The 2013 6 Hours of Shanghai was an endurance auto race held at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China on 9 November 2013. The race was the seventh round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
The race was won by André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler of Audi Sport Team Joest. Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Loïc Duval won the World Drivers' Championship at the event after finishing in third place. [1]
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. [2]
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 7 Toyota Racing | 1:48.013 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:48.102 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 8 Toyota Racing | 1:48.694 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:49.173 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 12 Rebellion Racing | 1:51.204 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | No. 26 G-Drive Racing | 1:55.423 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | No. 24 OAK Racing | 1:56.210 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | No. 41 Greaves Motorsport | 1:56.219 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 35 OAK Racing | 1:56.243 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 25 Delta-ADR | 1:56.284 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 49 Pecom Racing | 1:56.971 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 31 Lotus | 1:57.531 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 32 Lotus | 1:57.639 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | No. 45 OAK Racing | 1:59.063 | 14 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 2:04.370 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | No. 99 Aston Martin Racing | 2:04.389 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | No. 92 Porsche AG Team Manthey | 2:04.881 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | No. 71 AF Corse | 2:04.887 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | No. 91 Porsche AG Team Manthey | 2:05.049 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | No. 51 AF Corse | 2:05.222 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | 2:05.903 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | No. 61 AF Corse | 2:05.918 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | No. 81 8 Star Motorsports | 2:06.150 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | No. 88 Proton Competition | 2:06.416 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | No. 76 IMSA Performance Matmut | 2:06.738 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | No. 96 Aston Martin Racing | 2:06.943 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | No. 57 Krohn Racing | 2:07.584 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | No. 50 Larbre Compétition | 2:07.669 | 28 |
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). [3]
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