2013 IndyCar Series
| 2013 IndyCar season | |
|---|---|
| IZOD IndyCar Series | |
| Season | |
| Races | 19 |
| Start date | March 24 |
| End date | October 19 |
| Awards | |
| Indianapolis 500 winner |  Tony Kanaan |
The 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series[1] season will represent the 102nd season of American open wheel racing and the 18th season of the IndyCar Series. Its premier event was the 97th Indianapolis 500 held on Sunday, May 26. The 2013 season will be the second to feature the Dallara DW12 chassis. Ryan Hunter-Reay entered the season as the defending drivers' champion. Chevrolet is the defending Manufacturers' Cup champion.
Teams and drivers
- All chassis are composed of a Dallara DW12 "IndyCar Safety Cell" base chassis, and Dallara aerokit. All teams run Firestone tires. On December 21, Firestone signed a five-year contract extension with IndyCar. Firestone will be the official supplier for IndyCar through 2018.[2]
Driver changes
- A. J. Allmendinger, after being released by Penske Racing's NASCAR team for violating the sports substance abuse policy, returned to the team to take over the No. 2 car vacated by Ryan Briscoe.[35] Allmendinger tested with Team Penske at Sebring on February 18 and 19, 2013. Satisfied with the test results, Allmendinger will drive the No. 2 at Barber and will attempt the Indianapolis 500.[36]
- Rubens Barrichello will leave the IndyCar Series to compete in Brazilian stock car racing for the 2013 season after failing to find a sponsor to continue in IndyCar.[37]
- Graham Rahal moves from Chip Ganassi Racing to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.[26]
- Simona de Silvestro moved from HVM Racing to KV Racing Technology.[19]
- Takuma Sato left Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for A. J. Foyt Enterprises.[3]
- James Jakes left Dale Coyne Racing for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.[27]
- E. J. Viso left KV Racing Technology to join in a 3 team alliance between his own Team Venezuela, Andretti Autosport, and HVM Racing. Andretti will continue to run as a three car operation, but will supply Viso's team as a satellite fourth car in conjunction with HVM.[6]
- After running a partial 2012 season with Andretti Autosport, Sebastián Saavedra will join Dragon Racing for the 2013 season, replacing Katherine Legge.[17]
Mid-season changes
- On May 30, Panther Racing announced it was terminating its contract with driver J. R. Hildebrand by mutual consent. On the same day, the team announced Ryan Briscoe would replace Hildebrand for the races at Belle Isle.[38]
Schedule
The 2013 IndyCar Series schedule was formally announced on Speed's WindTunnel with Dave Despain, on the evening of September 30, 2012.[39] The schedule consists of nineteen races, hosted across sixteen venues. Included are three doubleheader events – with one race of the Toronto and Houston doubleheader featuring a standing start (Belle Isle will not use a standing start because of the narrowness of the start-finish area).[40] The IndyCar Triple Crown will return for the first time since 1989, featuring the races at Indianapolis, Pocono and Fontana. IndyCar is offering a $1,000,000 bonus to a driver who can win all three events, with a $250,000 consolation prize if a driver can win two of the three events.[41]
BOLD indicates a Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka IndyCar Triple Crown event.
Schedule development
- The Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix will return to the 2.346 miles (3.776 km) track layout used from 1998 to 2001.[46]
- IndyCar will return to Pocono Raceway July 7, 2013, for a 400-mile race. It will be the first IndyCar race at Pocono since 1989.[52] A contract has been signed to continue the event through 2015.[53]
- The Edmonton Indy will not return after the promoter Octane Motorsports made a business decision not to promote the race in 2013. The city will not seek another promoter.[54]
- The Grand Prix of Houston at Reliant Park will return to American open-wheel racing as an IndyCar Series event on October 4–6. Mi-Jack Promotions, Reliant Park, and IndyCar have signed a contract for the event through 2017. Shell has signed a 4-year title sponsorship deal for the event with dual branding of their lubricants division. The event was last run as a Champ Car event in 2007.[55][56]
- IndyCar is reportedly in discussions to add a twentieth round of the championship at a circuit in Europe. It was later confirmed that the series would hold a race in Italy in September 2013, though a venue had not been decided upon at the time of the announcement. Venues put forward as candidates for the event include Monza, Imola, and Mugello.[57]
Race results
- Notes
- ^ Franchitti, the fastest qualifier from the Fast Six shootout, was assessed a 10-place grid penalty for an unapproved engine change. E. J. Viso, who qualified 2nd, was the highest-placed driver not to have a penalty, and thus started the race from pole position. Franchitti earned the pole-winner's championship point.
- ^ The qualification format for the second Detroit doubleheader race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. James Jakes earned the second championship point and started from the outside of the front row.
- ^ The starting lineup for the event was formed via three 50-lap heat races; the third of which, decided the top ten starting order for the race. Castroneves, the winner of that race, was assessed a 10-place grid penalty for an unapproved engine change. Will Power, who finished 2nd, was the highest-placed driver not to have a penalty, and thus started the race from pole position. Castroneves earned the pole-winner's nine championship points.
Race summaries
Round 1: St. Petersburg
James Hinchcliffe won the first Indy car race of his career, taking the lead from Hélio Castroneves on a restart on lap 85 of 110. Hinchcliffe held off Castroneves by 1.09 seconds, with Marco Andretti finishing third, passing Simona de Silvestro for the position on the final lap.[58]
Will Power dominated the early parts of the race, but dropped to 16th at the finish after contact with J. R. Hildebrand. Dario Franchitti finished last after an early crash, and defending series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay dropped out with mechanical problems.
