# 2018 Indy Lights

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.
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

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Andretti Autosport | 27 | Patricio O'Ward | All |
| Andretti Autosport | 28 | Dalton Kellett | All |
| Andretti Autosport | 48 | Ryan Norman | All |
| Andretti Steinbrenner Racing | 98 | Colton Herta | All |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 5 | Santiago Urrutia | All |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 9 | Aaron Telitz | All |
| Juncos Racing | 7 | Alfonso Celis Jr. | 3–4 |
| Juncos Racing | 7 | Heamin Choi | 16–17 |
| Juncos Racing | 23 | Victor Franzoni | All |
| Team Pelfrey | 2 | Neil Alberico | 1–2 |
| Team Pelfrey | 2 | Davey Hamilton Jr. | 7 |
| Team Pelfrey | 3 | Shelby Blackstock | 1–2 |

## Schedule

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

## 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 | Aaron Telitz | Colton Herta | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Andretti Autosport |
| 2 | St. Petersburg 2 | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Santiago Urrutia | Belardi Auto Racing |
| 3 | Birmingham 1 | Colton Herta | Colton Herta | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Andretti Autosport |
| 4 | Birmingham 2 | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Andretti Autosport |
| 5 | Indianapolis GP 1 | Patricio O'Ward | Colton Herta | Colton Herta Santiago Urrutia | Colton Herta | Andretti Steinbrenner Racing |
| 6 | Indianapolis GP 2 | Patricio O'Ward | Victor Franzoni | Santiago Urrutia | Colton Herta | Andretti Steinbrenner Racing |
| 7 | Indianapolis | Dalton Kellett | Davey Hamilton Jr. | Dalton Kellett | Colton Herta | Andretti Steinbrenner Racing |
| 8 | Road America 1 | Victor Franzoni | Colton Herta | Colton Herta | Colton Herta | Andretti Steinbrenner Racing |
| 9 | Road America 2 | Patricio O'Ward | Victor Franzoni | Victor Franzoni | Victor Franzoni | Juncos Racing |
| 10 | Iowa | Patricio O'Ward | Victor Franzoni | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Andretti Autosport |
| 11 | Toronto 1 | Colton Herta | Colton Herta | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Andretti Autosport |
| 12 | Toronto 2 | Santiago Urrutia | Aaron Telitz | Santiago Urrutia | Santiago Urrutia | Belardi Auto Racing |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio 1 | Patricio O'Ward | Colton Herta | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Andretti Autosport |
| 14 | Mid-Ohio 2 | Patricio O'Ward | Colton Herta | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Andretti Autosport |
| 15 | Gateway | Colton Herta | Ryan Norman | Colton Herta | Ryan Norman | Andretti Autosport |
| 16 | Portland 1 | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Andretti Autosport |
| 17 | Portland 2 | Ryan Norman | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | 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) | 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 qualified on pole was awarded one additional point.
* An additional point was awarded to the driver who led the most laps in a race.
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | INDY | ROA | ROA | IOW | TOR | TOR | MOH | MOH | GMP | POR | POR | Points |
| 1 | Patricio O'Ward RY | 1* | 7* | 1* | 1* | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1* | 1* | 3 | 1* | 1* | 491 |
| 2 | Colton Herta | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 2 | 4 | 447 |
| 3 | Santiago Urrutia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2* | 4* | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 395 |
| 4 | Ryan Norman | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 345 |
| 5 | Victor Franzoni R | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1* | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 341 |
| 6 | Aaron Telitz | DNS | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 316 |
| 7 | Dalton Kellett | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3* | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 299 |
| 8 | Shelby Blackstock | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 |
| 9 | Neil Alberico | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 10 | Heamin Choi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 11 | Alfonso Celis Jr. R | | | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 12 | Davey Hamilton Jr. R | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | INDY | ROA | ROA | IOW | TOR | TOR | MOH | MOH | GMP | POR | POR | 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) |
| Blank | 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 |

### 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 | 614 |
| 2 | Belardi Auto Racing | 455 |
| 3 | Juncos Racing | 291 |
| 4 | Team Pelfrey | 59 |