The 2013 International Sports Car Weekend was a sports car race held at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on September 21, 2013. The race was the eighth round of the 2013 American Le Mans Series.

Background

Preview

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 first year the event was held as part of the American Le Mans Series. The 2013 International Sports Car Weekend was the eighth of ten scheduled sports car races of 2013 American Le Mans Series. The race was held at the twenty-turn Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on September 21, 2013. The event was run alongside the FIA World Endurance Championship event as a double-header.

Qualifying

Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . +ClassEntryDriverTime1P16 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Lucas Luhr2:07.851—12P116 Dyson Racing Team Chris McMurry2:12.837 +4.98623P10 DeltaWing Racing Cars Andy Meyrick2:15.845 +7.99434P2552 Level 5 Motorsports Marino Franchitti2:10.573 +2.72245P201 Extreme Speed Motorsports Anthony Lazzaro2:11.869 +4.018286P202 Extreme Speed Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek2:12.100 +4.219297P2551 Level 5 MotorsportsNo Time Established58PC81 DragonSpeed Renger van der Zande2:17.865 +10.01469PC5 Starworks Motorsport Ryan Dalziel2:18.929 +11.0783010PC8 BAR1 Motorsports Kyle Marcelli2:19.782 +11.931711PC9 RSR Racing Bruno Junqueira2:20.018 +12.1673112PC05 CORE Autosport Tom Kimber-Smith2:20.340 +12.489813PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Dane Cameron2:20.722 +12.8713214PC18 Performance Tech Motorsports Tristan Nunez2:20.935 +13.084915PC7 BAR1 Motorsports Rusty Mitchell2:22.438 +14.5871016GT55 BMW Team RLL Joey Hand2:17.178 +9.3271117GT3 Corvette Racing Antonio García2:17.442 +9.5911218GT4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin2:17.594 +9.7431319GT56 BMW Team RLL John Edwards2:18.002 +10.1511420GT06 CORE Autosport Patrick Long2:19.167 +11.3161521GT93 SRT Motorsports Jonathan Bomarito2:19.246 +11.3951622GT48 Paul Miller Racing Bryce Miller2:19.462 +11.6111723GT62 Risi Competizione Matteo Malucelli2:19.834 +11.9833324GT91 SRT Motorsports Marc Goossens2:20.088 +12.2371825GT17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers2:21.134 +13.2831926GT23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari Townsend Bell2:21.704 +13.8532027GTC66 TRG Damien Faulkner2:27.816 +19.9652128GTC30 NGT Motorsport Sean Edwards2:27.880 +20.0292229GTC22 Alex Job Racing Jeroen Bleekemolen2:27.920 +20.0692330GTC27 Dempsey Racing/Del Piero Andy Lally2:28.533 +20.6822431GTC44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Dion von Moltke2:28.618 +20.7672532GTC11 JDX Racing Jan Heylen2:28.692 +20.8412633GTC45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Spencer Pumpelly2:29.353 +21.50227Sources: Notes:

The No. 01 and Extreme Speed Motorsports, the No. 5 Starworks Motorsport, the No. 9 RSR Racing, the No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, and the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari were sent to the rear of their respective class fields because their drivers did not meet minimum qualifying time.

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-03c832:45:05.710Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V82P116 Dyson Racing Team Tony Burgess Chris McMurryLola B12/6081 +2 LapsMazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Isobutanol)3P2551 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker Ryan BriscoeHPD ARX-03b80 +3 LapsHonda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V64P2552 Level 5 Motorsports Guy Cosmo Marino Franchitti Scott TuckerHPD ARX-03b80 +3 LapsHonda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V65P202 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ed Brown Johannes van OverbeekHPD ARX-03b79 +4 LapsHonda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V66P201 Extreme Speed Motorsports Anthony Lazzaro Scott SharpHPD ARX-03b79 +4 LapsHonda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V67PC8 BAR1 Motorsports Kyle Marcelli Chris CummingOreca FLM0979 +4 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V88PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Dane Cameron Mike GuaschOreca FLM0979 +4 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V89PC05 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM0979 +4 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V810PC18 Performance Tech Motorsports Tristan Nunez Charlie ShearsOreca FLM0978 +5 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V811PC81 DragonSpeed Mirco Schultis Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM0978 +5 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V812PC9 RSR Racing Bruno Junqueira David Heinemeier HanssonOreca FLM0978 +5 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V813GT3 Corvette Racing Jan Magnussen Antonio GarcíaChevrolet Corvette C6.R78 +5 LapsChevrolet 5.5 L V814GT93 SRT Motorsports Kuno Wittmer Jonathan BomaritoSRT Viper GTS-R78 +5 LapsSRT 8.0 L V1015GT56 BMW Team RLL Dirk Müller John EdwardsBMW Z4 GTE78 +5 LapsBMW 4.4 L V816GT55 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen Joey HandBMW Z4 GTE77 +6 LapsBMW 4.4 L V817GT91 SRT Motorsports Marc Goossens Dominik FarnbacherSRT Viper GTS-R77 +6 LapsSRT 8.0 L V1018GT62 Risi Competizione Olivier Beretta Matteo MalucelliFerrari 458 Italia GT277 +6 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V819GT17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers Wolf HenzlerPorsche 911 GT3-RSR76 +7 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-620GT23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari Townsend Bell Bill SweedlerFerrari 458 Italia GT275 +8 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V821GTC66 TRG Ben Keating Damien FaulknerPorsche 911 GT3 Cup72 +11 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-622GTC30 NGT Motorsport Henrique Cisneros Sean EdwardsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup72 +11 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-623GTC27 Dempsey Racing/Del Piero Patrick Dempsey Andy LallyPorsche 911 GT3 Cup72 +11 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-624GTC11 JDX Racing Mike Hedlund Jan HeylenPorsche 911 GT3 Cup72 +11 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-625GTC45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Spencer Pumpelly Nelson Canache Jr.Porsche 911 GT3 Cup72 +11 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-626GTC22 Alex Job Racing Cooper MacNeil Jeroen BleekemolenPorsche 911 GT3 Cup71 +12 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-627GTC44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman Dion von MoltkePorsche 911 GT3 Cup71 +12 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-628 DNFPC7 BAR1 Motorsports Tomy Drissi Rusty MitchellOreca FLM0969 SuspensionChevrolet 6.2 L V829 DNFP10 DeltaWing Racing Cars Katherine Legge Andy MeyrickDeltaWing DWC1366 GearboxÉlan (Mazda) 1.9 L Turbo I430GT48 Paul Miller Racing Bryce Miller Marco HolzerPorsche 911 GT3-RSR56 +27 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-631 DNFGT06 CORE Autosport Colin Braun Patrick LongPorsche 911 GT3-RSR53TransmissionPorsche 4.0 L Flat-632 DNFPC5 Starworks Motorsport Ryan Dalziel John PewOreca FLM0945OverheatingChevrolet 6.2 L V833 DNFGT4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C6.R26GearboxChevrolet 5.5 L V8Sources:+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer BridgestoneContinental Falken Tire Michelin Yokohama

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