1993 Indy Lights season

February 2025 The 1993 PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship consisted of 12 races and featured the introduction of new Lola chassis. However, this season was also unique in that included a separate "B-Class" classification for drivers using the previous season's March chassis. However, the B class was not a success, never with more than four entries and many oval races only saw a single entry from B-class "champion" Jack Miller, the only driver to compete in all twelve B-Class races. In this 1993 season, the March 86A Wildcat-Buick used since the inception of the series in 1986, was replaced by the Lola T93/20-Buick specification. Bryan Herta put on a strong showing in the main championship, winning 7 races and defeating his closest rival by 91 points. Calendar Race No Track State Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole position Most leading laps Fastest race lap 1 Phoenix Arizona April 4, 1993 75 1.6093=120.6975 km 0'47:25.672 152.692 km/h Sandy Brody Bryan Herta Bryan Herta ? 2 Long Beach California April 18, 1993 47 2.558787=120.262989 km 0'52:20.256 137.870 km/h Steve Robertson Franck Fréon Franck Fréon ? 3 Milwaukee Wisconsin June 6, 1993 75 1.6607976=124.55982 km 0'41:30.006 180.086 km/h Bryan Herta Steve Robertson Robbie Groff ? 4 Detroit Michigan June 13, 1993 33 3.37953=111.52449 km 0'48:55.203 136.784 km/h Steve Robertson Bryan Herta Steve Robertson ? 5 Portland Oregon June 27, 1993 39 3.138135=122.387265 km 0'57:42.027 127.265 km/h Franck Fréon Bryan Herta Bryan Herta ? 6 Cleveland Ohio July 11, 1993 32 3.8124317=121.9978144 km 0'42:00.589 174.242 km/h Bryan Herta Bryan Herta Bryan Herta ? 7 Toronto July 18, 1993 42 2.8709912=120.58163 km 0'45:33.556 158.802 km/h Bryan Herta Steve Robertson Bryan Herta ? 8 Loudon New Hampshire August 8, 1993 66 1.7026394=112.3742004 km 0'37:41.723 178.867 km/h Steve Robertson Bryan Herta Steve Robertson ? 9 Vancouver August 29, 1993 46 2.6601729=122.3679534 km 0'50:05.044 146.595 km/h Bryan Herta Steve Robertson Bryan Herta ? 10 Lexington Ohio September 12, 1993 34 3.6337994=122.004252 km 0'51:17.035 142.740 km/h Bryan Herta Bryan Herta Bryan Herta ? 11 Nazareth Pennsylvania September 19, 1993 55 1.5223978=83.731879 km 0'34:23.908 146.050 km/h Bryan Herta Bryan Herta Bryan Herta ? 12 Monterey California October 3, 1993 31 3.5629902=110.4526902 km 0'49:38.862 133.484 km/h Bryan Herta Bryan Herta Bryan Herta ? Race summaries Phoenix race Held April 4 at Phoenix International Raceway. Bryan Herta won the pole. Top Five Results Sandy Brody Bryan Herta Robbie Groff Jeff Ward Greg Moore B-Class Winner: Jack Miller (only entrant) Long Beach race Held April 18 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Franck Fréon won the pole. Top Five Results Steve Robertson Franck Fréon Bryan Herta Pedro Chaves Robbie Groff B-Class Winner: Fredrik Ekblom Milwaukee race Held June 6 at The Milwaukee Mile. Steve Robertson won the pole. Top Five Results Bryan Herta Nick Firestone Robert Amrén Buzz Calkins Greg Moore B-Class Winner: Mike Palumbo Detroit race Held June 13 at Belle Isle Raceway. Bryan Herta won the pole. Top Five Results Steve Robertson Bryan Herta Robbie Groff Franck Fréon James Weaver B-Class Winner: Bob Reid Portland race Held June 27 at Portland International Raceway. Bryan Herta won the pole. Top Five Results Franck Fréon Fredrik Ekblom Greg Moore Bryan Herta Bob Dorricott Jr. B-Class Winner: Jack Miller (only entrant) Cleveland race Held July 11 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Bryan Herta won the pole. Top Five Results Bryan Herta Steve Robertson Franck Fréon Robbie Groff Pedro Chaves B-Class Winner: Bob Reid Toronto race Held July 18 at Exhibition Place. Steve Robertson won the pole. Top Five Results Bryan Herta Franck Fréon Pedro Chaves Fredrik Ekblom Robbie Groff B-Class Winner: Bob Reid Loudon race Held August 8 