2013 3 Hours of Imola

The 2013 3 Hours of Imola was an auto racing event held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy on 17–18 May 2013, and served as the second round of the 2013 European Le Mans Series season. Defending ELMS champions Pierre Thiriet and Mathias Beche of Thiriet by TDS Racing won the race over the Signatech Alpine. Paul-Loup Chatin and Gary Hirsch held the LMPC category lead from start to finish, while Johnny Mowlem and Matt Griffin earned RAM Racing their first victory in only their second LMGTE race. Fabio Babini, Viktor Shaitar, and Kirill Ladygin won the GTC class on their debut.

Qualifying

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.^[1]

Pos	Class	Team	Driver	Lap Time	Grid
1	LMP2	No. 38 Jota Sport	Oliver Turvey	1:34.343	1
2	LMP2	No. 1 Thiriet by TDS Racing	Mathias Beche	1:34.914	2
3	LMP2	No. 18 Murphy Prototypes	Brendon Hartley	1:34.951	3
4	LMP2	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	Nelson Panciatici	1:35.538	4
5	LMP2	No. 3 Greaves Motorsport	Tom Kimber-Smith	1:35.606	5
6	LMP2	No. 43 Morand Racing	Franck Mailleux	1:36.320	6
7	LMP2	No. 34 Race Performance	Patric Niederhauser	1:36.444	7
8	LMP2	No. 30 HVM Status GP	Jonathan Hirschi	1:37.309	8
9	LMP2	No. 4 Boutsen Ginion Racing	Bastien Brière	1:38.128	9
10	LMPC	No. 49 Team Endurance Challenge	Gary Hirsch	1:39.222	10
11	LMP2	No. 39 DKR Engineering	Olivier Porta	1:41.445	11
12	LMPC	No. 47 Team Endurance Challenge	Matthieu Lecuyer	1:41.708	12
13	LMGTE	No. 52 RAM Racing	Matt Griffin	1:41.994	13
14	LMGTE	No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut	Patrick Long	1:42.055	14
15	LMPC	No. 48 Team Endurance Challenge	Anthony Pons	1:42.093	15
16	LMGTE	No. 53 RAM Racing	Gunnar Jeannette	1:42.669	16
17	LMGTE	No. 66 JMW Motorsport	Joël Camathias	1:42.911	17
18	LMGTE	No. 54 AF Corse	Yannick Mollégol	1:43.551	18
19	GTC	No. 60 Kox Racing	Peter Kox	1:43.752	19
20	GTC	No. 62 AF Corse	Stefano Gai	1:44.235	20
21	LMGTE	No. 55 AF Corse	Piergiuseppe Perazzini	1:44.478	21
22	LMGTE	No. 77 Proton Competition	Christian Ried	1:45.173	22
23	GTC	No. 65 Momo Megatron DF1	Kuba Giermaziak	1:45.786	23
24	GTC	No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse	Andrew Smith	1:45.831	24
25	GTC	No. 69 SMP Racing	Kirill Ladygin	1:46.149	25
26	LMGTE	No. 75 Prospeed Competition	Sebastien Crubilé	1:46.358	26
27	GTC	No. 68 SMP Racing	Devi Markozov	1:49.733¹	27
–	GTC	No. 72 SMP Racing	Maurizio Mediani	No Time¹	28

^1 - The No. 68 and No. 72 Ferraris had qualifying laps eliminated by stewards decision.

