2018 Indy Lights

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2018 Indy Lights season
Indy Lights
Season
Races17
Start dateMarch 10
End dateSeptember 2
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward
Teams' champion Andretti Autosport
Rookie of the Year Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward
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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]

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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

TeamNo.DriversRounds
Andretti Autosport 27 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward [2] All
28 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett [2] All
48 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Norman [3] All
Andretti Steinbrenner Racing 98 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta [4] All
Belardi Auto Racing 5 Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia All
9 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz [5] All
Juncos Racing [6] 7 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Celis Jr. [7] [8] 3–4
Flag of South Korea.svg Heamin Choi [9] 16–17
23 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni [6] All
Team Pelfrey 2 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico 1–2
Flag of the United States.svg Davey Hamilton Jr. 7
3 Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Blackstock 1–2

Schedule

Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
1March 10 Flag of the United States.svg St. Petersburg 100 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2March 11
3April 21 Flag of the United States.svg Legacy Indy Lights 100 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
4April 22
5May 11 Flag of the United States.svg Grand Prix of Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Speedway, Indiana
6May 12
7May 25 Flag of the United States.svg Freedom 100 Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana
8June 23 Flag of the United States.svg Mazda Grand Prix of Road America Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
9June 24
10July 8 Flag of the United States.svg Mazda Iowa 100 Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa
11July 14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grand Prix of Toronto Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
12July 15
13July 28 Flag of the United States.svg Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
14July 29
15August 25 Flag of the United States.svg Illinois 100 Gateway Motorsports Park Madison, Illinois
16September 1 Flag of the United States.svg Grand Prix of Portland Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
17September 2

Race results

RoundRace Pole position Fastest lap Most laps ledRace Winner
DriverTeam
1 St. Petersburg 1 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport
2 St. Petersburg 2 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Belardi Auto Racing
3 Birmingham 1 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport
4 Birmingham 2 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport
5 Indianapolis GP 1 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta
Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia 		Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Steinbrenner Racing
6 Indianapolis GP 2 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Steinbrenner Racing
7 Indianapolis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett Flag of the United States.svg Davey Hamilton Jr. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Steinbrenner Racing
8 Road America 1 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Steinbrenner Racing
9 Road America 2 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Juncos Racing
10 Iowa Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport
11 Toronto 1 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport
12 Toronto 2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Belardi Auto Racing
13 Mid-Ohio 1 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport
14 Mid-Ohio 2 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport
15 Gateway Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Norman Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Norman Andretti Autosport
16 Portland 1 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport
17 Portland 2 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Norman Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport

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 
Points (R)3025221917151413121110987654321
Points (O)4538332926232120181715141211986542
PosDriver STP BAR IMS INDY ROA IOW TOR MOH GMP POR Points
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward  RY 1*7*1*1*472241*1*21*1*31*1*491
2 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta 38231*111*2276222*24447
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia 21352*4*447321*64443395
4 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Norman 63575556543453158345
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni  R 444263831*66746635341
6 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz DNS9843265374377562316
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett 8666763*7655535777299
8 Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Blackstock 5242
9 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico 7531
10 Flag of South Korea.svg Heamin Choi 8628
11 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Celis Jr.  R 7827
12 Flag of the United States.svg Davey Hamilton Jr.  R 721
PosDriver STP BAR IMS INDY ROA IOW TOR MOH GMP POR Points
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th–10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
*Led most race laps
(1 point)
1Qualifying 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

Scoring system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th+ 
Points221815121086421
PosTeamPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport 614
2 Flag of the United States.svg Belardi Auto Racing 455
3 Flag of the United States.svg Juncos Racing 291
4 Flag of the United States.svg Team Pelfrey 59

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