2015 Indy Lights Explained
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.
Team and driver chart
- All drivers competed in Cooper Tire–shod Dallara chassis with Mazda AER engine.
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.
Race results
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 |
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| Points | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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- The driver who qualified on pole was awarded one additional point.
- An additional point was awarded to the driver who led the most laps in a race.
- The driver who obtained the fastest lap in a race was awarded one additional point.
| | Color | Result |
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| Gold | Winner | | Silver | 2nd place | | Bronze | 3rd place | | Green | 4th & 5th place | | Light Blue | 6th–10th place | | Dark Blue | Finished
(Outside Top 10) | | Purple | Did not finish | | Red | Did not qualify
(DNQ) | | Brown | Withdrawn
(Wth) | | Black | Disqualified
(DSQ) | | White | Did not start
(DNS) | | Blank | Did not
participate
(DNP) | | Not competing | |
| | In-line notation | | Bold | Pole position
(1 point) | | Italics | Ran fastest race lap
(1 point) | *|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps
(1 point)|-|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|1|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Qualifying cancelled
no bonus point awarded|-|style="background:Orange;" align=center colspan=2|Rookie|}|}|}- Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
Teams' championship
External links
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Notes and References
- News: Mazda Powers Indy Lights in 2015. December 11, 2014. January 2, 2015. Indy Lights. Andersen Promotions.
- News: 8Star Expands Driver Development Program with Indy Lights Commitment. September 29, 2014. October 21, 2014. Indy Lights. Andersen Promotions.
- News: 8Star continues driver search. Marshall. Pruett. Scott will be in the car for the first race, and we have our second car now – a lot of people have shown interest in it, so we're hoping to get a driver in that car.. Racer. Haymarket Publications. February 5, 2015. February 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150317075610/http://www.racer.com/north-american-racing/item/113254-indy-lights-8star-continues-driver-search. 2015-03-17. dead.
- News: Sean Rayhall and 8Star Motorsports reunite for Indy Lights championship. April 22, 2015. April 22, 2015. Indy Lights. Andersen Promotions.
- News: DiZinno. Tony. Schmidt Peterson announces Scott Anderson as fourth driver. MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports. January 16, 2015. January 16, 2015.
- News: Brabham and Andretti Together for St. Pete Indy Lights. March 18, 2015. March 19, 2015. Indy Lights. Andersen Promotions. August 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802155137/https://indylights.com/news/brabham-and-andretti-together-for-st.-pete-indy-lights. dead.
- News: Felix Serralles switches to Indy Lights for 2015 season. Marcus. Simmons. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. September 23, 2014. September 23, 2014.
- News: Belardi Auto Racing Signs Piedrahita for 2015 Indy Lights Championship. January 24, 2015. January 25, 2015. Indy Lights. Andersen Promotions. August 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802155144/https://indylights.com/news/belardi-auto-racing-signs-piedrahita-for-2015-indy-lights-championship. dead.
- News: Carlin aims for IndyCar after launching 2015 Indy Lights programme. James. Roberts. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. December 1, 2014. December 1, 2014.
- News: Carlin taps F3 veteran Jones. Racer. Haymarket Publications. December 12, 2014. January 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150217223931/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/111719-indy-lights-carlin-taps-f3-veteran-jones. February 17, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
- News: Indy Lights: Brabham, Chilton, Harvey highlight St. Pete entry list. Pruett. Marshall. Racer. Haymarket Publications. March 23, 2015. March 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150325162147/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/114687-indy-lights-brabham-chilton-harvey-highlight-st-pete-entry-list. 2015-03-25. dead.
- News: Nelson Piquet Jr to make Indy Lights debut with Carlin. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. June 8, 2015. June 9, 2015.
- News: SPM Orders New Indy Lights Cars for 2015 Season. October 21, 2014. October 21, 2014. Indy Lights. Andersen Promotions.
- News: Enerson Signs with SPM for 2015 Indy Lights. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. MediaFuel. December 19, 2014. December 19, 2014. January 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150102172732/http://www.spmindycar.com/enerson-signs-with-spm-for-2015-indy-lights/. dead.
- News: SPM adds fifth Indy Lights car for Heamin Choi at Mazda Raceway. Tony. DiZinno. September 8, 2015. December 15, 2015. MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports.
- News: Harvey Returns to SPM for 2015 Indy Lights Season. Indy Lights. Andersen Promotions. January 12, 2015. January 12, 2015. August 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802155147/https://indylights.com/news/harvey-returns-to-spm-for-2015-indy-lights-season. dead.
- News: Ringel Signs with SPM Lights. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. MediaFuel. October 29, 2014. October 29, 2014. January 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150102165359/http://www.spmindycar.com/ringel-signs-with-spm-lights/. dead.
- News: Mazda Road to Indy 2015 schedules released. Tony. DiZinno. November 3, 2014. January 2, 2015. MotorSportsTalk. NBC Sports.
Scott Hargrove[3] 
Sean Rayhall[4] 
Matthew Brabham[6] 
Félix Serrallés[7] 
Juan Piedrahita[8] 
Ed Jones[10] 
Max Chilton[11] 
Nelson Piquet Jr.[12] 
Heamin Choi[15]