1994 Indy Lights season
The 1994 PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship consisted of 12 races. Englishman Steve Robertson edged out André Ribeiro for the championship by 9 points. Both drivers captured four victories.[1]
Calendar
[edit]Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Most Leading Laps | Fastest Race Lap |
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1 | Phoenix | Arizona | April 10, 1994 | 75 | 1.6093=120.6975 km | 0'30:45.929 | 235.389 km/h | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | ? |
2 | Long Beach | California | April 17, 1994 | 47 | 2.558787=120.262989 km | 0'58:37.529 | 123.083 km/h | Steve Robertson | Eddie Lawson | Steve Robertson | ? |
3 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | June 5, 1994 | 75 | 1.6607976=124.55982 km | 0'45:59.752 | 162.484 km/h | Steve Robertson | André Ribeiro | Steve Robertson | ? |
4 | Detroit | Michigan | June 12, 1994 | 36 | 3.37953=121.66308 km | 0'54:14.920 | 134.562 km/h | Steve Robertson | Steve Robertson | Steve Robertson | ? |
5 | Portland | Oregon | June 26, 1994 | 39 | 3.138135=122.387265 km | 0'49:39.853 | 147.858 km/h | André Ribeiro | André Ribeiro | André Ribeiro | ? |
6 | Cleveland | Ohio | July 10, 1994 | 32 | 3.8124317=121.9978144 km | 0'36:14.162 | 202.005 km/h | Eddie Lawson | Pedro Chaves | Pedro Chaves | ? |
7 | Toronto | Canada | July 17, 1994 | 42 | 2.8709912=120.58163 km | 0'48:30.269 | 149.159 km/h | Steve Robertson | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | ? |
8 | Lexington | Ohio | August 14, 1994 | 33.5 | 3.6337994=122.004252 km | 0'43:08.543 | 169.677 km/h | André Ribeiro | André Ribeiro | André Ribeiro | ? |
9 | Loudon | New Hampshire | August 21, 1994 | 71 | 1.7026394=120.887397 km | 0'37:04.349 | 195.650 km/h | Greg Moore | Steve Robertson | Steve Robertson | ? |
10 | Vancouver | Canada | September 4, 1994 | 37 | 2.6601729=98.4263973 km | 0'39:51.696 | 148.152 km/h | André Ribeiro | Alex Padilla | André Ribeiro | ? |
11 | Nazareth | Pennsylvania | September 18, 1994 | 75 | 1.5223978=114.179835 km | 0'40:47.866 | 167.921 km/h | Greg Moore | Bob Dorricott, Jr. | Greg Moore | ? |
12 | Monterey | California | October 9, 1994 | 34 | 3.5629902=121.141667 km | 0'51:39.520 | 140.702 km/h | André Ribeiro | André Ribeiro | André Ribeiro | ? |
Race summaries
[edit]Phoenix race
[edit]Held April 10 at Phoenix International Raceway. Greg Moore won the pole.
Top Five Results
Long Beach race
[edit]Held April 17 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Eddie Lawson won the pole.
Top Five Results
Milwaukee race
[edit]Held June 5 at The Milwaukee Mile. André Ribeiro won the pole.
Top Five Results
Detroit race
[edit]Held June 12 at Belle Isle Raceway. Steve Robertson won the pole.
Top Five Results
Portland race
[edit]Held June 26 at Portland International Raceway. André Ribeiro won the pole.
Top Five Results
Cleveland race
[edit]Held July 10 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Pedro Chaves won the pole.
Top Five Results
Toronto race
[edit]Held July 17 at Exhibition Place. Greg Moore won the pole.
Top Five Results
Mid-Ohio race
[edit]Held August 14 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. André Ribeiro won the pole.
Top Five Results
Loudon race
[edit]Held August 21 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Steve Robertson won the pole.
Top Five Results
Vancouver race
[edit]Held September 4 at Pacific Place. Alex Padilla won the pole.
Top Five Results
Nazareth race
[edit]Held September 18 at Nazareth Speedway. Bob Dorricott, Jr. won the pole.
