2015 Indy Lights


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. 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

TeamDriversRounds
8 Star Motorsports8 Scott Hargrove1–2
8 Star Motorsports8 Sean Rayhall4–8, 13–16
Andretti Autosport51 Shelby BlackstockAll
Andretti Autosport83 Matthew Brabham1–3
Belardi Auto Racing4 Félix SerrallésAll
Belardi Auto Racing5 Juan PiedrahitaAll
Carlin11 Ed JonesAll
Carlin14 Max Chilton1–8, 11–16
Carlin14 Nelson Piquet Jr.9–10
Juncos Racing12 Spencer PigotAll
Juncos Racing18 Kyle KaiserAll
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports7 RC EnersonAll
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports21 Heamin Choi15–16
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports42 Jack HarveyAll
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports71 Ethan RingelAll
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports77 Scott AndersonAll

Schedule

The 2015 schedule was released on November 3, 2014. 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.
Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
1March 28 St. Petersburg 100Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, Florida
2March 29 St. Petersburg 100Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, Florida
3April 19 Long Beach 100Streets of Long BeachLong Beach, California
4April 25 Legacy Indy Lights 100Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, Alabama
5April 26 Legacy Indy Lights 100Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, Alabama
6May 8 Grand Prix of IndianapolisIndianapolis Motor Speedway road courseSpeedway, Indiana
7May 9 Grand Prix of IndianapolisIndianapolis Motor Speedway road courseSpeedway, Indiana
8May 22 Freedom 100Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, Indiana
9June 13 Grand Prix of TorontoExhibition PlaceToronto
10June 14 Grand Prix of TorontoExhibition PlaceToronto
11July 12 Milwaukee Race 100Milwaukee MileWest Allis, Wisconsin
12July 18 Iowa Corn Indy 100Iowa SpeedwayNewton, Iowa
13August 1 Grand Prix of Mid-OhioMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio
14August 2 Grand Prix of Mid-OhioMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio
15September 12 Grand Prix of MontereyMazda Raceway Laguna SecaMonterey, California
16September 13 Grand Prix of MontereyMazda Raceway Laguna SecaMonterey, California

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
Points3025221917151413121110987654321