2013 Rolex Sports Car Series

The 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the fourteenth and final season of the Grand American Road Racing Association's premier series, before merging up with the American Le Mans Series in 2014. It began on January 26, with the 51st running of the 24 Hours of Daytona.

As the NASCAR Holdings acquisition of Panoz Motor Sports, and IMSA, had already taken place, this season is technically one of two series that formed the 43rd season of the IMSA GT Championship that dates to 1971.

Schedule

The schedule was released on September 28, 2012 and featured the addition of three new circuits for the series; Circuit of the Americas, Kansas Speedway, and Road Atlanta. Also, the August 10 event at Road America was a combined weekend with the American Le Mans Series, showcasing the organizations' recent merger. Previous races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Watkins Glen Short Course and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve did not return.

Rnd Date Race Duration Circuit Location 1 January 26–27 Rolex 24 At Daytona 24 hours Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida 2 March 2 Grand-Am of The Americaspresented by GAINSCO and TOTAL 2 hours 45 minutes Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas 3 April 6 Porsche 250 2 hours Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama 4 April 20 Visual Studio UltimateGrand Prix of Atlanta 2 hours 45 minutes Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia 5 June 1 Chevrolet Grand-Am Detroit 200 2 hours The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit, Michigan 6 June 15 Diamond Cellar Classic 2 hours 45 minutes Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio 7 June 30 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen 6 hours Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York 8 July 26 Brickyard Grand Prix 3 hours Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course) Speedway, Indiana 9 August 10 VisitFlorida.com Sports Car 250 2 hours 45 minutes Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 10 August 17 SFP Grand Prix 2 hours 45 minutes Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas 11 September 8 Continental Tire Sports Car Festival 2 hours 45 minutes Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California 12 September 28 Championship Weekend presented by BMW 2 hours 45 minutes Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut

News Lotus announced that they are developing a new Evora for the 2013 Rolex season. The series introduced a new alternative fueled "GX" class for the 2013 season. The vehicles also utilized new technologies not otherwise used in the series. Mazda announced that it would offer its SkyActiv-D diesel engine to teams for this new class. 2013 also marked the first season since 2004 to feature three classes. In September 2012, Grand Am tested Kansas Speedway in hopes of adding it to the 2013 schedule. The tests proved successful.

Results Overall winners in bold. Rnd Circuit DP Winning Team GT Winning Team GX Winning Team Report DP Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers GX Winning Drivers 1 Daytona #01 Chip Ganassi Racing #24 Audi Sport customer racing/AJR #16 Napleton Racing Report Charlie Kimball Juan Pablo Montoya Scott Pruett Memo Rojas Filipe Albuquerque Oliver Jarvis Edoardo Mortara Dion von Moltke Nelson Canache David Donohue Shane Lewis Jim Norman 2 Austin #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing #94 Turner Motorsport #38 BGB Motorsports Report Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana Jim Norman Jeff Mosing Spencer Pumpelly 3 Barber #10 Wayne Taylor Racing #57 Stevenson Motorsports #38 BGB Motorsports Report Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor John Edwards Robin Liddell Jim Norman Spencer Pumpelly 4 Road Atlanta #01 Chip Ganassi Racing #57 Stevenson Motorsports #00 Speedsource Report Scott Pruett Memo Rojas John Edwards Robin Liddell Andrew Carbonell Joel Miller 5 Detroit #10 Wayne Taylor Racing #57 Stevenson Motorsports #00 Speedsource Report Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor John Edwards Robin Liddell Joel Miller Tristan Nunez 6 Mid-Ohio #5 Action Express Racing #94 Turner Motorsport #70 Speedsource Report João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana Tom Long Sylvain Tremblay 7 Watkins Glen #5 Action Express Racing #57 Stevenson Motorsports #00 Speedsource Report João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi John Edwards Robin Liddell Joel Miller Tristan Nunez Yojiro Terada 8 Indianapolis #2 Starworks Motorsport #61 R.Ferri/AIM Motorsport Racing with Ferrari #70 Speedsource Report Ryan Dalziel Alex Popow Jeff Segal Max Papis Tom Long Sylvain Tremblay 9 Road America #8 Starworks Motorsport #94 Turner Motorsport #00 Speedsource Report Brendon Hartley Scott Mayer Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana Joel Miller Tristan Nunez 10 Kansas #10 Wayne Taylor Racing #63 Scuderia Corsa #00 Speedsource Report Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor Alessandro Balzan Leh Keen Joel Miller Tristan Nunez 11 Laguna Seca #10 Wayne Taylor Racing #44 Magnus Racing #70 Speedsource Report Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor Andy Lally John Potter Tom Long Sylvain Tremblay 12 Lime Rock #10 Wayne Taylor Racing #31 Marsh Racing #70 Speedsource Report Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor Lawson Aschenbach Eric Curran Boris Said Tom Long Sylvain Tremblay

