# 2010 Star Mazda Championship

The 2010 Star Mazda Championship was the twelfth season of the Star Mazda Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that competes using spec chassis and engines. It was the third season under the sanctioning of the International Motor Sports Association and the first under the Indy Racing League's new Road to Indy ladder.
Conor Daly became series champion after finishing in the top four positions in each of the twelve races prior to clinching the title at Mosport International Raceway. At the same meeting, Carlos Conde sealed the Masters title for drivers over 45 years of age, while J. W. Roberts secured the Expert title for drivers between 30 and 44 at Trois-Rivières.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No | Drivers | Notes |
| Team Apex | 9 | Jorge Goncalvez | |
| Team Apex | 18 | João Victor Horto | |
| Team Apex | 28 | Juan Piedrahita | Skipped ORP & Iowa |
| Team Apex | 28 | Bob Kaminsky | Masters; Autobahn only |
| JDC MotorSports | 11 | Connor De Phillippi | |
| JDC MotorSports | 19 | Caio Lara | |
| JDC MotorSports | 55 | Gerry Kraut | Masters; Sebring, Laguna Seca and Autobahn |
| JDC MotorSports | 64 | Patrick O'Neill | Expert; Skipped ORP, Iowa, Autobahn, Mosport & Road Atlanta |
| JDC MotorSports | 75 | Jeff Garibotti | Autobahn only |
| JDC MotorSports | 78 | Mikhail Goikhberg | Mosport only |
| JDC MotorSports | 85 | Chris Miller | |
| AIM Autosport | 13 | Michael Furfari | Sebring & St. Pete only |
| AIM Autosport | 16 | David Ostella | Skipped Road Atlanta |
| AIM Autosport | 23 | Walt Bowlin | Masters; New Jersey onwards |
| AIM Autosport | 29 | Phil Fogg, Jr. | Laguna Seca only |
| AIM Autosport | 44 | Zack Meyer | Mosport only |
| AIM Autosport | 72 | Larry Pegram | Expert; New Jersey and Road Atlanta |
| World Speed Motorsports | 15 | Frank McCormick | Laguna Seca only |
| Andersen Racing | 17 | Mikaël Grenier | Skipped Road Atlanta |
| Andersen Racing | 27 | Court Vernon | Sebring & St. Pete only |
| Andersen Racing | 37 | Dom Bastien | Masters; Sebring, New Jersey, Road America and Road Atlanta |
| Andersen Racing | 38 | Tristan Vautier | |
| Andersen Racing | 47 | Anders Krohn | |
| Andersen Racing | 81 | Nick Andries | St. Pete, Iowa onwards |
| Linares Racing | 20 | Carlos Linares | |
| Linares Racing | 21 | Kevin Toledo | Autobahn and Trois-Rivières |
| Juncos Racing | 22 | Conor Daly | |
| Juncos Racing | 25 | Tatiana Calderón | |
| Juncos Racing | 60 | Martin Scuncio | Road Atlanta only |
| Juncos Racing | 61 | Sean Burstyn | Autobahn only |
| Juncos Racing | 66 | Rusty Mitchell | Mitchell merged entry to Juncos Racing from Iowa onwards |
| Juncos Racing | 94 | Hayden Duerson | Sebring & St. Pete only |
| Team GDT | 24 | Ian Harms | Sebring only |
| Team GDT | 31 | Carlos Conde | Masters; Skipped Laguna Seca, ORP, Iowa & Road Atlanta |
| Team GDT | 33 | Richard Kent | Sebring & St. Pete only |
| Team GDT | 51 | Alex Ardoin | Trois-Rivières only |
| Team GDT | 65 | J. W. Roberts | Expert; Skipped ORP and Mosport |
| Team GDT | 91 | Ashley Freiberg | Autobahn only |
| Mitchell Motorsports | 66 | Rusty Mitchell | Merged to Juncos Racing after ORP |

## Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced on November 23, 2009. The new partnership with the IRL begins with three weekends shared with the IndyCar Series and Indy Lights including a race at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis the night before the Indianapolis 500. Star Mazda will also support the two series in St. Petersburg and at Iowa Speedway. Five races will support the American Le Mans Series, and will also join the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at Trois-Rivières.
| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 19 | Anders Krohn | Anders Krohn | Tristan Vautier | Andersen Racing | American Le Mans Series |
| 2 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 28 | Conor Daly | Conor Daly | Conor Daly | Juncos Racing | IndyCar Series |
| 3 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | May 23 | Conor Daly | Connor De Phillippi | Conor Daly | Juncos Racing | American Le Mans Series |
| 4 | O'Reilly Raceway Park | Clermont, Indiana | May 29 | Mikaël Grenier | Conor Daly | Conor Daly | Juncos Racing | USAC National Midget Series |
| 5 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | June 19 | Conor Daly | Conor Daly | Conor Daly | Juncos Racing | IndyCar Series |
| 6 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | June 26 | Conor Daly | Conor Daly | Caio Lara | JDC MotorSports | stand-alone |
| 7 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | June 27 | Conor Daly | João Victor Horto | Tristan Vautier | Andersen Racing | stand-alone |
| 8 | Autobahn Country Club | Joliet, Illinois | July 31 | Mikaël Grenier | Conor Daly | Mikaël Grenier | Andersen Racing | stand-alone |
| 9 | Autobahn Country Club | Joliet, Illinois | August 1 | Conor Daly | Conor Daly | Conor Daly | Juncos Racing | stand-alone |
| 10 | Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Québec | August 15 | Conor Daly | Alex Ardoin | Alex Ardoin | Team GDT | Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge |
| 11 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 21 | Conor Daly | Conor Daly | Conor Daly | Juncos Racing | American Le Mans Series |
| 12 | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, Ontario | August 28 | Conor Daly | Connor De Phillippi | Conor Daly | Juncos Racing | American Le Mans Series |
| 13 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | October 1 | Connor De Phillippi | Connor De Phillippi | Connor De Phillippi | JDC MotorSports | American Le Mans Series |