Round 2: Barber
Ryan Hunter-Reay won the pole position and led 53 laps en route to victory. After a sequence of pit stops around lap 50, Helio Castroneves led. Hunter-Reay caught up and passed Castroneves for the lead on lap 75, with Scott Dixon moving up to second. Hunter-Reay held off the charge of Dixon over the last 5–10 laps, to seal the win. Castroneves held on to finish third. Will Power started second, but slid off the track in turn one at the start, losing several positions. After working his way back to the front for two laps, he came home 5th.
Round 3: Long Beach
Takuma Sato led 50 of 80 laps, and won his first career IndyCar Series race at the 39th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Sato effectively took control of the race on lap 23, when he passed Ryan Hunter-Reay for second place in turn 1. After the leaders cycled through pit stops, Sato assumed the lead on lap 31, and did not relinquish the top spot for the remainder of the race. Sato's win was the first for A. J. Foyt Enterprises since 2002 and their first ever (in the teams 34th season) not on an Oval.
Top teams Penske, Ganassi, and Andretti were all shut out of the podium. In addition, contenders and Andretti teammates James Hinchcliffe and Hunter-Reay both dropped out early due to contact.
Round 4: Sao Paulo
In the dramatic closing laps, Takuma Sato was leading, looking for his second consecutive victory. Josef Newgarden was running second, and in third was a hard-charging James Hinchcliffe. Newgarden challenged Sato for the lead with a few laps to go, but Sato held the lead. Hinchcliffe then managed to take over second, and set his sights on Sato. On the backstretch, Hinchcliffe went side-by-side, but again Sato held the lead, with what some thought may have been intentional 'blocking.' On the final lap, Hinchcliffe again tried for the lead on the backstretch, and again Sato aggressively defended his position. At the end of the backstretch, going into the final turn, Sato slid high, and Hinchcliffe slipped by on the inside to take the win by 0.3463 seconds. At the same time, Marco Andretti made a similar pass for third place, to round out the podium.
Round 5: Indianapolis 500
A race record 68 lead changes amongst 14 different drivers highlighted the most competitive and fastest Indy 500 in history. On a restart with three laps to go, Ryan Hunter-Reay led rookie Carlos Muñoz, Tony Kanaan, and Marco Andretti. At the green flag, the top three cars went three-wide into turn one, with Kanaan taking the lead. Seconds later, Dario Franchitti hit the outside wall in turn one, bringing out the final caution. Tony Kanaan completed the final two laps in the lead under yellow, and won his first Indy 500, a popular victory after eleven previous unsuccessful attempts.
Round 6: Detroit (Sat.)
The first race of the Chevrolet Dual at Detroit saw part-time driver Mike Conway dominate. The series began utilizing a revised and upgraded version of the Belle Isle circuit, a layout used by CART from 1998–2001. Conway took the lead on lap 44 and led a total of 47 laps en route to victory. In the second half, Conway pulled out to an insurmountable 20-second lead at one point.
Round 7: Detroit (Sun.)
Mike Conway started from the pole position and looked to sweep the weekend of races in the second race of the Chevrolet Dual at Detroit. Conway led 31 of the first 45 laps, but after a sequence of pit stops, and a failed tire strategy, was shuffled back to third in the closing stages. After a nine-car accident that took out several front-runners, the final stint shaped up as a three-car battle between Simon Pagenaud, James Jakes, and Conway. Pagenaud came to the lead when Jakes pitted on lap 58. Jakes came back out on the track close behind, with Conway charging in third. Pagenaud held off the challenge, and won his first-career IndyCar race, and the first victory for Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports.
Round 8: Texas
Helio Castroneves dominated en route to his first win of the season, and Penske Racing's first victory of 2013. Castroneves led the final 132 laps, and won over second place Ryan Hunter-Reay by 4.6919 second. However, Castroneves' car failed post-race inspection due to an illegal underwing. The team was fined $35,000 but Castroenves maintained the victory.
Round 9: Milwaukee
Ryan Hunter-Reay won for the second year in a row at Milwaukee, taking the lead from Takuma Sato with 53 laps to go, after executing a daring pass on Helio Castroneves only a few laps before. Marco Andretti started on the pole and led 61 laps, but an electrical problem dropped him from contention. The combination of these events meant Hunter-Reay passed his Andretti Autosport teammate for 2nd in the championship.
Championship standings
Driver standings
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Points are awarded to drivers on the following basis:
| 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 |
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| Race Points | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Indy Qualifying Points | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Iowa Qualifying Points | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- One point is awarded to any driver who leads at least one lap during a race. One additional point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
- Bonus points are awarded for qualifying performance:
- At all tracks except Indianapolis and Iowa, the driver who qualifies on pole earns one point.
- At Indianapolis, drivers who advance to Q2 earn bonus points. Drivers who qualify tenth through twenty-tourth earn four qualifying points, and the remaining qualifying drivers earn three points.
- At Iowa, the third-place driver in the first two heat races earn one bonus. The ten drivers who qualified for the third heat race earn points based on the result of that race.
- Ties in points broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., and then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.
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Further reading
- Here's hoping for IndyCar 2013 – Dave Malsher, Racer, February 5, 2013