2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout
The 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout was the first edition of the Road to Indy Shootout. The event was held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on December 6 and 7. The winner received a $200,000 scholarship to compete in the 2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 6 & 7, 2016 |
| Official name | Mazda Road to Indy Shootout |
| Course | Road course 2.238 mi / 3.602 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Oliver White |
| Podium | |
| First | Oliver Askew |
| Second | Oliver White |
| Third | Trenton Estep |
Entry list edit
| Driver | Age | 2016 result |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Norman[2] | 18 | Atlantic Championship Series champion6 |
| Will Brown | 18 | Australian Formula Ford highest eligible driver (2nd).4 |
| Niall Murray[3] | 21 | BRSCC F1600 champion |
| Oliver White | 23 | Mountney Formula Ford Super Series |
| Peter Portante | 20 | F1600 Formula F Championship runner-up1 |
| John McCusker | 20 | F2000 Championship Series runner-up2 6 |
| Jonathan Sugianto[4] | 21 | Formula Car Challenge champion 3 |
| Axel Matus[5] | 18 | Formula Panam champion |
| Trenton Estep[6] | 16 | Formula Tour 1600 champion |
| Marcel Coletta[7] | 14 | Mazda Road to Indy Brazil champion |
| Karthik Tharani[8] | 22 | MMSC 1600 Indian Championship runner-up5 |
| Michael Scott[9] | 21 | New Zealand Formula Ford Championship champion |
| Tim de Silva | 20 | Pacific F2000 champion |
| Austin Garrison | 18 | Rotax Max Challenge |
| Nigel Saurino | 21 | SCCA Runoffs – FC |
| Neil Verhagen[10] | 15 | SCCA Runoffs – F1600 champion6 |
| Matt Machiko | 25 | SCCA Runoffs – FM |
| Neil MacLennan[11] | 18 | Scottish Motor Racing Club Formula Ford 1600 Championship champion |
| Timo Reger | 19 | Skip Barber Race Series |
| Oliver Askew | 19 | Team USA Scholarship |
| Kyle Kirkwood | 18 |
Notes edit
^1 Neil Verhagen won the 2016 F1600 Championship Series. But as he was already qualified by winning the Runoffs, runner-up Peter Portante was awarded a place to compete.[12]
^2 McCusker finished second in the 2016 F2000 Championship Series. The championship was won by Steve Bamford, a masters class competitor, ineligible because of his age. Drivers must be between 14 and 25.
^3 Formula Car Challenge FormulaSpeed champion Sugianto won the shootout invitation over Formula Car Challenge Pro Formula Mazda champion Bruno Carneiro after a video competition.
^4 Brown finished second in the 2016 Australian Formula Ford championship. The championship was won by Leanne Tander, ineligible because of her age (36).
^5 Tharani finished second in the MRF1600 (India) championship, but champion Vikash Anand is facing indictment for drunk driving from a September crash where Anand was driving under the influence, and thereby disqualified.
^6 Verhagen, McCusker and Norman all qualified, but were unable to attend due to prior commitments clashing with the shootout date. Verhagen tested at the annual Road to Indy Chris Griffis Test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, scoring the fastest time in the test with Pabst Racing. Norman signed with Andretti Autosport on December 5, 2016 to participate in Indy Lights for the 2017 season. [13]
Mazda Road to Indy - Brasil edit
The 2016 Mazda Road to Indy - Brasil was a karting contest to qualify for the finals at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The event was held at Kartódromo de Interlagos on 27 August 2016. The event was set up by former racing driver Paulo Carcasci.[14] Eleven drivers from four different Brazilian states and the Federal District competed for a spot in the final at Laguna Seca.[15]
Result edit
| Rank | Driver | FP[16] | Q[17] | H1[18] | H2[19] | F[20] | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marcel Coletta | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 55 | |
| 2. | Murilo Coletta | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 51 | |
| 3. | Vinicius Papareli | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 47 | |
| 4. | Lucca Croce | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | |
| 5. | Jean Aguiar | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 33 | |
| 6. | Pedro Cardoso | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | |
| Italo Barrilari | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Evandro Bambirra | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Allan Croce | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Edgar Henrique | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | |||
| Erick Lutum | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
Format edit
| Judges | |
|---|---|
| Joel Miller | Mazda Motorsports factory driver |
| Spencer Pigot | |
| Jonathan Bomarito | |
| Andrew Carbonell | |
| Scott Goodyear | former IndyCar Series driver |
| Kyle Kimball | Mazda Motorsports operational manager |
| Jim Bowie | owner of Brandrenaline |
Lucas Oil School of Racing supplied the 18 scholarship candidates with Formula Ford style cars. The Ray Race Cars GR-RSC was fitted with a 2 litre engine built by Elite Engines. All cars were shod with Cooper Tires. The Shootout started with orientation of the cars and the track on December 5. On the second day drivers were divided in four groups and took to the tracks. For the final Shootout day the group was again divided in four. After initial testing sessions the first drivers were eliminated. The remaining drivers started 30 minute qualifying sessions before the race over 30 minutes.[21]
Competition edit
All participants participated in a vehicle orientation and then multiple practice sessions over two days, culminating in a pre-qualification session where six finalists would be chosen. Those finalists would then participate in a 30 minute qualifying session and a 30 minute race.
| Driver | Qualifying | Finale |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Askew | 3 | 1 |
| Oliver White | 1 | 2 |
| Trenton Estep | 4 | 3 |
| Kyle Kirkwood | 5 | 4 |
| Niall Murray | 6 | 5 |
| Will Brown | 2 | 6 |
| Marcel Coletta | DNQ | |
| Austin Garrison | DNQ | |
| Matt Machiko | DNQ | |
| Neil MacLennan | DNQ | |
| Axel Matus | DNQ | |
| Peter Portante | DNQ | |
| Timo Reger | DNQ | |
| Nigel Saurino | DNQ | |
| Michael Scott | DNQ | |
| Tim de Silva | DNQ | |
| Jonathan Sugianto | DNQ | |
| Karthik Tharani | DNQ | |
| John McCusker | DNA | |
| Ryan Norman | DNA | |
| Neil Verhagen | DNA | |
Winner edit
Oliver Askew was selected as the winner of the shootout and won a scholarship to compete in the 2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship.[22]
References edit
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- ^ Malsher, David. Askew wins Mazda Road to Indy Scholarship Shootout, Motorsport.com, December 8, 2016, Retrieved 2016-12-10