Race

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).^[2]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP2	1	Thiriet by TDS Racing	Pierre Thiriet Mathias Beche	Oreca 03	D	108
1	LMP2	1	Thiriet by TDS Racing	Pierre Thiriet Mathias Beche	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	108
2	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine	Pierre Ragues Nelson Panciatici	Alpine A450	M	108
2	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine	Pierre Ragues Nelson Panciatici	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	M	108
3	LMP2	43	Morand Racing	Natacha Gachnang Franck Mailleux	Morgan LMP2	D	107
3	LMP2	43	Morand Racing	Natacha Gachnang Franck Mailleux	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	D	107
4	LMP2	34	Race Performance	Michel Frey Patric Niederhauser	Oreca 03	D	107
4	LMP2	34	Race Performance	Michel Frey Patric Niederhauser	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	D	107
5	LMP2	3	Greaves Motorsport	Tom Kimber-Smith David Heinemeier Hansson	Zytek Z11SN	D	107
5	LMP2	3	Greaves Motorsport	Tom Kimber-Smith David Heinemeier Hansson	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	107
6	LMP2	18	Murphy Prototypes	Brendon Hartley Mark Patterson	Oreca 03	D	105
6	LMP2	18	Murphy Prototypes	Brendon Hartley Mark Patterson	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	105
7	LMPC	49	Team Endurance Challenge	Paul-Loup Chatin Gary Hirsch	Oreca FLM09	M	103
7	LMPC	49	Team Endurance Challenge	Paul-Loup Chatin Gary Hirsch	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	M	103
8	LMGTE	52	Ram Racing	Johnny Mowlem Matt Griffin	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	102
8	LMGTE	52	Ram Racing	Johnny Mowlem Matt Griffin	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	102
9	LMPC	48	Team Endurance Challenge	Soheil Ayari Anthony Pons	Oreca FLM09	M	102
9	LMPC	48	Team Endurance Challenge	Soheil Ayari Anthony Pons	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	M	102
10	LMPC	47	Team Endurance Challenge	Alex Loan Matthieu Lecuyer	Oreca FLM09	M	102
10	LMPC	47	Team Endurance Challenge	Alex Loan Matthieu Lecuyer	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	M	102
11	LMGTE	55	AF Corse	Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Federico Leo	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	101
11	LMGTE	55	AF Corse	Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Federico Leo	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	101
12	LMGTE	53	Ram Racing	Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	101
12	LMGTE	53	Ram Racing	Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	101
13	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Andrea Bertolini Joël Camathias	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	D	101
13	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Andrea Bertolini Joël Camathias	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	D	101
14	LMP2	4	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Bastien Brière Thomas Dagoneau John Hartshone	Oreca 03	D	101
14	LMP2	4	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Bastien Brière Thomas Dagoneau John Hartshone	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	101
15	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	101
15	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	101
16	LMGTE	67	IMSA Performance Matmut	Patrice Milesi Patrick Long	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	100
16	LMGTE	67	IMSA Performance Matmut	Patrice Milesi Patrick Long	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	100
17	GTC	69	SMP Racing	Fabio Babini Viktor Shaitar Kirill Ladygin	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	100
17	GTC	69	SMP Racing	Fabio Babini Viktor Shaitar Kirill Ladygin	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	100
18	GTC	62	AF Corse	Andrea Rizzoli Stefano Gai Lorenzo Casè	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	99
18	GTC	62	AF Corse	Andrea Rizzoli Stefano Gai Lorenzo Casè	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	99
19	GTC	79	Ecurie Ecosse	Andrew Smith Ollie Millroy Joe Twyman	BMW Z4 GT3	M	97
19	GTC	79	Ecurie Ecosse	Andrew Smith Ollie Millroy Joe Twyman	BMW 4.4 L V8	M	97
20	LMGTE	54	AF Corse	Yannick Mollégol Jean-Marc Bachelier Howard Blank	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	97
20	LMGTE	54	AF Corse	Yannick Mollégol Jean-Marc Bachelier Howard Blank	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	97
21	GTC	72	SMP Racing	Maurizio Mediani Sergey Zlobin Boris Rotenberg	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	97
21	GTC	72	SMP Racing	Maurizio Mediani Sergey Zlobin Boris Rotenberg	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	97
22	GTC	68	SMP Racing	Devi Markozov Yury Evstigneez Alexander Frolov	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	96
22	GTC	68	SMP Racing	Devi Markozov Yury Evstigneez Alexander Frolov	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	96
23	LMP2	30	HVM Status GP	Tony Burgess Jonathan Hirschi	Lola B12/80	D	89
23	LMP2	30	HVM Status GP	Tony Burgess Jonathan Hirschi	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	D	89
DNF	LMP2	38	Jota Sport	Simon Dolan Oliver Turvey	Zytek Z11SN	D	101
DNF	LMP2	38	Jota Sport	Simon Dolan Oliver Turvey	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	101
DNF	GTC	60	Kox Racing	Peter Kox Nico Pronk	Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3	M	97
DNF	GTC	60	Kox Racing	Peter Kox Nico Pronk	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	M	97
DNF	LMP2	39	DKR Engineering	Olivier Porta Romain Brandela Bernard Delhez	Lola B11/40	D	89
DNF	LMP2	39	DKR Engineering	Olivier Porta Romain Brandela Bernard Delhez	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	D	89
DNF	GTC	65	Momo Megatron DF1	Dylan Derdaele Raffi Bader Kuba Giermaziak	Audi R8 LMS ultra	M	60
DNF	GTC	65	Momo Megatron DF1	Dylan Derdaele Raffi Bader Kuba Giermaziak	Audi 5.2 L V10	M	60
DNF	LMGTE	75	Prospeed Competition	François Perrodo Sébastien Crubilé	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	43
DNF	LMGTE	75	Prospeed Competition	François Perrodo Sébastien Crubilé	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	43

References

↑ "European Le Mans Series 3 Hours of Imola Qualifying Practice Provisional Classification" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
↑ "European Le Mans Series 3 Hours of Imola Race Final Classification" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

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[Qualifying-1] "European Le Mans Series 3 Hours of Imola Qualifying Practice Provisional Classification" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

[Race-2] "European Le Mans Series 3 Hours of Imola Race Final Classification" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

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