2013 Rolex Sports Car Series
The 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the fourteenth and final season of the Grand American Road Racing Association's premier series, before merging up with the American Le Mans Series in 2014. It began on January 26, with the 51st running of the 24 Hours of Daytona.[1]
| 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series | |||
| Previous: | 2012 | Next: | 2014 (USCC) |
As the NASCAR Holdings acquisition of Panoz Motor Sports, and IMSA, had already taken place, this season is technically one of two series that formed the 43rd season of the IMSA GT Championship that dates to 1971.
Schedule
The schedule was released on September 28, 2012 and features the addition of three new circuits for the series; Circuit of the Americas, Kansas Speedway, and Road Atlanta. Also, the August 10 event at Road America will be a combined weekend with the American Le Mans Series, showcasing the organizations' recent merger. Previous races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Watkins Glen Short Course and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve do not return.
News
- Lotus announced that they are developing a new Evora for the 2013 Rolex season.[2]
- The series introduced a new alternative fueled "GX" class for the 2013 season.[3] The vehicles also utilized new technologies not otherwise used in the series. Mazda announced that it would offer its SkyActiv-D diesel engine to teams for this new class. 2013 also marked the first season since 2004 to feature three classes.
- In September 2012, Grand Am tested Kansas Speedway in hopes of adding it to the 2013 schedule. The tests proved successful.[4]
Results
Overall winners in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | DP Winning Team | GT Winning Team | GX Winning Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | GX Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona |  #01 Chip Ganassi Racing |
#24 Audi Sport customer racing/AJR |
#16 Napleton Racing |
Report |
Charlie Kimball Juan Pablo Montoya Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
 Filipe Albuquerque Oliver Jarvis Edoardo Mortara Dion von Moltke |
 Nelson Canache David Donohue Shane Lewis Jim Norman | |||
| 2 | Austin | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |
#94 Turner Motorsport |
#38 BGB Motorsports |
Report |
| Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Bill Auberlen.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paul Dalla Lana |
Jim Norman Jeff Mosing Spencer Pumpelly | |||
| 3 | Barber | #10 Wayne Taylor Racing |
#57 Stevenson Motorsports |
#38 BGB Motorsports |
Report |
| Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor |
John Edwards Robin Liddell |
Jim Norman Spencer Pumpelly | |||
| 4 | Road Atlanta | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing |
#57 Stevenson Motorsports |
#00 Speedsource |
Report |
| Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
John Edwards Robin Liddell |
Andrew Carbonell Joel Miller | |||
| 5 | Detroit | #10 Wayne Taylor Racing |
#57 Stevenson Motorsports |
#00 Speedsource |
Report |
| Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor |
John Edwards Robin Liddell |
Joel Miller Tristan Nunez | |||
| 6 | Mid-Ohio | #5 Action Express Racing |
#94 Turner Motorsport |
#70 Speedsource |
Report |
João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi |
Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana |
Tom Long Sylvain Tremblay | |||
| 7 | Watkins Glen | #5 Action Express Racing |
#57 Stevenson Motorsports |
#00 Speedsource |
Report |
| João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi |
John Edwards Robin Liddell |
Joel Miller Tristan Nunez Yojiro Terada | |||
| 8 | Indianapolis | #2 Starworks Motorsport |
#61 R.Ferri/AIM Motorsport Racing with Ferrari |
#70 Speedsource |
Report |
| Ryan Dalziel Alex Popow |
Jeff Segal Max Papis |
Tom Long Sylvain Tremblay | |||
| 9 | Road America | #8 Starworks Motorsport |
#94 Turner Motorsport |
#00 Speedsource |
Report |
 Brendon Hartley Scott Mayer |
Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana |
Joel Miller Tristan Nunez | |||
| 10 | Kansas | #10 Wayne Taylor Racing |
#63 Scuderia Corsa |
#00 Speedsource |
Report |
| Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor |
Alessandro Balzan Leh Keen |
Joel Miller Tristan Nunez | |||
| 11 | Laguna Seca | #10 Wayne Taylor Racing |
#44 Magnus Racing |
#70 Speedsource |
Report |
| Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor |
Andy Lally John Potter |
Tom Long Sylvain Tremblay | |||
| 12 | Lime Rock | #10 Wayne Taylor Racing |
#31 Marsh Racing |
#70 Speedsource |
Report |
| Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor |
Lawson Aschenbach Eric Curran Boris Said |
Tom Long Sylvain Tremblay |
Championship standings
Championship points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown below. The exception is at the 24 Hours of Daytona, where a minimum of 15th place points are awarded so as not to excessively penalize a low finish when there are generally more entrants.[5]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers (Top 20)
|
Bold - Pole position |
Notes
- Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
Chassis
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Engine
|
Drivers (Top 20)
|
Bold - Pole position |
Notes
- Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
Engine
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Drivers
|
Bold - Pole position |
Notes
- Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
References
- "51st Rolex 24 At Daytona Scheduled for January 26–27, 2013". Daytona International Speedway. March 16, 2012.
- "2013 Lotus Evora GRC Racing". odong2.Com. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- "GRAND AM Announces Plans For New Rolex Series Class". Grand Am.com. May 31, 2012.
- "Kansas Speedway road circuit passes opening test". Grand Am.com. September 12, 2012.
- "Championship Points Structure". Grand-Am.com. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
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