The Series
Road to Indy – Sanctioned by INDYCAR, the Road to Indy provides teams, drivers and sponsors an opportunity to gain valuable experience on and off the track while following a clear-cut path of progression through three development series: Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires and Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires. The Road to Indy is the only driver development program in the world to feature a champion’s scholarship at every level to advance to the next step of the ladder system.
From the Streets of St. Petersburg to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, drivers in the Road to Indy compete alongside the NTT IndyCar Series in front of the top-tier crowds, team owners, sponsors and media. The Road to Indy puts drivers on the path to competing in one of the top levels of open-wheel racing.
For more information, visit IndyCar.com/RoadToIndy.
Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires – The third and final step of the Road to Indy. Indy Lights has become the backbone of the NTT IndyCar Series with 23 of the 33 started in the 2019 Indianapolis 500 as graduates, including nine Indy Lights champions. In total, 26 Road to Indy graduates were on the IndyCar grids in 2019. The success of Indy Lights as a springboard to IndyCar has never been more apparent.
For more information, visit IndyLights.com.
2021 Indy Lights Schedule
The Indy Lights schedule is boosted by an expanded calendar of 11 events and 22 races. For the first time since 2012, the series will return to The Raceway at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Mich., for a double-header round, and will cap off the year with a West Coast swing at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, and the season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, the following weekend.
| DATE | TRACK | VENUE |
|---|---|---|
| April 9-11 | Barber Motorsports Park | 2.3-mile road course |
| April 23-25 | Streets of St. Petersburg | 1.8-mile street course |
| May 13-15 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 2.439-mile road course |
| June 11-13 | Belle Isle Circuit | 2.35-mile street circuit |
| June 18-20 | Road America | 4.014-mile road course |
| July 2-4 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | 2.258-mile road course |
| July 9-11 | Streets of Toronto | 1.786-mile street circuit |
| August 19-21 | World Wide Technology Raceway | 1.25-mile oval |
| September 9-12 | Portland International Raceway | 1.964-mile road course |
| September 17-19 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | 2.238-mile road course |
Indy Lights Dallara IL-15
| Chassis | The Dallara IL-15 is a state-of-the-art, single-seat, open-wheel, Indy car-style chassis manufactured by Dallara Automobili, complete with safety components meeting FIA specifications with INDYCAR standards (headrests, seats, secondary pedal bulkhead, zylon panels). |
|---|---|
| Engine | 2.0 liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 450 HP, plus an additional 50 HP in Push-to-Pass |
| Electronics | Cosworth wiring looms, data logger, dash display and sensors with Life Racing ECU, paddle-shift kit, “drive-by-wire” throttle control and driver adjustable map settings |
| Gearbox | Ricardo 6-speed semi-automatic with Tilton carbon 3 plate clutch technology |
| Brakes | PFC rotors (309mm x 28mm), aluminum monoblock calipers and pads |
| Wheels / Tyres | Patented Motegi Racing aluminum wheels with techno-mesh design wrapped in dry and wet tires to Indy Lights specification supplied by Cooper Tires. |
| Dimensions | Wheelbase: 2971 mm Length: 4876 mm Width: 1930 mm Weight: 626-635 kg |
