The 2013 Orion Energy Systems 245 was a sports car race held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 11, 2013. The race was the sixth round of the 2013 American Le Mans Series.

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American Le Mans Series (ALMS) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2013 American Le Mans Series schedule in October 2012. It was the twelfth consecutive year the event was held as part of the American Le Mans Series. The 2013 Orion Energy Systems 245 was the sixth of ten scheduled sports car races of 2013 American Le Mans Series. It was held at the fourteen-turn Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 11, 2013. The event was run alongside the Rolex Sports Car Series event as a double-header.

Before the race, Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr led the P1 Drivers' Championship with 102 points, 44 ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Neel Jani. With 92 points, Marino Franchitti led the P2 Drivers' Championship over Scott Tucker by 3 points. In PC, Colin Braun led the Drivers' Championship with 86 points, ahead of Mike Guasch. Dirk Müller led the GT Drivers' Championship with 70 points, 5 points ahead of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner. With 77 points, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Cooper MacNeil led the GTC Drivers' Championship, ahead of Nelson Canache Jr. and Spencer Pumpelly.

Entry list EntrantCarDriver 1Driver 2P10 DeltaWing Racing CarsDeltaWing LM12 Katherine Legge Andy Meyrick6 Muscle Milk Pickett RacingHPD ARX-03c Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr16 Dyson Racing TeamLola B12/60 Tony Burgess Chris McMurryP201 Extreme Speed MotorsportsHPD ARX-03b Scott Sharp Guy Cosmo02 Extreme Speed MotorsportsHPD ARX-03b Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek551 Level 5 MotorsportsHPD ARX-03b Scott Tucker Simon Pagenaud552 Level 5 MotorsportsHPD ARX-03b Scott Tucker Marino FranchittiPC7 BAR1 MotorsportsOreca FLM09 Rusty Mitchell James French8 BAR1 MotorsportsOreca FLM09 Kyle Marcelli Chris Cumming9 RSR RacingOreca FLM09 Bruno Junqueira Duncan Ende18 Performance Tech MotorsportsOreca FLM09 Tristan Nunez Charlie Shears52 PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsOreca FLM09 David Cheng Mike Guasch81 DragonSpeedOreca FLM09 Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande05 CORE AutosportOreca FLM09 Jon Bennett Colin BraunGT3 Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C6.R Jan Magnussen Antonio García4 Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C6.R Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner17 Team Falken TirePorsche 911 GT3-RSR Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk FerrariFerrari 458 Italia GT2 Townsend Bell Leh Keen48 Paul Miller RacingPorsche 911 GT3-RSR Bryce Miller Marco Holzer55 BMW Team RLLBMW Z4 GTE Bill Auberlen Maxime Martin56 BMW Team RLLBMW Z4 GTE Dirk Müller John Edwards62 Risi CompetizioneFerrari 458 Italia GT2 Olivier Beretta Matteo Malucelli91 SRT MotorsportsSRT Viper GTS-R Marc Goossens Dominik Farnbacher93 SRT MotorsportsSRT Viper GTS-R Kuno Wittmer Jonathan Bomarito06 CORE AutosportPorsche 911 GT3-RSR Patrick Long Tom Kimber-SmithGTC11 JDX RacingPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Mike Hedlund Jan Heylen22 Alex Job RacingPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Cooper MacNeil Jeroen Bleekemolen27 Dempsey Racing/Del PieroPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Patrick Dempsey Andy Lally30 NGT MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Henrique Cisneros Sean Edwards44 Flying Lizard MotorsportsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Seth Neiman Dion von Moltke45 Flying Lizard MotorsportsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Spencer Pumpelly Nelson Canache Jr.66 TRGPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Ben Keating Damien Faulkner68 TRGPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Jeff Courtney Madison SnowSource:

Qualifying A 65-minute qualifying session divided into four 15-minute sessions was held in the morning of August 10. The rules required each team to nominate one qualifying driver, with the quickest laps determining each class' starting order.

