Belardi Auto Racing was an American racing team in the
Indy Lights
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series.
[ The team was owned by Brian Belardi, who competed in ]SCCA
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.[ Belardi was previously located in Illinois before moving to ]Brownsburg, Indiana
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Indy Lights
2011-2013
Jorge Goncalvez, Anders Krohn
Anders Krohn (born 15 November 1987) is a Norwegian racing driver from Stavanger.
Racing career
After a youth in karting, Krohn moved to cars in the Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship in 2006. In 2007 he primarily raced in Benelux Formula ...
, and Jacob Wilson drove for the team during the 2011 Indy Lights season
The 2011 Indy Lights season was a season of open wheel motor racing. It was the 26th season of the series and the tenth sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IZOD IndyCar Series. It began March 27, 2011 in St. Peters ...
.[ ]Alon Day
Alon Day (Hebrew: אלון דאי, born November 4, 1991) is an Israeli professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for PK Carsport and is a four-time champion in th ...
joined the team for the 2012 Indy Lights season
The 2012 Indy Lights season was the 27th season of the series and the eleventh sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IZOD IndyCar Series. It began March 24, 2012 in St. Petersburg.
The championship was dominated by t ...
and became the first racer from Israel in the United States.[ ]Peter Dempsey
Peter Samuel Dempsey (born 31 March 1986) is an Irish racing driver from Ashbourne, County Meath.
Dempsey began his pro career in Formula BMW UK in 2004, finishing 22nd. In 2005 he finished second in the Formula Ford Walter Hayes Trophy race a ...
joined the team during the 2012 Indy Lights season and remained with the team into the 2013 Indy Lights season
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[ Belardi Auto Racing won its first race at the 2013 Firestone ]Freedom 100
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with Peter Dempsey making a four wide pass at the finish line.[ It was the closest oval configuration finish in ]Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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history.[ The team was forced to let go of Peter Dempsey before the final two races of 2013 due to a lack of sponsorship.][ ]Juan Pablo Garcia
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...
replaced Peter Dempsey, joining Jorge Goncalvez and Giancarlo Serenelli.[
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2014
For the 2014 Indy Lights season
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, Belardi hired drivers Alexandre Baron
Alexandre Baron (born 6 December 1994) is a French racing driver from Narbonne.
After karting, Baron raced in the French F4 Championship in 2012 and won the championship with nine wins in 13 races. In 2013 he began the season in Formula Renault ...
and Gabby Chaves
Gabriel "Gabby" Chaves (born 7 July 1993) is a Colombian-American racing driver, currently competing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Pilot Challenge. He raced in the IndyCar Series and is the 2014 Indy Lights Champion. ...
.[ Belardi won the 2014 Freedom 100 with driver Gabby Chaves.][ Chase Austin fractured his wrist in an accident while driving for Belardi in the 2014 Freedom 100.][ Chaves also won at the ]Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
The Grand Prix of Long Beach (known as Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach since 2019 for naming rights reasons) is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in downtown Long Beach, California. Christopher Pook is the founder of the event. It wa ...
Long Beach 100, Barber Motorsports Park
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Legacy Indy Lights 100 race 2, and Pocono 100.[ Alexandre Baron missed the Pocono race but won at ]Honda Indy Toronto
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.[ Baron was replaced by ]Axcil Jefferies
Axcil Ramar Jefferies (born 14 April 1994) is a professional racing driver and senior race instructor at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. He currently holds the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record in the GT3-class with a time of 7:50.370 which ...
at the Mid-Ohio double-header and Ryan Phinny
Ryan Phinny (born October 31, 1989) is an American racing driver from Los Angeles, California.
Career
After karting, Phinny made his Formula BMW USA debut in 2005 for Gelles Racing for two races and competed full-time in 2006 for Hearn Mot ...
for Sonoma.[ Gabby Chaves won the 2014 Indy Lights championship over Jack Harvey at Sonoma in a tiebreaker.][
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2015
For the 2015 Indy Lights season
The 2015 Indy Lights season was the 30th season of the Indy Lights open wheel motor racing series and the 14th sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series. The 2015 season was the second promoted by Andersen P ...
, Belardi hired drivers Juan Piedrahita
Juan Diego Piedrahita Cortes (Bogotá, July 27, 1992) is a Colombian racing driver. Piedrahita began his driving career aged seven, karting in Mexico. Piedrahita transitioned to auto racing in 2009 competing in the LATAM Challenge Series where he ...
and Felix Serralles.[ Serralles won at Milwaukee with teammate Piedrahita finishing third.][ Serralles finished seventh and Piedrahita eighth in the final standings.][
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2016
For the 2016 Indy Lights season
The 2016 Indy Lights season was a season of open wheel motor racing. It was the 31st season of the Indy Lights series and the 15th sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series.
Dubai born British sophomore dr ...
, Belardi hired drivers Felix Rosenqvist
Felix Rosenqvist (born 7 November 1991) is a Swedish professional racing driver who currently drives the No. 6 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren SP in the NTT IndyCar Series. He was named Rookie of the Year for the IndyCar Series in 2019.
