2013 Pirelli World Challenge Explained

The 2013 Pirelli World Challenge season was the 24th season of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge Series.

Schedule

The season schedule is as follows:^[1]

Rnd	Date	Circuit	Classes	Supporting
1	March 23–24		GT, GTS (x2)	IndyCar Series
2	April 20–21		GT, GTS	IndyCar Series/American Le Mans Series
3	May 18–19		GT, GTS (x2) TC, TCB (x3)	V8 Supercars Series
4	June 1–2		GT, GTS (x2)	IndyCar Series
5	July 5–6		GT, GTS (x2) TC, TCB (x3)	American Le Mans Series
6	July 13–14		GT, GTS TC, TCB (x2)	IndyCar Series
7	August 3–4		GT, GTS (x2) TC, TCB (x2)	IndyCar Series
8	August 24–25	Sonoma Raceway (Indy course)	GT, GTS TC, TCB (x2)	IndyCar Series
9	October 4–5		GT, GTS TC, TCB (x2)	IndyCar Series

Race results

Rnd	Circuit	GT Winning Car	GTS Winning Car	TC Winning Car	TCB Winning Car
Rnd	Circuit	GT Winning Driver	GTS Winning Driver	TC Winning Driver	TCB Winning Driver
1	St. Petersburg	9 Volvo S60	73 Porsche Cayman S	Did not participate	Did not participate
		Alex Figge	Jack Baldwin	Did not participate	Did not participate
		14 Audi R8 LMS	73 Porsche Cayman S	Did not participate	Did not participate
		James Sofronas	Jack Baldwin	Did not participate	Did not participate
2	Long Beach	14 Audi R8 LMS	10 Chevrolet Camaro	Did not participate	Did not participate
2	Long Beach	James Sofronas	Lawson Aschenbach	Did not participate	Did not participate
3	Austin	Did not participate	Did not participate	72 Honda Civic Si	98 Mazda 2
		Did not participate	Did not participate	Ryan Winchester	Ernie Francis Jr.
		3 Cadillac CTS-V	10 Chevrolet Camaro	72 Honda Civic Si	98 Mazda 2
		Johnny O'Connell	Lawson Aschenbach	Ryan Winchester	Ernie Francis Jr.
		14 Audi R8 LMS	20 Chevrolet Camaro	70 Honda Civic Si	98 Mazda 2
		James Sofronas	Andy Lee	Brett Sandberg	Ernie Francis Jr.
4	Belle Isle	3 Cadillac CTS-V	38 Kia Optima	Did not participate	Did not participate
		Johnny O'Connell	Mark Wilkins	Did not participate	Did not participate
		6 Volvo S60	50 Ford Mustang Boss 302S	Did not participate	Did not participate
		Randy Pobst	Dean Martin	Did not participate	Did not participate
5	Lime Rock	Did not participate	Did not participate	70 Honda Civic Si	37 Mini Cooper
		Did not participate	Did not participate	Brett Sandberg	Robbie Davis
		2 Chevrolet Corvette Z06	10 Chevrolet Camaro	70 Honda Civic Si	37 Mini Cooper
		Mike Skeen	Lawson Aschenbach	Brett Sandberg	Robbie Davis
		3 Cadillac CTS-V	73 Porsche Cayman S	72 Honda Civic Si	81 Honda Fit
		Johnny O'Connell	Jack Baldwin	Ryan Winchester	Joel Lipperini
6	Toronto	Did not participate	Did not participate	1 Mazdaspeed 3	81 Honda Fit
		Did not participate	Did not participate	Michael Cooper	Joel Lipperini
		3 Cadillac CTS-V	10 Chevrolet Camaro	1 Mazdaspeed 3	98 Mazda 2
		Johnny O'Connell	Lawson Aschenbach	Michael Cooper	Ernie Francis Jr.
7	Mid-Ohio	9 Volvo S60	38 Kia Optima	1 Mazdaspeed 3	98 Mazda 2
		Alex Figge	Mark Wilkins	Michael Cooper	Ernie Francis Jr.
		9 Volvo S60	10 Chevrolet Camaro	1 Mazdaspeed 3	37 Mini Cooper
		Alex Figge	Lawson Aschenbach	Michael Cooper	Robbie Davis
8	Sonoma	Did not participate	Did not participate	72 Honda Civic Si	98 Mazda 2
		Did not participate	Did not participate	Ryan Winchester	Ernie Francis Jr.
		8 Cadillac CTS-V	27 Aston Martin Vantage GT4	72 Honda Civic Si	98 Mazda 2
		Andy Pilgrim	Brandon Davis	Ryan Winchester	Ernie Francis Jr.
9	Houston	Did not participate	Did not participate	70 Honda Civic Si	24 Mini Cooper
		Did not participate	Did not participate	Brett Sandberg	Tyler Palmer
		3 Cadillac CTS-V	10 Chevrolet Camaro	72 Honda Civic Si	24 Mini Cooper
		Johnny O'Connell	Lawson Aschenbach	Ryan Winchester	Tyler Palmer

