2019 Indy Pro 2000 Championship

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The 2019 Indy Pro 2000 championship presented by Cooper Tires was the 21st season in series history. A 16-race schedule was announced on 25 September 2018, featuring five permanent road circuits and two street circuits on the NTT IndyCar Series hosting doubleheaders, and single races at the Dave Steele Classic and World Wide Technology Raceway, a flat intermediate oval. [1] Following the departure of Mazda from the Road to Indy program, it was the first championship run under the new "Indy Pro 2000" name instead of the previous "Pro Mazda Championship." [2]

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American Kyle Kirkwood of RP Motorsport won nine of the sixteen races yet still found himself in a close fight for the championship with Swedish driver Rasmus Lindh of Juncos Racing. Lindh won only three times, but fifth or better in every race and only finished off the podium three times. Kirkwood only needed to start the final race to clinch the championship and was knocked out by an incident on the first lap of the final race, leaving the final points margin of victory a scant two points. Canadian Parker Thompson of Abel Motorsports won the opening doubleheader of the season but not again for the rest of the season and finished third in points, well back of Kirkwood and Lindh. Sting Ray Robb captured two poles but was winless and finished fourth in points while Singaporean driver Danial Frost won twice and finished fifth, rounding out the season's winners.

Juncos edged out RP for the Teams' championship by a significant margin despite Lindh losing out on the championship on the back of Robb's strong performance in their second car. RP's second car was piloted by three different drivers who tallied only two podium finishes between them.

Drivers and teams

TeamNo.DriversRounds
Abel Motorsports 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson [3] All
51 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Abel [4] 1–5, 8–16
DEForce Racing 6 Flag of Mexico.svg Moisés de la Vara [5] All
7 Flag of the United States.svg Kory Enders [5] All
Exclusive Autosport68 Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost [6] All
90 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Lastochkin [7] All
91 Flag of the United States.svg Parker Locke [8] 1–2
Flag of the United States.svg Phillippe Denes15–16
FatBoy Racing!83 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Finelli [9] 1–12, 15–16
98 Flag of the United States.svg Phillippe Denes [9] 1–11
BN Racing
Jay Howard Driver Development 		27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Round-Garrido 13–16
JDL Racing9 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Loomis [10] 3–4, 6–7
Juncos Racing 2 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb [11] All
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh [12] All
Pserra Racing
Jay Howard Driver Development 		11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antonio Serravalle [13] 1–11
Pserra Racing
RP Motorsport Racing 		13–16
RP Motorsport Racing 5 Flag of Italy.svg Damiano Fioravanti [14] 1–2
Flag of Guatemala.svg Ian Rodríguez [15] 3–4, 6–11
Flag of Russia.svg Artem Petrov [16] 12–16
28 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood [14] All
Turn 3 Motorsport 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antoine Comeau10–16

Schedule

Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
1March 9 Flag of the United States.svg St. Petersburg 100 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2March 10
3May 10 Flag of the United States.svg Grand Prix of Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Speedway, Indiana
4May 11
5May 24 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Steele Carb Night Classic Lucas Oil Raceway oval Clermont, Indiana
6June 22 Flag of the United States.svg Mazda Grand Prix of Road America Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
7June 23
8July 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grand Prix of Toronto Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
9July 14
10July 27 Flag of the United States.svg Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
11July 28
12August 24 Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Oval Challenge of St. Louis [17] Gateway Motorsports Park Madison, Illinois
13August 31 Flag of the United States.svg Grand Prix of Portland Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
14September 1
15September 21 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
16September 22

