# 2019 Indy Pro 2000 Championship

The 2019 Indy Pro 2000 championship presented by Cooper Tires was the 21st season in series history. A 16-race schedule was announced on 25 September 2018, featuring five permanent road circuits and two street circuits on the NTT IndyCar Series hosting doubleheaders, and single races at the Dave Steele Classic and World Wide Technology Raceway, a flat intermediate oval. Following the departure of Mazda from the Road to Indy program, it was the first championship run under the new "Indy Pro 2000" name instead of the previous "Pro Mazda Championship."
American Kyle Kirkwood of RP Motorsport won nine of the sixteen races yet still found himself in a close fight for the championship with Swedish driver Rasmus Lindh of Juncos Racing. Lindh won only three times, but fifth or better in every race and only finished off the podium three times. Kirkwood only needed to start the final race to clinch the championship and was knocked out by an incident on the first lap of the final race, leaving the final points margin of victory a scant two points. Canadian Parker Thompson of Abel Motorsports won the opening doubleheader of the season but not again for the rest of the season and finished third in points, well back of Kirkwood and Lindh. Sting Ray Robb captured two poles but was winless and finished fourth in points while Singaporean driver Danial Frost won twice and finished fifth, rounding out the season's winners.
Juncos edged out RP for the Teams' championship by a significant margin despite Lindh losing out on the championship on the back of Robb's strong performance in their second car. RP's second car was piloted by three different drivers who tallied only two podium finishes between them.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Abel Motorsports | 8 | Parker Thompson | All |
| Abel Motorsports | 51 | Jacob Abel | 1–5, 8–16 |
| DEForce Racing | 6 | Moisés de la Vara | All |
| DEForce Racing | 7 | Kory Enders | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 68 | Danial Frost | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 90 | Nikita Lastochkin | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 91 | Parker Locke | 1–2 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 91 | Phillippe Denes | 15–16 |
| FatBoy Racing! | 83 | Charles Finelli | 1–12, 15–16 |
| FatBoy Racing! | 98 | Phillippe Denes | 1–11 |
| BN Racing Jay Howard Driver Development | 27 | Matthew Round-Garrido | 13–16 |
| JDL Racing | 9 | Jacob Loomis | 3–4, 6–7 |
| Juncos Racing | 2 | Sting Ray Robb | All |
| Juncos Racing | 10 | Rasmus Lindh | All |
| Pserra Racing Jay Howard Driver Development | 11 | Antonio Serravalle | 1–11 |
| Pserra Racing RP Motorsport Racing | 11 | Antonio Serravalle | 13–16 |
| RP Motorsport Racing | 5 | Damiano Fioravanti | 1–2 |
| RP Motorsport Racing | 5 | Ian Rodríguez | 3–4, 6–11 |
| RP Motorsport Racing | 5 | Artem Petrov | 12–16 |
| RP Motorsport Racing | 28 | Kyle Kirkwood | All |
| Turn 3 Motorsport | 3 | Antoine Comeau | 10–16 |

## Schedule

| Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
| 1 | March 9 | St. Petersburg 100 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 2 | March 10 | St. Petersburg 100 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 3 | May 10 | Grand Prix of Indianapolis | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 4 | May 11 | Grand Prix of Indianapolis | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 5 | May 24 | Dave Steele Carb Night Classic | Lucas Oil Raceway oval | Clermont, Indiana |
| 6 | June 22 | Mazda Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 7 | June 23 | Mazda Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 8 | July 13 | Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 9 | July 14 | Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 10 | July 27 | Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 11 | July 28 | Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 12 | August 24 | Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Oval Challenge of St. Louis | Gateway Motorsports Park | Madison, Illinois |
| 13 | August 31 | Grand Prix of Portland | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 14 | September 1 | Grand Prix of Portland | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 15 | September 21 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California |
| 16 | September 22 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California |

