 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Pegram [10] Expert; St. Pete, Barber, Trois-Rivières, Infineon only
99 Flag of the United States.svg Learic Cramer Baltimore only
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg The Racing Company 26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jérimy Daniel [10] Skipped Iowa and Infineon
Flag of the United States.svg Fogg Racing 29 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Fogg, Jr. Expert; Infineon only [5]
Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport 77 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Infineon and Laguna Seca only [17]
88 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam [18]

Race calendar and results

The race schedule was announced on December 20, 2010. [2]

RndCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamSupporting
1 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida March 26 Flag of Chile.svg Martin Scuncio Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi Flag of the United States.svg Team Pelfrey IndyCar Series
2 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama April 10 Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of the United States.svg JDC MotorSports IndyCar Series
3 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Brownsburg, Indiana May 28 Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi Flag of the United States.svg Nick Andries Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi Flag of the United States.svg Team Pelfrey USAC Midgets
4 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin June 19 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Andries Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series
5 Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa June 25 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series
6 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario July 24 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Flag of the United States.svg Nick Andries Flag of Brazil.svg João Victor Horto Flag of the United States.svg Juncos Racing American Le Mans Series
7 Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 6 Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of the United States.svg JDC MotorSports Firestone Indy Lights
8August 7 Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi Flag of the United States.svg Team Pelfrey
9 Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California August 27 Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of the United States.svg JDC MotorSports IndyCar Series
10 Streets of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland September 4 Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier Flag of the United States.svg JDC MotorSports IndyCar Series
11 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California September 18 Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi Flag of the United States.svg Team Pelfrey American Le Mans Series

Championship standings

Drivers'

PosDriver STP
Flag of the United States.svg
BAR
Flag of the United States.svg
IND
Flag of the United States.svg
MIL
Flag of the United States.svg
IOW
Flag of the United States.svg
MOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
TRO
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
SON
Flag of the United States.svg
BAL
Flag of the United States.svg
LAG
Flag of the United States.svg
Points
Overall
1 Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier 31444513115426
2 Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi 11016112512101401
3 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Andries 172237432392385
4 Flag of Brazil.svg João Victor Horto 144572124636375
5 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam 15931113454216364
6 Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón 1839953128587322
7 Flag of Venezuela.svg Carlos Linares 6513108107913118301
8 Flag of the United States.svg Gustavo Menezes 877536669415297
9 Flag of Brazil.svg João Jardim 148681478712244
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jérimy Daniel 1015101211810510237
11 Flag of the United States.svg J. W. Roberts 111210912141313200
12 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Mancuso 768119109194
13 Flag of Chile.svg Martin Scuncio 21162129187
14 Flag of Ireland.svg Patrick McKenna 413111413144186
15 Flag of the United States.svg Walt Bowlin 1614121113166168
16 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Pegram 1318101112105
17 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller 5761
18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zack Meyer 121248
19 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Heistand 91647
Expert Class
1 Flag of the United States.svg J. W. Roberts 111210912141313148
2 Flag of the United States.svg Walt Bowlin 1614121113166114
3 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Pegram 131810111276
unregistered drivers
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach 73
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Goikhberg 11
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Read 11
Flag of the United States.svg Learic Cramer 12
Flag of the United States.svg Dom Bastien 14
Flag of the United States.svg Phil Fogg, Jr. 15
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick O'Neill 17
PosDriver STP
Flag of the United States.svg
BAR
Flag of the United States.svg
IND
Flag of the United States.svg
MIL
Flag of the United States.svg
IOW
Flag of the United States.svg
MOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
TRO
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
SON
Flag of the United States.svg
BAL
Flag of the United States.svg
LAG
Flag of the United States.svg
Points
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)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(1 point)

1Larry Pegram was not registered for the championship at St. Pete and not eligible for points.

