2013 24 Hours of Le Mans

81st 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race November 2018 November 2018 2012 2013 2014 thumbnail|right|The track layout of the Circuit de la Sarthe thumb|right|250px|The race-winning No. 2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro The 81st 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 81e 24 Heures du Mans) was a 24-hour automobile endurance racing event for teams of three drivers entering Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars held from 19 to 23 June 2013 at the Circuit de la Sarthe close to Le Mans, France. It was the 81st running of the event, as organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. The race was the third and the premier round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship, with 32 of the race's 56 entries contesting the championship. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 9 June. Approximately 245,000 spectators attended the event. The race was won by an Audi R18 e-tron quattro shared by Dane Tom Kristensen, Brit Allan McNish and Frenchman Loïc Duval after it led the last 248 laps, taking the manufacturers' twelfth victory at Le Mans since its first in the 2000 edition. It was Kristensen's ninth victory, McNish's third and Duval's first. The car started from pole position but lost the lead at the start to the sister No. 1 Audi of André Lotterer, Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer who traded the position with a Toyota TS030 Hybrid shared by Anthony Davidson, Stéphane Sarrazin and Sébastien Buemi under pit stop rotation until it was forced into the pit lane in the seventh hour with a crankshaft position sensor fault. Buemi, Davidson and Sarrazin finished second and Lucas di Grassi, Marc Gené and Oliver Jarvis in another Audi completed the race podium. The Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) category finished with the OAK Racing Morgan car of Bertrand Baguette, Martin Plowman and Ricardo González ahead of the sister entry of Alex Brundle, David Heinemeier Hansson and Olivier Pla by a distance of one lap. The class podium was completed by Greaves Motorsport's Zytek Z11SN, driven by Michael Krumm, Jann Mardenborough and Lucas Ordóñez. One of Porsche's Manthey Racing 991 RSR of Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz won the Le Mans Grand Touring Professional (LMGTE Pro) class and the sister No. 91 vehicle of Jörg Bergmeister, Timo Bernhard and Patrick Pilet in second. Porsche also won the Le Mans Grand Touring Amateur (LMGTE Am) category with the No. 76 IMSA Performance Matmut car of Raymond Narac, Christophe Bourret and Jean-Karl Vernay, earning the marque its 100th class victory at Le Mans. The result elevated Kristensen, McNish and Duval to the top of the Drivers' Championship with 94 points. The championship leaders going into the race, Lotterer, Fässler and Tréluyer fell to second while Davidson, Sarrazin and Buemi maintained third due to the trio's second-place finish. Di Grassi, Gené and Jarvis moved from sixth to fourth and the duo of Alexander Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre rounded out the top five. With 102 points, Audi increased their lead over Toyota in the Manufacturers' Championship to 35 points with five rounds left in the season. Background The 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans was moved forward one week after a request was filed by the world governing body of motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), in order to harmonise the 2013 motor racing calendar.https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/102052/le-mans-date-moved-back Next year's Le Mans 24 Hours is moved back a week after FIA request Beer Matt 30 August 2012 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181104134418/https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/102052/le-mans-date-moved-back 4 November 2018 live 4 November 2018 It was the 81st annual edition of the event,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/le-mans/10115312/Le-Mans-2013-what-to-expect.html Le Mans 2013: what to expect Laban Brian 19 June 2013 The Daily Telegraph 4 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102074356/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/le-mans/10115312/Le-Mans-2013-what-to-expect.html 2 January 2014 live as well as the third of eight automobile endurance races in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship.https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/fia-wec-unveils-2013-provisional-calendar/641 FIA WEC Unveils 2013 