The 2013 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance race held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium on 3—4 May 2013, and the annual running of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. It was the second round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Defending World Champions André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler led a clean sweep of the overall race podium for Audi, while Pecom Racing were victorious in the LMP2 category. The No. 51 car of AF Corse won the LMGTE Pro class, and 8 Star Motorsports won in LMGTE Am.
Qualifying
Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Pos Class Team Average Time Grid1LMP1No.1 Audi Sport Team Joest1:59.96112LMP1No.3 Audi Sport Team Joest2:00.23623LMP1No.2 Audi Sport Team Joest2:00.61034LMP1No.7 Toyota Racing2:00.94745LMP1No.8 Toyota Racing2:01.20356LMP1No.12 Rebellion Racing2:01.48267LMP1No.13 Rebellion Racing2:03.27878LMP1No.21 Strakka Racing2:03.68889LMP2No.49 Pecom Racing2:08.540910LMP2No.38 Jota2:08.7621011LMP2No.24 OAK Racing2:08.9321112LMP2No.35 OAK Racing2:09.6061213LMP2No.25 Delta-ADR2:09.7321314LMP2No.26 G-Drive Racing2:09.8921415LMP2No.31 Lotus2:10.3611516LMP2No.32 Lotus2:12.7531617LMP2No.45 OAK Racing2:13.5181718LMGTE ProNo.98 Aston Martin Racing2:19.8111819LMGTE ProNo.51 AF Corse2:19.8531920LMGTE ProNo.71 AF Corse2:20.0892021LMGTE ProNo.97 Aston Martin Racing2:20.1072122LMGTE ProNo.99 Aston Martin Racing2:20.2412223LMGTE ProNo.91 Porsche AG Team Manthey2:20.2432324LMGTE ProNo.92 Porsche AG Team Manthey2:20.8602425LMGTE AmNo.95 Aston Martin Racing2:21.2652526LMGTE AmNo.81 8 Star Motorsports2:21.2952627LMGTE AmNo.96 Aston Martin Racing2:21.5492728LMGTE AmNo.50 Larbre Compétition2:21.7452829LMGTE AmNo.88 Proton Competition2:22.6902930LMGTE AmNo.61 AF Corse2:22.8253031LMGTE AmNo.76 IMSA Performance Matmut2:23.4213132LMGTE AmNo.57 Krohn Racing2:25.5643233LMGTE AmNo.54 AF Corse2:27.88833 – LMP2 No. 41 Greaves Motorsport No Time – – LMP2 No. 28 Gulf Racing Middle East Did Not Participate 34
The No. 41 Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan crashed during the qualifying session, setting no time. The entry was later withdrawn and did not participate in the race.
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 Engine 1 LMP1 1 Audi Sport Team Joest André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer Audi R18 e-tron quattro 168 Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Hybrid Diesel) 2 LMP1 2 Audi Sport Team Joest Allan McNish Tom Kristensen Loïc Duval Audi R18 e-tron quattro 168 Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Hybrid Diesel) 3 LMP1 3 Audi Sport Team Joest Marc Gené Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis Audi R18 e-tron quattro 168 Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Hybrid Diesel) 4 LMP1 8 Toyota Racing Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin Sébastien Buemi Toyota TS030 Hybrid 167 Toyota 3.4 L V8(Hybrid) 5 LMP1 12 Rebellion Racing Nicolas Prost Neel Jani Nick Heidfeld Lola B12/60 165 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 6 LMP1 13 Rebellion Racing Andrea Belicchi Mathias Beche Congfu Cheng Lola B12/60 165 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 7 LMP1 21 Strakka Racing Nick Leventis Jonny Kane Danny Watts HPD ARX-03c 161 Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 8 LMP2 49 Pecom Racing Luís Pérez Companc Pierre Kaffer Nicolas Minassian Oreca 03 157 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 9 LMP2 24 OAK Racing Olivier Pla Alex Brundle David Heinemeier Hansson Morgan LMP2 157 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 10 LMP2 38 Jota Simon Dolan Oliver Turvey Lucas Luhr Zytek Z11SN 157 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 11 LMP2 35 OAK Racing Bertrand Baguette Martin Plowman Ricardo González Morgan LMP2 156 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 12 LMP2 26 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov John Martin Mike Conway Oreca 03 152 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 13 LMP2 45 OAK Racing Jacques Nicolet Jean-Marc Merlin Morgan LMP2 152 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 14 LMP2 32 Lotus Thomas Holzer Dominik Kraihamer Jan Charouz Lotus T128 152 Praga 3.6 L V8 15 LMGTEPro 51 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 149 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 16 LMGTEPro 98 Aston Martin Racing Bruno Senna Frédéric Makowiecki Rob Bell Aston Martin Vantage GTE 149 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 17 LMGTEPro 71 AF Corse Kamui Kobayashi Toni Vilander Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 149 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 18 LMGTEPro 97 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Peter Dumbreck Aston Martin Vantage GTE 148 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 19 LMGTEPro 92 Porsche AG Team Manthey Marc Lieb Richard Lietz Romain Dumas Porsche 911 RSR 148 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 20 LMGTEPro 99 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Richie Stanaway Aston Martin Vantage GTE 147 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 21 LMGTEAm 81 8 Star Motorsports Enzo Potolicchio Rui Águas Matteo Malucelli Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 147 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 22 LMGTEAm 95 Aston Martin Racing Allan Simonsen Kristian Poulsen Christoffer Nygaard Aston Martin Vantage GTE 146 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 23 LMGTEAm 50 Larbre Compétition Julien Canal Patrick Bornhauser Fernando Rees Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 145 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 24 LMP2 31 Lotus Kevin Weeda James Rossiter Vitantonio Liuzzi Lotus T128 144 Praga 3.6 L V8 25 LMGTEAm 96 Aston Martin Racing Roald Goethe Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall Aston Martin Vantage GTE 144 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 26 LMGTEAm 88 Proton Competition Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 143 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 27 LMGTEAm 76 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac Jean-Karl Vernay Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 143 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 28 LMGTEAm 57 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Maurizio Mediani Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 142 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 29 LMP2 28 Gulf Racing Middle East Fabien Giroix Frédéric Fatien Keiko Ihara Lola B12/80 140 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 30 LMGTEAm 54 AF Corse Yannick Mallegol Jean-Marc Bachelier Howard Blank Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 138 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 31 LMGTEAm 61 AF Corse Jack Gerber Matt Griffin Marco Cioci Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 125 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DNF LMGTEPro 91 Porsche AG Team Manthey Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Pilet Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 RSR 123 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DNF LMP1 7 Toyota Racing Alexander Wurz Nicolas Lapierre Kazuki Nakajima Toyota TS030 Hybrid 99 Toyota 3.4 L V8(Hybrid) DNF LMP2 25 Delta-ADR Tor Graves Antônio Pizzonia James Walker Oreca 03 25 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 WD LMP2 41 Greaves Motorsport Tom Kimber-Smith Chris Dyson Michael Marsal Zytek Z11SN – Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
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