Position1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435
Points4440373432302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321

Teams'

PosTeamPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Team Pelfrey 293
2 Flag of the United States.svg Juncos Racing 274
3 Flag of the United States.svg JDC MotorSports 270
4 Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport 195
5 Flag of Venezuela.svg Linares Racing 144
6 Flag of the United States.svg Team GDT 118
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg The Racing Company 113
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AIM Autosport 86

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">USF Pro 2000 Championship</span> American automobile racing series

The USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, formerly known as the Star Mazda Championship, Pro Mazda Championship, and later Indy Pro 2000 Championship, is an open-wheel racing series serving as the third step on the Road to Indy ladder system, between the U.S. F2000 Championship and Indy NXT. The series is sanctioned by the United States Auto Club and operated by Andersen Promotions. The series' champion is awarded a scholarship package to advance to Indy Lights competition for the following season. It competes on all open-wheel disciplines: road courses, street courses, and ovals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tristan Vautier</span> French racing driver

Tristan Vautier is a French professional racing driver who is currently competing in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship for the Vanwall Racing Team.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 U.S. F2000 National Championship</span>

The 2010 Cooper Tires presents the U.S. F2000 National Championship powered by Mazda is the first U.S. F2000 National Championship season under the new management, sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. All cars will run Mazda MZR engines built by former driver Steve Knapp.

The 2011 U.S. F2000 National Championship is a season of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in IndyCar's Road to Indy ladder. It is the second full season of the series since its revival in 2010. It follows the first 2011 U.S. F2000 Winterfest winter championship. It consists of 12 races held over 7 race weekends on seven different tracks – two street circuits, two ovals, and three permanent road courses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Connor De Phillippi</span> American racing driver

Connor De Phillippi is an American professional racing driver and gold rated BMW Motorsport works driver.

The 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship is a season of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in IndyCar's Road to Indy ladder. It is the third full season of the series since its revival in 2010. Rookie Australian/American driver Matthew Brabham, son of Geoff Brabham, captured the title over is Cape Motosports teammate, second-year American Spencer Pigot by seven points in the final pair of races at Virginia International Raceway. Even though Pigot won the final two races of the season, Brabham's lead was large enough and his finishes in the final two races were high enough to capture the championship. Brabham only won four races compared to Pigot's eight wins. However, Brabham only failed to finish in the top-10 once with a single DNF while Pigot finished outside the top-10 three times in what would ultimately decide the championship. The only other driver to capture a race win during the season was Belardi Auto Racing's Scott Anderson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Star Mazda Championship</span>

The 2012 Star Mazda Championship was the 14th season of the Star Mazda Championship, an American-based open-wheel racing series sanctioned by IndyCar as part of the Road to Indy program. It featured 17 races held over 10 race weekends. Five race weekends were held on temporary street courses, three on permanent road courses, and two on ovals. The series increased the number of double-header weekends to reduce the costs per race for competitors. Fastest lap times in race 1 determined the starting grid for race 2 on double-header race weekends.

Nicholas Andries is an American open-wheel racing driver from Pinellas Park, Florida.

The 2013 Pro Mazda Championship was the 15th season in series history and first under new promoter Andersen Promotions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dalton Kellett</span> Canadian racing driver

Dalton Kellett is a Canadian former racing driver from Stouffville, Ontario. He last competed in the IndyCar Series, driving for A. J. Foyt Racing.

The 2014 Pro Mazda Championship is the 16th season in series history.

Juncos Hollinger Racing, formerly Juncos Racing, is an Argentine-American racing team competing in the NTT IndyCar Series, Indy Lights and Indy Pro 2000 Championship series in the Road to Indy ladder for IndyCar. Owned by Ricardo Juncos, who formed the team in 1997, the team was initially based in Argentina before limited racing opportunities in that country led to the team moving to the United States. The team is currently based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Following Williams F1 shareholder Brad Hollinger's entry to the team as partner in 2021, the team was renamed to Juncos Hollinger Racing.

The 2015 Pro Mazda Championship was the 17th season in series history. The series consisted of sixteen races at nine tracks, having expanded from fourteen races in 2014; adding races at NOLA Motorsports Park, the Streets of Toronto, Iowa Speedway and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, while dropping races at Houston, Milwaukee and Sonoma Raceway. The season began on March 28 at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and ended on September 13 at Laguna Seca.

Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock is an American race car driver. He is the son of country music singer Reba McEntire and her ex-husband Narvel Blackstock. His older half-brother, Brandon Blackstock, was formerly married to singer Kelly Clarkson. He also has two older half-sisters, Shawna and Chassidy.

