2011 Star Mazda Championship

February 2025 2011 Star Mazda Championship 2010 2012 The 2011 Star Mazda Championship was the 13th Star Mazda Championship season, the second under the Mazda Road to Indy program, and the first under IndyCar sanctioning, after 12 years under the International Motor Sports Association umbrella. As part of the program's expansion, the series champion will be provided a scholarship to advance into Firestone Indy Lights for the 2012 season.http://indycar.com/news/show/56-firestone-indy-lights/40686-mazda-helps-pave-the-road-to-indy/ Mazda helps pave the Road to Indy December 9, 2010 Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League December 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713030753/http://indycar.com/news/show/56-firestone-indy-lights/40686-mazda-helps-pave-the-road-to-indy/ July 13, 2011 dead mdy-all The season will feature 11 races over 10 weekends, with four road courses, three street circuits and three ovals on the schedule.http://starmazda.com/news/series/2010/Barber%20Announcement.pdf The Star Mazda Championship completes the series' 2011 schedule with the addition of the IndyCar weekend at Barber Motorsports Park April 9 – 10 Star Mazda Championship International Motor Sports Association December 19, 2010 December 22, 2010 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716132253/http://starmazda.com/news/series/2010/Barber%20Announcement.pdf July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all The series consisted of a main championship as well as an Expert championship for drivers over 30 years of age, combining previous years' Expert and Masters championships. JDC MotorSports' Tristan Vautier won four races on his way to the championship by a 25-point margin over Connor De Phillippi, who also won four races. Vautier finished in the top five in every race.De Phillippi Wins Season-Finale as Vautier Captures Series Title https://web.archive.org/web/20120402002035/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=9798&sid=ebf4e5949355cfb3672532584ac3d363 2012-04-02 , eFormulaCarNews, September 18, 2011, Retrieved 2011-09-18 Andretti Autosport rookie Sage Karam also won two oval races and captured Rookie of The Year honors. J. W. Roberts won the Expert Championship when closest rival Walt Bowlin did not enter the final race of the season. The team championship went to Team Pelfrey which fielded cars for De Phllippi and Nick Andries, who finished third in points. Drivers and teams TeamNo. Car numberDriversNotes USA JDC MotorSports 5 FRA Tristan Vautierhttp://www.starmazda.com/news/teams/2011/02/JDC2011-4-021511-Mazda-Vautier-signing%20with%20header.pdf JDC MotorSports Signs Race Winner Vautier for 2011 Star Mazda Title Run Star Mazda Championship JDC Motorsports February 15, 2011 February 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716131634/http://www.starmazda.com/news/teams/2011/02/JDC2011-4-021511-Mazda-Vautier-signing%20with%20header.pdf July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all 19 RUS Mikhail Goikhberg Infineon only2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Infineon https://web.archive.org/web/20110927205726/http://www.starmazda.com/results/2011/09-infineon/documents/Entry%20List.pdf 2011-09-27 , Star Mazda Championship, Retrieved 2011-08-25 27 USA Nick MancusoMancuso Joins JDC MotorSports Driver Line-Up https://web.archive.org/web/20110710172626/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=8446&sid=b01e2a1b3d397c68d200e5a0791504ba 2011-07-10 , eFormulaCarNews, February 17, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-17 Selected races 39 BRA João Jardimhttp://www.starmazda.com/results/2011/03-lor/documents/LOR%20Entry%20List.pdf 2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Night Before the 500 starmazda.com Star Mazda Championship May 26, 2011 May 29, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110617124526/http://starmazda.com/results/2011/03-lor/documents/LOR%20Entry%20List.pdf June 17, 2011 dead mdy-all Indianapolis onwards 64 USA Patrick O'Neill Expert; Infineon only 85 USA Chris Millerhttp://www.starmazda.com/news/teams/2011/02/JDC2011-3-020411-Mazda-Miller-St-pete.pdf Miller rejoins JDC Motorsports for Star Mazda season-opener Star Mazda Championship JDC Motorsports February 7, 