2015 Pro Mazda Winterfest

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2015 Pro Mazda Winterfest season
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The 2015 Pro Mazda Championship Winterfest was the second winter championship promoted by the series, the first being in 2014. It served as a prelude to the 2015 Pro Mazda Championship season. It consisted of five races held during two race meets, alongside the 2015 U.S. F2000 Winterfest. The previous edition included only four races, with two at each track.

The 2014 Pro Mazda Winterfest was the first winter series of the 16-year-old championship. It consisted of four races held during two race meets and was run alongside the 2014 U.S. F2000 Winterfest and Indy Lights series tests.

The 2015 U.S. F2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest was the fifth year of the winter racing series promoted by the U.S. F2000 National Championship. It consisted of five races held during two race meets during February 2015 and served as preparation for the 2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship.

Team Pelfrey's Jack Aitken and Andretti Autosport driver Weiron Tan were the main title protagonists, sharing all five victories between them. Tan amassed the most points with race results – two wins and three second places – but a five-point penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct on the podium at NOLA Motorsports Park allowed Aitken to take the championship title by one point ahead of Tan. Third place went to Tan's team-mate Dalton Kellett, who took his only podium finish in the final race at Barber Motorsports Park, which awarded double points after one of the track's scheduled three races was canceled due to bad weather.

Andretti Autosport American racecar team

Andretti Autosport is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, the FIA Formula E Championship and the Americas Rallycross Championship. It is headed and owned up by former CART series champion Michael Andretti.

Weiron Tan is a Malaysian race car driver.

NOLA Motorsports Park is a road race track in Avondale, Louisiana, approximately twenty minutes from downtown New Orleans. The kart circuit and North Track circuits opened in Q4 2011.

Drivers and teams

All teams are American-registered.

Team	No.	Drivers	Notes
Andretti Autosport	22	Weiron Tan ^[1]
Andretti Autosport	28	Dalton Kellett ^[2]
Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing	2	Daniel Burkett ^[3]
Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing	10	Florian Latorre
JDC Motorsports	19	Raoul Owens
JDC Motorsports	54	Michael Johnson
Juncos Racing	5	Garett Grist ^[4]
	6	Timothé Buret ^[5]
	7	Jose Gutierrez
	23	Will Owen ^[6]
M1 Racing	18	Nicholas Latifi
	24	Tristan DeGrand	Barber only
	33	Carlos Conde	Expert class; NOLA only
Team Pelfrey	82	Jack Aitken
World Speed Motorsports	13	Bobby Eberle	Expert class
World Speed Motorsports	14	Alessandro Latif ^[7]

Race calendar and results

The series schedule, along with the other Road to Indy series schedules, was announced on November 3, 2014.^[8]

The Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires is a racecar driver development program, providing a scholarship-funded path to reach the IndyCar Series. and Indianapolis 500. Sanctioned by IndyCar, the Road to Indy is owned and managed by Andersen Promotions. On December 9, 2010 it was announced that Mazda would become the title sponsor of the program and provide scholarships for series champions to advance to the next rung of the ladder with all three series running on Cooper Tires.

Rnd	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Most laps led	Winning driver	Winning team
1	NOLA Motorsports Park	Avondale, Louisiana	February 19	Jack Aitken	Weiron Tan	Jack Aitken	Jack Aitken	Team Pelfrey
2			February 20		Weiron Tan	Weiron Tan	Weiron Tan	Andretti Autosport
3			February 20		Jack Aitken	Jack Aitken	Jack Aitken	Team Pelfrey
4	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama	February 25	Canceled due to weather
5			February 26		Will Owen	Jack Aitken	Jack Aitken	Team Pelfrey
6			February 26		Jack Aitken	Weiron Tan	Weiron Tan	Andretti Autosport

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Due to the cancelation of the first race at Barber Motorsports Park, double points were awarded in the final race of the championship.

