The 2012 Indy Lights season is a season of open wheel motor racing. It is 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.[1]
The championship was dominated by the Sam Schmidt Motorsports team with French driver Tristan Vautier winning the championship by eight points ahead of experienced Argentine team mate Esteban Guerrieri. SSM drivers won seven out of the twelve races over the course of the season and Vautier also claimed the rookie of the year title. Colombian driver Gustavo Yacamán from Team Moore Racing finished a tight battle for third with countryman Sebastián Saavedra.[2]
Team and driver chart
Schedule
IndyCar announced that all Firestone Indy Lights Series races would be broadcast on the NBC Sports Network in 2012.[21]
Rnd |
Date |
Race Name |
Track |
Location |
1 |
March 24 |
St. Petersburg 100 |
Streets of St. Petersburg |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
2 |
April 1 |
Grand Prix of Alabama |
Barber Motorsports Park |
Birmingham, Alabama |
3 |
April 15 |
Grand Prix of Long Beach |
Streets of Long Beach |
Long Beach, California |
4 |
May 25 |
Firestone Freedom 100 |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
Speedway, Indiana |
5 |
June 2 |
Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix |
Belle Isle |
Detroit, Michigan |
6 |
June 15 |
Firestone Indy Lights 100 |
Milwaukee Mile |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
7 |
June 22 |
Sukup 100 |
Iowa Speedway |
Newton, Iowa |
8 |
July 7 |
Toronto 100 |
Exhibition Place |
Toronto, Ontario |
9 |
July 21 |
Edmonton 100 |
Edmonton City Centre Airport |
Edmonton, Alberta |
10 |
August 5 |
Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
Circuit Trois-Rivières |
Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
11 |
September 1 |
Grand Prix of Baltimore |
Streets of Baltimore |
Baltimore, Maryland |
12 |
September 15 |
Auto Club Speedway Foundation 100 |
Auto Club Speedway |
Fontana, California |
Oval/Speedway
Road Course/Street Circuit
Race results
Driver standings
|
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Withdrawn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 not
participate
(DNP) |
Not competing |
|
In-line notation |
Bold |
Pole position
(1 point) |
Italics |
Ran fastest race lap |
* |
Led most race laps
(2 points) |
1 |
Qualifying cancelled
no bonus point awarded |
Rookie of the Year |
Rookie |
|
|
Position |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
Points |
50 |
40 |
35 |
32 |
30 |
28 |
26 |
24 |
22 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
- Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
References
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- ↑ El Tigrillo Yacamán se queda en la Indy Lights, el Colombiano, March 6, 2012, Retrieved March 6, 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Ostella Joins Team Moore in Firestone Indy Lights Series, David Ostella PR, January 2, 2012, Retrieved January 2, 2012
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Muñoz, Castenada Join Indy Lights for St. Pete, "RACER.com", March 19, 2012, Retrieved March 19, 2012
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- ↑ “Goncalvez Returns to Belardi for 2012”
- ↑ driver makes history” (indycar.com; January 20, 2012)
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- ↑ Knowlton, Veronica. Mike Larrison Joins Belardi Auto Racing Belardi Auto Racing, May 4, 2012, Retrieved 2012-05-04
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- ↑ Guerra, Kate. Newton-John enters the Freedom 100 with Fan Force United, IndyCar, April 30, 2012, Retrieved 2012-05-01
- ↑ Dempsey returns to Firestone Indy Lights with Younessi, May 7, 2012, Retrieved 2012-05-07
- ↑ Younessi Racing enters Indy Lights, Racer, February 28, 2012, Retrieved March 6, 2012
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USAC Mini-Indy Series |
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CART American Racing Series |
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CART Firestone/Dayton Indy Lights |
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IRL Infiniti/Indy Pro Series |
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Firestone Indy Lights Series |
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Indy Lights Series presented by Cooper Tire |
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Firestone Indy NXT Series |
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