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2012 Star Mazda Championship

2012 Star Mazda Championship

2012 champion [[Jack Hawksworth

The 2012 Star Mazda Championship was the 14th season of the Star Mazda Championship, an American-based open-wheel racing series sanctioned by IndyCar as part of the Road to Indy program. It featured 17 races held over 10 race weekends. Five race weekends were held on temporary street courses, three on permanent road courses, and two on ovals. The series increased the number of double-header weekends to reduce the costs per race for competitors. Fastest lap times in race 1 determined the starting grid for race 2 on double-header race weekends.

The championship consisted of a main championship as well as a Star Mazda Expert Series for drivers over 30 years old. The expert class consists of a driver's best 10 races, enabling an Expert Series competitor to complete a full complement of races in just five race weekends.

21-year-old Englishman Jack Hawksworth driving for Team Pelfrey dominated the championship, winning eight of the 17 races and four of the eight poles awarded, setting a series record for wins in a season. He sat out the final race of the year but still won the championship over Colombian-American Gabby Chaves by 37 points. Chaves won the final two races of the season. American Sage Karam won three races and finished third in points in a tie-breaker over fellow American Connor De Phillippi who won two races after finishing second in points a year ago. Finn Petri Suvanto finished fifth in points, in his first season in Star Mazda, winning the seat by winning the Road to Indy's U.S. F2000 National Championship the year before. Other race winners were Chile's Martin Scuncio and Venezuela's Camilo Schmidt, who won a bizarre wet-dry race in Edmonton.

American Walt Bowlin won the Expert series championship by virtue of being the only Expert series competitor to participate in more than two race weekends.

Drivers and teams

TeamNo.DriversNotes
USA Juncos Racing2USA Connor De Phillippi
15VEN Bruno Palli
22CHL Martin ScuncioSkipped Road Atlanta
57VEN Diego Ferreira
USA JDC MotorSports9COL Juan Piedrahita
16USA Lloyd ReadLaguna Seca only
USA Scott AndersonRoad Atlanta only
19COL Gabby Chaves
91USA Ashley Freiberg
99CAN Stefan RzadzinskiSkipped Indianapolis, Iowa, Trois-Rivières, Laguna Seca, and Road Atlanta
CAN The Racing Company10CAN Jérimy DanielSkipped Indianapolis, Iowa and Edmonton
USA World Speed Motorsports18USA Kyle KaiserLaguna Seca only
VEN Linares Racing20VEN Carlos Linares
21VEN Camilo SchmidtSkipped Trois-Rivières
CAN AIM Autosport23USA Walt BowlinExpert series; skipped Indianapolis, Iowa, Edmonton and Trois-Rivières
66CAN Zack Meyer
72USA Larry PegramExpert series; St. Pete and Barber only
USA Team GDT33USA Ryan TveterSkipped Barber, Indianapolis, and Iowa
39USA Cory LewisToronto only
51USA Alex ArdoinTrois-Rivières only
53COL Andrés Méndez
65USA J. W. RobertsExpert series; St. Pete only
97COL Juan Camilo AcostaRoad Atlanta only
CAN Robertshaw Racing42CAN Blair RobertshawExpert series; Edmonton only
USA Andretti Autosport77USA Zach Veach
88USA Sage Karam
USA Team Pelfrey81FIN Petri Suvanto
82GBR Jack HawksworthSkipped Road Atlanta
USA Ryan TveterRoad Atlanta only
83USA Gustavo Menezes

Race calendar and results

The series schedule was announced December 1, 2011. Two race weekends were listed on the schedule with the location yet to be determined. The season finale was later confirmed to be held at Road Atlanta, supporting the Petit Le Mans sportscar event.

RoundRndCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamSupporting1234567891011121314151617
Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, FloridaMarch 24USA Connor De PhillippiGBR Jack HawksworthUSA Connor De PhillippiUSA Juncos RacingIndyCar Series
March 25GBR Jack HawksworthGBR Jack HawksworthUSA Team Pelfrey
Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, AlabamaApril 1GBR Jack HawksworthGBR Jack HawksworthGBR Jack HawksworthUSA Team PelfreyIndyCar Series
GBR Jack HawksworthCHL Martin ScuncioUSA Juncos Racing
Lucas Oil Raceway at IndianapolisBrownsburg, IndianaMay 26USA Connor De PhillippiUSA Connor De PhillippiUSA Connor De PhillippiUSA Juncos RacingUSAC Midgets
Iowa SpeedwayNewton, IowaJune 23USA Sage KaramUSA Sage KaramUSA Sage KaramUSA Andretti AutosportIndyCar Series
Streets of TorontoToronto, OntarioJuly 7GBR Jack HawksworthGBR Jack HawksworthGBR Jack HawksworthUSA Team PelfreyIndyCar Series
July 8GBR Jack HawksworthGBR Jack HawksworthUSA Team Pelfrey
Edmonton City Centre AirportEdmonton, AlbertaJuly 21USA Sage KaramGBR Jack HawksworthVEN Camilo SchmidtVEN Linares RacingIndyCar Series
July 22GBR Jack HawksworthGBR Jack HawksworthUSA Team Pelfrey
Circuit Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières, QuebecAugust 4GBR Jack HawksworthGBR Jack HawksworthGBR Jack HawksworthUSA Team PelfreyIndy Lights
August 5GBR Jack HawksworthUSA Sage KaramUSA Andretti Autosport
Streets of BaltimoreBaltimore, MarylandSeptember 1Qualifying abandonedGBR Jack HawksworthGBR Jack HawksworthUSA Team PelfreyIndyCar Series
September 2USA Sage KaramUSA Sage KaramUSA Andretti Autosport
Mazda Raceway Laguna SecaMonterey, CaliforniaSeptember 8GBR Jack HawksworthCOL Gabby ChavesGBR Jack HawksworthUSA Team PelfreyRolex Sports Car Series
September 9COL Gabby ChavesCOL Gabby ChavesUSA JDC MotorSports
Road AtlantaBraselton, GeorgiaOctober 19COL Gabby ChavesUSA Sage KaramCOL Gabby ChavesUSA JDC MotorSportsAmerican Le Mans Series

Championship standings

Drivers'

PosDriverSTP
USABAR
USAIND
USAIOW
USATOR
CANEDM
CANTRO
CANBAL
USALAG
USAATL
USAPointsOverall1397236033254325527162357234823292081019911162121461312914128151141610817106189119552049212322160000000Expert Series11422563280PosDriverSTP
USABAR
USAIND
USAIOW
USATOR
CANEDM
CANTRO
CANBAL
USALAG
USAATL
USAPoints
GBR Jack Hawksworth2*1**1**2*715*1**1*7*1**1**12**1*212
COL Gabby Chaves343595343352382*1*1
USA Sage Karam872122*1*21322211517192
USA Connor De Phillippi1553*1*371661331323333
FIN Petri Suvanto5366546819414444556
VEN Diego Ferreira7997108551011161555444
COL Juan Piedrahita428481442816911199899
CHL Martin Scuncio664142177415651817911
USA Gustavo Menezes13107166138613576716687
USA Zach Veach1711151036217917888611178
USA Ashley Freiberg919111115101313157129610121811
VEN Bruno Palli1415132014710151812101710720105
VEN Camilo Schmidt12181791312191819171419616
COL Andrés Méndez151414171211181011DSQ1371218151515
CAN Zack Meyer1913191916999161815181315181210
CAN Stefan Rzadzinski1081081112176911
VEN Carlos Linares2012121411DNS1514148111616191420
USA Ryan Tveter2121202051018101112161414
USA Walt Bowlin1817181816191413171617
CAN Jérimy Daniel1120201514111714
USA Larry Pegram16161613
CAN Blair Robertshaw1214
USA J. W. RobertsDNSDNS
Ineligible drivers
USA Alex Ardoin43
GBR Lloyd Read107
USA Corey Lewis1221
USA Scott Anderson12
USA Kyle Kaiser1313
COL Juan Camilo Acosta13
USA Walt Bowlin1817181816191413171617
USA Larry Pegram16161614
CAN Blair Robertshaw1214
USA J. W. RobertsDNSDNS
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th–10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing

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ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(1 point)

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Position1234567891011121314151617181920Overall points
2925221917151413121110987654321

Teams'

PosTeamPoints1451241634014349519561887161876924
USA Team Pelfrey
USA Juncos Racing
USA JDC MotorSports
USA Andretti Autosport
USA Team GDT
VEN Linares Racing
CAN AIM Autosport
CAN The Racing Company
USA World Speed Motorsports

References

References

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