Provisional Calendar Carter Jeff 28 September 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081106/https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/fia-wec-unveils-2013-provisional-calendar/641 1 December 2017 live 4 November 2018 Going into the race, Audi Sport Team Joest drivers André Lotterer, Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer led the Drivers' Championship with 44 points, one ahead of their teammates Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Loïc Duval in second. Anthony Davidson, Stéphane Sarrazin and Sébastien Buemi of Toyota were third with 27 points. Rebellion Racing's Neel Jani, Nico Prost and Nick Heidfeld were fourth with 20 points, and their teammates Andrea Belicchi, Mathias Beche and Cheng Congfu were fifth with 16 points.http://www.fiawec.com:80/courses/classification.html WEC Classification FIA World Endurance Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20140128150711/http://www.fiawec.com/courses/classification.html 28 January 2014 dead 4 November 2018 dmy-all In the Manufacturers' Championship, Audi (with 51 points) led their rivals Toyota by 20 points. Balance of Performance changes The FIA Endurance Committee altered the balance of performance in three of the four categories to try and create parity in the classes. All hybrid and non-hybrid petrol powered LMP1 (Le Mans Prototype 1) cars received an additional 3 l on of fuel capacity for improved fuel mileage, allowing the Toyota TS030 Hybrid to run with a 76 l on fuel tank and the Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60s and the Strakka Racing HPD ARX-03c had 80 l on fuel tanks.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com:80/article/le-mans-bop-adjustments-for-lmp1-announced LE MANS: BoP Adjustments For LMP1 Announced Dagys John 27 May 2013 Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20130609044841/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-bop-adjustments-for-lmp1-announced 9 June 2013 dead 7 November 2018 dmy-all Porsche received an increase in performance by allowing a 0.3 mm in on larger air restrictor on the air intake of their engines in the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Amateur (LMGTE Am) classes. Aston Martin had 10 kg lb on of ballast added to its LMGTE Pro Vantage while the Chevrolet Corvette C6.R received a 25 kg lb on reduction in weight. The Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 and the SRT Viper GTS-R had no performance changes.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com:80/article/le-mans-bop-adjustments-for-gte-announced LE MANS: BoP Adjustments For GTE Announced Dagys John 22 May 2013 Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20130614133314/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-bop-adjustments-for-gte-announced 14 June 2013 dead 7 November 2018 dmy-all Entries The automotive group Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) granted 56 invitations to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Entries were divided between the LMP1, LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype 2), LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am categories. By the deadline for entries on 16 January, 71 applications had been filed with the ACO.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/01/25/71-entries-posted-for-2013-le-mans-24-hours.html 71 Entries Posted For 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours 25 January 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20141002103900/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/01/25/71-entries-posted-for-2013-le-mans-24-hours.html 2 October 2014 live 4 November 2018 Automatic entries Automatic entries were earned by teams which won their class in the previous running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, or had won Le Mans-based series and events such as the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), European Le Mans Series (ELMS), and the Petit Le Mans. Some second-place finishers were also granted automatic entries in certain series. Entries were also granted for the winners of the Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). A final entry was granted to the champion in the ELMS' Formula Le Mans category, with the winner receiving their invitation in LMP2. For the first time, champions in the ALMS or at the Petit Le Mans did not automatically receive an entry. Instead, the ALMS was given three "at-large" entries, which the series awarded to teams who were interested in participating at Le Mans.