1992 Indy Lights season
The 1992 Firestone Indy Lights Championship consisted of 12 races. American Robbie Buhl captured a single victory on his way to the championship. This was the last season where all chassis were supplied by March.
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 5, 1992 | 75 | 1.6093=120.6975 km | 0'36:54.582 | 196.205 km/h | Adrian Fernández | Franck Fréon | Adrian Fernández | Adrian Fernández |
2 | Long Beach | California | April 12, 1992 | 47 | 2.558787=120.262989 km | 0'52:08.534 | 138.386 km/h | Franck Fréon | Franck Fréon | Franck Fréon | Franck Fréon |
3 | Detroit | Michigan | June 7, 1992 | 29 | 3.37953=98.00637 km | 0'48:14.272 | 121.904 km/h | Adrian Fernández | Adrian Fernández | Adrian Fernández | ? |
4 | Portland | Oregon | June 21, 1992 | 39 | 3.138135=122.387265 km | 0'46:02.544 | 159.489 km/h | Franck Fréon | Franck Fréon | Franck Fréon | Franck Fréon |
5 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | June 28, 1992 | 75 | 1.6607976=124.55982 km | 0'36:53.309 | 202.600 km/h | Adrian Fernández | Adrian Fernández | Adrian Fernández | ? |
6 | Loudon | New Hampshire | July 5, 1992 | 71 | 1.7026394=120.8873974 km | 0'43:54.471 | 165.192 km/h | Adrian Fernández | Adrian Fernández | Adrian Fernández | ? |
7 | Toronto | ![]() | July 19, 1992 | 42 | 2.8709912=120.58163 km | 0'56:23.545 | 128.296 km/h | Bryan Herta | Mark Smith | Robbie Buhl | ? |
8 | Cleveland | Ohio | August 9, 1992 | 32 | 3.8124317=121.9978144 km | 0'40:30.83 | 180.676 km/h | Franck Fréon | Robbie Buhl | Franck Fréon | ? |
9 | Vancouver | ![]() | August 30, 1992 | 45 | 2.6987961=121.4458245 km | 0'57:37.506 | 126.451 km/h | Mark Smith | Robbie Buhl | Robbie Buhl | ? |
10 | Lexington | Ohio | September 13, 1992 | 34 | 3.6337994=122.004252 km | 0'50:03.661 | 146.227 km/h | Robbie Groff | Franck Fréon | Franck Fréon | Robbie Groff |
11 | Nazareth | Pennsylvania | October 4, 1992 | 75 | 1.5223978=114.179835 km | 0'37:52.115 | 180.910 km/h | Robbie Buhl | Robbie Buhl | Robbie Buhl | ? |
12 | Monterey | California | October 18, 1992 | 34 | 3.5629902=121.1416668 km | 0'46:58.837 | 154.713 km/h | Robbie Groff | Robbie Groff | Robbie Groff | ? |
Race summaries
Phoenix race
Held April 5 at Phoenix International Raceway. Franck Fréon won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Adrian Fernández
- Robbie Groff
- Robbie Buhl
- Marco Greco
- Tommy Byrne
Long Beach race
Held April 12 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Franck Fréon won the pole.
Top Five Results
Detroit race
Held June 7 at Belle Isle Raceway. Adrian Fernández won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Adrian Fernández
- Robbie Buhl
- Mark Smith
- Tommy Byrne
- Franck Fréon
Portland race
Held June 21 at Portland International Raceway. Franck Fréon won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Franck Fréon
- Robbie Buhl
- Tommy Byrne
- Robbie Groff
- Sandy Brody
Milwaukee race
Held June 28 at The Milwaukee Mile. Adrian Fernández won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Adrian Fernández
- Robbie Groff
- Robbie Buhl
- Franck Fréon
- Mark Smith
Loudon race
Held July 5 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Adrian Fernández won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Adrian Fernández
- Franck Fréon
- Robbie Buhl
- Bryan Herta
- Dave Kudrave
Cleveland race
Held August 9 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Robbie Buhl won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Franck Fréon
- Bryan Herta
- Robbie Buhl
- Mike Snow
- Sandy Brody
Vancouver race
Held August 30 at Pacific Place. Robbie Buhl won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Mark Smith
- Robbie Buhl
- Sandy Brody
- Franck Fréon
- Bryan Herta
Mid-Ohio race
Held September 13 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Franck Fréon won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Robbie Groff
- Fredrik Ekblom
- Robbie Buhl
- Bryan Herta
- Adrian Fernández
Nazareth race
Held October 4 at Nazareth Speedway. Robbie Buhl won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Robbie Buhl
- Franck Fréon
- Bryan Herta
- Robbie Groff
- Mark Smith
Laguna Seca race
Held October 18 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Robbie Groff won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Robbie Groff
- Bryan Herta
- Franck Fréon
- Robbie Buhl
- Adrian Fernández
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 | Robbie Buhl | ![]() | Leading Edge Motorsport | 186 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 12 |
2 | Franck Fréon | ![]() | Landford Racing | 159 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 |
3 | Adrian Fernández | ![]() | John Martin Racing | 134 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
4 | Robbie Groff | ![]() | Groff Motorsports | 128 | 16 | 16 | - | 12 | 16 | 1 | 10 | - | 3 | 20 | 12 | 22 |
5 | Bryan Herta | ![]() | Landford Racing | 120 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
6 | Sandy Brody | ![]() | McNeill Motorsports | 85 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | - |
7 | Mark Smith | ![]() | Evergreen Racing | 74 | 6 | 2 | 14 | - | 10 | 2 | 4 | - | 20 | 6 | 10 | - |
Marco Greco | ![]() | Landford Racing | 74 | 12 | 12 | 8 | - | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | - | 3 | 8 | - | |
9 | Dave Kudrave | ![]() | Regency Racing | 49 | 8 | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 5 | - |
10 | Tommy Byrne | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | 44 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
11 | Fredrik Ekblom | ![]() | Bradley Motorsports | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 8 |
12 | George Sutcliffe | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | 17 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
13 | Mike Snow | ![]() | Bradley Motorsports | 16 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | - |
Mark Ritchey | ![]() | Miller Racing Team | 16 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
15 | Bruce Feldman | ![]() | Leading Edge Motorsport | 12 | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Dorricott, Jr. | ![]() | Cameron-McGee Motorsports | 12 | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
17 | Bob Reid | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 2 | - | - |
Philippe Favre | ![]() | Landford Racing | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | |
