# 2014 Pro Mazda Championship

The 2014 Pro Mazda Championship is the 16th season in series history.
The second season of Andersen Promotions' management of the series saw increased car counts with 20 or more cars in many races and 13 drivers competing in all 14 races compared to 2013's nine.
American Spencer Pigot won the title over Canadian Scott Hargrove in the final race weekend at Sonoma Raceway in controversial fashion. In the first race of the weekend, the two made contact on the fourth lap of the race with Pigot leading. Pigot's race was over while Hargrove went on to finish third. In the second race, Neil Alberico, Hargrove's teammate, made contact with Pigot on the first lap, although both were able to continue. On lap 12, Pigot's teammate Kyle Kaiser's car stopped on track bringing out a caution flag, allowing Pigot, who was running sixth at the time, to close up behind the leaders. After the restart, Hargrove, who was leading, began to experience mechanical trouble, and as he fell back to Pigot, made a move that forced Pigot to swerve around him. Hargrove's race was done while Pigot finished fifth and captured the title by 11 points. Pigot captured six race wins in the fourteen races, including the first four races of the season. With the championship Pigot won a Road to Indy scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2015.
Alberico finished third in points without a race win. Andretti Autosport's top challenger, Shelby Blackstock finished fourth in the championship, also without a win. Brazilian Nicolas Costa captured one win and finished fifth in points. Other race winners were Kaiser, Jose Guttierez, who won the wild Sonoma race 2, and Garett Grist who captured two wins but was inconsistent.
American Bobby Eberle captured the Expert Class championship for drivers over 35 years old largely by virtue of entering the most races among such entrants.

## Drivers and teams

All teams are American-registered.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Notes |
| Andretti Autosport | 27 | Garett Grist | |
| Andretti Autosport | 28 | Shelby Blackstock | |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 2 | Neil Alberico | |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 3 | Scott Hargrove | |
| HAVOC Motorsport | 21 | Brian Lift | Mid-Ohio only |
| JDC MotorSports | 11 | Vicky Piria | St. Pete & Barber only |
| JDC MotorSports | 19 | Ryan Booth | |
| JDC MotorSports | 54 | Michael Johnson | |
| JDC MotorSports | 91 | Kyle Connery | Skipped LOR, Houston & Sonoma |
| JDC MotorSports | 91 | Clark Toppe | Houston only |
| Juncos Racing | 5 | Jose Gutierrez | |
| Juncos Racing | 6 | Julia Ballario | |
| Juncos Racing | 7 | Spencer Pigot | |
| Juncos Racing | 18 | Kyle Kaiser | |
| M1 Racing | 9 | Felipe Donato | Houston, Mid-Ohio & Sonoma only |
| M1 Racing | 23 | Carlos Conde | Mid-Ohio & Sonoma only |
| M1 Racing | 26 | Parker Nicklin | Sonoma only |
| M1 Racing | 29 | Jason Rabe | IMS only |
| M1 Racing | 37 | Jay Horak | St. Pete through IMS, Mid-Ohio |
| M1 Racing | 62 | Jason Bedasse | St. Pete only |
| M1 Racing | 99 | Nicolas Costa | St. Pete through IMS |
| Team Pelfrey | 80 | Dalton Kellett | |
| Team Pelfrey | 81 | Pipo Derani | St. Pete through IMS |
| Team Pelfrey | 81 | Anders Krohn | LOR only |
| Team Pelfrey | 81 | Jack Aitken | Sonoma only |
| Team Pelfrey | 81 | Brandon Newey | Mid-Ohio only |
| Team Pelfrey | 82 | Brandon Newey | St. Pete through IMS |
| Team Pelfrey | 82 | Nicolas Costa | Houston onwards |
| Team Pelfrey | 99 | Nicolas Costa | LOR only |
| World Speed Motorsports | 8 | Stan Kohls | Sonoma only |
| World Speed Motorsports | 13 | Bobby Eberle | Skipped LOR & Milwaukee |
| World Speed Motorsports | 14 | Jeff Harrison | Barber & Houston only |
| World Speed Motorsports | 16 | Michele Bumgarner | Skipped Mid-Ohio & Milwaukee |
| World Speed Motorsports | 34 | Joey Bickers | Sonoma only |
| World Speed Motorsports | 61 | Alex Keyes | Sonoma only |