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-rebellion-targets-petit-le-mans-win ALMS: Rebellion Targets Petit Le Mans Win Dagys John 10 September 2012 Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20120912082922/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-rebellion-targets-petit-le-mans-win 12 September 2012 dead 4 November 2018 As automatic entries were granted to teams, the teams could change their cars from the previous year to the next, but were not allowed to change their category. However, automatic invitations in the two GTE categories could be swapped between the two based on the driver line-ups chosen by these teams.http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/actualite-endurance-14467/ Treize équipes sélectionnées aux 24 Heures du Mans 2013 ! Mercier Laurent 14 November 2012 Endurance-Info fr https://web.archive.org/web/20131210183016/http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/actualite-endurance-14467/ 10 December 2013 dead 4 November 2018 On 14 November 2012, the list of automatic entries was announced by the ACO. JMB Racing and Conquest Racing were the two teams who chose not to accept their automatic invitations as they did not run in any series during the 2013 season. +Automatic entries for the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans Reason Entered LMP1 LMP2 LMGTE Pro LMGTE Am 1st in the 24 Hours of Le Mans DEU Audi Sport Team Joest USA Starworks Motorsport ITA AF Corse FRA Larbre Compétition 1st in the European Le Mans Series FRA Thiriet by TDS Racing GBR JMW Motorsport FRA IMSA Performance Matmut 2nd in the European Le Mans Series FRA OAK Racing MCO JMB Racing ITA AF Corse American Le Mans Series at-large entries USA Level 5 MotorsportsUSA Conquest Racing USA Extreme Speed Motorsports 1st in FIA WEC Michelin Green X Challenge DEU Audi Sport Team Joest ITA AF Corse 1st in European Le Mans Series FLM category BEL Boutsen Ginion RacingSource: Entry list 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship#Entries In conjunction with the announcement of entries for the WEC and the ELMS, the ACO announced the full 56 car entry list and ten vehicle reserve list during a press conference at the Eurosites George V in Paris on 1 February. In addition to the 32 guaranteed entries from the WEC, ten entries came from the ELMS and eight from the ALMS, while the rest of the field was filled with one-off entries competing only at Le Mans.https://www.motorsport-total.com/24-stunden-von-le-mans/news/le-mans-2013-das-sind-die-starter-13020104 Le Mans 2013: Das sind die Starter Wittemeier Roman 1 February 2013 Motorsport-Total de https://web.archive.org/web/20181104150515/https://www.motorsport-total.com/24-stunden-von-le-mans/news/le-mans-2013-das-sind-die-starter-13020104 4 November 2018 live 4 November 2018 Garage 56 The ACO continued the Garage 56 concept that was started in the 2012 race. Garage 56 allows a 56th entry to the race, using the rigors of the 24 Hours of Le Mans to test new technology. The ACO announced during 2012 that the Swiss-developed GreenGT vehicle had been granted the Garage 56 entry for the 2013 edition.http://www.lemans.org/fr/courses/24-heures-du-mans/actualites/greengt-h2-l-hydrogene-et-l-electricite-pour-2013_7265.html GreenGT LMP H2 invited as experimental prototype by the ACO to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2013 Doret Jean-Philippe 5 June 2012 Automobile Club de l'Ouest fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120608063346/http://www.lemans.org/fr/courses/24-heures-du-mans/actualites/greengt-h2-l-hydrogene-et-l-electricite-pour-2013_7265.html 8 June 2012 dead 18 June 2012 dmy-all The GreenGT LMP-H2 utilizes a hydrogen fuel cell to run electric motors within an open-top Le Mans Prototype style body. Three weeks before the race, GreenGT withdrew their entry, citing a lack of time to complete the complex fine-tuning of the hydrogen fuel cell system. No reserve was available for the 56th garage.https://autoweek.com/article/alms/hydrogen-electric-powered-greengt-h2-pulls-out-24-hours-le-mans Hydrogen-electric powered GreenGT H2 pulls out of 24 Hours of Le Mans 1 June 2013 Autoweek https://web.archive.org/web/20170118074620/http://autoweek.com/article/alms/hydrogen-electric-powered-greengt-h2-pulls-out-24-hours-le-mans 18 January 2017 live 4 November 2018 Reserves Ten reserves were initially nominated by the ACO, limited to the LMP2 and both of the LMGTE categories. Extreme Speed Motorsports withdrew their Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 on 1 March, following a late switch to the ALMS' P2 category. This promoted the No. Car number 98 Aston Martin Racing Vantage to the race entry as a result and the car was moved from LMGTE Am to the LMGTE Pro class to bring the number of Aston Martins in the event to five.