| 2012 Indy Lights season | |
|---|---|
| Firestone Indy Lights | |
| Season | |
| Races | 12 |
| Start date | March 24 |
| End date | September 15 |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion |  Tristan Vautier |
| Teams' champion |  Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| Rookie of the Year | Tristan Vautier |
The 2012 Indy Lights season was 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]
- ^ "12 races on 2012 calendar". Firestone Indy Lights. IndyCar. December 27, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vautier claims championship by 8 points over Guerrieri". indycar.com. IndyCar. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 16 September 2012.