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]

2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout
Race details
DateDecember 6 & 7, 2016
Official nameMazda Road to Indy Shootout
CourseRoad course
2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Pole position
Driver Oliver White
Podium
First Oliver Askew
Second Oliver White
Third Trenton Estep

Entry list
DriverAge2016 result
Ryan Norman[2]18Atlantic Championship Series champion6
Will Brown18Australian Formula Ford highest eligible driver (2nd).4
Niall Murray[3]21BRSCC F1600 champion
Oliver White23Mountney Formula Ford Super Series
Peter Portante20F1600 Formula F Championship runner-up1
John McCusker20F2000 Championship Series runner-up2 6
Jonathan Sugianto[4]21Formula Car Challenge champion 3
Axel Matus[5]18Formula Panam champion
Trenton Estep[6]16Formula Tour 1600 champion
Marcel Coletta[7]14Mazda Road to Indy Brazil champion
Karthik Tharani[8]22MMSC 1600 Indian Championship runner-up5
Michael Scott[9]21New Zealand Formula Ford Championship champion
Tim de Silva20Pacific F2000 champion
Austin Garrison18Rotax Max Challenge
Nigel Saurino21SCCA Runoffs – FC
Neil Verhagen[10]15SCCA Runoffs – F1600 champion6
Matt Machiko25SCCA Runoffs – FM
Neil MacLennan[11]18Scottish Motor Racing Club Formula Ford 1600 Championship champion
Timo Reger19Skip Barber Race Series
Oliver Askew19Team USA Scholarship
Kyle Kirkwood18

Notes

^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

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
RankDriverFP[16]Q[17]H1[18]H2[19]F[20]Points
1. Marcel Coletta392155
2. Murilo Coletta281251
3. Vinicius Papareli121347
4. Lucca Croce643435
5. Jean Aguiar914533
6. Pedro Cardoso872932
Italo Barrilari7657
Evandro Bambirra4548
Allan Croce5336
Edgar Henrique1111511
Erick Lutum1010610

Format
Judges
Joel MillerMazda Motorsports factory driver
Spencer Pigot
Jonathan Bomarito
Andrew Carbonell
Scott Goodyearformer IndyCar Series driver
Kyle KimballMazda Motorsports operational manager
Jim Bowieowner 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

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.

DriverQualifyingFinale
Oliver Askew31
Oliver White12
Trenton Estep43
Kyle Kirkwood54
Niall Murray65
Will Brown26
Marcel ColettaDNQ
Austin GarrisonDNQ
Matt MachikoDNQ
Neil MacLennanDNQ
Axel MatusDNQ
Peter PortanteDNQ
Timo RegerDNQ
Nigel SaurinoDNQ
Michael ScottDNQ
Tim de SilvaDNQ
Jonathan SugiantoDNQ
Karthik TharaniDNQ
John McCuskerDNA
Ryan NormanDNA
Neil VerhagenDNA

Winner

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
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