2021 Mazda MX-5 Cup

The 2021 Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich is a current single-make motor racing championship, the 17th season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the 1st under a new sanctioning agreement with the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The series began on January 28 at Daytona International Speedway, and is scheduled to conclude on October 8 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds.

2021 Mazda MX-5 Cup
Previous: 2020 Next: 2022

Schedule

The schedule was initially announced on October 28, 2020, and features 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends.[1] On December 17, 2020, the schedule was revised, along with the 2021 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

On January 6, 2021, the St. Petersburg event was rescheduled from its March date to April 23–25, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

All races are 45 minutes in length.

Rnd. Circuit Location Date
1 Daytona International Speedway (Road Course) Daytona Beach, Florida January 28
2 January 29
3 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida April 24
4 April 25
5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio May 15
6 May 16
7 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 3
8 July 4
9 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 7
10 August 8
11 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California September 11
12 September 12
13 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 7
14 October 8
Source:[4]

Confirmed Entries

All competitors utilize the Mazda MX-5 Cup car, modified to their homologated racing specification by Flis Performance.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Carter Racing Enterprises 08 Michael Carter 1-2
Copeland Motorsports 4 Bryan Ortiz 1-2
26 Peter Atwater  R  1-2
38 Daniel Williams  R  1-2
41 Luca Mars  R  1-2
43 Joey Atanasio  R  1-2
Hixon Motorsports 37 Sabre Cook  R  1-2
42 Preston Pardus 1-2
47 Bryan Hixon 1-2
63 Savanna Little  R  1-2
72 Hannah Grisham  R  1-2
87 Selin Rollan 1-2
92 Loni Unser 1-2
98 Derek Ware 1-2
JTR Motorsports Engineering 32 Chris Nunes  R  1-2
96 Jared Thomas 1-2
McCumbee McAleer Racing 13 Jenson Altzman  R  1-2
28 Sam Paley  R  1-2
55 Moisey Uretsky 1-2
89 Justin Piscitell 1-2
Provision Motorsports 24 Aaron Jeansonne  R  1-2
99 Drake Kemper 1-2
Slipstream Performance 20 Hernan Palermo 1-2
33 Alex Bachoura 1-2
36 David Staab  R  1-2
Spark Performance 5 Gresham Wagner 1-2
Team Guatemala Racing 59 Juan Hernandez  R  1-2
Sources: [5]

 R  = Eligible for Rookie's Championship

Race Results
Rnd. Circuit Winning Driver Pole Position Fastest Lap Hard Charger
1 Daytona Gresham Wagner Gresham Wagner Gresham Wagner Jenson Altzman
2 Michael Carter Gresham Wagner Preston Pardus Hernan Palermo
3 St. Petersburg
4
5 Mid-Ohio
6
7 CTMP
8
9 Road America
10
11 Laguna Seca
12
13 Road Atlanta
14

Championship Standings

Points System

Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below.

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 or below
Points 350 320 300 280 260 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

For each race, bonus points are awarded for the following:

Award Points
Pole Position 10
Most Race Laps Led 10
Fastest Race Lap 10
  • The ten (10) additional points for achieving pole position are not awarded if the starting grid is determined by “Other Means”.
  • In the case of a tie for the most laps led, the Competitor that finishes the highest in the running order is declared the winner.
  • In the case of a tie for the fastest Race lap, the Competitor that first achieves the fastest Race lap is declared the winner.

Driver's Championship

IMSA recognizes Driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season.

Pos. Driver DAY STP MOH MOS ELK LGA ATL Bonus Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1 Gresham Wagner 1 3 40 690
2 Jared Thomas 3 2 0 620
3 Sam Paley 2 5 0 580
4 Michael Carter 9 1 0 570
5 Selin Rollan 6 4 0 530
6 Justin Piscitell 5 6 0 510
7 Preston Pardus 7 7 20 500
8 Chris Nunes 4 10 0 490
9 Aaron Jeansonne 8 12 0 420
10 Luca Mars 13 9 0 400
11 Bryan Ortiz 11 11 0 400
12 Joey Atanasio 10 15 0 370
13 Sabre Cook 12 13 0 370
14 Drake Kemper 19 8 0 350
15 Peter Atwater 15 17 0 300
16 Bryan Hixon 14 19 0 290
17 David Staab 22 16 0 240
18 Hannah Grisham 20 20 0 220
19 Hernan Palermo 27† 14 0 210
20 Jenson Altzman 16 25 0 210
21 Alex Bachoura 18 24 0 200
22 Daniel Williams 21 22 0 190
23 Juan Hernandez 17 27 0 180
24 Derek Ware 26 18 0 180
25 Moisey Uretsky 24 21 0 170
26 Savanna Little 23 23 0 160
27 Loni Unser 25 26 0 110
Pos. Driver DAY STP MOH MOS ELK LGA ATL Bonus Points

Bold = Pole Position

Italics = Fastest Race Lap

Underline = Most Laps Led

† = Post-race penalty; moved to back of class

Team's Championship

IMSA recognizes a Team champion (assigned competition number and its Entrant) based on the total number of championship points earned by a Car during the season.

