Jean-Karl Vernay became the first European to win the championship title sinceAlex Lloyd in2007, after taking five victories and ten top-five placings at the wheel of hisSam Schmidt Motorsports car. His championship title, guaranteed by just starting the final race at Homestead, also garnered him with the Rookie of the Year award, having moved into the series from Europe and theFormula 3 Euro Series. Another driver with ten top-fives,James Hinchcliffe finished second in the title race for Team Moore Racing, a race winner atLong Beach,Edmonton andChicagoland Speedway.
Race report: On turn one of the first lap,Philip Major divebombed the field, making contact with polesitter James Hinchcliffe, taking both out of the race. Later that lap,Adrián Campos Jr. who had made contact withPippa Mann during the start nosed into the wall in turn 8. Mann retired from the race, after spinning under caution. On the lap four restartJean-Karl Vernay passedSebastián Saavedra for the lead and was later spun byCharlie Kimball in turn four, bringing out another caution. The race was red flagged on lap six during that caution period due to moisture, allowing the teams to pit and change to full wet tires. The race went back to green on lap nine. On the restart, leader Vernay pulled out to a 9-second lead overJunior Strous who had climbed to second. However, on lap 17 Strous spun in turn 1, handing Vernay a 17-second lead over new second-placeJan Heylen. On lap 25 Saavedra hit the wall bringing out the caution and erasing Vernay's 20 second lead over Heylen. However, on the resultant restart with 8 minutes remaining (the race had become a timed race due to the rain), Vernay was able to pull away and win by 11 seconds over Heylen.Jonathan Summerton spun in the final corner of the last lap and fell from fourth to eighth.
Pole position winner: #2James Hinchcliffe, 1:14.6261 sec, 94.937 mph (152.786 km/h)
Most laps led: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 45
Race report: Starting from his second pole of the season, James Hinchcliffe led the field through Turn 1 on the opening lap asCharlie Kimball overhauledJean-Karl Vernay for second place. The three drivers then held their respective positions for the duration of the race, as the other drivers battled behind.Sebastián Saavedra andMartin Plowman rounded out the top five placings.Dan Clarke andJunior Strous both ran into early trouble, with Clarke suffering a mechanical problem and Strous running into the barriers on Lap 9. Clarke returned to the race six laps down, and wound up thirteenth at the end of the race.Stefan Wilson suffered an electrical problem,Rodrigo Barbosa was parked after causing two of the race's four full course cautions with spins andAdrián Campos Jr. crashed heavily at Turn 1 on Lap 34, causing the third caution. Almost immediately after the race returned to green after the Campos crash, the yellow flags flew again afterGustavo Yacamán andNiall Quinn were both involved in incidents at the track's Fountain section; Yacamán having been punted from behind by Quinn's team-mateTõnis Kasemets, while Quinn spun by himself. On the penultimate lap,Sam Schmidt Motorsports'Philip Major ran into his team-mateJames Winslow, forcing the British driver into the barrier and was eventually scored in twelfth position.
Race report: Pippa Mann led the field to the green flag, but was immediately overtaken by Wade Cunningham, withCharlie Kimball, series returneeJeff Simmons andMartin Plowman all getting ahead of Mann by the end of the first lap. Mann's race ended at Turn 1 of lap three, being an innocent victim in an accident with Simmons, producing the race's only caution period. Championship leaderJean-Karl Vernay hit trouble early in the race, making a lengthy pit-stop on lap one, returning to the field several laps down. When the race returned to green on lap nine, Cunningham led from Kimball, Plowman,Dan Clarke andPhilip Major. Kimball took the lead on lap ten before Cunningham repassed him on lap eleven.James Hinchcliffe progressed through the field, and ran as high as second place for the middle portion of the race, before Kimball reasserted himself in the position. He once again took the lead from Cunningham before the New Zealander took the lead for good on lap 34. Cunningham held his rivals off for the remaining laps, as he took his third Freedom 100 victory by 0.4368 seconds from Kimball, with Hinchcliffe, Clarke and Plowman rounding out the top five positions. Along with Simmons and Mann,Arie Luyendyk Jr. retired from the race due to mechanical gremlins. With Vernay finishing down the field, his championship lead over Kimball was trimmed to just five points.
