2013 European Le Mans Series
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The 2013 European Le Mans Series season was the tenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's European Le Mans Series endurance auto racing series. It is the first season of the European Le Mans Series under the control of the ACO's Le Mans Endurance Management, replacing former organisers Peter Auto.[1] Championships are open to four categories, two of which are for Le Mans Prototypes while the other two are grand tourers. The season contested over five races starting at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom on 13 April and ended at Circuit Paul Ricard, France on 28 September.
Schedule
[edit ]During the 2012 season several planned races were cancelled due to low interest from teams, leading the series to adopt several changes for the 2013 calendar. All race weekends have been shortened to two days, with practice and qualifying on Friday and the race on Saturday. Races have also been shortened from six hours to three. The European Le Mans Series will also share its weekends with several other international racing series, including the FIA World Endurance Championship, World Series by Renault, and FFSA GT Tour.[1]
The Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom returns to the European Le Mans Series for the first time since 2011, serving as part of a Super Endurance weekend as the ELMS race will be a precursor to the 6 Hours of Silverstone for the World Endurance Championship the following day. The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy also returns to the European Le Mans Series calendar, joined by the GT Tour series. The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria is new to the European Le Mans Series, while the Hungaroring, Hungary is another circuit with ELMS history. The season finale is at Circuit Paul Ricard, France is the only event carried over from 2012. The Circuit layout used at this event was to have the full length of the Mistral straight without the chicanes. The final three races of the season are all shared with the World Series by Renault.[1]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Hours of Silverstone | United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom | 13 April | |
| 2 | 3 Hours of Imola | Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy | 18 May | |
| 3 | 3 Hours of Red Bull Ring | Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria | 20 July | |
| 4 | 3 Hours of Hungaroring | Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary | 14 September | |
| 5 | 3 Hours of Le Castellet | France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 28 September | |
| Source:[2] | ||||
Entries
[edit ]The entry list for the 2013 season was released on 8 February, and included eleven LMP2 and three LMPC cars, ten LMGTE entries, and five GTC cars, bringing the full grid up to twenty-nine entrants.[3] However, only 23 cars turned up for the opening race of the season, the 3 Hours of Silverstone.[4]
LMP2
[edit ]LMPC
[edit ]| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal Algarve Pro Racing Team | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 | M | 46 | Netherlands Nicky Catsburg | 3–4 |
| United Kingdom C. O. Jones | 3–4 | |||||
| France Team Endurance Challenge | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 | M | 47 | Andorra Alex Loan[5] | 1–3 |
| France Matthieu Lecuyer [5] | 1–2 | |||||
| Belgium Nico Verdonck | 3 | |||||
| 48 | France Soheil Ayari [5] | All | ||||
| France Anthony Pons[5] | All | |||||
| 49 | France Paul-Loup Chatin [12] | All | ||||
| France Gary Hirsch[12] | All | |||||
| Source:[11] | ||||||
LMGTE
[edit ]GTC
[edit ]Season results
[edit ]Championship Standings
[edit ]- Points System[16]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other Classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
Teams Championships
[edit ]LMP2 Standings
[edit ]| Pos | Team | SIL United Kingdom |
IMO Italy |
RBR Austria |
HUN Hungary |
LEC France |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #36 Signatech Alpine | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 85 |
| 2 | #1 Thiriet by TDS Racing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 77 |
| 3 | #38 Jota Sport | 1 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 71 |
| 4 | #18 Murphy Prototypes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 64 |
| 5 | #43 Morand Racing | Ret | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 58 |
| 6 | #34 Race Performance | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 46 |
| 7 | #4 Boutsen Ginion Racing | 5 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | #37 SMP Racing | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | ||
| 9 | #3 Greaves Motorsport | Ret | 5 | 10 | |||
| 10 | #39 DKR Engineering | 6 | Ret | 8 | |||
| 11 | #30 HVM Status GP | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Sources:[17] [18] | |||||||
LMPC Standings
[edit ]| Pos | Team | SIL United Kingdom |
IMO Italy |
RBR Austria |
HUN Hungary |
LEC France |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #49 Team Endurance Challenge | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 115 |
| 2 | #48 Team Endurance Challenge | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 98 |
| 3 | #47 Team Endurance Challenge | Ret | 3 | 2 | 33 | ||
| 4 | #46 Algarve Pro Racing Team | 3 | Ret | 16 | |||
| Sources:[17] [18] | |||||||
GTE Standings
[edit ]| Pos | Team | SIL United Kingdom |
IMO Italy |
RBR Austria |
HUN Hungary |
LEC France |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #52 Ram Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 114 |
| 2 | #77 Proton Competition | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 80 |
| 3 | #55 AF Corse | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 63 |
| 4 | #53 Ram Racing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 63 |
| 5 | #66 JMW Motorsport | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 61 |
| 6 | #75 Prospeed Competition | 5 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | 40 |
| 7 | #67 IMSA Performance Matmut | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 38 |
| 8 | #54 AF Corse | 8 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | #88 Proton Competition | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Sources:[17] [18] | |||||||
GTC Standings
[edit ]| Pos | Team | SIL United Kingdom |
IMO Italy |
RBR Austria |
HUN Hungary |
LEC France |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #69 SMP Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | |
| 2 | #62 AF Corse | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 76 |
| 3 | #79 Ecurie Ecosse | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 67 |
| 4 | #72 SMP Racing | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 59 | |
| 5 | #68 SMP Racing | 5 | 5 | 21 | |||
| 6 | #65 Momo Megatron DF1 | 3 | Ret | 16 | |||
| 7 | #86 Scuderia Villorba Corse | 3 | 15 | ||||
| 8 | #60 Kox Racing | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 13 | |
| 9 | #83 Easyrace | 4 | 12 | ||||
| 10 | #85 DKR Engineering | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Sources:[17] [18] | |||||||
Drivers Championships
[edit ]LMP2 Standings
[edit ]| Pos | Driver | SIL United Kingdom |
IMO Italy |
RBR Austria |
HUN Hungary |
LEC France |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Nelson Panciatici | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 85 |
| France Pierre Ragues | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | France Pierre Thiriet | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 77 |
| 3 | United Kingdom Oliver Turvey | 1 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 71 |
| United Kingdom Simon Dolan | 1 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 69 |
| 5 | New Zealand Brendon Hartley | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 64 |
| 6 | Switzerland Mathias Beche | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 62 | |
| 7 | Switzerland Natacha Gachnang | Ret | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 58 |
| 8 | Switzerland Michel Frey | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 46 |
| 9 | Switzerland Patric Niederhauser | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 40 | |
| 10 | France Franck Mailleux | Ret | 3 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 11 | Austria Christian Klien | 5 | 2 | 28 | |||
| 12 | Italy Maurizio Mediani | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | ||
| Russia Sergey Zlobin | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Sources:[17] [18] | |||||||
LMPC Standings
[edit ]| Pos | Driver | SIL United Kingdom |
IMO Italy |
RBR Austria |
HUN Hungary |
LEC France |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Gary Hirsch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 115 |
| France Paul-Loup Chatin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | France Anthony Pons | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 98 |
| France Soheil Ayari | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Andorra Alex Loan | Ret | 3 | 2 | 33 | ||
| 4 | Belgium Nico Verdonck | 2 | 18 | ||||
| 5 | United Kingdom C. O. Jones | 3 | Ret | 16 | |||
| Netherlands Nick Catsburg | 3 | Ret | |||||
| 6 | France Matthieu Lecuyer | Ret | 3 | 15 | |||
| Sources:[17] [18] | |||||||
GTE Standings
[edit ]| Pos | Driver | SIL United Kingdom |
IMO Italy |
RBR Austria |
HUN Hungary |
LEC France |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 114 |
| Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Germany Christian Ried | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 80 |
| 3 | United Kingdom Nick Tandy | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 70 | |
| 4 | Italy Marco Cioci | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 63 |
| Italy Piergiuseppe Perazzini | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Italy Federico Leo | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | United States Frankie Montecalvo | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 63 |
| United States Gunnar Jeannette | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Italy Andrea Bertolini | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 61 |
| Switzerland Joël Camathias | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | ||
| 7 | Italy Klaus Bachler | 6 | 1 | 3 | 48 | ||
| 8 | France Emmanuel Collard | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 40 | |
| France François Perrodo | 5 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Italy Gianluca Roda | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | France Patrice Milesi | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 38 |
| 10 | France Jean-Karl Vernay | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | ||
| Sources:[17] [18] | |||||||
GTC Standings
[edit ]| Pos | Driver | SIL United Kingdom |
IMO Italy |
RBR Austria |
HUN Hungary |
LEC France |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Fabio Babini | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | |
| Russia Kirill Ladygin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Russia Viktor Shaytar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Italy Andrea Rizzoli | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 76 |
| Italy Lorenzo Casé | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Italy Stefano Gai | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | United Kingdom Andrew Smith | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 67 | |
| United Kingdom Ollie Millroy | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | ||
| 4 | Russia Alexander Frolov | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 57 | |
| Russia David Markozov | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 5 | Italy Luca Persiani | 5 | 2 | 2 | 47 | ||
| 6 | United Kingdom Alasdair McCaig | 1 | 3 | Ret | 40 | ||
| Sources:[17] [18] | |||||||
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