# 2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship

The 2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship was a season of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in IndyCar's Road to Indy ladder. It was the fifth full season of the series since its revival in 2010. The National Class merged with the Championship class in 2014, resulting in just one class of competition.
Frenchman Florian Latorre, driving for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing, won the championship by winning the final race of the season over Team E's R. C. Enerson. Enerson started the season on a hot streak, winning three of the first four races, before a cold streak ensued. Meanwhile, Latorre had a steadily competitive season, only suffering one DNF in the penultimate race when he could have clinched the championship. Enerson won five races and finished on the podium in nine of the fourteen races. Meanwhile, Latorre only won three times and only scored eight podium finishes, his comparative lack of poor finishes gave him the championship. Latorre's championship gives him a Mazda Road to Indy scholarship to participate in the Pro Mazda Championship in 2015.
Latorre's teammate Jake Eidson finished third in the championship, ten points back from Enerson in a season where he scored two wins. ArmsUp Motorsports' Aaron Telitz scored a single win and finished in fourth place. Afterburner Autosport's Victor Franzoni of Brazil captured the season opener but struggled thereafter, and ultimately fell to fifth in points. The series' first trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course resulted in two drivers scoring their first and only wins of the season. Will Owen employed an aggressive tire strategy to win the first race on a drying racetrack after a rainstorm and JAY Motorsports' highly touted rookie Adrian Starrantino won the second race in what was otherwise a lackluster season.
Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing captured their third straight teams' championship, mainly in part, to the performances of Latorre and Eidson.

## Drivers and teams

All teams were American-registered.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Afterburner Autosport | 15 | Gustavo Myasava | All |
| Afterburner Autosport | 17 | Victor Franzoni | All |
| Afterburner Autosport | 18 | Jeroen Slaghekke | 1-7 |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 5 | Aaron Telitz | All |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 16 | James Dayson | 8-14 |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 24 | Peter Portante | All |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 4 | Daniel Burkett | All |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 14 | Florian Latorre | 1-7 |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 44 | Jeroen Slaghekke | 8-14 |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 41 | Nico Jamin | 1-7 |
| Pabst Racing Services | 21 | Nico Jamin | 8-14 |
| Pabst Racing Services | 23 | Will Owen | All |
| Pabst Racing Services | 77 | Austin Cindric | All |
| Team E | 7 | R. C. Enerson | All |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 2 | Jake Eidson | All |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 3 | Keyvan Andres | All |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 10 | Florian Latorre | 8-14 |
| D2D Motorsports | 61 | Andrew List | All |
| GBI Racing | 12 | Tim Hollowell | 5-6 |
| GBI Racing | 12 | Kyle O'Gara | 7 |
| JAY Motorsports | 91 | Adrian Starrantino | All |
| JAY Motorsports | 96 | Henrik Furuseth | All |
| JAY Motorsports | 98 | Colton Herta | 3-14 |
| JDC Motorsports | 93 | Garth Rickards | 8-9 |
| JDC Motorsports | 97 | Clark Toppe | All |
| John Cummiskey Racing | 33 | Nathan Blok | 5-6, 8-9 |
| M2 Autosport | 13 | Juan Maldonado | All |
| M2 Autosport | 79 | Santiago Lozano | All |

### Team changes

* 2010 and 2011 team champions Andretti Autosport announced that they would not field U.S. F2000 entries in 2014.

