2013 Indy Lights season

The 2013 Indy Lights season is the 28th season of the American Indy Lights racing series .

Teams and drivers

All teams use Dallara chassis , Infiniti engines and Firestone tires .

team	No.	driver	run
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Schmidt Peterson c / w Curb-Agajanian	07th	Gabby Chaves	1-12
	08th	Say Karam	1-12
	67	Kyle O'Gara	4, 12
	77	Jack Hawksworth	1-12
Team Moore Racing	02	Juan Pablo Garcia	1-10
		Peter Dempsey	11
	22nd	Ethan Ringel	1
		Victor Carbone	2
		Mikaël Grenier	3
		Jimmy Simpson	4th
		Conor Daly	11
Andretti Autosport	12	Zach Veach	1-12
	26th	Carlos Muñoz	1-12
Belardi Auto Racing	04th	Jorge Goncalvez	1-12
	05	Peter Dempsey	1-10
		Juan Pablo Garcia	11, 12
	06th	Giancarlo Serenelli	9-12
JMM / BHA with Curb-Agajanian	28	Chase Austin	4th
		Axcil Jefferies	9, 11
MDL Racing / Peter Dragffy	56	Matthew Di Leo	3, 8-11
Pabst Racing	17th	Dalton Kellett	10

Changes in the drivers

The following list contains all drivers who took part in the Indy Lights season 2012 and who do not start for the same team in the 2013 season as in 2012.

Drivers who have changed their team:

• Chase Austin : Juncos Racing → JMM / BHA with Curb-Agajanian
• Victor Carbone : Sam Schmidt Motorsports → Team Moore Racing
• Juan Pablo Garcia : Jeffrey Mark Motorsport → Team Moore Racing

Drivers entering or returning to the Indy Lights:

• Gabby Chaves : Star Mazda Series ( JDC Motorsports ) → Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
• Conor Daly : GP3 series ( Lotus GP ) → Team Moore Racing
• Matthew Di Leo : US F2000 National Championship ( MDL Racing ) → MDL Racing / Peter Dragffy
• Mikaël Grenier : Karting → Team Moore Racing
• Jack Hawksworth : Star Mazda Series ( Team Pelfrey ) → Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
• Axcil Jefferies : FIA Formula 2 Championship → JMM / BHA with Curb-Agajanian
• Sage Karam : Star Mazda Series ( Andretti Autosport ) → Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
• Dalton Kellett : US F2000 National Championship ( Pabst Racing ) → Pabst Racing
• Kyle O'Gara : USAC National Midget Series → Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
• Ethan Ringel : GP3 series ( Atech CRS Grand Prix ) → Team Moore Racing
• Giancarlo Serenelli : GP2 series ( Venezuela GP Lazarus ) → Belardi Auto Racing
• Jimmy Simpson : USAC National Midget Series → Team Moore Racing
• Zach Veach : Star Mazda Series (Andretti Autosport) → Andretti Autosport

Drivers who left the Indy Lights:

• Nick Andries : Bryan Herta Autosport → Star Mazda Series (JDC Motorsports)
• Sebastián Saavedra : AFS Racing / Andretti Autosport → IndyCar Series ( Dragon Racing )
• Tristan Vautier : Sam Schmidt Motorsports → IndyCar Series (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)

Drivers who do not yet have a contract for a 2013 racing cockpit:

Troy Castaneda Bryan Clauson Alon Day Armaan Ebrahim Adderly Fong Esteban Guerrieri JV Horto

Alex Jones Not so with Krohn Mike Larrison Emerson Newton-John David Ostella Bruno Palli Brandon Wagner

Oliver Webb Darryl Wills Stefan Wilson Gustavo Yacamán Rodin Younessi

Racing calendar

The 2013 Indy Lights season includes twelve races. All races take place as part of the IndyCar Series . New to the racing calendar are the Pocono Raceway , the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and the Reliant Park . The races in Detroit , Edmonton and Trois-Riviéres were canceled .

No.	date	Racetrack	Art	First	Second	Third
1.	March 23	Saint Petersburg	T	Jack Hawksworth	Peter Dempsey	Say Karam
2.	07th of April	Birmingham	P	Carlos Muñoz	Jack Hawksworth	Gabby Chaves
3.	April 21	Long Beach	T	Carlos Muñoz	Gabby Chaves	Say Karam
4th	May 24th	Indianapolis	O	Peter Dempsey	Gabby Chaves	Say Karam
5.	15th June	West Allis	O	Say Karam	Carlos Muñoz	Zach Veach
6th	23rd June	Newton	O	Say Karam	Gabby Chaves	Jack Hawksworth
7th	0July 6th	Pocono	O	Carlos Muñoz	Say Karam	Gabby Chaves
8th.	July 13th	Toronto	T	Jack Hawksworth	Peter Dempsey	Gabby Chaves
9.	04th of August	Lexington	P	Gabby Chaves	Peter Dempsey	Jack Hawksworth
10.	0September 1	Baltimore	T	Jack Hawksworth	Say Karam	Gabby Chaves
11.	0October 6th	Houston	T	Say Karam	Gabby Chaves	Conor Daly
12.	October 19th	Fontana	O	Carlos Muñoz	Gabby Chaves	Say Karam

• Explanation: O : oval course , T : temporary race track ( street course , airfield course ), P : permanent race track

Ratings

Point system

The points are awarded according to the following scheme:

position	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23	24	25th	26th	27	28	29	30th	31	32	33
Points	50	40	35	32	30th	28	26th	24	22nd	20th	19th	18th	17th	16	15th	14th	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

There is also one extra point for pole position and two extra points for the driver who led the race most of the laps.

