2016 Pro Mazda Championship

February 2025 2016 Pro Mazda Championship 2015 2017 The 2016 Pro Mazda Championship was the 18th season in series history. The season will begin on March 12 at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and end on September 11 at Monterey Grand Prix. Patricio O'Ward dominated the first half of the season, winning six of the first seven races (and finishing second in the remaining race), vaulting himself into a huge points lead. However, his Team Pelfrey teammate Aaron Telitz vaulted himself back into contention by winning the next four races while O'Ward faltered. Both drivers won one of the three races during the final race weekend but Telitz's non-winning finishes were higher and he won the championship by 28 points. Reigning U.S. F2000 National Championship champion Nico Jamin swept the weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finished third in the championship, well back. The only other driver to win a race was Argentinean Nicolas Dapero who captured his maiden victory in the penultimate race of the season and finished fifth in points, behind Will Owen who finished on the podium in eight of the sixteen races but failed to win. American Bobby Eberle won the National Class championship, largely uncontested. Drivers and teams Team No. Car number Drivers Rounds Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing 2 FRA Nico Jaminhttp://www.promazdachampionship.com/news/nico-jamin-to-race-with-cape-motorsports-w-wayne-taylor-racing Jamin to Race with Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing All 3 USA Jake Eidsonhttp://www.motorsport.com/pro-mazda/news/eidson-back-with-cape-for-pro-mazda-move-672540/ Eidson back with Cape for Pro Mazda move 2016-02-09 2016-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160217062018/http://www.motorsport.com/pro-mazda/news/eidson-back-with-cape-for-pro-mazda-move-672540/ dead 1–7 4 MEX Jorge Cevallos 10–11DEForce Racing 11 USA Kory Enders (N) 14–16 12 MEX Moisés de la Vara (N) 14–16JDC MotorSports 13 USA Bobby Eberle (N) 5–6, 8–16 21 MEX Jorge Cevallos2016-03-07 Entry List https://www.usfpro2000.com/docs/default-source/Schedule/pro-mazda-entry-list.pdf usfpro2000.com 1–4 44 USA Kevin Davis (N) 5–6, 8–9 Juncos Racing 00 AUS Jake Parsonshttp://www.racer.com/road-to-indy/pro-mazda/item/124174-pro-mazda-parsons-joins-juncos-line-up Pro Mazda Championship Racer.com - PRO MAZDA: Parsons joins Juncos lineup 2015-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160411061514/http://www.racer.com/road-to-indy/pro-mazda/item/124174-pro-mazda-parsons-joins-juncos-line-up 2016-04-11 dead All 5 CAN Garett Gristhttp://www.motorsport.com/pro-mazda/news/grist-completes-juncos-pro-mazda-line-up/ Grist completes Juncos' Pro Mazda line-up 10 December 2015 Motorsport.com 10 December 2015 1–7 23 USA Will Owenhttp://www.racer.com/road-to-indy/pro-mazda/item/123626-owen-returns-to-juncos-racing-for-2016-pro-mazda-season Pro Mazda Championship Racer.com - Pro Mazda: Owen returns to Juncos Racing for 2016 2015-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222082349/http://www.racer.com/road-to-indy/pro-mazda/item/123626-owen-returns-to-juncos-racing-for-2016-pro-mazda-season 2015-12-22 dead All 31 ARG Nicolás Daperohttp://www.racer.com/road-to-indy/pro-mazda/item/123821-pro-mazda-dapero-joins-juncos-racing-for-2016 Pro Mazda Championship Racer.com - Pro Mazda: Dapero joins Juncos Racing for 2016 2015-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125816/http://www.racer.com/road-to-indy/pro-mazda/item/123821-pro-mazda-dapero-joins-juncos-racing-for-2016 2015-12-22 dead All Kaminsky Racing 57 USA Bob Kaminsky (N) 5–6, 8–9, 12–13 M1 Racing 37 USA Jay Horakhttp://www.promazda.com/teams-drivers Drivers (N) 1–2, 5–6 Team Pelfrey 80 MEX Patricio O'Wardhttp://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/03/08/oward-confirmed-for-st-pete-barber-with-pelfrey-in-pro-mazda/ O'Ward confirmed for St. Pete, Barber with Pelfrey in Pro Mazda 8 March 2016 All81 MYS Weiron Tanhttp://www.promazdachampionship.com/news/weiron-tan-set-to-challenge-for-pro-mazda-title-with-team-pelfrey Weiron Tan set to challenge for Pro Mazda title with Team Pelfrey February 16, 2016 February 16, 2016 Pro Mazda Championship Andersen Promotions 1–4 USA TJ FischerTJ Fischer Moves up to Pro Mazda for Remainder of 2016, Pro Mazda, June 7, 2016, Retrieved 