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{{Short description|CART and Indy Racing league team}}
'''Project Indy''' was a [[car racing]] team owned by Andreas Leberle that competed in the [[Champ Car|CART]] [[American Championship car racing|Championship Car]] series and the [[IndyCar|Indy Racing League]] [[IndyCar Series]]. Leberle was a former chief mechanic for [[EuroInternational|Euromotorsport]],<ref>[http://checkpoint10.blogspot.com/2005/09/eurointernational-returns-to-champ-car.html Eurointernational returns to Champ Car], Checkpoint 10, September 2, 2005</ref> and like Euromotorsport, Project Indy's cars were often driven by [[pay driver]]s.  The team was founded in [[1994 IndyCar season|1994]] and operated through the [[1998 CART season]]. Their only appearance in the IRL was with [[Johnny Unser]] for two of the three races of the [[1996 Indy Racing League season|1996 season]] and the two 1996 races of the [[1996–1997 Indy Racing League season|1996–1997 season]], which were competed with CART-spec equipment. The best race finish registered by a Project Indy driver was 7th place by [[Christian Danner]] in the [[1995 IndyCar season|1995]] [[Homestead–Miami Indy 300|Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami]].<ref>[http://www.motorsport-stats.com/cart/teams/projectindy/index.html Project Indy] - CART World  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719020417/http://www.motorsport-stats.com/cart/teams/projectindy/index.html |date=July 19, 2011 }}</ref> In 1998 the team was known as '''Project CART''' due to not being allowed to use the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]'s "Indy" trademark as the team by then only participated in CART.

The team attempted the [[Indianapolis 500]] several times but only succeeded in making the field in 1996 with Unser; their car did not start due to a broken transmission.<ref>{{cite news|title=Unser tradition falters|work=South Florida Sun Sentinel|date=27 May 1996|access-date=24 July 2020|url=https://newspapers.com/clip/55967770/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Drivers==

===CART===
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Christian Danner]] (1994–1995)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Fréon]] (1994–1995)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Buddy Lazier]] (1995)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Arnd Meier]] (1997)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Montermini]] (1994)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Moreno]] (1998)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Domenico Schiattarella]] (1994–1995, 1998)
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hubert Stromberger]] (1995)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Vitolo]] (1996–1997)

===IRL===
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Unser]] (1996)

