2013 Indy Lights
Appearance
2013 Indy Lights season | |
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Firestone Indy Lights | |
Season | |
Races | 12 |
Start date | March 24 |
End date | October 19 |
Awards | |
The 2013 Indy Lights season is a season of open wheel motor racing. It is the 28th season of the series and the twelfth sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IZOD IndyCar Series. It begins March 24, 2013 in St. Petersburg.[1]
Team and driver chart
- All drivers will compete in Firestone Firehawk–shod Dallara chassis.
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds | Notes |
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 7 | ![]() |
All | |
TBA | ![]() |
All | ||
Team Moore Racing | 2 | ![]() |
All | |
Andretti Autosport AFS Racing |
12 | ![]() |
All | |
26 | ![]() |
All | ||
Belardi Auto Racing | 5 | ![]() |
All |
- 2012 Star Mazda Champion Jack Hawksworth earned a $500,000 scholarship for his Championship season.[8] Hawksworth will drive for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in its No. 7 machine.[2]
Schedule
IndyCar announced the 2013 Indy Lights schedule on October 18, 2012. It will join all IndyCar Series weekends at North America except Detroit, Texas and Sonoma.
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location |
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1 | March 23–24 | ![]() |
Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, FL |
2 | April 6–7 | ![]() |
Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, AL |
3 | April 20–21 | ![]() |
Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
4 | May 24 | ![]() |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, IN |
5 | June 14–15 | ![]() |
Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, WI |
6 | June 22–23 | ![]() |
Iowa Speedway | Newton, IA |
7 | July 6–7 | ![]() |
Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, PA |
8 | July 12–13 | ![]() |
Streets of Toronto | Toronto, ON |
9 | August 3–4 | ![]() |
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
10 | August 31–September 1 | ![]() |
Streets of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD |
11 | October 5–6 | ![]() |
Reliant Park | Houston, TX |
12 | October 18–19 | ![]() |
Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, CA |
Oval/Speedway
Street/Temporary Circuit
Road Course
References
- ^ "Twelve races, two new venues for 2013". Firestone Indy Lights. IndyCar. October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ a b "Star Mazda Champ Jack Hawksworth to Join Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2013". Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/02/2-14-Chaves-graduates-to-Firestone-Indy-Lights-with-SPM
- ^ Guerra, Kate. Garcia joins race-winning Team Moore for '13 season, IndyCar, January 10, 2013, Retrieved 2013-01-10
- ^ Veach moves up to Firestone Indy Lights with Andretti, IndyCar.com, December 3, 2012, Retrieved December 3, 2012
- ^ Andretti retains Muñoz, will contest Indy 500, IndyCar.com, October 22, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012
- ^ Peter Dempsey earns full season chance with Belardi, racer.com, October 11, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012
- ^ Series champ Hawksworth ready for next challenge, IndyCar.com, October 30, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012