2019 Indy Lights

The 2019 Indy Lights season is the 34th season of the Indy Lights open wheel motor racing series and the 18th sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series. Oliver Askew won a tight championship race with Rinus Veekay. Askew won seven races to Veekay's six. Toby Sowery, Robert Megennis, and Ryan Norman each captured a single race win as did Aaron Telitz, who only participated in seven mid-season races, and Zachary Claman, who won the season opener but dropped out of the series after six races due to funding issues. Julien Falchero also dropped out of the season after four races after expected good results failed to materialize. Jarett Andretti made his first and only Indy Lights start in the Freedom 100 and set fastest lap on his way to a sixth place finish. Dalton Kellett moved onto IndyCar after this season despite only registering a single podium finish in 2019 Indy Lights.

2019 Indy Lights season
Indy Lights
Season
Races18
Start dateMarch 9
End dateSeptember 22
Awards
Drivers' champion Oliver Askew
Teams' championAndretti Autosport
Rookie of the Year Oliver Askew

The subsequent 2020 Indy Lights season would end up being canceled due to the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

Team and driver chart
Team No. Drivers Rounds
Andretti Autosport 18 Jarett Andretti[1] 7
27 Robert Megennis[2] All
28 Oliver Askew[3] All
48 Ryan Norman[4] All
Belardi Auto Racing 4 Julien Falchero[5] 1–4
Aaron Telitz[6] 7–13
5 Lucas Kohl[7] All
13 Zachary Claman[8] 1–6
Belardi Auto Racing with Jonathan Byrd's Racing 17 Chris Windom[9] 7
BN Racing Team Pelfrey
HMD Motorsports1		 2 Toby Sowery[10][11] All
BN Racing
HMD Motorsports1		 79 David Malukas[12] All
Juncos Racing 21 Rinus VeeKay[13] All
67 Dalton Kellett[14] All
1BN Racing became HMD Motorsports in August 2019

Schedule
Rd. Date Race name Track Location
1 March 9 St. Petersburg Twin 150k Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2 March 10
3 March 23 Indy Lights Classic Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas
4 March 24
5 May 10 Indy Lights Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Speedway, Indiana
6 May 11
7 May 24 Freedom 100 Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana
8 June 22 Mazda Grand Prix of Road America Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
9 June 23
10 July 13 Grand Prix of Toronto Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
11 July 14
12 July 27 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
13 July 28
14 August 24 Illinois 250k Gateway Motorsports Park Madison, Illinois
15 August 31 Grand Prix of Portland Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
16 September 1
17 September 21 Monterey Grand Prix WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
18 September 22

Race results
Round Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race Winner
Driver Team
1 St. Petersburg 1 Zachary Claman Zachary Claman Zachary Claman Zachary Claman Belardi Auto Racing
2 St. Petersburg 2 Oliver Askew Robert Megennis Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Juncos Racing
3 Austin 1 Oliver Askew Oliver Askew Oliver Askew Oliver Askew Andretti Autosport
4 Austin 2 Oliver Askew Robert Megennis Oliver Askew Oliver Askew Andretti Autosport
5 Indianapolis GP 1 Robert Megennis Oliver Askew Robert Megennis Robert Megennis Andretti Autosport
6 Indianapolis GP 2 Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Juncos Racing
7 Freedom 100 Robert Megennis Jarett Andretti Ryan Norman Oliver Askew Andretti Autosport
8 Road America 1 Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Ryan Norman Ryan Norman Andretti Autosport
9 Road America 2 Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Juncos Racing
10 Toronto 1 Aaron Telitz Aaron Telitz Aaron Telitz Aaron Telitz Belardi Auto Racing
11 Toronto 2 Oliver Askew Aaron Telitz Aaron Telitz Oliver Askew Andretti Autosport
12 Mid-Ohio 1 Oliver Askew Oliver Askew Oliver Askew Oliver Askew Andretti Autosport
13 Mid-Ohio 2 Oliver Askew Oliver Askew Oliver Askew Oliver Askew Andretti Autosport
14 Gateway Oliver Askew Oliver Askew Rinus VeeKay Oliver Askew Andretti Autosport
15 Portland 1 Rinus VeeKay Toby Sowery Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Juncos Racing
16 Portland 2 Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Toby Sowery Toby Sowery HMD Motorsports/Team Pelfrey
17 Laguna Seca 1 Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Juncos Racing
18 Laguna Seca 2 Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Rinus VeeKay Juncos Racing

