Verizon indycar series private testing began last week at sebring international raceway, and today marks the start of testing ahead of the 2016 indy lights presented by cooper tires season. In 2016, the road to indy became the first american racing series with a. Rosenqvist gunning for indy lights as one of 2016 main targets. Schedule ntt indycar series, indy lights, pro mazda. Zach veach gets ready for the indy lights test session on may 23, 2016 at the indianapolis motor speedway. Please continue to visit this page and follow us on social media for updates as we continue to expand this.
Ed jones wins 2016 indy lights title in season finale indy. May 25, 2016 indy lights driver zach veach continues climb up ranks. Dalton kellett returns for a fourth season in the indy lights presented by cooper tires series, joining indy pro 2000 champion rinus veekay in juncos racings twocar 2019 lineup. The 2016 indy lights presented by cooper tires championship begins march 12 with the opening round of competition on the streets of st. Andretti autosport announced today that canadian driver dalton kellett will return to the teams mazda road to indy roster for the 2016 season. Carlins ed jones snatched a last gasp indy lights title at the laguna seca finale to beat santiago urrutia, thanks to a late assist from teammate felix serralles. The mazda road to indy is an openwheel racing series with three divisions.
Petersburg, but has since slipped to fourth in the standings. Coyne welcomes indy lights champion jones for 2017 season. Indianapolis motor speedway road course speedway, indiana. Felix serralles will race with carlins indy lights team for the 2016 season, joining already announced driver ed jones for the british squads second year in the u. In 2016, he moved up to indy lights where he remained through 2018. Scott dixon entered as the reigning drivers champion, while chevrolet entered the season as the reigning manufacturers champion. Twoyear indy lights presented by cooper tires series veteran zach veach will return to the series in 2016 following a years hiatus.
Megennis back with andretti indy lights squad speed sport. Dubai born british sophomore driver ed jones won the championship by a narrow two point margin over rookie uruguayan santiago urrutia. Find the full 2020 ntt indycar series and indy lights schedule here with race details, tv information, start times, video links, and more. The best drivers from indy lights may then advance to. Indy lights presented by cooper tires is the third step on the highly acclaimed road to indy presented by cooper tires driver development ladder, which is sa. Felix serralles joins carlins lineup for 2016 indy lights. Mar 11, 2020 the 2020 indy lights season kicks off with a doubleheader on the streets of st. Indy lights racing news from the open wheel racing series.
Andretti autosport kellett confirmed to 2016 indy lights. Rc enerson of new port richey, florida, is the 19yearold ace of spm this season, taking over the role from twotime series runnerup jack harvey. Indy lights is a testing ground for drivers working their way to the premier verizon indycar series division. Find out about the indy pro 2000 championship presented by cooper tires. A brief look at the ultracompetitive 2016 season of indy lights presented by cooper tires. Argentinean nicolas dapero moves up to indy lights series. Cooper tires usf2000 championship and indy lights presented by cooper tires. Madison, il august 26, 2019 belardi auto racing didnt come away with a win in this past weekends final oval event of the 2019 indy lights presented by cooper tires championship, but the team and rookie driver lucas kohl learned a lot they can take forward into the final events of the season.
Sep 29, 2016 while rahal is an apparent lock to return to the organization in 2017, they have run a second car on a limited basis before with some success. The indycar series, currently known as the ntt indycar series under sponsorship, is the premier level of openwheel racing in north america. Former indy lights champion tristan vautier also will test the car before indycar. It was the 28th season of the series and the twelfth sanctioned by indycar, acting as the primary support series for the izod indycar series. Teve como campeao o angloemiratense ed jones, da carlin motorsport. Heading into his fifth year of road to indy competition, megennis has never finished outside of the top six in each championship run he has competed in.