Championships

Drivers' Championships

Championship points are awarded to drivers based on qualifying and finishing positions. The Pole position winner receives 7 points. In addition, 1 bonus point is awarded to a driver leading a lap during a race, and 3 bonus points are awarded to the driver leading the most laps. The driver who sets the fastest lap of the race receives 1 bonus point.^[2]

GT

Pos	Driver	Car	STP		LBH	AUS		DET		LRP		TOR	MDO		SON	HOU	Points
1	Johnny O'Connell	Cadillac CTS-V	3	3	8	1	17	1	2	3	1	1	2	11	12	1	1481
2	James Sofronas	Audi R8 LMS	2	1	1	2	1	4	3	6	4	4	3	3	3	5	1444
3	Andy Pilgrim	Cadillac CTS-V	4	5	2	3	2	3	8	2	2	2	5	4	1	3	1379
4	Randy Pobst	Volvo S60	5	2	13	4	3	2	1	5	3	5	4	2	4	2	1321
5	Alex Figge	Volvo S60	1	13	10	8	8	9	6	9	11	8	1	1	10	6	1177
6	Mike Skeen	Chevrolet Corvette Z06	6	4	3	6	4			1	12	3	6	5	11		1035
6	Nissan GTR						8	9									1035
7	Duncan Ende	Audi R8 LMS	13	7	4	7	5	7	4	4	8	6	12	6	2		967
8	Tim Pappas	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	9	8	6	5	10	5	5	7	6	DNS					656
9	Alex Welch	Audi R8 LMS	7	9	12	9	6			10	7		8	7			602
10	Tomy Drissi	Chevrolet Corvette Z06	8	10	DNS												378
10	Porsche 911 GT3				12	14	6	7									378
11	Jeff Courtney	Audi R8 LMS	12	11	DNS	10	7						10	8			371
12	Tim Bell	Nissan GTR	10	14	11	14	16			12	10	DNS					370
13	Bill Ziegler	Audi R8 LMS								11	9		11	10	8		306
14	Bret Curtis	Audi R8 LMS	14	12	5	16	9										289
15	Fred Roberts	Dodge Viper										7	9	9	9		264
16	Peter LeSaffre	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	11	16		11	11										214
17	Oliver Bryant	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3								8	5						148
18	Jordan Taylor	Cadillac CTS-V											7	12			126
19	Craig Stanton	Porsche 911 GT3			9	17	DNS										105
20	Robert Prilika	Porsche 911 GT3				13	13										102
21	David Donner (R)	Porsche 911 GT3				18	12										93
22	Mike Hedlund	Audi R8 LMS				15	15										90
23	Brandon Davis	Porsche 911 GT3	15	15													90
24	René Rast	Audi R8 LMS														4	85
25	Elton Julian	Audi R8 LMS Ultra													5		80
26	Ryan Dalziel	Porsche 911 GT3	DSQ	6													76
27	Kevin Buckler	Aston Martin Vantage GT3													6		76
28	Brent Holden	Porsche 911 GT3			7	DNS	DNS										72
29	Jason Daskalos	Dodge Viper													7		72
30	Michael Cooper	Nissan GTR											13				51
31	Bryan Heitkotter	Nissan GTR													13		51
32	David Roberts	Nissan GTR												13			51
	Kyle Kelley	Dodge Viper			DNS												0
Pos	Driver	Car	STP		LBH	AUS		DET		LRP		TOR	MDO		SON	HOU	Points

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place
Light Blue	6th–10th place
Dark Blue	Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple	Did not finish
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Blank	Did not participate

