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The 2016 Pro Mazda Championship was the 18th season in series history. The season will begin on March 12 at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and end on September 11 at Monterey Grand Prix .
Patricio O'Ward dominated the first half of the season, winning six of the first seven races (and finishing second in the remaining race), vaulting himself into a huge points lead. However, his Team Pelfrey teammate Aaron Telitz vaulted himself back into contention by winning the next four races while O'Ward faltered. Both drivers won one of the three races during the final race weekend but Telitz's non-winning finishes were higher and he won the championship by 28 points. Reigning U.S. F2000 National Championship champion Nico Jamin swept the weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finished third in the championship, well back. The only other driver to win a race was Argentinean Nicolas Dapero who captured his maiden victory in the penultimate race of the season and finished fifth in points, behind Will Owen who finished on the podium in eight of the sixteen races but failed to win.
American Bobby Eberle won the National Class championship, largely uncontested.
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Class
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National Class
Race calendar and results [ edit ] Oval/Speedway
Road Course
Temporary Street Circuit
Championship standings [ edit ] [ edit ]
Pos
Driver
STP
ALA
IMS
LOR
ROA
TOR
MOH
LAG
Pts
1
Aaron Telitz
2
1 *
2 *
2
7
2
5
1 *
1 1 1 2
3
2
5
1 *
421
2
Patricio O'Ward
1 2
1
1 *
1 1 1 4
4
9
2
7
4
1 *
10
6
393
3
Nico Jamin
4
4
6
4
5
4
7
10
2
2
3
1 1*
4
3
4
331
4
Will Owen
9
6
5
5
2
3
6
3
3
4
4
3
2
11
2
2
317
5
Nicolas Dapero
10
10
7
7
8
8
3
2
5
5
9
5
8
3
1 *
3
278
6
8
5
10
9
3
6
4
6
9
3
5
4
7
5
12
5
258
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
11
7
137
8
Garett Grist
6
8
3
3
4
5
2
133
9
Jake Eidson
3
7
8
6
6
7
8
106
10
Jorge Cevallos
7
9
9
8
8
7
79
11
Weiron Tan
5
3
4
10
69
12
10
4
8
46
13
11
11
20
National class
1
9
9
7
7
7
8
8
6
7
9
11
225
2
10
11
8
10
9
9
102
3
12
12
11
12
71
4
12
10
9
8
63
5
Moisés de la Vara
8
6
12
52
6
9
7
10
51
7
12
8
9
49
Pos
Driver
STP
ALA
IMS
LOR
ROA
TOR
MOH
LAG
Pts
Color
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
4th & 5th place
Light Blue
6th–10th place
Dark Blue
Finished
Purple
Did not finish
Red
Did not qualify
Brown
Withdrawn
Black
Disqualified
White
Did not start
Blank
Did not
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
*
Led most race laps
1
Qualifying cancelled
Rookie
Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes. [ edit ] 2016 IndyCar Series season 2016 Indy Lights season
^ "Jamin to Race with Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing" .^ "Eidson back with Cape for Pro Mazda move" . Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016 .^ a b c d "Drivers" .^ "Entry List" (PDF) . usfpro2000.com . March 7, 2016.^ "Pro Mazda Championship | Racer.com - PRO MAZDA: Parsons joins Juncos lineup" . Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2015 .^ "Grist completes Juncos' Pro Mazda line-up" . Motorsport.com. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015 .^ "Pro Mazda Championship | Racer.com - Pro Mazda: Owen returns to Juncos Racing for 2016" . Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015 .^ "Pro Mazda Championship | Racer.com - Pro Mazda: Dapero joins Juncos Racing for 2016" . Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015 .^ "O'Ward confirmed for St. Pete, Barber with Pelfrey in Pro Mazda" . March 8, 2016.^ "Weiron Tan set to challenge for Pro Mazda title with Team Pelfrey" . Pro Mazda Championship . Retrieved February 16, 2016 .^ TJ Fischer Moves up to Pro Mazda for Remainder of 2016 , Pro Mazda , June 7, 2016, Retrieved 2016-06-09^ "Aaron Telitz Joins Team Pelfrey for 2016 Season" . Pro Mazda Championship . Retrieved January 31, 2016 .
