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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.

2018 Indy Lights season
Indy Lights
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March 10
September 2
Patricio O'Ward
Andretti Autosport
Patricio O'Ward

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}No.DriversRounds
Andretti Autosport27Patricio O'WardAll
28Dalton KellettAll
48Ryan NormanAll
Andretti Steinbrenner Racing98Colton HertaAll
Belardi Auto Racing5Santiago UrrutiaAll
9Aaron TelitzAll
Juncos Racing7Alfonso Celis Jr.3–4
Heamin Choi16–17
23Victor FranzoniAll
Team Pelfrey2Neil Alberico1–2
Davey Hamilton Jr.7
3Shelby Blackstock1–2
Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
March 10St. Petersburg 100Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, Florida
March 11
April 21Legacy Indy Lights 100Barber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, Alabama
April 22
May 11Grand Prix of IndianapolisIndianapolis Motor Speedway road courseSpeedway, Indiana
May 12
May 25Freedom 100Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, Indiana
June 23Mazda Grand Prix of Road AmericaRoad AmericaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin
June 24
July 8Mazda Iowa 100Iowa SpeedwayNewton, Iowa
July 14Grand Prix of TorontoExhibition PlaceToronto, Ontario, Canada
July 15
July 28Grand Prix of Mid-OhioMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio
July 29
August 25Illinois 100Gateway Motorsports ParkMadison, Illinois
September 1Grand Prix of PortlandPortland International RacewayPortland, Oregon
September 2
RoundRacePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledRace Winner
St. Petersburg 1Aaron TelitzColton HertaPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardAndretti Autosport
St. Petersburg 2Patricio O'WardPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardSantiago UrrutiaBelardi Auto Racing
Birmingham 1Colton HertaColton HertaPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardAndretti Autosport
Birmingham 2Patricio O'WardPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardAndretti Autosport
Indianapolis GP 1Patricio O'WardColton HertaColton Herta Santiago UrrutiaColton HertaAndretti Steinbrenner Racing
Indianapolis GP 2Patricio O'WardVictor FranzoniSantiago UrrutiaColton HertaAndretti Steinbrenner Racing
IndianapolisDalton KellettDavey Hamilton Jr.Dalton KellettColton HertaAndretti Steinbrenner Racing
Road America 1Victor FranzoniColton HertaColton HertaColton HertaAndretti Steinbrenner Racing
Road America 2Patricio O'WardVictor FranzoniVictor FranzoniVictor FranzoniJuncos Racing
IowaPatricio O'WardVictor FranzoniPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardAndretti Autosport
Toronto 1Colton HertaColton HertaPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardAndretti Autosport
Toronto 2Santiago UrrutiaAaron TelitzSantiago UrrutiaSantiago UrrutiaBelardi Auto Racing
Mid-Ohio 1Patricio O'WardColton HertaPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardAndretti Autosport
Mid-Ohio 2Patricio O'WardColton HertaPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardAndretti Autosport
GatewayColton HertaRyan NormanColton HertaRyan NormanAndretti Autosport
Portland 1Patricio O'WardPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardAndretti Autosport
Portland 2Ryan NormanPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardPatricio O'WardAndretti Autosport

Scoring system

  • 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.

Scoring system

Position
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  • 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
PosTeamPoints
Andretti Autosport
Belardi Auto Racing
Juncos Racing
Team Pelfrey
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