2015 Formula Lites season explained

The 2015 Formula Lites season was the inaugural and only season of the Formula Lites series, an open wheel motor racing championship powered by Honda and sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). It began on 30 May at the Thompson Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut and ended on 20 September at the MSR Houston in Angleton, Texas, after six double-header rounds.

After this inaugural season, SCCA Pro Racing ended the series.

Teams and competitors

Team		Drivers	Rounds
BW Racing	2	Jason Bell	1–10
		John Alfonso	11–12
	17	Nick Neri	1–8
Howard Motorsports	4	Spencer Brockman	1–6
		Cameron Das	7–8
Group A Racing	7	José Armida	All
	86	Jackie Ding	All
JDX Racing	28	Vinicius Papareli	All
Silver Arrow Racing	44	Robert Boileau	5–6

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
1^[1]	Thompson Speedway RC	Thompson, Connecticut	30 May	Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli	Nick Neri
2^[2]					Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli
3^[3]	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	14 June	Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli
4^[4]					Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli
5^[5]	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	25 July	Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli	Jackie Ding
6^[6]					Vinicius Papareli	Nick Neri
7^[7]	Carolina Motorsports Park	Kershaw, South Carolina	16 August	Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli
8^[8]					Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli
9^[9]	Pikes Peak International Raceway	Fountain, Colorado	5 September	Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli
10^[10]					Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli
11^[11]	MSR Houston	Angleton, Texas	20 September	José Armida	Vinicius Papareli	Vinicius Papareli
12^[12]					Vinicius Papareli	José Armida

Drivers' championship

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

• The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded two additional points.
• An additional point is awarded to each driver who leads a lap in a race.

Pos Driver TSMP NJMP VIR CMP PPIR MSRH Pts 1 Vinicius Papareli 2* 1* 1* 1* 7* 5 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 2 272 2 José Armida 4 2 6 4 2 2 3 3 3 3* 2* 1* 194 3 Jackie Ding 3 6 3 2 1* 7 2 2* 2 2 3 3* 192 4 Nick Neri 1* 3 2 5* 4 1* 4 6 128 5 Jason Bell 5 5 5 6 5 4 6 4 4 4* 105 6 Spencer Brockman 6 4 4 3 3 3 77 7 John Alfonso 4 4 24 8 Cameron Das 5 5 20 9 Robert Boileau 6 6 16 Pos Driver TSMP NJMP VIR CMP PPIR MSRH Pts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Race 1. Race Monitor. 27 June 2015.
2. Web site: Race 2. Race Monitor. 27 June 2015.
3. Web site: Race 3. Race Monitor. 27 June 2015.
4. Web site: Race 4. Race Monitor. 27 June 2015.
5. Web site: Race 5. Race Monitor. 28 July 2015.
6. Web site: Race 6. Race Monitor. 28 July 2015.
7. Web site: Race 7. Race Monitor. 22 August 2015.
8. Web site: Race 8. Race Monitor. 22 August 2015.
9. Web site: Race 9. Race Monitor. 11 September 2015.
10. Web site: Race 10. Race Monitor. 11 September 2015.
11. Web site: Race 11. Race Monitor. 11 December 2015.
12. Web site: Race 12. Race Monitor. 11 December 2015.