2013 Northeast Grand Prix

February 2025 thumb|right|240px|Track map of Lime Rock Park 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 Preview left|thumb|Lime Rock Park, where the race was held. 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 2012.18 October 2012 American Le Mans releases 2013 schedule https://www.autoweek.com/racing/more-racing/a1972296/american-le-mans-releases-2013-schedule/ 8 November 2024 Autoweek 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.Dagys John October 18, 2012 ALMS: 2013 Schedule Released http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-2013-schedule-released/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121021232841/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-2013-schedule-released 2012-10-21 8 November 2024 speedtv.com Speed Channel, Inc The race was held at the seven-turn 1.530 mi km on Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut on July 6, 2013. Before the race, Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr led the P1 Drivers' Championship with 62 points, 4 ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Neel Jani.ALMS Standings http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/lemans-alms/standings dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130703030351/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/lemans-alms/standings 3 July 2013 8 November 2024 speedtv.com Speed Channel, Inc With 59 points, Scott Tucker led the P2 Drivers' Championship over Marino Franchitti by 3 points. In PC, Mike Guasch led the Drivers' Championship with 62 points, ahead of Colin Braun. Dirk Müller led the GT Drivers' Championship with 42 points, 3 points ahead of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner. With 59 points, Henrique Cisneros led the GTC Drivers' Championship, ahead of Jeroen Bleekemolen and Cooper MacNeil. Qualifying Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.5 July 2013 Official Grid http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Official%20Grid.pdf 19 July 2013 International Motor Sports Association PDF 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 Mathiasen Motorsports Mike Guasch 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 1 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 1 – The #17 Team Falken Tire Porsche was moved to the back of the grid for changing a tire between qualifying and the race. Race Race result Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).6 July 2013 Official Race Result http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Official%20Race%20Results.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131030085745/http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Official%20Race%20Results.pdf 30 October 2013 19 July 2013 International Motor Sports Association PDF Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Engine 1 P1 6 USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing DEU Klaus GrafDEU Lucas Luhr HPD ARX-03a Michelin 184 Honda 3.4 L V8 2 P1 16 USA Dyson Racing Team USA Chris DysonGBR Guy Smith Lola B12/60 Michelin 178 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(Butanol) 32 2 P2 551 USA Level 5 Motorsports USA Scott TuckerAUS Ryan Briscoe HPD ARX-03b Michelin 178 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 4 P2 01 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports USA Scott SharpUSA Guy Cosmo HPD ARX-03b Michelin 178 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 5 PC 9 USA RSR Racing BRA Bruno JunqueiraUSA Duncan Ende Oreca FLM09 Continental 177 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 6 PC 05 USA CORE Autosport USA Jon BennettUSA Colin Braun Oreca FLM09 Continental 177 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 7 P2 552 USA Level 5 Motorsports USA Scott TuckerGBR Marino Franchitti HPD ARX-03b Michelin 176 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 8 PC 18 USA Performance Tech Motorsports USA Tristan NunezUSA Ryan Booth Oreca FLM09 Continental 176 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 9 P2 02 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports USA Ed BrownUSA Johannes van Overbeek HPD ARX-03b Michelin 176 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 10 PC 8 USA BAR1 Motorsports CAN Kyle MarcelliCAN Chris Cumming Oreca FLM09 Continental 175 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 11 PC 81 USA 8 Star Mishumotors DEU Mirco SchultisNED Renger van der Zande Oreca FLM09 Continental 174 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 12 PC 52 USA PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports USA David ChengUSA Mike Guasch Oreca FLM09 Continental 172 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 13 GT 56 USA BMW Team RLL USA John EdwardsDEU Dirk Müller BMW Z4 GTE Michelin 172 BMW 4.4 L V8 14 GT 3 USA Corvette Racing DEN Jan MagnussenESP Antonio García Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 172 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 15 GT 06 USA CORE Autosport USA Patrick LongGBR Tom Kimber-Smith Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 172 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 16 GT 55 USA BMW Team RLL USA Bill AuberlenBEL Maxime Martin BMW Z4 GTE Michelin 171 BMW 4.4 L V8 17 GT 93 USA SRT Motorsports CAN Kuno WittmerUSA Jonathan Bomarito SRT Viper GTS-R Michelin 171 SRT 8.0 L V10 18 GT 4 USA Corvette Racing GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 171 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 19 PC 7 USA BAR1 Motorsports USA Tomy DrissiUSA Rusty Mitchell Oreca FLM09 Continental 170 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 20 GT 48 USA Paul Miller Racing USA Bryce MillerDEU Marco Holzer Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 169 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 21 GT 17 USA Team Falken Tire USA Bryan SellersDEU Wolf Henzler Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Falken 169 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 22 GT 23 USA Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari USA Townsend BellUSA Bill Sweedler Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Yokohama 168 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 232 2DNF GT 62 USA Risi Competizione MON Olivier BerettaITA Matteo Malucelli Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 165 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 24 GTC 45 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Spencer PumpellyVEN Nelson Canache, Jr. Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 164 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 25 GTC 11 USA JDX Racing USA Mike HedlundBEL Jan Heylen Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 162 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 26 GTC 66 USA TRG USA Ben KeatingIRL Damien Faulkner Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 161 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 27 GTC 68 USA TRG CAN David OstellaUSA Craig Stanton Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 161 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 28DNF GTC 22 USA Alex Job Racing USA Cooper MacNeilNED Jeroen Bleekemolen Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 159 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 29 GTC 44 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Seth NeimanRSA Dion von Moltke Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 159 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 30 GTC 27 USA Dempsey Del Piero Racing USA Patrick DempseyUSA Andy Lally Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 158 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 31DNF GTC 30 USA NGT Motorsport USA Henrique CisnerosFRA Nicolas Armindo Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 145 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 32DNF P1 0 USA DeltaWing Racing Cars GBR Katherine LeggeGBR Andy Meyrick DeltaWing LM12 Bridgestone 102 Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4 33DNF GT 91 USA SRT Motorsports BEL Marc GoossensDEU Dominik Farnbacher SRT Viper GTS-R Michelin 25 SRT 8.0 L V10 2 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 2013 American Le Mans Series American Le Mans Monterey SportsCar Grand Prix Northeast Grand Prix Northeast Grand Prix Northeast Grand Prix Category:Motorsport in Connecticut Category:Northeast Grand Prix