The 2013 FIA GT Series was the first season following on from the demise of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The series underwent changes in 2013, retaining GT3 cars as the mainstay, but creating sub-classes for Pro, Pro-Am and Gentleman driver line-ups. All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport did not return to defend their Teams' World Champions, instead moving to the World Touring Car Championship with one of the Drivers' World Champions Marc Basseng beside René Münnich, team director of All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport, and defending 2012 WTCC champion Rob Huff.
Calendar The series commenced at the Circuit Paul Armagnac in France on 1 April and ended at Baku World Challenge in Azerbaijan on 24 November. The six-event calendar contained largely the same events as FIA GT1, with the addition of a race at Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands. The final round was originally scheduled to be held at a venue in the Middle East before organisers came to an agreement to hold the race on the streets of Baku in Azerbaijan instead.
Event Circuit Date 1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France 1 April 2 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 21 April 3 Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands 7 July 4 Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia 18 August 5 Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain 29 September 6 Baku World Challenge, Baku, Azerbaijan 24 November
Entry list
The SRO released the entry list for Nogaro on 22 March.
Team Car Engine Drivers Class Events BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW Z4 GT3 BMW P65B44 4.4 L V8 0 Cacá Bueno P All Allam Khodair 21 Sérgio Jimenez P All Ricardo Zonta 1–4, 6 Átila Abreu 5 HTP Gravity Charouz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 1 Maximilian Buhk P 1–4, 6 Alon Day All Stef Dusseldorp 5 2 Sergey Afanasyev PA All Andreas Simonsen 3 Petr Charouz G 1–4 Jan Stoviček Hubert Haupt PA 5 Martin Matzke Petr Charouz 6 Jaroslav Janiš Marc VDS Racing Team BMW Z4 GT3 BMW P65B44 4.4 L V8 4 Nicky Catsburg P 6 Maxime Martin Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 5 Anthony Kumpen P 1–3 Enzo Ide 1–3, 6 Markus Winkelhock 6 BMW Sports Trophy Team India BMW Z4 GT3 BMW P65B44 4.4 L V8 6 Armaan Ebrahim PA 1–5 Julien Jousse 1–2 Melroy Heemskerk 3 Filip Sladecka 4–5 Rodrive Competições Ford GT GT3 Ford C54SDSM 5.3 L V8 7 Cláudio Ricci PA 1–2 Matheus Stumpf 1–2 Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini CEH 5.2 L V10 3–6 Patrick Cunha 3–6 Ford GT GT3 Ford C54SDSM 5.3 L V8 8 Raijan Mascarello G 1–2 Felipe Tozzo Sébastien Loeb Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8 L twin turbo V8 9 Sébastien Loeb P All Álvaro Parente 10 Mike Parisy P All Andreas Zuber Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 11 Stéphane Ortelli P All Laurens Vanthoor 12 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof P All René Rast 1–4, 6 Oliver Jarvis 5 13 Edward Sandström P All Frank Stippler 18 Grégoire Demoustier P 6 Filipe Albuquerque Team Novadriver Audi R8 LMS ultra Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 14 César Campaniço PA All Carlos Vieira 1–4 Michael Ammermüller 5–6 Boutsen Ginion Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8 L twin turbo V8 15 Stef Dusseldorp P 6 Alexander Sims 22 Frederic Vervisch P 6 Stoffel Vandoorne Dörr Motorsport McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8 L twin turbo V8 16 Daniel Keilwitz P 1 Niclas Kentenich 17 Arne Hoffmeister G 1 Paul Green Von Ryan Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8 L twin turbo V8 19 Grégoire Demoustier PA 5 Duncan Tappy Lamborghini Blancpain Reiter Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini CEH 5.2 L V10 23 Albert von Thurn und Taxis P 4 Marc Basseng 4–5 Štefan Rosina 5 24 P 2, 4 Peter Kox 2, 4 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini CEH 5.2 L V10 25 Dominik Baumann PA 1–4, 6 Hari Proczyk All Gerhard Tweraser 5 52 Štefan Rosina P 6 Filip Sladecka Vita4one Racing Team BMW Z4 GT3 BMW P65B44 4.4 L V8 26 Karun Chandhok P 