2011 Star Mazda Championship

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.^[1] The season will feature 11 races over 10 weekends, with four road courses, three street circuits and three ovals on the schedule.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[3]

Drivers and teams

Team	No.	Drivers	Notes
JDC MotorSports	5	Tristan Vautier^[4]
	19	Mikhail Goikhberg	Infineon only^[5]
	27	Nick Mancuso^[6]	Selected races
	39	João Jardim^[7]	Indianapolis onwards
	64	Patrick O'Neill	Expert; Infineon only^[5]
	85	Chris Miller^[8]	St. Pete and Mosport only
Juncos Racing	7	João Victor Horto^[9]
	10	Tatiana Calderón^[9]
	28	Gustavo Menezes^[9]
	39	Richard Heistand^[10]	Left team after St. Pete
	60	Martin Scuncio^[9]	Left series after Mosport^[11]
Team Pelfrey	11	Connor De Phillippi^[12]
Team Pelfrey	81	Nick Andries^[13]
World Speed Motorsports	16	Lloyd Read	Laguna Seca only^[14]
Team GDT	19	Richard Heistand	Barber only
	37	Dom Bastien	Expert; Laguna Seca only^[14]
	48	Patrick McKenna^[15]	Skipped Milwaukee, Iowa and Baltimore
	65	J. W. Roberts^[16]	Expert; Skipped Barber and Milwaukee
Linares Racing	20	Carlos Linares^[10]
AIM Autosport	23	Walt Bowlin^[10]	Expert; St. Pete, Barber, Mosport, Trois-Rivières, Infineon and Baltimore only
	66	Zack Meyer^[10]	St. Pete and Barber only
	72	Larry Pegram^[10]	Expert; St. Pete, Barber, Trois-Rivières, Infineon only
	99	Learic Cramer	Baltimore only
The Racing Company	26	Jérimy Daniel^[10]	Skipped Iowa and Infineon
Fogg Racing	29	Phil Fogg, Jr.	Expert; Infineon only^[5]
Andretti Autosport	77	Zach Veach	Infineon and Laguna Seca only^[17]
Andretti Autosport	88	Sage Karam^[18]

Race calendar and results

The race schedule was announced on December 20, 2010.^[2]

Rnd	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	Streets of St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg, Florida	March 26	Martin Scuncio	Connor De Phillippi	Connor De Phillippi	Team Pelfrey	IndyCar Series
2	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama	April 10	Tristan Vautier	Tristan Vautier	Tristan Vautier	JDC MotorSports	IndyCar Series
3	Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis	Brownsburg, Indiana	May 28	Connor De Phillippi	Nick Andries	Connor De Phillippi	Team Pelfrey	USAC Midgets
4	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	June 19	Nick Andries	Sage Karam	Sage Karam	Andretti Autosport	IndyCar Series
5	Iowa Speedway	Newton, Iowa	June 25	Sage Karam	Sage Karam	Sage Karam	Andretti Autosport	IndyCar Series
6	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 24	Sage Karam	Nick Andries	João Victor Horto	Juncos Racing	American Le Mans Series
7	Circuit Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	August 6	Tristan Vautier	Tristan Vautier	Tristan Vautier	JDC MotorSports	Firestone Indy Lights
8	Circuit Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	August 7	Tristan Vautier	Connor De Phillippi	Connor De Phillippi	Team Pelfrey	Firestone Indy Lights
9	Infineon Raceway	Sonoma, California	August 27	Tristan Vautier	Tristan Vautier	Tristan Vautier	JDC MotorSports	IndyCar Series
10	Streets of Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland	September 4	Tristan Vautier	Tristan Vautier	Tristan Vautier	JDC MotorSports	IndyCar Series
11	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	September 18	Connor De Phillippi	Connor De Phillippi	Connor De Phillippi	Team Pelfrey	American Le Mans Series

Championship standings

Drivers'

Pos	Driver	STP	BAR	IND	MIL	IOW	MOS	TRO		SON	BAL	LAG	Points
Overall
1	Tristan Vautier	3	1	4	4	4	5	1	3	1	1	5	426
2	Connor De Phillippi	1	10	1	6	11	2	5	1	2	10	1	401
3	Nick Andries	17	2	2	3	7	4	3	2	3	9	2	385
4	João Victor Horto	14	4	5	7	2	1	2	4	6	3	6	375
5	Sage Karam	15	9	3	1	1	13	4	5	4	2	16	364
6	Tatiana Calderón	18	3	9	9	5	3	12	8	5	8	7	322
7	Carlos Linares	6	5	13	10	8	10	7	9	13	11	8	301
8	Gustavo Menezes	8	7	7	5	3	6	6	6	9	4	15	297
9	João Jardim			14	8	6	8	14	7	8	7	12	244
10	Jérimy Daniel	10	15	10	12		11	8	10		5	10	237
11	J. W. Roberts	11		12		10		9	12	14	13	13	200
12	Nick Mancuso	7	6	8	11	9				10		9	194
13	Martin Scuncio	2	11	6	2	12	9						187
14	Patrick McKenna	4	13	11			14	13	14			4	186
15	Walt Bowlin	16	14				12	11	13	16	6		168
16	Larry Pegram	13¹	8					10	11	12			105
17	Chris Miller	5					7						61
18	Zack Meyer	12	12										48
19	Richard Heistand	9	16										47
Expert Class
1	J. W. Roberts	11		12		10		9	12	14	13	13	148
2	Walt Bowlin	16	14				12	11	13	16	6		114
3	Larry Pegram	13¹	8					10	11	12			76
unregistered drivers
	Zach Veach									7		3
	Mikhail Goikhberg									11
	Lloyd Read											11
	Learic Cramer										12
	Dom Bastien											14
	Phil Fogg, Jr.									15
	Patrick O'Neill									17
Pos	Driver	STP	BAR	IND	MIL	IOW	MOS	TRO		SON	BAL	LAG	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)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position (1 point)
Italics	Ran 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'

