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2013 Indy Lights
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| series | Indy Lights |
| series_name | Firestone Indy Lights |
| year | 2013 |
| races | 12 |
| start_date | March 24 |
| end_date | October 19 |
| season_champ | Sage Karam |
| champ_team | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| previous | 2012 |
| next | 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.
Rookie Sage Karam won the championship, the eighth rookie to win the series title. 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. INDYCAR sanctioning will remain. In August it was announced that Cooper Tire would replace Firestone as the official tire of the series in 2014.
Team and driver chart
- All drivers will compete in Firestone Firehawk–shod Dallara chassis.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 7 | COL Gabby Chaves | All |
| 8 | USA Sage Karam | All | |
| 67 | USA Kyle O'Gara | 4, 12 | |
| 77 | GBR Jack Hawksworth | All | |
| Team Moore Racing | 2 | MEX Juan Pablo García | 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 Autosport | |||
| AFS Racing | 12 | USA Zach Veach | All |
| 26 | COL Carlos Muñoz | All | |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 4 | VEN Jorge Goncalvez | All |
| 5 | IRL Peter Dempsey | 1–10 | |
| MEX Juan Pablo García | 11–12 | ||
| 6 | VEN Giancarlo Serenelli | 9–12 | |
| Bryan Herta Autosport | |||
| Jeffery Mark Motorsports | 28 | USA Chase Austin | 4 |
| ZWE Axcil Jefferies | 9, 11 | ||
| MDL Racing | 56 | CAN Matthew Di Leo | 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. Hawksworth will drive for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in its No. 77 machine.
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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23–24 | USA St. Petersburg 100 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | |||||||||||||
| April 6–7 | USA Legacy Indy Lights 100 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||||||||
| April 20–21 | USA Long Beach 100 | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | |||||||||||||
| May 24 | USA Firestone Freedom 100 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | |||||||||||||
| June 14–15 | USA Milwaukee Race | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||
| June 22–23 | USA Iowa Speedway 100 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | |||||||||||||
| July 6–7 | USA Pocono Race | Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||
| July 12–13 | CAN Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place | Toronto | |||||||||||||
| August 3–4 | USA Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | |||||||||||||
| August 31 – September 1 | USA Grand Prix of Baltimore | Streets of Baltimore | Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||||||||
| October 5–6 | USA Grand Prix of Houston | Reliant Park | Houston, Texas | |||||||||||||
| October 18–19 | USA Lefty's Kids Club 100 | Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, California |
Race results
| Rd. | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA St. Petersburg | COL Carlos Muñoz | COL Carlos Muñoz | GBR Jack Hawksworth | GBR Jack Hawksworth | USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports | |||||||||||||
| USA Barber | COL Carlos Muñoz | COL Carlos Muñoz | COL Carlos Muñoz | COL Carlos Muñoz | USA Andretti Autosport | |||||||||||||
| USA Long Beach | COL Carlos Muñoz | COL Carlos Muñoz | COL Carlos Muñoz | COL Carlos Muñoz | USA Andretti Autosport | |||||||||||||
| USA Indianapolis | USA Sage Karam | IRL Peter Dempsey | COL Carlos Muñoz | IRL Peter Dempsey | USA Belardi Auto Racing | |||||||||||||
| USA Milwaukee | USA Sage Karam | USA Zach Veach | USA Zach Veach | USA Sage Karam | USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports | |||||||||||||
| USA Iowa | COL Carlos Muñoz | COL Carlos Muñoz | USA Sage Karam | USA Sage Karam | USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports | |||||||||||||
| USA Pocono | COL Carlos Muñoz | COL Gabby Chaves | COL Carlos Muñoz | COL Carlos Muñoz | USA Andretti Autosport | |||||||||||||
| CAN Toronto | GBR Jack Hawksworth | GBR Jack Hawksworth | GBR Jack Hawksworth | GBR Jack Hawksworth | USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports | |||||||||||||
| USA Mid-Ohio | COL Gabby Chaves | COL Carlos Muñoz | COL Gabby Chaves | COL Gabby Chaves | USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports | |||||||||||||
| USA Baltimore | GBR Jack Hawksworth | GBR Jack Hawksworth | GBR Jack Hawksworth | GBR Jack Hawksworth | USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports | |||||||||||||
| USA Houston | USA Sage Karam | COL Gabby Chaves | USA Sage Karam | USA Sage Karam | USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports | |||||||||||||
