The 2013 American Le Mans Series VIR 240 was a sports car race held at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on October 5, 2013. The race was the ninth 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 second consecutive year the event was held as part of the American Le Mans Series. The 2013 American Le Mans Series VIR 240 was the ninth of ten scheduled sports car races of 2013 American Le Mans Series. The race was held at the seventeen-turn Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on October 5, 2013.

Qualifying

Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . +ClassEntryDriverTime1P116 Dyson Racing Team Guy Smith1:35.965—12P16 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Klaus Graf1:36.169 +0.20423P2551 Level 5 Motorsports Ryan Briscoe1:39.796 +3.83134P2552 Level 5 Motorsports Marino Franchitti1:40.307 +4.34245P202 Extreme Speed Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek1:40.743 +4.77856PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Dane Cameron1:41.854 +5.88967PC05 CORE Autosport Tom Kimber-Smith1:42.105 +6.14078PC8 BAR1 Motorsports Kyle Marcelli1:42.419 +6.45489P201 Extreme Speed Motorsports Scott Sharp1:42.497 +6.532910PC18 Performance Tech Motorsports Tristan Nunez1:42.574 +6.6091011PC81 DragonSpeed Renger van der Zande1:42.869 +6.9041112PC7 BAR1 Motorsports Rusty Mitchell1:43.406 +7.4411213P10 DeltaWing Racing Cars Katherine Legge1:43.724 +7.7591314GT55 BMW Team RLL Maxime Martin1:45.978 +10.0131415GT62 Risi Competizione Matteo Malucelli1:46.113 +10.1481516GT56 BMW Team RLL Dirk Müller1:46.174 +10.2091617GT48 Paul Miller Racing Marco Holzer1:46.211 +10.2461718GT93 SRT Motorsports Kuno Wittmer1:46.528 +10.5631819GT91 SRT Motorsports Dominik Farnbacher1:46.568 +10.6031920GT06 CORE Autosport Patrick Long1:46.673 +10.7082021GT3 Corvette Racing Jan Magnussen1:46.923 +10.9582122GT4 Corvette Racing Tommy Milner1:47.038 +11.0732223GT17 Team Falken Tire Wolf Henzler1:47.730 +11.7652324GT23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari Townsend Bell1:47.761 +11.7962425GTC66 TRG Damien Faulkner1:52.213 +16.2482526GTC22 Alex Job Racing Jeroen Bleekemolen1:52.610 +16.6452627GTC45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Spencer Pumpelly1:52.621 +16.6562728GTC30 NGT Motorsport Sean Edwards1:52.927 +16.9622829GTC31 NGT Motorsport Kuba Giermaziak1:53.286 +17.3212930GTC11 JDX Racing Jan Heylen1:53.425 +17.4603031GTC44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Dion von Moltke1:53.507 +17.5423132GTC27 Dempsey Racing/Del Piero Andy Lally1:53.571 +17.60632Sources:

The No. 62 Risi Competizione entry had its fastest lap deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.

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-03c842:46:11.675Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V82P116 Dyson Racing Team Johnny Mowlem Guy SmithLola B12/6084 +22.846Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Isobutanol)3P2551 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker Ryan BriscoeHPD ARX-03b83 +1 lapHonda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V64P201 Extreme Speed Motorsports Anthony Lazzaro Scott SharpHPD ARX-03b83 +1 lapHonda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V65P2552 Level 5 Motorsports Guy Cosmo Marino Franchitti Stefan JohanssonHPD ARX-03b83 +1 lapHonda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V66PC8 BAR1 Motorsports Kyle Marcelli Chris CummingOreca FLM0981 +3 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V87PC05 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM0981 +3 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V88PC7 BAR1 Motorsports James French Rusty MitchellOreca FLM0981 +3 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V89GT62 Risi Competizione Olivier Beretta Matteo MalucellFerrari 458 Italia GT280 +4 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V810GT06 CORE Autosport Colin Braun Patrick LongPorsche 911 GT3-RSR79 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-611GT3 Corvette Racing Jan Magnussen Antonio GarcíaChevrolet Corvette C6.R79 +5 LapsChevrolet 5.5 L V812GT56 BMW Team RLL Dirk Müller John EdwardsBMW Z4 GTE79 +5 LapsBMW 4.4 L V813GT55 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen Maxime MartinBMW Z4 GTE79 +5 LapsBMW 4.4 L V814GT4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C6.R79 +5 LapsChevrolet 5.5 L V815GT91 SRT Motorsports Marc Goossens Dominik FarnbacherSRT Viper GTS-R79 +5 LapsSRT 8.0 L V1016GT17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers Wolf HenzlerPorsche 911 GT3-RSR79 +5 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-617 DNFGT93 SRT Motorsports Kuno Wittmer Jonathan BomaritoSRT Viper GTS-R77 Loose HoodSRT 8.0 L V1018GTC66 TRG Ben Keating Damien FaulknerPorsche 911 GT3 Cup75 +9 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-619GTC22 Alex Job Racing Cooper MacNeil Jeroen BleekemolenPorsche 911 GT3 Cup75 +9 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-620GTC30 NGT Motorsport Henrique Cisneros Sean EdwardsPorsche 911 GT3 Cup75 +9 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-621GTC11 JDX Racing Mike Hedlund Jan HeylenPorsche 911 GT3 Cup75 +9 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-622GTC44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman Dion von MoltkePorsche 911 GT3 Cup75 +9 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-623GTC27 Dempsey Racing/Del Piero Patrick Dempsey Andy LallyPorsche 911 GT3 Cup75 +9 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-624GTC45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Spencer Pumpelly Nelson Canache Jr.Porsche 911 GT3 Cup73 +11 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-625PC18 Performance Tech Motorsports Ryan Booth Tristan NunezOreca FLM0973 +11 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V826PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Dane Cameron Mike GuaschOreca FLM0969 +15 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V827PC81 DragonSpeed Mirco Schultis Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM0967 +17 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V828GT23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari Townsend Bell Bill SweedlerFerrari 458 Italia GT267 +17 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V829 DNFGT48 Paul Miller Racing Bryce Miller Marco HolzerPorsche 911 GT3-RSR50 CrashPorsche 4.0 L Flat-630 DNFGTC31 NGT Motorsport Eduardo Cisneros Kuba GiermaziakPorsche 911 GT3 Cup47 CrashPorsche 4.0 L Flat-631 DNFP10 DeltaWing Racing Cars Katherine Legge Andy MeyrickDeltaWing DWC1340Alternator BeltÉlan (Mazda) 1.9 L Turbo I432 DNFP202 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ed Brown Johannes van OverbeekHPD ARX-03b31FireHonda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6Sources:+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer BridgestoneContinental Falken Tire Michelin Yokohama

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