The 2019 Indy Lights season was the 34th season of the Indy Lights open wheel motor racing series and the 18th sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series. Oliver Askew won a tight championship race with Rinus Veekay. Askew won seven races to Veekay's six. Toby Sowery, Robert Megennis, and Ryan Norman each captured a single race win as did Aaron Telitz, who only participated in seven mid-season races, and Zachary Claman, who won the season opener but dropped out of the series after six races due to funding issues. Julien Falchero also dropped out of the season after four races after expected good results failed to materialize. Jarett Andretti made his first and only Indy Lights start in the Freedom 100 and set fastest lap on his way to a sixth place finish. Dalton Kellett moved onto IndyCar after this season despite only registering a single podium finish in 2019 Indy Lights.
The subsequent 2020 Indy Lights season would end up being canceled due to the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
Team and driver chart
- 1HMD Motorsports acquired BN Racing's Indy Lights operation in August 2019
Schedule
| Rd. |
Date |
Race name |
Track |
Location |
| 1 |
March 9 |
 St. Petersburg Twin 150k |
Streets of St. Petersburg |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 2 |
March 10 |
| 3 |
March 23 |
Indy Lights Classic |
Circuit of the Americas |
Austin, Texas |
| 4 |
March 24 |
| 5 |
May 10 |
Indy Lights Grand Prix |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course |
Speedway, Indiana |
| 6 |
May 11 |
| 7 |
May 24 |
Freedom 100 |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval |
Speedway, Indiana |
| 8 |
June 22 |
Mazda Grand Prix of Road America |
Road America |
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 9 |
June 23 |
| 10 |
July 13 |
 Grand Prix of Toronto |
Exhibition Place |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 11 |
July 14 |
| 12 |
July 27 |
Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio |
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course |
Lexington, Ohio |
| 13 |
July 28 |
| 14 |
August 24 |
Illinois 250k |
Gateway Motorsports Park |
Madison, Illinois |
| 15 |
August 31 |
Grand Prix of Portland |
Portland International Raceway |
Portland, Oregon |
| 16 |
September 1 |
| 17 |
September 21 |
Monterey Grand Prix |
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca |
Monterey, California |
| 18 |
September 22 |
Race results
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 qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
- An additional point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
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| 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) |
| 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 |
- Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
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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
See also
References
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External links
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| USAC Mini-Indy Series |
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| CART American Racing Series |
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| CART Firestone/Dayton Indy Lights |
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| IRL Infiniti/Indy Pro Series |
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| Firestone Indy Lights Series |
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| Indy Lights Series presented by Cooper Tire |
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| Firestone Indy NXT Series |
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Julien Falchero[5]
Lucas Kohl[7]
Toby Sowery[10][11]
Rinus VeeKay[13]