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com:80/article/le-mans-esm-withdraws-from-lm24/ LE MANS: ESM Withdraws From LM24 Dagys John 1 March 2013 Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20130304215651/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-esm-withdraws-from-lm24/ 4 March 2013 dead 4 November 2018 dmy-all Two weeks later, Sébastien Loeb Racing withdrew its Oreca 03-Nissan because of financial troubles, promoting the No. 34 Race Performance Oreca-Judd entry from the reserves.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/03/15/sebastien-loeb-racing-pulls-le-mans-24-hours-entry.html Sebastien Loeb Racing Pulls Le Mans 24 Hours Entry 15 March 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20141011085516/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/03/15/sebastien-loeb-racing-pulls-le-mans-24-hours-entry.html 11 October 2014 live 4 November 2018 Starworks Motorsport, defending champions of Le Mans and the FIA WEC in the LMP2 category, withdrew their HPD-Honda entry on 9 April due to a lack of funding from sponsors, promoting Morand Racing's Morgan-Judd.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106616 Starworks calls time on 2013 World Endurance Championship bid Watkins Gary 3 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20130603130438/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106616 3 June 2013 live 4 November 2018 Ten days later, Gulf Racing Middle East withdrew the second of its Lola-Nissan B12/80s and DKR Engineering's Lola-Judd replaced the entry.https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/le-mans-72000/24-heures-du-mans-2013-une-lola-gulf-racing-middle-east-forfait-dkr-engineering-repeche-236615 24 Heures du Mans 2013 : Une Lola Gulf Racing Middle East forfait, DKR Engineering repêché 19 April 2013 Ouest-France 4 November 2018 https://archive.today/20181104173831/https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/le-mans-72000/24-heures-du-mans-2013-une-lola-gulf-racing-middle-east-forfait-dkr-engineering-repeche-236615 4 November 2018 live fr dmy-all On 21 May, the ACO released a revised entry list that confirmed the withdrawal of Extreme Speed Motorsport's Ferrari 458 Italia, Sébastien Loeb Racing's Oreca 03-Nissan, Starworks Motorsports' HPD-Honda and Gulf Racing Middle East's Lola-Nissan B12/80 from the 24 Hours of Le Mans.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/05/21/provisional-le-mans-entry-released.html Provisional Le Mans Entry Released 21 May 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20181104183421/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/05/21/provisional-le-mans-entry-released.html 4 November 2018 live 4 November 2018 On 1 June, GreenGT Technologies announced the withdrawal of the Garage 56 entry, with Prospeed Competition's LMGTE Am Porsche 911 GT3 RSR being announced as its replacement.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-greengt-withdraws-from-lm24/ LE MANS: GreenGT Withdraws From LM24 Dagys John 1 June 2013 Speed https://archive.today/20130615091015/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-greengt-withdraws-from-lm24/ 15 June 2013 dead 1 June 2013 By the start of the event, only a single reserve entry had not been promoted to the race.http://www.24h-lemans.com:80/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2013/24-heures-du-mans/entry-list-24-heures-du-mans-2013.pdf List of the Competitors and Cars Invited to the Administrative Checkings and Scrutineering – Sunday 16th and Monday 17th June 2013 1 June 2013 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20130612054913/http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2013/24-heures-du-mans/entry-list-24-heures-du-mans-2013.pdf 12 June 2013 dead 4 November 2018 dmy-all Testing and practice A test day was held on 9 June, two weeks prior to the race, and required all entrants for the race to participate in eight hours of track time divided into two sessions.http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2013/24-heures-du-mans/regulations/2013-24-heures-du-mans-supplementary-regulations.pdf 24 Heures du Mans 2013 Supplementary Regulations 12 December 2012 Automobile Club de l'Ouest 6 & 24–25 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022649/http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2013/24-heures-du-mans/regulations/2013-24-heures-du-mans-supplementary-regulations.pdf 3 December 2013 dead 7 February 2013 dmy-all All 56 entries were involved as well as a fourth Audi R18 e-tron quattro driven by Marco Bonanomi for 2014 tyre testing, a Signatech Alpine A450 for Paul-Loup Chatin and Tristan Gommendy and a spare Level 5 Motorsports HPD ARX-03b tested by Scott Tucker. Two Team Endurance Challenge-entered Le Mans Prototype Challenge Oreca-FLM09s also participated.