Pole position winner: #2James Hinchcliffe, 1:37.3593 sec, 124.610 mph (200.540 km/h)
Most laps led: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 18
Race report:Charlie Kimball suffered problems even before the start of the race, stalling his car at Turn 7. His stall forced the start to be waved off a lap. When the race did eventually get under way, James Hinchcliffe ledStefan Wilson into Turn 1. Wilson would be demoted to fourth by the end of the lap, as both championship leaderJean-Karl Vernay andSebastián Saavedra found a way past the British driver. The first of two cautions flew on lap two asDan Clarke was tipped into a spin byPippa Mann and both cars found the wall at Turn 9. After the restart, Wilson was demoted yet further, as debutantAnders Krohn found a way by. Krohn would fall to tenth position by the race's conclusion. Wilson's engine blew at the beginning of lap fourteen, causing the second and final caution due to fluid leaking out of hisBryan Herta Autosport car all the way along the front straight. Vernay found a way past Hinchcliffe on lap nineteen, using the Canadian's slipstream to full effect, passing him into the Inner Loop. Vernay held the lead to the end, as he won his third race of the season to extend his championship lead. Hinchcliffe finished in close proximity to Vernay in second, with Saavedra,Martin Plowman andJames Winslow – returning to the series, and starting last out of the 14-car grid – rounded out the top five placings.
Pole position winner: #7Jean-Karl Vernay, 1:05.2989 sec, 96.755 mph (155.712 km/h)
Most laps led: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 50
Race report: Jean-Karl Vernay dominated en route to his fourth victory of the season, leading every lap of the race from pole position. After fending off sufficient pressure fromJames Hinchcliffe, Vernay extended his lead despite two full course cautions for incidents at Turn 8. Hinchcliffe was due to finish second behind Vernay but made a mistake into Turn 3 and allowedDan Clarke andGustavo Yacamán to fill the remaining podium slots.Charlie Kimball also looked for the pass into Turn 5, but ended up colliding with Hinchcliffe sending him into the wall and a tenth-place classification. Kimball finished fourth ahead of a recoveringStefan Wilson, who set the fastest lap after earlier going down the escape road due to an error. Other retirees from the race wereSebastián Saavedra who lost fourth gear, andCarmen Jordá who spun at Turn 8.
Pole position winner: #2James Hinchcliffe, 1:06.2160 sec, 107.267 mph (172.630 km/h)
Most laps led: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 50
Race report: James Hinchcliffe led from start to finish, as he cutJean-Karl Vernay's championship lead by thirteen to 55, in a race which lacked overtaking moves. The top five qualifiers – Hinchcliffe, Vernay,Martin Plowman,Charlie Kimball andDan Clarke – claimed the top five placings, with onlyCarmen Jordá failing to finish out of the 13-car grid.
Pole position winner: #27Martin Plowman, 1:12.8624 sec, 111.564 mph (179.545 km/h)
Most laps led: #27 Martin Plowman, 40
Race report: Martin Plowman became an Indy Lights victor after leading from start-to-finish to tieJames Hinchcliffe for second in the championship. Plowman held off the challenge of Hinchcliffe during the race, with the Canadian driver running wide midway through the race. British drivers claimed a 1-2 asDan Clarke finished second ahead of Plowman's team-mateCharlie Kimball and theBryan Herta Autosport cars ofStefan Wilson andSebastián Saavedra. Championship leaderJean-Karl Vernay struggled all weekend and finished in eighth, just behind Hinchcliffe.
Pole position winner: #11Pippa Mann, 55.9447 sec, 190.474 mph (306.538 km/h) (2-lap)
Most laps led: #11 Pippa Mann, 67
Race report: Pippa Mann led from start to finish to joinAna Beatriz as female winners in Indy Lights, as she pulled away from her rivals to a winning margin of nearly seven seconds.Jean-Karl Vernay had a chance to wrap up the title with a round to spare, but withJames Hinchcliffe finishing ahead of him, his 48-point championship lead meant that Vernay will only need to start the final race on October 2 to become champion.Adrián Campos Jr. equalled his best finish to place fourth, a car length behind Vernay whileGustavo Yacamán finished fifth after starting on the back row.Daniel Herrington returned to the series as a raceday replacement atBryan Herta Autosport forSebastián Saavedra who parted company with the team but only made it as far as lap two, when he was involved in a three-car crash with team-mateStefan Wilson andPhilip Major, which brought out the only caution of the race, before the race was halted for 15 minutes to sweep the circuit of debris. All three drivers were unhurt in the incident.
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