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Bryan Herta won the pole. Top Five Results Steve Robertson Robbie Groff Harald Huysman Buzz Calkins Fredrik Ekblom B-Class Winner: Jack Miller (only entrant) Vancouver race Held August 29 at Pacific Place. Steve Robertson won the pole. Top Five Results Bryan Herta Pedro Chaves Eddie Lawson Nick Firestone Franck Fréon B-Class Winner: Jack Miller Mid-Ohio race Held September 12 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Bryan Herta won the pole. Top Five Results Bryan Herta Steve Robertson Pedro Chaves Greg Moore Nick Firestone B-Class Winner: Jack Miller (only entrant) Nazareth race Held September 19 at Nazareth Speedway. Bryan Herta won the pole. Top Five Results Bryan Herta Nick Firestone Franck Fréon Robbie Groff Fredrik Ekblom B-Class Winner: Jack Miller (only entrant) Laguna Seca race Held October 3 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Bryan Herta won the pole. Top Five Results Bryan Herta Eddie Lawson Robbie Groff Pedro Chaves Fredrik Ekblom B-Class Winner: David Pook Final points standings Driver Main championship http://www.champcarstats.com/lights/year/1993.htm 1993 Firestone Indy Lights Championship 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 point 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 Chassis Total points USA USA USA USA USA USA CAN USA CAN USA USA USA 1 Bryan Herta Tasman Motorsports Lola 213 18 14 20 17 14 22 21 1 21 22 21 22 2 Franck Fréon John Martin Racing Lola 122 4 18 - 12 20 14 16 6 10 8 14 - 3 Steve Robertson Tasman Motorsports Lola 107 5 20 1 21 - 16 1 21 1 16 - 5 4 Pedro Chaves Brian Stewart Racing Lola 105 8 12 3 - 6 10 14 4 16 14 6 12 5 Robbie Groff Bradley Motorsports Lola 103 14 10 1 14 - 12 10 16 Groff Motorsports Lola - - 12 14 6 Nick Firestone Dick Simon Racing Lola 85 - - 16 - 8 2 8 5 12 10 16 8 7 Fredrik Ekblom ZW Motorsports March 78 - 6 ZW Motorsports Lola 5 - 16 - 12 10 4 5 10 10 8 Harald Huysman Tasman Motorsports Lola 68 6 5 8 8 - 6 6 14 6 6 3 - 9 Greg Moore Greg Moore Racing Lola 64 10 - 10 5 14 3 5 - - 12 5 - 10 Sandy Brody ? Lola 44 20 - 4 - - - - 8 5 - 1 6 Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports Lola 44 - 2 12 3 2 - - 12 2 - 8 3 12 Eddie Lawson Leading Edge Motorsport Lola 42 - - - - 5 4 - 3 14 - - 16 13 Robert Amrén Team Enza Lola 34 3 8 14 - - 8 1 - - - - - 14 Hubert Haupt A. L. Motorsports Lola 31 - - 1 6 3 5 4 - 8 4 - - 15 César T. Jiménez ? Lola 19 1 4 6 - - 1 - 2 - 3 2 - Bob Dorricott Jr. Dorricott Racing Lola 19 - 3 - 4 10 - - - 1 - - 1 17 Jeff Ward Leading Edge Motorsport Lola 16 12 - 2 2 - - - - - - - - 18 Scott Schubot TransAtlantic Racing Lola 16 2 - - 1 4 - 3 1 3 2 - - 19 James Weaver ? Lola 14 - - - 10 - - - - - - 4 - 20 Mark Dismore ? Lola 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 21 Bob Reid ? March 2 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - Jack Miller Miller Racing March 2 - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - Yukio Okamoto ? Lola 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 24 Ray Richter RaysCar Racing Lola 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - Note: Race 13 – no additional point for the pole-position was awarded due to rain, starting grid were determined by championship points standing. B-Class championship Place Name Country Team Chassis Total points USA USA USA USA USA USA CAN USA CAN USA USA USA 1 Jack Miller Miller Racing March 204 20 14 16 14 20 12 16 20 20 20 20 12 2 Bob Reid ? March 60 - - - 20 - 20 20 - - - - - 3 Mike Palumbo John Martin Racing March 44 - 12 20 12 - - - - - - - - Richard Nauert Southwestern Performance March 44 - 16 - - - 14 - - - - - 14 5 Fausto Galdi Elff Racing March 32 - - - 16 - 16 - - - - - - 6 Fredrik Ekblom ZW Motorsports March 20 - 20 - - - - - - - - - - David Pook John Martin Racing March 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 20 8 Tom Finnelly Jr. John