2018 Pro Mazda Championship Explained
The 2018 Pro Mazda Championship was the 20th season in series history. It was the final season using the Pro Mazda name, as the series was re-branded as "Indy Pro 2000" for the 2019 season.[1] A 16-race schedule was announced on 17 October 2017.[2] This was the first season to use the new Tatuus PM-18 chassis and Mazda MZR piston engine. All prior engine packages for the series included a Mazda Wankel engine.
Drivers and teams
Schedule
| Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
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| 1 | March 10 |  Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
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| 2 | March 11 |
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| 3 | April 21 | Indy Grand Prix of Alabama | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
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| 4 | April 22 |
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| 5 | May 11 | Grand Prix of Indianapolis | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana |
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| 6 | May 12 |
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| 7 | May 25 | Dave Steele Carb Night Classic | Lucas Oil Raceway | Clermont, Indiana |
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| 8 | June 23 | Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
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| 9 | June 24 |
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| 10 | July 14 |  Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| 11 | July 15 |
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| 12 | July 28 | Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
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| 13 | July 29 |
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| 14 | August 25 | St Louis Pro Mazda Oval Challenge | Gateway Motorsports Park | Madison, Illinois |
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| 15 | September 1 | Grand Prix of Portland | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
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| 16 | September 2 | |
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Race results
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
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| Points | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Points | 45 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
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- The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
- One point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
- One point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race.
| | Color | Result |
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| 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 | |
| | In-line notation | | Bold | Pole position
(1 point) | | Italics | Ran fastest race lap
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- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th+ |
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| Points | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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- Single car teams receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams
- Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Road to Indy middle step renamed Indy Pro 2000 Championship. December 12, 2018. December 12, 2018. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc..
- Web site: Mazda Road To Indy reveals all three 2018 schedules, altered points. 17 October 2017 .
- Web site: Toby Sowery Joins BN Racing's Pro Mazda Program. www.promazda.com. 2018-06-15.
- Web site: My Mazda Road to Indy: BN Racing. promazda.com.
- Web site: Mazda Scholarship Drivers Select Teams For 2018 Season. promazda.com.
- Web site: Cape Motorsports Confirms Lastochkin Return. promazda.com.
- Web site: Thompson, Exclusive Autosport moving up to Pro Mazda. Crask. Andrew. www.racer.com. en-gb. 2018-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20180203125739/http://www.racer.com/indycar/road-to-indy/item/147177-thompson-exclusive-autosport-moving-up-to-pro-mazda. 2018-02-03. dead.
- Web site: Carlos Cunha joins Juncos Racing 2018 Pro Mazda line-up – Juncos Racing. www.juncosracing.com. 2017-12-16. 2017-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050725/http://www.juncosracing.com/carlos-cunha-joins-juncos-racing-2018-pro-mazda-line-up/. dead.
- Web site: VeeKay joins Juncos Racing for Pro Mazda title chase.
- Web site: Juncos adds Megennis to potent Pro Mazda lineup for 2018.
- News: RP Motorsport Racing lancia la sfida americana e approda nel Pro Mazda Championship - RP Motorsport Racing. 2017-12-14. RP Motorsport Racing. 2017-12-14. it-IT. 2017-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215003222/http://www.rpmotorsportracing.com/2017/12/14/rp-motorsport-racing-lancia-la-sfida-americana-approda-nel-pro-mazda-championship/. dead.
- Web site: Harrison Scott switches to Pro Mazda together with RP Motorsport. Formula Scout. February 2018 . en-US. 2018-02-03.
- Web site: Gutierrez Returns to Mazda Road to Indy with Team Pelfrey. mailchi.mp.
- Web site: Robb Pairs with Team Pelfrey for 2018. www.promazda.com.
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