The 2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Festival was the eleventh race of 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series season. It took place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on September 8, 2013.
The 2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Festival was the eleventh race of 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series season. It took place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on September 8, 2013.
Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Car | Qualifying | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DP | 90 | Spirit of Daytona Racing | Corvette DP | 1:21.557 | 1 |
| 2 | DP | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Corvette DP | 1:21.578 | 2 |
| 3 | DP | 42 | Team Sahlen | Riley / BMW | 1:21.681 | 3 |
| 4 | DP | 02 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Riley / BMW | 1:21.833 | 4 |
| 5 | DP | 5 | Action Express Racing | Corvette DP | 1:21.900 | 5 |
| 6 | DP | 4 | 8 Star Motorsports | Corvette DP | 1:21.931 | 16 |
| 7 | DP | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Riley / BMW | 1:21.940 | 6 |
| 8 | DP | 99 | GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | Corvette DP | 1:22.098 | 7 |
| 9 | DP | 2 | Starworks Motorsport | Riley / Ford | 1:22.116 | 8 |
| 10 | DP | 9 | Action Express Racing | Corvette DP | 1:22.254 | 9 |
| 11 | DP | 60 | Michael Shank Racing | Riley / Ford | 1:22.651 | 10 |
| 12 | DP | 6 | Michael Shank Racing | Riley / Ford | 1:22.682 | 11 |
| 13 | DP | 3 | 8 Star Motorsports | Corvette DP | 1:22.967 | 12 |
| 14 | DP | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Riley / BMW | 1:25.618 | 13 |
| 15 | GT | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Chevrolet Camaro GT.R | 1:27.529 | 17 |
| 16 | GT | 31 | Marsh Racing | Chevrolet Corvette | 1:27.628 | 18 |
| 17 | DP | 43 | Team Sahlen | Riley / BMW | 1:27.641 | 14 |
| 18 | GT | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am | 1:27.683 | 19 |
| 19 | GT | 61 | R. Ferri/AIM Motorsport Racing with Ferrari | Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am | 1:27.713 | 20 |
| 20 | GT | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 1:27.880 | 21 |
| 21 | GT | 46 | Fall-Line Motorsports | Audi R8 Grand-Am | 1:28.194 | 22 |
| 22 | DP | 50 | Highway To Help | Riley-BMW | 1:28.829 | 15 |
| 23 | GT | 03 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am | 1:28.867 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | 44 | Magnus Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 1:29.013 | 24 |
| 25 | GT | 94 | Turner Motorsport | BMW M3 | 1:29.033 | 25 |
| 26 | GT | 66 | TRG-AMR | Aston Martin V12 Vantage | 1:29.329 | 26 |
| 27 | GT | 93 | Turner Motorsport | BMW M3 | 1:29.753 | 27 |
| 28 | GT | 18 | Mühlner Motorsports America | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 1:29.757 | 28 |
| 29 | GT | 69 | AIM Autosport Team FXDD with Ferrari | Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am | 1:29.790 | 29 |
| 30 | GT | 71 | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 1:31.336 | 30 |
| 31 | GX | 00 | Visit Florida Racing/Speedsource | Mazda6 GX | 1:33.533 | 31 |
| 32 | GX | 70 | Mazdaspeed/Speedsource | Mazda6 GX | 1:34.074 | 32 |
| 33 | GX | 38 | BGB Motorsports | Porsche Cayman GX.R | 1:36.843 | 33 |
| 34 | GX | 11 | SDR/Lotus Racing | Lotus Evora GX | No time | 34 |
| Source: [2] [3] | ||||||
Winners in each class are denoted in bold.
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