1999 Indy Lights season

The 1999 CART PPG/Dayton Indy Lights Championship consisted of 12 races. Oriol Servià was the series champion despite not winning a race.

1999 Indy Lights season
PPG/Dayton Indy Lights Championship
Season
Races12
Start dateMarch 21
End dateOctober 30
Awards
Drivers' champion Oriol Servià

Calendar
Race NoTrackStateDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedWinnerPole PositionMost Leading LapsFastest Race Lap
1HomesteadFloridaMarch 21, 1999672.41395=161.73465 km0'36:56.920262.637 km/hMario DomínguezMario DomínguezMario DomínguezMario Domínguez
2Long BeachCaliforniaApril 18, 1999412.9353632=120.349891 km0'51:22.270140.565 km/hPhilipp PeterFelipe GiaffoneFelipe GiaffoneFelipe Giaffone
3NazarethPennsylvaniaMay 2, 19991001.5223978=152.23978 km0'46:29.029196.507 km/hAirton DaréOriol ServiàAirton DaréCasey Mears
4MilwaukeeWisconsinJune 6, 1999971.6607976=161.0973672 km0'59:48.353161.620 km/hDerek HigginsFelipe GiaffoneDerek HigginsTony Renna
5PortlandOregonJune 20, 1999383.169=120.411 km0'55:42.214129.698 km/hPhilipp PeterOriol ServiàPhilipp PeterJonny Kane
6ClevelandOhioJune 27, 1999363.3891858=122.0106888 km0'45:03.045162.498 km/hDerek HigginsDidier AndréDerek HigginsDerek Higgins
7Toronto CanadaJuly 18, 1999432.825=121.475 km0'59:14.033123.046 km/hGeoff BossGeoff BossGeoff BossGeoff Boss
8BrooklynMichiganJuly 24, 1999503.2186=160.93 km0'37:52.586254.929 km/hPhilipp PeterJonny KanePhilipp PeterRodolfo Lavín, Jr.
9DetroitMichiganAugust 8, 1999323.775=120.813 km0'56:58.424127.230 km/hDerek HigginsOriol ServiàDerek HigginsFelipe Giaffone
10CiceroIllinoisAugust 22, 1999971.6559697=160.6290609 km0'50:46.736189.798 km/hScott DixonScott DixonScott DixonGuy Smith
11MontereyCaliforniaSeptember 12, 1999343.6016134=122.454856 km0'49:46.824147.594 km/hDidier AndréGuy SmithDidier AndréDidier André
12FontanaCaliforniaOctober 30, 1999503.2186=141.6184 km0'46:51.509181.335 km/hJonny KaneJonny KaneDidier AndréCasey Mears

Race summaries

Homestead race

Held March 21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mario Domínguez won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Mario Domínguez
  2. Airton Daré
  3. Scott Dixon
  4. Andy Boss
  5. Casey Mears

Long Beach race

Held April 18 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Felipe Giaffone won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Philipp Peter
  2. Scott Dixon
  3. Geoff Boss
  4. Didier André
  5. Casey Mears

Nazareth race

Held May 2 at Nazareth Speedway. Oriol Servià won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Airton Daré
  2. Oriol Servià
  3. Casey Mears
  4. Scott Dixon
  5. Ben Collins

Milwaukee race

Held June 6 at The Milwaukee Mile. Felipe Giaffone won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Derek Higgins
  2. Casey Mears
  3. Tony Renna
  4. Felipe Giaffone
  5. Oriol Servià

Portland race

Held June 20 at Portland International Raceway. Oriol Servià won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Philipp Peter
  2. Oriol Servià
  3. Guy Smith
  4. Casey Mears
  5. Airton Daré

Cleveland race

Held June 27 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Didier André won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Derek Higgins
  2. Oriol Servià
  3. Felipe Giaffone
  4. Philipp Peter
  5. Airton Daré

Toronto race

Held July 18 at Exhibition Place. Geoff Boss won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Geoff Boss
  2. Oriol Servià
  3. Didier André
  4. Felipe Giaffone
  5. Jonny Kane

Michigan race

Held July 24 at Michigan International Speedway. Jonny Kane won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Philipp Peter
  2. Casey Mears
  3. Felipe Giaffone
  4. Mario Domínguez
  5. Oriol Servià

Detroit race

Held August 8 at Belle Isle Raceway. Oriol Servià won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Derek Higgins
  2. Oriol Servià
  3. Jonny Kane
  4. Felipe Giaffone
  5. Didier André

Chicago race

Held August 22 at The Chicago Motor Speedway. Scott Dixon won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Scott Dixon
  2. Guy Smith
  3. Casey Mears
  4. Oriol Servià
  5. Mario Domínguez

Laguna Seca race

Held September 12 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Guy Smith won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Didier André
  2. Scott Dixon
  3. Jonny Kane
  4. Guy Smith
  5. Casey Mears

Fontana race

Held October 30 at The California Speedway. Jonny Kane won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Jonny Kane
  2. Ben Collins
  3. Didier André
  4. Cory Witherill
  5. Mario Domínguez

Championship standings

Drivers' championship
Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th 
Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
  • The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
  • An additional point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
Driver standings
Pos Driver HMS
 LBH
 NAZ
 MIL
 POR
 CLE
 TOR
 MIC
 DET
 CHI
 LAG
 FON
 Pts
1 Oriol Servià 6 12 2 5 2 2 2 5 2 4 7 14 130
2 Casey Mears 5 5 3 2 4 8 8 2 9 3 5 13 116
3 Philipp Peter 13 1 8 11 1* 4 7 1* 8 12 8 10 101
4 Jonny Kane 7 16 12 9 6 18 5 7 3 9 3 1 89
5 Scott Dixon 3 2 4 15 11 14 18 16 7 1* 2 16 88
6 Felipe Giaffone 17 10* 18 4 10 3 4 3 4 8 18 20 78
7 Derek Higgins DNS 19 11 1* 16 1* 12 11 1* 6 19 15 76
8 Didier André 14 4 16 13 17 17 3 12 5 13 1* 3* 74
9 Guy Smith 11 18 10 8 3 11 6 6 13 2 4 19 71
10 Airton Daré 2 17 1* 7 5 5 19 15 15 18 12 8 69
11 Mario Domínguez 1* 6 17 16 15 9 20 4 17 5 16 5 66
12 Geoff Boss 8 3 13 14 12 13 1 9 6 11 14 11 58
13 Ben Collins 10 11 5 18 8 6 16 18 18 7 15 2 50
14 Chris Menninga 9 8 6 12 7 10 10 13 19 10 6 7 47
15 Andy Boss 4 13 15 10 9 7 13 10 10 17 17 12 32
16 Tony Renna 3 14 19 14 6 22
17 Rodolfo Lavín 16 9 9 19 18 15 17 8 11 14 13 9 19
18 Cory Witherill 15 14 14 17 19 16 11 17 12 15 11 4 17
19 David Pook 12 15 7 6 13 12 15 14 14 16 20 17 16
20 Oswaldo Negri, Jr. 7 6
21 Boris Derichebourg 16 DNS 9 4
22 Kenny Wilden 9 4
23 Luis Díaz 10 3
Rolando Quintanilla 18 0
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