GTS

Pos	Driver	Car	STP		LBH	AUS		DET		LRP		TOR	MDO		SON	HOU	Points
1	Lawson Aschenbach	Chevrolet Camaro	5	2	1	1†	9†	3	8	1	2	1	3	1	3	1	1395
2	Jack Baldwin	Porsche Cayman S	1	1	3	3	3	2	5	3	1	3	4	3	23	4	1383
3	Mark Wilkins	Kia Optima	6	6	5	5	2	1	2	4	3	4	1	4	6	3	1346
4	Andy Lee	Chevrolet Camaro	2	21	21	2	1†	5	23	2	4	2	5	5	2	5	1188
5	Peter Cunningham	Acura TSX	3	3	2	8	4	22	4	5	13	DNS	2	2	22	2	1063
6	Alec Udell	Ford Mustang	7	8		6	5	6	3	9	8	13	6	7	4	6	1036
7	Tony Gaples	Chevrolet Camaro	9	10	11	10	8	14	21	8	10	7	13	12	5	10	835
8	Nick Esayian	Acura TSX	10	7	8	12	10	9	16	21	9	8	7	6	21†	9	791
9	Brad Adams	Ford Mustang	21	19	10	9	11	12	7	18	17	6	10	10	17	8	762
10	Nic Jönsson	Kia Optima	8	5	7	4	22†	24	DNS	12	5	11	15	24	20	12	686
11	Ardee Toppe	Ford Mustang	14	12	24	24	25	19	11	15	15	9	20	21	12	17	592
12	Jim Taggart (R)	Lotus Exige S	13	9	15	15†	17	18	6	20	21		25	26		7	549
13	Roger Rodas	Ford Mustang			16	16	18	15	9			5	14	15	8	13	526
14	Buz McCall	Porsche Cayman S	DNS	DNS	18	22	20	17	14	17	11	10	26	18	15	16	502
15	Ric Bushey	Nissan 370Z	19	16	23	20	14	10	20	22	23	DNS	22	DNS	7	18	489
16	Erik Davis	Ford Mustang			17	17	13	11	22			12	12	19	9		430
17	Harry Curtin	Chevrolet Camaro	15	15	12	23	12	8	19	14	22						411
18	Mitch Landry (R)	Ford Mustang	12	14						13	12		11	14	13	15	408
19	Brian Kleeman	Nissan 370Z	20	11				20	24	24	18		23	22	16	11	380
20	Drew Regitz (R)	BMW M3	17	22						16	14						351
20	Aston Martin Vantage GT4											9	9	10			351
21	Robert Stout	Scion FR-S	DNS	23	19	25	26			11	24		DNS	23	14†	19	292
22	Dane Moxlow	Ford Mustang	22	DNS	13	13	7†	7	15								282
23	Lou Gigliotti	Chevrolet Camaro	11	17†	20	7	6										261
24	Mark Klenin	BMW M3	DNS	DNS	22					23	19						250
24	Aston Martin Vantage GT4											18	11	11			250
25	Bill Ziegler	Pontiac Solstice GXP	16	13	14	26	23	DNS	13								245
26	Lucas Catania (R)	Porsche Cayman S				11	15						8	8			238
27	Brandon Davis	Aston Martin Vantage GT4			4										1		230
28	Dean Martin	Ford Mustang						4	1								226
29	Kevin Gleason	Porsche Cayman S	4†	4	9												214
30	Don Istook	Audi TT RS								19	25		16	20		14	188
31	Todd Napieralski	Chevrolet Camaro				19	21	16	10								173
32	Roger Miller	Ford Mustang				18	16†	13	12								167
33	Craig Capaldi (R)	Ford Mustang						21	17				21	13			158
34	Joseph Catania (R)	Porsche Cayman S				21	19						17	16			154
35	Steven Goldman (R)	Porsche Cayman S				DNS	DNS			6	6						152
36	Richard Golinello	Ford Mustang	18	18				23	18								146
37	Ben Keating	Aston Martin Vantage GT4								10	7						132
38	Tom Long	Lotus Exige S								7	20						107
39	Lucas Ordóñez	Nissan 370Z											24	25	18		91
40	Steve Doherty	Nissan 370Z											19	17	DNS		78
41	Damien Faulkner	Aston Martin Vantage GT4			6												76
42	Scott Bove	BMW M3				14	24										75
43	Ernie Francis Jr. (R)	Chevrolet Camaro	23	20													64
44	Bradford Sofronas	BMW M3								DNS	16						43
45	Darrell Anderson (R)	Ford Mustang													19		37
Pos	Driver	Car	STP		LBH	AUS		DET		LRP		TOR	MDO		SON	HOU	Points

Notes

† Indicates driver received points penalty for rules or driving infraction.

