The 2013 3 Hours of Imola was an auto racing event held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy on 17–18 May 2013, and served as the second round of the 2013 European Le Mans Series season. Defending ELMS champions Pierre Thiriet and Mathias Beche of Thiriet by TDS Racing won the race over the Signatech Alpine. Paul-Loup Chatin and Gary Hirsch held the LMPC category lead from start to finish, while Johnny Mowlem and Matt Griffin earned RAM Racing their first victory in only their second LMGTE race. Fabio Babini, Viktor Shaitar, and Kirill Ladygin won the GTC class on their debut.
Qualifying
Qualifying result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
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1 | LMP2 | No. 38 Jota Sport | Oliver Turvey | 1:34.343 | 1 |
2 | LMP2 | No. 1 Thiriet by TDS Racing | Mathias Beche | 1:34.914 | 2 |
3 | LMP2 | No. 18 Murphy Prototypes | Brendon Hartley | 1:34.951 | 3 |
4 | LMP2 | No. 36 Signatech Alpine | Nelson Panciatici | 1:35.538 | 4 |
5 | LMP2 | No. 3 Greaves Motorsport | Tom Kimber-Smith | 1:35.606 | 5 |
6 | LMP2 | No. 43 Morand Racing | Franck Mailleux | 1:36.320 | 6 |
7 | LMP2 | No. 34 Race Performance | Patric Niederhauser | 1:36.444 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 | No. 30 HVM Status GP | Jonathan Hirschi | 1:37.309 | 8 |
9 | LMP2 | No. 4 Boutsen Ginion Racing | Bastien Brière | 1:38.128 | 9 |
10 | LMPC | No. 49 Team Endurance Challenge | Gary Hirsch | 1:39.222 | 10 |
11 | LMP2 | No. 39 DKR Engineering | Olivier Porta | 1:41.445 | 11 |
12 | LMPC | No. 47 Team Endurance Challenge | Matthieu Lecuyer | 1:41.708 | 12 |
13 | LMGTE | No. 52 RAM Racing | Matt Griffin | 1:41.994 | 13 |
14 | LMGTE | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Patrick Long | 1:42.055 | 14 |
15 | LMPC | No. 48 Team Endurance Challenge | Anthony Pons | 1:42.093 | 15 |
16 | LMGTE | No. 53 RAM Racing | Gunnar Jeannette | 1:42.669 | 16 |
17 | LMGTE | No. 66 JMW Motorsport | Joël Camathias | 1:42.911 | 17 |
18 | LMGTE | No. 54 AF Corse | Yannick Mollégol | 1:43.551 | 18 |
19 | GTC | No. 60 Kox Racing | Peter Kox | 1:43.752 | 19 |
20 | GTC | No. 62 AF Corse | Stefano Gai | 1:44.235 | 20 |
21 | LMGTE | No. 55 AF Corse | Piergiuseppe Perazzini | 1:44.478 | 21 |
22 | LMGTE | No. 77 Proton Competition | Christian Ried | 1:45.173 | 22 |
23 | GTC | No. 65 Momo Megatron DF1 | Kuba Giermaziak | 1:45.786 | 23 |
24 | GTC | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | Andrew Smith | 1:45.831 | 24 |
25 | GTC | No. 69 SMP Racing | Kirill Ladygin | 1:46.149 | 25 |
26 | LMGTE | No. 75 Prospeed Competition | Sebastien Crubilé | 1:46.358 | 26 |
27 | GTC | No. 68 SMP Racing | Devi Markozov | 1:49.733 | 27 |
– | GTC | No. 72 SMP Racing | Maurizio Mediani | No Time | 28 |
- ^1 - The No. 68 and No. 72 Ferraris had qualifying laps eliminated by stewards decision.
Race
Race result
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | LMP2 | 1 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | Pierre Thiriet Mathias Beche |
Oreca 03 | D | 108 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
2 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine | Pierre Ragues Nelson Panciatici |
Alpine A450 | M | 108 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
3 | LMP2 | 43 | Morand Racing | Natacha Gachnang Franck Mailleux |
Morgan LMP2 | D | 107 |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
4 | LMP2 | 34 | Race Performance | Michel Frey Patric Niederhauser |
Oreca 03 | D | 107 |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
5 | LMP2 | 3 | Greaves Motorsport | Tom Kimber-Smith David Heinemeier Hansson |
Zytek Z11SN | D | 107 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
6 | LMP2 | 18 | Murphy Prototypes | Brendon Hartley Mark Patterson |
Oreca 03 | D | 105 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
7 | LMPC | 49 | Team Endurance Challenge | Paul-Loup Chatin Gary Hirsch |
Oreca FLM09 | M | 103 |
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
8 | LMGTE | 52 | Ram Racing | Johnny Mowlem Matt Griffin |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 102 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
9 | LMPC | 48 | Team Endurance Challenge | Soheil Ayari Anthony Pons |
Oreca FLM09 | M | 102 |
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
10 | LMPC | 47 | Team Endurance Challenge | Alex Loan Matthieu Lecuyer |
Oreca FLM09 | M | 102 |
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
11 | LMGTE | 55 | AF Corse | Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Federico Leo |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 101 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
12 | LMGTE | 53 | Ram Racing | Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 101 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
13 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Andrea Bertolini Joël Camathias |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | D | 101 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
14 | LMP2 | 4 | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Bastien Brière Thomas Dagoneau John Hartshone |
Oreca 03 | D | 101 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
15 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 101 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
16 | LMGTE | 67 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Patrice Milesi Patrick Long |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 100 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
17 | GTC | 69 | SMP Racing | Fabio Babini Viktor Shaitar Kirill Ladygin |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 100 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
18 | GTC | 62 | AF Corse | Andrea Rizzoli Stefano Gai Lorenzo Casè |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 99 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
19 | GTC | 79 | Ecurie Ecosse | Andrew Smith Ollie Millroy Joe Twyman |
BMW Z4 GT3 | M | 97 |
BMW 4.4 L V8 | |||||||
20 | LMGTE | 54 | AF Corse | Yannick Mollégol Jean-Marc Bachelier Howard Blank |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 97 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
21 | GTC | 72 | SMP Racing | Maurizio Mediani Sergey Zlobin Boris Rotenberg |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 97 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
22 | GTC | 68 | SMP Racing | Devi Markozov Yury Evstigneez Alexander Frolov |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 96 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
23 | LMP2 | 30 | HVM Status GP | Tony Burgess Jonathan Hirschi |
Lola B12/80 | D | 89 |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
DNF | LMP2 | 38 | Jota Sport | Simon Dolan Oliver Turvey |
Zytek Z11SN | D | 101 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
DNF | GTC | 60 | Kox Racing | Peter Kox Nico Pronk |
Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3 | M | 97 |
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
DNF | LMP2 | 39 | DKR Engineering | Olivier Porta Romain Brandela Bernard Delhez |
Lola B11/40 | D | 89 |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
DNF | GTC | 65 | Momo Megatron DF1 | Dylan Derdaele Raffi Bader Kuba Giermaziak |
Audi R8 LMS ultra | M | 60 |
Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
DNF | LMGTE | 75 | Prospeed Competition | François Perrodo Sébastien Crubilé |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 43 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
References
- "European Le Mans Series 3 Hours of Imola Qualifying Practice Provisional Classification" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- "European Le Mans Series 3 Hours of Imola Race Final Classification" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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