2013 12 Hours of Sebring
The 61st Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring was an endurance sports car race held on March 16, 2013, at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida, United States.
It was the last edition under the American Le Mans Series rules, marking the last year for the P1/LMP1 class at Sebring.[1] The 2014 event was raced under the United SportsCar Racing brand.
Background
[edit]Preview
[edit]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.[2] It was the fifteenth consecutive year the event was held as part of the American Le Mans Series. The 2013 12 Hours of Sebring was the first of ten scheduled sports car races of 2013 American Le Mans Series.[3] It was held at the 17-turn 3.741-mile (6.021 km) Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida on March 16, 2013.[3] Unlike in previous years where the event was run by the American Le Mans Series and FIA World Endurance Championship, the 2013 edition was an ALMS stand alone event.[3][4]
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying result
[edit]Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[5]
| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P1 | #1 Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler | 1:43.886 | 1 |
| 2 | P1 | #2 Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish | 1:43.895 | 2 |
| 3 | P1 | #12 Rebellion Racing | Nick Heidfeld | 1:46.456 | 3 |
| 4 | P1 | #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf | 1:46.478 | 4 |
| 5 | P1 | #13 Rebellion Racing | Andrea Belicchi | 1:46.689 | 5 |
| 6 | P1 | #16 Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger | 1:48.407 | 6 |
| 7 | P2 | #551 Level 5 Motorsports | Ryan Briscoe | 1:51.159 | 7 |
| 8 | P2 | #552 Level 5 Motorsports | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 1:51.271 | 8 |
| 9 | P2 | #41 Greaves Motorsport | Tom Kimber-Smith | 1:51.366 | 9 |
| 10 | P2 | #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports | David Brabham | 1:52.703 | 10 |
| 11 | P2 | #02 Extreme Speed Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek | 1:53.074 | 11 |
| 12 | PC | #05 CORE Autosport | Colin Braun | 1:53.404 | 12 |
| 13 | PC | #9 RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira | 1:53.674 | 13 |
| 14 | PC | #81 DragonSpeed Mishumotors | Pierre Kaffer | 1:53.838 | 14 |
| 15 | P1 | #0 DeltaWing Racing Cars | Olivier Pla | 1:53.866 | 15 |
| 16 | PC | #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | David Ostella | 1:54.311 | 16 |
| 17 | PC | #8 BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli | 1:54.520 | 17 |
| 18 | PC | #500 Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez | 1:54.598 | 18 |
| 19 | PC | #7 BAR1 Motorsports | Rusty Mitchell | 1:55.282 | 19 |
| 20 | GT | #62 Risi Competizione | Gianmaria Bruni | 1:58.815 | 20 |
| 21 | GT | #4 Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:58.934 | 21 |
| 22 | GT | #97 Aston Martin Racing | Stefan Mücke | 1:58.990 | 22 |
| 23 | GT | #007 Aston Martin Racing | Pedro Lamy | 1:59.208 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | #3 Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:59.348 | 24 |
| 25 | GT | #93 SRT Motorsports | Jonathan Bomarito | 1:59.430 | 25 |
| 26 | GT | #48 Paul Miller Racing | Marco Holzer | 1:59.543 | 26 |
| 27 | GT | #55 BMW Team RLL | Maxime Martin | 1:59.736 | 27 |
| 28 | GT | #56 BMW Team RLL | Joey Hand | 1:59.847 | 28 |
| 29 | GT | #91 SRT Motorsports | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:59.898 | 29 |
| 30 | GT | #23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Leh Keen | 2:00.308 | 30 |
| 31 | GT | #17 Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler | 2:00.365 | 31 |
| 32 | GTC | #27 Dempsey Racing | Andy Lally | 2:05.446 | 32 |
| 33 | GTC | #22 Alex Job Racing | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 2:05.747 | 33 |
| 34 | GTC | #30 NGT Motorsport | Sean Edwards | 2:05.747 | 34 |
| 35 | GTC | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly | 2:05.765 | 35 |
| 36 | GTC | #66 TRG | Damien Faulkner | 2:05.910 | 36 |
| 37 | GTC | #11 JDX Racing | Jan Heylen | 2:05.936 | 37 |
| 38 | GTC | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Alexandre Imperatori | 2:06.059 | 38 |
| 39 | GTC | #10 Dempsey Racing | Andrew Davis | 2:06.219 | 39 |
| 40 | GTC | #68 TRG | Kevin Éstre | 2:06.246 | 40 |
| 41 | GTC | #31 NGT Motorsport | Kuba Giermaziak | 2:07.057 | 41 |
| 42 | GTC | #99 Competition Motorsports | Lawson Aschenbach | 2:07.366 | 42 |
Race
[edit]Race result
[edit]Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "GRAND-AM, ALMS Announce 2014 Class Structure". ALMS. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "American Le Mans releases 2013 schedule". Autoweek. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (October 18, 2012). "ALMS: 2013 Schedule Released". speedtv.com. Speed Channel, Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "FIA WEC Unveils 2013 Provisional Calendar". FIA World Endurance Championship. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "61st Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Unofficial Qualifying" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. March 15, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ "2013 61st Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
"Unofficial Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. March 16, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
"Sebring 12 Hours 2013". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved July 24, 2023.