Английская Википедия:2012 Star Mazda Championship
The 2012 Star Mazda Championship was the 14th season of the Star Mazda Championship, an American-based open-wheel racing series sanctioned by IndyCar as part of the Road to Indy program. It featured 17 races held over 10 race weekends.[1] Five race weekends were held on temporary street courses, three on permanent road courses, and two on ovals. The series increased the number of double-header weekends to reduce the costs per race for competitors. Fastest lap times in race 1 determined the starting grid for race 2 on double-header race weekends.[2]
The championship consisted of a main championship as well as a Star Mazda Expert Series for drivers over 30 years old. The expert class consists of a driver's best 10 races, enabling an Expert Series competitor to complete a full complement of races in just five race weekends.[2]
21-year-old Englishman Jack Hawksworth driving for Team Pelfrey dominated the championship, winning eight of the 17 races and four of the eight poles awarded, setting a series record for wins in a season. He sat out the final race of the year but still won the championship over Colombian-American Gabby Chaves by 37 points. Chaves won the final two races of the season. American Sage Karam won three races and finished third in points in a tie-breaker over fellow American Connor De Phillippi who won two races after finishing second in points a year ago. Finn Petri Suvanto finished fifth in points, in his first season in Star Mazda, winning the seat by winning the Road to Indy's U.S. F2000 National Championship the year before. Other race winners were Chile's Martin Scuncio and Venezuela's Camilo Schmidt, who won a bizarre wet-dry race in Edmonton.
American Walt Bowlin won the Expert series championship by virtue of being the only Expert series competitor to participate in more than two race weekends.
Drivers and teams
| Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Drivers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Juncos Racing | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Connor De Phillippi | |
| 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bruno Palli[3] | ||
| 22 | Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Scuncio | Skipped Road Atlanta | |
| 57 | Шаблон:Flagicon Diego Ferreira[3] | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon JDC MotorSports | 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Juan Piedrahita[4] | |
| 16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lloyd Read | Laguna Seca only | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Anderson | Road Atlanta only | ||
| 19 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gabby Chaves | ||
| 91 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ashley Freiberg[5] | ||
| 99 | Шаблон:Flagicon Stefan Rzadzinski | Skipped Indianapolis, Iowa, Trois-Rivières, Laguna Seca, and Road Atlanta | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon The Racing Company | 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jérimy Daniel | Skipped Indianapolis, Iowa and Edmonton |
| Шаблон:Flagicon World Speed Motorsports | 18 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kyle Kaiser | Laguna Seca only |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Linares Racing | 20 | Шаблон:Flagicon Carlos Linares | |
| 21 | Шаблон:Flagicon Camilo Schmidt | Skipped Trois-Rivières | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon AIM Autosport | 23 | Шаблон:Flagicon Walt Bowlin | Expert series; skipped Indianapolis, Iowa, Edmonton and Trois-Rivières |
| 66 | Шаблон:Flagicon Zack Meyer | ||
| 72 | Шаблон:Flagicon Larry Pegram | Expert series; St. Pete and Barber only | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Team GDT | 33 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Tveter | Skipped Barber, Indianapolis, and Iowa |
| 39 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cory Lewis | Toronto only | |
| 51 | Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Ardoin | Trois-Rivières only | |
| 53 | Шаблон:Flagicon Andrés Méndez[6] | ||
| 65 | Шаблон:Flagicon J. W. Roberts | Expert series; St. Pete only | |
| 97 | Шаблон:Flagicon Juan Camilo Acosta | Road Atlanta only | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Robertshaw Racing | 42 | Шаблон:Flagicon Blair Robertshaw | Expert series; Edmonton only |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Andretti Autosport | 77 | Шаблон:Flagicon Zach Veach[7] | |
| 88 | Шаблон:Flagicon Sage Karam[8] | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Team Pelfrey | 81 | Шаблон:Flagicon Petri Suvanto[9] | |
| 82 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jack Hawksworth[10] | Skipped Road Atlanta | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Tveter | Road Atlanta only | ||
| 83 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gustavo Menezes[11] |
Race calendar and results
The series schedule was announced December 1, 2011. Two race weekends were listed on the schedule with the location yet to be determined.[2] The season finale was later confirmed to be held at Road Atlanta, supporting the Petit Le Mans sportscar event.[1]
Championship standings
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| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| Overall Points | 29 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Teams'
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Team Pelfrey | 451 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Juncos Racing | 416 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon JDC MotorSports | 401 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Andretti Autosport | 349 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Team GDT | 195 |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Linares Racing | 188 |
| 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon AIM Autosport | 161 |
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon The Racing Company | 76 |
| 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon World Speed Motorsports | 24 |
References
External links
Шаблон:Star Mazda Championship years Шаблон:Road to Indy
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 THE STAR MAZDA CHAMPIONSHIP TAKES A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN 2012 WITH AN 18-RACE SCHEDULE ON 10 WEEKENDS, MOST WITH INDYCAR Шаблон:Webarchive, Star Mazda Championship, December 1, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-04
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Juncos Racing Inks Venezuelans Palli and Ferreira for 2012 Шаблон:Webarchive, eFormulaCarNews, February 13, 2012, Retrieved 2012-02-13
- ↑ Piedrahita Rejoins JDC MotorSports for Title Challenge Шаблон:Webarchive, eFormulaCarNews, December 12, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-12
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Team GDT Signs Colombian Up-and-Comer Mendez Шаблон:Webarchive, eFormulaCarNews, February 1, 2012, Retrieved 2012-02-01
- ↑ Andretti Autosport Confirms Veach, eFormulaCarNews, January 13, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-13
- ↑ Rookie of the Year Karam Returns with Andretti Autosport Шаблон:Webarchive, eFormulaCarNews, December 12, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-12
- ↑ Star Mazda: USF2000 Champion Suvanto Joins Defending Team Champion Team Pelfrey Шаблон:Webarchive, eFormulaCarNews, January 20, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-20
- ↑ Hawksworth Signs With Team Pelfrey For Star Mazda Championship Шаблон:Webarchive, Paddock Talk, November 22, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-04
- ↑ Menezes joins Pelfrey Star Mazda squad, Racer, November 29, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-04
