2013 International Sports Car Weekend Explained

The 2013 International Sports Car Weekend was a sports car race held at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on September 21, 2013. The race was the eighth round of the 2013 American Le Mans Series.

Background

Preview

American Le Mans Series (ALMS) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2013 American Le Mans Series schedule in October 2012.^[1] It was the first year the event was held as part of the American Le Mans Series. The 2013 International Sports Car Weekend was the eighth of ten scheduled sports car races of 2013 American Le Mans Series.^[2] The race was held at the twenty-turn 3.426miles Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on September 21, 2013. The event was run alongside the FIA World Endurance Championship event as a double-header.

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .

!!Class!!Entry!Driver!Time!!

1	P1	6	Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	Lucas Luhr	2:07.851	—	1
2	P1	16	Dyson Racing Team	Chris McMurry	2:12.837	+4.986	2
3	P1	0	DeltaWing Racing Cars	Andy Meyrick	2:15.845	+7.994	3
4	P2	552	Level 5 Motorsports	Marino Franchitti	2:10.573	+2.722	4
5	P2	01	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Anthony Lazzaro	2:11.869	+4.018	28
6	P2	02	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Johannes van Overbeek	2:12.100	+4.219	29
7	P2	551	Level 5 Motorsports	No Time Established			5
8	PC	81	DragonSpeed	Renger van der Zande	2:17.865	+10.014	6
9	PC	5	Starworks Motorsport	Ryan Dalziel	2:18.929	+11.078	30
10	PC	8	BAR1 Motorsports	Kyle Marcelli	2:19.782	+11.931	7
11	PC	9	RSR Racing	Bruno Junqueira	2:20.018	+12.167	31
12	PC	05	CORE Autosport	Tom Kimber-Smith	2:20.340	+12.489	8
13	PC	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Dane Cameron	2:20.722	+12.871	32
14	PC	18	Performance Tech Motorsports	Tristan Nunez	2:20.935	+13.084	9
15	PC	7	BAR1 Motorsports	Rusty Mitchell	2:22.438	+14.587	10
16	GT	55	BMW Team RLL	Joey Hand	2:17.178	+9.327	11
17	GT	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García	2:17.442	+9.591	12
18	GT	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin	2:17.594	+9.743	13
19	GT	56	BMW Team RLL	John Edwards	2:18.002	+10.151	14
20	GT	06	CORE Autosport	Patrick Long	2:19.167	+11.316	15
21	GT	93	SRT Motorsports	Jonathan Bomarito	2:19.246	+11.395	16
22	GT	48	Paul Miller Racing	Bryce Miller	2:19.462	+11.611	17
23	GT	62	Risi Competizione	Matteo Malucelli	2:19.834	+11.983	33
24	GT	91	SRT Motorsports	Marc Goossens	2:20.088	+12.237	18
25	GT	17	Team Falken Tire	Bryan Sellers	2:21.134	+13.283	19
26	GT	23	Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari	Townsend Bell	2:21.704	+13.853	20
27	GTC	66	TRG	Damien Faulkner	2:27.816	+19.965	21
28	GTC	30	NGT Motorsport	Sean Edwards	2:27.880	+20.029	22
29	GTC	22	Alex Job Racing	Jeroen Bleekemolen	2:27.920	+20.069	23
30	GTC	27	Dempsey Racing/Del Piero	Andy Lally	2:28.533	+20.682	24
31	GTC	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Dion von Moltke	2:28.618	+20.767	25
32	GTC	11	JDX Racing	Jan Heylen	2:28.692	+20.841	26
33	GTC	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Spencer Pumpelly	2:29.353	+21.502	27
Sources:^[3] ^[4]

Notes:

• The No. 01 and Extreme Speed Motorsports, the No. 5 Starworks Motorsport, the No. 9 RSR Racing, the No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, and the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari were sent to the rear of their respective class fields beause their drivers did not meet minimum qualifying time.^[5]

Race

Race results

Class winners in bold and . Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).

