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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
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 |  Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom |
13 April |
| 2 | 3 Hours of Imola |  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy |
18 May |
| 3 | 3 Hours of Red Bull Ring |  Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria |
20 July |
| 4 | 3 Hours of Hungaroring |  Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary |
14 September |
| 5 | 3 Hours of Le Castellet |  Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France |
28 September |
Entries
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.[2] However, only 23 cars turned up for the opening race of the season, the 3 Hours of Silverstone.
LMP2
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LMPC
| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algarve Pro Racing Team |
Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 | M | 46 |  Nicky Catsburg |
3–4 |
| C. O. Jones |
3–4 | |||||
| Team Endurance Challenge |
Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 | M | 47 |  Alex Loan[3] |
1–3 |
| Matthieu Lecuyer[3] |
1–2 | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nico Verdonck |
3 | |||||
| 48 | Soheil Ayari[3] |
All | ||||
| Anthony Pons[3] |
All | |||||
| 49 | Paul-Loup Chatin[9] |
All | ||||
| Gary Hirsch[9] |
All |
LMGTE
GTC
| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kox Racing |
Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | M | 60 | Peter Kox[2] |
2–5 |
| Nico Pronk[2] |
2–5 | |||||
| Dennis Retera[6] |
4–5 | |||||
| AF Corse |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 62 | Lorenzo Casé[5] |
All |
| Stefano Gai[5] |
All | |||||
| Andrea Rizzoli[5] |
All | |||||
 Momo Megatron DF1 |
Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | M | 65 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Raffi Bader[3] |
1–2 |
| Dylan Derdaele[3] |
1–2 | |||||
 Kuba Giermaziak[3] |
1–2 | |||||
 SMP Racing |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 68 | Yury Evstigneev[4] |
2 |
| Alexander Frolov[4] |
2 | |||||
| David Markozov[4] |
2 | |||||
| Anton Ladygin |
5 | |||||
| Boris Rotenberg |
5 | |||||
 Mika Salo |
5 | |||||
| 69 | Fabio Babini[4] |
2–5 | ||||
| Kirill Ladygin[4] |
2–5 | |||||
| Viktor Shaytar[4] |
2–5 | |||||
| 72 | Boris Rotenberg[4] |
2 | ||||
| Maurizio Mediani[4] |
2 | |||||
| Sergey Zlobin[4] |
2 | |||||
| Alexander Frolov[4] |
3–5 | |||||
| David Markozov[4] |
3–5 | |||||
| Luca Persiani |
3–5 | |||||
| Ecurie Ecosse[11] |
BMW Z4 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 79 | Ollie Millroy[11] |
All |
| Andrew Smith[11] |
1–3, 5 | |||||
| Alasdair McCaig[11] |
1, 3–4 | |||||
| Joe Twyman[11] |
2, 4 | |||||
| Phil Quaife |
5 | |||||
| Easyrace |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 83 | Fabio Mancini[6] |
4 |
| Tommaso Rocca[6] |
4 | |||||
| Diego Romanini[6] |
4 | |||||
 DKR Engineering |
BMW Z4 GT3 (Spec 2011) | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 85 | Thomas Accary |
5 |
| Dimitri Enjalbert |
5 | |||||
| Matthieu Lecuyer |
5 | |||||
| Scuderia Villorba Corse |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 86 | Steeve Hiesse |
5 |
| Cédric Mézard |
5 |
Season results
Championship Standings
Teams Championships
LMP2 Standings
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #36 Signatech Alpine | 85 |
| 2 | #1 Thiriet by TDS Racing | 77 |
| 3 | #38 Jota Sport | 71 |
| 4 | #18 Murphy Prototypes | 64 |
| 5 | #43 Morand Racing | 58 |
| 6 | #34 Race Performance | 46 |
| 7 | #4 Boutsen Ginion Racing | 32 |
| 8 | #37 SMP Racing | 28 |
LMPC Standings
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #49 Team Endurance Challenge | 115 |
| 2 | #48 Team Endurance Challenge | 98 |
| 3 | #47 Team Endurance Challenge | 33 |
| 4 | #46 Algarve Pro Racing Team | 16 |
GTE Standings
