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2013 Northeast Grand Prix

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The 2013 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix was an auto racing event held at Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut, on July 5–6, 2013, and was the fourth round of the 2013 American Le Mans Series season. Muscle Milk Pickett Racing and their drivers Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf earned their third consecutive victory of the season after Dyson Racing fell back. Level 5 Motorsports' Scott Tucker and Ryan Briscoe overcame an incident with Extreme Speed Motorsports in the P2 category to take the victory, but were later penalized championship points for the maneuver. RSR Racing earned their first victory in the PC class in 2013. BMW's John Edwards and Dirk Müller won the GT category, while Flying Lizard Motorsports scored their first win in the GTC category.

Background

= Preview =

File:LimeRockParkConnecticut1.JPG, where the race was held.]]

American Le Mans Series (ALMS) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2013 American Le Mans Series schedule in October 2012.{{Cite web |date=18 October 2012 |title=American Le Mans releases 2013 schedule |url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/more-racing/a1972296/american-le-mans-releases-2013-schedule/ |access-date=8 November 2024 |publisher=Autoweek}} It was the tenth consecutive year the event was held as part of the American Le Mans Series. The 2013 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix was the fifth of ten scheduled sports car races of 2013 American Le Mans Series.{{cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=October 18, 2012 |title=ALMS: 2013 Schedule Released |url=http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-2013-schedule-released/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021232841/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-2013-schedule-released |archive-date=2012-10-21 |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=speedtv.com |publisher=Speed Channel, Inc}} The race was held at the seven-turn {{Convert|1.530|mi|km|abbr=on}} Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut on July 6, 2013.

Before the race, Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr led the P1 Drivers' Championship with 62 points, 4 ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Neel Jani.{{Cite web |title=ALMS Standings |url=http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/lemans-alms/standings |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703030351/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/lemans-alms/standings |archive-date=3 July 2013 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=speedtv.com |publisher=Speed Channel, Inc}} With 59 points, Scott Tucker led the P2 Drivers' Championship over Marino Franchitti by 3 points. In PC, Mike Guasch led the Drivers' Championship with 62 points, ahead of Colin Braun. Dirk Müller led the GT Drivers' Championship with 42 points, 3 points ahead of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner. With 59 points, Henrique Cisneros led the GTC Drivers' Championship, ahead of Jeroen Bleekemolen and Cooper MacNeil.

Qualifying

=Qualifying result=

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.{{cite web |date=5 July 2013 |title=Official Grid |url=http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Official%20Grid.pdf |accessdate=19 July 2013 |publisher=International Motor Sports Association |format=PDF}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Pos

! Class

! Team

! Driver

! Lap Time

! Grid

style="font-weight:bold"

! 1

| P1

| #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing

| Lucas Luhr

| 0:44.396

! 1

2

| P1

| #16 Dyson Racing Team

| Chris Dyson

| 0:45.243

! 2

style="font-weight:bold"

! 3

| P2

| #551 Level 5 Motorsports

| Ryan Briscoe

| 0:46.191

! 3

4

| P2

| #552 Level 5 Motorsports

| Marino Franchitti

| 0:46.428

! 4

5

| P2

| #02 Extreme Speed Motorsports

| Johannes van Overbeek

| 0:46.729

! 5

6

| P2

| #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports

| Scott Sharp

| 0:46.870

! 6

style="font-weight:bold"

