A temporada de 2012 da Indy Lights é uma temporada de automobilismo de rodas abertas. É a 27ª temporada da série e a décima primeira sancionada pela IndyCar, atuando como a principal série de apoio para a IZOD IndyCar Series. Começou em 24 de março de 2012 em São Petersburgo.
O campeonato foi dominado pela equipe Sam Schmidt Motorsports com o piloto francês Tristan Vautier vencendo o campeonato por oito pontos à frente do experiente companheiro de equipe argentino Esteban Guerrieri. Os pilotos da SSM venceram sete das doze corridas ao longo da temporada e Vautier também conquistou o título de novato do ano. O piloto colombiano Gustavo Yacamán, da Team Moore Racing, terminou em uma disputa acirrada por terceiros com o compatriota Sebastián Saavedra.
Team and driver chart All drivers will compete in Firestone Firehawk–shod Dallara chassis. Team Drivers Sponsor(s) Rounds Sam Schmidt Motorsports 3 Victor Carbone MAVTV / NevoNi All 7 Oliver Webb (R) Lucas Oil All 11 Esteban Guerrieri Pistas Argentinas / Ironbox All 77 Tristan Vautier (R) Mazda Road to Indy / Braille Lithium Battery / Metro Elevator All Team Moore Racing 2 Gustavo YacamánEl Tigrillo Yacamán se queda en la Indy Lights, el Colombiano, March 6, 2012, Retrieved March 6, 2012 Tuvacol / Crepes & Waffles / Xtreme Coil Drilling All 22 David OstellaOstella Joins Team Moore in Firestone Indy Lights Series, David Ostella PR, January 2, 2012, Retrieved January 2, 2012 Global Precast / Xtreme Coil Drilling All Andretti AutosportAFS Racing 26 Carlos MuñozMuñoz, Castenada Join Indy Lights for St. Pete , "RACER.com", March 19, 2012, Retrieved March 19, 2012 (R) Automatic Fire Sprinklers / Dially-Ser All 27 Sebastián Saavedra Automatic Fire Sprinklers All Bryan Herta Autosport 28 Troy Castaneda (R) Forsythe / EMC / Barracuda Networks 1–2 Nick Andries (R) Barracuda Networks / TBolt 3 Anders Krohn i-TEC Well Solutions 4, 7 Juncos Racing 86 João Victor Horto (R) KONY 2012 1–2, 4 Bruno Palli (R) Team Viso Venezuela 12 Chase Austin (R) Starting Grid, Inc. 7 87 4 Team E 17 Brandon Wagner 4 Belardi Auto Racing 4 Jorge Goncalvez TruFuel / Royal Oak Charcoal All 9 Alon Daydriver makes history” (indycar.com; January 20, 2012) (R) Liberty Engineering 1–7 Peter Dempsey TruFuel 8–12 19 Mike LarrisonKnowlton, Veronica. Mike Larrison Joins Belardi Auto Racing Belardi Auto Racing, May 4, 2012, Retrieved 2012-05-04 (R) TruFuel / Royal Oak Charcoal / Royal Purple 4, 6–7, 12 Brooks Associates Racing 8 Alex Jones (R) Race 2 Energy Independence 1, 3 Adderly Fong (R) 11 Fan Force United 24 Armaan Ebrahim (R) JK Tyres / AMG 1–5 Bryan Clauson 6–7 Stefan Wilson Jacked Up Energy Drink 12 42 Emerson Newton-JohnGuerra, Kate. Newton-John enters the Freedom 100 with Fan Force United , IndyCar, April 30, 2012, Retrieved 2012-05-01 (R) Graystone Consulting / Pink & Blue for Two 4, 11 Younessi Racing 15 Peter DempseyDempsey returns to Firestone Indy Lights with Younessi, May 7, 2012, Retrieved 2012-05-07 4–5 16 Rodin YounessiYounessi Racing enters Indy Lights, Racer, February 28, 2012, Retrieved March 6, 2012 (R) 1, 5 Jeffrey Mark Motorsport 76 Juan Pablo Garcia Freightliner / Mygale AllHillenburg Motorsports 20 Darryl Wills (R) Tequila Distinguido 1–3
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