Championship standings Championship points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown below. The exception is at the 24 Hours of Daytona, where a minimum of 15th place points are awarded so as not to excessively penalize a low finish when there are generally more entrants. Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Race 35 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Daytona Prototypes

Drivers (Top 20)

Pos Driver R24 TXS BIR ATL BEL LEX S6H IMS ELK KAN LGA LIM Points1 Max Angelelli 2 10 1 6 1 6 10 15 7 1 1 1339 Jordan Taylor 2 10 1 6 1 6 10 15 7 1 1 13392 Scott Pruett 1 3 4 1 12† 11 7 2 4 2 2 3326 Memo Rojas 1 3 4 1 12† 11 7 2 4 2 2 33263 Jon Fogarty 7 1 2 3 6 5 14 3 8 8 4 12312 Alex Gurney 7 1 2 3 6 5 14 3 8 8 4 123124 Christian Fittipaldi 8 5 11 12 2 1 1 14 2 4 7 143085 Ryan Dalziel 6 2 6 2 3 3 8 1 14 11 13 7308 Alex Popow 6 2 6 2 3 3 8 1 14 11 13 73086 João Barbosa 4 14 9 12 2 1 1 14 2 4 7 143067 Richard Westbrook 5 11 3 5 5 9 9 6 13 12 8 9279 Ricky Taylor 5 11 3 5 5 9 9 6 13 12 8 92798 Brian Frisselle 8 5 11 8 11 7 5 16 3 5 11 82769 Burt Frisselle 4 14 9 8 11 7 5 16 3 5 11 827410 Dane Cameron 9 8 7 13 4 8 12 12 10 7 9 4269 Wayne Nonnamaker 9 8 7 13 4 8 12 12 10 7 9 426911 Gustavo Yacamán 13 7 5 4 7 13† 6 10 6 14 6 226512 Brendon Hartley 14 13 12 10 8 10 3 4 1 6 1625213 Stéphane Sarrazin 10 4 10 9 10 2 8 12 9 12 1024914 John Pew EX 16 8 7 13† 4 4 7 5 3 10 624415 Michael Valiante 13 8 7 13† 2 2 8 12 9 12 1023316 Will Nonnamaker 15 15 13 11 9 12 13 13 11 10 14 11225 Joe Nonnamaker 15 15 13 11 9 12 13 13 11 10 14 1122517 Oswaldo Negri EX 16 4 4 7 5 3 10 619718 Sébastien Bourdais 6 8 11 9 13 5 516019 Scott Mayer 14 13† 12† 10 8† 10 3 4† 1 6† 1613920 Enzo Potolicchio 10 4 10† 2† 2† 8† 12 9 12 10130Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap

Notes Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Chassis Pos Chassis R24 TXS BIR ATL BEL LEX S6H IMS ELK KAN LGA LIM Points 1 Riley 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 393 2 Coyote 4 4 3 5 2 1 1 6 2 4 5 5 351 3 Dallara 2 9 1 6 1 6 10 5 7 1 1 1 350 4 Lola 6 25

