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
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
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
Drivers'
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
Teams'
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