Pos. Team DAY STP MOH MOS ELK LGA ATL Bonus Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1 #5 Spark Performance 1 3 40 690
2 #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering 3 2 0 620
3 #28 McCumbee McAleer Racing 2 5 0 580
4 #08 Carter Racing Enterprises 9 1 0 570
5 #87 Hixon Motorsports 6 4 0 530
6 #89 McCumbee McAleer Racing 5 6 0 510
7 #42 Hixon Motorsports 7 7 20 500
8 #32 JTR Motorsports Engineering 4 10 0 490
9 #24 Provision Motorsports 8 12 0 420
10 #41 Copeland Motorsports 13 9 0 400
11 #4 Copeland Motorsports 11 11 0 400
12 #43 Copeland Motorsports 10 15 0 370
13 #37 Hixon Motorsports 12 13 0 370
14 #99 Provision Motorsports 19 8 0 350
15 #26 Copeland Motorsports 15 17 0 300
16 #47 Hixon Motorsports 14 19 0 290
17 #36 Slipstream Performance 22 16 0 240
18 #72 Hixon Motorsports 20 20 0 220
19 #20 Slipstream Performance 27† 14 0 210
20 #13 McCumbee McAleer Racing 16 25 0 210
21 #33 Slipstream Performance 18 24 0 200
22 #38 Copeland Motorsports 21 22 0 190
23 #59 Team Guatemala Racing 16 27 0 180
24 #98 Hixon Motorsports 26 18 0 180
25 #55 McCumbee McAleer Racing 24 21 0 170
26 #63 Hixon Motorsports 23 23 0 160
27 #92 Hixon Motorsports 25 26 0 110
Pos. Team DAY STP MOH MOS ELK LGA ATL Bonus Points

Bold = Pole Position

Italics = Fastest Race Lap

Underline = Most Laps Led

† = Post-race penalty; moved to back of class

Entrant's Championship

Each Entrant receives championship points for its highest Car finishing position in each class in each race. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same entrant are not considered in the results and all other cars are elevated in the finishing positions accordingly.

Pos. Entrant DAY STP MOH MOS ELK LGA ATL Bonus Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1 Spark Performance 1 3 40 690
2 JTR Motorsports Engineering 3 2 0 620
3 Carter Racing Enterprises 9 1 0 600
4 McCumbee McAleer Racing 2 5 0 580
5 Hixon Motorsports 6 4 20 580
6 Provision Motorsports 8 8 0 510
7 Copeland Motorsports 10 15 0 480
8 Slipstream Performance 19 14 0 450
9 Team Guatemala Racing 17 27 0 450
Pos. Entrant DAY STP MOH MOS ELK LGA ATL Bonus Points

Bold = Pole Position

Italics = Fastest Race Lap

Underline = Most Laps Led

Rookie's Championship

Rookie points are awarded based on the Car’s finishing position for each Rookie Driver, with the finishing positions of Cars without Rookie Drivers not considered in the results and all other Cars with Rookie Drivers elevated in the finishing positions accordingly.

Pos. Driver DAY STP MOH MOS ELK LGA ATL Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1 Sam Paley 2 5 700
2 Chris Nunes 4 10 620
3 Aaron Jeansonne 8 12 580
4 Luca Mars 13 9 570
5 Joey Atanasio 10 15 530
6 Sabre Cook 12 13 520
7 Peter Atwater 15 17 470
8 David Staab 22 16 430
9 Hannah Grisham 20 20 430
10 Jenson Altzman 16 25 420
11 Daniel Williams 21 22 410
12 Juan Hernandez 17 27 400
13 Savanna Little 23 23 380
Pos. Driver DAY STP MOH MOS ELK LGA ATL Points

References
  1. "Mazda MX-5 Cup Unveils 2021 Schedule with New Partner IMSA". www.mx-5cup.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. "IMSA West Coast Swing Moves to September for 2021". IMSA. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. "Mazda MX-5 Cup Set for New Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Date". www.mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  4. "Schedule". www.mx-5cup.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  5. "Pre-Event Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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