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/10/le-mans-test-day-wrapping-up-that-one.html Le Mans Test Day: Wrapping Up That One Goodwin Graham 10 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160820074544/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/10/le-mans-test-day-wrapping-up-that-one.html 20 August 2016 live 4 November 2018 Wet weather swept the area during the day and had Audi set the fastest time with a 3:22.583 lap from Duval in the No. 2 car at the end of the second session. Lucas di Grassi in the sister No. 3 entry followed in second and Lotterer completed an all-Audi top three lockout in third. Toyota placed fourth and sixth with its best times coming from Sarrazin and Alexander Wurz; they were separated by Bonanomi's Audi.https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/107993/duval-puts-audi-on-top-on-test-day Le Mans 24 Hours: Duval puts Audi on top on test day Watkins Gary 9 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181104194352/https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/107993/duval-puts-audi-on-top-on-test-day 4 November 2018 live 4 November 2018 During the first session, Duval was distracted by an unidentified object hitting his windscreen and heavily damaged the No. 2 car in the wall alongside the track at Tertre Rouge corner leading onto the Mulsanne Straight.Rehman Mohammed 1 August 2023 Kristensen’s ninth Le Mans win: An untold tale of triumph amidst profound sorrow https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/08/01/kristensens-ninth-le-mans-win-an-untold-tale-of-triumph-amidst-profound-sorrow/ 24 March 2026 Motorsport Week Olivier Pla's OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan was the fastest LMP2 car with a late second session effort of 3:38.801 and he was eight-tenths of a second faster than Nelson Panciatici's Signatech Alpine. LMGTE Pro was topped by Peter Dumbreck for Aston Martin Racing while Jamie Campbell-Walter also helped the marque lead in LMGTE Am. Crashes from Tracy Krohn of Krohn Racing at the right of Mulsanne corner, AF Corse's Giancarlo Fisichella leaving the same turn and Dominik Kraihamer for Lotus in the Porsche Curves led to stoppages during both sessions. Two days after the test day, Audi and Signatech Alpine held two half an hour practice sessions in the morning and the afternoon on the shorter and permanent Bugatti Circuit in wet weather conditions to ensure that car components worked efficiently before the race.https://www.lemans.org/en/news/2013-le-mans-24-hours-practice-continues/10966 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours Practice continues! Roger Jean-René 11 June 2013 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20181105060946/https://www.lemans.org/en/news/2013-le-mans-24-hours-practice-continues/10966 5 November 2018 live 5 November 2018 Official practice was held on 19 June with the full 56-car field on track for four hours. A torrential rain shower fell at Le Mans in the early afternoon but it tapered off before practice commenced and the track dried up during the session although light rain returned midway through and some cars spun.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/19/le-mans-24-hours-free-practice-report.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Free Practice Report Potts Marcus 19 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20181105062712/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/19/le-mans-24-hours-free-practice-report.html 5 November 2018 live 5 November 2018 Audi again led from the start with Tréluyer's No. 1 car setting a benchmark time until Duval went quickest with a 3:25.514 lap.