2012 Alternate IndyCar Series

2012 IndyCar Series
IZOD IndyCar Series
Season
Races	15
Start date	March 25
End date	September 15
Awards
Drivers' champion	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay
Manufacturers' Cup	Template:USA Chevrolet
Rookie of the Year	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud
Indianapolis 500 winner	Template:GBR Dario Franchitti
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
2011	2013

The 2012 IndyCar Series season was the 17th season of the IndyCar Series, and the 101st recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing.

It was also the first season with the new Dallara DW12 single-spec chassis and V6 turbo engines, which were supplied by Honda, Chevrolet and Lotus.

Final Driver Standings

Pos	Driver	STP	ALA	LBH	SAO		INDY			DET	TEX	MIL	IOW	TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM	BAL	FON	Pts
							QL	500
1	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay	3	12	6	2		3	27		7	21	1*	1	1*	7	24	18	1	4	468
2	Template:AUS Will Power	7	1	1	1*		5	28		4	8	12	23	15	3	2*	2*	6*	24	465
3	Scott Dixon	2*	2*	23	17		15	2		1*	18*	11	4	25	10	1	13	4	3	435
4	Hélio Castroneves	1	3	13	4		6	10		17	7	6	6*	6	1	16	6	10	5	431
5	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	6	5	2*	12		23	16		3	6	13	5	12	20	3	7	3	15	387
6	Template:AUS Ryan Briscoe	5	14	7	25		1	5		16	3	14	18	19	8	7	1	2	17	370
7	Template:GBR Dario Franchitti	13	10	15	5		16	1		2	14	19	25	17	6	17	3	13	2	363
8	James Hinchcliffe	4	6	3	6		2	6		21	4	3	17	22	12	5	26	15	13	358
9	Tony Kanaan	25	21	4	13		8	3		6	11	2	3	4	18	6	10	20	18	351
10	Template:USA Graham Rahal	12	4	24	16		12	13		19	2	9	9	23	4	11	5	11	6	333
11	Template:USA J. R. Hildebrand	19	15	5	7		18	14		14	5	22	22	7	21	9	8	12	11	294
12	Timo Glock	17	8	9	10		10	11		25	DNS	10	7	11	13	15	4	5	22	289
13	Oriol Servià	16	13	16	11		27	4		5	20	4	21	5	24	25	19	7	19	287
14	Template:USA Ashley Cassidy	22	24	8	3		19	17		20	22	20	12	9	2	13	27	21	7	281
15	Template:GBR Justin Wilson	10	19	10	22		21	7		22	1	23	10	21	9	18	11	17	23	278
16	Template:USA Marco Andretti	14	11	25	14		4	24*		11	17	15	2	16	14	8	25	14	8	278
17	Alex Tagliani	15	26	21			11	12		10	9	7	16	10	5*	10	9	8	20	272
18	Template:USA Ed Carpenter	18	22	14	21		28	21		12	12	8	8	18	22	22	20	25	1*	261
19	Template:USA Charlie Kimball	9	25	18	8		14	8		8	23	17	11	2	19		21	18	10	260
20	E. J. Viso	8	18	12	9		9	18		18	19	5	24	20	16	20	16	9	25	244
21	Template:GBR Mike Conway	20	7	22	19		29	29		9	16	16	20	3	11	21	14	16		233
22	Template:GBR James Jakes	26	16	11	15		17	15		23	10	21	13	8	25	19	12	24	12	232
23	Template:USA Josef Newgarden	11	17	26	23		7	25		15	13	25	19	13	17	12	23		16	200
24	Template:SUI Simona de Silvestro	24	20	20	24		32	32		13	DNS	24	14	24	23	23	17	22	26	182
25	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	21	9	17	18		25	20		24				14	15	4	22	23		173
26	Template:GBR Katherine Legge	23	23	19	26		30	22			15	18	15				24		9	137
27	Sebastián Saavedra						24	26									15		21	41
28	Wade Cunningham						26	31											14	29
29	Template:USA Vidal Reyna-Sanchez				20		13	23												28
30	Template:USA Townsend Bell						20	9												26
31	Giorgio Pantano															14				16
32	Kazuki Fushida						22	19												16
33	Template:USA Bryan Clauson						31	30												13
34	Template:AUS Tim Horan						33	33												13
35	Bruno Junqueira																	19		12