2016 Pro Mazda Championship
The 2016 Pro Mazda Championship will be 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, 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
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 |  Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Team Pelfrey |
| 2 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 13 |  Aaron Telitz | Patricio O'Ward | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Team Pelfrey |
| 3 | Indy Grand Prix of Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama | April 23 | Aaron Telitz | Patricio O'Ward | Aaron Telitz | Patricio O'Ward | Team Pelfrey |
| 4 | Indy Grand Prix of Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama | April 24 | Patricio O'Ward | Aaron Telitz | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Team Pelfrey |
| 5 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana | May 13 | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Team Pelfrey |
| 6 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana | May 14 | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Team Pelfrey |
| 7 | Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis | Brownsburg, Indiana | May 27 | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Team Pelfrey |
| 8 | Grand Prix of Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 25 | Aaron Telitz |  Nico Jamin | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Team Pelfrey |
| 9 | Grand Prix of Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 25 | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Team Pelfrey |
| 10 | Grand Prix of Toronto | Toronto | July 16 | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Team Pelfrey |
| 11 | Grand Prix of Toronto | Toronto | July 17 | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Team Pelfrey |
| 12 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 30 | Nico Jamin | Nico Jamin | Nico Jamin | Nico Jamin | Cape Motorsports with WTR |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 30 | Aaron Telitz | Patricio O'Ward | Nico Jamin | Nico Jamin | Cape Motorsports with WTR |
| 14 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Salinas, California | September 10 | Aaron Telitz | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Team Pelfrey |
| 15 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Salinas, California | September 11 | Aaron Telitz |  Nicolás Dapero | Nicolás Dapero | Nicolás Dapero | Juncos Racing |
| 16 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Salinas, California | September 11 | Aaron Telitz | Nicolás Dapero | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | Team Pelfrey |
Championship standings
Drivers' championship
- Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
Teams' championship