2015 Pro Mazda Winterfest

The 2015 Pro Mazda Championship Winterfest was the second winter championship promoted by the series, the first being in 2014. It served as a prelude to the 2015 Pro Mazda Championship season. It consisted of five races held during two race meets, alongside the 2015 U.S. F2000 Winterfest. The previous edition included only four races, with two at each track.

2015 Pro Mazda Winterfest season
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Team Pelfrey's Jack Aitken and Andretti Autosport driver Weiron Tan were the main title protagonists, sharing all five victories between them. Tan amassed the most points with race results – two wins and three second places – but a five-point penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct on the podium at NOLA Motorsports Park allowed Aitken to take the championship title by one point ahead of Tan. Third place went to Tan's team-mate Dalton Kellett, who took his only podium finish in the final race at Barber Motorsports Park, which awarded double points after one of the track's scheduled three races was canceled due to bad weather.

Drivers and teams

All teams are American-registered.

Team No. Drivers Notes
Andretti Autosport 22 Weiron Tan[1]
28 Dalton Kellett[2]
Cape Motorsports
Wayne Taylor Racing		 2 Daniel Burkett[3]
10 Florian Latorre
JDC Motorsports 19 Raoul Owens
54 Michael Johnson
Juncos Racing 5 Garett Grist[4]
6 Timothé Buret[5]
7 Jose Gutierrez
23 Will Owen[6]
M1 Racing 18 Nicholas Latifi
24 Tristan DeGrand Barber only
33 Carlos Conde Expert class; NOLA only
Team Pelfrey 82 Jack Aitken
World Speed Motorsports 13 Bobby Eberle Expert class
14 Alessandro Latif[7]

Race calendar and results

The series schedule, along with the other Road to Indy series schedules, was announced on November 3, 2014.[8]

Rnd Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Winning driver Winning team
1 NOLA Motorsports Park Avondale, Louisiana February 19 Jack Aitken Weiron Tan Jack Aitken Jack Aitken Team Pelfrey
2 February 20 Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Andretti Autosport
3 Jack Aitken Jack Aitken Jack Aitken Team Pelfrey
4 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama February 25 Canceled due to weather
5 February 26 Will Owen Jack Aitken Jack Aitken Team Pelfrey
6 Jack Aitken Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Andretti Autosport

Championship standings

Drivers' championship
  • Due to the cancelation of the first race at Barber Motorsports Park, double points were awarded in the final race of the championship.
Pos Driver NOL BAR Points
1 Jack Aitken 1* 4 1* C 1* 2 167
2 Weiron Tan 2 1* 2 C 2 1* 166
3 Dalton Kellett 6 13 7 C 5 3 98
4 Florian Latorre 7 5 8 C 3 6 96
5 Garett Grist 5 14 4 C 7 5 91
6 Will Owen 3 3 6 C 14 14 83
7 Raoul Owens 4 6 12 C 4 12 80
8 José Gutiérrez 15 8 5 C 8 7 77
9 Timothé Buret 9 7 9 C 6 9 77
10 Alessandro Latif 11 11 11 C 10 8 67
11 Michael Johnson 10 9 10 C 11 10 66
12 Nicholas Latifi 14 2 3 C 15 DNS 60
13 Bobby Eberle 12 10 13 C 12 13 53
14 Tristan DeGrand C 9 4 50
15 Daniel Burkett 8 15 DNS C 13 11 47
16 Carlos Conde 13 12 14 24
Expert class
1 Bobby Eberle 12 10 13 C 12 13 110
2 Carlos Conde 13 12 14 54
Pos Driver NOL BAR 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)
Race canceled
(C)
Blank Did not
participate
In-line notation
Championship Class only
Bold Pole position
(1 point)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
(1 point)
* Led most race laps
(1 point)

Teams' championship
Pos Team Points
1 Andretti Autosport 177
2 Team Pelfrey 132
3 Juncos Racing 66
4 M1 Racing 61
5 Cape Motorsports w/ WTR 22
6 JDC Motorsports 50
7 World Speed Motorsports 21

References
  1. DeHarde, Christopher (December 10, 2014). "Weiron Tan to drive for Andretti Autosport in Pro Mazda". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. "Andretti Autosport signs Kellett to Pro Mazda squad". Pro Mazda Championship. Andersen Promotions. November 18, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. "Burkett Joins Cape Motorsports Pro Mazda Team". Pro Mazda Championship. Andersen Promotions. December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. "Grist signs with Juncos Racing for 2015". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. December 13, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. "Timothé Buret Commits to Juncos Racing for 2015 Pro Mazda Championship". Pro Mazda Championship. Andersen Promotions. December 3, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  6. Bonkowski, Jerry (November 22, 2014). "Indy USF2000 winner Will Owen moves to Juncos Racing, Pro Mazda Series in 2015". MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  7. "Latif joins WSM team". Racer. Haymarket Publications. February 16, 2015. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  8. DiZinno, Tony (November 3, 2014). "Mazda Road to Indy 2015 schedules released". MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
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