! 7

| PC

| #05 CORE Autosport

| Colin Braun

| 0:48.078

! 7

8

| PC

| #9 RSR Racing

| Bruno Junqueira

| 0:48.188

! 8

9

| PC

| #8 BAR1 Motorsports

| Kyle Marcelli

| 0:48.403

! 9

10

| PC

| #81 8 Star Mushimotors

| Renger van der Zande

| 0:48.422

! 10

11

| PC

| #18 Performance Tech Motorsports

| Tristan Nunez

| 0:48.564

! 11

12

| P1

| #0 DeltaWing Racing Cars

| Andy Meyrick

| 0:48.931

! 12

13

| PC

| #52 PR1 Mathiesen Motorsports

| Mike Gausch

| 0:49.222

! 13

14

| PC

| #7 BAR1 Motorsports

| Rusty Mitchell

| 0:50.044

! 14

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! 15

| GT

| #56 BMW Team RLL

| John Edwards

| 0:50.996

! 15

16

| GT

| #55 BMW Team RLL

| Maxime Martin

| 0:51.157

! 16

17

| GT

| #4 Corvette Racing

| Oliver Gavin

| 0:51.490

! 17

18

| GT

| #62 Risi Competizione

| Olivier Beretta

| 0:51.499

! 18

19

| GT

| #3 Corvette Racing

| Antonio García

| 0:51.537

! 19

20

| GT

| #06 CORE Autosport

| Patrick Long

| 0:51.732

! 20

21

| GT

| #23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari

| Townsend Bell

| 0:51.812

! 21

22

| GT

| #91 SRT Motorsports

| Dominik Farnbacher

| 0:51.916

! 22

23

| GT

| #93 SRT Motorsports

| Kuno Wittmer

| 0:52.185

! 23

24

| GT

| #17 Team Falken Tire

| Bryan Sellers

| 0:52.199

! 33{{ref|1|1}}

25

| GT

| #48 Paul Miller Racing

| Bryce Miller

| 0:52.254

! 24

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! 26

| GTC

| #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports

| Spencer Pumpelly

| 0:55.155

! 25

27

| GTC

| #22 Alex Job Racing

| Jeroen Bleekemolen

| 0:55.317

! 26

28

| GTC

| #66 TRG

| Damien Faulkner

| 0:55.414

! 27

29

| GTC

| #27 Dempsey Del Piero Racing

| Andy Lally

| 0:55.500

! 28

30

| GTC

| #11 JDX Racing

| Jan Heylen

| 0:55.604

! 29

31

| GTC

| #30 NGT Motorsport

| Nicolas Armindo

| 0:55.677

! 30

32

| GTC

| #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports

| Dion von Moltke

| 0:55.744

! 31

33

| GTC

| #68 TRG

| Craig Stanton

| 0:55.992

! 32

  • {{Note|1}} – The #17 Team Falken Tire Porsche was moved to the back of the grid for changing a tire between qualifying and the race.

Race

=Race result=

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).{{cite web |date=6 July 2013 |title=Official Race Result |url=http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Official%20Race%20Results.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030085745/http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Official%20Race%20Results.pdf |archive-date=30 October 2013 |accessdate=19 July 2013 |publisher=International Motor Sports Association |format=PDF}}

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! rowspan=2 | Pos

! rowspan=2 | Class

! rowspan=2 | No

! rowspan=2 | Team

! rowspan=2 | Drivers

! Chassis

! rowspan=2 | Tire

! rowspan=2 | Laps

Engine
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | P1

| rowspan=2 | 6

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Muscle Milk Pickett Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Klaus Graf
{{flagicon|DEU}} Lucas Luhr

| HPD ARX-03a

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 184

style="font-weight:bold"

| Honda 3.4 L V8

rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | P1

| rowspan=2 | 16

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dyson Racing Team

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Dyson
{{flagicon|GBR}} Guy Smith

| Lola B12/60

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 178

Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
(Butanol)
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 3{{ref|2|2}}

| rowspan=2 | P2

| rowspan=2 | 551

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Level 5 Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Tucker
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe

| HPD ARX-03b

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 178

style="font-weight:bold"

| Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6

rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | P2

| rowspan=2 | 01

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Extreme Speed Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp
{{flagicon|USA}} Guy Cosmo

| HPD ARX-03b

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 178

Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 5

| rowspan=2 | PC

| rowspan=2 | 9

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} RSR Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Junqueira
{{flagicon|USA}} Duncan Ende

| Oreca FLM09

| rowspan=2 | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 177

style="font-weight:bold"

| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8

rowspan=2 | 6

| rowspan=2 | PC

| rowspan=2 | 05

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} CORE Autosport

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Bennett
{{flagicon|USA}} Colin Braun

| Oreca FLM09

| rowspan=2 | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 177

Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | P2

| rowspan=2 | 552

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Level 5 Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Tucker
{{flagicon|GBR}} Marino Franchitti

| HPD ARX-03b

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 176

Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 8

| rowspan=2 | PC

| rowspan=2 | 18

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tristan Nunez
{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Booth

| Oreca FLM09

| rowspan=2 | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 176

Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
rowspan=2 | 9

| rowspan=2 | P2

| rowspan=2 | 02

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Extreme Speed Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Brown
{{flagicon|USA}} Johannes van Overbeek

| HPD ARX-03b

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 176

Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 10

| rowspan=2 | PC

| rowspan=2 | 8

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} BAR1 Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kyle Marcelli
{{flagicon|CAN}} Chris Cumming

| Oreca FLM09

| rowspan=2 | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 175

Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
rowspan=2 | 11

| rowspan=2 | PC

| rowspan=2 | 81

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} 8 Star Mishumotors

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Mirco Schultis
{{flagicon|NED}} Renger van der Zande

| Oreca FLM09

| rowspan=2 | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 174

Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
rowspan=2 | 12

| rowspan=2 | PC

| rowspan=2 | 52

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} PR1 Mathiesen Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Cheng
{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Guasch

