The 2013 Avon GT4 European Trophy season was the 6th season of the GT4 European Cup. The trophy name was carried out only this season. The season began on 26 May at Silverstone, and finished on 13 October at Zandvoort after five race weekends. [1]
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Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | |
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1 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 25 May | No.8 Ekris Motorsport | No. | No.7 Pro Sport Performance |
Ricardo van der Ende Bernhard van Oranje | Jörg Viebahn Adam Christodoulou | |||||
R2 | 26 May | No. | No. | No.9 Las Moras Racing Team | ||
Duncan Huisman | ||||||
R3 | No. | No. | No.8 Ekris Motorsport | |||
Bernhard van Oranje | ||||||
2 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 8 June | No.9 Las Moras Racing Team | No.9 Las Moras Racing Team | No.9 Las Moras Racing Team |
Duncan Huisman | Duncan Huisman | Duncan Huisman | ||||
R2 | 9 June | No.8 Ekris Motorsport | No. | No.8 Ekris Motorsport | ||
Bernhard van Oranje | Bernhard van Oranje | |||||
R3 | No.8 Ekris Motorsport | No. | No.9 Las Moras Racing Team | |||
Ricardo van der Ende Bernhard van Oranje | Luc Braams Duncan Huisman | |||||
3 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 26 July | No.12 Las Moras Racing Team | No. | No.12 Las Moras Racing Team |
Max Braams | Max Braams | |||||
R2 | 27 July | No.12 Las Moras Racing Team | No. | No.8 Ekris Motorsport | ||
Max Braams Bertus Sanders | Ricardo van der Ende Bernhard van Oranje | |||||
R3 | No.9 Las Moras Racing Team | No. | No.9 Las Moras Racing Team | |||
Duncan Huisman | Duncan Huisman | |||||
4 | R1 | Anderstorp Raceway | 17 August | No.12 Las Moras Racing Team | No.10 Ricknaes Motorsport | No.12 Las Moras Racing Team |
Max Braams Bertus Sanders | Philip Forsman Hakan Ricknaes | Max Braams Bertus Sanders | ||||
R2 | 18 August | No.6 HDI Gerling | No. | No.6 HDI Gerling | ||
Kelvin Snoeks Maik Barten | Kelvin Snoeks Maik Barten | |||||
5 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 12 October | No.8 Ekris Motorsport | No. | No.18 Ekris Motorsport |
André de Vries | PC van Oranje | |||||
R2 | 13 October | No.8 Ekris Motorsport | No. | No.9 Las Moras Racing Team | ||
Ricardo van der Ende | Duncan Huisman | |||||
R3 | Race cancelled (Extreme rain) |
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