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.
Calendar
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
Phoenix race
Held April 10 at Phoenix International Raceway. Greg Moore won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Greg Moore
- Steve Robertson
- Eddie Lawson
- André Ribeiro
- Markus Liesner
Long Beach race
Held April 17 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Eddie Lawson won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Steve Robertson
- Greg Moore
- Pedro Chaves
- Nick Firestone
- David DeSilva
Milwaukee race
Held June 5 at The Milwaukee Mile. André Ribeiro won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Steve Robertson
- Eddie Lawson
- Greg Moore
- David Pook
- Rob Wilson
Detroit race
Held June 12 at Belle Isle Raceway. Steve Robertson won the pole.
Top Five Results
Portland race
Held June 26 at Portland International Raceway. André Ribeiro won the pole.
Top Five Results
Cleveland race
Held July 10 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Pedro Chaves won the pole.
Top Five Results
Toronto race
Held July 17 at Exhibition Place. Greg Moore won the pole.
Top Five Results
Mid-Ohio race
Held August 14 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. André Ribeiro won the pole.
Top Five Results
Loudon race
Held August 21 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Steve Robertson won the pole.
Top Five Results
Vancouver race
Held September 4 at Pacific Place. Alex Padilla won the pole.
Top Five Results
Nazareth race
Held September 18 at Nazareth Speedway. Bob Dorricott, Jr. won the pole.
Top Five Results
Laguna Seca race
Held October 9 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. André Ribeiro won the pole.
Top Five Results
Final points standings
Driver
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).
Place | Name | Country | Team | Total Points | ||||||||||||
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1 | Steve Robertson | United Kingdom | Tasman Motorsports | 179 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
2 | André Ribeiro | Brazil | Tasman Motorsports | 170 | 12 | - | 1 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 22 |
3 | Greg Moore | Canada | Greg Moore Racing | 154 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 10 |
4 | Eddie Lawson | United States | Tasman Motorsports | 139 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
5 | Pedro Chaves | Portugal | Brian Stewart Racing | 132 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 16 | - | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 16 |
6 | Nick Firestone | United States | Dick Simon Racing | 72 | - | 12 | 1 | 10 | - | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | 3 | 6 |
7 | Alex Padilla | United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 63 | - | - | - | 8 | - | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | - |
8 | Doug Boyer | United States | Summitt Motorsports | 47 | - | 6 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | 5 | - | - | 12 |
9 | David DeSilva | United States | Oliver DeSilva/Brian Stewart Racing | 46 | 8 | 10 | 8 | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | 4 | 8 |
10 | Buzz Calkins | United States | Bradley Motorsports | 41 | 5 | - | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
11 | Scott Schubot | United States | TransAtlantic Racing | 26 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | - | - |
12 | Rob Wilson | New Zealand | Team Leisy | 22 | 3 | - | 10 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
13 | Bob Dorricott, Jr. | United States | Dorricott Racing | 18 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
David Pook | United States | John Martin Racing | 18 | - | 2 | 12 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
15 | Jeff Ward | United States | John Martin Racing | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 2 |
16 | Jack Miller | United States | Dick Simon Racing | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
17 | Bob Reid | United States | Team Shierson | 12 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
18 | Markus Liesner | United States | John Martin Racing | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
19 | Chris Smith | United States | Team Leisy | 9 | 4 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
20 | Rick Hill | United States | K.O.T. Racing | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Patrick Carpentier | Canada | Canaska Racing | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
Roberto Quintanilla | Mexico | Leading Edge Motorsport | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
23 | Trevor Seibert | Canada | Canaska Racing | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - |
24 | Frédéric Gosparini | France | Leading Edge Motorsport | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Enrique Contreras | Mexico | Team Leisy | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Niclas Jönsson | Sweden | McCormack Racing | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
27 | Juan Carlos Carbonell | Chile | John Martin Racing | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
28 | Sohrab Amirsardari | Canada | John Martin Racing | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
29 | Richard Nauert | United States | ? | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
César Jiménez | Mexico | Leading Edge Motorsport | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Complete Overview
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |