Dates for your diary: IndyCar 2012 calendar

The 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season consists of 16 races over 15 weekends, comprising five oval races, eight temporary or street courses and three road courses. The Texas date will see two full-points races being held on the Speedway during the early evening and nighttime.

2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Championship calendar

March 25 Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida
April 1 Barber Motorsports Park, Alabama
April 15 Streets of Long Beach, California
April 29 Streets of Sao Paulo Sao Paulo, Brazil
May 27 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
June 3 Raceway at Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan
June 9 Texas Motor Speedway Texas (NB two races)
June 23 Iowa Speedway, Iowa
July 8 Streets of Toronto, Canada
July 22 Edmonton City Centre Airport, Canada
August 5 Streets of Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
August 19 Streets of Qingdao, China
August 26 Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California
September 2 Streets of Baltimore, Maryland
September 15 Auto Club Speedway, California

2012 Firestone Indy Lights calendar

March 24-25 Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida
March 31-April 1 Barber Motorsports Park, Alabama
April 14-15 Streets of Long Beach, California
May 25 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
June 2-3 Raceway at Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan
June 22-23 Iowa Speedway, Iowa
July 7-8 Streets of Toronto, Canada
July 21-22 Edmonton City Centre Airport, Canada
August 5 Streets of Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
September 1-2 Streets of Baltimore, Maryland
September 15 Auto Club Speedway, California

Note: the organisers still expect to add one or more events to the end of both the IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights calendars in due course.