## 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 were in support of the IndyCar Series except the race at Lucas Oil Raceway (lower tiers of INDYCAR race at Lucas Oil Raceway to gain oval experience at shorter tracks). All road and street course race weekends were double-headers. All races were held in the United States.
| 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 | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing |
| 2 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 30 | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing |
| 3 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | April 26 | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing |
| 4 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | April 27 | Scott Hargrove | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing |
| 5 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana | May 9 | Spencer Pigot | Scott Hargrove | Neil Alberico | Scott Hargrove | Cape Motorsports |
| 6 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana | May 10 | Spencer Pigot | Scott Hargrove | Scott Hargrove | Scott Hargrove | Cape Motorsports |
| 7 | Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis | Clermont, Indiana | May 24 | Garett Grist | Spencer Pigot | Garett Grist | Garett Grist | Andretti Autosport |
| 8 | Reliant Park | Houston, Texas | June 28 | Garett Grist | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Scott Hargrove | Cape Motorsports |
| 9 | Reliant Park | Houston, Texas | June 29 | Garett Grist | Neil Alberico | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing |
| 10 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 2 | Nicolas Costa | Neil Alberico | Nicolas Costa | Nicolas Costa | Team Pelfrey |
| 11 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 3 | Nicolas Costa | Nicolas Costa | Garett Grist | Garett Grist | Andretti Autosport |
| 12 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | August 16 | José Gutiérrez | Scott Hargrove | Scott Hargrove Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing |
| 13 | Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, California | August 22 | Scott Hargrove | Spencer Pigot | Kyle Kaiser | Kyle Kaiser | Juncos Racing |
| 14 | Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, California | August 23 | Scott Hargrove | Scott Hargrove | Scott Hargrove | José Gutiérrez | Juncos Racing |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' championships

| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | LOR | HOU | HOU | MOH | MOH | MIL | SON | SON | Points |
| Overall |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Spencer Pigot | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9* | 1* | 4 | 6 | 1* | 21 | 5 | 309 |
| 2 | Scott Hargrove | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2* | 3 | 18 | 299 |
| 3 | Neil Alberico | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3* | 2 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 239 |
| 4 | Shelby Blackstock | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 235 |
| 5 | Nicolas Costa | 8 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1* | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 224 |
| 6 | Kyle Kaiser | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | DSQ | 211 |
| 7 | José Gutiérrez | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 201 |
| 8 | Garett Grist | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1* | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1* | 12 | 15 | 9 | 199 |
| 9 | Ryan Booth | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 173 |
| 10 | Dalton Kellett | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 19 | DNS | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 160 |
| 11 | Julia Ballario | 11 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 152 |
| 12 | Kyle Connery | 5 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 10 | | | | 11 | 9 | 8 | | | 93 |
| 13 | Michael Johnson | 15 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 90 |
| 14 | Pipo Derani | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | | | | | | | | | 88 |
| 15 | Michele Bumgarner | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | | | | 12 | 20 | 79 |
| 16 | Bobby Eberle | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | | 17 | 14 | 66 |
| 17 | Brandon Newey | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 14 | | | | 10 | 13 | | | | 63 |
| 18 | Jay Horak | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | | | | 18 | 17 | | | | 48 |
| 19 | Felipe Donato | | | | | | | | 10 | DNS | 16 | 10 | | 20 | 13 | 36 |
| 20 | Jack Aitken | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 4 | 31 |
| 21 | Alex Keyes | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 22 | Jeff Harrison | | | 15 | 16 | | | | 11 | 13 | | | | | | 29 |
| 23 | Joey Bickers | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 6 | 22 |
| 24 | Parker Nicklin | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | 18 |
| 25 | Anders Krohn | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 26 | Vicky Piria | 19 | DNS | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 27 | Carlos Conde | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 18 | | 19 | 15 | 17 |
| 28 | Clark Toppe | | | | | | | | 16 | 6 | | | | | | 16 |
| 29 | Jason Rabe | | | | | 19 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 30 | Brian Lift | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 15 | | | | 7 |
| 31 | Stan Kohls | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 19 | 6 |
| 32 | Jason Bedasse | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Expert class |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bobby Eberle | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | | 17 | 14 | 202 |
| 2 | Jay Horak | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | | | | 18 | 17 | | | | 153 |
| 3 | Jeff Harrison | | | 15 | 16 | | | | 11 | 13 | | | | | | 88 |
| 4 | Carlos Conde | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 18 | | 19 | 15 | 66 |
| 5 | Stan Kohls | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 19 | 37 |
| 6 | Jason Rabe | | | | | 19 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 7 | Jason Bedasse | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | LOR | HOU | HOU | MOH | MOH | MIL | SON | SON | 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.

### Teams' championship

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Juncos Racing | 375 |
| 2 | Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 346 |
| 3 | Team Pelfrey | 259 |
| 4 | Andretti Autosport | 238 |
| 5 | JDC MotorSports | 117 |
| 6 | World Speed Motorsports | 52 |
| 7 | M1 Racing | 45 |
| 8 | HAVOC Motorsport | 8 |