5 Yelmer Buurman Hexis Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8 L twin turbo V8 27 Rob Bell P 6 Kévin Estre Seyffarth Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 28 Karun Chandhok P 1–4 Jan Seyffarth 29 Duda Rosa G 2 Paolo Bonifacio Hubert Haupt 4 Yenci Michael SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136F 4.5 L V8 30 Soheil Ayari PA 1 Jean-Luc Beaubélique 31 Fabien Barthez G 1 Gérard Tonelli Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L twin turbo V6 32 Mark Shulzhitskiy PA 1–3 Steve Doherty 5 Wolfgang Reip 1–3, 5 35 PA 4 Alex Buncombe 1–5 Lucas Ordóñez 1–3, 5 V8 Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06-R GT3 Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 40 Duncan Huisman PA 3 Max Braams Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3 R Porsche M97/79 4.0 L F6 41 Marco Holzer P 6 Nick Tandy 42 Martin Ragginger P 6 Danny Watts MRS GT Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8 L twin turbo V8 44 Oliver Turvey P 6 Andy Soucek 77 Mark Thomas G 6 Ilya Melnikov TDS Racing BMW Z4 GT3 BMW P65B44 4.4 L V8 45 Anthony Beltoise PA 6 Henry Hassid AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136F 4.5 L V8 50 Claudio Sdanewitsch G 4–6 Michele Rugolo 4–5 Federico Leo 6 51 Fabio Onidi PA 1–4 Filip Salaquarda Fortec Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 62 Benji Hetherington P 6 Oliver Webb Callaway Competition Chevrolet Corvette Z06-R GT3 Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 102 Daniel Keilwitz P 6 Jeroen Bleekemolen Icon Class P Pro PA Pro-Am G Gentlemen
Race results
Event Circuit Pole position Qualifying Race Winner Championship Race Winner Report 1 Nogaro No. 12 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 9 Sébastien Loeb Racing No. 13 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Report Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof René Rast Sébastien Loeb Álvaro Parente Edward Sandström Frank Stippler 2 Zolder No. 24 Lamborghini Blancpain Reiter No. 11 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 24 Lamborghini Blancpain Reiter Report Peter Kox Štefan Rosina Stéphane Ortelli Laurens Vanthoor Peter Kox Štefan Rosina 3 Zandvoort No. 9 Sébastien Loeb Racing No. 11 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 HTP Gravity Charouz Report Sébastien Loeb Álvaro Parente Stéphane Ortelli Laurens Vanthoor Maximilian Buhk Alon Day 4 Slovakia Ring No. 12 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 9 Sébastien Loeb Racing No. 2 HTP Gravity Charouz Report Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof René Rast Sébastien Loeb Álvaro Parente Sergey Afanasyev Andreas Simonsen 5 Navarra No. 23 Lamborghini Blancpain Reiter No. 9 Sébastien Loeb Racing No. 9 Sébastien Loeb Racing Report Marc Basseng Štefan Rosina Sébastien Loeb Álvaro Parente Sébastien Loeb Álvaro Parente 6 Baku No. 12 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 12 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 11 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Report Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof René Rast Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof René Rast Stéphane Ortelli Laurens VanthoorSource:
Championship standings Scoring system Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Championship Race. The pole-sitter in the qualifying race also received one point, entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
Qualifying race points Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Pole Ref Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 1
Championship race points Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Ref Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' Championship