The 2016 Indy Lights season was a season of open wheel motor racing. It was the 31st season of the Indy Lights series and the 15th sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Team Pelfrey</span>

Team Pelfrey is an American racing team in the F1600 Championship Series and F2000 Championship Series. The team is owned by Dale Pelfrey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Devlin DeFrancesco</span> Canadian racing driver

Devlin DeFrancesco is a Canadian-Italian auto racing driver formally competing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport. In January 2022, DeFrancesco won the 60th running of the Daytona 24, alongside his teammates Eric Lux, Patricio O'Ward and Colton Herta, in the LMP2 class.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Indy Lights</span>

The 2017 Indy Lights season was the 32nd season of the Indy Lights open wheel motor racing series and the 16th sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series. A 16-race schedule was announced on September 14, 2016. The schedule included a stop at Gateway Motorsports Park for the first time since 2003. This replaced the race at Phoenix International Raceway after it returned to the schedule for only a single season. The Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca round to end the season was omitted, as it was for the other Road to Indy series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">JDC–Miller MotorSports</span> Sports car racing team

JDC–Miller MotorSports is a sports car racing team that currently competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The team currently fields the No. 5 Porsche 963 full-time for Tijmen van der Helm and Mike Rockenfeller in the GTP class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. JDC previously ran the No. 17 Unitronic/Liqui Moly Audi RS3 LMS TCR SEQ full-time for Chris Miller and Zikey Taylor in the Touring Car class in 2022.

References

  1. "Mazda helps pave the Road to Indy". Firestone Indy Lights . Indy Racing League. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "The Star Mazda Championship completes the series' 2011 schedule with the addition of the IndyCar weekend at Barber Motorsports Park April 9 – 10" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship . International Motor Sports Association. December 19, 2010. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  3. 1 2 De Phillippi Wins Season-Finale as Vautier Captures Series Title Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine , eFormulaCarNews, September 18, 2011, Retrieved 2011-09-18
  4. "JDC MotorSports Signs Race Winner Vautier for 2011 Star Mazda Title Run" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship . JDC Motorsports. February 15, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Infineon Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , Star Mazda Championship, Retrieved 2011-08-25
  6. Mancuso Joins JDC MotorSports Driver Line-Up Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine , eFormulaCarNews, February 17, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-17
  7. "2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Night Before the 500" (PDF). starmazda.com. Star Mazda Championship. May 26, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  8. "Miller rejoins JDC Motorsports for Star Mazda season-opener" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship . JDC Motorsports. February 7, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Juncos Racing Announces Driver Lineup for 2011 Star Mazda Championship" (PDF). juncosracing.com. Juncos Racing. December 22, 2010. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Grand Prix of St. Petersburg" (PDF). starmazda.com. Star Mazda Championship. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  11. Sepulveda, Jose Luis. Martín Scuncio se retira de la Star Mazda Series Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish), Racing5, 2 August 2011, Retrieved 2011-08-04
  12. Team Pelfrey Signs De Phillippi for 2011 Championship Charge Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine , eFormulaCarNews, February 9, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-09
  13. "Pelfrey Indy Racing re-creates a famed launch pad for rising IndyCar stars" (PDF). pelfreyindyracing.com. Pelfrey Indy Racing. January 7, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  14. 1 2 2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Mazda Raceway Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine , Star Mazda Championship, Retrieved 2011-09-15
  15. "An Irish hotshoe accelerates down the Road to Indy – Team GDT signs USF2000 Star Patrick McKenna for the 2011 Star Mazda Championship" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship . Team GDT. February 8, 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  16. "Championship-winning Star Mazda team ramps up an expanded effort for 2011" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship . Team GDT. January 26, 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  17. Zach Veach Added to Andretti Autosport’s Star Mazda Lineup at Sonoma, Laguna Seca, Andretti Autosport PR, August 18, 2011, Retrieved 2011-08-18
  18. "Andretti Autosport signs Sage Karam as driver for 2011 Star Mazda Championship". andrettiautosport.com. Andretti Autosport. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.