TC

Pos	Driver	Car	AUS			LRP			TOR		MDO		SON		HOU		Points
1	Ryan Winchester	Honda Civic Si	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	5	2	1	1	2	1	1710
2	Brett Sandberg	Honda Civic Si	4	2	1	1	1	5	10	DNS	3	4	2	2	1	8	1365
3	Remo Ruscitti (R)	Honda Civic Si	2	3	3	11	3	2	9	5	4	5	3	3	8	2	1242
4	Jon Miller	Honda Civic Si	5	5	4	6	4	4	5	4	6	9	6	6			948
5	Michael Cooper	Mazdaspeed 3				13	DNS	10	1	1	1	1	9	DNS	3	7	945
6	Fred Emich	Volkswagen GLI	7	10	15	7	8	12			8	7	4	4	6	4	842
7	Sarah Cattaneo	Honda Civic Si	6	6	6						9	8	5	5			520
8	Tristan Herbert	Volkswagen GLI	8	8	7						2	3					416
9	Clark Toppe (R)	Kia Forte Koup				3	9	3					7	7			398
10	Cody Ellsworth (R)	Porsche Boxter				4	6	7									241
11	Patrick Seguin	Honda Civic Si	9	7	5												216
12	Robb Holland	Volkswagen GLI				8	7	6									216
13	Ray Mason	Honda Civic Si									7	6			9	DNS	212
14	Brad Adams	Mazda MX-5											10	DNS	7	6	208
15	Tom Kwok	Honda Civic Si							3	2							207
16	Randy Hale	Mazda MX-5				10	5	11									197
17	Michael Pettiford	Volkswagen GLI	10	9	8												192
18	Bryce Miller	Volkswagen GLI				5	11	13									188
19	Michael DiMeo (R)	Honda Civic Si													4	3	180
20	Thomas Martin (R)	Volkswagen GTI	11	11	9												178
21	Pete McIntosh (R)	BMW 128i				9	10	8									172
22	Charlie Solomon	Mazda RX-8	12	12	10												168
23	Sebastian Landy (R)	Mazda MX-5													5	5	160
24	Dinah Weisberg (R)	Porsche Boxter	13	13	11												159
25	Colin Cohen	Volkswagen GTI	14	14	12												150
26	Alain Lauziere (R)	Mini Cooper S JCW							6	7							148
27	Damon Sharpe	Honda Civic Si							7	6							148
28	Tom Lepper	Honda Civic Si											8	8			136
29	Gary Kwok	Honda Civic Si							4	9							129
30	Jonathan Young	Honda Civic Si							8	10							128
31	Russell Smith	Kia Forte Koup									10	10					120
32	Josh Hurley	Mazda MX-5				14	DNS	9									112
33	Conner Ford	Volkswagen GLI	15	DNS	13												96
34	Nick Esayian	Honda Civic Si							DNS	8							68
35	Branden Peterson	Honda Civic Si										11					57
36	Bob Roth	Honda Civic Si									11						57
37	Jeff Ricca (R)	Hyundai Genesis Coupe				12	DNS	DNS									54
38	Nic Jönsson	Kia Forte Koup									12	DNS					54
39	Patrick Gallagher	Mazda MX-5									13	DNS					51
40	Dan Martinson (R)	Pontiac Solstice GXP	3†	4†	14												48
	Ken Dobson	Fiat 500 Abarth											DNS	DNS			0
Pos	Driver	Car	AUS			LRP			TOR		MDO		SON		HOU		Points

Notes

† Indicates driver received points penalty for rules or driving infraction.