Pos	Team	Points
1	Team Pelfrey	293
2	Juncos Racing	274
3	JDC MotorSports	270
4	Andretti Autosport	195
5	Linares Racing	144
6	Team GDT	118
7	The Racing Company	113
8	AIM Autosport	86

References

^ "Mazda helps pave the Road to Indy". Firestone Indy Lights. Indy Racing League. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "The Star Mazda Championship completes the series' 2011 schedule with the addition of the IndyCar weekend at Barber Motorsports Park April 9 – 10" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship. International Motor Sports Association. December 19, 2010. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
^ ^a ^b De Phillippi Wins Season-Finale as Vautier Captures Series Title Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, September 18, 2011, Retrieved 2011-09-18
^ "JDC MotorSports Signs Race Winner Vautier for 2011 Star Mazda Title Run" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship. JDC Motorsports. February 15, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Infineon Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Star Mazda Championship, Retrieved 2011-08-25
^ Mancuso Joins JDC MotorSports Driver Line-Up Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 17, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-17
^ "2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Night Before the 500" (PDF). starmazda.com. Star Mazda Championship. May 26, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
^ "Miller rejoins JDC Motorsports for Star Mazda season-opener" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship. JDC Motorsports. February 7, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Juncos Racing Announces Driver Lineup for 2011 Star Mazda Championship" (PDF). juncosracing.com. Juncos Racing. December 22, 2010. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Grand Prix of St. Petersburg" (PDF). starmazda.com. Star Mazda Championship. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
^ Sepulveda, Jose Luis. Martín Scuncio se retira de la Star Mazda Series Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish), Racing5, 2 August 2011, Retrieved 2011-08-04
^ Team Pelfrey Signs De Phillippi for 2011 Championship Charge Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 9, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-09
^ "Pelfrey Indy Racing re-creates a famed launch pad for rising IndyCar stars" (PDF). pelfreyindyracing.com. Pelfrey Indy Racing. January 7, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
^ ^a ^b 2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Mazda Raceway Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Star Mazda Championship, Retrieved 2011-09-15
^ "An Irish hotshoe accelerates down the Road to Indy – Team GDT signs USF2000 Star Patrick McKenna for the 2011 Star Mazda Championship" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship. Team GDT. February 8, 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
^ "Championship-winning Star Mazda team ramps up an expanded effort for 2011" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship. Team GDT. January 26, 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
^ Zach Veach Added to Andretti Autosport’s Star Mazda Lineup at Sonoma, Laguna Seca, Andretti Autosport PR, August 18, 2011, Retrieved 2011-08-18
^ "Andretti Autosport signs Sage Karam as driver for 2011 Star Mazda Championship". andrettiautosport.com. Andretti Autosport. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.

External links

Star Mazda Championship Official website

[1] "Mazda helps pave the Road to Indy". Firestone Indy Lights. Indy Racing League. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.

[Sched-2] "The Star Mazda Championship completes the series' 2011 schedule with the addition of the IndyCar weekend at Barber Motorsports Park April 9 – 10" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship. International Motor Sports Association. December 19, 2010. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.

[ef-3] De Phillippi Wins Season-Finale as Vautier Captures Series Title Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, September 18, 2011, Retrieved 2011-09-18

[4] "JDC MotorSports Signs Race Winner Vautier for 2011 Star Mazda Title Run" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship. JDC Motorsports. February 15, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.

[sonoma_entry-5] 2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Infineon Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Star Mazda Championship, Retrieved 2011-08-25

[6] Mancuso Joins JDC MotorSports Driver Line-Up Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 17, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-17

[7] "2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Night Before the 500" (PDF). starmazda.com. Star Mazda Championship. May 26, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2011.

[8] "Miller rejoins JDC Motorsports for Star Mazda season-opener" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship. JDC Motorsports. February 7, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.

[Juncos-9] "Juncos Racing Announces Driver Lineup for 2011 Star Mazda Championship" (PDF). juncosracing.com. Juncos Racing. December 22, 2010. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.

[STP-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Grand Prix of St. Petersburg" (PDF). starmazda.com. Star Mazda Championship. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2011.

[11] Sepulveda, Jose Luis. Martín Scuncio se retira de la Star Mazda Series Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish), Racing5, 2 August 2011, Retrieved 2011-08-04

[12] Team Pelfrey Signs De Phillippi for 2011 Championship Charge Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 9, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-09

[13] "Pelfrey Indy Racing re-creates a famed launch pad for rising IndyCar stars" (PDF). pelfreyindyracing.com. Pelfrey Indy Racing. January 7, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.

[Laguna_entry-14] 2011 Star Mazda Championship Driver List / Mazda Raceway Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Star Mazda Championship, Retrieved 2011-09-15

[15] "An Irish hotshoe accelerates down the Road to Indy – Team GDT signs USF2000 Star Patrick McKenna for the 2011 Star Mazda Championship" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship. Team GDT. February 8, 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[16] "Championship-winning Star Mazda team ramps up an expanded effort for 2011" (PDF). Star Mazda Championship. Team GDT. January 26, 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.

[17] Zach Veach Added to Andretti Autosport’s Star Mazda Lineup at Sonoma, Laguna Seca, Andretti Autosport PR, August 18, 2011, Retrieved 2011-08-18

[18] "Andretti Autosport signs Sage Karam as driver for 2011 Star Mazda Championship". andrettiautosport.com. Andretti Autosport. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.

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