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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 .[ 1] 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 [ edit ] The 2015 schedule was released on November 3, 2014.[ 18]
Oval/Speedway
Road Course
Temporary Street Circuit
Championship standings [ edit ] [ edit ] 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.
Color
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
4th & 5th place
Light Blue
6th–10th place
Dark Blue
Finished
Purple
Did not finish
Red
Did not qualify
Brown
Withdrawn
Black
Disqualified
White
Did not start
Blank
Did not
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
*
Led most race laps
1
Qualifying cancelled
Rookie
Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes. [ edit ]
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Spencer Pigot
Scott Hargrove[3]
Matthew Brabham[6]
Félix Serrallés[7]
Juan Piedrahita[8]
Ed Jones[10]
Max Chilton[11]
Nelson Piquet Jr.[12]
Heamin Choi[15]