TCB

Pos	Driver	Car	AUS			LRP			TOR		MDO		SON		HOU		Points
1	Robbie Davis	Mini Cooper	5	3	3	1	1	8	5	2	7	1	2	4	8	7	1382
2	Joel Lipperini	Honda Fit	6	4	4	18	5	1	1	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	1352
3	Ernie Francis Jr.	Mazda 2	1	1	1	16	DNS	2	2	1	1	18	1	1†	20	8	1345
4	Tyler Palmer	Mini Cooper	13	17	12	3	2	3			4	2	3	2	1	1	1132
5	Ernie Francis	Mazda 2	3	18	5	8	6	9	3	4	2	6	5	5	3		1043
6	P.J. Groenke	Honda Fit	9	7	8	7	9	6	7	5	11	12	DSQ	DSQ	4	3	859
7	Shea Holbrook	Honda Fit	10	10	17	5	4	10	6	8	9	5	DSQ	DSQ	6	6	826
8	David Alejandro	Mazda 2	14	6	11	14	18	14	4	6†	15	16	6	6	19	DNS	754
9	Fernando Seferlis	Mazda 2	16	13	14	10	11	19	10	10	19	13	14	13	13	12	708
10	Chris Capaldi	Ford Fiesta	18	14	15	13	15	15	8	7	13	7	11	9	18	DNS	696
11	Jonathan Baker	Honda Fit	12	8	7	15	12				6	10			5	5	589
12	Jim Cleveland	Fiat 500	20	DNS	DNS	11	17	16	9	11	18	20	15	16	9	10	583
13	Jack Murray	Fiat 500	19	DNS	DNS	12	16	17	11	9	16	17	13	14	14	15	573
14	Charlie James	Mini Cooper	2	2	2	2	3	18									569
15	Johan Schwartz	Mini Cooper	4	9	9†	19	DNS	5			DNS	DNS	7		7	4	535
16	Dave Rosenblum	Ford Fiesta				4	7	4			10	3					397
17	Mike Asselta	Mini Cooper	7	5	6	17	13	11									377
18	Brian Fowler	Ford Fiesta							12	12	20	19	17	DNS	12	11	332
19	Peter Schwartzott Sr.	Chevrolet Sonic				9	10	13			5	11					312
20	Peter Schwartzott	Chevrolet Sonic				20	14	12			14	14					233
21	Steve Taake	Mazda 2	17	16	13										17	14	224
22	Russell Smith	Kia Rio				6	8	7									216
23	Andrei Kisel	Mini Cooper											12	11	10	DNS	171
24	Brianne Corn	Mazda 2	15	12	10												159
25	Braden Miller	Ford Fiesta	8	15	16												156
26	Harry Cheung	Honda Fit											10	7			132
27	Sage Marie	Honda Fit											9	8			132
28	Chase Pelletier	Honda Fit									8			10			128
29	Ed Magner	Mini Cooper	DNS	DNS	DNS						12	8					122
30	Kyle Keenan	Kia Rio											8	12			122
31	Chris Sneed	Mini Cooper													11	9	121
32	Charles Paquin	Mazda 2													15	13	96
33	Michael Ashby	Mazda 2											16	15			88
34	J.G. Pasterjak	Ford Fiesta									17	15					86
35	James Wilson	Mazda 2													16	16	86
36	Chip Howell	Mini Cooper	11	11†	DNS												76
37	Jon Krolewicz	Honda Fit										9					64
Pos	Driver	Car	AUS			LRP			TOR		MDO		SON		HOU		Points

Notes

† Indicates driver received points penalty for rules or driving infraction.

Manufacturer championships

Manufacturer points are awarded according to the highest-finishing car from that manufacturer. Only manufacturers that are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members receive points.^[2] Points are awarded on the following basis:

In addition, one bonus point is awarded to the pole-winning manufacturer. In the table below, the manufacturer's top finishing position is shown, with pole winner in bold.

GT

Pos	Manufacturer	STP		LBH	AUS		DET		LRP		TOR	MDO		SON	HOU	Points
1	Cadillac	3	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	4	1	1	109
2	Audi	2	1	1	2	1	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	82
3	Volvo	1	2	10	4	3	2	1	5	3	5	1	1	4	2	80
4	Chevrolet	6	4	3	6	4			1	12	3	6	5	11		30
5	AMG Customer Sports	9	8	6	5	10	5	5	7	5	10					9
6	Porsche	15	6	7	12	12	6	7								2
Pos	Manufacturer	STP		LBH	AUS		DET		LRP		TOR	MDO		SON	HOU	Points

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th–6th place
Dark Blue	Finished (Outside Points)
Purple	Did not finish
Blank	Did not participate

GTS

Pos	Manufacturer	STP		LBH	AUS		DET		LRP		TOR	MDO		SON	HOU	Points
1	Chevrolet	2	2	1	1	1	3	8	1	2	1	3	1	2	1	109
2	Kia	6	5	5	4	2	1	2	4	3	4	1	4	6	3	63
3	Acura	3	3	2	8	4	9	4	5	9	8	2	2	21	2	46
4	Ford	7	8	10	6	5	4	1	9	8	5	6	7	4	6	22
5	Audi								19	25		16	20		14	0
Pos	Manufacturer	STP		LBH	AUS		DET		LRP		TOR	MDO		SON	HOU	Points

TC

Pos	Manufacturer	AUS			LRP			TOR		MDO		SON		HOU		Points
1	Honda	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	124
2	Kia				3	9	3			10	10	7	7			10
Pos	Manufacturer	AUS			LRP			TOR		MDO		SON		HOU		Points

Notes and References

Web site: 2013 Schedule. SCCA Pro Racing. February 7, 2013. February 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130211044302/http://www.world-challenge.com/event/season.php?y=2013. dead.
Web site: 2013 SCCA Pro Racing Regulations. Sports Car Club of America. 2 April 2013. 5 April 2013. 61.