2011 Indy Lights season
The 2011 Indy Lights season was the 26th season of the American Indy Lights racing series . 13 races were held. The season began on March 27 in Saint Petersburg and ended on October 16 in Las Vegas .
Teams and drivers
All teams used Dallara chassis , Infiniti engines and Firestone tires .
Changes in the drivers
The following list contains all drivers who took part in the 2010 Indy Lights season and who did not start for the same team in the 2011 season as in 2010.
Drivers who have changed their team:
- Juan Pablo Garcia : Michael Crawford Motorsports → Jensen MotorSport
- Daniel Herrington : Davey Hamilton Racing → Sam Schmidt Motorsports
- Tõnis Kasemets : Andersen Racing → Team Moore Racing
- Anders Krohn : Andersen Racing → Belardi Auto Racing
- Joel Miller : Bryan Herta Autosport → Team E
- Gustavo Yacamán : Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing → Team Moore Racing
- Stefan Wilson : Bryan Herta Autosport → Andretti Autosport
- James Winslow : Sam Schmidt Motorsports → Andretti Autosport
Drivers who got on or returned to the Indy Lights:
- Bruno Andrade South American Formula 3 Championship ( Cesario Fórmula ) → Bryan Herta Autosport
- Chase Austin : NASCAR Nationwide Series ( Baker Curb Racing ) → Willy T. Ribbs Racing
- Victor Carbone : F2000 Championship Series ( Alegra Motorsports ) → Sam Schmidt Motorsports
- Bryan Clauson : USAC National Midget Series → Sam Schmidt Motorsports
- Conor Daly : Star Mazda Series ( Juncos Racing ) → Sam Schmidt Motorsports
- Peter Dempsey : American Le Mans Series → O2 Racing Technology
- Tyler Dueck : Italian Formula 3 Championship ( BVM - Target Racing ) → Goree Multisports
- Duarte Ferreira : South American Formula 3 Championship (Cesario Fórmula) → Bryan Herta Autosport
- Víctor García : World Series by Renault ( KMP Racing ) → Team Moore Racing
- Jorge Goncalvez : Star Mazda Series ( Team Apex ) → Belardi Auto Racing
- Mikaël Grenier : Star Mazda Series (Andersen Racing) → O2 Racing Technology
- Esteban Guerrieri : World Series by Renault ( ISR Racing ) → Sam Schmidt Motorsports
- Eric Jensen : Time out → Jensen MotorSport
- Rusty Mitchell : Star Mazda Series ( Mitchell Motorsports ) → Team E
- Daniel Morad : GP3 series ( Status Grand Prix ) → Team Moore Racing
- Josef Newgarden : GP3 series ( Carlin ) → Sam Schmidt Motorsports
- David Ostella : Star Mazda Series ( AIM Autosport ) → Jensen MotorSport
- Ryan Phinny : Time out → Brooks Associates Racing
- Willy T. Ribbs : Time out → Willy T. Ribbs Racing
- Stefan Rzadzinski : Ontario Formula Ford Challenge (Brian Graham Racing) → Davey Hamilton Racing
- Oliver Webb : British Formula 3 Championship ( Fortec Motorsport ) → Jensen MotorSport
- Jacob Wilson : USAC National Sprint Car Series → Belardi Auto Racing
Drivers who left the Indy Lights:
- Dillon Battistini : Bryan Herta Autosport → IndyCar Series ( Conquest Racing )
- Adrián Campos Jr. : Team Moore Racing → Auto GP ( Campos Racing )
- Wade Cunningham : Sam Schmidt Motorsports → IndyCar Series (Sam Schmidt Motorsports)
- Jan Heylen : Team E → FIA GT3 European Championship
- James Hinchcliffe : Team Moore Racing → IndyCar Series ( Newman / Haas Racing )
- Carmen Jordá : Andersen Racing → Lamborghini Super Trofeo
- Charlie Kimball : AFS Racing / Andretti Autosport → IndyCar Series ( Chip Ganassi Racing )
- Pippa Mann : Sam Schmidt Motorsports → IndyCar Series (Conquest Racing)
- Martin Plowman : AFS Racing / Andretti Autosport → IndyCar Series (Sam Schmidt Motorsports)
- Sebastian Saavedra : Bryan Herta Autosport → IndyCar Series (Conquest Racing)
- Jean Karl Vernay : Sam Schmidt Motorsports → World Series by Renault ( Pons Racing )
Drivers who do not yet have a contract for a 2011 racing cockpit:
Racing calendar
The 2010 Indy Lights season consisted of 14 races. 13 races were part of the supporting program of the IndyCar Series . With the race in Trois-Rivières, a race outside of the IndyCar Series took place for the first time since 2007. Six races were held on ovals, seven on street circuits or temporary racetracks and one on a permanent racetrack.
