2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout

February 2025 USA Mazda Road to Indy Shootout Laguna Seca.svg December 6 & 7 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout Road course 2.238 3.602 UK Oliver White USA Oliver Askew UK Oliver White USA Trenton Estep The 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout was the first edition of the Road to Indy Shootout. The event was held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on December 6 and 7. The winner received a $200,000 scholarship to compete in the 2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship.http://usf2000.com/news/field-set-for-inaugural-mrti-usf2000-200k-scholarship-shootout Field Set for Inaugural MRTI USF2000 $200K Scholarship Shootout Entry list Driver Age 2016 result USA Ryan NormanNORMAN EARNS SPOT AT MAZDA SHOOTOUT http://usf2000.com/news/norman-earns-spot-at-mazda-shootout USF2000 21 September 2016 18 Atlantic Championship Series championParticipation 6 AUS Will Brown 18 Australian Formula Ford highest eligible driver (2nd).Brown 4 IRE Niall MurrayBRSCC F1600: MURRAY BOOKS HIS SHOOTOUT TICKET http://usf2000.com/news/brscc-f1600-murray-books-his-shootout-ticket USF2000 21 September 2016 21 BRSCC F1600 champion UK Oliver White 23 Mountney Formula Ford Super Series USA Peter Portante 20 F1600 Formula F Championship runner-upPortante 1 USA John McCusker 20 F2000 Championship Series runner-upMcCusker 2 Participation 6 USA Jonathan Sugiantohttp://usf2000.com/news/sugianto-earns-mrti-200k-shootout-invitation Sugianto Earns MRTI $200K Shootout Invitation 21 Formula Car Challenge champion Sugianto 3 MEX Axel MatusAxel Matus recibe su premio de campeón y Vecchi logra su segundo triunfo Axel Matus receives his prize as champion and Vecchi grabs his second win es http://sportcar.com/16/MEX/_Noticia.asp?Clave=161005093823&idSerial=PANAMG&idSeccion=MEX SportCarMx 8 October 2016 18 Formula Panam champion USA Trenton EstepBanquet 2016/ 2016 Banquet http://www.siteformulatour1600.com/?p=14768 Formula Tour 1600 2 October 2016 16 Formula Tour 1600 champion BRA Marcel ColettaCOLETTA TO REPRESENT MAZDA ROAD TO INDY - BRASIL AT SHOOTOUT http://usf2000.com/news/coletta-to-represent-mazda-road-to-indy---brasil-at-shootout USF2000 21 September 2016 14 Mazda Road to Indy Brazil champion IND Karthik TharaniMRF F1600: Tharani to compete in Mazda Road to Indy Shootout http://www.motorsport.com/usf2000/news/tharani-to-compete-in-mazda-road-to-indy-shootout-854824/ 21 September 2016 22 MMSC 1600 Indian Championship runner-upTharani 5 NZL Michael ScottMichael Scott earns place in Mazda Road To Indy Shootout http://www.motorsport.com/usf2000/news/michael-scott-earns-place-in-mazda-road-to-indy-shootout-734099/ Motorsport.com 2 October 2016 November 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104224716/http://www.motorsport.com/usf2000/news/michael-scott-earns-place-in-mazda-road-to-indy-shootout-734099/ dead 21 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship champion USA Tim de Silva 20 Pacific F2000 champion USA Austin Garrison 18 Rotax Max Challenge USA Nigel Saurino 21 SCCA Runoffs – FC USA Neil VerhagenSCCA: Formula F win makes Verhagen youngest national champion ever https://www.racer.com/scca-home/item/134751-scca-formula-f-win-makes-verhagen-youngest-national-champion-ever Racer 2 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160929182055/http://www.racer.com/scca-home/item/134751-scca-formula-f-win-makes-verhagen-youngest-national-champion-ever 29 September 2016 dead 15 SCCA Runoffs – F1600 championParticipation 6 USA Matt Machiko 25 SCCA Runoffs – FM GBR Neil MacLennanSCOTTISH FF1600: MACLENNAN CLINCHES MRTI SHOOTOUT BERTH http://usf2000.com/news/scottish-ff1600-maclennan-clinches-mrti-shootout-berth USF2000 22 September 2016 18 Scottish Motor Racing Club Formula Ford 1600 Championship champion USA Timo Reger 19 Skip Barber Race Series USA Oliver Askew 19 Team USA Scholarship USA Kyle Kirkwood 18 Notes Portante 1 Neil Verhagen won the 2016 F1600 Championship Series. But as he was already qualified by winning the Runoffs, runner-up Peter Portante was awarded a place to compete.F1600, F2000 and Atlantic Drivers Set for Mazda Shootout http://atlanticchampionshipseries.com/news/964-f1600-f2000-and-atlantic-drivers-set-for-mazda-shootout.html Atlantic Championship Series 6 October 2016 9 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161009153912/http://atlanticchampionshipseries.com/news/964-f1600-f2000-and-atlantic-drivers-set-for-mazda-shootout.html dead McCusker 2 McCusker finished second in the 2016 F2000 Championship Series. The championship was won by Steve Bamford, a masters class competitor, ineligible because of his age. Drivers must be between 14 and 25. Sugianto 3 Formula Car Challenge FormulaSpeed champion Sugianto won the shootout invitation over Formula Car Challenge Pro Formula Mazda champion Bruno Carneiro after a video competition. Brown 4 Brown finished second in the 2016 Australian Formula Ford championship. The championship was won by Leanne Tander, ineligible because of her age (36). Tharani 5 Tharani finished second in the MRF1600 (India) championship, but