The 2013 6 Hours of São Paulo was an endurance auto race held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil on 30 August – 1 September 2013. The race was the fourth round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship and the second consecutive running of the 6 Hours of São Paulo. Audi continued their streak of four overall victories following an accident for the sole Toyota in LMP1, with André Lotterer, Marcel Fässler, and Benoît Tréluyer leading the Joest Racing duo to the checkered flag. G-Drive Racing earned their first victory in the LMP2 category ahead of OAK Racing, while AF Corse Ferrari led home Aston Martin Racing in the LMGTE Pro class by a gap of less than two seconds. Aston Martin however prevailed in LMGTE Am, ahead of the 8 Star Ferrari.
Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Pos Class Team Average Time Grid 1 LMP1 No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest 1:21.303 1 2 LMP1 No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest 1:21.353 2 3 LMP1 No. 8 Toyota Racing 1:21.580 3 4 LMP1 No. 12 Rebellion Racing 1:23.623 4 5 LMP2 No. 26 G-Drive Racing 1:27.355 5 6 LMP2 No. 49 Pecom Racing 1:27.830 6 7 LMP2 No. 35 OAK Racing 1:28.300 7 8 LMP2 No. 41 Greaves Motorsport 1:28.318 8 9 LMP2 No. 32 Lotus 1:28.556 9 10 LMP2 No. 24 OAK Racing 1:28.577 10 11 LMP2 No. 31 Lotus 1:30.169 11 12 LMP2 No. 45 OAK Racing 1:30.877 12 13 LMGTE Pro No. 98 Aston Martin Racing 1:33.340 14 14 LMGTE Pro No. 92 Porsche AG Team Manthey 1:33.461 15 15 LMGTE Pro No. 97 Aston Martin Racing 1:33.483 16 16 LMGTE Pro No. 71 AF Corse 1:33.568 17 17 LMGTE Pro No. 51 AF Corse 1:33.584 18 18 LMGTE Pro No. 99 Aston Martin Racing 1:33.818 19 19 LMGTE Pro No. 91 Porsche AG Team Manthey 1:34.027 20 20 LMGTE Am No. 61 AF Corse 1:34.577 28 21 LMGTE Am No. 95 Aston Martin Racing 1:34.585 21 22 LMGTE Am No. 81 8 Star Motorsports 1:34.616 22 23 LMGTE Am No. 96 Aston Martin Racing 1:34.773 23 24 LMGTE Am No. 88 Proton Competition 1:35.027 24 25 LMGTE Am No. 57 Krohn Racing 1:35.125 26 26 LMGTE Am No. 76 IMSA Performance Matmut 1:35.297 27 27 LMGTE Am No. 50 Larbre Compétition 1:35.368 25 – LMP2 No. 25 Delta-ADR No Time 20
The No. 61 AF Corse Ferrari was deemed to be below the minimum ride height in post-qualifying scrutineering. The car was penalized to the back of the starting grid. The No. 57 Krohn Ferrari and No. 76 IMSA Porsche both had drivers who failed to meet the minimum lap time requirements. Both cars were penalized to the back of the starting grid. Although the No. 25 Delta-ADR Oreca-Nissan failed to set a qualifying time, the car was allowed to start from the back of the LMP2 field on the grid for safety reasons.
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 235 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 232 Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Hybrid Diesel) 3 LMP1 12 Rebellion Racing Nicolas Prost Nick Heidfeld Mathias Beche Lola B12/60 230 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 4 LMP2 26 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov John Martin Mike Conway Oreca 03 222 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 5 LMP2 35 OAK Racing Bertrand Baguette Martin Plowman Ricardo González Morgan LMP2 221 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 6 LMP2 49 Pecom Racing Luís Pérez Companc Pierre Kaffer Nicolas Minassian Oreca 03 221 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 7 LMP2 41 Greaves Motorsport Christian Zugel Gunnar Jeannette Björn Wirdheim Zytek Z11SN 217 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 8 LMP2 45 OAK Racing Jacques Nicolet Jean-Marc Merlin Keiko Ihara Morgan LMP2 214 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 9 LMGTEPro 51 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 212 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 10 LMGTEPro 97 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Aston Martin Vantage GTE 212 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 11 LMP2 24 OAK Racing Olivier Pla Alex Brundle David Heinemeier Hansson Morgan LMP2 212 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 12 LMGTEPro 91 Porsche AG Team Manthey Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 RSR 210 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 13 LMGTEPro 92 Porsche AG Team Manthey Marc Lieb Richard Lietz Porsche 911 RSR 209 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 14 LMGTEAm 96 Aston Martin Racing Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall Aston Martin Vantage GTE 208 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 15 LMGTEAm 81 8 Star Motorsports Enzo Potolicchio Rui Águas Davide Rigon Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 208 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 16 LMGTEAm 88 Proton Competition Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 207 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 17 LMGTEAm 76 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac Christophe Bourret Jean-Karl Vernay Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 207 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 18 LMGTEAm 57 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Maurizio Mediani Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 203 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 19 LMGTEAm 50 Larbre Compétition Julien Canal Patrick Bornhauser Fernando Rees Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 194 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 20 LMGTEPro 98 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Richie Stanaway Aston Martin Vantage GTE 186 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 DNF LMGTEAm 95 Aston Martin Racing Kristian Poulsen Christoffer Nygaard Nicki Thiim Aston Martin Vantage GTE 162 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 DNF LMGTEAm 61 AF Corse Jack Gerber Matt Griffin Marco Cioci Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 74 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DNF LMGTEPro 99 Aston Martin Racing Bruno Senna Rob Bell Aston Martin Vantage GTE 61 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 DNF LMP2 25 Delta-ADR Tor Graves James Walker Robbie Kerr Oreca 03 58 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF LMGTEPro 71 AF Corse Kamui Kobayashi Toni Vilander Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 51 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DNF LMP2 31 Lotus Kevin Weeda Christophe Bouchut Lotus T128 47 Praga 3.6 L V8 DNF LMP1 8 Toyota Racing Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi Stéphane Sarrazin Toyota TS030 Hybrid 25 Toyota 3.4 L V8(Hybrid) DNF LMP2 32 Lotus Thomas Holzer Dominik Kraihamer Jan Charouz Lotus T128 23 Praga 3.6 L V8
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