2013 Northeast Grand Prix
The 2013 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix was an auto racing event held at Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut, on July 5–6, 2013, and was the fourth round of the 2013 American Le Mans Series season. Muscle Milk Pickett Racing and their drivers Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf earned their third consecutive victory of the season after Dyson Racing fell back. Level 5 Motorsports' Scott Tucker and Ryan Briscoe overcame an incident with Extreme Speed Motorsports in the P2 category to take the victory, but were later penalized championship points for the maneuver. RSR Racing earned their first victory in the PC class in 2013. BMW's John Edwards and Dirk Müller won the GT category, while Flying Lizard Motorsports scored their first win in the GTC category.
Background
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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.[1] It was the tenth consecutive year the event was held as part of the American Le Mans Series. The 2013 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix was the fifth of ten scheduled sports car races of 2013 American Le Mans Series.[2] The race was held at the seven-turn 1.530 mi (2.462 km) Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut on July 6, 2013.[2]
Before the race, Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr led the P1 Drivers' Championship with 62 points, 4 ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Neel Jani.[3] With 59 points, Scott Tucker led the P2 Drivers' Championship over Marino Franchitti by 3 points.[3] In PC, Mike Guasch led the Drivers' Championship with 62 points, ahead of Colin Braun.[3] Dirk Müller led the GT Drivers' Championship with 42 points, 3 points ahead of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner.[3] With 59 points, Henrique Cisneros led the GTC Drivers' Championship, ahead of Jeroen Bleekemolen and Cooper MacNeil.[3]
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying result
[edit]Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[4]
| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P1 | #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Lucas Luhr | 0:44.396 | 1 |
| 2 | P1 | #16 Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson | 0:45.243 | 2 |
| 3 | P2 | #551 Level 5 Motorsports | Ryan Briscoe | 0:46.191 | 3 |
| 4 | P2 | #552 Level 5 Motorsports | Marino Franchitti | 0:46.428 | 4 |
| 5 | P2 | #02 Extreme Speed Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek | 0:46.729 | 5 |
| 6 | P2 | #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp | 0:46.870 | 6 |
| 7 | PC | #05 CORE Autosport | Colin Braun | 0:48.078 | 7 |
| 8 | PC | #9 RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira | 0:48.188 | 8 |
| 9 | PC | #8 BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli | 0:48.403 | 9 |
| 10 | PC | #81 8 Star Mushimotors | Renger van der Zande | 0:48.422 | 10 |
| 11 | PC | #18 Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez | 0:48.564 | 11 |
| 12 | P1 | #0 DeltaWing Racing Cars | Andy Meyrick | 0:48.931 | 12 |
| 13 | PC | #52 PR1 Mathiesen Motorsports | Mike Gausch | 0:49.222 | 13 |
| 14 | PC | #7 BAR1 Motorsports | Rusty Mitchell | 0:50.044 | 14 |
| 15 | GT | #56 BMW Team RLL | John Edwards | 0:50.996 | 15 |
| 16 | GT | #55 BMW Team RLL | Maxime Martin | 0:51.157 | 16 |
| 17 | GT | #4 Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 0:51.490 | 17 |
| 18 | GT | #62 Risi Competizione | Olivier Beretta | 0:51.499 | 18 |
| 19 | GT | #3 Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 0:51.537 | 19 |
| 20 | GT | #06 CORE Autosport | Patrick Long | 0:51.732 | 20 |
| 21 | GT | #23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Townsend Bell | 0:51.812 | 21 |
| 22 | GT | #91 SRT Motorsports | Dominik Farnbacher | 0:51.916 | 22 |
| 23 | GT | #93 SRT Motorsports | Kuno Wittmer | 0:52.185 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | #17 Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers | 0:52.199 | 331 |
| 25 | GT | #48 Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller | 0:52.254 | 24 |
| 26 | GTC | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly | 0:55.155 | 25 |
| 27 | GTC | #22 Alex Job Racing | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 0:55.317 | 26 |
| 28 | GTC | #66 TRG | Damien Faulkner | 0:55.414 | 27 |
| 29 | GTC | #27 Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Andy Lally | 0:55.500 | 28 |
| 30 | GTC | #11 JDX Racing | Jan Heylen | 0:55.604 | 29 |
| 31 | GTC | #30 NGT Motorsport | Nicolas Armindo | 0:55.677 | 30 |
| 32 | GTC | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Dion von Moltke | 0:55.744 | 31 |
| 33 | GTC | #68 TRG | Craig Stanton | 0:55.992 | 32 |
- ^ – The #17 Team Falken Tire Porsche was moved to the back of the grid for changing a tire between qualifying and the race.
Race
[edit]Race result
[edit]Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).[5]
- ^2 – The #551 Level 5 HPD-Honda and #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari were both penalized with post-race stop and go penalties plus sixty seconds for avoidable contact. The #551 was allowed to keep its finishing position in the race but its time penalty was applied in the awarding of championship points, demoting Level 5 to second place.
References
[edit]- ^ "American Le Mans releases 2013 schedule". Autoweek. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b Dagys, John (October 18, 2012). "ALMS: 2013 Schedule Released". speedtv.com. Speed Channel, Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "ALMS Standings". speedtv.com. Speed Channel, Inc. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Grid" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Official Race Result" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.