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108146 Le Mans 24 Hours: Duval leads Audi practice lockout O'Leary Jamie 19 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20131204231049/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108146 4 December 2013 live 5 November 2018 Marino Franchitti's No. 33 Level 5 Motorsports car was the early LMP2 pace setter until Alex Brundle's No. 24 OAK Racing Morgan moved to first but it was Bertrand Baguette's sister No. 35 entry who was fastest with a lap of 3:42.813. He was a second faster than Maxime Martin's No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca. An hour into the session, Eric Lux crashed the No. 41 Greaves Motorsport car heavily into a barrier entering the second Mulsanne chicane and the session was stopped due to debris on the track. Lux was unhurt.http://www.endurance-info.com:80/version2/actualite-endurance-18944.html Drapeau rouge au Mans: Sortie de la Caterham Mercier Laurent 22 June 2013 Endurance-Info fr https://web.archive.org/web/20130622154741/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-18944.html 22 June 2013 dead 5 November 2018 dmy-all The LMGTE Pro class lead constantly changed amongst the field with Richard Lietz's No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR fastest with Kamui Kobayashi's No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari two-tenths of a second slower in second. Kristian Poulsen's No. 95 Aston Martin was quickest in the LMGTE Am category. Krohn had a high speed accident at the downhill Dunlop Esses and his car was launched about 20 ft m on into the air before landing in a gravel trap, bringing an early end to practice due to a large amount of damage to the barriers. Qualifying The first dry session of the week occurred on Wednesday night in the first of three qualifying sessions to set the race's starting order with the fastest lap times set by each team's quickest driver.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/19/le-mans-24-hours-first-qualifying-session-report.html Le Mans 24 Hours: First Qualifying Session Report Potts Marcus 19 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160820145037/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/19/le-mans-24-hours-first-qualifying-session-report.html 20 August 2016 live 5 November 2018 Audi again led from the outset with Duval's early lap of 3:23.169 which he then improved to 3:22.349.Loïc Duval's time was one and a half-second faster than the 2012 pole position lap.Rolland Emmanuel Le Mans 24 Hours: Audi No. 2 retains pole position https://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/le-mans-24-hours-audi-no-2-retains-pole-position?artid=157084 Auto123 21 June 2013 5 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20130622220439/http://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/le-mans-24-hours-audi-no-2-retains-pole-position?artid=157084 22 June 2013 live dmy-all "n" The lap was not bettered for the remainder of the session, giving the No. 2 car provisional pole position.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108147 Le Mans 24 Hours: Loic Duval puts Audi on provisional pole Tremayne Sam 19 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20131205043809/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108147 5 December 2013 live 5 November 2018 Marc Gené's sister No. 3 car followed in second and Lotterer's No. 1 vehicle was third. The two Toyotas replicated their test day results of fourth and sixth with drivers Kazuki Nakajima and Buemi although the former was second early in qualifying and a driveline problem curtailed the No. 8 Toyota's session at Arnage corner; they were separated by the leading LMP1 privateer, the No. 12 Rebellion.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com:80/article/le-mans-audi-leads-wednesday-lm24-qualifying LE MANS: Audi Leads Wednesday LM24 Qualifying Dagys John 19 June 2013 Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20130623012912/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-leads-wednesday-lm24-qualifying 23 June 2013 dead 5 November 2018 dmy-all John Martin's No. 26 G-Drive Oreca set the only lap under 3-minute, 40 seconds in LMP2 with the best class lap of 3:39.535, ahead of Franck Mailleux's No. 43 Morand Racing Morgan-Nissan and Brundle's No. 24 OAK Racing car. Pierre Thiriet had a heavy accident at the second Mulsanne chicane, denting the barriers alongside the track, and ending the session 15 minutes early because repairs could not be completed in time. The professional category of LMGTE was dominated by Aston Martin who took three of the first four places with the best time coming from Frédéric Makowiecki's No. 99 car as less than a second separated the top seven. Allan Simonsen helped Aston Martin to be fastest in LMGTE Am and he narrowly eclipsed Paolo Ruberti's No. 88 Proton Porsche. thumb|The No. 2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro earned pole position in the hands of Loïc Duval during the first qualifying session. Thursday's first qualifying session was affected by a waterlogged track after a short torrential downpour fell minutes before it commenced.