Chris Griffis Memorial Test

The Chris Griffis Memorial Test is a two-day test event for Road to Indy racing series. The testing is conducted after the regular season. The test is used by teams to test new drivers as well as for the organisation to test new cars for the following season.

Chris Griffis

Chris Griffis (11 May 1966 - 12 September 2011) was a former teammanager for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Griffis started his career at Patrick Racing, working with Gordon Johncock, Emerson Fittipaldi among others. In 1990 Griffis joined Chip Ganassi Racing before moving to Bernstein Racing in 1993 and later joining Panther Racing in 2002. At Panther Racing Griffis was the crew chief of Mark Taylor winning the 2003 Indy Lights title.[1]

Griffis collapsed and died after a basketball game. He was survived by his wife Mari and daughters (Clair and Sophia). Griffis was buried in Akron, Indiana.[2]

Fastest times

YearIndy LightsPro MazdaUSF2000
2011 Republic of Ireland Peter Dempsey (1:20.6546)[3] United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth (1:25.431)[4] Canada Scott Hargrove (1:29.6937)[3]
2012 United States Zach Veach (1:19.2209)[5] United States Spencer Pigot (1:24.859)[6] Canada Matthew Di Leo (1:27.623)[7]
2013 France Alexandre Baron (1:15.726)[8] Mexico Alfonso Celis Jr. (1:20.490)[9] United States Aaron Telitz (1:23.283)[10]
2014 United States Spencer Pigot (1:19.8039)[11] Mexico Patricio O'Ward (1:23.6525)[12] France Nico Jamin (1:26.3304)[13]
2015 United States Kyle Kaiser (1:54.2235)[14] Mexico Patricio O'Ward (2:04.7677)[15] Russia Nikita Lastochkin (2:09.5454)[16]
2016 Canada Garett Grist (1:14.7396)[17] Brazil Victor Franzoni (1:22.6179)[18] United States Neil Verhagen (1:24.8661)[19]
2017 France Nico Jamin (1:25.7173)[20] United States Oliver Askew (1:29.8142)[21] United States Darren Keane (1:25.1424)[22]
2018 United States Ryan Norman (1:14.9283) United States Darren Keane (1:19.2971) Australia Hunter McElrea (1:24.5064)

Track

PeriodTrackLayoutLength
2011-2012Indianapolis Motor Speedway2.5134 miles
2013Barber Motorsports Park2.38 miles
2014–presentIndianapolis Motor Speedway2.439 miles

Drivers who tested but not raced

The below tabel contains drivers who tested during the Chris Griffis Memorial Test in Indy Lights, Pro Mazda or USF2000 but not competed in any of the classes.

YearSeriesDriverTeamNote
2012USF2000Finland Antti Buri[23]JDC MotorSports
2012USF2000United States Nick Neri[23]Belardi Auto Racing
2012USF2000Estonia Tristan Viidas[23]Pabst Racing Services
2012USF2000Canada Michael Adams[23]JAY Motorsports
2012USF2000United States Joe Ruch[23]Afterburner Autosport
2012USF2000Brazil Yukio Duzanowski[23]Belardi Auto Racing
2012USF2000Norway Kevin Aabol[23]JDC MotorSports
2012Star MazdaBrazil Renan Guerra[6]Juncos Racing
2012Star MazdaItaly Luca Orlandi[6]Team Pelfrey
2012Star MazdaMexico Jose Carlos Sandoval[6]JDC MotorSports
2012Star MazdaUnited States Chris Yano[6]Team Pelfrey
2012Star MazdaCosta Rica Andre Solano[6]Team GDT
2012Indy LightsAustralia Nick McBride[24]Sam Schmidt Motorsports
2014Indy LightsUnited States Parker Kligerman[11]Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
2014USF2000United States Christian Ross[13]Afterburner Autosport
2014USF2000United States Jordan Bernloehr[13]Afterburner Autosport
2015Pro MazdaBrazil Henrique Baptista[15]Team Pelfrey
2015USF2000United States Max Mallinen[16]SWAN Motorsports
2015USF2000Canada Chase Pelletier[16]Team Pelfrey
2015USF2000United States Chase Owen[16]Afterburner Autosport
2015USF2000Australia Cameron Hill[16]JDC MotorSports
2016USF2000Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer[19]Pabst Racing
2016USF2000United States Ryan Norberg[19]JDC MotorSports
2016USF2000Brazil Leandro Wolther[19]ArmsUp Motorsports
2016USF2000United States Neil Verhagen[19]Pabst RacingFastest time in the 2016 USF2000 test, before moving to Europe with support from the Red Bull Junior Team.
2016Indy LightsSlovakia Richard Gonda[17]Andretti Autosport
2017USF2000Australia Hunter McElreaPabst Racing
2017USF2000United States Elliott FinlaysonBN Racing
2017USF2000United States Myles RoweJohn Cummiskey Racing
2017USF2000United States Justin GordonExclusive Autosport
2017USF2000United States Jaden ConwrightTeam BENIK
2017USF2000United States Zoey EdenholmBN Racing
2017Pro MazdaNetherlands Leonard HoogenboomBN Racing

References

  1. ↑ "Sam Schmidt Motorsports Indy Lights Team Manager Chris Griffis Dies". Motor Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Christopher A. Griffis". IndyStar. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Drivers at test looking to impress". IndyCar. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "2011 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear Official Series Test". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mazda Road to Indy Open Test - Indy Lights" (PDF). IndyCar. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2012 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear Offical [sic] Series Test Session". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "2012 IMS MRTI Test USF2000 Thursday Final Practice" (PDF). USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Frenchman Alex Baron Leads the Way for Belardi in Testing". Indy Lights. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mexican Teenager Alfonso Celis Tops Test Times for Juncos Racing". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "USF2000: Rookie Telitz Tops USF2000 Times for Afterburner Autosport". More Front Wing. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  11. 1 2 "9/14/2014 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT PRACTICE 3". Indy Lights. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "9/14/2014 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT PRACTICE 3". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 "9/14/2014 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT PRACTICE 3". USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "11/21/2015 CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS TEST SESSION 3". Indy Lights. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  15. 1 2 "11/22/2015 CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS TEST SESSION 4". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 "11/22/2015 CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS TEST SESSION 5". USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  17. 1 2 "10/9/2016 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 8". Indy Lights. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "10/9/2016 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 5". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 "10/9/2016 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 5". USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "10/21/2017 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 2". Indy Lights. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "10/22/2017 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 5". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "10/22/2017 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 5". USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "USF2000 Graduates Shine in Star Mazda and Firestone Indy Lights". USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  24. ↑ "Indy Lights entrants" (PDF). IndyCar. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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