==Racing results==

===Complete CART FedEx Championship Series results===
([[:Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend|key]])
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! Chassis
! Engine
! Tyres
! Drivers
! No.
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
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!rowspan=6| [[1994 IndyCar season|1994]]
!colspan=5|
| [[1994 Australian FAI Indycar Grand Prix|SFR]]
|{{tooltip|PHX|Phoenix International Raceway}}
|{{tooltip|LBH|Grand Prix of Long Beach}}
| [[1994 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]
|{{tooltip|MIL|Milwaukee Mile}}
|{{tooltip|DET|The Raceway on Belle Isle}}
|{{tooltip|POR|Portland International Raceway}}
|{{tooltip|CLE|Burke Lakefront Airport (Cleveland)}}
|{{tooltip|TOR|Streets of Toronto}}
|{{tooltip|MCH|Michigan International Speedway}}
|{{tooltip|MDO|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course}}
|{{tooltip|NHA|New Hampshire Motor Speedway}}
|{{tooltip|VAN|Streets of Vancouver}}
|{{tooltip|ROA|Road America}}
|{{tooltip|NAZ|Nazareth Speedway}}
|{{tooltip|LAG|Laguna Seca Raceway}}
!colspan=3|
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|rowspan=5| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T93/06
|rowspan=5| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth#Other IndyCar and Champ Car engines|XB]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|rowspan=5| {{Goodyear}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Fréon]]
|rowspan=5|64
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Didier Theys]]
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| style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Christian Danner]]
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
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| style="background:#DFC484;"| Wth
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Domenico Schiattarella]]
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| style="background:#efcfff;"| 26
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
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| style="background:#DFC484;"| Wth
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Montermini]]
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| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9
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!rowspan=7| [[1995 IndyCar season|1995]]
!colspan=5|
|{{tooltip|MIA|Museum Park}}
| [[1995 Indycar Australia|SFR]]
|{{tooltip|PHX|Phoenix International Raceway}}
|{{tooltip|LBH|Grand Prix of Long Beach}}
|{{tooltip|NAZ|Nazareth Speedway}}
| [[1995 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]
|{{tooltip|MIL|Milwaukee Mile}}
|{{tooltip|DET|The Raceway on Belle Isle}}
|{{tooltip|POR|Portland International Raceway}}
|{{tooltip|ROA|Road America}}
|{{tooltip|TOR|Streets of Toronto}}
|{{tooltip|CLE|Burke Lakefront Airport (Cleveland)}}
|{{tooltip|MCH|Michigan International Speedway}}
|{{tooltip|MDO|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course}}
|{{tooltip|NHA|New Hampshire Motor Speedway}}
|{{tooltip|VAN|Streets of Vancouver}}
|{{tooltip|LAG|Laguna Seca Raceway}}
!colspan=2|
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|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T93/06<br>[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 94i
|rowspan=6| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth#Other IndyCar and Champ Car engines|XB]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|rowspan=6| {{Goodyear}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Christian Danner]]
|rowspan=6|64
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 22
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|rowspan=5| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 94i
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Buddy Lazier]]
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 21
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Fréon]]
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Parsons|Johnny Parsons, Jr.]]
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| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hubert Stromberger]]
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
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| style="background:#DFC484;"| Wth
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| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Domenico Schiattarella]]
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18
| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21
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!rowspan=2| [[1996 IndyCar season|1996]]
!colspan=5|
| [[1996 Grand Prix of Miami|MIA]]
| [[1996 IndyCar Rio 400|RIO]]
| [[1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia|SFR]]
| [[1996 Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]
| [[1996 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix|NAZ]]
| [[1996 U.S. 500|500]]
| [[1996 Miller Genuine Draft 200|MIL]]
| [[1996 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]
|{{tooltip|POR|Portland International Raceway}}
|{{tooltip|CLE|Burke Lakefront Airport (Cleveland)}}
| [[1996 Molson Indy Toronto|TOR]]
|{{tooltip|MCH|Michigan International Speedway}}
|{{tooltip|MDO|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course}}
|{{tooltip|ROA|Road America}}
|{{tooltip|VAN|Streets of Vancouver}}
|{{tooltip|LAG|Laguna Seca Raceway}}
!colspan=3|
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|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 95i
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth#Other IndyCar and Champ Car engines|XB]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|{{Goodyear}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Vitolo]]
|64
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| style="background:#efcfff;"| 17
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!rowspan=3| [[1997 CART season|1997]]
!colspan=5|
|{{tooltip|MIA|Homestead-Miami Speedway}}
| [[1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival|SFR]] 
|{{tooltip|LBH|Grand Prix of Long Beach}}
|{{tooltip|NAZ|Nazareth Speedway}} 
|{{tooltip|RIO|Autódromo de Jacarepaguá}}
|{{tooltip|GAT|Gateway International Raceway}}
|{{tooltip|MIL|Milwaukee Mile}}
|{{tooltip|DET|The Raceway on Belle Isle}}
|{{tooltip|POR|Portland International Raceway}}
|{{tooltip|CLE|Burke Lakefront Airport (Cleveland)}} 
|{{tooltip|TOR|Streets of Toronto}}  
|{{tooltip|MCH|Michigan International Speedway}}
|{{tooltip|MDO|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course}}
|{{tooltip|ROA|Road America}}
| [[1997 Molson Indy Vancouver|VAN]]  
|{{tooltip|LAG|Laguna Seca Raceway}}
| [[1997 Marlboro 500|FON]]
!colspan=2|
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|rowspan=2| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T97/00
|rowspan=2| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth#Other IndyCar and Champ Car engines|XD]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Vitolo]]
|rowspan=2|64
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 23
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|style="background:#DFC484;"| Wth
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 27
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 20
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Arnd Meier]]
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 25
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 24
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 19
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 25
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!rowspan=3| [[1998 CART season|1998]]
!colspan=5|
| [[1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami|MIA]] 
| [[1998 Budweiser 500k|MOT]] 
| [[1998 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]] 
| [[1998 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix|NAZ]] 
| [[1998 Rio 400|RIO]] 
| [[1998 Motorola 300|GAT]] 
| [[1998 Miller 200|MIL]] 
| [[1998 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix|DET]] 
| [[1998 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200|POR]] 
| [[1998 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]] 
| [[1998 Molson Indy Toronto|TOR]]  
| [[1998 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota|MCH]] 
| [[1998 Miller Lite 200|MDO]] 
| [[1998 Texaco/Havoline 200|ROA]]
| [[1998 Molson Indy Vancouver|VAN]]  
| [[1998 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey|LAG]] 
| [[1998 Texaco Grand Prix of Houston|HOU]] 
| [[1998 Honda Indy 300|SFR]]  
| [[1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota|FON]]  
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|rowspan=2| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 97i
|rowspan=2| [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes-Benz]] IC108D [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Moreno]]
|rowspan=2|15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15
|style="background:#efcfff;"| 26
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Domenico Schiattarella]]
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 16
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===Complete Indy Racing League results===
([[:Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Tyres
! Drivers
! No.
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
|-
!rowspan=3| [[1996 Indy Racing League season|1996]]
!colspan=5|
| [[1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World|WDW]]
| [[1996 Dura Lube 200|PHX]]
| [[1996 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]
!colspan=7|
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|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 94i<br>[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 95i
|rowspan=2| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth#Other IndyCar and Champ Car engines|XB]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Unser]] 
|64
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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 33
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| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T93/00
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Rob Wilson (racing driver)|Rob Wilson]]
|46
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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!rowspan=2| [[1996–1997 Indy Racing League season|1996–1997]]
!colspan=5|
| [[1996 True Value 200|NHA]]
| [[1996 Las Vegas 500K|LSV]]
| [[1997 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World|WDW]]
| [[1997 Phoenix 200|PHX]]
| [[1997 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]
| [[1997 True Value 500|TXS]]
| [[1997 Samsonite 200|PPIR]]
| [[1997 VisionAire 500|CLT]]
| [[1997 Pennzoil 200|NHA2]]
| [[1997 Las Vegas 500K|LSV2]]
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|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 95i
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth#Other IndyCar and Champ Car engines|XB]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|{{Goodyear}}
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Unser]]
|64
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22
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==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Project Indy}}
{{IndyCar Series teams}}
{{Champ Car teams}}

[[Category:1994 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:1998 disestablishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Champ Car teams]]
[[Category:IndyCar Series teams]]
[[Category:American auto racing teams]]