# 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

* All drivers competed in Cooper Tire–shod Dallara chassis with Mazda AER engine.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| 8 Star Motorsports | 8 | Scott Hargrove | 1–2 |
| 8 Star Motorsports | 8 | Sean Rayhall | 4–8, 13–16 |
| Andretti Autosport | 51 | Shelby Blackstock | All |
| Andretti Autosport | 83 | Matthew Brabham | 1–3 |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 4 | Félix Serrallés | All |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 5 | Juan Piedrahita | All |
| Carlin | 11 | Ed Jones | All |
| Carlin | 14 | Max Chilton | 1–8, 11–16 |
| Carlin | 14 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 9–10 |
| Juncos Racing | 12 | Spencer Pigot | All |
| Juncos Racing | 18 | Kyle Kaiser | All |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 7 | RC Enerson | All |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 21 | Heamin Choi | 15–16 |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 42 | Jack Harvey | All |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 71 | Ethan Ringel | All |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 77 | Scott Anderson | All |

## 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. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
| 1 | March 28 | St. Petersburg 100 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 2 | March 29 | St. Petersburg 100 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 3 | April 19 | Long Beach 100 | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California |
| 4 | April 25 | Legacy Indy Lights 100 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 5 | April 26 | Legacy Indy Lights 100 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 6 | May 8 | Grand Prix of Indianapolis | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 7 | May 9 | Grand Prix of Indianapolis | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 8 | May 22 | Freedom 100 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval | Speedway, Indiana |
| 9 | June 13 | Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place | Toronto |
| 10 | June 14 | Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place | Toronto |
| 11 | July 12 | Milwaukee Race 100 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin |
| 12 | July 18 | Iowa Corn Indy 100 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
| 13 | August 1 | Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 14 | August 2 | Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 15 | September 12 | Grand Prix of Monterey | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California |
| 16 | September 13 | Grand Prix of Monterey | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California |

## Race results

| Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Race Winner | Race Winner |
| Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Driver | Team |
| 1 | St. Petersburg 1 | Ed Jones | Matthew Brabham | Ed Jones | Ed Jones | Carlin |
| 2 | St. Petersburg 2 | Ed Jones | Ed Jones | Ed Jones | Ed Jones | Carlin |
| 3 | Long Beach | Jack Harvey | Félix Serrallés | Ed Jones | Ed Jones | Carlin |
| 4 | Birmingham 1 | Spencer Pigot | Sean Rayhall | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing |
| 5 | Birmingham 2 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Jones | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing |
| 6 | Indianapolis GP 1 | Jack Harvey | Jack Harvey | Jack Harvey | Jack Harvey | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
| 7 | Indianapolis GP 2 | Ed Jones | Max Chilton | Sean Rayhall | Sean Rayhall | 8 Star Motorsports |
| 8 | Indianapolis | Ethan Ringel | Félix Serrallés | Ethan Ringel | Jack Harvey | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
| 9 | Toronto 1 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Jack Harvey | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing |
| 10 | Toronto 2 | Spencer Pigot | Kyle Kaiser | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing |
| 11 | Milwaukee | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | RC Enerson | Félix Serrallés | Belardi Auto Racing |
| 12 | Iowa | Max Chilton | Ed Jones | Max Chilton | Max Chilton | Carlin |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio 1 | RC Enerson | Jack Harvey | RC Enerson | RC Enerson | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
| 14 | Mid-Ohio 2 | Jack Harvey | Scott Anderson | Ed Jones | Sean Rayhall | 8 Star Motorsports |
| 15 | Laguna Seca 1 | Max Chilton | Sean Rayhall | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing |
| 16 | Laguna Seca 2 | Max Chilton | Max Chilton | Spencer Pigot | Spencer Pigot | 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 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
* 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.
* The driver who obtained the fastest lap in a race was awarded one additional point.
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | LBH | ALA | ALA | IND | IND | INDY | TOR | TOR | MIL | IOW | MOH | MOH | LAG | LAG | Pts |
| 1 | Spencer Pigot RY | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1* | 1* | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1* | 1* | 357 |
| 2 | Jack Harvey | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 330 |
| 3 | Ed Jones R | 1* | 1* | 1* | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9* | 3 | 4 | 324 |
| 4 | RC Enerson R | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2* | 3 | 1* | 4 | 6 | 6 | 295 |
| 5 | Max Chilton R | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | DNS | | | 6 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 258 |
| 6 | Kyle Kaiser R | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 237 |
| 7 | Félix Serrallés R | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | DSQ | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 225 |
| 8 | Juan Piedrahita | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 223 |
| 9 | Scott Anderson | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 219 |
| 10 | Shelby Blackstock R | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 218 |
| 11 | Ethan Ringel R | 8 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2* | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 197 |
| 12 | Sean Rayhall R | | | | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1* | 6 | | | | | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 188 |
| 13 | Matthew Brabham | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 14 | Scott Hargrove R | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. R | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | 28 |
| 16 | Heamin Choi R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 19 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | LBH | ALA | ALA | IND | IND | INDY | TOR | TOR | MIL | IOW | MOH | MOH | LAG | LAG | Pts |
| 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) |
| Blank | Not competing |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position (1 point) |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap (1 point) |
| * | Led most race laps (1 point) |
| $^1$ | Qualifying cancelled no bonus point awarded |
| Rookie ||
* Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.

### Teams' championship

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports w/ Curb-Agajanian | 407 |
| 2 | Carlin | 363 |
| 3 | Juncos Racing | 344 |
| 4 | Belardi Auto Racing | 202 |
| 5 | 8Star Motorsports | 176 |
| 6 | Andretti Autosport | 145 |