champion Vikash Anand is facing indictment for drunk driving from a September crash where Anand was driving under the influence, and thereby disqualified. Participation 6 Verhagen, McCusker and Norman all qualified, but were unable to attend due to prior commitments clashing with the shootout date. Verhagen tested at the annual Road to Indy Chris Griffis Test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, scoring the fastest time in the test with Pabst Racing. Norman signed with Andretti Autosport on December 5, 2016, to participate in Indy Lights for the 2017 season.Notes: Andretti Autosport names Norman to Lights http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/12/12-05-Andretti-names-Norman-to-Lights INDYCAR 5 December 2016 Mazda Road to Indy - Brasil The 2016 Mazda Road to Indy - Brasil was a karting contest to qualify for the finals at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The event was held at Kartódromo de Interlagos on 27 August 2016. The event was set up by former racing driver Paulo Carcasci.Marcel Coletta wins Mazda Road to Indy Brazil at Interlagos http://br.motorsport.com/kart/news/marcel-coletta-vence-mazda-road-to-indy-brasil-em-interlagos-811381/ motorsport.com 21 September 2016 Eleven drivers from four different Brazilian states and the Federal District competed for a spot in the final at Laguna Seca.Briga de alto nível e título para Marcel Coletta no Mazda Road to Indy Brasil em Interlagos http://www.pistalivre.com.br/noticias/69-categorias/kart/3619-briga-de-alto-nivel-e-titulo-para-marcel-coletta-no-mazda-road-to-indy-brasil-em-interlagos.html PistaLivre 21 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160923031750/http://www.pistalivre.com.br/noticias/69-categorias/kart/3619-briga-de-alto-nivel-e-titulo-para-marcel-coletta-no-mazda-road-to-indy-brasil-em-interlagos.html 23 September 2016 dead dmy-all Result Rank Driver FP Free practiceTREINO MRTI - LIVRE https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/5856695 Race Monitor 21 September 2016 Q QualifyingTOMADA DE TEMPO MRTI https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/5856783 Race Monitor 21 September 2016 H1 Heat 1 (equal numbers)ELIMINATÓRIAS MRTI PARES https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/5856844 Race Monitor 21 September 2016 H2 Heat 2 (odd numbers)ELIMINATÓRIAS MRTI IMPARES https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/5856964 Race Monitor 21 September 2016 F FinalFINAL MRTI https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/5857193 Race Monitor 21 September 2016 Points 1. São Paulo Marcel Coletta 3 9 2 1 55 2. São Paulo Murilo Coletta 2 8 1 2 51 3. São Paulo Vinicius Papareli 1 2 1 3 47 4. São Paulo Lucca Croce 6 4 3 4 35 5. São Paulo Jean Aguiar 9 1 4 5 33 6. Distrito Federal Pedro Cardoso 8 7 2 9 32 Rio de Janeiro Italo Barrilari 7 6 5 7 Minas Gerais Evandro Bambirra 4 5 4 8 São Paulo Allan Croce 5 3 3 6 Mato Grosso Edgar Henrique 11 11 5 11 São Paulo Erick Lutum 10 10 6 10 Format Judges USA Joel Miller Mazda Motorsports factory driverUSA Spencer Pigot USA Jonathan BomaritoUSA Andrew CarbonellCAN Scott Goodyear former IndyCar Series driverUSA Kyle Kimball Mazda Motorsports operational managerUSA Jim Bowie owner of Brandrenaline Lucas Oil School of Racing supplied the 18 scholarship candidates with Formula Ford style cars. The Ray Race Cars GR-RSC was fitted with a 2-litre engine built by Elite Engines. All cars were shod with Cooper Tires. The Shootout started with orientation of the cars and the track on December 5. On the second day drivers were divided in four groups and took to the tracks. For the final Shootout day the group was again divided in four. After initial testing sessions the first drivers were eliminated. The remaining drivers started 30 minute qualifying sessions before the race over 30 minutes.Judges/Format Announced for MRTI $200K Scholarship Shootout http://usf2000.com/news/judges-format-announced-for-mrti-200K-scholarship-shootout USF2000 3 December 2016 Competition All participants participated in a vehicle orientation and then multiple practice sessions over two days, culminating in a pre-qualification session where six finalists would be chosen. Those finalists would then participate in a 30-minute qualifying session and a 30-minute race. Driver Qualifying Finale USA Oliver Askew 3 1 GBR Oliver White 1 2 USA Trenton Estep 4 3 USA Kyle Kirkwood 5 4 IRL Niall Murray 6 5 AUS Will Brown 2 6 BRA Marcel Coletta DNQ USA Austin Garrison DNQ USA Matt Machiko DNQ GBR Neil MacLennan DNQ MEX Axel Matus DNQ USA Peter Portante DNQ USA Timo Reger DNQ USA Nigel Saurino DNQ NZL Michael Scott DNQ USA Tim de Silva DNQ USA Jonathan Sugianto DNQ IND Karthik Tharani DNQ USA John McCusker DNA USA Ryan Norman DNA USA Neil Verhagen DNA Winner Oliver Askew was selected as the winner of the shootout and won a scholarship to compete in the 2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship.Malsher, David. Askew wins Mazda Road to Indy Scholarship Shootout, Motorsport.com, December 8, 2016, Retrieved 2016-12-10 References 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout Category:U.S. F2000 National Championship seasons