Pro Cup Driver Team NOG ZOL ZAN SVK NAV BAK Total 1 Stéphane Ortelli Laurens Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 16 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 7 15 2 1 132 2 Frank Stippler Edward Sandström Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret 1 5 3 4 3 9 4 2 3 7 11 110 3 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2 6 3 5 3 Ret 5 2 18 5 1 15 92 4 Sébastien Loeb Álvaro Parente Sébastien Loeb Racing 1 12 17 13 Ret 14 1 Ret 1 1 14 2 82 5 Alon Day HTP Gravity Charouz 3 3 7 Ret 2 1 10 Ret Ret 7 12 4 80 6 René Rast Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2 6 3 5 3 Ret 5 2 1 15 80 7 Maximilian Buhk HTP Gravity Charouz 3 3 7 Ret 2 1 10 Ret 12 4 70 8 Mike Parisy Andreas Zuber Sébastien Loeb Racing 10 11 4 4 6 15 4 7 5 2 Ret Ret 61 9 Štefan Rosina Lamborghini Blancpain Reiter 2 1 3 Ret 15 17 51 GRT Grasser Racing Team 21 6 10 Cacá Bueno Allam Khodair BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 7 9 11 8 5 7 7 DNS 10 12 8 Ret 40 11 Sérgio Jimenez BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 8 13 19 11 16 6 8 5 17 8 16 Ret 37 12 Peter Kox Lamborghini Blancpain Reiter 2 1 3 Ret 36 13 Karun Chandhok Seyffarth Motorsport 6 10 10 DNS 8 4 Ret 10 12 Ret 32 14 Jan Seyffarth 6 10 10 DNS 8 4 Ret 10 31 15 Ricardo Zonta BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 8 13 19 11 16 6 8 5 16 Ret 29 16 Anthony Kumpen Phoenix Racing 4 4 8 6 12 Ret 24 16 Enzo Ide 4 4 8 6 12 Ret 9 12 24 17 Oliver Jarvis Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 18 5 12 18 Stef Dusseldorp HTP Gravity Charouz Ret 7 10 Boutsen Ginion Racing 41 81 19 Átila Abreu BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 17 8 8 20 Marc Basseng Lamborghini Blancpain Reiter 11 15 15 17 3 21 Daniel Keilwitz Niclas Kentenich Dörr Motorsport Ret 17 1 22 Yelmer Buurman Seyffarth Motorsport 12 Ret 1 — Albert von Thurn und Taxis Lamborghini Blancpain Reiter 11 15 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points — Rob Bell Kévin Estre Hexis Racing 3 3 — Alexander Sims Boutsen Ginion Racing 4 8 — Nick Catsburg Maxime Martin Marc VDS Racing Team 5 Ret — Markus Winkelhock Phoenix Racing 9 12 — Marco Holzer Nick Tandy Trackspeed 10 Ret — Stoffel Vandoorne Frederic Vervisch Boutsen Ginion Racing 11 Ret — Benji Hetherington Oliver Webb Fortec Motorsport 15 Ret — Filipe Albuquerque Grégoire Demoustier Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 17 Ret — Filip Sladecka GRT Grasser Racing Team 21 6 — Martin Ragginger Danny Watts Trackspeed Ret DNS — Andy Soucek Oliver Turvey MRS GT Racing Ret 9Source:Bold – Pole Notes 1 – Stef Dusseldorp was ineligible for Pro Cup points in Baku.
Pro-Am Cup Driver Team NOG ZOL ZAN SVK NAV BAK Total 1 Sergey Afanasyev Andreas Simonsen HTP Gravity Charouz 12 16 6 7 7 12 6 1 4 4 6 Ret 136 2 Hari Proczyk Grasser Racing 11 8 12 10 10 5 14 6 3 10 Ret 5 133 3 Dominik Baumann 11 8 12 10 10 5 14 6 Ret 5 113 4 César Campaniço Team Novadriver 5 5 13 9 11 Ret 17 Ret 6 9 Ret 7 97 5 Wolfgang Reip Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 13 14 15 14 Ret 11 12 8 11 6 76 6 Matheus Stumpf Rodrive Competições 9 15 14 Ret 14 10 15 12 9 16 13 14 73 7 Alex Buncombe Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 19 7 18 Ret 13 8 12 8 13 11 70 8 Carlos Vieira Team Novadriver 5 5 13 9 11 Ret 17 Ret 59 9 Patrick Cunha Rodrive Competições 14 10 15 12 9 16 13 14 55 10 Lucas Ordóñez Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 19 7 18 Ret 13 8 13 11 49 11 Michael Ammermüller Team Novadriver 6 9 Ret 7 38 12 Mark Shulzhitskiy Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 13 14 15 14 Ret 11 35 13 Fabio Onidi Filip Salaquarda AF Corse DNS DNS 9 12 Ret Ret 13 9 34 14 Armaan Ebrahim BMW Sports Trophy Team India 14 18 DNS DNS 9 9 Ret DNS Ret DNS 28 15 Melroy Heemskerk 9 9 21 16 Steve Doherty Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 11 6 20 16 Gerhard Tweraser GRT Grasser Racing Team 3 10 20 17 Cláudio Ricci Rodrive Competições 9 15 14 Ret 18 18 Hubert Haupt Martin Matzke HTP Gravity Charouz 16 13 8 19 Julien Jousse BMW Sports Trophy Team India 14 18 DNS DNS 7 20 Soheil Ayari Jean-Luc Beaubélique SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion Ret 19 4 — Max Braams Duncan Huisman V8 Racing Ret Ret 0 — Filip Sladecka BMW Sports Trophy Team India Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points — Grégoire Demoustier Duncan Tappy Von Ryan Racing 14 Ret — Anthony Beltoise Henry Hassid TDS Racing 20 10 — Petr Charouz Jaroslav Janiš HTP Gravity Charouz Ret RetSource:Bold – Pole
Gentlemen's Trophy