Season of open wheel auto racing series
The 2010 Star Mazda Championship was the twelfth season of the Star Mazda Championship , an open wheel auto racing series that competes using spec chassis and engines. It was the third season under the sanctioning of the International Motor Sports Association and the first under the Indy Racing League 's new Road to Indy ladder.[1]
Conor Daly became series champion after finishing in the top four positions in each of the twelve races prior to clinching the title at Mosport International Raceway .[2] At the same meeting, Carlos Conde sealed the Masters title for drivers over 45 years of age,[3] while J. W. Roberts secured the Expert title for drivers between 30 and 44 at Trois-Rivières .
Drivers and teams [ edit ] Connor De Phillippi finished 3rd at the championship Team No Drivers Notes Team Apex 9 Jorge Goncalvez [4] 18 João Victor Horto [5] 28 Juan Piedrahita [4] Skipped ORP & Iowa Bob Kaminsky [6] Masters; Autobahn only JDC MotorSports 11 Connor De Phillippi [7] 19 Caio Lara [8] 55 Gerry Kraut [4] Masters; Sebring, Laguna Seca and Autobahn 64 Patrick O'Neill [4] Expert; Skipped ORP, Iowa, Autobahn, Mosport & Road Atlanta 75 Jeff Garibotti [6] Autobahn only 78 Mikhail Goikhberg [9] Mosport only 85 Chris Miller [10] AIM Autosport 13 Michael Furfari [11] Sebring & St. Pete only 16 David Ostella [12] Skipped Road Atlanta 23 Walt Bowlin Masters; New Jersey onwards 29 Phil Fogg, Jr. Laguna Seca only 44 Zack Meyer [9] Mosport only 72 Larry Pegram Expert; New Jersey and Road Atlanta World Speed Motorsports 15 Frank McCormick Laguna Seca only Andersen Racing 17 Mikaël Grenier [13] Skipped Road Atlanta 27 Court Vernon [14] Sebring & St. Pete only 37 Dom Bastien [15] Masters; Sebring, New Jersey, Road America and Road Atlanta[15] 38 Tristan Vautier [16] 47 Anders Krohn [17] 81 Nick Andries [18] St. Pete, Iowa onwards Linares Racing 20 Carlos Linares [19] 21 Kevin Toledo [20] Autobahn and Trois-Rivières Juncos Racing 22 Conor Daly [21] 25 Tatiana Calderón [22] 60 Martin Scuncio [23] Road Atlanta only 61 Sean Burstyn [24] Autobahn only 66 Rusty Mitchell Mitchell merged entry to Juncos Racing from Iowa onwards[25] 94 Hayden Duerson [26] Sebring & St. Pete only Team GDT 24 Ian Harms [27] Sebring only 31 Carlos Conde [28] Masters; Skipped Laguna Seca, ORP, Iowa & Road Atlanta 33 Richard Kent [28] Sebring & St. Pete only 51 Alex Ardoin [29] Trois-Rivières only 65 J. W. Roberts [28] Expert; Skipped ORP and Mosport 91 Ashley Freiberg [6] Autobahn only Mitchell Motorsports 66 Rusty Mitchell [4] Merged to Juncos Racing after ORP
Race calendar and results [ edit ] The calendar was announced on November 23, 2009.[30] The new partnership with the IRL begins with three weekends shared with the IndyCar Series and Indy Lights including a race at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis the night before the Indianapolis 500 . Star Mazda will also support the two series in St. Petersburg and at Iowa Speedway . Five races will support the American Le Mans Series , and will also join the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at Trois-Rivières .
Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 19 Anders Krohn Anders Krohn Tristan Vautier Andersen Racing American Le Mans Series 2 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida March 28 Conor Daly Conor Daly Conor Daly Juncos Racing IndyCar Series 3 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California May 23 Conor Daly Connor De Phillippi Conor Daly Juncos Racing American Le Mans Series 4 O'Reilly Raceway Park Clermont, Indiana May 29 Mikaël Grenier Conor Daly Conor Daly Juncos Racing USAC National Midget Series 5 Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa June 19 Conor Daly Conor Daly Conor Daly Juncos Racing IndyCar Series 6 New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey June 26 Conor Daly Conor Daly Caio Lara JDC MotorSports stand-alone 7 June 27 Conor Daly João Victor Horto Tristan Vautier Andersen Racing 8 Autobahn Country Club Joliet, Illinois July 31 Mikaël Grenier Conor Daly Mikaël Grenier Andersen Racing stand-alone 9 August 1 Conor Daly Conor Daly Conor Daly Juncos Racing 10 Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Québec August 15 Conor Daly Alex Ardoin Alex Ardoin Team GDT Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge 11 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 21 Conor Daly Conor Daly Conor Daly Juncos Racing American Le Mans Series 12 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario August 28 Conor Daly Connor De Phillippi Conor Daly Juncos Racing American Le Mans Series 13 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 1 Connor De Phillippi Connor De Phillippi Connor De Phillippi JDC MotorSports American Le Mans Series
Championship standings [ edit ] Drivers' [ edit ] 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 (DNP) Not competing
In-line notation Bold Pole position (1 point) Italics Ran fastest race lap
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