## Race calendar and results

The series schedule, along with the other Road to Indy series, was announced on October 24, 2013. Unlike previous seasons, all races are in support of the IndyCar Series except the race at Lucas Oil Raceway. All road and street course race weekends are double-headers. The series will race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Barber Motorsports Park, and Sonoma Raceway for the first time in its history. 2014 will be the first season since its revival that will not begin at Sebring Raceway.
| Rnd | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 29 | Victor Franzoni | Victor Franzoni | Victor Franzoni | Victor Franzoni | Afterburner Autosport |
| 2 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 30 | | R. C. Enerson | R. C. Enerson | R. C. Enerson | Team E |
| 3 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | April 26 | Florian Latorre | R. C. Enerson | R. C. Enerson | R. C. Enerson | Team E |
| 4 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | April 26 | | Aaron Telitz | R. C. Enerson | R. C. Enerson | Team E |
| 5 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana | May 9 | Florian Latorre | Adrian Starrantino | Jake Eidson | Will Owen | Pabst Racing Services |
| 6 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana | May 10 | | Colton Herta | Victor Franzoni | Adrian Starrantino | JAY Motorsports |
| 7 | Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis | Clermont, Indiana | May 24 | Florian Latorre | Florian Latorre | Aaron Telitz | Aaron Telitz | ArmsUp Motorsports |
| 8 | Streets of Toronto | Toronto | July 20 | Florian Latorre | Florian Latorre | Florian Latorre | Jake Eidson | Cape Motorsports with WTR |
| 9 | Streets of Toronto | Toronto | July 20 | | Victor Franzoni | R. C. Enerson | Florian Latorre | Cape Motorsports with WTR |
| 10 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 1 | Florian Latorre | Florian Latorre | R. C. Enerson | R. C. Enerson | Team E |
| 11 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 2 | | Jake Eidson | R. C. Enerson | Jake Eidson | Cape Motorsports with WTR |
| 12 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 3 | | Florian Latorre | Florian Latorre | Florian Latorre | Cape Motorsports with WTR |
| 13 | Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, California | August 22 | Florian Latorre | Peter Portante | R. C. Enerson | R. C. Enerson | Team E |
| 14 | Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, California | August 23 | | Florian Latorre | R. C. Enerson | Florian Latorre | Cape Motorsports with WTR |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | LOR | TOR | TOR | MOH | MOH | MOH | SNM | SNM | Points |
| 1 | Florian Latorre | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2* | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1* | 21 | 1 | 310 |
| 2 | R. C. Enerson | 2 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 7 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 17* | 1* | 8* | 3 | 1* | 2* | 301 |
| 3 | Jake Eidson | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2* | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 291 |
| 4 | Aaron Telitz | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1* | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 246 |
| 5 | Victor Franzoni | 1* | DSQ | 13 | 3 | 15 | 3* | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 202 |
| 6 | Peter Portante | 13 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 173 |
| 7 | Adrian Starrantino | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 157 |
| 8 | Clark Toppe | 15 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 156 |
| 9 | Nico Jamin | 3 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 154 |
| 10 | Henrik Furuseth | 8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 149 |
| 11 | Daniel Burkett | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 147 |
| 12 | Will Owen | 18 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 133 |
| 13 | Jeroen Slaghekke | 9 | 7 | DSQ | 12 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 130 |
| 14 | Austin Cindric | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 125 |
| 15 | Colton Herta | | | 19 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 115 |
| 16 | Keyvan Andres | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 114 |
| 17 | Andrew List | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 72 |
| 18 | Gustavo Myasava | DNS | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 68 |
| 19 | Santiago Lozano | 14 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | DNS | DNS | 15 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 61 |
| 20 | Juan Maldonado | 17 | DNS | 16 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 57 |
| 21 | Nathan Blok | | | | | 12 | 13 | | 12 | 7 | | | | | | 40 |
| 22 | James Dayson | | | | | | | | DNS | 12 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 31 |
| 23 | Garth Rickards | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | 10 |
| 24 | Tim Hollowell | | | | | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 25 | Kyle O'Gara | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| | Felipe Donato | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | LOR | TOR | TOR | MOH | MOH | MOH | SNM | SNM | 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 |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position (1 point) |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap (1 point) |
| * | Led most race laps (1 point) Not awarded if more than one driver leads most laps |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 372 |
| 2 | ArmsUp Motorsports | 242 |
| 3 | Team E Racing | 232 |
| 4 | JAY Motorsports | 168 |
| 5 | Belardi Auto Racing | 141 |
| 6 | Afterburner Autosport | 135 |
| 7 | Pabst Racing | 115 |
| 8 | JDC Motorsports | 95 |
| 9 | D2D Motorsports | 56 |
| 10 | M2 Autosport | 37 |
| 11 | John Cummiskey Racing | 21 |
| 12 | GBI Racing | 12 |