## Race results

| Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Race Winner | Race Winner |
| Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Driver | Team |
| 1 | St. Petersburg 1 | Parker Thompson | Parker Thompson | Rasmus Lindh | Parker Thompson | Abel Motorsports |
| 2 | St. Petersburg 2 | Parker Thompson | Kyle Kirkwood | Parker Thompson | Parker Thompson | Abel Motorsports |
| 3 | Indianapolis GP 1 | Rasmus Lindh | Kyle Kirkwood | Rasmus Lindh | Rasmus Lindh | Juncos Racing |
| 4 | Indianapolis GP 2 | Rasmus Lindh | Kyle Kirkwood | Rasmus Lindh | Rasmus Lindh | Juncos Racing |
| 5 | Dave Steele Classic | Danial Frost | Danial Frost | Danial Frost | Danial Frost | Exclusive Autosport |
| 6 | Road America 1 | Parker Thompson | Rasmus Lindh | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | RP Motorsport Racing |
| 7 | Road America 2 | Rasmus Lindh | Rasmus Lindh | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | RP Motorsport Racing |
| 8 | Toronto 1 | Kyle Kirkwood | Ian Rodríguez | Danial Frost | Danial Frost | Exclusive Autosport |
| 9 | Toronto 2 | Kyle Kirkwood | Rasmus Lindh | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | RP Motorsport Racing |
| 10 | Mid-Ohio 1 | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | RP Motorsport Racing |
| 11 | Mid-Ohio 2 | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | RP Motorsport Racing |
| 12 | Gateway | Rasmus Lindh | Kory Enders | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | RP Motorsport Racing |
| 13 | Portland 1 | Sting Ray Robb | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | RP Motorsport Racing |
| 14 | Portland 2 | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | Kyle Kirkwood | RP Motorsport Racing |
| 15 | Laguna Seca 1 | Sting Ray Robb | Sting Ray Robb | Sting Ray Robb | Kyle Kirkwood | RP Motorsport Racing |
| 16 | Laguna Seca 2 | Rasmus Lindh | Rasmus Lindh | Rasmus Lindh | Rasmus Lindh | Juncos Racing |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship
#### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Points | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Points (O) | 45 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
* The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
* One point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
* One point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race.
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | IMS | IMS | LOR | ROA | ROA | TOR | TOR | MOH | MOH | GMP | POR | POR | LAG | LAG | Points |
| 1 | Kyle Kirkwood | 14 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1* | 1* | 8 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1 | 14 | 419 |
| 2 | Rasmus Lindh | 2* | 4 | 1* | 1* | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1* | 417 |
| 3 | Parker Thompson | 1 | 1* | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 344 |
| 4 | Sting Ray Robb | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2* | 6 | 323 |
| 5 | Danial Frost | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1* | 11 | 12 | 1* | 4 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 318 |
| 6 | Nikita Lastochkin | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 237 |
| 7 | Kory Enders | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | DNS | DNS | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 211 |
| 8 | Moisés de la Vara | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 198 |
| 9 | Jacob Abel | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | | | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 198 |
| 10 | Antonio Serravalle | 7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | DNS | 8 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 9 | | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 188 |
| 11 | Phillippe Denes | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 8 | | | | 8 | 7 | 173 |
| 12 | Charles Finelli | 12 | DNS | 10 | 14 | 9 | DNS | DNS | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | | | 13 | 11 | 133 |
| 13 | Ian Rodríguez | | | 14 | 12 | | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 132 |
| 14 | Antoine Comeau | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 76 |
| 15 | Artem Petrov | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 72 |
| 16 | Jacob Loomis | | | 11 | 11 | | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 48 |
| 17 | Matthew Round-Garrido | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 34 |
| 18 | Damiano Fioravanti | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 19 | Parker Locke | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 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 |
| Rookie ||

### Teams' championship
#### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th+ |
| Points | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
* Single car teams receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams
* Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Juncos Racing | 442 |
| 2 | RP Motorsport Racing | 362 |
| 3 | Abel Motorsports | 282 |
| 4 | Exclusive Autosport | 273 |
| 5 | DEForce Racing | 116 |
| 6 | Pserra Racing Jay Howard Driver Development | 105 |
| 7 | FatBoy Racing! | 73 |
| 8 | Turn 3 Motorsport | 31 |
| 9 | JDL Racing | 26 |
| 10 | BN Racing Jay Howard Driver Development | 16 |