2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship

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The 2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship was 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 was the fifth full season of the series since its revival in 2010. The National Class merged with the Championship class in 2014, resulting in just one class of competition. [1]

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Frenchman Florian Latorre, driving for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing, won the championship by winning the final race of the season over Team E's R. C. Enerson. Enerson started the season on a hot streak, winning three of the first four races, before a cold streak ensued. Meanwhile, Latorre had a steadily competitive season, only suffering one DNF in the penultimate race when he could have clinched the championship. Enerson won five races and finished on the podium in nine of the fourteen races. Meanwhile, Latorre only won three times and only scored eight podium finishes, his comparative lack of poor finishes gave him the championship. Latorre's championship gives him a Mazda Road to Indy scholarship to participate in the Pro Mazda Championship in 2015.

Latorre's teammate Jake Eidson finished third in the championship, ten points back from Enerson in a season where he scored two wins. ArmsUp Motorsports' Aaron Telitz scored a single win and finished in fourth place. Afterburner Autosport's Victor Franzoni of Brazil captured the season opener but struggled thereafter, and ultimately fell to fifth in points. The series' first trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course resulted in two drivers scoring their first and only wins of the season. Will Owen employed an aggressive tire strategy to win the first race on a drying racetrack after a rainstorm and JAY Motorsports' highly touted rookie Adrian Starrantino won the second race in what was otherwise a lackluster season.

Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing captured their third straight teams' championship, mainly in part, to the performances of Latorre and Eidson.

Drivers and teams

All teams were American-registered.

TeamNo.DriversRounds
Afterburner Autosport15 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Myasava [2] All
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni [2] All
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Slaghekke [2] 1-7
ArmsUp Motorsports5 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz [2] All
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Dayson8-14
24 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Portante [2] All
Belardi Auto Racing 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Burkett [2] All
14 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre [2] 1-7
44 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Slaghekke 8-14
41 Flag of France.svg Nico Jamin [2] 1-7
Pabst Racing Services 218-14
23 Flag of the United States.svg Will Owen [2] All
77 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Cindric [2] All
Team E7 Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson [2] All
Cape Motorsports
w/ Wayne Taylor Racing
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson [2] All
3 Flag of Germany.svg Keyvan Andres [2] All
10 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre 8-14
D2D Motorsports61 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew List [2] All
GBI Racing12 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Hollowell5-6
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle O'Gara 7
JAY Motorsports91 Flag of the United States.svg Adrian Starrantino [2] All
96 Flag of Norway.svg Henrik Furuseth [2] All
98 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta 3-14
JDC Motorsports 93 Flag of the United States.svg Garth Rickards 8-9
97 Flag of the United States.svg Clark Toppe [2] All
John Cummiskey Racing33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Blok5-6, 8-9
M2 Autosport13 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Maldonado [2] All
79 Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Lozano [2] All

Team changes

Race calendar and results

The series schedule, along with the other Road to Indy series, was announced on October 24, 2013. Unlike previous seasons, all races are in support of the IndyCar Series except the race at Lucas Oil Raceway. All road and street course race weekends are double-headers. [4] The series will race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Barber Motorsports Park, and Sonoma Raceway for the first time in its history. 2014 will be the first season since its revival that will not begin at Sebring Raceway.

RndCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledWinning driverWinning team
1 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida March 29 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Afterburner Autosport
2March 30 Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Team E
3 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama April 26 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Team E
4 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Team E
5 Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Speedway, Indiana May 9 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of the United States.svg Adrian Starrantino Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson Flag of the United States.svg Will Owen Pabst Racing Services
6May 10 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag of the United States.svg Adrian StarrantinoJAY Motorsports
7 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Clermont, Indiana May 24 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz ArmsUp Motorsports
8 Streets of Toronto Toronto July 20 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson Cape Motorsports with WTR
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Cape Motorsports with WTR
10 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 1 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Team E
11August 2 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson Cape Motorsports with WTR
12August 3 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Cape Motorsports with WTR
13 Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, California August 22 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of the United States.svg Peter Portante Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Team E
14August 23 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Cape Motorsports with WTR

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver STP BAR IMS LOR TOR MOH SNM Points
1 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre 73254262*1241*211310
2 Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson 21*1*1*71016317*1*8*31*2*301
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson 42382*991241833291
4 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz 1612523111*6372724246
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni 1*DSQ133153*3748145619202
6 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Portante 13151266774193152417173
7 Flag of the United States.svg Adrian Starrantino647131711182121721106157
8 Flag of the United States.svg Clark Toppe15510111345115121716127156
9 Flag of France.svg Nico Jamin 31461091910206115998154
10 Flag of Norway.svg Henrik Furuseth 81389215131820531085149
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Burkett 511441012129862042021147
12 Flag of the United States.svg Will Owen 1861114181517221310121412133
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Slaghekke 97DSQ121615419991911510130
14 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Cindric 11109178212151818661320125
15 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta 1975201451410161379115
16 Flag of Germany.svg Keyvan Andres 109141522682113209141111114
17 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew List121718191118191410191318171472
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo MyasavaDNS1617201914171015141117161568
19 Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Lozano1481516202220DNSDNS152115151361
20 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Maldonado17DNS16181417211311161820181857
21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Blok121312740
22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James DaysonDNS12171219191631
23 Flag of the United States.svg Garth Rickards 161610
24 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Hollowell18168
25 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle O'Gara 183
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe DonatoDNSDNSDNSDNS0
PosDriver STP BAR IMS LOR TOR MOH SNM 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
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(1 point)
*Led most race laps
(1 point)
Not awarded if more than
one driver leads most laps

Teams' Championship

PosTeamPoints
1 Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing 372
2ArmsUp Motorsports242
3Team E Racing232
4JAY Motorsports168
5 Belardi Auto Racing 141
6Afterburner Autosport135
7 Pabst Racing 115
8 JDC Motorsports 95
9D2D Motorsports56
10M2 Autosport37
11John Cummiskey Racing21
12GBI Racing12

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