Engine Pos Engine R24 TXS BIR ATL BEL LEX S6H IMS ELK KAN LGA LIM Points 1 Chevrolet 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 404 2 BMW 1 3 4 1 4 8 7 1 1 2 2 3 367 3 Ford 6 2 5 2 3 3 3 5 5 3 6 2 341

Grand Touring

Drivers (Top 20) Pos Driver R24 TXS BIR ATL BEL LEX S6H IMS ELK KAN LGA LIM Points1 Alessandro Balzan 4 11 2 3 2 6 5 5 6 1 3 23412 Andy Lally 5 2 6 5 4 2 3 3 5 8 1 13331 John Potter 5 2 6 5 4 2 3 3 5 8 1 133313 John Edwards 23 15 1 1 1 10 1 2 8 4 5 4330 Robin Liddell 23 15 1 1 1 10 1 2 8 4 5 43304 Anthony Lazzaro 3 5 9 8 7 3 2 4 7 3 4 11317 Emil Assentato 3 5 9 8 7 3 2 4 7 3 4 113175 Patrick Long 16 4 8 2 6 4 8 11 2 2 9 9303 Patrick Lindsey 16 4 8 2 6 4 8 11 2 2 9 93036 Jeff Segal 21 10 4 6 3 8 11 1 4 6 13 72937 Paul Dalla Lana 18 1 5 7 10 1 4 12 1 7 12 14†2828 Leh Keen 13 3 10 4 2 5 6 1 3 22779 Eric Curran 32 13 3 11 5 7 7 10 12 10 8 127710 Boris Said 18 13 3 11 5 7 7 10 12 10 824211 Bill Auberlen 18 1 5 10 1 4 1 7 12 14†23912 Michael Marsal DNS 8 12† 12† 8 5 13 3 9 2 520013 Max Papis 21 10 4 6 3 8 11 119814 Jeff Westphal 2 3 2 6 5 317515 Billy Johnson 18 7 5 4 12 9 216716 Dion von Moltke 1 9 7 9 11 914517 Andrew Davis 13 3 10 4 9 16† 714318 Johannes van Overbeek 9 7 6 14† 310119 Al Carter 15 14 8 7 129920 Bryan Sellers 13 8 5 791Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap

Notes Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Engine Pos Engine R24 TXS BIR ATL BEL LEX S6H IMS ELK KAN LGA LIM Points 1 Ferrari 3 5 2 3 2 3 2 1 4 1 3 2 372 2 Porsche 5 2 6 2 4 2 3 3 2 2 1 8 357 3 Chevrolet 23 13 1 1 1 7 1 2 8 4 5 1 334 4 BMW 18 1 5 7 8 1 4 12 1 7 2 5 320 5 Audi 1 16 9 8 5 7 12 164 6 Aston Martin 10 10 42 7 Mazda 17 14 8 Dodge 33 0

GX Class

Drivers Pos Driver R24 TXS BIR ATL BEL LEX S6H IMS ELK KAN LGA LIM Points1 Jim Norman 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 23932 Joel Miller 6 3 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 4 33803 Sylvain Tremblay 4 2 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 1380 Tom Long 4 2 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 13804 Tristan Nunez 6 3 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 4 33455 Spencer Pumpelly 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 23266 Jeff Mosing 3 1 3957 Andrew Carbonell 5 1 3918 David Donohue 1 2679 Shane Lewis 135 Nelson Canache 13510 James Clay 232 Seth Thomas 232 Darryl O'Young 232 Daniel Rogers 232 Karl Thomson 23211 Scott Dollahite 3 4†3012 Lee Davis 330 Ryan Eversley 330 Eric Foss 330 John Tecce 33013 Derek Whitis 52614 Tristan Vautier 625Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap

Notes Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Engine Pos Engine R24 TXS BIR ATL BEL LEX S6H IMS ELK KAN LGA LIM Points 1 Mazda 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 407 2 Porsche 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 393 3 Lotus 3 4 58

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