- Explanation: O : oval, S : street course, R : race track
Ratings
Point system
The points were awarded according to the following scheme:
| position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23 | 24 | 25th | 26th | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30th | 31 | 32 | 33 |
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| Points | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30th | 28 | 26th | 24 | 22nd | 20th | 19th | 18th | 17th | 16 | 15th | 14th | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
There was also one extra point for pole position and two extra points for the driver who had led the race most of the laps.
Driver ranking
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Individual evidence
- ↑ “2010 Champ Victor Carbone to Indy Lights” (f2000championshipseries.com on January 11, 2011)
- ↑ "Guerrieri Joins Schmidt for 2011 Firestone Indy Lights Season" (catchfence.com on March 7, 2011)
- ↑ a b “Indy Lights: Newgarden Returns to North American Racing with Sam Schmidt Motorsports” ( Memento from July 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (eformulacarnews.com on March 9, 2011)
- ↑ “Conor Daly confirms GP3, Indy Lights plans” (racer.com on February 17, 2011)
- ↑ “Herrington steps in at Schmidt” ( Memento from July 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (indycar.com on July 6, 2011)
- ↑ “Yacaman joins Team Moore for 2011” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (indycar.com on December 1, 2010)
- ↑ “Víctor García hace las Américas” (marca.com on February 17, 2011)
- ↑ “Morad joins TMR for Edmonton” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (indycar.com on July 20, 2011)
- ↑ “Grenier joins TMR for Trois Rivieres” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (indycar.com on August 3, 2011)
- ↑ “Wagner, TMR link up for New Hampshire” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (indycar.com on August 9, 2011)
- ↑ “Kasemets grabs opportunity with TMR” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (indycar.com on September 2nd, 2011)
- ^ "Stefan Wilson set for Indy Lights with Andretti Autosport" (racer.com on March 16, 2011)
- ^ "Winslow Added To Andretti Autosport's St. Petersburg Lights Lineup" (theautochannel.com on March 23, 2011)
- ↑ “Dempsey joins Andretti Autosport” ( Memento from July 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (indycar.com on July 5, 2011)
- ↑ “Indy Lights: Bryan Herta Autosport Signs Ferreira” ( Memento from August 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (eformulacarnews.com on March 21, 2011)
- ↑ “BHA adds Andrade for five races” ( Memento from October 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (indycar.com on July 6, 2011)
- ↑ “Wagner looks to build on 2010 success” ( Memento from September 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (indycar.com on May 19, 2011)
- ↑ “'Razzle Dazzle' added to Edmonton races” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (indycar.com on July 15, 2011)
- ↑ “Indy Lights: Team E Racing Announces Miller for Season-Opener” ( Memento from October 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (eformulacarnews.com on March 21, 2011)
- ↑ “Team E returns at Long Beach with Texan Mitchell” ( Memento from April 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (indycar.com on April 12, 2011)
- ↑ “Goncalvez completes Belardi lineup” ( Memento of July 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (indycar.com on February 24, 2011)
- ^ “Anders Krohn confirms move up to Indy Lights” (racer.com on December 9, 2010)
- ↑ “Belardi adds third car for J. Wilson” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (indycar.com on September 23, 2011)
- ↑ "Notes: Phinny fulfils dream of racing at Long Beach" ( Memento of 16 September 2011 at the Internet Archive ) (indycar.com on April 15, 2011)
- ↑ “MEXICAN DRIVER JUAN PABLO GARCIA JOINS JENSEN MOTORSPORT” (jensenmotorsport.com on December 16, 2010)
- ↑ “BRITISH DRIVER OLIVER WEBB JOINS JENSEN MOTORSPORT” (jensenmotorsport.com on June 24, 2011)
- ↑ “Jensen Motorsport, Ostella to race in 2011” ( Memento from November 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (jensenmotorsport.com on November 15, 2010)
- ^ "Former IndyCar racer Willy T. Ribbs to race Indy Lights at Baltimore" (autosport.com on August 25, 2011)
- ^ "Ribbs to field Freedom 100 entry for Austin" ( Memento from September 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (indycar.com on May 12, 2011)
- ↑ “Notes: Edmontonians break out their flags” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (indycar.com on July 18, 2011)
- ↑ “New events highlight 2011 schedule” ( Memento from November 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (indycar.com on November 18, 2010)