2015 Formula Lites season

The 2015 Formula Lites season was the inaugural and only season of the Formula Lites series, an open wheel motor racing championship powered by Honda and sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). It began on 30 May at the Thompson Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut and ended on 20 September at the MSR Houston in Angleton, Texas, after six double-header rounds.

After this inaugural season, SCCA Pro Racing ended the series.

Teams and competitors
Team No. Drivers Rounds
BW Racing 2 United States Jason Bell 1–10
United States John Alfonso 11–12
17 United States Nick Neri 1–8
Howard Motorsports 4 United States Spencer Brockman 1–6
United States Cameron Das 7–8
Group A Racing 7 Mexico José Armida All
86 China Jackie Ding All
JDX Racing 28 Brazil Vinicius Papareli All
Silver Arrow Racing 44 United States Robert Boileau 5–6

Race calendar and results
Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
1[1] Thompson Speedway RC United States Thompson, Connecticut 30 May Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli United States Nick Neri
2[2] Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli
3[3] New Jersey Motorsports Park United States Millville, New Jersey 14 June Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli
4[4] Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli
5[5] Virginia International Raceway United States Alton, Virginia 25 July Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli China Jackie Ding
6[6] Brazil Vinicius Papareli United States Nick Neri
7[7] Carolina Motorsports Park United States Kershaw, South Carolina 16 August Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli
8[8] Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli
9[9] Pikes Peak International Raceway United States Fountain, Colorado 5 September Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli
10[10] Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli
11[11] MSR Houston United States Angleton, Texas 20 September Mexico José Armida Brazil Vinicius Papareli Brazil Vinicius Papareli
12[12] Brazil Vinicius Papareli Mexico José Armida

Drivers' championship
Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
  • The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded two additional points.
  • An additional point is awarded to each driver who leads a lap in a race.
Pos Driver TSMP NJMP VIR CMP PPIR MSRH Pts
1 Brazil Vinicius Papareli 2* 1* 1* 1* 7* 5 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 2 272
2 Mexico José Armida 4 2 6 4 2 2 3 3 3 3* 2* 1* 194
3 China Jackie Ding 3 6 3 2 1* 7 2 2* 2 2 3 3* 192
4 United States Nick Neri 1* 3 2 5* 4 1* 4 6 128
5 United States Jason Bell 5 5 5 6 5 4 6 4 4 4* 105
6 United States Spencer Brockman 6 4 4 3 3 3 77
7 United States John Alfonso 4 4 24
8 United States Cameron Das 5 5 20
9 United States Robert Boileau 6 6 16
Pos Driver TSMP NJMP VIR CMP PPIR MSRH Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point)
* Led a lap
(1 point)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
(no points)
  • Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.

References
  1. "Race 1". Race Monitor. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. "Race 2". Race Monitor. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. "Race 3". Race Monitor. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. "Race 4". Race Monitor. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. "Race 5". Race Monitor. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. "Race 6". Race Monitor. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. "Race 7". Race Monitor. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  8. "Race 8". Race Monitor. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  9. "Race 9". Race Monitor. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  10. "Race 10". Race Monitor. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  11. "Race 11". Race Monitor. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  12. "Race 12". Race Monitor. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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