Barber Motorsports Park is an 880-acre multi-purpose racing facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built by Alabama native George W. Barber, and includes the 230,000-square-foot Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. It has been the site of the IndyCar Series' Grand Prix of Alabama since 2010. The Annual Barber Vintage Festival has taken place at the park each October since 2005. Barber is also the home of the Porsche Track Experience.

Pos	Driver	NOL			BAR			Points
1	Jack Aitken	1*	4	1*	C	1*	2	167
2	Weiron Tan	2	1*	2	C	2	1*	166
3	Dalton Kellett	6	13	7	C	5	3	98
4	Florian Latorre	7	5	8	C	3	6	96
5	Garett Grist	5	14	4	C	7	5	91
6	Will Owen	3	3	6	C	14	14	83
7	Raoul Owens	4	6	12	C	4	12	80
8	José Gutiérrez	15	8	5	C	8	7	77
9	Timothé Buret	9	7	9	C	6	9	77
10	Alessandro Latif	11	11	11	C	10	8	67
11	Michael Johnson	10	9	10	C	11	10	66
12	Nicholas Latifi	14	2	3	C	15	DNS	60
13	Bobby Eberle	12	10	13	C	12	13	53
14	Tristan DeGrand				C	9	4	50
15	Daniel Burkett	8	15	DNS	C	13	11	47
16	Carlos Conde	13	12	14				24
Expert class
1	Bobby Eberle	12	10	13	C	12	13	110
2	Carlos Conde	13	12	14				54
Pos	Driver	NOL			BAR			Points

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)
White	Race canceled (C)
Blank	Did not participate

In-line notation Championship Class only
Bold	Pole position (1 point)
Italics	Ran fastest race lap (1 point)
*	Led most race laps (1 point)

Teams' championship

Pos	Team	Points
1	Andretti Autosport	177
2	Team Pelfrey	132
3	Juncos Racing	66
4	M1 Racing	61
5	Cape Motorsports w/ WTR	22
6	JDC Motorsports	50
7	World Speed Motorsports	21

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References

↑ DeHarde, Christopher (December 10, 2014). "Weiron Tan to drive for Andretti Autosport in Pro Mazda". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
↑ "Andretti Autosport signs Kellett to Pro Mazda squad". Pro Mazda Championship . Andersen Promotions. November 18, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
↑ "Burkett Joins Cape Motorsports Pro Mazda Team". Pro Mazda Championship . Andersen Promotions. December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
↑ "Grist signs with Juncos Racing for 2015". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. December 13, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
↑ "Timothé Buret Commits to Juncos Racing for 2015 Pro Mazda Championship". Pro Mazda Championship . Andersen Promotions. December 3, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
↑ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 22, 2014). "Indy USF2000 winner Will Owen moves to Juncos Racing, Pro Mazda Series in 2015". MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports . Retrieved January 2, 2015.
↑ "Latif joins WSM team". Racer . Haymarket Publications. February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
↑ DiZinno, Tony (November 3, 2014). "Mazda Road to Indy 2015 schedules released". MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports . Retrieved February 18, 2015.

External links

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[1] DeHarde, Christopher (December 10, 2014). "Weiron Tan to drive for Andretti Autosport in Pro Mazda". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[2] "Andretti Autosport signs Kellett to Pro Mazda squad". Pro Mazda Championship . Andersen Promotions. November 18, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[3] "Burkett Joins Cape Motorsports Pro Mazda Team". Pro Mazda Championship . Andersen Promotions. December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[4] "Grist signs with Juncos Racing for 2015". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. December 13, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[5] "Timothé Buret Commits to Juncos Racing for 2015 Pro Mazda Championship". Pro Mazda Championship . Andersen Promotions. December 3, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[6] Bonkowski, Jerry (November 22, 2014). "Indy USF2000 winner Will Owen moves to Juncos Racing, Pro Mazda Series in 2015". MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports . Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[7] "Latif joins WSM team". Racer . Haymarket Publications. February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[8] DiZinno, Tony (November 3, 2014). "Mazda Road to Indy 2015 schedules released". MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports . Retrieved February 18, 2015.