Racing care ...
and Zach Veach
Zachary E. Veach (born December 9, 1994) is an American auto racing driver who competes full time in the IMSA SportsCar Championship GT3 class for Vasser Sullivan.
Veach was named to CNN's list of "Intriguing People" in May 2010, is the national ...
.[ Both drivers suffered car issues during race one at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.][ Rosenqvist won race two at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with teammate Veach finishing third.][ He would miss both Road America and Iowa due to racing in Europe, and was replaced by James French at Road America.][ Zach Veach won the pole and race one at Road America, leading all 20 laps.][ Rosenqvist in his return would win both races at ]Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
, and then left the team due to his Formula E
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obligations.[ Veach would start from fifth, take the lead on the first lap, and win Watkins Glen.][ Pre-race, Veach's car suffered from clutch and starter issues.][ Veach would start from fourth, take the lead on the first lap, and also win at the Grand Prix of Monterey (Sunday), the final race of the season.][
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2017
For the 2017 Indy Lights season, Belardi expanded to three cars, along with hiring drivers Shelby Blackstock
Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock (born February 23, 1990) is an American race car driver. He is the son of country music singer Reba McEntire and her ex-husband Narvel Blackstock. His older half-brother, Brandon Blackstock, was formerly married ...
, 2016 Pro Mazda Championship
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Patricio O'Ward dominated the first half of the season, w ...
winner Aaron Telitz
Aaron Telitz (born December 13, 1991) is an American race car driver. He currently competes full-time in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving for AIM Vasser Sullivan.
Career
Born in Birchwood, Wisconsin, Telitz began his racing caree ...
, and Santiago Urrutia
Santiago Urrutia Lausarot (born 30 August 1996) is an Uruguayan racing driver. He currently competes in the World Touring Car Cup, driving for Cyan Performance Lynk & Co. He formerly competed in Indy Lights, and was the 2015 Pro Mazda series ch ...
.[ Telitz won the Saturday St. Petersburg race from the pole and Urrutia finished second on Sunday.][ In April, Belardi and ]IndyCar Series
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team Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
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created a development program for Santiago Urrutia, with his car carrying the Arrow Electronics
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colors.[ ]Chad Boat
Chad Boat (born January 30, 1992) is an American professional dirt track racing driver and team owner. The son of former driver Billy Boat, he has raced in Indy Lights and NASCAR.
Racing career
Sprint cars and midgets
Boat began his racing care ...
joined the team for races at Iowa and Gateway, but could not race at Iowa due to medical issues.[ Urrutia won Mid-Ohio Race 1 from the pole and finished second in Race 2, with Blackstock finishing third in 2.][ Urrutia won at Gateway, but Belardi drivers including Boat were in several accidents.][ Telitz won the 2017 season finale at Watkins Glen in wet conditions.][
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2018
For the 2018 Indy Lights season, Belardi retained driver Aaron Telitz, who at signing had budget concerns.[ Telitz won the pole for St. Petersburg Race 1, but severely damaged the car qualifying for Race 2, and did not start Race 1.][ Due to having no backup, Belardi borrowed a car from Carlin, and Telitz wrecked in Race 2. Urrutia won St. Petersburg Race 2. ]Chris Windom
Christopher R. Windom (born December 24, 1990) is an American professional racing driver. Windom was the seventh driver to complete a United States Auto Club (USAC) Triple Crown by winning titles in sprint cars, midget cars, and Silver Crown.
US ...
was to race for the team in the Freedom 100, but wrecked his car in testing, and could not compete.
2019
For the 2019 Indy Lights season, Belardi hired drivers Zachary Claman DeMelo
Zachary Claman DeMelo (born April 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional race car driver from Montreal, Quebec. He has competed in Formula Renault 2.0, the IndyCar Series and other open-wheel series, most recently competing for Belardi Auto Racing ...
, Julien Falchero
Julien Falchero (born 2 March 1997) is a French racing driver.
Career GP3 Series
In December 2016, Falchero partook in post-season testing with Campos Racing. He was signed to the team the following month.
Racing record
Career summary
† A ...
, and Lucas Kohl
Lucas Bell Kohl (born May 4, 1998) is a Brazilian racing driver.
, ''usf2000.com'', September 28, 2018, ...
.Jonathan Byrd's Racing
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2020
Belardi was to compete in the 2020 Indy Lights series, but it was cancelled due to COVID-19
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IndyCar
2018
Belardi joined with A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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, Hollinger MotorSport (Brad Hollinger), and Jonathan Byrd's Racing to enter driver James Davison
James D. Davison (born 28 August 1986) is an Australian professional racing driver who drives an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in the Blancpain GT World Challenge America. He has also competed in the NTT IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, and NASCAR ...
in the 2018 Indianapolis 500
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2019
Belardi joined with Dale Coyne Racing
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, Hollinger MotorSport (Brad Hollinger), and Jonathan Byrd's Racing to enter driver James Davison in the 2019 Indianapolis 500
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2020
Belardi joined with Dale Coyne Racing, Jonathan Byrd's Racing, and Rick Ware Racing
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History
The organizational roots of RWR date back to Ware & Sons Racing with ...
to enter driver James Davison in the 2020 Indianapolis 500
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