Driver ranking

Item driver STP BAR LBH INDY Mil IOW POC GOAL MDO BAL HOU HAIRDRYER Points 01  S. Karam 3 4th 3 3 1 1* 2 6th 8th 2 1* 3 460 02  G. Chaves 8th 3 2 2 4th 2 3 3 1* 3 2 2 449 03  C. Muñoz 7th 1* 1* 4 * 2 8th 1* 4th 4th 9 12 1* 441 04th  J. Hawksworth 1* 2 10 10 8th 3 5 1* 3 1* 6th 9 412 05  P. Dempsey 2 6th 9 1 6th 4th 7th 2 2 4th 9   360 06th  J. Goncalvez 6th 5 4th 6th 7th 5 8th 8th 9 5 4th 5 336 07th  Z. Veach 5 9 8th 5 3 * 7th 4th 7th 5 8th 10 4th 334 08th  J. Garcia 4th 8th 6th 9 5 6th 6th 5 6th 11 8th 6th 312 09  M. Di Leo     5         9 10 6th 11   119 10  G. Serenelli                 11 7th 7th 7th 97 11  A. Jefferies                 7th   5   56 12  K. O'Gara       11               8th 43 13  C. Daly                     3   35 14th  V. Carbones   7th                     26th 15th  M. Grenier     7th                   26th 16  J. Simpson       7th                 26th 17th  C. Austin       8th                 24 18th  E. Ringlet 9                       22nd 19th  D. Kellett                   10     20th Item driver STP BAR LBH INDY Mil IOW POC GOAL MDO BAL HOU HAIRDRYER Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green 4th and 5th place Light Blue 6th to 10th place Dark blue Race ended (outside of the first ten pilots) violet Race not finished red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated did not appear (DNA) injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) Further notation fat Pole position (1 point) Italic Fastest race lap ° Qualifying canceled, no bonus point for pole position * Most leading laps (2 points) Rookie of the Year Rookie

• In Houston, the starting line-up was determined by the entry points. There was no bonus point.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mark Glendenning: "Schmidt Peterson signs Gabby Chaves for Indy Lights". autosport.com, February 14, 2013, accessed March 20, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Mark Glendenning: “Sage Karam joins Sam Schmidt Indy Lights line-up”. autosport.com, March 8, 2013, accessed March 20, 2013 . 
3. ^ "Kyle O'Gara to run Firestone Freedom 100". motorsport.com, March 28, 2013, accessed May 24, 2013 . 
4. ↑ Sam Tremayne: "Jack Hawksworth to race in Indy Lights with Sam Schmidt in 2013". autosport.com, December 7, 2012, accessed March 20, 2013 . 
5. ↑ Kate Guerra: "Garcia joins race-winning Team Moore for '13 season". indycar.com, January 10, 2013, accessed March 20, 2013 . 
6. ^ "Dempsey gets new ride, teammate for Houston". indycar.com, October 1, 2013, accessed October 5, 2013 . 
7. ↑ Kate Guerra: "Three Americans, fresh faces highlight St. Pete entry list". (No longer available online.) Indycar.com, March 20, 2013, archived from the original on March 24, 2013 ; accessed on March 20, 2013 (English). 
8. ↑ Mark Glendenning: “Victor Carbone back to Indy Lights with Moore”. autosport.com, April 5, 2013, accessed April 7, 2013 . 
9. ↑ Jamie O'Leary: "Mikael Grenier returns to Indy Lights for Long Beach event". autosport.com, April 19, 2013, accessed April 21, 2013 . 
10. ^ "Simpson joins Firestone Freedom 100". indycar.com, May 21, 2013, accessed May 24, 2013 . 
11. ^ Mark Glendenning: "Conor Daly returns to Indy Lights for Houston". autosport.com, September 27, 2013, accessed October 5, 2013 . 
12. ^ ^{A b} "Zach Veach moves up to Indy Lights with Andretti Autosport". racer.com, December 3, 2012, accessed March 20, 2013 . 
13. ↑ “Goncalvez rejoins Belardi”. racer.com, February 27, 2013, accessed March 20, 2013 . 
14. ^ "Peter Dempsey earns full season chance with Belardi". racer.com, October 11, 2012, accessed March 20, 2013 . 
15. ^ “Garcia ready to close out the season with Belardi”. indycar.com, October 1, 2013, accessed October 5, 2013 . 
16. ↑ "Chase Austin Returns To Indy Lights To Contest The Freedom 100". paddocktalk.com, May 22, 2013, accessed May 24, 2013 . 
17. ^ "Canadian teen to make debut at Long Beach". indycar.com, April 16, 2013, accessed April 21, 2013 . 
18. ^ "Kellett, Pabst Racing move up for Baltimore". indycar.com, August 19, 2013, accessed October 3, 2013 . 
19. ↑ "Grand Prix of Houston - Results of Session - Qualifications". (PDF; 65 kB) indycar.com, October 5, 2013, accessed on October 5, 2013 .