| 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 | STP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| USA | BAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | LBH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | INDY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | MIL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | IOW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | POC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | TOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN | MOH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | BAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | HOU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | FON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | Pts | 1 | 460 | 2 | 449 | 3 | 441 | 4 | 412 | 5 | 360 | 6 | 336 | 7 | 333 | 8 | 312 | 9 | 119 | 10 | 97 | 11 | 56 | 12 | 43 | 13 | 35 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Driver | STP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | BAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | LBH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | INDY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | MIL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | IOW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | POC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | TOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN | MOH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | BAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | HOU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | FON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Sage Karam | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1* | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1*1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COL Gabby Chaves | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1* | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COL Carlos Muñoz | *7* | *1** | *1** | 4* | 2 | *8* | 1* | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Jack Hawksworth | 1* | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | *1** | 3 | *1** | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRL Peter Dempsey | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VEN Jorge Goncalvez | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Zach Veach | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | *3** | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Juan Pablo García | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | DNS | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Matthew Di Leo | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VEN Giancarlo Serenelli | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ZWE Axcil Jefferies | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Kyle O'Gara | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Conor Daly | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Victor Carbone | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Mikaël Grenier | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jimmy Simpson | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chase Austin | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ethan Ringel | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Dalton Kellett | 10 |
|
| 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 |
|- |
| Rookie |
|---|
|} |}
Footnotes
References
References
- (October 18, 2012). "Twelve races, two new venues for 2013". [[Indy Racing League.
- Lewandowski, Dave. (October 19, 2013). "Karam secures title; Munoz wins fourth race". [[IndyCar]].
- [http://www.racer.com/report-andersen-promotions-to-take-over-indy-lights/article/299747/ Andersen Promotions to take over Indy Lights] {{Webarchive. link. (October 23, 2013 , ''Racer'', June 20, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-22)
- [http://www.performanceracing.com/news/cooper-tires-named-official-tire-new-indy-lights-series Cooper Tires Named Official Tire Of New Indy Lights Series] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-09-14 , ''Performance Racing Industry'', August 22, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-22)
- (February 14, 2013). "Chaves graduates for '13 to championship team". [[IndyCar]].
- Glendenning, Mark. [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105910 Sage Karam joins Sam Schmidt Indy Lights line-up], ''Autosport'', March 8, 2013, Retrieved 2013-03-08
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- Guerra, Kate. [http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/01/1-10-Garcia-teams-up-with-race-winning-team-for-2013 Garcia joins race-winning Team Moore for '13 season], ''IndyCar'', January 10, 2013, Retrieved 2013-01-10
- [http://www.indycar.com/News/2012/12-December/12-3-Veach-moves-up-to-Firestone-Indy-Lights-with-Andretti Veach moves up to Firestone Indy Lights with Andretti], ''IndyCar.com'', December 3, 2012, Retrieved December 3, 2012
- [http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/10-October/10-22-Munoz-returns-to-Andretti-and-will-contest-Indianapolis-500 Andretti retains Muñoz, will contest Indy 500] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-10-23 , ''IndyCar.com'', October 22, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012)
- [http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Third-Time-s-the-Charm-for-Goncalvez.html?soid=1108719110539&aid=7IbFbswSvI8 Third Time is the Charm for Goncalvez Who Reunites with Belardi Auto Racing for 2013], ''constantcontact.com'', February 27, 2013,
- [http://www.racer.com/peter-dempsey-earns-full-season-chance-with-belardi/article/263307/ Peter Dempsey earns full season chance with Belardi] {{Webarchive. link. (December 24, 2013 , ''racer.com'', October 11, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012)
- link. (2016-03-04 , ''eFormulaCarNews'', April 16, 2013, Retrieved 2013-04-16)
- [http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/10-October/10-30-Hawksworth-ready-for-next-challenge Series champ Hawksworth ready for next challenge] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-11-04 , ''IndyCar.com'', October 30, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012)
- "Star Mazda Champ Jack Hawksworth to Join Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2013".
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