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/20/le-mans-24-hours-second-qualifying-session-report.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Second Qualifying Session Report Kilbey Stephen 20 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160821080120/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/20/le-mans-24-hours-second-qualifying-session-report.html 21 August 2016 live 5 November 2018 Track conditions improved progressively as it dried but all lap times were slower than on Wednesday evening.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108174 Le Mans 24 Hours: Audi on provisional pole, Toyota fastest in the wet O'Leary Jamie 20 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20131205040935/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108174 5 December 2013 live 5 November 2018 The best overall lap time of the session came from Davidson in the No. 7 Toyota with a time of 3:42.507 and the fastest Audi was the No. 3 entry of di Grassi in second. The second Audi driven by Fässler was third-fastest and the quickest privateer team was the No. 12 Rebellion in fourth. Davidson's No. 8 Toyota rounded out the top five. In LMP2, John Martin kept the No. 26 G-Drive car leading the category while Tom Kimber-Smith drove the No. 41 Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan on its first laps since it was repaired and was second-fastest in its class during the session and was provisionally 19th overall. The sister No. 42 Greaves car was third in the hands of Jann Mardenborough. The No. 40 Boutsen Ginion Oreca-Nissan of Matt Downs crashed heavily into the inside barrier entering Indianapolis corner with its front. Downs was unhurt but qualifying ended early because repairs to the wall ran until after the session. The LMGTE Pro class was led by Jan Magnussen's No. 73 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R while the LMGTE Am category was topped by the No. 96 Aston Martin of Stuart Hall with his teammate Poulsen in second. With the stoppage in the second qualifying session, the third session was expanded by half an hour to give teams more time on the circuit.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com:80/article/le-mans-audi-retains-pole-for-lm241/P2 LE MANS: Audi Retains Pole For LM24 Dagys John 20 June 2013 Speed 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20130624060708/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-retains-pole-for-lm241/P2 24 June 2013 dead 5 November 2018 dmy-all The track continued to be wet but it dried sufficiently enough to allow for an improvement to lap times with 20 minutes left as on-track grip continued to improve.Tremayne Sam Le Mans 24 Hours: Loic Duval on pole, Audi locks out top three http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108175 Autosport 20 June 2013 5 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013133/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108175 3 December 2013 livePotts Marcus Le Mans 24 Hours: Third Qualifying Session Report http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/20/le-mans-24-hours-third-qualifying-session-report.html DailySportsCar 20 June 2013 5 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181105151341/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/20/le-mans-24-hours-third-qualifying-session-report.html 5 November 2018 live Two stoppages curtailed running in the session: the first was triggered for ten minutes when Christophe Bourret removed the left-front wheel off the No. 77 IMSA Performance Matmut car in an impact with the wall at the first Mulsanne chicane. Jonny Kane in the No. 21 Strakka Racing HPD ARX-03c caused the second red flag after he heavily clouted a barrier and littered debris at the second Mulsanne chicane. Lotterer and his teammate di Grassi could not usurp Duval's time from Wednesday evening because they were caught out by damp patches on the circuit and the No. 2 started from pole position in the first Audi top three lockout on the Le Mans grid since the 2002 edition. Toyota could not challenge Audi but Sarrazin improved the No. 8 car's best lap in the final seconds of qualifying to start fourth and Nakajima's sister No. 7 vehicle qualified fifth. The No. 12 Rebellion Lola of Jani was the highest-placed privateer in sixth overall.