1997 Indy Lights season
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1997 Indy Lights season | |
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PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship | |
Season | |
Races | 14 |
Start date | March 2 |
End date | September 27 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | Tony Kanaan |
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[edit]
The following drivers and teams competed in the series:
Schedule[edit]
Rd. | Date | Track | Location |
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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[edit]
Championship standings[edit]
Drivers' championship[edit]
- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
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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.
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- Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.