2018 Pro Mazda Championship

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The 2018 Pro Mazda Championship was the 20th season in series history. It was the final season using the Pro Mazda name, as the series was re-branded as "Indy Pro 2000" for the 2019 season.[1] A 16-race schedule was announced on 17 October 2017.[2] This was the first season to use the new Tatuus PM-18 chassis and Mazda MZR piston engine. All prior engine packages for the series included a Mazda Wankel engine.

## Drivers and teams

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BN Racing | 78  |  Kris Wright | 1–6, 10–13
Toby Sowery[3] | 8–9
79  |  David Malukas[4] | All
83  |  Charles Finelli | 1–14
Cape Motorsports | 3  |  Oliver Askew[5] | All
8  |  Nikita Lastochkin[6] | All
DEForce Racing | 11  |  Kory Enders | 3–4
12  |  James Raven | 1–2
Moisés de la Vara | 12–16
Exclusive Autosport | 90  |  Parker Thompson[7] | All
91  |  Antonio Serravalle | 1–11
Juncos Racing | 1  |  Carlos Cunha[8] | 1–13
2  |  Rinus VeeKay[9] | All
9  |  Robert Megennis[10] | All
RP Motorsport[11] | 10  |  Harrison Scott[12] | 1–11, 14
Felipe Drugovich | 12–13
27  |  Lodovico Laurini[12] | 1–7
Raúl Guzmán | 8–11
Mathias Soler-Obel | 12–14
Team Pelfrey | 80  |  Rafael Martins | 1–4
81  |  Andrés Gutiérrez[13] | 1–6, 8–13
82  |  Sting Ray Robb[14] | All

## Schedule

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Rd.  | Date  | Race name  | Track  | Location

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1  | March 10  |  Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | Streets of St. Petersburg  | St. Petersburg, Florida
2  | March 11
3  | April 21  |  Indy Grand Prix of Alabama | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama
4  | April 22
5  | May 11  |  Grand Prix of Indianapolis | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course  | Speedway, Indiana
6  | May 12
7  | May 25  |  Dave Steele Carb Night Classic | Lucas Oil Raceway | Clermont, Indiana
8  | June 23  |  Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
9  | June 24
10  | July 14  |  Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place  | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
11  | July 15
12  | July 28  |  Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio
13  | July 29
14  | August 25  |  St Louis Pro Mazda Oval Challenge  | Gateway Motorsports Park | Madison, Illinois
15  | September 1  |  Grand Prix of Portland | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon
16  | September 2

## Race results

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Round  | Race  | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led  | Race Winner

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Driver  | Team
1  | St. Petersburg 1 |  Oliver Askew |  Sting Ray Robb |  Parker Thompson |  Rinus VeeKay | Juncos Racing
2  | St. Petersburg 2 |  Rinus VeeKay |  Carlos Cunha |  Rinus VeeKay |  Rinus VeeKay | Juncos Racing
3  | Birmingham 1 |  Parker Thompson |  Parker Thompson |  Parker Thompson |  Parker Thompson | Exclusive Autosport
4  | Birmingham 2 |  Parker Thompson |  David Malukas |  Harrison Scott |  Harrison Scott | RP Motorsport
5  | Indianapolis GP 1 |  Oliver Askew |  David Malukas |  Rinus VeeKay |  Harrison Scott | RP Motorsport
6  | Indianapolis GP 2 |  Oliver Askew |  Parker Thompson |  Carlos Cunha |  Parker Thompson | Exclusive Autosport
7  | Indianapolis |  Parker Thompson |  Parker Thompson |  Parker Thompson |  Parker Thompson | Exclusive Autosport
8  | Road America 1 |  David Malukas |  Toby Sowery |  David Malukas |  David Malukas | BN Racing
9  | Road America 2 |  David Malukas |  Parker Thompson |  David Malukas |  David Malukas | BN Racing
10  | Toronto 1 |  Rinus VeeKay |  Rinus VeeKay |  Rinus VeeKay |  Rinus VeeKay | Juncos Racing
11  | Toronto 2 |  Rinus VeeKay |  Oliver Askew |  Rinus VeeKay |  Rinus VeeKay | Juncos Racing
12  | Mid-Ohio 1 |  Rinus VeeKay |  Rinus VeeKay |  Rinus VeeKay |  Rinus VeeKay | Juncos Racing
13  | Mid-Ohio 2 |  David Malukas |  Robert Megennis |  Rinus VeeKay |  Rinus VeeKay | Juncos Racing
14  | Gateway |  Harrison Scott |  Parker Thompson |  Rinus VeeKay |  Rinus VeeKay | Juncos Racing
15  | Portland 1 |  Rinus VeeKay |  Rinus VeeKay |  Oliver Askew |  Oliver Askew | Cape Motorsports
16  | Portland 2 |  Rinus VeeKay |  Oliver Askew |  David Malukas |  David Malukas | BN Racing

## Championship standings

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### Drivers' Championship

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Scoring system
Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  4th |  5th |  6th |  7th |  8th |  9th |  10th |  11th |  12th |  13th |  14th |  15th |  16th |  17th |  18th |  19th |  20th

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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 | BAR | IMS | LOR | ROA | TOR | MOH | GMP | POR | Points

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1  |  Rinus VeeKay | 1  | 1*  | 5  | 4  | 3*  | 14  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 1*  | 1*  | 1*  | 1*  | 1*  | 2 | 2 | 412
2  |  Parker Thompson | 2*  | 5  | 1*  | 2 | 5  | 1 | 1*  | 4  | 4 | 8  | 8  | 5  | 6  | 6 | 3  | 5  | 345
3  |  Oliver Askew | 5 | 6  | 7  | 12  | 2 | 4 | 6  | 9  | 8  | 4  | 2 | 6  | 3  | 5  | 1*  | 3 | 303
4  |  David Malukas | 7  | 2  | 3  | 5 | 7 | 10  | 11  | 1*  | 1*  | 9  | 9  | 2  | 13 | 8  | 4  | 1*  | 293
5  |  Robert Megennis | 3  | 16  | 14  | 6  | 14  | 8  | 3  | 8  | 10  | 12  | 3  | 3  | 2 | 2  | 5  | 7  | 269
6  |  Carlos Cunha | 4  | 3 | 10  | 3  | 4  | 2*  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 2  | 10  | 4  | 12  |  |  |  | 252
7  |  Sting Ray Robb | 6 | 4  | 9  | 10  | 13  | 3  | 5  | 11  | 9  | 11  | 7  | 9  | 4  | 9  | 6  | 6  | 231
8  |  Harrison Scott | 9  | 12  | 2  | 1*  | 1  | 12  | 12  | 3  | 3  | 13  | 14  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 223
9  |  Nikita Lastochkin | 8  | 7  | 11  | 11  | 6  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 11  | 5  | 4  | 11  | 8  | 11  | 7  | 4  | 209
10  |  Charles Finelli | 13  | 15  | 15  | DNS  | 11  | 7  | 10  | 14  | 13  | 6  | 6  | 14  | 11  | 10  |  |  | 143
11  |  Andrés Gutiérrez | 14  | 8  | 4  | 7  | 12  | 5  |  | 10  | 7  | 10  | 12  | 12  | DNS  |  |  |  | 137
12  |  Kris Wright | 12  | 14  | 13  | 14  | 10  | 6  |  |  |  | 7  | 5  | 10  | 10  |  |  |  | 110
13  |  Antonio Serravalle | 11  | 13  | 16  | DNS  | 9  | 11  | 8  | 13  | 12  | 14  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  | 92
14  |  Lodovico Laurini | 10  | 11  | 12  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84
15  |  Moisés de la Vara |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 9  | 4  | 8  | 8  | 75
16  |  Toby Sowery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51
17  |  Raúl Guzmán |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | 14  | 3  | 13  |  |  |  |  |  | 51
18  |  Mathias Soler-Obel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 7  | 7  |  |  | 48
19  |  Rafael Martins | 16  | 9  | 6  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45
20  |  Felipe Drugovich |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | 5  |  |  |  | 31
21  |  Kory Enders |  |  | 8  | 13  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21
22  |  James Raven | 15  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17
Pos  | Driver  | STP | BAR | IMS | LOR | ROA | TOR | MOH | GMP | POR | Points
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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

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Scoring system
Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  4th |  5th |  6th |  7th |  8th |  9th |  10th+

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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

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1  | Juncos Racing | 477
2  | Cape Motorsports | 254
3  | BN Racing | 244
4  | Exclusive Autosport | 239
5  | RP Motorsport | 196
6  | Team Pelfrey | 167
7  | Fatboy Racing | 76
8  | DEForce Racing | 58

## See also

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* 2018 IndyCar Series
* 2018 Indy Lights
* 2018 U.S. F2000 National Championship

## References

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1. ^ "Road to Indy middle step renamed Indy Pro 2000 Championship". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
2. ^ "Mazda Road To Indy reveals all three 2018 schedules, altered points". 17 October 2017.
3. ^ "Toby Sowery Joins BN Racing's Pro Mazda Program". www.promazda.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
4. ^ "My Mazda Road to Indy: BN Racing". promazda.com.
5. ^ "Mazda Scholarship Drivers Select Teams For 2018 Season". promazda.com.
6. ^ "Cape Motorsports Confirms Lastochkin Return". promazda.com.
7. ^ Crask, Andrew. "Thompson, Exclusive Autosport moving up to Pro Mazda". www.racer.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
8. ^ "Carlos Cunha joins Juncos Racing 2018 Pro Mazda line-up – Juncos Racing". www.juncosracing.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
9. ^ "VeeKay joins Juncos Racing for Pro Mazda title chase".
10. ^ "Juncos adds Megennis to potent Pro Mazda lineup for 2018".
11. ^ "RP Motorsport Racing lancia la sfida americana e approda nel Pro Mazda Championship - RP Motorsport Racing". RP Motorsport Racing (in Italian). 2017-12-14. Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
12. ^ a b "Harrison Scott switches to Pro Mazda together with RP Motorsport". Formula Scout. February 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
13. ^ "Gutierrez Returns to Mazda Road to Indy with Team Pelfrey". mailchi.mp.
14. ^ "Robb Pairs with Team Pelfrey for 2018". www.promazda.com.

## External links

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* Pro Mazda Championship official website

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