The 2013 3 Hours of Imola was an auto racing event held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy on 17–18 May 2013, and served as the second round of the 2013 European Le Mans Series season. Defending ELMS champions Pierre Thiriet and Mathias Beche of Thiriet by TDS Racing won the race over the Signatech Alpine. Paul-Loup Chatin and Gary Hirsch held the LMPC category lead from start to finish, while Johnny Mowlem and Matt Griffin earned Ram Racing their first victory in only their second LMGTE race. Fabio Babini, Viktor Shaytar, and Kirill Ladygin won the GTC class on their debut.

Qualifying

Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class Team Driver Lap Time Grid 1 LMP2 No. 38 Jota Sport Oliver Turvey 1:34.343 1 2 LMP2 No. 1 Thiriet by TDS Racing Mathias Beche 1:34.914 2 3 LMP2 No. 18 Murphy Prototypes Brendon Hartley 1:34.951 3 4 LMP2 No. 36 Signatech Alpine Nelson Panciatici 1:35.538 4 5 LMP2 No. 3 Greaves Motorsport Tom Kimber-Smith 1:35.606 5 6 LMP2 No. 43 Morand Racing Franck Mailleux 1:36.320 6 7 LMP2 No. 34 Race Performance Patric Niederhauser 1:36.444 7 8 LMP2 No. 30 HVM Status GP Jonathan Hirschi 1:37.309 8 9 LMP2 No. 4 Boutsen Ginion Racing Bastien Brière 1:38.128 9 10 LMPC No. 49 Team Endurance Challenge Gary Hirsch 1:39.222 10 11 LMP2 No. 39 DKR Engineering Olivier Porta 1:41.445 11 12 LMPC No. 47 Team Endurance Challenge Matthieu Lecuyer 1:41.708 12 13 LMGTE No. 52 Ram Racing Matt Griffin 1:41.994 13 14 LMGTE No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Patrick Long 1:42.055 14 15 LMPC No. 48 Team Endurance Challenge Anthony Pons 1:42.093 15 16 LMGTE No. 53 Ram Racing Gunnar Jeannette 1:42.669 16 17 LMGTE No. 66 JMW Motorsport Joël Camathias 1:42.911 17 18 LMGTE No. 54 AF Corse Yannick Mollégol 1:43.551 18 19 GTC No. 60 Kox Racing Peter Kox 1:43.752 19 20 GTC No. 62 AF Corse Stefano Gai 1:44.235 20 21 LMGTE No. 55 AF Corse Piergiuseppe Perazzini 1:44.478 21 22 LMGTE No. 77 Proton Competition Christian Ried 1:45.173 22 23 GTC No. 65 Momo Megatron DF1 Kuba Giermaziak 1:45.786 23 24 GTC No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse Andrew Smith 1:45.831 24 25 GTC No. 69 SMP Racing Kirill Ladygin 1:46.149 25 26 LMGTE No. 75 Prospeed Competition Sebastien Crubilé 1:46.358 26 27 GTC No. 68 SMP Racing Devi Markozov 1:49.733 27 – GTC No. 72 SMP Racing Maurizio Mediani No Time 28

- The No. 68 and No. 72 Ferraris had qualifying laps eliminated by stewards decision.

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 LMP2 1 Thiriet by TDS Racing Pierre Thiriet Mathias Beche Oreca 03 108 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 2 LMP2 36 Signatech Alpine Pierre Ragues Nelson Panciatici Alpine A450 108 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 3 LMP2 43 Morand Racing Natacha Gachnang Franck Mailleux Morgan LMP2 107 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 4 LMP2 34 Race Performance Michel Frey Patric Niederhauser Oreca 03 107 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 5 LMP2 3 Greaves Motorsport Tom Kimber-Smith David Heinemeier Hansson Zytek Z11SN 107 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 6 LMP2 18 Murphy Prototypes Brendon Hartley Mark Patterson Oreca 03 105 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 7 LMPC 49 Team Endurance Challenge Paul-Loup Chatin Gary Hirsch Oreca FLM09 103 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 8 LMGTE 52 Ram Racing Johnny Mowlem Matt Griffin Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 102 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 9 LMPC 48 Team Endurance Challenge Soheil Ayari Anthony Pons Oreca FLM09 102 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 10 LMPC 47 Team Endurance Challenge Alex Loan Matthieu Lecuyer Oreca FLM09 102 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 11 LMGTE 55 AF Corse Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Federico Leo Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 101 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 12 LMGTE 53 Ram Racing Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 101 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 13 LMGTE 66 JMW Motorsport Andrea Bertolini Joël Camathias Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 101 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 14 LMP2 4 Boutsen Ginion Racing Bastien Brière Thomas Dagoneau John Hartshone Oreca 03 101 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 15 LMGTE 77 Proton Competition Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 101 Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 16 LMGTE 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Patrice Milesi Patrick Long Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 100 Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 17 GTC 69 SMP Racing Fabio Babini Viktor Shaitar Kirill Ladygin Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 100 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 18 GTC 62 AF Corse Andrea Rizzoli Stefano Gai Lorenzo Casè Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 99 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 19 GTC 79 Ecurie Ecosse Andrew Smith Ollie Millroy Joe Twyman BMW Z4 GT3 97 BMW P65B44 4.4 L V8 20 LMGTE 54 AF Corse Yannick Mollégol Jean-Marc Bachelier Howard Blank Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 97 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 21 GTC 72 SMP Racing Maurizio Mediani Sergey Zlobin Boris Rotenberg Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 97 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 22 GTC 68 SMP Racing Devi Markozov Yury Evstigneez Alexander Frolov Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 96 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 23 LMP2 30 HVM Status GP Tony Burgess Jonathan Hirschi Lola B12/80 89 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 DNF LMP2 38 Jota Sport Simon Dolan Oliver Turvey Zytek Z11SN 101 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF GTC 60 Kox Racing Peter Kox Nico Pronk Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 97 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DNF LMP2 39 DKR Engineering Olivier Porta Romain Brandela Bernard Delhez Lola B11/40 89 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 DNF GTC 65 Momo Megatron DF1 Dylan Derdaele Raffi Bader Kuba Giermaziak Audi R8 LMS ultra 60 Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 DNF LMGTE 75 Prospeed Competition François Perrodo Sébastien Crubilé Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 43 Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6

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