## Championship standings
### Drivers'

| Pos | Driver | SEB | STP | LAG | ORP | IOW | NJ | NJ | ACC | ACC | TRO | ROA | MOS | ATL | Points |
| Overall ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Conor Daly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 539 |
| 2 | Anders Krohn | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 460 |
| 3 | Connor De Phillippi | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 417 |
| 4 | Jorge Goncalvez | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 409 |
| 5 | Tristan Vautier | 1 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 400 |
| 6 | Caio Lara | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | | 7 | 6 | 382 |
| 7 | João Victor Horto | 6 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 381 |
| 8 | Mikaël Grenier | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | | 366 |
| 9 | Rusty Mitchell | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 350 |
| 10 | Tatiana Calderón | 20 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 320 |
| 11 | Chris Miller | 9 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 313 |
| 12 | David Ostella | 13 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 10 | | 306 |
| 13 | Carlos Linares | 14 | 22 | | 12 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 275 |
| 14 | J. W. Roberts | 17 | 16 | 13 | | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 11 | | 15 | 248 |
| 15 | Nick Andries | | | | | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 231 |
| 16 | Juan Piedrahita | 19 | 11 | 5 | | | 10 | 13 | | | | 6 | 15 | 13 | 199 |
| 17 | Carlos Conde | 16 | 18 | | | | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 18 | | 192 |
| 18 | Gerry Kraut | 12 | | 8 | | | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | | 18 | 17 | | 170 |
| 19 | Dom Bastien | 15 | | | | | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | | 15 | | 16 | 140 |
| 20 | Walt Bowlin | | | | | | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 19 | | | 18 | 108 |
| 21 | Patrick O'Neill | | 14 | 16 | | | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | 80 |
| 22 | Court Vernon | 21 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 64 |
| 23 | Larry Pegram | | | | | | 17 | 16 | | | | | | 17 | 59 |
| 24 | Michael Furfari | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | 52 |
| 25 | Richard Kent | 23 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 |
| 26 | Hayden Duerson | 18 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| unregistered drivers ||||||||||||||||
| | Alex Ardoin | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 |
| | Martin Scuncio | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 0 |
| | Ashley Freiberg | | | | | | | | 5 | 19 | | | | | 0 |
| | Kevin Toledo | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | 12 | | | | 0 |
| | Bob Kaminsky | | | | | | | | 11 | 14 | | | | | 0 |
| | Frank McCormick | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Phil Fogg | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Zack Meyer | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 0 |
| | Jeff Garibotty | | | | | | | | 15 | 17 | | | | | 0 |
| | Sean Burstyn | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | 0 |
| | Mikhail Goikhberg | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | 0 |
| | Nick Andries | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ian Harms | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Expert (best ten results) ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | J. W. Roberts | 17 | 16 | 13 | | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 11 | | 15 | 196 |
| 2 | Patrick O'Neill | | 14 | 16 | | | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | 70 |
| 3 | Larry Pegram | | | | | | 17 | 16 | | | | | | 17 | 48 |
| Masters (best ten results) ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Carlos Conde | 16 | 18 | | | | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 18 | | 166 |
| 2 | Gerry Kraut | 12 | | 10 | | | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | | 18 | 17 | | 138 |
| 3 | Dom Bastien | 15 | | | | | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | | 15 | | 16 | 112 |
| 4 | Walt Bowlin | | | | | | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 19 | | | 18 | 80 |
| Pos | Driver | SEB | STP | LAG | ORP | IOW | NJ | NJ | ACC | ACC | TRO | ROA | MOS | ATL | 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 |

### Teams'

| Pos | Team | SEB | STP | LAG | ORP | IOW | NJ | NJ | ACC | ACC | TRO | ROA | MOS | ATL | Points |
| 1 | Andersen Racing | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 339 |
| 1 | Andersen Racing | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 339 |
| 2 | Juncos Racing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 324 |
| 2 | Juncos Racing | 18 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 324 |
| 3 | Team Apex | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 285 |
| 3 | Team Apex | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 285 |
| 4 | JDC MotorSports | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 279 |
| 4 | JDC MotorSports | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 279 |
| 5 | AIM Autosport | 8 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 149 |
| 5 | AIM Autosport | 13 | 12 | 18 | | | 19 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 19 | | 14 | 18 | 149 |
| 6 | Team GDT | 17 | 8 | 13 | | 9 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 144 |
| 6 | Team GDT | 23 | 16 | | | | 15 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 11 | | | 144 |
| 7 | Linares Racing | 14 | 22 | | 12 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 131 |
| 7 | Linares Racing | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | 16 | | | | 131 |
| 8 | Mitchell Motorsports | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 55 |
| 9 | World Speed Motorsports | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| Pos | Team | SEB | STP | LAG | ORP | IOW | NJ | NJ | ACC | ACC | TRO | ROA | MOS | ATL | Points |