1991 Indy Lights season

The 1991 Firestone Indy Lights Championship consisted of 12 races. Éric Bachelart won four races on his way to the championship. He was one of six different winners on the season.

Long Beach race
Held April 14 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Éric Bachelart won the pole.

Top Five Results
 * 1) Éric Bachelart
 * 2) Robbie Buhl
 * 3) Robbie Groff
 * 4) Mark Smith
 * 5) Franck Fréon

Phoenix race
Held April 21 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mark Smith won the pole.

Top Five Results
 * 1) Robbie Groff
 * 2) Mark Smith
 * 3) Éric Bachelart
 * 4) Tommy Byrne
 * 5) Johnny O'Connell

Milwaukee race
Held June 2 at The Milwaukee Mile. John Marconi won the pole.

Top Five Results
 * 1) Robbie Groff
 * 2) Éric Bachelart
 * 3) Franck Fréon
 * 4) P. J. Jones
 * 5) John Marconi

Detroit race
Held June 16 at the Detroit street circuit. Éric Bachelart won the pole.

Top Five Results
 * 1) Éric Bachelart
 * 2) Franck Fréon
 * 3) Brian Till
 * 4) Robbie Buhl
 * 5) Robbie Groff

Portland race
Held June 23 at Portland International Raceway. P. J. Jones won the pole.

Top Five Results
 * 1) Éric Bachelart
 * 2) Franck Fréon
 * 3) Mark Smith
 * 4) Brian Till
 * 5) P. J. Jones

Cleveland race
Held July 7 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Mark Smith won the pole.

Top Five Results
 * 1) Mark Smith
 * 2) Brian Till
 * 3) Robbie Groff
 * 4) Johnny O'Connell
 * 5) Robbie Buhl

Meadowlands race
Held July 14 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Mark Smith won the pole.

Top Five Results
 * 1) Éric Bachelart
 * 2) P. J. Jones
 * 3) Robbie Buhl
 * 4) Robbie Groff
 * 5) Mark Smith

Toronto race
Held July 21 at Exhibition Place. Éric Bachelart won the pole.

Top Five Results
 * 1) P. J. Jones
 * 2) Robbie Buhl
 * 3) John Marconi
 * 4) Franck Fréon
 * 5) Mark Smith

Denver race
Held August 25 at the Denver, Colorado street circuit. Robbie Groff won the pole.

Top Five Results
 * 1) P. J. Jones
 * 2) Éric Bachelart
 * 3) Roberto Quintanilla
 * 4) Mark Smith
 * 5) Brian Till

Mid-Ohio race
Held September 15 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Robbie Buhl won the pole. After a full-course caution to clean up the crash of Robbie Groff on lap 27 (of 34), the race went back to green on lap 30. Eric Bachelart and Robbie Buhl were running 1st-2nd. Going into turn one, Buhl got a jump on the restart, and dove inside. But Bachelart closed the door, and the two cars tangled. Brian Till, running third, slipped by to take the lead. The caution came out and the race finished under yellow. Hometown driver Brian Till won his first career Indy Lights race, with Mark Smith second.

Top Five Results
 * 1) Brian Till
 * 2) Mark Smith
 * 3) Franck Fréon
 * 4) P. J. Jones
 * 5) Roberto Quintanilla

Nazareth race
Held October 6 at Nazareth Speedway. Robbie Groff won the pole.

Top Five Results
 * 1) Robbie Buhl
 * 2) P. J. Jones
 * 3) Éric Bachelart
 * 4) Brian Till
 * 5) Roberto Quintanilla

Laguna Seca race
Held October 20 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Robbie Buhl won the pole.

Top Five Results
 * 1) Mark Smith
 * 2) Brian Till
 * 3) Éric Bachelart
 * 4) Mike Snow
 * 5) P. J. Jones

Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).

Note:

Race 7, 8 and 11 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).

Complete Overview
R13=retired, but classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify (6)=place after practice, but grid position not held free DIS(10)=disqualified after finishing in tenth place