The 2013 Pro Mazda Championship was the 15th season in series history and first under new promoter Andersen Promotions.
Andretti Autosport driver Matthew Brabham won the championship with two races remaining capturing a series-record 11th win in his rookie season. Brabham's championship secured a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2014.Brabham locks up Pro Mazda crown with Trois-Rieveres sweep , Racer, August 11, 2013, Retrieved 2013-08-11 Brabham won 13 of the season's 16 races, shattering the series record. Juncos Racing's Diego Ferreira won the season opener and finished second in points with eleven podium finishes. Brabham's Andretti Autosport teammate Shelby Blackstock won a single race and two poles and finished third in points. Team Pelfrey's Spencer Pigot also won a single race and finished fourth in points.
Andretti Autosport also captured the team championship with two races remaining, their first in Pro Mazda.
There were no full-time Expert class participants (a class for drivers age 35 and older). American Jay Horak won the championship with eight race starts by a narrow margin over Bobby Eberle, who also completed a partial schedule.
While only nine drivers competed in all sixteen rounds of the championship, 27 different drivers made appearances in a Pro Mazda car over the course of the season.
Drivers and teams All teams were American-registered. TeamDriversNotes Andretti Autosport 28 Shelby BlackstockSturbin, John. Hunter-Reay Has Number of Things On His Mind, Racin' Today, December 6, 2012, Retrieved 2012-12-08 83 Matthew BrabhamBrabham To Drive For Andretti Autosport In Pro Mazda , Speed TV, December 18, 2012, Retrieved 2012-12-19 Garibotti Racing 75 Jeff Garibotti Expert class; Austin only JDC MotorSports 9 Juan Piedrahita 16 Lloyd Read 19 Nick Andries Austin and St. Pete only 66 Zack Meyer Juncos Racing 2 Jose Gutierrez Austin and Mid-Ohio only 3 Julia Ballario Mid-Ohio and Trois-Rivieres only 44 Scott Anderson, Juncos Racing, January 22, 2013, Retrieved 2013-01-22 57 Diego Ferreira M1 Racing 11 Juan Camilo AcostaMATA FORMS M1 RACING, SIGNS ACOSTA FOR FULL PRO MAZDA CAMPAIGN , Pro Mazda Championship, December 19, 2012, Retrieved 2013-1-2 Austin and St. Pete only 23 Walt Bowlin Expert class; Toronto and Mid-Ohio only 29 Jason Rabe Houston only 37 Jay Horak Expert class; Austin, Mid-Ohio, Trois-Rivieres, and Houston 91 Kyle Connery Mid-Ohio only PRL Motorsports 48 Patrick Linn Austin only Team Pelfrey 80 Dalton Kellett CTMP only 81 Spencer Pigot 82 Petri Suvanto Austin and St. Pete only Anders Krohn Indianapolis and Milwaukee only Nicolas Costa Toronto, CTMP, Mid-Ohio, and Houston 83 Stefan Rzadzinski Trois-Rivieres only World Speed Motorsports 6 Michele Bumgarner Houston only 13 Bobby Eberle Expert class; Mid-Ohio, Trois-Rivieres, and Houston 18 Kyle Kaiser 24 Michael Whelden Houston only
Race calendar and results
Rnd Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas March 1 Diego Ferreira Diego Ferreira Diego Ferreira Juncos Racing Rolex Sports Car Series 2 March 2 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport 3 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida March 23 Shelby Blackstock Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series 4 March 24 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport 5 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Clermont, Indiana May 25 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport USAC Midgets 6 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin June 15 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series 7 Streets of Toronto Toronto, Ontario July 13 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series 8 July 14 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport 9 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 20 Shelby Blackstock Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Team Pelfrey American Le Mans Series 10 July 21 Matthew Brabham Shelby Blackstock Andretti Autosport 11 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 3 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series 12 August 4 Diego Ferreira Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport 13 Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 10 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 14 August 11 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport 15 Reliant Park Houston, Texas October 5 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport IndyCar Series 16 October 6 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Andretti Autosport
Championship standings
Drivers' Pos Driver AUS STP IND MIL TOR MOS MOH TRO HOU Points Overall 1 Matthew Brabham 3 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 3 9 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 466 2 Diego Ferreira 1* 2 3 2 6 6 2 2 6 3 3 2 2 2 5 4 357 3 Shelby Blackstock 9 3 2 3 3 7 6 7 2 1 2 4 6 11 4 6 297 4 Spencer Pigot 2 16 4 4 2 3 9 11 1* 4* 4 5 5 5 2 5 297 5 Scott Anderson 6 4 8 7 5 5 10 9 4 2 16 6 4 4 6 7 245 6 Zack Meyer 7 7 7 6 8 8 11 4 7 5 13 7 11 6 10 13 209 7 Kyle Kaiser 8 6 5 10 7 10 5 5 8 6 6 8 10 13 8 8 209 8 Lloyd Read 11 9 9 9 9 9 4 10 9 7 7 9 7 10 7 14 198 9 Juan Piedrahita 16 15 6 12 10 2 7 3 11 DNS 5 16 3 3 13 3 182 10 Petri Suvanto 5 5 11 8 57 11 Jay Horak 141 131 14 14 13 9 12 10 54 12 Bobby Eberle 11 13 12 8 DNS 12 49 13 Juan Acosta 4 14 10 11 45 14 Nick Andries 15 8 12 5 40 Expert class 1 Jay Horak 141 131 14 14 13 9 12 10 110 2 Bobby Eberle 11 13 12 8 DNS 12 102 Unregistered drivers Nicolas Costa 3 6 5 10 15 3 3 2 Anders Krohn 4 4 Julia Ballario 9 11 9 7 Walt Bowlin 8 8 12 12 Dalton Kellett 10 8 Stefan Rzadzinski 8 12 Kyle Connery 8 15 Michele Bumgarner 14 9 Michael Whelden 9 15 Jose Gutierrez 10 10 10 10 Jason Rabe 11 11 Patrick Linn 13 11 Jeff Garibotti 12 12 Pos Driver AUS STP IND MIL TOR MOS MOH TRO HOU 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 notparticipate(DNP) Not competingIn-line notationBoldPole position(1 point)ItalicsRan 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.Pro Mazda 2013 Official Rule Book, Rule 10.2.4 1: Jay Horak was not registered for the championship at Austin.
Teams' PosTeamPoints 1Andretti Autosport513 2Juncos Racing377 3Team Pelfrey332 4JDC MotorSports263 5M1 Racing62
References
External links Star Mazda Championship Official website