2015 Pro Mazda Winterfest
The 2015 Pro Mazda Championship Winterfest was the second winter championship promoted by the series, the first being in 2014. It served as a prelude to the 2015 Pro Mazda Championship season. It consisted of five races held during two race meets, alongside the 2015 U.S. F2000 Winterfest. The previous edition included only four races, with two at each track.
Team Pelfrey's Jack Aitken and Andretti Autosport driver Weiron Tan were the main title protagonists, sharing all five victories between them. Tan amassed the most points with race results – two wins and three second places – but a five-point penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct on the podium at NOLA Motorsports Park allowed Aitken to take the championship title by one point ahead of Tan. Third place went to Tan's team-mate Dalton Kellett, who took his only podium finish in the final race at Barber Motorsports Park, which awarded double points after one of the track's scheduled three races was canceled due to bad weather.
Drivers and teams
[edit]All teams are American-registered.
Team | No. | Drivers | Notes |
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Andretti Autosport | 22 | Weiron Tan[1] | |
28 | Dalton Kellett[2] | ||
Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing | 2 | Daniel Burkett[3] | |
10 | Florian Latorre | ||
JDC Motorsports | 19 | Raoul Owens | |
54 | Michael Johnson | ||
Juncos Racing | 5 | Garett Grist[4] | |
6 | Timothé Buret[5] | ||
7 | Jose Gutierrez | ||
23 | Will Owen[6] | ||
M1 Racing | 18 | Nicholas Latifi | |
24 | Tristan DeGrand | Barber only | |
33 | Carlos Conde | Expert class; NOLA only | |
Team Pelfrey | 82 | Jack Aitken | |
World Speed Motorsports | 13 | Bobby Eberle | Expert class |
14 | Alessandro Latif[7] |
Race calendar and results
[edit]The series schedule, along with the other Road to Indy series schedules, was announced on November 3, 2014.[8]
Rnd | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team |
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1 | NOLA Motorsports Park | Avondale, Louisiana | February 19 | Jack Aitken | Weiron Tan | Jack Aitken | Jack Aitken | Team Pelfrey |
2 | February 20 | Weiron Tan | Weiron Tan | Weiron Tan | Andretti Autosport | |||
3 | Jack Aitken | Jack Aitken | Jack Aitken | Team Pelfrey | ||||
4 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | February 25 | Canceled due to weather | ||||
5 | February 26 | Will Owen | Jack Aitken | Jack Aitken | Team Pelfrey | |||
6 | Jack Aitken | Weiron Tan | Weiron Tan | Andretti Autosport |
Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' championship
[edit]- Due to the cancelation of the first race at Barber Motorsports Park, double points were awarded in the final race of the championship.
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Teams' championship
[edit]Pos | Team | Points |
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1 | Andretti Autosport | 177 |
2 | Team Pelfrey | 132 |
3 | Juncos Racing | 66 |
4 | M1 Racing | 61 |
5 | Cape Motorsports w/ WTR | 22 |
6 | JDC Motorsports | 50 |
7 | World Speed Motorsports | 21 |
References
[edit]- ^ DeHarde, Christopher (December 10, 2014). "Weiron Tan to drive for Andretti Autosport in Pro Mazda". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Andretti Autosport signs Kellett to Pro Mazda squad". Pro Mazda Championship. Andersen Promotions. November 18, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Burkett Joins Cape Motorsports Pro Mazda Team". Pro Mazda Championship. Andersen Promotions. December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Grist signs with Juncos Racing for 2015". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. December 13, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Timothé Buret Commits to Juncos Racing for 2015 Pro Mazda Championship". Pro Mazda Championship. Andersen Promotions. December 3, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 22, 2014). "Indy USF2000 winner Will Owen moves to Juncos Racing, Pro Mazda Series in 2015". MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Latif joins WSM team". Racer. Haymarket Publications. February 16, 2015. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ DiZinno, Tony (November 3, 2014). "Mazda Road to Indy 2015 schedules released". MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved February 18, 2015.