The 2013 American Le Mans Series Monterey was an auto racing event held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, near Monterey, California on May 9–11, 2013. The four-hour race was the third round of the 2013 American Le Mans Series season. Germans Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr defended their 2012 Monterey win with overall victory for Muscle Milk Pickett Racing, while Luhr became the winningest driver in American Le Mans Series history.[1] Scott Tucker and Marino Franchitti took P2 honors for Level 5 Motorsports, while Mike Gausch and Luis Díaz won the PC category. Corvette Racing's Jan Magnussen and Antonio García led GT and Henrique Cisneros, Jr. and Nick Tandy won in GTC.
Background
editPreview
editAmerican 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 American Le Mans Monterey was the third of ten scheduled sports car races of 2013 American Le Mans Series. The event was held at the eleven-turn 2.238 mi (3.602 km) Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey County, California on May 11, 2013.[3] The event was shortened from 6 hours to 4 hours.[3]
Before the race, Nick Heidfeld and Neel Jani led the P1 Drivers' Championship with 40 points, ahead of Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr on countback with 40 points.[4] With 92 points, Ryan Briscoe and Scott Tucker led the P2 Drivers' Championship over Marino Franchitti by 3 points.[4] In PC, Mike Guasch led the Drivers' Championship with 40 points, ahead of Colin Braun.[4] Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner led the GT Drivers' Championship with 34 points, ahead of Bill Auberlen and Maxime Martin on countback.[4] With 37 points, Henrique Cisneros and Sean Edwards led the GTC Drivers' Championship, ahead of Nelson Canache Jr. and Spencer Pumpelly.[4]
Qualifying
editQualifying result
editPole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[5]
| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P1 | #12 Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani | 1:13.429 | 1 |
| 2 | P1 | #16 Dyson Racing Team | Guy Smith | 1:13.806 | 2 |
| 3 | P1 | #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf | 1:13.954 | 3 |
| 4 | P2 | #551 Level 5 Motorsports | Marino Franchitti | 1:16.642 | 4 |
| 5 | P2 | #552 Level 5 Motorsports | Ryan Briscoe | 1:17.002 | 5 |
| 6 | PC | #05 CORE Autosport | Colin Braun | 1:18.382 | 6 |
| 7 | P2 | #02 Extreme Speed Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek | 1:18.591 | 7 |
| 8 | PC | #81 DragonSpeed Mishumotors | Renger van der Zande | 1:18.685 | 8 |
| 9 | P2 | #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports | Guy Cosmo | 1:18.880 | 9 |
| 10 | PC | #9 RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira | 1:19.076 | 10 |
| 11 | PC | #51 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Luis Díaz | 1:19.302 | 11 |
| 12 | PC | #8 BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli | 1:19.436 | 12 |
| 13 | PC | #18 Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez | 1:19.757 | 13 |
| 14 | PC | #7 BAR1 Motorsports | Rusty Mitchell | 1:19.762 | 14 |
| 15 | P1 | #0 DeltaWing Racing Cars | Katherine Legge | 1:22.078 | 341 |
| 16 | GT | #62 Risi Competizione | Matteo Malucelli | 1:22.732 | 15 |
| 17 | GT | #17 Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers | 1:22.908 | 16 |
| 18 | GT | #4 Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:22.924 | 17 |
| 19 | GT | #55 BMW Team RLL | Maxime Martin | 1:22.990 | 18 |
| 20 | GT | #3 Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:23.042 | 19 |
| 21 | GT | #23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Townsend Bell | 1:23.217 | 20 |
| 22 | GT | #56 BMW Team RLL | Dirk Müller | 1:23.406 | 21 |
| 23 | GT | #91 SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens | 1:23.615 | 22 |
| 24 | GT | #48 Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller | 1:23.743 | 23 |
| 25 | GT | #93 SRT Motorsports | Kuno Wittmer | 1:24.031 | 24 |
| 26 | GTC | #22 Alex Job Racing | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1:27.296 | 25 |
| 27 | GTC | #30 NGT Motorsports | Nick Tandy | 1:27.407 | 26 |
| 28 | GTC | #27 Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Andy Lally | 1:27.495 | 27 |
| 29 | GTC | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly | 1:27.628 | 28 |
| 30 | GTC | #11 JDX Racing | Jan Heylen | 1:28.272 | 29 |
| 31 | GTC | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Dion von Moltke | 1:28.424 | 30 |
| 32 | GTC | #10 Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Andrew Davis | 1:28.741 | 31 |
| 33 | GTC | #66 TRG | Ben Keating | 1:29.545 | 351 |
| 34 | GTC | #99 Competition Motorsports | Cort Wagner | 1:29.604 | 32 |
| 35 | GTC | #68 TRG | Andrew Novich | 1:30.151 | 33 |
| – | GT | #06 CORE Autosport | Patrick Long | No Time2 | 36 |
Race
editRace result
editClass winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Dagys, John (11 May 2013). "ALMS: Muscle Milk Breaks Through At Monterey". SpeedTV.com. Speed Channel. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "American Le Mans releases 2013 schedule". Autoweek. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b "ALMS Confirms 2013 Mazda Raceway Date Change". American Le Mans Series. October 26, 2012. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Official 2013 AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES PRESENTED BY TEQUILA PATRÓN CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Unofficial Qualifying Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Official Grid" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Provisional Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "2013 American Le Mans Monterey". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 November 2024.