Top Five Results
Laguna Seca race
[edit]Held October 9 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. André Ribeiro won the pole.
Top Five Results
Final points standings
[edit]Driver
[edit]For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).
Complete Overview
[edit]first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R20=retired, but classified NS=did not start
Place | Name | Country | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Steve Robertson | United Kingdom | Tasman Motorsports | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
2 | André Ribeiro | Brazil | Tasman Motorsports | 5 | 4 | 7 | R20 | 1 | R17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Greg Moore | Canada | Greg Moore Racing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
4 | Eddie Lawson | United States | Tasman Motorsports | 3 | 3 | 1 | R18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
5 | Pedro Chaves | Portugal | Brian Stewart Racing | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | R19 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
6 | Nick Firestone | United States | Dick Simon Racing | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 16 | R12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | R15 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
7 | Alex Padilla | United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 6 | 14 | 9 | R17 | 6 | R14 | 3 | 6 | 10 | R17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
8 | Doug Boyer | United States | Summitt Motorsports | 16 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 10 | R16 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | - | - | 16 | 8 | 10 | R17 | 15 | R18 | 11 | 4 |
9 | David DeSilva | United States | Oliver DeSilva/Brian Stewart Racing | 17 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 8 | NS | 9 | R15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
10 | Buzz Calkins | United States | Bradley Motorsports | 11 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 12 | R19 | 17 | R19 |
11 | Scott Schubot | United States | TransAtlantic Racing | 15 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | R16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
12 | Rob Wilson | New Zealand | Team Leisy | 14 | 10 | 15 | R21 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 12 | - | - |
13 | Bob Dorricott, Jr. | United States | Dorricott Racing | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 12 | R14 | 11 | R18 | 17 | R18 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | R17 | 16 | 18 |
David Pook | United States | John Martin Racing | - | - | 14 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 7 | R16 | 12 | 10 | 14 | R15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 12 | |
15 | Jeff Ward | United States | John Martin Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
16 | Jack Miller | United States | Dick Simon Racing | 7 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | R18 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 21 | R21 |
17 | Bob Reid | United States | Team Shierson | 18 | 16 | 20 | R15 | 14 | 11 | 16 | R17 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 16 |
18 | Markus Liesner | United States | John Martin Racing | 9 | 5 | ? | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
19 | Chris Smith | United States | Team Leisy | 10 | 9 | 6 | R22 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 9 | R16 | 11 | 13 | 15 | R18 | 16 | 15 | - | - | 11 | R16 | - | - | - | - |
20 | Rick Hill | United States | K.O.T. Racing | - | - | 19 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 19 | R20 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 13 | - | - | 16 | R18 | - | - | - | - |
Patrick Carpentier | Canada | Canaska Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | R20 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Roberto Quintanilla | Mexico | Leading Edge Motorsport | 12 | R18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | R15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 8 | - | - | 14 | R17 | - | - | - | - | 14 | R19 | 13 | 11 | - | - | |
23 | Trevor Seibert | Canada | Canaska Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 13 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
24 | Frédéric Gosparini | France | Leading Edge Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 15 |
Enrique Contreras | Mexico | Team Leisy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 14 | 13 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Niclas Jönsson | Sweden | McCormack Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 9 | |
27 | Juan Carlos Carbonell | Chile | John Martin Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 10 |
28 | Sohrab Amirsardari | Canada | ? | - | - | 18 | R19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
John Martin Racing | 17 | 11 | - | - | 12 | R16 | 17 | R14 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
29 | Richard Nauert | United States | ? | - | - | 22 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
César Jiménez | Mexico | Leading Edge Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | R17 | |
- | Ray Richter | United States | RaysCar Racing | ? | NS | 21 | R16 | - | - | 18 | 13 | 18 | R19 | 19 | 16 | 20 | R13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | Harry Puterbaugh | United States | Harry Puterbaugh/Team Leisy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | R18 | 15 | 15 | - | - | 17 | 16 | 20 | R20 |
- | Tom Stefani | Brazil | John Martin Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | R19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |