2013 Indy Lights

February 2025 Indy Lights Firestone Indy Lights 2013 12 March 24 October 19 Sage Karam Sam Schmidt Motorsports 2012 2014 The 2013 Indy Lights season was a season of open wheel motor racing. It was the 28th season of the series and the twelfth sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IZOD IndyCar Series. It began March 24, 2013 in St. Petersburg.http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/10-October/10-18-Twelve-races-two-new-venues-for-2013 Twelve races, two new venues for 2013 October 18, 2012 Firestone Indy Lights IndyCar October 31, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121021034150/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/10-October/10-18-Twelve-races-two-new-venues-for-2013 October 21, 2012 dead mdy-all It was a season with a very low number of entries, with the Grand Prix races having between 8 and 12 drivers at most. Rookie Sage Karam won the championship, the eighth rookie to win the series title.Lewandowski Dave http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/10/10-19-Munoz-wins-Firestone-Indy-Lights-race Karam secures title; Munoz wins fourth race IndyCar October 19, 2013 October 19, 2013 Karam clinched the championship in the final race over rookie teammate Gabby Chaves. Second-year driver Carlos Muñoz won a series-high four races but was forced to settle for third in the championship. Peter Dempsey captured the Freedom 100 in a spectacular four-wide finish in what was the closest finish in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history. In June, it was announced that the series would be promoted by Andersen Promotions beginning in 2014.Andersen Promotions to take over Indy Lights https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061940/http://www.racer.com/report-andersen-promotions-to-take-over-indy-lights/article/299747/ October 23, 2013 , Racer, June 20, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-22 INDYCAR sanctioning will remain. In August it was announced that Cooper Tire would replace Firestone as the official tire of the series in 2014.Cooper Tires Named Official Tire Of New Indy Lights Series https://web.archive.org/web/20170914081549/http://www.performanceracing.com/news/cooper-tires-named-official-tire-new-indy-lights-series 2017-09-14 , Performance Racing Industry, August 22, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-22 Team and driver chart All drivers will compete in Firestone Firehawk–shod Dallara chassis. Team No. Drivers Rounds Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 7 COL Gabby Chaveshttp://www.indycar.com/News/2013/02/2-14-Chaves-graduates-to-Firestone-Indy-Lights-with-SPM Chaves graduates for '13 to championship team February 14, 2013 February 14, 2013 Firestone Indy Lights IndyCar All 8 USA Sage KaramGlendenning, Mark. Sage Karam joins Sam Schmidt Indy Lights line-up, Autosport, March 8, 2013, Retrieved 2013-03-08 All 67 USA Kyle O'Garahttps://archive.today/20130411195253/http://sfhracing.com/sfhr-development-driver-kyle-ogara-to-run-firestone-freedom-100-thru-partnership-with-schmidt-peterson-motorsports/ SFHR Development Driver Kyle O’Gara to Run Firestone Freedom 100 thru Partnership with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, http://sfhracing.com, March 27, 2013, Retrieved 2013-03-27.N In conjunction with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. 4, 12 77 GBR Jack Hawksworth All Team Moore Racing 2 MEX Juan Pablo GarcíaGuerra, Kate. Garcia joins race-winning Team Moore for '13 season, IndyCar, January 10, 2013, Retrieved 2013-01-10 1–10 IRL Peter Dempsey 11 22 USA Ethan Ringel 1 BRA Victor Carbone 2 CAN Mikaël Grenier 3 USA Jimmy Simpson 4 USA Conor Daly 11 Andretti AutosportAFS Racing 12 USA Zach VeachVeach moves up to Firestone Indy Lights with Andretti, IndyCar.com, December 3, 2012, Retrieved December 3, 2012 All 26 COL Carlos MuñozAndretti retains Muñoz, will contest Indy 500 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023234306/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/10-October/10-22-Munoz-returns-to-Andretti-and-will-contest-Indianapolis-500 2012-10-23 , IndyCar.com, October 22, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012 All Belardi Auto Racing 4 VEN Jorge GoncalvezThird Time is the Charm for Goncalvez Who Reunites with Belardi Auto Racing for 2013, constantcontact.com, February 27, 2013, All 5 IRL Peter DempseyPeter Dempsey earns full season chance with Belardi https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111714/http://www.racer.com/peter-dempsey-earns-full-season-chance-with-belardi/article/263307/ December 24, 2013 , racer.com, October 11, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012 1–10 MEX Juan Pablo García 11–12 6 VEN Giancarlo Serenelli 9–12 Bryan Herta AutosportJeffery Mark Motorsports 28 USA Chase Austin 4 ZWE Axcil Jefferies 9, 11 MDL Racing 56 CAN Matthew Di LeoDi Leo to Make Debut on Streets of Long Beach https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002726/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=12320&sid=eb50ae15b17de5666d1992f30918b37f 2016-03-04 , eFormulaCarNews, April 16, 2013, Retrieved 2013-04-16 3, 8–11 Pabst Racing 17 CAN Dalton Kellett 10 2012 Star Mazda Champion Jack Hawksworth earned a $500,000 scholarship for his Championship season.Series champ Hawksworth ready for next challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20121104021345/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/10-October/10-30-Hawksworth-ready-for-next-challenge 2012-11-04 , IndyCar.com, October 30, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012 Hawksworth will drive for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in its No. 77 machine.Star Mazda Champ Jack Hawksworth to Join Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2013 http://www.catchfence.com/2012/press/12/07/star-mazda-champ-jack-hawksworth-to-join-sam-schmidt-motorsports-firestone-indy-lights-team-in-2013/ December 7, 2012 May 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130523120405/http://www.catchfence.com/2012/press/12/07/star-mazda-champ-jack-hawksworth-to-join-sam-schmidt-motorsports-firestone-indy-lights-team-in-2013/ dead Schedule IndyCar announced the 2013 Indy Lights schedule on October 18, 2012. It joined all IndyCar Series weekends in North America except Detroit, Texas and Sonoma. Rnd Date Race Name Track Location 1 March 23–24 USA St. Petersburg 100 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida 2 April 6–7 USA Legacy Indy Lights 100 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama 3 April 20–21 USA Long Beach 100 Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California 4 May 24 USA Firestone Freedom 100 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana 5 June 14–15 USA Milwaukee Race Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin 6 June 22–23 USA Iowa Speedway 100 Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa 7 July 6–7 USA Pocono Race Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania 8 July 12–13 CAN Grand Prix of Toronto Exhibition Place Toronto 9 August 3–4 USA Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio 10 August 31 – September 1 USA Grand Prix of Baltimore Streets of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland 11 October 5–6 USA Grand Prix of Houston Reliant Park Houston, Texas 12 October 18–19 USA Lefty's Kids Club 100 Auto Club Speedway Fontana, California #FFFFFF Oval/Speedway solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Street/Temporary Circuit solid 1px #AAAAAA #DFFFDF Road Course solid 1px #AAAAAA Race results Rd. Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Winning driver Winning team 1 USA St. Petersburg COL Carlos Muñoz COL Carlos Muñoz GBR Jack Hawksworth GBR Jack Hawksworth USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports 2 USA Barber COL Carlos Muñoz COL Carlos Muñoz COL Carlos Muñoz COL Carlos Muñoz USA Andretti Autosport 3 USA Long Beach COL Carlos Muñoz COL Carlos Muñoz COL Carlos Muñoz COL Carlos Muñoz USA Andretti Autosport 4 USA Indianapolis USA Sage Karam IRL Peter Dempsey COL Carlos Muñoz IRL Peter Dempsey USA Belardi Auto Racing 5 USA Milwaukee USA Sage Karam USA Zach Veach USA Zach Veach USA Sage Karam USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports 6 USA Iowa COL Carlos Muñoz COL Carlos Muñoz USA Sage Karam USA Sage Karam USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports 7 USA Pocono COL Carlos Muñoz COL Gabby Chaves COL Carlos Muñoz COL Carlos Muñoz USA Andretti Autosport 8 CAN Toronto GBR Jack Hawksworth GBR Jack Hawksworth GBR Jack Hawksworth GBR Jack Hawksworth USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports 9 USA Mid-Ohio COL Gabby Chaves COL Carlos Muñoz COL Gabby Chaves COL Gabby Chaves USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports 10 USA Baltimore GBR Jack Hawksworth GBR Jack Hawksworth GBR Jack Hawksworth GBR Jack Hawksworth USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports 11 USA Houston USA Sage Karam COL Gabby Chaves USA Sage Karam USA Sage Karam USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports 12 USA Fontana USA Zach Veach USA Sage Karam COL Carlos Muñoz COL Carlos Muñoz USA Andretti Autosport Driver standings Points system Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points 50 40 35 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 18 Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes. Pos Driver STPUSA BARUSA LBHUSA INDYUSA MILUSA IOWUSA POCUSA TORCAN MOHUSA BALUSA HOUUSA FONUSA Pts 1 USA Sage Karam yellow RY silver 3 4 3 3 1 1* 2 6 8 2 1*1 3 460 2COL Gabby Chaves orange R silver 8 3 2 2 4 2 3 3 1* 3 2 2 449 3 COL Carlos Muñoz 7 1* 1* 4* 2 8 1* 4 4 9 12 1* 441 4GBR Jack Hawksworth orange R silver 1* 2 8 10 8 3 5 1* 3 1* 6 9 412 5 IRL Peter Dempsey 2 6 10 1 6 4 7 2 2 4 9 360 6 VEN Jorge Goncalvez 6 5 4 6 7 5 8 8 9 5 4 5 336 7USA Zach Veach orange R silver 5 9 9 5 3* 7 4 7 5 8 10 4 333 8 MEX Juan Pablo García 4 8 6 9 5 6 6 5 6 DNS 8 6 312 9CAN Matthew Di Leo orange R silver 5 9 10 6 11 119 10VEN Giancarlo Serenelli orange R silver 11 7 7 7 97 11ZWE Axcil Jefferies orange R silver 7 5 56 12USA Kyle O'Gara orange R silver 11 8 43 13 USA Conor Daly 3 35 14 BRA Victor Carbone 7 26 15CAN Mikaël Grenier orange R silver 7 26 16USA Jimmy Simpson orange R silver 7 26 17 USA Chase Austin 8 24 18USA Ethan Ringel orange R silver 9 22 19CAN Dalton Kellett orange R silver 10 20 Pos Driver STPUSA BARUSA LBHUSA INDYUSA MILUSA IOWUSA POCUSA TORCAN MOHUSA BALUSA HOUUSA FONUSA Pts Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue Finished(Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify(DNQ) Brown Withdrawn(Wth) Black Disqualified(DSQ) White Did not start(DNS) Blank Did notparticipate(DNP) Not competingIn-line notationBoldPole position(1 point)ItalicsRan fastest race lap*Led most race laps(2 points)1Qualifying cancelledno bonus point awardedRookie of the YearRookie Footnotes N References 2 External links Indy Lights Series website Category:Indy Lights seasons Indy Lights Indy Lights