# 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. 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.
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

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

## Race calendar and results

| 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 | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, Texas | March 2 | | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Andretti Autosport | Rolex Sports Car Series |
| 3 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 23 | Shelby Blackstock | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Andretti Autosport | IndyCar Series |
| 4 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 24 | | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Andretti Autosport | IndyCar Series |
| 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 | Streets of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | July 14 | | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Andretti Autosport | IndyCar Series |
| 9 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | July 20 | Shelby Blackstock | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Team Pelfrey | American Le Mans Series |
| 10 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | July 21 | | Matthew Brabham | Shelby Blackstock | Andretti Autosport | American Le Mans Series |
| 11 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 3 | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Andretti Autosport | IndyCar Series |
| 12 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 4 | | Diego Ferreira | Matthew Brabham | Andretti Autosport | IndyCar Series |
| 13 | Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | August 10 | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Andretti Autosport | NASCAR Canadian Tire Series |
| 14 | Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | August 11 | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Andretti Autosport | NASCAR Canadian Tire Series |
| 15 | Reliant Park | Houston, Texas | October 5 | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Andretti Autosport | IndyCar Series |
| 16 | Reliant Park | Houston, Texas | October 6 | | Matthew Brabham | Matthew Brabham | Andretti Autosport | IndyCar Series |

## Championship standings
### Drivers'

| Pos | Driver | AUS | AUS | STP | STP | IND | MIL | TOR | TOR | MOS | MOS | MOH | MOH | TRO | TRO | HOU | 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 | 14$^1$ | 13$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 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 | 14$^1$ | 13$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 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 | AUS | STP | STP | IND | MIL | TOR | TOR | MOS | MOS | MOH | MOH | TRO | TRO | HOU | 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) |
| Blank | 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.
* $^1$: Jay Horak was not registered for the championship at Austin.

### Teams'

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