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) 30 25 22 19 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Points (O) 45 38 33 29 26 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 12 11 9 8 6 5 4 2
  • The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
  • An additional point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
Pos Driver STP AUS IMS INDY ROA TOR MOH GMP POR LAG Points
1 Oliver Askew 3 10 1* 1* 2 3 1 5 3 2 1 1* 1* 1 2 3 4 2 486
2 Rinus VeeKay 5 1* 2 4 3 1* 3 7 1* 3 9 3 3 2* 1* 2 1* 1* 465
3 Toby Sowery 2 3 5 6 7 5 4 4 8 5 2 9 2 8 4 1* 2 3 367
4 Ryan Norman 7 6 6 8 4 8 2* 1* 2 4 4 2 4 4 7 4 7 5 359
5 Robert Megennis 6 9 3 2 1* 4 8 2 6 6 5 4 9 5 3 5 3 4 355
6 David Malukas 4 4 10 3 6 6 11 6 4 9 8 5 5 3 6 8 5 7 301
7 Dalton Kellett 10 8 9 9 8 7 5 8 7 8 3 7 8 6 5 6 6 6 275
8 Lucas Kohl 9 7 8 7 9 9 7 9 9 7 7 6 7 7 8 7 8 8 253
9 Aaron Telitz 9 3 5 1* 6* 8 6 133
10 Zachary Claman 1* 2 7 10 5 2 124
11 Julien Falchero 8 5 4 5 66
12 Jarett Andretti 6 23
13 Chris Windom 10 17
Pos Driver STP AUS IMS INDY ROA TOR MOH GMP POR LAG Points
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
  • 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+ 
Points 22 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
  • Single car teams receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams
  • Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries
Pos Team Points
1 Andretti Autosport 581
2 Juncos Racing 432
3 BN Racing/HMD Motorsports 388
4 Belardi Auto Racing 304

See also

References
  1. "Jarett Andretti to race Freedom 100 with Andretti Autosport". April 12, 2019.
  2. "Megennis Joins Andretti Autosport Indy Lights Line Up". www.indylights.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. "ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT ADDS ASKEW TO INDY LIGHTS ROSTER". February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  4. "Norman returns to Andretti Autosport Indy Lights team in 2019". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  5. "GP3 VETERAN FALCHERO JOINS BELARDI AUTO RACING". March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  6. Williams-Smith, Jake (May 23, 2019). "Aaron Telitz rejoins Indy Lights field for Freedom 100". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  7. "BELARDI AUTO RACING SIGNS KOHL FOR 2019". Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  8. "ZACHARY CLAMAN JOINS BELARDI AUTO RACING FOR 2019". Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  9. "WINDOM JOINS BELARDI AUTO RACING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JONATHAN BYRD'S RACING FOR THE FREEDOM 100". April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  10. "ROAD TO INDY SPRING TRAINING ENDS WITH EXCLUSIVE DAY FOR INDY LIGHTS". Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  11. "BN RACING CONFIRMS EXPANSION INTO INDY LIGHTS FOR 2019". www.indylights.com. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  12. "MALUKAS ADDS THREE WINS IN 2018 IN PREPARATION FOR NEXT STEP IN MOTORSPORTS CAREER". December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  13. "VEEKAY ADVANCES TO INDY LIGHTS WITH JUNCOS RACING". December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  14. "Kellett confirmed in Juncos Indy Lights team". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
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