Martin Racing March 16 - - - - - - - - 16 - - - Scott Wood ? March 16 - - - - - - - - - - - 16 Note: Unclear if there were also additional points awarded. Complete Overview first column of every race 10 = grid position second column of every race 10 = race result R13=retired, but classified NS=did not start (9)=place after practice, but grid position not held free Place Name Country Team Chassis USA USA USA USA USA USA CAN USA USA CAN USA USA 1 Bryan Herta Tasman Motorsports Lola 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 R13 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Franck Fréon John Martin Racing Lola 10 9 1 2 19 R18 4 4 4 1 4 3 3 2 4 7 11 5 9 6 2 3 3 R17 3 Steve Robertson Tasman Motorsports Lola 6 8 2 1 1 R16 2 1 6 R15 7 2 1 R13 2 1 1 R15 2 2 3 R14 2 8 4 Pedro Chaves Brian Stewart Racing Lola 9 6 4 4 7 10 9 R17 3 7 2 5 5 3 12 9 6 2 3 3 4 7 5 4 5 Robbie Groff Bradley Motorsports Lola 11 3 5 5 4 R15 3 3 2 R14 6 4 4 R5 7 2 Groff Motorsports Lola 5 R16 5 R19 5 4 6 3 6 Nick Firestone Dick Simon Racing Lola 8 R13 11 R20 5 2 11 R13 15 6 12 11 9 6 10 8 4 4 4 5 7 2 9 6 7 Fredrik Ekblom ZW Motorsports March - - 8 7 ZW Motorsports Lola 11 8 6 R16 7 2 3 R20 6 4 6 5 9 9 7 8 9 5 4 5 8 Harald Huysman Tasman Motorsports Lola 3 7 9 8 18 6 7 6 8 R18 13 7 8 7 11 3 13 7 16 7 6 10 16 14 9 Greg Moore Greg Moore Racing Lola 7 5 13 17 2 5 14 8 5 3 15 10 14 8 5 R16 8 R18 8 4 8 8 10 R19 10 Sandy Brody ? Lola 4 1 14 R15 6 9 19 R19 12 R16 5 R22 (9) NS 3 6 7 8 10 R14 10 12 12 7 Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports Lola - - 16 11 8 4 13 10 10 11 16 13 12 R17 8 4 14 11 15 13 11 6 17 10 12 Eddie Lawson Leading Edge Motorsport Lola - - - - - - - - 13 8 8 9 - - 9 10 3 3 14 R17 - - 7 2 13 Robert Amrén Team Enza Lola 12 10 7 6 9 3 8 15 - - 11 6 7 R12 - - 12 R19 - - - - - - 14 Hubert Haupt A. L. Motorsports Lola - - 15 R19 15 12 10 7 11 10 10 8 11 9 - - 15 6 11 9 - - RaysCar Racing Lola 13 R22 15 César Jiménez ? Lola 5 R12 10 9 10 7 - - - - 9 12 13 R18 14 11 10 R17 12 10 12 11 15 R21 Bob Dorricott Jr. Dorricott Racing Lola 13 NS 18 10 14 R17 15 9 9 5 - - - - - - 17 12 - - - - 18 12 17 Jeff Ward Leading Edge Motorsport Lola 2 4 12 16 12 11 12 R11 14 R17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 Scott Schubot TransAtlantic Racing Lola 14 11 20 13 16 13 20 R12 17 9 18 15 15 10 15 12 16 10 18 11 13 13 - - 19 James Weaver ? Lola - - 6 R21 - - 5 5 - - 14 R21 10 R14 - - - - 6 R16 14 9 - - 20 Mark Dismore ? Lola - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 R18 - - 11 9 21 Bob Reid ? March - - - - 16 R14 - - 20 14 17 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - Jack Miller Miller Racing March 15 R14 21 R18 17 R19 21 R20 18 12 22 R19 18 R17 16 14 19 R13 19 12 15 R15 21 R18 Yukio Okamoto ? Lola - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 11 24 Ray Richter RaysCar Racing Lola - - 19 12 - - - - 16 R13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - David Pook ? Lola - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 R15 - - - - - - John Martin Racing March 20 13 - Richard Nauert Southwestern Performance March - - 22 14 - - - - - - 23 18 - - - - - - - - - - 22 16 - Mike Palumbo John Martin Racing March - - 17 R22 13 14 17 R21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tom Finnelly Jr. John Martin Racing March - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 R14 - - - - - - - Mark Ritchey ? Lola - - - - - - - - - - 21 16 16 R15 - - - - - - - - 19 11 - Tony Ave ? Lola - - - - - - - - - - 17 R23 - - - - - - 17 R15 - - 14 R23 - Scott Wood ? March - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 15 - Fausto Galdi Elff Racing March - - - - - - 18 R18 - - 19 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Russell Spence Bradley Motorsports Lola - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 R20 References Category:Indy Lights seasons Indy Lights Season, 1993 Indy Lights