| Oreca FLM09

| rowspan=2 | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 172

Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 13

| rowspan=2 | GT

| rowspan=2 | 56

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} John Edwards
{{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Müller

| BMW Z4 GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 172

style="font-weight:bold"

| BMW 4.4 L V8

rowspan=2 | 14

| rowspan=2 | GT

| rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jan Magnussen
{{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio García

| Chevrolet Corvette C6.R

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 172

Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 15

| rowspan=2 | GT

| rowspan=2 | 06

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} CORE Autosport

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Long
{{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Kimber-Smith

| Porsche 997 GT3-RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 172

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 16

| rowspan=2 | GT

| rowspan=2 | 55

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Auberlen
{{flagicon|BEL}} Maxime Martin

| BMW Z4 GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 171

BMW 4.4 L V8
rowspan=2 | 17

| rowspan=2 | GT

| rowspan=2 | 93

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} SRT Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kuno Wittmer
{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Bomarito

| SRT Viper GTS-R

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 171

SRT 8.0 L V10
rowspan=2 | 18

| rowspan=2 | GT

| rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin
{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Milner

| Chevrolet Corvette C6.R

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 171

Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 19

| rowspan=2 | PC

| rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} BAR1 Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tomy Drissi
{{flagicon|USA}} Rusty Mitchell

| Oreca FLM09

| rowspan=2 | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 170

Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
rowspan=2 | 20

| rowspan=2 | GT

| rowspan=2 | 48

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bryce Miller
{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Holzer

| Porsche 997 GT3-RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 21

| rowspan=2 | GT

| rowspan=2 | 17

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Team Falken Tire

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Sellers
{{flagicon|DEU}} Wolf Henzler

| Porsche 997 GT3-RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Falken}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 22

| rowspan=2 | GT

| rowspan=2 | 23

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Townsend Bell
{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Sweedler

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}}

| rowspan=2 | 168

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 23{{ref|2|2}}
DNF

| rowspan=2 | GT

| rowspan=2 | 62

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Risi Competizione

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|MON}} Olivier Beretta
{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Malucelli

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 165

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 24

| rowspan=2 | GTC

| rowspan=2 | 45

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Flying Lizard Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Pumpelly
{{flagicon|VEN}} Nelson Canache, Jr.

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}}

| rowspan=2 | 164

style="font-weight:bold"

| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

rowspan=2 | 25

| rowspan=2 | GTC

| rowspan=2 | 11

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} JDX Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Hedlund
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jan Heylen

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}}

| rowspan=2 | 162

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 26

| rowspan=2 | GTC

| rowspan=2 | 66

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} TRG

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating
{{flagicon|IRL}} Damien Faulkner

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}}

| rowspan=2 | 161

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 27

| rowspan=2 | GTC

| rowspan=2 | 68

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} TRG

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} David Ostella
{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stanton

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}}

| rowspan=2 | 161

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 28
DNF

| rowspan=2 | GTC

| rowspan=2 | 22

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Job Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil
{{flagicon|NED}} Jeroen Bleekemolen

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}}

| rowspan=2 | 159

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 29

| rowspan=2 | GTC

| rowspan=2 | 44

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Flying Lizard Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Seth Neiman
{{flagicon|RSA}} Dion von Moltke

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}}

| rowspan=2 | 159

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 30

| rowspan=2 | GTC

| rowspan=2 | 27

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dempsey Del Piero Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Dempsey
{{flagicon|USA}} Andy Lally

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}}

| rowspan=2 | 158

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 31
DNF

| rowspan=2 | GTC

| rowspan=2 | 30

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} NGT Motorsport

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Henrique Cisneros
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Armindo

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}}

| rowspan=2 | 145

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 32
DNF

| rowspan=2 | P1

| rowspan=2 | 0

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} DeltaWing Racing Cars

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge
{{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Meyrick

| DeltaWing LM12

| rowspan=2 | {{Bridgestone}}

| rowspan=2 | 102

Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4
rowspan=2 | 33
DNF

| rowspan=2 | GT

| rowspan=2 | 91

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} SRT Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Goossens
{{flagicon|DEU}} Dominik Farnbacher

| SRT Viper GTS-R

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 25

SRT 8.0 L V10

  • {{Note|2|2}} – The #551 Level 5 HPD-Honda and #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari were both penalized with post-race stop and go penalties plus sixty seconds for avoidable contact. The #551 was allowed to keep its finishing position in the race but its time penalty was applied in the awarding of championship points, demoting Level 5 to second place.

References

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{{Sportscar Race Report

| Year_of_race = 2013

| Sportscar_Series = American Le Mans Series

| Previous_race_in_season = American Le Mans Monterey

| Next_race_in_season = SportsCar Grand Prix

}}

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