2013 Pro Mazda Championship

The 2013 Pro Mazda Championship was the 15th season in series history and first under new promoter Andersen Promotions.

Andretti Autosport driver Matthew Brabham won the championship with two races remaining capturing a series-record 11th win in his rookie season. Brabham's championship secured a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2014.[1] Brabham won 13 of the season's 16 races, shattering the series record. Juncos Racing's Diego Ferreira won the season opener and finished second in points with eleven podium finishes. Brabham's Andretti Autosport teammate Shelby Blackstock won a single race and two poles and finished third in points. Team Pelfrey's Spencer Pigot also won a single race and finished fourth in points.

Andretti Autosport also captured the team championship with two races remaining, their first in Pro Mazda.[1]

There were no full-time Expert class participants (a class for drivers age 35 and older). American Jay Horak won the championship with eight race starts by a narrow margin over Bobby Eberle, who also completed a partial schedule.

While only nine drivers competed in all sixteen rounds of the championship, 27 different drivers made appearances in a Pro Mazda car over the course of the season.

Drivers and teams

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All teams were American-registered.

Team No. Drivers Notes
Andretti Autosport 28   Shelby Blackstock[2]
83   Matthew Brabham[3]
Garibotti Racing 75   Jeff Garibotti Expert class; Austin only
JDC MotorSports 9   Juan Piedrahita
16   Lloyd Read
19   Nick Andries Austin and St. Pete only
66   Zack Meyer[4]
Juncos Racing 2   Jose Gutierrez Austin and Mid-Ohio only
3   Julia Ballario Mid-Ohio and Trois-Rivieres only
44   Scott Anderson[5]
57   Diego Ferreira[6]
M1 Racing 11   Juan Camilo Acosta[7] Austin and St. Pete only
23   Walt Bowlin Expert class; Toronto and Mid-Ohio only
29   Jason Rabe Houston only
37   Jay Horak Expert class; Austin, Mid-Ohio, Trois-Rivieres, and Houston
91   Kyle Connery Mid-Ohio only
PRL Motorsports 48   Patrick Linn Austin only
Team Pelfrey 80   Dalton Kellett CTMP only
81   Spencer Pigot[8]
82   Petri Suvanto Austin and St. Pete only
  Anders Krohn Indianapolis and Milwaukee only
  Nicolas Costa Toronto, CTMP, Mid-Ohio, and Houston
83   Stefan Rzadzinski Trois-Rivieres only
World Speed Motorsports 6   Michele Bumgarner Houston only
13   Bobby Eberle Expert class; Mid-Ohio, Trois-Rivieres, and Houston
18   Kyle Kaiser
24   Michael Whelden Houston only

Race calendar and results

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Rnd Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas March 1   Diego Ferreira   Diego Ferreira   Diego Ferreira Juncos Racing Rolex Sports Car Series
2 March 2   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport
3 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida March 23   Shelby Blackstock   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series
4 March 24   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport
5 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Clermont, Indiana May 25   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport USAC Midgets
6 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin June 15   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series
7 Streets of Toronto Toronto, Ontario July 13   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series
8 July 14   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport
9 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 20   Shelby Blackstock   Spencer Pigot   Spencer Pigot Team Pelfrey American Le Mans Series
10 July 21   Matthew Brabham   Shelby Blackstock Andretti Autosport
11 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 3   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series
12 August 4   Diego Ferreira   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport
13 Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 10   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
14 August 11   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport
15 Reliant Park Houston, Texas October 5   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series
16 October 6   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport

Championship standings

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Drivers'

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Pos Driver AUS
 
STP
 
IND
 
MIL
 
TOR
 
MOS
 
MOH
 
TRO
 
HOU
 
Points
Overall
1   Matthew Brabham 3 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 3 9 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 466
2   Diego Ferreira 1* 2 3 2 6 6 2 2 6 3 3 2 2 2 5 4 357
3   Shelby Blackstock 9 3 2 3 3 7 6 7 2 1 2 4 6 11 4 6 297
4   Spencer Pigot 2 16 4 4 2 3 9 11 1* 4* 4 5 5 5 2 5 297
5   Scott Anderson 6 4 8 7 5 5 10 9 4 2 16 6 4 4 6 7 245
6   Zack Meyer 7 7 7 6 8 8 11 4 7 5 13 7 11 6 10 13 209
7   Kyle Kaiser 8 6 5 10 7 10 5 5 8 6 6 8 10 13 8 8 209
8   Lloyd Read 11 9 9 9 9 9 4 10 9 7 7 9 7 10 7 14 198
9   Juan Piedrahita 16 15 6 12 10 2 7 3 11 DNS 5 16 3 3 13 3 182
10   Petri Suvanto 5 5 11 8 57
11   Jay Horak 141 131 14 14 13 9 12 10 54
12   Bobby Eberle 11 13 12 8 DNS 12 49
13   Juan Acosta 4 14 10 11 45
14   Nick Andries 15 8 12 5 40
Expert class
1   Jay Horak 141 131 14 14 13 9 12 10 110
2   Bobby Eberle 11 13 12 8 DNS 12 102
Unregistered drivers
  Nicolas Costa 3 6 5 10 15 3 3 2
  Anders Krohn 4 4
  Julia Ballario 9 11 9 7
  Walt Bowlin 8 8 12 12
  Dalton Kellett 10 8
  Stefan Rzadzinski 8 12
  Kyle Connery 8 15
  Michele Bumgarner 14 9
  Michael Whelden 9 15
  Jose Gutierrez 10 10 10 10
  Jason Rabe 11 11
  Patrick Linn 13 11
  Jeff Garibotti 12 12
Pos Driver AUS
 
STP
 
IND
 
MIL
 
TOR
 
MOS
 
MOH
 
TRO
 
HOU
 
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 not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
(1 point)
* Led most race laps
(1 point)
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Overall Points 30 25 22 19 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
  • Drivers must complete 50% race distance to score main points, otherwise 1 point is awarded.[9]
  • 1: Jay Horak was not registered for the championship at Austin.

Teams'

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Pos Team Points
1 Andretti Autosport 513
2 Juncos Racing 377
3 Team Pelfrey 332
4 JDC MotorSports 263
5 M1 Racing 62

References

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  1. ^ a b Brabham locks up Pro Mazda crown with Trois-Rieveres sweep, Racer, August 11, 2013, Retrieved 2013-08-11
  2. ^ Sturbin, John. Hunter-Reay Has Number of Things On His Mind, Racin' Today, December 6, 2012, Retrieved 2012-12-08
  3. ^ Brabham To Drive For Andretti Autosport In Pro Mazda Archived 2012-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Speed TV, December 18, 2012, Retrieved 2012-12-19
  4. ^ "JDC MotorSports Signs Meyer for 2013 Pro Mazda Championship Campaign". Pro Mazda Championship. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  5. ^ Scott Anderson commits to Juncos Racing for 2013 Pro Mazda Championship campaign, Juncos Racing, January 22, 2013, Retrieved 2013-01-22
  6. ^ "Ferreira returns to Juncos for Pro Mazda campaign". IndyCar. February 4, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-14. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  7. ^ MATA FORMS M1 RACING, SIGNS ACOSTA FOR FULL PRO MAZDA CAMPAIGN Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, Pro Mazda Championship, December 19, 2012, Retrieved 2013-1-2
  8. ^ "Team Pelfrey Signs Spencer Pigot to Begin Pro Mazda Championship Defense" (PDF). Team Pelfrey. January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Pro Mazda 2013 Official Rule Book, Rule 10.2.4[permanent dead link]
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