The 2020 indy lights season kicks off with a doubleheader on the. From one season to the next, the road to indy is never short of changes as there are always drivers looking to climb the ranks with a goal of achieving the goal of being in the indycar series one day. 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. Andretti autosport will field three full season indy lights entries with blackstock, kellett and stoneman while a fourth entry remains in the works. Jones among possible indy lights stars set to moveup. Ontarios dalton kellett will join the ranks of the indy lights series in 2016, graduating with andretti autosport after contesting the 2015 pro mazda season with the team. The 2020 indy lights season kicks off with a doubleheader on the streets of st. Ed jones wins 2016 indy lights title in season finale santiago urrutia and ed jones will enter next weekends indy lights doubleheader finale separated by a point, while other title hopeful dean. Starting his career in 2016, he earned rookie of the year honors along with the hardcharger award in cooper tires usf2000, where he finished the season as the top american driver in sixth. In 2014 he finished sixth in the pro mazda standings with the team and then repeated that result upon stepping up to indy lights. The 2016 verizon indycar series schedule a 16race season anchored by the 100th running of the indianapolis 500 mile race spans five weeks longer than last season and features new events in phoenix, road america and boston. An overview of the season, with complete results, scores, race calendars and more.
Indy lights presented by cooper tires, the official development series for the ntt indycar series and the indianapolis 500. I am wondering everyones thoughts as to why indycar made the new indy light s car so expensive. Road to indy tv is a biweekly web series that follows the teams and drivers of the usf2000, indy pro 2000, and indy lights series also known as the road to. Kyle kaiser sticks with juncos for 2016 indy lights season. Zach veach confirmed with belardi to start 2016 indy. Canadian kellett captured one pole and two podiums on route to seventh place in the 2018 point standings.
Carlin joined the indy lights presented by cooper tires grid in 2015 as trevor carlin sought to expand his openwheel racing empire to the u. Petersburg this weekend, and plenty of new faces and a few familiar ones are. A total of 16 cars made up the highly competitive field for the season opening rounds of the 2016 indy lights championship. I think we could all agree on the fact that more american drivers would help the series but most american drivers cannot afford the cost of the indy lights car. The 20 indy lights season was a season of open wheel motor racing. Indy lights is the highest step on the road to indy, a program of racing series leading up to the indycar series. James hinchcliffe will serve as an analyst for nbc sports coverage of indycar, indy lights, imsa and nascar in 2020, making his onair debut for the ntt indycar series season opener at st. A 16race schedule was announced on september 14, 2016. The 23yearold puerto rican has raced against trevor carlins team for many years, first in formula 3 and then. The indycar iracing challenge, a virtual racing event featuring a full field of ntt indycar series drivers, continue. It was the 31st season of the indy lights series and the 15th sanctioned by indycar, acting as the primary support series for the indycar series.
He took last season off after failing to land a ride in the ntt indycar. The 2015 season was the second promoted by andersen promotions, who also promote the other steps on the mazda road to indy. Pos no start driver hometown team laps diff gap besttm bestspd inlap totaltm comment. Find indy lights presented by cooper tires standings for current and past seasons. Petersburg, fl march 14, 2015 the 2016 indy lights championship presented by cooper tires is shaping up to be an exciting year for juncos racing after a successful weekend at the grand prix of st. It included the 100th running of the indianapolis 500.
The 2016 indy lights season was a season of open wheel motor racing. The 21yearold canadian started the season with victory and the championship lead at st. 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. Its parent company began in 1996 as the indy racing league irl, which was created by then indianapolis motor speedway owner tony george as a competitor to cart. Zachary claman demelo to miss rest of indy lights season. All three rungs of the mazda road to indy development ladder will be in action today at mazda raceway laguna seca in monterey, calif. This week marks the start of the mazda road to indy season and without further adieu, heres a look through the indy lights grid for 2016. Finished 10 th in the indy pro 2000 standings with a season high finish of second place on the oval at iowa and a total of eight top10 finishes. Sep 22, 2016 a brief look at the ultracompetitive 2016 season of indy lights presented by cooper tires. Spencer pigot was the driver last season after winning the indy lights championship in 2015 for the scholarship. In 2016, they are again projected to be the strongest team in indy lights.