Race results

RoundRace Pole position Fastest lap Most laps ledRace Winner
DriverTeam
1 St. Petersburg 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Abel Motorsports
2 St. Petersburg 2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Abel Motorsports
3 Indianapolis GP 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Juncos Racing
4 Indianapolis GP 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Juncos Racing
5 Dave Steele Classic Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost Exclusive Autosport
6 Road America 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood RP Motorsport Racing
7 Road America 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood RP Motorsport Racing
8 Toronto 1 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of Guatemala.svg Ian Rodríguez Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost Exclusive Autosport
9 Toronto 2 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood RP Motorsport Racing
10 Mid-Ohio 1 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood RP Motorsport Racing
11 Mid-Ohio 2 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood RP Motorsport Racing
12 Gateway Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of the United States.svg Kory Enders Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood RP Motorsport Racing
13 Portland 1 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood RP Motorsport Racing
14 Portland 2 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood RP Motorsport Racing
15 Laguna Seca 1 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood RP Motorsport Racing
16 Laguna Seca 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh Juncos Racing

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th 
Points3025221917151413121110987654321
Points (O)4538332926232120181715141211986542
PosDriver STP IMS LOR ROA TOR MOH GMP POR LAG Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood 14221341*1*81*1*1*1*1*1*114419
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh 2*41*1*342232325331*417
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson 11*5510333211463442344
4 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb 35422710115525822*6323
5 Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost 43331*11121*4136426612318
6 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Lastochkin 5774115510847869913237
7 Flag of the United States.svg Kory Enders131081069979DNSDNS31110113211
8 Flag of Mexico.svg Moisés de la Vara 66136710111310101311911124198
9 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Abel 911675671210127875198
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antonio Serravalle 7139912DNS84137947108188
11 Flag of the United States.svg Phillippe Denes881288679126887173
12 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Finelli12DNS10149DNSDNS1211812101311133
13 Flag of Guatemala.svg Ian Rodríguez 1412245635132
14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antoine Comeau9119121314976
15 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Petrov 710551572
16 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Loomis11118648
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Round-Garrido 1312151034
18 Flag of Italy.svg Damiano Fioravanti11922
19 Flag of the United States.svg Parker Locke101220
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
Rookie

Teams' championship

Scoring system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th+ 
Points221815121086421
PosTeamPoints
1 Juncos Racing 442
2 RP Motorsport Racing 362
3 Abel Motorsports 282
4Exclusive Autosport273
5 DEForce Racing 116
6Pserra Racing
Jay Howard Driver Development 		105
7FatBoy Racing!73
8 Turn 3 Motorsport 31
9JDL Racing26
10 BN Racing
Jay Howard Driver Development 		16

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bonkowski, Jerry (September 25, 2018). "2019 schedule for Indy Lights, Pro Mazda and USF2000 championships revealed". NBC Sports . Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Road to Indy middle step renamed Indy Pro 2000 Championship". Racer.com . Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "THOMPSON MAKES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN TO THE ROAD TO INDY WITH ABEL MOTORSPORTS". March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ "ABEL MOTORSPORTS TO JOIN THE ROAD TO INDY IN 2019". November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Full Season Effort for Enders, De La Vara and DEForce Racing in 2019". Indy Pro 2000. January 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ "FROST MOVES UP THE LADDER WITH EXCLUSIVE AUTOSPORT". February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Exclusive Autosport Confirms Nikita Lastochkin for Pro Mazda Season". promazdachampionship.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ Suttill, Josh (February 16, 2019). "Rasmus Lindh and Parker Locke join Indy Pro 2000 field". FormulaScout. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Where There's FatBoy, There's Racing...And Fun". March 2, 2019.
  10. ↑ "JDL RACING TEAM AND JACOB LOOMIS TO MAKE DEBUT IN INDY PRO 2000". May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Juncos Racing Adds Sting Ray Robb to their 2019 Indy Pro 2000 Lineup". February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  12. ↑ "JUNCOS RACING SIGNS LINDH FOR 2019 CAMPAIGN". February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  13. ↑ "SERRAVALLE AND PSERRA RACING JOIN FORCES AGAIN IN 2019". February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  14. 1 2 "RP Motorsport Set With Kirkwood and Fioravanti". March 2, 2019.
  15. ↑ "RP MOTORSPORT READY TO CONTINUE AMERICAN DREAM". May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  16. ↑ Wood, Elliot (August 21, 2019). "Artem Petrov to make oval debut with RP Motorsport in IP2000". FormulaScout. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Oval Challenge at St. Louis".
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