2018 Indy Lights Explained
The 2018 Indy Lights season was the 33rd season of the Indy Lights open wheel motor racing series and the 17th sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series. A 17-race schedule was announced on October 17, 2017.[1]
Patricio O'Ward dueled the entire season with his Andretti Autosport teammate Colton Herta, ultimately clinching the title by winning the penultimate race of the season. O'Ward had nine wins with four other podium finishes while Herta captured four consecutive wins in the first half of the season, including the Freedom 100, but also finished second seven times. Belardi Auto Racing's Santiago Urrutia captured two race wins and finished third in the championship. Andretti's Ryan Norman and Juncos Racing's Victor Franzoni each had a single win and finished fourth and fifth in the championship respectively. There were only seven full-time entries. Andretti Autosport soundly won the team championship.
Team and driver chart
Schedule
| Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
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| 1 | March 10 |  St. Petersburg 100 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
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| 2 | March 11 |
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| 3 | April 21 | Legacy Indy Lights 100 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
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| 4 | April 22 |
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| 5 | May 11 | Grand Prix of Indianapolis | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana |
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| 6 | May 12 |
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| 7 | May 25 | Freedom 100 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval | Speedway, Indiana |
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| 8 | June 23 | Mazda Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
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| 9 | June 24 |
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| 10 | July 8 | Mazda Iowa 100 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
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| 11 | July 14 |  Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| 12 | July 15 |
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| 13 | July 28 | Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
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| 14 | July 29 |
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| 15 | August 25 | Illinois 100 | Gateway Motorsports Park | Madison, Illinois |
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| 16 | September 1 | Grand Prix of Portland | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
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| 17 | September 2 | |
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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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| Points | 45 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
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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.
| | 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 | *|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps
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Teams' championship
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th+ |
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| Points | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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- Single car teams receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams
- Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Mazda Road To Indy reveals all three 2018 schedules, altered points. Motorsport.com. 21 July 2018.
- Web site: Andretti Autosport to Field Pato O'Ward for 2018 Indy Lights Campaign. Indylights.com. 21 July 2018. 10 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210121734/https://www.indylights.com/news/andretti-autosport-to-field-pato-o%27ward-for-2018-indy-lights-campaign. dead.
- Web site: Norman feels confidence growing for second Indy Lights season. Indycar.com. 21 July 2018.
- Web site: Herta driven to smooth out rough edges in 2018 Indy Lights season. Indycar.com. 21 July 2018.
- Web site: Telitz Returns to Belardi Auto Racing in 2018. Indylights.com. 21 July 2018. 24 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200624204555/https://www.indylights.com/news/telitz-returns-to-belardi-auto-racing-in-2018/. dead.
- Web site: Juncos planning for 3-car Indy Lights team. Racing. By RACER staff / Image courtesy of Juncos. Racer.com. en-gb. 2017-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180430092906/http://www.racer.com/indycar/road-to-indy/item/146408-juncos-planning-for-3-car-indy-lights-team. 2018-04-30. dead.
- Web site: Alfonso Celis Jr. joins Juncos Racing for 2018 Indy Lights championship. juncosracing.com. 2018-02-23. 2018-02-23. 2018-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224053018/http://www.juncosracing.com/alfonso-celis-jr-joins-juncos-racing-for-2018-indy-lights-championship/. dead.
- Web site: Stars of the Races – St. Petersburg. roadtoindyinsider.com. en-US. 2018-03-19.
- Web site: Juncos adds Korea's Choi for Portland Indy Lights. August 21, 2018. August 21, 2018. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc..
Patricio O'Ward
Heamin Choi[9] 
Victor Franzoni
Santiago Urrutia