Indy Lights season
The 2021 Indy Lights season was the 35th season of the Indy Lights open wheel motor racing series and the 19th sanctioned by IndyCar , acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series . After going into a hiatus in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic , the season started on April 17 at Barber Motorsports Park and was held over 20 races spanning ten meetings.[ 1]
On October 7, 2020, Indy Lights announced a series of changes for the 2021 season. The champion's scholarship increased to $1,250,000. The top-three finishers in the championship each earned an IndyCar Series test and all cars were now equipped with a titanium halo to increase driver safety.[ 2]
Team and driver chart [ edit ]
The following drivers and teams competed in the series.
1 Juncos Racing were rebranded as Juncos Hollinger Racing in August 2021
The provisional 2021 race calendar was announced on October 21, 2020, with the final round to be announced at a later date.[ 26] This last round was later confirmed to be at Barber Motorsports park, after the IndyCar series moved its season opener there.[ 27] The calendar was the first since 2002 to not feature the Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway . The Toronto round originally scheduled was replaced by a standalone second weekend at Mid-Ohio in October.
Rd.
Date
Race name
Track
Location
1
April 17–18
Indy Lights Grand Prix of Barber Motorsports Park Presented by Cooper Tires
R Barber Motorsports Park
Birmingham, Alabama
2
3
April 24–25
Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Foundation Building Materials
R Streets of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Florida
4
Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Andersen Interior Contracting
5
May 14–15
Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis Presented by Cooper Tires
R Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course
Speedway, Indiana
6
7
June 12–13
Indy Lights Grand Prix of Detroit Presented by Cooper Tires
R The Raceway at Belle Isle Park
Detroit, Michigan
8
9
June 19–20
Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America Powered by AER
R Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
10
11
July 3–4
Cooper Tires Indy Lights Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
12
13
August 20–21
Cooper Tires Indy Lights Oval Challenge of St. Louis
O Gateway Motorsports Park
Madison, Illinois
14
15
September 11–12
Cooper Tires Indy Lights Grand Prix of Portland
R Portland International Raceway
Portland, Oregon
16
17
September 18–19
Indy Lights Grand Prix of Monterey Presented by Cooper Tires
R WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, California
18
19
October 1–3
VP Racing Fuels Champhionship Weekend Presented By Cooper Tires
R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
20
References: [ 28] [ 29]
Championship standings [ edit ]
Drivers' Championship[ edit ]
Scoring system
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
Points ( )
30
25
22
19
17
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Points ( )
45
38
33
29
26
23
21
20
18
17
15
14
12
11
9
8
6
5
4
2
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
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
*
Led most race laps (1 point)
1
Qualifying cancelled no bonus point awarded
R
Rookie
RY
Rookie of the Year
Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
Teams' championship[ edit ]
Scoring system
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th+
Points
22
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
Single car teams received 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams
Only the best two results counted for teams fielding more than two entries
^ Entry list has Global Racing Group as a separate team of two cars, while official points list HMD and GRG as the same team.
^ Entry list has Andretti / Andretti Steinbrenner as two teams with one and three cars, while official teams standings list it as a single team.
^ "Indy Lights 2021 event schedule" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2020 .
^ "INDY LIGHTS RETURN CONFIRMED FOR 2021" . indylights.com . October 7, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020 .
^ "Megennis Returns to Andretti Autosport for 2021" . www.indylights.com . Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2020 .
^ Wood, Elliot (November 18, 2020). "Andretti confirms Kyle Kirkwood as part of 2021 Indy Lights line-up" . Formula Scout . Retrieved November 23, 2020 .
^ Woollard, Craig (November 23, 2020). "Danial Frost confirms Andretti Indy Lights move for 2021" . Formula Scout . Retrieved November 23, 2020 .
^ "DeFrancesco Steps Up to Indy Lights with Return of Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport" . www.indylights.com . Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2020 .
^ a b "Carlin return to Indy Lights with Peroni" . www.indylights.com . Retrieved December 20, 2020 .
^ "Malukas and Lundqvist lead the way in Indy Lights' Spring Training" . Formula Scout . April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021 .
^ Wood, Ida (September 4, 2021). "Indy Lights grid shrinks as Peroni follows Sowery out of series" . Formula Scout . Retrieved September 5, 2021 .
^ "BOGLE STEPS UP TO INDY LIGHTS WITH CARLIN" . www.indylights.com . Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021 .
^ "Global Racing Group Enters Indy Lights in Partnership with HMD Motorsports" . www.indylights.com . Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020 .
^ "Indy Lights Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by Cooper Tires Entry List" (PDF) . Indy Lights . Retrieved April 23, 2021 .
^ "Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Foundation Building Materials/Andersen Interior Contracting Entry List" (PDF) . Indy Lights . Retrieved April 23, 2021 .
^ "Global Racing Group with HMD Motorsports Inks Pedersen for 2021" . www.indylights.com . Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020 .
^ "Lundqvist to Make Indy Lights Debut with Global Racing Group with HMD Motorsports" . www.indylights.com . Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021 .
^ Wood, Elliot (November 17, 2020). "Global Racing Group joins Indy Lights grid in alliance with HMD" . Formula Scout . Retrieved November 23, 2020 .
^ "NIKITA LASTOCHKIN JOINS HMD MOTORSPORTS" . February 4, 2021. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ Wood, Ida (September 3, 2021). "Sulaiman steps up to Indy Lights with HMD Motorsports" . Formula Scout . Retrieved September 5, 2021 .
^ "Malukas Set for Championship Run with HMD Motorsports" . www.indylights.com . Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2020 .
^ Pruett, Marshall (November 14, 2020). "PRUETT: A new dawn for Indy Lights" . Racer.com . Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
^ "Juncos Announces Co-Ownership with Brad Hollinger to Form Juncos Hollinger Racing" . www.indylights.com . Retrieved August 4, 2021 .
^ "INDY PRO 2000 CHAMPION ROBB ADVANCES TO INDY LIGHTS WITH JUNCOS RACING" . indylights.com . January 14, 2021. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^ "Juncos Racing signs Sowery for 2021 Season" . March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020 .
^ "Lindh rejoins Juncos for rest of Indy Lights season" . RACER . September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ "ANTONIO SERRAVALLE AND PSERRA RACING JOIN INDY LIGHTS PROGRAM IN 2021" . Indylights.com . March 31, 2021. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021 .
^ "Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires Unveils 2021 Schedule" . www.indylights.com . Retrieved November 23, 2020 .
^ "Road to Indy Announces 2021 Schedule Adjustments" . www.indylights.com . Retrieved January 6, 2021 .
^ "2021 SEASON" . indylights.com . Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021 .
^ "Road to Indy Adjusts 2021 Schedule, Adds New Season Finale Venue" . www.indylights.com . Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021 .
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