Created in USA in 1909, Formula Indy was first, practicallly restricted for American and Canadian drivers in career end process, with English-speaker pilots of other countries as exceptions. Later, with the growing popularity of the event all over the world, some Mexican pilots were allowed to compete, and in the 1990's, this car racing series decided, definitely, to become an international event, with races happening also in Canada, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, and sometimes, in Europe, in the last years of its long history.
The cars in an Indy's grid position start the race in movement, there are oval, street, and "traditional" racing tracks. There are bonus point for the pilot who starts in the pole position, and for the one who leads the race for the most number of laps.
All the drivers who take part in a race weekend win points, such as the table below:
1st place - 50 points
2nd place - 40 points
2nd place - 40 points
3rd place - 35 points
4th place - 32 points
5th place - 30 points
6th place - 28 points
4th place - 32 points
5th place - 30 points
6th place - 28 points
7th place - 26 points
8th place - 24 points
9th place - 22 points
10th place - 20 points
11th place - 19 points
12th place - 18 points
13th place - 17 points
14th place - 16 points
15th place - 15 points
16th place - 14 points
17th place - 13 points
18th place - 12 points
19th to 24th place - 11 points
25th forwards - 10 points
8th place - 24 points
9th place - 22 points
10th place - 20 points
11th place - 19 points
12th place - 18 points
13th place - 17 points
14th place - 16 points
15th place - 15 points
16th place - 14 points
17th place - 13 points
18th place - 12 points
19th to 24th place - 11 points
25th forwards - 10 points
Formula Indy World Champions (CART & IRL Seasons)
Year
|
Pilot
|
Country
|
Team
|
1960
|
Jim Rathman
|
USA
| |
1961
|
A.J. Foyt Jr.
|
USA
| |
1962
|
Roger Ward
|
USA
| |
1963
|
Pamelli Jones
|
USA
| |
1964
|
A.J. Foyt Jr.
|
USA
| |
1965
|
Jim Clark
|
Scotland
| |
1966
|
Graham Hill
|
England
| |
1967
|
A.J. Foyt Jr.
|
USA
| |
1968
|
Bobby Unser
|
USA
| |
1969
|
Mário Andretti
|
USA
| |
1970
|
Al Unser
|
USA
| |
1971
|
Al Unser
|
USA
| |
1972
|
Mark Donohue
|
USA
| |
1973
|
Gordon Johncock
|
USA
| |
1974
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
USA
| |
1975
|
Al Unser
|
USA
| |
1976
|
Rick Mears
|
USA
| |
1977
|
A.J. Foyt Jr.
|
USA
| |
1978
|
Bobby Unser
|
USA
| |
1979
|
Gordon Johncock
|
USA
| |
1980
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
USA
| |
1981
|
Bobby Unser
|
USA
| |
1982
|
Gordon Johncock
|
USA
| |
1983
|
Tom Sneva
|
USA
| |
1984
|
Rick Mears
|
USA
| |
1985
|
Danny Sullivan
|
USA
| |
1986
|
Bobby Rahal
|
USA
| |
1987
|
Al Unser
|
USA
|
Truesports
|
1988
|
Danny Sullivan
|
USA
|
Penske
|
1989
|
Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Brazil
|
Patrick
|
1990
|
Al Unser Jr.
|
USA
|
Galles
|
1991
|
Michael Andretti
|
USA
|
Newman/Haas
|
1992
|
Bobby Rahal
|
USA
|
Rahal/Hogan
|
1993
|
Nigel Mansell
|
England
|
Newman/Haas
|
1994
|
Al Unser Jr.
|
USA
|
Penske
|
1995
|
Jacques Villeneuve
|
Canada
|
Green
|
1996 (CART)
|
Jimmy Vasser
|
USA
|
Chip Ganassi
|
1996 (IRL)
|
Buzz Calkins
|
USA
|
A.J. Foyt - Bradley
|
1997
(CART)
|
Alessandro Zanardi
|
Italy
|
Chip Ganassi
|
1997 (IRL)
|
Tony Stewart
|
USA
|
Menard
|
1998 (CART)
|
Alessandro Zanardi
|
Italy
|
Chip Ganassi
|
1998 (IRL)
|
Kenny Brack
|
Sweden
|
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
|
1999 (CART)
|
Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Colombia
|
Chip Ganassi
|
1999 (IRL)
|
Greg Ray
|
USA
|
Team Menard
|
2000 (CART)
|
Gil de Ferran
|
Brazil
|
Team Penske
|
2000 (IRL)
|
Buddy Lazier
|
USA
|
Hemelgarn Racing
|
2001 (CART)
|
Gil de Ferran
|
Brazil
|
Team Penske
|
2001 (IRL)
|
Sam Hornish Jr.
|
USA
|
Panther Racing
|
2002 (CART)
|
Cristiano da Matta
|
Brazil
|
Newman/Haas
|
2002 (IRL)
|
Sam Hornish Jr.
|
USA
|
Panther Racing
|
2003 (CART)
|
Paul Tracy
|
Canada
|
Forsythe
|
2003 (IRL)
|
Scott Dixon
|
New Zealand
|
Chip Ganassi
|
2004 (IRL)
|
Tony Kanaan
|
Brazil
|
Andretti-Green
|
2004 (CART)
|
Sebastian Bourdais
|
France
|
Newman-Haas
|
2005
|
Dan Wheldon
|
England
|
Andretti-Green
|
2006
|
Sam Hornish Jr.
|
USA
|
Team Penske
|
2007
|
Dario Franchitti
|
Scotland
|
Andretti-Green
|
2008
|
Scott Dixon
|
New Zealand
|
Chip Ganassi
|
2009
|
Dario Franchitti
|
Scotland
|
Chip Ganassi
|
2010
|
Dario Franchitti
|
Scotland
|
Chip Ganassi
|
2011
|
Dario Franchitti
|
Scotland
|
Chip Ganassi
|
The most important round in this series (regarded for many people as a separate championship) is Indianapolis 500 miles. It counts points for the championship, but there are also cars and pilots from other series in USA, besides the ones who just compete at Indy 500.
IndyCar Series, comparing to the Europpean competitions, has smaller costs to compete, a much more easygoing atmosphere, and pilots and companies can be winners, successful, and many times, popular idols, not feeling the need to move to Europe anymore, especially to Formula One.
IndyCar Series, comparing to the Europpean competitions, has smaller costs to compete, a much more easygoing atmosphere, and pilots and companies can be winners, successful, and many times, popular idols, not feeling the need to move to Europe anymore, especially to Formula One.
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| Dario Franchitti, champion in the latest three IndyCar Series seasons. He is an idol and a "media-darling" in America, and he is the husband of the actress Ashley Judd. (Photo: Band.com. URL: http://www.band.com.br/esporte/velocidade/formula-indy/pilotos/lista_pilotos.asp) |
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