2015 Indy Lights

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2015 Indy Lights season
Indy Lights
Season
Races16
Start dateMarch 28
End dateSeptember 13
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot
Teams' champion Flag of the United States.svg Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot
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The 2015 Indy Lights season was the 30th season of the Indy Lights open wheel motor racing series and the 14th sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series. The 2015 season was the second promoted by Andersen Promotions, who also promote the other steps on the Mazda Road to Indy. It was the first season for the Dallara IL-15 along with a Mazda MZR-R turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, developed by Advanced Engine Research. [1] 2015 was the second season with Cooper Tire as the sole tire supplier. The championship was contested over 16 races, starting on March 28 at St. Petersburg, Florida and ending on September 13 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Contents

Team and driver chart

TeamNo.DriversRounds
8 Star Motorsports [2] 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Hargrove [3] 1–2
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Rayhall [4] 4–8, 13–16
Andretti Autosport 51 Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Blackstock [5] All
83 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Brabham [6] 1–3
Belardi Auto Racing 4 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés [7] All
5 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Piedrahita [8] All
Carlin [9] 11 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones [10] All
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton [11] 1–8, 11–16
Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. [12] 9–10
Juncos Racing 12 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot [5] All
18 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kaiser [5] All
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports [13] 7 Flag of the United States.svg RC Enerson [14] All
21 Flag of South Korea.svg Heamin Choi [15] 15–16
42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey [16] All
71 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ringel [17] All
77 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Anderson [5] All

Schedule

The 2015 schedule was released on November 3, 2014. [18] Iowa was added in place of Pocono, whereas Sonoma was replaced by a standalone round at Laguna Seca. The rounds at St. Petersburg and Toronto were expanded to double-headers, therefore the number of races increased to 16.

Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
1March 28 Flag of the United States.svg St. Petersburg 100 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2March 29
3April 19 Flag of the United States.svg Long Beach 100 Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California
4April 25 Flag of the United States.svg Legacy Indy Lights 100 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
5April 26
6May 8 Flag of the United States.svg Grand Prix of Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Speedway, Indiana
7May 9
8May 22 Flag of the United States.svg Freedom 100 Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana
9June 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grand Prix of Toronto Exhibition Place Toronto
10June 14
11July 12 Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Race 100 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin
12July 18 Flag of the United States.svg Iowa Corn Indy 100 Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa
13August 1 Flag of the United States.svg Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
14August 2
15September 12 Flag of the United States.svg Grand Prix of Monterey Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
16September 13
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course
  Temporary Street Circuit

Race results

RoundRace Pole position Fastest lap Most laps ledRace Winner
DriverTeam
1 St. Petersburg 1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Brabham Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Carlin
2 St. Petersburg 2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Carlin
3 Long Beach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Carlin
4 Birmingham 1 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Flag of the United States.svg Sean Rayhall Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing
5 Birmingham 2 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing
6 Indianapolis GP 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
7 Indianapolis GP 2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Flag of the United States.svg Sean Rayhall Flag of the United States.svg Sean Rayhall 8 Star Motorsports
8 Indianapolis Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ringel Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ringel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
9 Toronto 1 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing
10 Toronto 2 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kaiser Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing
11 Milwaukee Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Flag of the United States.svg RC Enerson Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés Belardi Auto Racing
12 Iowa Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin
13 Mid-Ohio 1 Flag of the United States.svg RC Enerson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Flag of the United States.svg RC Enerson Flag of the United States.svg RC Enerson Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
14 Mid-Ohio 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Flag of the United States.svg Scott Anderson Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Flag of the United States.svg Sean Rayhall 8 Star Motorsports
15 Laguna Seca 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Flag of the United States.svg Sean Rayhall Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing
16 Laguna Seca 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Scoring system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th 
Points3025221917151413121110987654321
PosDriver STP
Flag of the United States.svg 		LBH
Flag of the United States.svg 		ALA
Flag of the United States.svg 		IND
Flag of the United States.svg 		INDY
Flag of the United States.svg 		TOR
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 		MIL
Flag of the United States.svg 		IOW
Flag of the United States.svg 		MOH
Flag of the United States.svg 		LAG
Flag of the United States.svg 		Pts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot  RY 3321*1*71291*1*78831*1*357
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey 2210221*512245111059330
3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones  R 1*1*1*4113410538299*34324
4 Flag of the United States.svg RC Enerson  R 913437524852*31*466295
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton  R 12455343DNS61*22113258
6 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kaiser  R 551281212653994411210237
7 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés  R 13836491111DSQ7110105138225
8 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Piedrahita 6987811771043761277223
9 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Anderson 71061156939105678913219
10 Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Blackstock  R 10119910888461193685218
11 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ringel  R 812710910102*61110111271012197
12 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Rayhall  R 12621*65142188
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Brabham 1171135
14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Hargrove  R 4634
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr.  R 7828
16 Flag of South Korea.svg Heamin Choi  R 121119
PosDriver STP
Flag of the United States.svg 		LBH
Flag of the United States.svg 		ALA
Flag of the United States.svg 		IND
Flag of the United States.svg 		INDY
Flag of the United States.svg 		TOR
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 		MIL
Flag of the United States.svg 		IOW
Flag of the United States.svg 		MOH
Flag of the United States.svg 		LAG
Flag of the United States.svg 		Pts
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th–10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(1 point)
*Led most race laps
(1 point)
1Qualifying cancelled
no bonus point awarded
Rookie

Teams' championship

PosTeamPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Schmidt Peterson Motorsports w/ Curb-Agajanian 407
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin 363
3 Flag of the United States.svg Juncos Racing 344
4 Flag of the United States.svg Belardi Auto Racing 202
5 Flag of the United States.svg 8Star Motorsports 176
6 Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport 145

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