19 | Elton Julian | ![]() | McNeill Motorsports | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - |
Rick Hill | ![]() | 3-D Motorsports | 8 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
21 | John Brumder | ![]() | Bradley Motorsports | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Ward | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
23 | Vince Neil | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wood | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
Landford Racing | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Alex Padilla | ![]() | McNeill Motorsports | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Scott Maxwell | ![]() | Landford Racing | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | |
Billy Roe | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | |||
McCormack Racing | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||
28 | Robert Amrén | ![]() | McNeill Motorsports | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Scott Schubot | ![]() | TransAtlantic Racing | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
30 | Jack Miller | ![]() | Miller Racing Team | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Complete Overview
first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R12=retired, but classified NS=did not start
Place | Name | Country | Team | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||
1 | Robbie Buhl | ![]() | Leading Edge Motorsport | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
2 | Franck Fréon | ![]() | Landford Racing | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | R12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
3 | Adrian Fernández | ![]() | John Martin Racing | 2 | 1 | 5 | R12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | R10 | 4 | 5 |
4 | Robbie Groff | ![]() | Groff Motorsports | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | R15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | R12 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Bryan Herta | ![]() | Landford Racing | 8 | R16 | 11 | R13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Sandy Brody | ![]() | McNeill Motorsports | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | R14 |
7 | Mark Smith | ![]() | Evergreen Racing | 5 | 7 | 4 | R11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | R10 | 15 | R14 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | R20 |
Marco Greco | ![]() | Landford Racing | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | R17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | - | - | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | - | - | |
9 | Dave Kudrave | ![]() | Regency Racing | 9 | 6 | 6 | R15 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | R13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | R18 | 7 | R8 | 5 | R16 |
10 | Tommy Byrne | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
11 | Fredrik Ekblom | ![]() | Bradley Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 9 | 6 |
12 | George Sutcliffe | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | - | - | - | - | 14 | R11 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 13 |
13 | Mike Snow | ![]() | Bradley Motorsports | 16 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 15 | - | - | 10 | R15 |
Mark Ritchey | ![]() | Miller Racing Team | - | - | 14 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 9 | - | - | |||
Leading Edge Motorsport | 19 | R19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Bruce Feldman | ![]() | Leading Edge Motorsport | 12 | 9 | 13 | R16 | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Dorricott, Jr. | ![]() | Cameron-McGee Motorsports | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | - | - | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | R15 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 12 | |
17 | Bob Reid | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | - | - | - | - | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | R13 | 11 | 6 | - | - | 14 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
Philippe Favre | ![]() | Landford Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | R16 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 8 | |
19 | Elton Julian | ![]() | McNeill Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rick Hill | ![]() | 3-D Motorsports | - | - | 15 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 11 | |
21 | John Brumder | ![]() | Bradley Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Ward | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | |
23 | Vince Neil | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | 14 | 12 | 17 | R17 | - | - | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wood | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | 15 | 14 | 16 | 10 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Landford Racing | 17 | R16 | - | - | - | - | 10 | R11 | 9 | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
Alex Padilla | ![]() | McNeill Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Scott Maxwell | ![]() | Landford Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Billy Roe | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
McCormack Racing | 11 | R11 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Robert Amrén | ![]() | McNeill Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 9 |
Scott Schubot | ![]() | TransAtlantic Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 12 | - | - | 14 | 10 | |
30 | Jack Miller | ![]() | Miller Racing Team | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 11 | - | - | 18 | 13 | - | - | - | - |
- | Rupert Keegan | ![]() | Leading Edge Motorsport | 10 | 13 | 10 | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | Kat Teasdale | ![]() | Leading Edge Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | R14 | - | - | 13 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | Hervé Regout | ![]() | Fastrak Racing | - | - | - | - | 9 | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | Calvin Fish | ![]() | P.I.G. Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 14 | - | - | - | - |
- | Enrique Contreras | ![]() | TransAtlantic Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | R17 | - | - | - | - |
- | Mario Domínguez | ![]() | Landford Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | R17 |
- | Eddie Lawson | ![]() | Leading Edge Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | R18 |