2016-06-098–16 82 USA Aaron Telitzhttp://www.promazdachampionship.com/news/aaron-telitz-joins-team-pelfrey-for-2016-season Aaron Telitz Joins Team Pelfrey for 2016 Season January 28, 2016 January 31, 2016 Pro Mazda Championship Andersen Promotions All World Speed Motorsports 7 USA Dan Swanbeck (N) 14–16 13 USA Bobby Eberle 1–2 32 GBR Joseph Burton-Harris 14–16 Icon Class (N) National Class Race calendar and results Rnd Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Winning driver Winning team 1 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida March 12 MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward Team Pelfrey 2 March 13 USA Aaron Telitz MEX Patricio O'Ward USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz Team Pelfrey 3 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Birmingham, Alabama April 23 USA Aaron Telitz MEX Patricio O'Ward USA Aaron Telitz MEX Patricio O'Ward Team Pelfrey 4 April 24 MEX Patricio O'Ward USA Aaron Telitz MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward Team Pelfrey 5 Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Speedway, Indiana May 13 MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward Team Pelfrey 6 May 14 MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward Team Pelfrey 7 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Brownsburg, Indiana May 27 MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward Team Pelfrey 8 Grand Prix of Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 25 USA Aaron Telitz FRA Nico Jamin USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz Team Pelfrey 9 USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz Team Pelfrey 10 Grand Prix of Toronto Toronto July 16 USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz Team Pelfrey 11 July 17 USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz Team Pelfrey 12 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio July 30 FRA Nico Jamin FRA Nico Jamin FRA Nico Jamin FRA Nico Jamin Cape Motorsports with WTR 13 USA Aaron Telitz MEX Patricio O'Ward FRA Nico Jamin FRA Nico Jamin Cape Motorsports with WTR 14 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Salinas, California September 10 USA Aaron Telitz MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward MEX Patricio O'Ward Team Pelfrey 15 September 11 USA Aaron Telitz ARG Nicolás Dapero ARG Nicolás Dapero ARG Nicolás Dapero Juncos Racing 16 USA Aaron Telitz ARG Nicolás Dapero USA Aaron Telitz USA Aaron Telitz Team Pelfrey #FFFFFF Oval/Speedway solid 1px #AAAAAA #DFFFDF Road Course solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Temporary Street Circuit solid 1px #AAAAAA Championship standings Drivers' championship Pos Driver STP ALA IMS LOR ROA TOR MOH LAG Pts 1 USA Aaron Telitz 2 1* 2* 2 7 2 5 1* 1* 1* 1* 2 3 2 5 1*421 2 MEX Patricio O'Ward 1* 2 1 1* 1* 1* 1* 4 4 9 2 7 4 1* 10 6393 3 FRA Nico Jamin 4 4 6 4 5 4 7 10 2 2 3 1* 1* 4 3 4331 4 USA Will Owen 9 6 5 5 2 3 6 3 3 4 4 3 2 11 2 2317 5 ARG Nicolas Dapero 10 10 7 7 8 8 3 2 5 5 9 5 8 3 1* 3278 6 AUS Jake Parsons 8 5 10 9 3 6 4 6 9 3 5 4 7 5 12 5258 7 USA TJ Fischer 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 11 7137 8 CAN Garett Grist 6 8 3 3 4 5 2133 9 USA Jake Eidson 3 7 8 6 6 7 8106 10 MEX Jorge Cevallos 7 9 9 8 8 779 11 Malaysia Weiron Tan 5 3 4 1069 12 GBR Joseph Burton-Harris 10 4 846 13 USA Bobby Eberle 11 1120 National class 1 USA Bobby Eberle 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 6 7 9 11225 2 USA Bob Kaminsky 10 11 8 10 9 9102 3 USA Jay Horak 12 12 11 1271 4 USA Kevin Davis 12 10 9 863 5 MEX Moisés de la Vara 8 6 1252 6 USA Dan Swanbeck 9 7 1051 7 USA Kory Enders 12 8 949 Pos Driver STP ALA IMS LOR ROA TOR MOH LAG Pts 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) Blank Did notparticipate(DNP) Not competingIn-line notationBoldPole position(1 point)ItalicsRan fastest race lap(1 point)*Led most race laps(1 point)1Qualifying cancelledno bonus point awardedRookie Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes. Teams' championship PosTeamPoints 1Team Pelfrey553 2Juncos Racing445 3Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing327 See also 2016 IndyCar Series season 2016 Indy Lights season References External links http://promazdachampionship.com/ Pro Mazda Championship Official website Pro Mazda Championship Category:Indy Pro 2000 Championship