2021 Indy Lights

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2021 Indy Lights season
Indy Lights
Season
Races20
Start dateApril 17
End dateOctober 3
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood
Teams' champion Flag of the United States.svg HMD Motorsports
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood
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The 2021 Indy Lights season was the 35th season of the Indy Lights open wheel motor racing series and the 19th sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series. After going into a hiatus in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season started on April 17 at Barber Motorsports Park and was held over 20 races spanning ten meetings. [1]

Contents

Series news

Team and driver chart

The following drivers and teams competed in the series.

TeamNo.DriversRound(s)
Andretti Autosport 27 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Megennis [3] All
28 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood [4] All
68 Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost [5] All
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco [6] All
Carlin [7] [8] 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Peroni [7] [9] 1–14
7 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Bogle [10] All
Global Racing Group
with HMD Motorsports [11] [12] [13] 		24 Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Pedersen [14] All
26 Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist [15] All
HMD Motorsports [16] 59 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Lastochkin [17] 1–12
Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Sulaimán [18] 15–20
79 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas [19] All
Juncos Racing [20]
Juncos Hollinger Racing 1 [21] 		2 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb [22] All
51 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Sowery [23] 1–14
Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh [24] 15–20
Pserra Racing/AS Promotions11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antonio Serravalle [25] 1–14, 19–20
1Juncos Racing were rebranded as Juncos Hollinger Racing in August 2021

Schedule

The provisional 2021 race calendar was announced on October 21, 2020, with the final round to be announced at a later date. [26] This last round was later confirmed to be at Barber Motorsports park, after the IndyCar series moved its season opener there. [27] The calendar was the first since 2002 to not feature the Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Toronto round originally scheduled was replaced by a standalone second weekend at Mid-Ohio in October.

Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
1April 17–18 Indy Lights Grand Prix of Barber Motorsports Park
Presented by Cooper Tires 		 R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
2
3April 24–25 Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Presented by Foundation Building Materials 		 R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
4 Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Presented by Andersen Interior Contracting
5May 14–15 Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Presented by Cooper Tires 		 R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Speedway, Indiana
6
7June 12–13 Indy Lights Grand Prix of Detroit
Presented by Cooper Tires 		 R  The Raceway at Belle Isle Park Detroit, Michigan
8
9June 19–20 Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America
Powered by AER 		 R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
10
11July 3–4 Cooper Tires Indy Lights Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
12
13August 20–21 Cooper Tires Indy Lights Oval Challenge of St. Louis  O  Gateway Motorsports Park Madison, Illinois
14
15September 11–12 Cooper Tires Indy Lights Grand Prix of Portland  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
16
17September 18–19 Indy Lights Grand Prix of Monterey
Presented by Cooper Tires 		 R  WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
18
19October 1–3VP Racing Fuels Champhionship Weekend
Presented By Cooper Tires		 R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
20
References: [28] [29]

Race results

RoundRace Pole position Fastest lap Most laps ledRace Winner
DriverTeam
1 Birmingham 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Sowery Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist HMD Motorsports
2 Birmingham 2 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas HMD Motorsports
3 St. Petersburg 1 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport
4 St. Petersburg 2 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas HMD Motorsports
5 Indianapolis GP 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist HMD Motorsports
6 Indianapolis GP 2 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas HMD Motorsports
7 Detroit 1 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport
8 Detroit 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport
9 Road America 1 Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport
10 Road America 2 Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost Flag of the United States.svg Robert Megennis Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas HMD Motorsports
11 Mid-Ohio 1 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport
12 Mid-Ohio 2 Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport
13 Gateway 1 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas HMD Motorsports
14 Gateway 2 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas HMD Motorsports
15 Portland 1 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas HMD Motorsports
16 Portland 2 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Pedersen Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport
17 Laguna Seca 1 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport
18 Laguna Seca 2 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport
19 Mid-Ohio 3 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport
20 Mid-Ohio 4 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist HMD Motorsports

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 
Points (R)3025221917151413121110987654321
Points (O)4538332926232120181715141211986542
PosDriver ALA STP IMS DET ROA MOH1 GAT POR LAG MOH2Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood  RY 951*2441*1*1*121*1*22*21*1*1*1*5537
2 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas 131*31*21*5371*331*11*24222524
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist  R 1*2931*522454494332361*449
4 Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Pedersen  R 27106109116277833443593356
5 Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost  R 712246861211322610868446338
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco  R 33125767510655451179884326
7 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Megennis 6134787883287775510639319
8 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb  R 88613910101089111012119116957249
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Sowery 44139323451366118236
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Peroni  R 5658534131349956228
11 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Bogle  R 1010111212121379810138910811111210227
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antonio Serravalle  R 121171011111211610131210121112175
13 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Lastochkin  R 11981113139912111211123
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh  R 795710881
15 Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Sulaimán  R 61071071175
PosDriver ALA STP IMS DET ROA MOH1 GAT POR LAG MOH2Points
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
*Led most race laps
(1 point)
1Qualifying cancelled
no bonus point awarded
 R Rookie
 RY Rookie of the Year
  • Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.

Teams' championship

Scoring system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th+ 
Points221815121086421
PosTeam ALA STP IMS DET ROA MOH1 GAT POR LAG MOH2Points
1 HMD Motorsports [n 1] 11311122213311122221665
22732553454433333352
2 Andretti Autosport [n 2] 33124411121122211113622
65246665332244446434
3 Juncos Racing
Juncos Hollinger Racing 		44563234575586564545324
77997777798798675666
4 Carlin 56455346846655757787249
88889999967967
5Pserra Racing/AS Promotions9967888868987978118
PosTeam ALA STP IMS DET ROA MOH1 GAT POR LAG MOH2Points

Notes

  1. ↑ Entry list has Global Racing Group as a separate team of two cars, while official points list HMD and GRG as the same team.
  2. ↑ Entry list has Andretti / Andretti Steinbrenner as two teams with one and three cars, while official teams standings list it as a single team.

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