# 2015 Formula Lites season

The 2015 Formula Lites season was the inaugural and only season of the Formula Lites series, an open wheel motor racing championship powered by Honda and sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). It began on 30 May at the Thompson Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut and ended on 20 September at the MSR Houston in Angleton, Texas, after six double-header rounds.
After this inaugural season, SCCA Pro Racing ended the series.

## Teams and competitors

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| BW Racing | 2 | Jason Bell | 1–10 |
| BW Racing | 2 | John Alfonso | 11–12 |
| BW Racing | 17 | Nick Neri | 1–8 |
| Howard Motorsports | 4 | Spencer Brockman | 1–6 |
| Howard Motorsports | 4 | Cameron Das | 7–8 |
| Group A Racing | 7 | José Armida | All |
| Group A Racing | 86 | Jackie Ding | All |
| JDX Racing | 28 | Vinicius Papareli | All |
| Silver Arrow Racing | 44 | Robert Boileau | 5–6 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| 1 | Thompson Speedway RC | Thompson, Connecticut | 30 May | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli | Nick Neri |
| 2 | Thompson Speedway RC | Thompson, Connecticut | 30 May | | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli |
| 3 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | 14 June | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli |
| 4 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | 14 June | | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli |
| 5 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | 25 July | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli | Jackie Ding |
| 6 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | 25 July | | Vinicius Papareli | Nick Neri |
| 7 | Carolina Motorsports Park | Kershaw, South Carolina | 16 August | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli |
| 8 | Carolina Motorsports Park | Kershaw, South Carolina | 16 August | | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli |
| 9 | Pikes Peak International Raceway | Fountain, Colorado | 5 September | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli |
| 10 | Pikes Peak International Raceway | Fountain, Colorado | 5 September | | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli |
| 11 | MSR Houston | Angleton, Texas | 20 September | José Armida | Vinicius Papareli | Vinicius Papareli |
| 12 | MSR Houston | Angleton, Texas | 20 September | | Vinicius Papareli | José Armida |

### Drivers' championship
#### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
* The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded two additional points.
* An additional point is awarded to each driver who leads a lap in a race.
| Pos | Driver | TSMP | TSMP | NJMP | NJMP | VIR | VIR | CMP | CMP | PPIR | PPIR | MSRH | MSRH | Pts |
| 1 | Vinicius Papareli | 2* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 7* | 5 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 2 | 272 |
| 2 | José Armida | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3* | 2* | 1* | 194 |
| 3 | Jackie Ding | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 7 | 2 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3* | 192 |
| 4 | Nick Neri | 1* | 3 | 2 | 5* | 4 | 1* | 4 | 6 | | | | | 128 |
| 5 | Jason Bell | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4* | | | 105 |
| 6 | Spencer Brockman | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 77 |
| 7 | John Alfonso | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Cameron Das | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | 20 |
| 9 | Robert Boileau | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 |
| Pos | Driver | TSMP | TSMP | NJMP | NJMP | VIR | VIR | CMP | CMP | PPIR | PPIR | MSRH | MSRH | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position (1 point) |
| * | Led a lap (1 point) |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap (no points) |
* Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.