# 2011 Star Mazda Championship

The 2011 Star Mazda Championship was the 13th Star Mazda Championship season, the second under the Mazda Road to Indy program, and the first under IndyCar sanctioning, after 12 years under the International Motor Sports Association umbrella. As part of the program's expansion, the series champion will be provided a scholarship to advance into Firestone Indy Lights for the 2012 season. The season will feature 11 races over 10 weekends, with four road courses, three street circuits and three ovals on the schedule.
The series consisted of a main championship as well as an Expert championship for drivers over 30 years of age, combining previous years' Expert and Masters championships.
JDC MotorSports' Tristan Vautier won four races on his way to the championship by a 25-point margin over Connor De Phillippi, who also won four races. Vautier finished in the top five in every race. Andretti Autosport rookie Sage Karam also won two oval races and captured Rookie of The Year honors. J. W. Roberts won the Expert Championship when closest rival Walt Bowlin did not enter the final race of the season. The team championship went to Team Pelfrey which fielded cars for De Phllippi and Nick Andries, who finished third in points.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No. | Drivers | Notes |
| JDC MotorSports | 5 | Tristan Vautier | |
| JDC MotorSports | 19 | Mikhail Goikhberg | Infineon only |
| JDC MotorSports | 27 | Nick Mancuso | Selected races |
| JDC MotorSports | 39 | João Jardim | Indianapolis onwards |
| JDC MotorSports | 64 | Patrick O'Neill | Expert; Infineon only |
| JDC MotorSports | 85 | Chris Miller | St. Pete and Mosport only |
| Juncos Racing | 7 | João Victor Horto | |
| Juncos Racing | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | |
| Juncos Racing | 28 | Gustavo Menezes | |
| Juncos Racing | 39 | Richard Heistand | Left team after St. Pete |
| Juncos Racing | 60 | Martin Scuncio | Left series after Mosport |
| Team Pelfrey | 11 | Connor De Phillippi | |
| Team Pelfrey | 81 | Nick Andries | |
| World Speed Motorsports | 16 | Lloyd Read | Laguna Seca only |
| Team GDT | 19 | Richard Heistand | Barber only |
| Team GDT | 37 | Dom Bastien | Expert; Laguna Seca only |
| Team GDT | 48 | Patrick McKenna | Skipped Milwaukee, Iowa and Baltimore |
| Team GDT | 65 | J. W. Roberts | Expert; Skipped Barber and Milwaukee |
| Linares Racing | 20 | Carlos Linares | |
| AIM Autosport | 23 | Walt Bowlin | Expert; St. Pete, Barber, Mosport, Trois-Rivières, Infineon and Baltimore only |
| AIM Autosport | 66 | Zack Meyer | St. Pete and Barber only |
| AIM Autosport | 72 | Larry Pegram | Expert; St. Pete, Barber, Trois-Rivières, Infineon only |
| AIM Autosport | 99 | Learic Cramer | Baltimore only |
| The Racing Company | 26 | Jérimy Daniel | Skipped Iowa and Infineon |
| Fogg Racing | 29 | Phil Fogg, Jr. | Expert; Infineon only |
| Andretti Autosport | 77 | Zach Veach | Infineon and Laguna Seca only |
| Andretti Autosport | 88 | Sage Karam | |

## Race calendar and results

The race schedule was announced on December 20, 2010.
| Rnd | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 26 | Martin Scuncio | Connor De Phillippi | Connor De Phillippi | Team Pelfrey | IndyCar Series |
| 2 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | April 10 | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | JDC MotorSports | IndyCar Series |
| 3 | Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis | Brownsburg, Indiana | May 28 | Connor De Phillippi | Nick Andries | Connor De Phillippi | Team Pelfrey | USAC Midgets |
| 4 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | June 19 | Nick Andries | Sage Karam | Sage Karam | Andretti Autosport | IndyCar Series |
| 5 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | June 25 | Sage Karam | Sage Karam | Sage Karam | Andretti Autosport | IndyCar Series |
| 6 | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, Ontario | July 24 | Sage Karam | Nick Andries | João Victor Horto | Juncos Racing | American Le Mans Series |
| 7 | Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | August 6 | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | JDC MotorSports | Firestone Indy Lights |
| 8 | Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | August 7 | Tristan Vautier | Connor De Phillippi | Connor De Phillippi | Team Pelfrey | Firestone Indy Lights |
| 9 | Infineon Raceway | Sonoma, California | August 27 | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | JDC MotorSports | IndyCar Series |
| 10 | Streets of Baltimore | Baltimore, Maryland | September 4 | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | JDC MotorSports | IndyCar Series |
| 11 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | September 18 | Connor De Phillippi | Connor De Phillippi | Connor De Phillippi | Team Pelfrey | American Le Mans Series |

## Championship standings
### Drivers'

| Pos | Driver | STP | BAR | IND | MIL | IOW | MOS | TRO | TRO | SON | BAL | LAG | Points |
| Overall ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tristan Vautier | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 426 |
| 2 | Connor De Phillippi | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 401 |
| 3 | Nick Andries | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 385 |
| 4 | João Victor Horto | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 375 |
| 5 | Sage Karam | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 364 |
| 6 | Tatiana Calderón | 18 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 322 |
| 7 | Carlos Linares | 6 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 301 |
| 8 | Gustavo Menezes | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 297 |
| 9 | João Jardim | | | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 244 |
| 10 | Jérimy Daniel | 10 | 15 | 10 | 12 | | 11 | 8 | 10 | | 5 | 10 | 237 |
| 11 | J. W. Roberts | 11 | | 12 | | 10 | | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 200 |
| 12 | Nick Mancuso | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | | 10 | | 9 | 194 |
| 13 | Martin Scuncio | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | | | | | | 187 |
| 14 | Patrick McKenna | 4 | 13 | 11 | | | 14 | 13 | 14 | | | 4 | 186 |
| 15 | Walt Bowlin | 16 | 14 | | | | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 6 | | 168 |
| 16 | Larry Pegram | 13$^1$ | 8 | | | | | 10 | 11 | 12 | | | 105 |
| 17 | Chris Miller | 5 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 61 |
| 18 | Zack Meyer | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 48 |
| 19 | Richard Heistand | 9 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 47 |
| Expert Class ||||||||||||||
| 1 | J. W. Roberts | 11 | | 12 | | 10 | | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 148 |
| 2 | Walt Bowlin | 16 | 14 | | | | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 6 | | 114 |
| 3 | Larry Pegram | 13$^1$ | 8 | | | | | 10 | 11 | 12 | | | 76 |
| unregistered drivers ||||||||||||||
| | Zach Veach | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 3 | |
| | Mikhail Goikhberg | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | |
| | Lloyd Read | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | |
| | Learic Cramer | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | |
| | Dom Bastien | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | |
| | Phil Fogg, Jr. | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | |
| | Patrick O'Neill | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | |
| Pos | Driver | STP | BAR | IND | MIL | IOW | MOS | TRO | TRO | SON | BAL | LAG | 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) |
$^1$Larry Pegram was not registered for the championship at St. Pete and not eligible for points.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Points | 44 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Teams'

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Team Pelfrey | 293 |
| 2 | Juncos Racing | 274 |
| 3 | JDC MotorSports | 270 |
| 4 | Andretti Autosport | 195 |
| 5 | Linares Racing | 144 |
| 6 | Team GDT | 118 |
| 7 | The Racing Company | 113 |
| 8 | AIM Autosport | 86 |