The 2013 American Le Mans Series was the fifteenth and final season of the International Motor Sports Association GT Championship being labeled as the American Le Mans Series, before merging up with the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series in 2014.
As the IMSA and Grand-Am merger was announced on September 5, 2012, between NASCAR Holdings (Grand-Am's owner) and Panoz Motorsports, the 2013 season was the transition season as both series were now held under the NASCAR Holdings banner. As such, this is the 43rd season of the series dating back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. [1]
It began on March 16 with the 61st running of the 12 Hours of Sebring and ended with the 16th running of the Petit Le Mans on October 19. At the seventh round in Baltimore, Muscle Milk Pickett Racing successfully defended their 2012 Prototype One championship.
The calendar was announced October 18, 2012. [2] The race at the Circuit of the Americas near Austin, Texas, was previously announced in June 2012, [3] and a combined event with the Rolex Sports Car Series at Road America was announced on September 28, 2012. [4] The event at Mid-Ohio, a joint weekend with the IndyCar Series, was not renewed. The event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was initially scheduled on May 18. However, with this date conflicting with the 24 Hours Nürburgring, the series opted to move the event up one week to May 11. The event was also shortened from 6 hours to 4 hours. [5]
Overall winners in bold.
Points were awarded to the top ten cars and drivers which complete at least 70% of their class winner's distance. Teams with multiple entries only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race. Drivers were required to drive a minimum of 45 minutes to earn points, except for the Long Beach event which required only 30 minutes. Drivers are required to complete a particular amount of the minimum number of laps in order to earn points. The number of laps vary depending on the course size.
Points System [18] | ||||||||||
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Race Distance | Position | |||||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
Less than four hours | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Between four and eight hours | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
More than eight hours | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Teams with full season entries are awarded points in the team championships. Teams which participated in a partial season or on a race-by-race basis are not included in these championships.
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All teams utilize the Oreca FLM09 chassis with Chevrolet LS3 engine.
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Pos | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | LRP | MOS | RAM | BGP | AUS | VIR | PLM | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 12 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 148 |
2 | ![]() | 20 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 145 |
3 | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 142 |
4 | ![]() | 17 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 110 |
5 | ![]() | 14 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 103 | |
6 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 54 | |||
Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | SEB | LBH | LGA | LRP | MOS | RAM | BGP | AUS | VIR | PLM | Total |
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1 | ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 171 |
2 | ![]() | BMW Z4 GTE | BMW 4.4 L V8 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 140 |
3 | ![]() | SRT Viper GTS-R | SRT 8.0 L V10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 121 |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 73 | |
5 | ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 55 |
6 | ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 55 | ||
7 | ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
8 | ![]() | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 39 |
All teams utilize variations of the Porsche 997 GT3 Cup.
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Pos | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | LRP | MOS | RAM | BGP | AUS | VIR | PLM | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 20 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 157 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 148 |
3 | ![]() | 17 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 130 |
4 | ![]() | 14 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 108 |
5 | ![]() | 12 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 104 |
6 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 97 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
Drivers who participated in races but failed to score points over the course of the season are not listed.
Pos | Driver | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | LRP | MOS | RAM | BGP | AUS | VIR | PLM | Total |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 182 |
![]() | ![]() | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 182 | |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 82 | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 82 | |||||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 68 | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 68 | |||||||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 52 | ||||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 24 | 48 | ||||||||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | ||||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||||
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
Pos | Driver | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | LRP | MOS | RAM | BGP | AUS | VIR | PLM | Total |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 173 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 14 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 163 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 14 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 154 | ||||
![]() | 20 | 16 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 129 | ||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 79 | |||||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
![]() | ![]() | 17 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 69 | |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 20 | 40 | ||||||||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 20 | |||||||||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
![]() | ![]() | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 13 |
Drivers in the PC category are allowed to drive for more than one car during an event. If a driver is in each car for a minimum of two hours each, he is allowed to score the points from whichever car he chooses.
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Pos | Driver | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | LRP | MOS | RAM | BGP | AUS | VIR | PLM | Total |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 142 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 141 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 136 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 128 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 112 | |||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 110 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 14 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 95 | |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 81 | |||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 79 | ||
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 74 | |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 57 | |||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 51 | ||||||
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 46 | |||
![]() | ![]() | 0 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 46 | |||||
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 16 | 22 | 38 | ||||||||
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 16 | 20 | 36 | |||||||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 13 | 17 | 34 | |||||||
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 25 | |||||||||
![]() | 8 | ||||||||||||
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 24 | |||||||||
19 | ![]() | ![]() | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||
20 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
22 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
23 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
Pos | Driver | Team | SEB | LBH | LGA | LRP | MOS | RAM | BGP | AUS | VIR | PLM | Total |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 148 |
![]() | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 148 | |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 139 |
![]() | ![]() | 20 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 139 | |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 118 | |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 14 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 108 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 93 | |||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 14 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 88 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 87 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 84 |
![]() | ![]() | 12 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 84 | |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 81 |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 81 | |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 14 | 20 | 34 | ||||||||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 34 | ||
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 13 | 33 | ||||||||
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 24 | |||||
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 22 | |||||||||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 | |||||||
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17 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 14 | 34 | ||||||||
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
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19 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
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20 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
22 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
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23 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
25 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
26 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
27 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
28 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
29 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
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30 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
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