2011 February 7, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716132741/http://www.starmazda.com/news/teams/2011/02/JDC2011-3-020411-Mazda-Miller-St-pete.pdf July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all St. Pete and Mosport only USA Juncos Racing 7 BRA João Victor Hortohttp://www.juncosracing.com/press%20releases/2011/2011_Juncos_Driver_Lineup.pdf Juncos Racing Announces Driver Lineup for 2011 Star Mazda Championship juncosracing.com Juncos Racing December 22, 2010 December 22, 2010 1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713124634/http://www.juncosracing.com/press%20releases/2011/2011_Juncos_Driver_Lineup.pdf July 13, 2011 dead mdy-all 10 COL Tatiana Calderón 28 USA Gustavo Menezes 39 USA Richard Heistandhttp://www.starmazda.com/results/2011/01-stpete/documents/entrylist.pdf 2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Grand Prix of St. Petersburg starmazda.com Star Mazda Championship March 22, 2011 March 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927205514/http://www.starmazda.com/results/2011/01-stpete/documents/entrylist.pdf September 27, 2011 dead mdy-all Left team after St. Pete 60 CHL Martin Scuncio Left series after MosportSepulveda, Jose Luis. Martín Scuncio se retira de la Star Mazda Series https://web.archive.org/web/20110831225620/http://www.racing5.cl/wordpress/2011/08/martin-scuncio-se-retira-de-la-star-mazda-series/ 2011-08-31 es, Racing5, 2 August 2011, Retrieved 2011-08-04 USA Team Pelfrey 11 USA Connor De PhillippiTeam Pelfrey Signs De Phillippi for 2011 Championship Charge https://web.archive.org/web/20110710172615/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=8414&sid=09870e36dbd7e0299ee9d326a644511e 2011-07-10 , eFormulaCarNews, February 9, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-09 81 USA Nick Andrieshttp://www.pelfreyindyracing.com/news/2011/Pelfrey%20Indy%20Racing%20PR%201-7-11final.pdf Pelfrey Indy Racing re-creates a famed launch pad for rising IndyCar stars pelfreyindyracing.com Pelfrey Indy Racing January 7, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110124212351/http://www.pelfreyindyracing.com/news/2011/Pelfrey%20Indy%20Racing%20PR%201-7-11final.pdf January 24, 2011 dead mdy-all USA World Speed Motorsports 16 GBR Lloyd Read Laguna Seca only2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Mazda Raceway https://web.archive.org/web/20110928233826/http://www.starmazda.com/results/2011/11-mrls/documents/Entry%20List.pdf 2011-09-28 , Star Mazda Championship, Retrieved 2011-09-15 USA Team GDT 19 USA Richard Heistand Barber only 37 USA Dom Bastien Expert; Laguna Seca only 48 IRL Patrick McKennahttp://www.starmazda.com/news/teams/2011/02/McKenna%20Announcement.pdf An Irish hotshoe accelerates down the Road to Indy – Team GDT signs USF2000 Star Patrick McKenna for the 2011 Star Mazda Championship Star Mazda Championship Team GDT February 8, 2011 February 9, 2011 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716131539/http://www.starmazda.com/news/teams/2011/02/McKenna%20Announcement.pdf July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all Skipped Milwaukee, Iowa and Baltimore 65 USA J. W. Robertshttp://www.starmazda.com/news/teams/2011/01/GDT%20Announcement.pdf Championship-winning Star Mazda team ramps up an expanded effort for 2011 Star Mazda Championship Team GDT January 26, 2011 January 26, 2011 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716132712/http://www.starmazda.com/news/teams/2011/01/GDT%20Announcement.pdf July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all Expert; Skipped Barber and Milwaukee VEN Linares Racing 20 VEN Carlos Linares CAN AIM Autosport 23 USA Walt Bowlin Expert; St. Pete, Barber, Mosport, Trois-Rivières, Infineon and Baltimore only 66 CAN Zack Meyer St. Pete and Barber only 72 USA Larry Pegram Expert; St. Pete, Barber, Trois-Rivières, Infineon only 99 USA Learic Cramer Baltimore only CAN The Racing Company 26 CAN Jérimy Daniel Skipped Iowa and Infineon USA Fogg Racing 29 USA Phil Fogg, Jr. Expert; Infineon only USA Andretti Autosport 77 USA Zach Veach Infineon and Laguna Seca onlyZach Veach Added to Andretti Autosport’s Star Mazda Lineup at Sonoma, Laguna Seca, Andretti Autosport PR, August 18, 2011, Retrieved 2011-08-18 88 USA Sage Karamhttp://www.andrettiautosport.com/News_November_2010.html#News_Nov_15_2010 