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2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship

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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

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
Abel Motorsports 51 United States Jacob Abel[3] All
DEForce Racing 7 Australia Cameron Shields[4] 1–4
United States Kory Enders[5] 13
8 United States Nolan Siegel[5] 13
Exclusive Autosport 42 Russia Artem Petrov[6] All
44 United States Christian Brooks[7] 17–18
91 United States Braden Eves[8] All
Jay Howard Driver Development 1 Denmark Christian Rasmussen[9] All
5 United States Wyatt Brichacek[9] All
Juncos Racing
Juncos Hollinger Racing[10]
21 Barbados Kyffin Simpson[11] 1–16
22 Mexico Manuel Sulaimán[12] 1–16
United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed[7] 17–18
55 United States Reece Gold[13] All
Legacy Autosport 20 United States Flinn Lazier[14] 1–4
Miller Vinatieri Motorsports 40 United States Jack William Miller[15] All
Pabst Racing 18 New Zealand Hunter McElrea[16] All
19 United States Jordan Missig[7] 17–18
27 United States Colin Kaminsky[17] 1–7
RP Motorsport USA 74 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi[18] 1–4
77 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed[19] 1–8
Turn 3 Motorsport 3 Republic of Ireland James Roe Jr.[20] All
Velocity Racing Development[21] 11 United States Hunter Yeany[22] 1–4, 9–12

Schedule

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Rd. Date Race name Track Location
1 April 17–18 Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of Barber Motorsports Park
Presented by Cooper Tires
 R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
2
3 April 24–25 Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Presented by Cooper Tires
 R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
4
5 May 14–15 Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Presented by Cooper Tires
 R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
6
7
8 May 28–29* Cooper Tires Freedom 90  O  Lucas Oil Raceway Brownsburg, Indiana
9 June 19–20 Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America
Powered by Elite Engines
 R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
10
11 July 3–4 Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
12
13 August 21 Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Oval Challenge of St. Louis  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois
14 August 28–29 Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix
Presented by The Andersen Companies
 R  New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey
15
16
17 October 1–3 VP Racing Fuels Champhionship Weekend
Presented By Cooper Tires
 R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
18
References: [23][24]

* 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

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Round Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race Winner
Driver Team
1 Birmingham 1 United States Braden Eves Denmark Christian Rasmussen United States Braden Eves United States Braden Eves Exclusive Autosport
2 Birmingham 2 Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen New Zealand Hunter McElrea[a] Pabst Racing
3 St. Petersburg 1 United States Braden Eves United States Jack William Miller United States Braden Eves United States Braden Eves Exclusive Autosport
4 St. Petersburg 2 New Zealand Hunter McElrea Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard Driver Development
5 Indianapolis GP 1 United States Reece Gold United States Reece Gold United States Braden Eves Denmark Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard Driver Development
6 Indianapolis GP 2 United States Reece Gold Denmark Christian Rasmussen Russia Artem Petrov Russia Artem Petrov Exclusive Autosport
7 Indianapolis GP 3 United States Reece Gold United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard Driver Development
8 Lucas Oil United States Reece Gold United States Reece Gold United States Reece Gold Denmark Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard Driver Development
9 Road America 1 Mexico Manuel Sulaimán United States Jacob Abel Mexico Manuel Sulaimán Mexico Manuel Sulaimán Juncos Racing
10 Road America 2 Mexico Manuel Sulaimán Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard Driver Development
11 Mid-Ohio 1 Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard Driver Development
12 Mid-Ohio 2 New Zealand Hunter McElrea Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson New Zealand Hunter McElrea New Zealand Hunter McElrea Pabst Racing
13 Gateway Republic of Ireland James Roe Jr. Denmark Christian Rasmussen United States Braden Eves United States Braden Eves Exclusive Autosport
14 New Jersey 1 United States Reece Gold United States Reece Gold United States Reece Gold United States Reece Gold Juncos Hollinger Racing
15 New Jersey 2 New Zealand Hunter McElrea United States Jacob Abel Russia Artem Petrov Russia Artem Petrov Exclusive Autosport
16 New Jersey 3 New Zealand Hunter McElrea Denmark Christian Rasmussen New Zealand Hunter McElrea New Zealand Hunter McElrea Pabst Racing
17 Mid-Ohio 3 Russia Artem Petrov New Zealand Hunter McElrea Denmark Christian Rasmussen Denmark Christian Rasmussen Jay Howard Driver Development
18 Mid-Ohio 4 New Zealand Hunter McElrea United States Jacob Abel Republic of Ireland James Roe Jr. Republic of Ireland James Roe Jr. Turn 3 Motorsport

