2014 Pro Mazda Championship


The 2014 Pro Mazda Championship is the 16th season in series history.
The second season of Andersen Promotions' management of the series saw increased car counts with 20 or more cars in many races and 13 drivers competing in all 14 races compared to 2013's nine.
American Spencer Pigot won the title over Canadian Scott Hargrove in the final race weekend at Sonoma Raceway in controversial fashion. In the first race of the weekend, the two made contact on the fourth lap of the race with Pigot leading. Pigot's race was over while Hargrove went on to finish third. In the second race, Neil Alberico, Hargrove's teammate, made contact with Pigot on the first lap, although both were able to continue. On lap 12, Pigot's teammate Kyle Kaiser's car stopped on track bringing out a caution flag, allowing Pigot, who was running sixth at the time, to close up behind the leaders. After the restart, Hargrove, who was leading, began to experience mechanical trouble, and as he fell back to Pigot, made a move that forced Pigot to swerve around him. Hargrove's race was done while Pigot finished fifth and captured the title by 11 points. Pigot captured six race wins in the fourteen races, including the first four races of the season. With the championship Pigot won a Road to Indy scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2015.
Alberico finished third in points without a race win. Andretti Autosport's top challenger, Shelby Blackstock finished fourth in the championship, also without a win. Brazilian Nicolas Costa captured one win and finished fifth in points. Other race winners were Kaiser, Jose Guttierez, who won the wild Sonoma race 2, and Garrett Grist who captured two wins but was inconsistent.
American Bobby Eberle captured the Expert Class championship for drivers over 35 years old largely by virtue of entering the most races among such entrants.

Drivers and teams

All teams are American-registered.
TeamDriversNotes
Andretti Autosport27 Garett Grist
Andretti Autosport28 Shelby Blackstock
Cape Motorsports
w/ Wayne Taylor Racing		2 Neil Alberico
Cape Motorsports
w/ Wayne Taylor Racing		3 Scott Hargrove
HAVOC Motorsport21 Brian LiftMid-Ohio only
JDC MotorSports11 Vicky PiriaSt. Pete & Barber only
JDC MotorSports19 Ryan Booth
JDC MotorSports54 Michael Johnson
JDC MotorSports91 Kyle ConnerySkipped LOR, Houston & Sonoma
JDC MotorSports91 Clark ToppeHouston only
Juncos Racing5 Jose Gutierrez
Juncos Racing6 Julia Ballario
Juncos Racing7 Spencer Pigot
Juncos Racing18 Kyle Kaiser
M1 Racing9 Felipe DonatoHouston, Mid-Ohio & Sonoma only
M1 Racing23 Carlos CondeMid-Ohio & Sonoma only
M1 Racing26 Parker NicklinSonoma only
M1 Racing29 Jason RabeIMS only
M1 Racing37 Jay HorakSt. Pete through IMS, Mid-Ohio
M1 Racing62 Jason BedasseSt. Pete only
M1 Racing99 Nicolas CostaSt. Pete through IMS
Team Pelfrey80 Dalton Kellett
Team Pelfrey81 Pipo DeraniSt. Pete through IMS
Team Pelfrey81 Anders KrohnLOR only
Team Pelfrey81 Jack AitkenSonoma only
Team Pelfrey81 Brandon NeweyMid-Ohio only
Team Pelfrey82 Brandon NeweySt. Pete through IMS
Team Pelfrey82 Nicolas CostaHouston onwards
Team Pelfrey99 Nicolas CostaLOR only
World Speed Motorsports8 Stan KohlsSonoma only
World Speed Motorsports13 Bobby EberleSkipped LOR & Milwaukee
World Speed Motorsports14 Jeff HarrisonBarber & Houston only
World Speed Motorsports16 Michele BumgarnerSkipped Mid-Ohio & Milwaukee
World Speed Motorsports34 Joey BickersSonoma only
World Speed Motorsports61 Alex KeyesSonoma only

Race calendar and results

The series schedule, along with the other Road to Indy series, was announced on October 24, 2013. Unlike previous seasons, all races were in support of the IndyCar Series except the race at Lucas Oil Raceway. All road and street course race weekends were double-headers. All races were held in the United States.
RndCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledWinning driverWinning team
1Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, FloridaMarch 29 Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
2Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, FloridaMarch 30 Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
3Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, AlabamaApril 26 Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
4Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, AlabamaApril 27 Scott Hargrove Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
5Indianapolis Motor Speedway road courseSpeedway, IndianaMay 9 Spencer Pigot Scott Hargrove Neil Alberico Scott Hargrove
6Indianapolis Motor Speedway road courseSpeedway, IndianaMay 10 Spencer Pigot Scott Hargrove Scott Hargrove Scott Hargrove
7Lucas Oil Raceway at IndianapolisClermont, IndianaMay 24 Garett Grist Spencer Pigot Garett Grist Garett GristAndretti Autosport
8Reliant ParkHouston, TexasJune 28 Garett Grist Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Scott Hargrove
9Reliant ParkHouston, TexasJune 29 Garett Grist Neil Alberico Spencer Pigot Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
10Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioAugust 2 Nicolas Costa Neil Alberico Nicolas Costa Nicolas CostaTeam Pelfrey
11Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioAugust 3 Nicolas Costa Nicolas Costa Garett Grist Garett GristAndretti Autosport
12Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinAugust 16 José Gutiérrez Scott Hargrove Scott Hargrove
Spencer Pigot		 Spencer PigotJuncos Racing
13Sonoma RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaAugust 22 Scott Hargrove Spencer Pigot Kyle Kaiser Kyle KaiserJuncos Racing
14Sonoma RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaAugust 23 Scott Hargrove Scott Hargrove Scott Hargrove José GutiérrezJuncos Racing

Championship standings

Drivers' championships

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