! rowspan="2" Class Team Drivers Chassis Tire Time/Retired Engine 1 P1 6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr HPD ARX-03c 83 2:45:05.710 Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 2 P1 16 Dyson Racing Team Tony Burgess Chris McMurry Lola B12/60 81 +2 Laps Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(Isobutanol) 3 P2 551 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker Ryan Briscoe HPD ARX-03b 80 +3 Laps Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 4 P2 552 Level 5 Motorsports Guy Cosmo Marino Franchitti Scott Tucker HPD ARX-03b 80 +3 Laps Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 5 P2 02 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek HPD ARX-03b 79 +4 Laps Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 6 P2 01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Anthony Lazzaro Scott Sharp HPD ARX-03b 79 +4 Laps Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 7 PC 8 BAR1 Motorsports Kyle Marcelli Chris Cumming Oreca FLM09 79 +4 Laps Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 8 PC 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Dane Cameron Mike Guasch Oreca FLM09 79 +4 Laps Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 9 PC 05 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett Tom Kimber-Smith Oreca FLM09 79 +4 Laps Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 10 PC 18 Performance Tech Motorsports Tristan Nunez Charlie Shears Oreca FLM09 78 +5 Laps Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 11 PC 81 DragonSpeed Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande Oreca FLM09 78 +5 Laps Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 12 PC 9 RSR Racing Bruno Junqueira David Heinemeier Hansson Oreca FLM09 78 +5 Laps Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 13 GT 3 Corvette Racing Jan Magnussen Antonio García Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 78 +5 Laps Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 14 GT 93 SRT Motorsports Kuno Wittmer Jonathan Bomarito SRT Viper GTS-R 78 +5 Laps SRT 8.0 L V10 15 GT 56 BMW Team RLL Dirk Müller John Edwards BMW Z4 GTE 78 +5 Laps BMW 4.4 L V8 16 GT 55 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen Joey Hand BMW Z4 GTE 77 +6 Laps BMW 4.4 L V8 17 GT 91 SRT Motorsports Marc Goossens Dominik Farnbacher SRT Viper GTS-R 77 +6 Laps SRT 8.0 L V10 18 GT 62 Risi Competizione Olivier Beretta Matteo Malucelli Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 77 +6 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 19 GT 17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 76 +7 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 20 GT 23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 75 +8 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 21 GTC 66 TRG Ben Keating Damien Faulkner Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 72 +11 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 22 GTC 30 NGT Motorsport Henrique Cisneros Sean Edwards Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 72 +11 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 23 GTC 27 Dempsey Racing/Del Piero Patrick Dempsey Andy Lally Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 72 +11 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 24 GTC 11 JDX Racing Mike Hedlund Jan Heylen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 72 +11 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 25 GTC 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Spencer Pumpelly Nelson Canache Jr. Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 72 +11 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 26 GTC 22 Alex Job Racing Cooper MacNeil Jeroen Bleekemolen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 71 +12 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 27 GTC 44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman Dion von Moltke Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 71 +12 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 28DNF PC 7 BAR1 Motorsports Tomy Drissi Rusty Mitchell Oreca FLM09 69 Suspension Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 29DNF P1 0 DeltaWing Racing Cars Katherine Legge Andy Meyrick DeltaWing DWC13 66 Gearbox Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L Turbo I4 30 GT 48 Paul Miller Racing Bryce Miller Marco Holzer Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 56 +27 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 31DNF GT 06 CORE Autosport Colin Braun Patrick Long Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 53 Transmission Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 32DNF PC 5 Starworks Motorsport Ryan Dalziel John Pew Oreca FLM09 45 Overheating Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 33DNF GT 4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 26 Gearbox Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 Sources:^[6] ^[7]

Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone Continental Falken Tire Michelin Yokohama

Notes and References

1. Web site: 18 October 2012 . American Le Mans releases 2013 schedule . 8 November 2024 . Autoweek.
2. Web site: Dagys . John . October 18, 2012 . ALMS: 2013 Schedule Released . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021232841/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-2013-schedule-released . 2012-10-21 . 8 November 2024 . speedtv.com . Speed Channel, Inc.
3. Web site: 20 September 2013 . Unofficial Qualifying Report . 20 August 2024 . dailysportscar.com.
4. Web site: 20 September 2013 . Provisional Grid . 20 August 2024 . dailysportscar.com.
5. Web site: Dagys . John . 21 September 2013 . ALMS COTA Notebook . 20 August 2024 . Sportscar365.com.
6. Web site: 21 September 2013 . Provisional Race Report . 20 August 2024 . dailysportscar.com.
7. Web site: 2013 International Sports Car Weekend . 20 August 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.