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #52 Ram Racing | 114 |
| 2 | #77 Proton Competition | 80 |
| 3 | #55 AF Corse | 63 |
| 4 | #53 Ram Racing | 63 |
| 5 | #66 JMW Motorsport | 61 |
| 6 | #75 Prospeed Competition | 40 |
| 7 | #67 IMSA Performance Matmut | 38 |
| 8 | #54 AF Corse | 16 |
| 9 | #88 Proton Competition | 8 |
GTC Standings
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #69 SMP Racing | 100 |
| 2 | #62 AF Corse | 76 |
| 3 | #79 Ecurie Ecosse | 67 |
| 4 | #72 SMP Racing | 59 |
| 5 | #68 SMP Racing | 21 |
Drivers Championships
LMP2 Standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Panciatici |
85 |
| Pierre Ragues | ||
| 2 | Pierre Thiriet |
77 |
| 3 | Oliver Turvey |
71 |
| Simon Dolan | ||
| 4 | Jonathan Hirschi |
69 |
| 5 |  Brendon Hartley |
64 |
| 6 | Mathias Beche |
62 |
| 7 | Natacha Gachnang |
58 |
| 8 | Michel Frey |
46 |
| 9 | Patric Niederhauser |
40 |
| 10 | Franck Mailleux |
30 |
| 11 | Christian Klien |
28 |
| 12 | Maurizio Mediani |
28 |
| Sergey Zlobin |
LMPC Standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Hirsch |
115 |
| Paul-Loup Chatin | ||
| 2 | Anthony Pons |
98 |
| Soheil Ayari | ||
| 3 | Alex Loan |
33 |
| 4 | Nico Verdonck |
18 |
| 5 | C. O. Jones |
16 |
| Nick Catsburg | ||
| 6 | Matthieu Lecuyer |
15 |
GTE Standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Mowlem |
114 |
 Matt Griffin | ||
| 2 |  Christian Ried |
80 |
| 3 | Nick Tandy |
70 |
| 4 | Marco Cioci |
63 |
| Piergiuseppe Perazzini | ||
| Federico Leo | ||
| 5 | Frankie Montecalvo |
63 |
| Gunnar Jeannette | ||
| 6 | Andrea Bertolini |
61 |
| Joël Camathias | ||
| 7 | Klaus Bachler |
48 |
| 8 | Emmanuel Collard |
10 |
| François Perrodo | ||
| Gianluca Roda | ||
| 9 | Patrice Milesi |
38 |
| 10 | Jean-Karl Vernay |
22 |
GTC Standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabio Babini |
100 |
| Kirill Ladygin | ||
| Viktor Shaytar | ||
| 2 | Andrea Rizzoli |
76 |
| Lorenzo Casé | ||
| Stefano Gai | ||
| 3 | Andrew Smith |
67 |
| Ollie Millroy | ||
| 4 | Alexander Frolov |
57 |
| David Markozov | ||
| 5 | Luca Persiani |
47 |
| 6 | Alasdair McCaig |
40 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Plans for 2013 European Le Mans Series Unveiled". European Le Mans Series. 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Bumper twenty-nine car grid for 2013 ELMS". European Le Mans Series. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-14. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Thirty cars and ten different nationalities to start the first ELMS round". European Le Mans Series. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Imola Entry list". European Le Mans Series. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "2013 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES – 3 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE – PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST" (PDF). European Le Mans Series. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Hungaroring Entries". European Le Mans Series. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- 1 2 Watkins, Gary (8 March 2013). "Renault unveils Le Mans plans for Alpine brand". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ↑ Watkins, Gary (26 August 2013). "Ex-F1 driver Christian Klien to race in European Le Mans Series". autosport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Team Endurance Challenge – Paul Loup Chatin and Gary Hirsch form the third driver line-up". European Le Mans Series. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ↑ "Wolf Henzler on the 997 RSR IMSA Performance Matmut in ELMS and Le Mans". enduranceinfo.com. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Watkins, Gary (12 March 2013). "Ecurie Ecosse moves to European Le Mans Series as it eyes Le Mans". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ "Standings" (PDF). European Le Mans Series. Peter Auto. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.