1997 Indy Lights season
(Learn how and when to remove this message) 1997 Indy Lights season |
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PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship |
Season |
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Races | 14 |
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Start date | March 2 |
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End date | September 27 |
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Awards |
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Drivers' champion | Tony Kanaan |
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The 1997 PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship Powered By Buick consisted of 13 races. Tony Kanaan edged out good friend and teammate Hélio Castro-Neves to the title by only four points.[1]
Team and driver chart
The following drivers and teams competed in the series:
Schedule
Rd. | Date | Track | Location |
1 | March 2 | O Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida |
2 | April 13 | R Long Beach Street Circuit | Long Beach, California |
3 | April 27 | O Nazareth Speedway | Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
4 | May 18 | R Grand Prize of America Road Course | Savannah, Georgia |
5 | May 24 | O Gateway International Raceway | Madison, Illinois |
6 | June 1 | O Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin |
7 | June 8 | R The Raceway at Belle Isle Park | Detroit, Michigan |
8 | June 22 | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
9 | July 20 | R Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario |
10 | August 3 | R Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
11 | August 31 | R Streets of Vancouver | Vancouver, British Columbia |
12 | September 7 | R Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California |
13 | September 27 | O California Speedway | Fontana, California |
Race results
Championship standings
Drivers' championship
- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
Points | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- 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.
| 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place | Dark Blue | Finished (Outside Top 10) | Purple | Did not finish | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Blank | Did not participate (DNP) | Not competing | | In-line notation | Bold | Pole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 (2 points) | 1 | Qualifying cancelled no bonus point awarded | | |
- Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
References
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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