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.[1] 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 3.270 mi (5.263 km) Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on October 5, 2013.[2]
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P1 | 16 |  Dyson Racing Team
|
 Guy Smith
|
1:35.965 | — | 1‡ |
| 2 | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing
|
 Klaus Graf
|
1:36.169 | +0.204 | 2 |
| 3 | P2 | 551 | Level 5 Motorsports
|
 Ryan Briscoe
|
1:39.796 | +3.831 | 3‡ |
| 4 | P2 | 552 | Level 5 Motorsports
|
Marino Franchitti
|
1:40.307 | +4.342 | 4 |
| 5 | P2 | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports
|
Johannes van Overbeek
|
1:40.743 | +4.778 | 5 |
| 6 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports
|
Dane Cameron
|
1:41.854 | +5.889 | 6‡ |
| 7 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport
|
Tom Kimber-Smith
|
1:42.105 | +6.140 | 7 |
| 8 | PC | 8 | BAR1 Motorsports
|
 Kyle Marcelli
|
1:42.419 | +6.454 | 8 |
| 9 | P2 | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports
|
Scott Sharp
|
1:42.497 | +6.532 | 9 |
| 10 | PC | 18 | Performance Tech Motorsports
|
Tristan Nunez
|
1:42.574 | +6.609 | 10 |
| 11 | PC | 81 | DragonSpeed
|
 Renger van der Zande
|
1:42.869 | +6.904 | 11 |
| 12 | PC | 7 | BAR1 Motorsports
|
Rusty Mitchell
|
1:43.406 | +7.441 | 12 |
| 13 | P1 | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars
|
Katherine Legge
|
1:43.724 | +7.759 | 13 |
| 14 | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL
|
 Maxime Martin
|
1:45.978 | +10.013 | 14‡ |
| 15 | GT | 62 | Risi Competizione
|
 Matteo Malucelli
|
1:46.113 | +10.148 | 151 |
| 16 | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL
|
Dirk Müller
|
1:46.174 | +10.209 | 16 |
| 17 | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing
|
Marco Holzer
|
1:46.211 | +10.246 | 17 |
| 18 | GT | 93 | SRT Motorsports
|
Kuno Wittmer
|
1:46.528 | +10.563 | 18 |
| 19 | GT | 91 | SRT Motorsports
|
Dominik Farnbacher
|
1:46.568 | +10.603 | 19 |
| 20 | GT | 06 | CORE Autosport
|
Patrick Long
|
1:46.673 | +10.708 | 20 |
| 21 | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing
|
 Jan Magnussen
|
1:46.923 | +10.958 | 21 |
| 22 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing
|
Tommy Milner
|
1:47.038 | +11.073 | 22 |
| 23 | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire
|
Wolf Henzler
|
1:47.730 | +11.765 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | 23 | Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari
|
Townsend Bell
|
1:47.761 | +11.796 | 24 |
| 25 | GTC | 66 | TRG
|
 Damien Faulkner
|
1:52.213 | +16.248 | 25‡ |
| 26 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing
|
Jeroen Bleekemolen
|
1:52.610 | +16.645 | 26 |
| 27 | GTC | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports
|
Spencer Pumpelly
|
1:52.621 | +16.656 | 27 |
| 28 | GTC | 30 | NGT Motorsport
|
Sean Edwards
|
1:52.927 | +16.962 | 28 |
| 29 | GTC | 31 | NGT Motorsport
|
 Kuba Giermaziak
|
1:53.286 | +17.321 | 29 |
| 30 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing
|
Jan Heylen
|
1:53.425 | +17.460 | 30 |
| 31 | GTC | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports
|
 Dion von Moltke
|
1:53.507 | +17.542 | 31 |
| 32 | GTC | 27 | Dempsey Racing/Del Piero
|
Andy Lally
|
1:53.571 | +17.606 | 32 |
| Sources:[3][4] | |||||||
- 1 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).
References
- ^ "American Le Mans releases 2013 schedule". Autoweek. October 18, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ Dagys, John (October 18, 2012). "ALMS: 2013 Schedule Released". speedtv.com. Speed Channel, Inc. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ "Unofficial Qualifying Report" (PDF). dailysportscar.com. October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Provisional Grid" (PDF). dailysportscar.com. October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Provisional Race Report" (PDF). dailysportscar.com. October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "2013 Oak Tree Grand Prix". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2024.