2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship
Appearance
The 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship was the 23rd season in series history. An 18-round schedule was announced on October 21, 2020, featuring five permanent road courses, two street circuits, and two ovals. The series started on April 17, 2021 at Barber Motorsports Park.[1]
Danish Christian Rasmussen, driving for Jay Howard Driver Development, won the championship in the last race of the season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.[2]
Drivers and teams
[edit]Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Abel Motorsports | 51 | All | |
DEForce Racing | 7 | 1–4 | |
13 | |||
8 | 13 | ||
Exclusive Autosport | 42 | All | |
44 | 17–18 | ||
91 | All | ||
Jay Howard Driver Development | 1 | All | |
5 | All | ||
Juncos Racing Juncos Hollinger Racing[10] |
21 | 1–16 | |
22 | 1–16 | ||
17–18 | |||
55 | All | ||
Legacy Autosport | 20 | 1–4 | |
Miller Vinatieri Motorsports | 40 | All | |
Pabst Racing | 18 | All | |
19 | 17–18 | ||
27 | 1–7 | ||
RP Motorsport USA | 74 | 1–4 | |
77 | 1–8 | ||
Turn 3 Motorsport | 3 | All | |
Velocity Racing Development[21] | 11 | 1–4, 9–12 |
Schedule
[edit]* The race at Lucas Oil Raceway began on May 28, but was stopped and postponed to May 29 due to inclement weather.
* Following the cancellation of the Honda Indy Toronto, promoters replaced it with the second Mid-Ohio round.
Race results
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' Championship
[edit]- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
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Points | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points (O) | 45 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
- The driver who qualified on pole was awarded one additional point.
- One point was awarded to the driver who led the most laps in a race.
- One point was awarded to the driver who set the fastest lap during the race.
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Teams' championship
[edit]- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th+ |
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Points | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
- Single car teams received 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams
- Only the best two results counted for teams fielding more than two entries
Pos | Team | ALA | STP | IMS | LOR | ROA | MOH | GMP | NJMP | MOH | Points | |||||||||
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1 | Exclusive Autosport | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 473 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
2 | Juncos Racing Juncos Hollinger Racing |
3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 384 |
11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | |||
3 | Jay Howard Driver Development | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 312 |
14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |||
4 | Pabst Racing | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 273 |
7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||
5 | Abel Motorsports | 8 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 198 |
6 | Turn 3 Motorsport | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 134 |
7 | Miller Vinatieri Motorsports | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | DNS | 9 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 112 |
8 | RP Motorsport USA | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | Wth | 54 | ||||||||||
12 | 10 | DNS | DNS | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Velocity Racing Development | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 40 | ||||||||||
10 | DEForce Racing | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 39 | |||||||||||||
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11 | Legacy Autosport | 9 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Pos | Team | ALA | STP | IMS | LOR | ROA | MOH | GMP | NJMP | MOH | Points |
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Christian Rasmussen finished the race first, but was given a 5 second post race penalty for blocking, giving the win to McElrea.
References
[edit]- ^ "Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires Unveils 2021 Schedule". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ "ROE WINS, RASMUSSEN SECURES INDY PRO 2000 TITLE AT MID-OHIO". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ "INDYCAR Veteran Joins Open-Wheel Development Team". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (February 16, 2021). "Cameron Shields moves up to Indy Pro 2000 with DEForce Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Oval Challenge of St. Louis - Entry List" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (March 1, 2021). "Artem Petrov moves to Exclusive Autosport for IP2000 title attack". Formula Scout. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c "VP Racing Lubricants Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Presented by Cooper Tires - Entry List" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 29, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (October 24, 2020). "Eves to reunite with Exclusive Autosport in IP2000 next year". Formula Scout. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "JHDD EXPANDS INTO INDY PRO 2000 WITH RASMUSSEN AND BRICHACEK". March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Juncos Announces Co-Ownership with Brad Hollinger To Form Juncos Hollinger Racing". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Juncos signs Kyffin Simpson to Indy Pro 2000 team". www.motorsport.com. February 4, 2021.
- ^ "MANUEL SULAIMAN JOINS JUNCOS RACING FOR THE 2021 INDY PRO 2000 CHAMPIONSHIP". March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (October 23, 2020). "USF2000 winner Reece Gold to step up to IP2000 with Juncos in 2021". Formula Scout. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ "LAZIER ADDS TO THE LEGACY BY SIGNING WITH LEGACY AUTOSPORT FOR 2021". March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "Miller Levels Up to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship for 2021". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "McElrea Stays Onboard with Pabst Racing for 2021 Indy Pro 2000". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (March 12, 2021). "Colin Kaminsky stays at Pabst Racing in Indy Pro 2000 for 2021". Formula Scout. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (February 8, 2021). "Enzo Fittipaldi leaves Ferrari Driver Academy for Indy Pro 2000 move". Formula Scout. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (April 2, 2021). "RP Motorsport signs Enaam Ahmed for Indy Pro 2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "James Roe Signs with Turn 3 Motorsport for 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Velocity Racing Development Enters Road to Indy with Three Car Effort". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Hunter Yeany Set for Road to Indy and Indy Pro 2000 Debut in April". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "2021 SEASON". indypro2000.com.
- ^ "Road to Indy Adjusts 2021 Schedule, Adds New Season Finale Venue". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.