Tag archives for Santiago Urrutia

Iowa Speedway – Indy Lights preview

Indy Lights Preview Hot, in all it’s various definitions is the word of the week as the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire series heads to the ⅞ of a mile Iowa Speedway bull-ring for the 11th race of the 18 round championship. Leaving the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the chase for the $1million Mazda Motorsports […]

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Barber Motorsports Park – Indy Lights – Race #2 recap and results

With the deepest field in over 15 years, it’s not a surprise that there have been five different winners during the 2016 chase for the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire championship, but that it occurred at the fifth race of the season is a little bit of a surprise. Santiago Urrutia, the reigning Pro […]

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Update #3 from Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire testing – final

If the tight final practice session before the Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Lucas School of Racing is any indication of how the 2016 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire championship will turn out, buckle your seat belts. The top 12 drivers were all within one second of quickest driver Santiago […]

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Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire testing at Phoenix International Raceway recap, thoughts and combined time sheet.

It should come as no surprise that 18 year-old sophomore RC Enerson was the quickest driver in today’s testing. The Phoenix International Raceway has been kind to a pair teenage Indy Lights drivers in the past, as Paul Tracy and Greg Moore both took their inaugural oval wins in the desert, and when the Indy […]

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Santiago Urrutia to Compete for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in 2016

Indianapolis, IN – February 18, 2016 – Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) announced today that Santiago Urrutia will compete with the team, driving the No. 55 Mazda-sponsored car, in the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires Series for the 2016 season.   Urrutia competed in various formulaes in Europe before winning the 2015 Pro Mazda championship and earning Rookie […]

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Rookies Rosenqvist and Urrutia lead the second day of Indy Lights testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway

It likely shouldn’t be a huge surprise that the two drivers that potentially had the most at stake, topped the time-charts during the just concluded two day test at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Felix Rosenqvist who was testing with Belardi Auto Racing led the way, but was followed closely by reigning Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire […]

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Previewing the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire test at Homestead-Miami Speedway

The quest for the $1 million Mazda Motorsports Advancement Scholarship and a seat in the Verizon IndyCar Series begins in earnest this week at the first official test of the 2016 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire championship. A gaggle of 11 drivers, and group of five teams will take to the 2.21 mile, 14-turn […]

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