2015 Pro Mazda Winterfest Explained

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

All teams are American-registered.

TeamDriversNotes
Andretti Autosport22 Weiron Tan[1]
28 Dalton Kellett[2]
Cape Motorsports
Wayne Taylor Racing
2 Daniel Burkett[3]
10 Florian Latorre
JDC Motorsports19 Raoul Owens
54 Michael Johnson
Juncos Racing5 Garett Grist[4]
6 Timothé Buret[5]
7 Jose Gutierrez
23 Will Owen[6]
M1 Racing18 Nicholas Latifi
24 Tristan DeGrandBarber only
33 Carlos CondeExpert class; NOLA only
Team Pelfrey82 Jack Aitken
World Speed Motorsports13 Bobby EberleExpert class
14 Alessandro Latif[7]

Race calendar and results

The series schedule, along with the other Road to Indy series schedules, was announced on November 3, 2014.[8]

RoundRndCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledWinning driverWinning team
1NOLA Motorsports ParkAvondale, LouisianaFebruary 19 Jack Aitken Weiron Tan Jack Aitken Jack AitkenTeam Pelfrey
2February 20 Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Weiron TanAndretti Autosport
3 Jack Aitken Jack Aitken Jack AitkenTeam Pelfrey
4Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, AlabamaFebruary 25Canceled due to weather
5February 26 Will Owen Jack Aitken Jack AitkenTeam Pelfrey
6 Jack Aitken Weiron Tan Weiron TanAndretti Autosport

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

PosDriverNOLBARPoints
1 Jack Aitken1*41*C1*2167
2 Weiron Tan21*2C21*
3 Dalton Kellett6137C5398
4 Florian Latorre758C3696
5 Garett Grist5144C7591
6 Will Owen336C141483
7 Raoul Owens4612C41280
8 José Gutiérrez1585C8777
9 Timothé Buret979C6977
10 Alessandro Latif111111C10867
11 Michael Johnson10910C111066
12 Nicholas Latifi1423C15DNS60
13 Bobby Eberle121013C121353
14 Tristan DeGrandC9450
15 Daniel Burkett815DNSC131147
16 Carlos Conde13121424
Expert class
1 Bobby Eberle121013C1213110
2 Carlos Conde13121454
PosDriverNOLBARPoints
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th–10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
Race canceled
(C)
BlankDid not
participate
In-line notation
Championship Class only
BoldPole position
(1 point)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(1 point)
*|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps
(1 point)|}|}|}

Teams' championship

PosTeamPoints
1 Andretti Autosport177
2 Team Pelfrey132
3 Juncos Racing66
4 M1 Racing61
5 Cape Motorsports w/ WTR22
6 JDC Motorsports50
7 World Speed Motorsports21

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Weiron Tan to drive for Andretti Autosport in Pro Mazda. Christopher. DeHarde. December 10, 2014. January 2, 2015. Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc..
  2. News: Andretti Autosport signs Kellett to Pro Mazda squad. November 18, 2014. January 2, 2015. Pro Mazda Championship. Andersen Promotions.
  3. News: Burkett Joins Cape Motorsports Pro Mazda Team. December 16, 2014. January 2, 2015. Pro Mazda Championship. Andersen Promotions.
  4. News: Grist signs with Juncos Racing for 2015. December 13, 2014. January 2, 2015. Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc..
  5. News: Timothé Buret Commits to Juncos Racing for 2015 Pro Mazda Championship. December 3, 2014. January 2, 2015. Pro Mazda Championship. Andersen Promotions.
  6. News: Indy USF2000 winner Will Owen moves to Juncos Racing, Pro Mazda Series in 2015. Jerry. Bonkowski. November 22, 2014. January 2, 2015. MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports.
  7. News: Latif joins WSM team. February 16, 2015. February 16, 2015. Racer. Haymarket Publications. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216214633/http://www.racer.com/road-to-indy/pro-mazda/item/113494-pro-mazda-latif-joins-wsm-team. February 16, 2015. dead.
  8. News: Mazda Road to Indy 2015 schedules released. Tony. DiZinno. November 3, 2014. February 18, 2015. MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports.