2013 3 Hours of Silverstone
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The 2013 3 Hours of Silverstone was an auto racing event held at the Silverstone Circuit near Silverstone, England, on 12–13 April 2013. The event was the opening round of the 2013 European Le Mans Series season, in a weekend shared with the FIA World Endurance Championship and the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. Heavy rains during the race forced the event to be cut short, with only two and a quarter hours being run before Britons Simon Dolan and Oliver Turvey of Jota Sport were declared the winners. Soheil Ayari and Anthony Pons led the LMPC category, Christian Ried, Gianluca Roda, and Nick Tandy won the LMGTE class, and Andrew Smith, Ollie Millroy, and Alisdair McCaig were the GTC class victors.
Qualifying
=Qualifying result=
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.{{cite web | url = http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p07_download_doc.php?doc=ELMS_3hoursofSilverstone2013_QUALIFYING.PDF | title = European Le Mans Series Silverstone Qualifying Practice Provisional Classification | publisher = Automobile Club de l'Ouest | format = PDF | date = 13 April 2013 | accessdate = 17 April 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! Pos ! Class ! Team ! Driver ! Lap Time ! Grid |
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! 1 | LMP2 | No. 38 Jota Sport | 1:48.032 ! 1 |
2
| LMP2 | No. 18 Murphy Prototypes | 1:48.863 ! 2 |
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3
| LMP2 | 1:49.063 ! 3 |
4
| LMP2 | No. 34 Race Performance | 1:50.010 ! 4 |
5
| LMP2 | No. 43 Morand Racing | 1:50.139 ! 5 |
6
| LMP2 | No. 1 Thiriet by TDS Racing | 1:50.157 ! 6 |
7
| LMP2 | No. 4 Boutsen Ginion Racing | Bastien Brière | 1:52.072 ! 7 |
8
| LMP2 | No. 3 Greaves Motorsport | 1:52.529 ! 23{{ref|1|1}} |
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! 9 | LMPC | No. 49 Team Endurance Challenge | 1:54.102 ! 8 |
10
| LMPC | No. 48 Team Endurance Challenge | 1:54.721 ! 9 |
11
| LMP2 | No. 39 DKR Engineering | Olivier Porta | 1:55.634 ! 10 |
12
| LMPC | No. 47 Team Endurance Challenge | Alex Loan | 1:58.310 ! 11 |
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! 13 | LMGTE | No. 52 RAM Racing | 2:02.358 ! 12 |
14
| LMGTE | No. 77 Proton Competition | 2:02.653 ! 13 |
15
| LMGTE | No. 75 Prospeed Competition | 2:02.685 ! 14 |
16
| LMGTE | No. 55 AF Corse | 2:02.731 ! 15 |
17
| LMGTE | No. 66 JMW Motorsport | 2:03.015 ! 16 |
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! 18 | GTC | No. 65 Momo Megatron DF1 | 2:03.484 ! 17 |
19
| GTC | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | Andrew Smith | 2:03.737 ! 18 |
20
| GTC | No. 62 AF Corse | Lorenzo Casé | 2:04.233 ! 19 |
21
| LMGTE | No. 53 RAM Racing | Franck Montecalvo | 2:04.412 ! 20 |
22
| LMGTE | No. 54 AF Corse | Yannick Mollégol | 2:05.198 ! 21 |
23
| LMGTE | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Patrice Milesi | 2:08.745 ! 22 |
- {{Note|1|1}} - The No. 3 Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan was moved to the back of the grid for not using the tires previously allocated for qualifying.
Race
=Race result=
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).{{cite web | url = http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p07_download_doc.php?doc=ELMS_3hoursofSilverstone2013_RACE.PDF | title = European Le Mans Series Silverstone Race Final Classification | publisher = Automobile Club de l'Ouest | format = PDF | date = 13 April 2013 | accessdate = 17 April 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! rowspan=2 | Pos ! rowspan=2 | Class ! rowspan=2 | No ! rowspan=2 | Team ! rowspan=2 | Drivers ! Chassis ! rowspan=2 | Tyre ! rowspan=2 | Laps |
Engine |
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! rowspan=2 | 1 | rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 38 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jota Sport | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Simon Dolan | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 48 |
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| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 2
| rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 34 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Race Performance | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Michel Frey | Oreca 03 | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 48 |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 3
| rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 1 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Thiriet | Oreca 03 | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 48 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 4
| rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 36 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Signatech Alpine | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Ragues | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 48 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 |
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! rowspan=2 | 5 | rowspan=2 | LMGTE | rowspan=2 | 77 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Proton Competition | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Ried | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 48 |
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| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2 | 6
| rowspan=2 | LMGTE | rowspan=2 | 52 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} RAM Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Johnny Mowlem | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 47 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 7
| rowspan=2 | LMGTE | rowspan=2 | 53 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} RAM Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gunnar Jeannette | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 47 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 8
| rowspan=2 | LMGTE | rowspan=2 | 66 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} JMW Motorsport | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Bertolini | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 47 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 |
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! rowspan=2 | 9 | rowspan=2 | LMPC | rowspan=2 | 48 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Team Endurance Challenge | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Soheil Ayari | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 46 |
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| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 |
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! rowspan=2 | 10 | rowspan=2 | GTC | rowspan=2 | 79 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ecurie Ecosse | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Smith | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 46 |
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| BMW 4.4 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 11
| rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 4 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Boutsen Ginion Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Bastien Brière | Oreca 03 | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 46 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 12
| rowspan=2 | LMGTE | rowspan=2 | 75 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Prospeed Competition | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} François Perrodo | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 46 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2 | 13
| rowspan=2 | GTC | rowspan=2 | 62 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Andrea Razzoli | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 46 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 14
| rowspan=2 | LMGTE | rowspan=2 | 67 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} IMSA Performance Matmut | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrice Milesi | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 44 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2 | 15
| rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 39 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|LUX}} DKR Engineering | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Porta | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 43 |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 16
| rowspan=2 | LMGTE | rowspan=2 | 55 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Piergiuseppe Perazzini | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 43 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 17
| rowspan=2 | LMGTE | rowspan=2 | 54 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Mollégol | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 42 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 18
| rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 18 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Murphy Prototypes | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley | Oreca 03 | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 41 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 19
| rowspan=2 | LMPC | rowspan=2 | 49 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Team Endurance Challenge | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Paul-Loup Chatin | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 37 |
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | 20
| rowspan=2 | GTC | rowspan=2 | 65 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Momo Megatron DF1 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Dylan Derdaele | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 33 |
Audi 5.2 L V10 |
rowspan=2 | DNF
| rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 3 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Greaves Motorsport | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Dyson | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 23 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | DNF
| rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 43 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Morand Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Natacha Gachnang | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 22 |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 |
rowspan=2 | DNF
| rowspan=2 | LMPC | rowspan=2 | 47 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Team Endurance Challenge | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AND}} Alex Loan | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 0 |
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 |
References
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{{Sportscar Race Report
| Year_of_race = 2013
| Sportscar_Series = European Le Mans Series
| Previous_race_in_season = None
| Next_race_in_season = 3 Hours of Imola
}}