Project Indy

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Project Indy was a car racing team owned by Andreas Leberle that competed in the CART Championship Car series and the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. Leberle was a former chief mechanic for Euromotorsport, [1] and like Euromotorsport, Project Indy's cars were often driven by pay drivers. The team was founded in 1994 and operated through the 1998 CART season. Their only appearance in the IRL was with Johnny Unser for two of the three races of the 1996 season and the two 1996 races of the 1996–1997 season, which were competed with CART-spec equipment. The best race finish registered by a Project Indy driver was 7th place by Christian Danner in the 1995 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami. [2] In 1998 the team was known as Project CART due to not being allowed to use the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's "Indy" trademark as the team by then only participated in CART.

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The team attempted the Indianapolis 500 several times but only succeeded in making the field in 1996 with Unser; their car did not start due to a broken transmission. [3]

Drivers

CART

IRL

Racing results

Complete CART FedEx Championship Series results

(key)

YearChassisEngineTyresDriversNo.12345678910111213141516171819
1994 SFR PHXLBH INDY MILDETPORCLETORMCHMDONHAVANROANAZLAG
Lola T93/06 Ford XB V8 t G Flag of France.svg Franck Fréon 641215
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier Theys DNQ
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner 12Wth12
Flag of Italy.svg Domenico Schiattarella 2616Wth
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Montermini 9
1995 MIA SFR PHXLBHNAZ INDY MILDETPORROATORCLEMCHMDONHAVANLAG
Lola T93/06
Reynard 94i
Ford XB V8 t G Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner 64722
Reynard 94i Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Lazier 2115
Flag of France.svg Franck Fréon 15
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Parsons, Jr. DNQ
Flag of Austria.svg Hubert Stromberger 16WthDNQ
Flag of Italy.svg Domenico Schiattarella 1821
1996 MIA RIO SFR LBH NAZ 500 MIL DET PORCLE TOR MCHMDOROAVANLAG
Reynard 95i Ford XB V8 t G Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Vitolo 6417
1997 MIA SFR LBHNAZRIOGATMILDETPORCLETORMCHMDOROA VAN LAG FON
Lola T97/00 Ford XD V8 t G Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Vitolo 6423WthDNS2720
Flag of Germany.svg Arnd Meier 1625DNS1818222412161925
1998 MIA MOT LBH NAZ RIO GAT MIL DET POR CLE TOR MCH MDO ROA VAN LAG HOU SFR FON
Reynard 97i Mercedes-Benz IC108D V8 t G Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno 151526
Flag of Italy.svg Domenico Schiattarella 16

Complete Indy Racing League results

(key)

YearChassisEngineTyresDriversNo.12345678910
1996 WDW PHX INDY
Reynard 94i
Reynard 95i
Ford XB V8 t G Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Unser 64933
Lola T93/00 Flag of New Zealand.svg Rob Wilson 46DNQ
1996–1997 NHA LSV WDW PHX INDY TXS PPIR CLT NHA2 LSV2
Reynard 95i Ford XB V8 t G Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Unser 64DNQ22

References

  1. Eurointernational returns to Champ Car, Checkpoint 10, September 2, 2005
  2. Project Indy - CART World Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Unser tradition falters". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 27 May 1996. Retrieved 24 July 2020 via Newspapers.com.