Andretti Autosport signs Sage Karam as driver for 2011 Star Mazda Championship andrettiautosport.com Andretti Autosport November 15, 2010 December 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101206015830/http://www.andrettiautosport.com/News_November_2010.html#News_Nov_15_2010 December 6, 2010 dead Race calendar and results The race schedule was announced on December 20, 2010. Rnd Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida March 26 CHL Martin Scuncio USA Connor De Phillippi USA Connor De Phillippi USA Team Pelfrey IndyCar Series 2 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama April 10 FRA Tristan Vautier FRA Tristan Vautier FRA Tristan Vautier USA JDC MotorSports IndyCar Series 3 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Brownsburg, Indiana May 28 USA Connor De Phillippi USA Nick Andries USA Connor De Phillippi USA Team Pelfrey USAC Midgets 4 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin June 19 USA Nick Andries USA Sage Karam USA Sage Karam USA Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series 5 Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa June 25 USA Sage Karam USA Sage Karam USA Sage Karam USA Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series 6 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario July 24 USA Sage Karam USA Nick Andries BRA João Victor Horto USA Juncos Racing American Le Mans Series 7 Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 6 FRA Tristan Vautier FRA Tristan Vautier FRA Tristan Vautier USA JDC MotorSports Firestone Indy Lights 8 August 7 FRA Tristan Vautier USA Connor De Phillippi USA Connor De Phillippi USA Team Pelfrey 9 Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California August 27 FRA Tristan Vautier FRA Tristan Vautier FRA Tristan Vautier USA JDC MotorSports IndyCar Series 10 Streets of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland September 4 FRA Tristan Vautier FRA Tristan Vautier FRA Tristan Vautier USA JDC MotorSports IndyCar Series 11 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California September 18 USA Connor De Phillippi USA Connor De Phillippi USA Connor De Phillippi USA Team Pelfrey American Le Mans Series Championship standings Drivers' Pos Driver STPUSA BARUSA INDUSA MILUSA IOWUSA MOSCAN TROCAN SONUSA BALUSA LAGUSA Points Overall 1 FRA Tristan Vautier 3 1 4 4 4 5 1 3 1 1 5 426 2 USA Connor De Phillippi 1 10 1 6 11 2 5 1 2 10 1 401 3 USA Nick Andries 17 2 2 3 7 4 3 2 3 9 2 385 4 BRA João Victor Horto 14 4 5 7 2 1 2 4 6 3 6 375 5 USA Sage Karam 15 9 3 1 1 13 4 5 4 2 16 364 6 COL Tatiana Calderón 18 3 9 9 5 3 12 8 5 8 7 322 7 VEN Carlos Linares 6 5 13 10 8 10 7 9 13 11 8 301 8 USA Gustavo Menezes 8 7 7 5 3 6 6 6 9 4 15 297 9 BRA João Jardim 14 8 6 8 14 7 8 7 12 244 10 CAN Jérimy Daniel 10 15 10 12 11 8 10 5 10 237 11 USA J. W. Roberts 11 12 10 9 12 14 13 13 200 12 USA Nick Mancuso 7 6 8 11 9 10 9 194 13 CHL Martin Scuncio 2 11 6 2 12 9 187 14 IRL Patrick McKenna 4 13 11 14 13 14 4 186 15 USA Walt Bowlin 16 14 12 11 13 16 6 168 16 USA Larry Pegram 131 8 10 11 12 105 17 USA Chris Miller 5 7 61 18 CAN Zack Meyer 12 12 48 19 USA Richard Heistand 9 16 47 Expert Class 1 USA J. W. Roberts 11 12 10 9 12 14 13 13 148 2 USA Walt Bowlin 16 14 12 11 13 16 6 114 3 USA Larry Pegram 131 8 10 11 12 76 unregistered drivers USA Zach Veach 7 3 RUS Mikhail Goikhberg 11 GBR Lloyd Read 11 USA Learic Cramer 12 USA Dom Bastien 14 USA Phil Fogg, Jr. 15 USA Patrick O'Neill 17 Pos Driver STPUSA BARUSA INDUSA MILUSA IOWUSA MOSCAN TROCAN SONUSA BALUSA LAGUSA 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) Blank Did notparticipate(DNP) Not competingIn-line notationBoldPole position(1 point)ItalicsRan fastest race lap(1 point) 1Larry Pegram was not registered for the championship at St. Pete and not eligible for points. Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Points 44 40 37 34 32 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Teams' PosTeamPoints 1USA Team Pelfrey293 2USA Juncos Racing274 3USA JDC MotorSports270 4USA Andretti Autosport195 5VEN Linares Racing144 6USA Team GDT118 7CAN The Racing Company113 8CAN AIM Autosport86 References External links Star Mazda Championship Official website Star Mazda Championship Category:Indy Pro 2000 Championship