Indianapolis motor speedway oval speedway, indiana. Juncos racing teammates kaiser and claman demelo showed great pace in both practice sessions on the 1. The 2016 verizon indycar series was the 21st season of the indycar series and the 105th season of american open wheel racing. Indycar has begun the process of digitizing our historical records dating back to 1909 and the earliest days of our sport. Oct 29, 2015 indy lights racer kyle kaiser will continue with the juncos racing team for next season after finishing sixth in the 2015 standings. After a disappointing weekend to begin his indy lights presented by cooper tires season in st. Indy lights indy pro 2000 cooper tires usf2000 championship. Indianapolis, indiana november 28, 2016 juncos racing is pleased to announce young argentinean nicolas dapero will return to juncos racing and move up to the final step of the mazda road to indy ladder for the 2017 indy lights championship presented by cooper tires. In his second indy lights season with juncos, kaiser earned an impressive win on. Click on the race number to see detailed race results. Felix serralles will move to carlin for his second season of indy lights in 2016.
All events will be in support of the verizon indycar series with. At the moment, its for the start of the season only but. Long beach was removed from the schedule, and with the indycar series not returning to the milwaukee mile, indy lights will not. But if the road to indy establishment is to win again in 2016, theyll have to stop the 12 punch of felix rosenqvist and dean stoneman arguably the finest european intake in indy lights history. Indycar indy lights jones full of praise for mazda road to indy after ganassi promotion. Watch mazda road to indy finales, including championshipdeciding indy lights race, today on racecontrol. Indianapolis next on the docket for road to indy iracing eseries. At the next race at toronto, plans were announced for dan andersen and andersen promotions to take over series operations. Jones earns pole position for indy lights race at barber it is the first top qualifying effort of the season for the carlin driver and fourth of his indy lights. Andersen promotions, which operates indy lights, has not said which teams have placed orders for the 2015 season.
Andersen promotions today unveiled the 2016 calendar for the series that comprise the highly acclaimed mazda road to indy indy lights presented by cooper tires, the pro mazda championship presented by cooper tires and the cooper tires usf2000 championship powered by mazda. The schedule included a stop at gateway motorsports park for the first time since 2003. As a championshipcaliber team, kyle displays the desire and talent that we look for in our drivers and are excited to see him hit the track for the 2020 indy lights season. Mazda indy lights grand prix of indianapolis race 1. Mazda road to indy tv 2016 freedom 100 full race youtube. The young californian was likely the most improved driver between 2015 and 2016. Kyle kirkwood joins andretti autosport in indy lights fr.
As he told motorsportstalk at daytona, where this week hes. Kellett confirmed to 2016 indy lights effort andretti autosport. Scott dixon entered as the reigning drivers champion, while chevrolet entered the season. Ed jones wins 2016 indy lights title in season finale. Indy lights 2016 testing kicks off today at homestead. Indy lights is an american developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by indycar, currently known as indy lights presented by cooper tires for sponsorship reasons. Petersburg this weekend, and plenty of new faces and a few familiar ones are ready to take on the top rung of the. However, come the end of the season, how do the numbers end up racking up. Finished 10th in his rookie indy lights presented by cooper tires season, earning his first series podium finish third at the freedom 100. Double podiums for kyle kaiser at indy lights season opener.
The 2016 indy lights championship is the final step on the mazda road to indy, and after an exciting 2015 campaign, it begins the 2016 season on the streets of st. The best drivers from indy lights may then advance to the top. In the season finale at weathertech raceway laguna seca, 2011 indy lights. Indy lights driver zach veach continues climb up ranks. May 20, 2019 former indycar racer zachary claman demelo will sit out the remainder of the 2019 indy lights season due to budget issues. Double podiums for kyle kaiser at indy lights season.
A 17race schedule was announced on october 17, 2017. The purpose of the series is to train young talented drivers in reaching the indycar series. A native of jupiter, florida, kirkwood started his singleseater racing career in 2016 with formula 4 united states championship, placing third overall in his rookie season. Denes makes history with inaugural road to indy eseries win. Kellett, who has completed two seasons in the pro mazda championship, moves up the ladder to pilot the no.
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