Luhr's 1:51.460 lap secured Muscle Milk's third pole position. The lap time was more than two-seconds faster than McMurry's No. 16 Dyson Lola and Legge in the DeltaWing rounded out the P1 field. Level 5 earned the P2 pole position with a time of 1:54.806 set by Franchitti. Cosmo's No. 01 ESM car and Simon Pagenaud's Level 5 entry were second and third in class.

Colin Braun took his fifth pole position of the season in PC with a lap of 1 minute, 57.630 seconds. He was joined by Bruno Junqueira's RSR Racing car on the grid's front row with his best lap being 0.082 second slower. Bomarito's 2:03.410 lap secured him his second consecutive pole position of the season in GT. García qualified the No. 3. Corvette second. Keen in the No. 23 AJR Ferrari set the third fastest time, but would start at the back of the field after his car failed the post-qualifying technical inspection. As a result, Oliver Gavin would start in third position. Pumpelly reset the GTC lap record with a time of 2:11.931, putting the No. 45 Flying Lizard on pole. Edwards qualified the NGT car second and Heylen's No. 11 JDX Porsche was third in class.

Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . +ClassEntryDriverTime1P16 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Lucas Luhr1:51.460—12P116 Dyson Racing Team Chris McMurry1:53.580 +2.12023P2552 Level 5 Motorsports Marino Franchitti1:54.806 +3.34634P10 DeltaWing Racing Cars Katherine Legge1:55.362 +3.90245P201 Extreme Speed Motorsports Guy Cosmo1:55.622 +4.16256P2551 Level 5 Motorsports Simon Pagenaud1:55.793 +4.33367P202 Extreme Speed Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek1:56.085 +4.62578PC05 CORE Autosport Colin Braun1:57.630 +6.17089PC9 RSR Racing Bruno Junqueira1:57.712 +6.252910PC18 Performance Tech Motorsports Tristan Nunez1:57.885 +6.4251011PC81 DragonSpeed Renger van der Zande1:57.912 +6.4521112PC8 BAR1 Motorsports Kyle Marcelli1:58.399 +6.9391213PC7 BAR1 Motorsports Rusty Mitchell2:00.352 +8.8921314PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Mike Guasch2:00.478 +9.0181415GT93 SRT Motorsports Jonathan Bomarito2:03.410 +11.9501516GT3 Corvette Racing Antonio García2:04.212 +12.7521617GT23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari Leh Keen2:04.269 +12.8093318GT4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin2:04.277 +12.8171719GT48 Paul Miller Racing Marco Holzer2:04.347 +12.8871820GT91 SRT Motorsports Dominik Farnbacher2:04.427 +12.9671921GT55 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen2:04.609 +13.1492022GT06 CORE Autosport Patrick Long2:04.619 +13.1592123GT56 BMW Team RLL John Edwards2:04.630 +13.1702224GT62 Risi Competizione Matteo Malucelli2:04.911 +13.4512325GT17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers2:06.088 +14.6282426GTC45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Spencer Pumpelly2:11.931 +20.4712527GTC30 NGT Motorsport Sean Edwards2:12.386 +20.9262628GTC11 JDX Racing Jan Heylen2:12.403 +20.9432729GTC66 TRG Damien Faulkner2:12.489 +21.0292830GTC44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Dion von Moltke2:12.844 +21.3842931GTC22 Alex Job Racing Jeroen Bleekemolen2:12.989 +21.5293032GTC27 Dempsey Racing/Del Piero Andy Lally2:13.047 +21.5873133GTC68 TRG Jeff Courtney2:15.073 +23.61332Sources:

- The No. 23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari was moved to the back of the grid after the car failed post-qualifying technical inspection.

Race

Race results Class winners in bold and . Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC). +ClassTeamDriversChassisTireTime/RetiredEngine1P16 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Klaus Graf Lucas LuhrHPD ARX-03c672:46:40.847Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V82P116 Dyson Racing Team Tony Burgess Chris McMurryLola B12/6067 +0.306Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Isobutanol)3PC9 RSR Racing Bruno Junqueira Duncan EndeOreca FLM0967 +19.788Chevrolet 6.2 L V84PC8 BAR1 Motorsports Kyle Marcelli Chris CummingOreca FLM0967 +29.809Chevrolet 6.2 L V85P10 DeltaWing Racing Cars Katherine Legge Andy MeyrickDeltaWing LM1267 +30.258Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L Turbo I46P2551 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker Simon PagenaudHPD ARX-03b67 +32.650Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V67P201 Extreme Speed Motorsports Scott Sharp Guy CosmoHPD ARX-03b67 +34.882Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V68P2552 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker Marino FranchittiHPD ARX-03b67 +35.726Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V69PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports David Cheng Mike GuaschOreca FLM0967 +37.601Chevrolet 6.2 L V810PC05 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett Colin BraunOreca FLM0967 +38.467Chevrolet 6.2 L V811PC18 Performance Tech Motorsports Tristan Nunez Charlie ShearsOreca FLM0967 +39.728Chevrolet 6.2 L V812PC81 DragonSpeed Mirco Schultis Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM0966 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V813PC7 BAR1 Motorsports Rusty Mitchell James FrenchOreca FLM0966 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V814GT91 SRT Motorsports Marc Goossens Dominik FarnbacherSRT Viper GTS-R65 +2 LapsSRT 8.0 L V1015GT3 Corvette Racing Jan Magnussen Antonio GarcíaChevrolet Corvette C6.R65 +2 LapsChevrolet 5.5 L V816GT4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C6.R65 +2 LapsChevrolet 5.5 L V817GT48 Paul Miller Racing Bryce Miller Marco HolzerPorsche 911 GT3-RSR65 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-618GT06 CORE Autosport Patrick Long Tom Kimber-SmithPorsche 911 GT3-RSR65 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-619GT93 SRT Motorsports Kuno Wittmer Jonathan BomaritoSRT Viper GTS-R65 +2 LapsSRT 8.0 L V1020GT55 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen Maxime MartinBMW Z4 GTE65 +2 LapsBMW 4.4 L V821GT56 BMW Team RLL Dirk Müller John EdwardsBMW Z4 GTE65 +2 LapsBMW 4.4 L V822GT17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers Wolf HenzlerPorsche 911 GT3-RSR65 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-623GT62 Risi Competizione Olivier Beretta Matteo MalucelliFerrari 458 Italia GT265 +2 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V824GTC45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Spencer Pumpelly Nelson Canache Jr.Porsche 911 GT3 Cup62 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-625GTC22 Alex Job Racing Cooper MacNeil Jeroen BleekemolenPorsche 911 GT3 Cup62 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-626GTC30 NGT Motorsport Henrique Cisneros Sean EdwardsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup62 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-627GTC27 Dempsey Racing/Del Piero Patrick Dempsey Andy LallyPorsche 911 GT3 Cup62 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-628GTC44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman Dion von MoltkePorsche 911 GT3 Cup62 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-629GTC68 TRG Jeff Courtney Madison SnowPorsche 911 GT3 Cup62 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-630GTC11 JDX Racing Mike Hedlund Jan HeylenPorsche 911 GT3 Cup58 +9 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-631 DNFP202 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ed Brown Johannes van OverbeekHPD ARX-03b29EngineHonda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V632 DNFGT23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari Townsend Bell Leh KeenFerrari 458 Italia GT214HeaderFerrari 4.5 L V833 DNFGTC66 TRG Ben Keating Damien FaulknerPorsche 911 GT3 Cup4Spun OffPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6Sources:+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer BridgestoneContinental Falken Tire Michelin Yokohama

References

External links

2013 Orion Energy Systems 245 Race Broadcast (American Le Mans Series YouTube Channel)