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championship

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Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th 
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.
Pos Driver ALA STP IMS IRP ROA MOH1 GMP NJMP MOH2 Points
1 Denmark Christian Rasmussen 13 2* 2 1* 1 9 1* 1 10 1* 1* 5 2 3 9 9 1* 3 445
2 United States Braden Eves 1* 4 1* 6 2* 2 3 4 4 4 5 9 1* 7 3 2 3 10 407
3 New Zealand Hunter McElrea 6 1 3 4 10 8 7 5 7 6 4 1* 3 2 2 1* 7 6 378
4 Russia Artem Petrov 2 3 4 8 5 1* 5 7 2 11 2 2 12 9 1* 3 2 4 374
5 United States Reece Gold 3 13 6 3 3 4 2 2* 5 2 6 4 8 1* 4 10 4 11 366
6 United States Jacob Abel 8 5 15 7 6 7 13 6 3 5 3 6 6 5 5 4 6 9 292
7 Republic of Ireland James Roe Jr. 15 11 13 16 8 10 11 11 6 10 8 11 4 6 10 5 11 1* 241
8 Barbados Kyffin Simpson 11 17 10 14 4 3 6 8 11 3 7 3 11 10 8 7 231
9 Mexico Manuel Sulaimán DSQ 8 5 2 9 11 8 3 1* 7 12 7 7 Wth Wth Wth 214
10 United States Wyatt Brichacek 14 6 8 15 12 13 12 10 12 9 10 10 10 8 6 6 9 8 212
11 United States Jack William Miller 16 14 12 13 11 6 9 9 9 DNS 9 8 13 4 7 8 12 7 203
12 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed 5 9 7 9 13 5 4 Wth 8 2 138
13 United States Colin Kaminsky 7 7 9 5 7 12 10 91
14 United States Hunter Yeany 10 12 16 12 8 8 11 12 79
15 Australia Cameron Shields 4 15 14 10 43
16 United States Flinn Lazier 9 16 11 11 37
17 United States Christian Brooks 5 5 34
18 United States Nolan Siegel 5 26
19 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi 12 10 DNS DNS 20
20 United States Jordan Missig 10 12 20
21 United States Kory Enders 9 18
Pos Driver ALA STP IMS IRP ROA MOH1 GMP NJMP MOH2 Points
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
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
(1 point)
* Led most race laps
(1 point)
Not awarded if more than
one driver leads most laps
Rookie

Teams' championship

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Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th+ 
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
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
9
11 Legacy Autosport 9 16 10 11 17
Pos Team ALA STP IMS LOR ROA MOH GMP NJMP MOH Points

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Christian Rasmussen finished the race first, but was given a 5 second post race penalty for blocking, giving the win to McElrea.

References

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  1. ^ "Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires Unveils 2021 Schedule". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "ROE WINS, RASMUSSEN SECURES INDY PRO 2000 TITLE AT MID-OHIO". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "INDYCAR Veteran Joins Open-Wheel Development Team". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Wood, Elliot (February 16, 2021). "Cameron Shields moves up to Indy Pro 2000 with DEForce Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Oval Challenge of St. Louis - Entry List" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Wood, Elliot (March 1, 2021). "Artem Petrov moves to Exclusive Autosport for IP2000 title attack". Formula Scout. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Wood, Elliot (October 24, 2020). "Eves to reunite with Exclusive Autosport in IP2000 next year". Formula Scout. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "JHDD EXPANDS INTO INDY PRO 2000 WITH RASMUSSEN AND BRICHACEK". March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "Juncos Announces Co-Ownership with Brad Hollinger To Form Juncos Hollinger Racing". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "Juncos signs Kyffin Simpson to Indy Pro 2000 team". www.motorsport.com. February 4, 2021.
  12. ^ "MANUEL SULAIMAN JOINS JUNCOS RACING FOR THE 2021 INDY PRO 2000 CHAMPIONSHIP". March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  13. ^ Wood, Elliot (October 23, 2020). "USF2000 winner Reece Gold to step up to IP2000 with Juncos in 2021". Formula Scout. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "LAZIER ADDS TO THE LEGACY BY SIGNING WITH LEGACY AUTOSPORT FOR 2021". March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "Miller Levels Up to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship for 2021". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "McElrea Stays Onboard with Pabst Racing for 2021 Indy Pro 2000". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  17. ^ Wood, Elliot (March 12, 2021). "Colin Kaminsky stays at Pabst Racing in Indy Pro 2000 for 2021". Formula Scout. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  18. ^ Wood, Elliot (February 8, 2021). "Enzo Fittipaldi leaves Ferrari Driver Academy for Indy Pro 2000 move". Formula Scout. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  19. ^ Wood, Ida (April 2, 2021). "RP Motorsport signs Enaam Ahmed for Indy Pro 2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  20. ^ "James Roe Signs with Turn 3 Motorsport for 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  21. ^ "Velocity Racing Development Enters Road to Indy with Three Car Effort". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  22. ^ "Hunter Yeany Set for Road to Indy and Indy Pro 2000 Debut in April". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  23. ^ "2021 SEASON". indypro2000.com.
  24. ^ "Road to Indy Adjusts 2021 Schedule, Adds New Season Finale Venue". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
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