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com:80/article/le-mans-audi-retains-pole-for-lm241 LE MANS: Audi Retains Pole For LM24 Dagys John 20 June 2013 Speed 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20130626030449/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-retains-pole-for-lm241 26 June 2013 dead 5 November 2018 dmy-all LMP2 continued to be led by G-Drive because of John Martin's lap from first qualifying until Pla's No. 24 OAK Racing Morgan pushed hard in clear air to clinch the pole position in the category with a time of 3:38.621 recorded at the end of the session. The car was a second faster than the No. 26 G-Drive Oreca which began from the second position. Oliver Turvey found improved pace in the No. 38 Jota Sport Zytek Nissan and bettered the car's best time to start third and the top three in LMP2 were represented by three manufacturers. Stefan Mücke got the No. 97 Aston Martin to provisional pole position in LMGTE Pro but his teammate Makowiecki in the sister No. 99 car responded immediately to retake the position with a lap of 3:54.635. The No. 91 Porsche of Marc Lieb bettered the car's fastest lap time on the final lap of the third qualifying session to take third place on the starting grid. The lead in LMGTE Am remained with the No. 95 Aston Martin as Simonsen improved his own provisional pole lap to a 3:57.776 to go more than a second faster than Proton Competition's Porsche. Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold. The fastest time set by each entry is denoted in gray. +Final qualifying classification Pos. Position Class No. Car number Team Qualifying 1 http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2013/24-heures-du-mans/classification/24-heures-du-mans-2013-qualifying-practice_01.pdf Qualifying Practice 1 – Final Classification Automobile Club de l'Ouest 20 June 2013 20 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131111104732/http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2013/24-heures-du-mans/classification/24-heures-du-mans-2013-qualifying-practice_01.pdf 11 November 2013 dead dmy-all Qualifying 2 http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2013/24-heures-du-mans/classification/24-heures-du-mans-2013-qualifying-practice_02.pdf Qualifying Practice 2 – Provisional Classification Automobile Club de l'Ouest 20 June 2013 20 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131111104728/http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2013/24-heures-du-mans/classification/24-heures-du-mans-2013-qualifying-practice_02.pdf 11 November 2013 dead dmy-all Qualifying 3 http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/03_2013/03_LE%20MANS/13_FIA%20WEC/201306202200_Qualifying%20Practice%203/05_ClassificationByClass_Qualifying%20Practice%203.PDF Qualifying Practice 3 – Provisional Classification Automobile Club de l'Ouest 20 June 2013 20 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131111104939/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/03_2013/03_LE%20MANS/13_FIA%20WEC/201306202200_Qualifying%20Practice%203/05_ClassificationByClass_Qualifying%20Practice%203.PDF 11 November 2013 live Gap Gap to the fastest car Grid Final grid position http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/03_2013/03_LE%20MANS/13_FIA%20WEC/201306221500_Race/01_Grid_Race.PDF Race – Final Starting Grid Automobile Club de l'Ouest 22 June 2013 22 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130626081815/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/03_2013/03_LE%20MANS/13_FIA%20WEC/201306221500_Race/01_Grid_Race.PDF 26 June 2013 live 1 LMP1 2 Audi Sport Team Joest 3:22.349 no time 3:27.513 01 1 2 LMP1 1 Audi Sport Team Joest 3:25.474 3:41.951 3:23.696 +1.347 02 2 3 LMP1 3 Audi Sport Team Joest 3:24.341 3:40.990 3:24.776 +1.992 03 3 4 LMP1 8 Toyota Racing 3:30.841 3:42.507 3:26.654 +4.305 04 4 5 LMP1 7 Toyota Racing 3:26.676 3:40.924 3:28.859 +4.327 05 5 6 LMP1 12 Rebellion Racing 3:30.423 3:42.261 3:28.935 +6.586 06 6 7 LMP1 13 Rebellion Racing 3:32.167 4:07.039 3:37.296 +9.818 07 7 8 LMP1 21 Strakka Racing 3:36.547 no time 3:45.173 +14.198 36 361 1 9 LMP2 24 OAK Racing 3:40.780 no time 3:38.621 +16.272 08 8 10 LMP2 26 G-Drive Racing 3:39.535 3:53.998 3:45.468 +17.186 09 9 11 LMP2 38 Jota Sport 3:44.835 no time 3:40.459 +18.110 10 10 12 LMP2 43 Morand Racing 3:40.741 no time 3:43.839 +18.392 11 11 13 LMP2 25 Delta-ADR 3:40.925 4:12.200 3:45.147 +18.576 12 12 14 LMP2 47KCMG 3:45.500 no time 3:41.042 +18.693 13 13 15 LMP2 48 Murphy Prototypes 3:44.538 no time 3:41.569 +19.220 14 14 16 LMP2 36 Signatech Alpine 3:43.835 4:06.213 3:41.654 +19.305 15 15 17 LMP2 35 OAK Racing 3:42.387 no time 3:41.854 +19.505 16 16 18 LMP2 49 PeCom Racing 3:43.420 4:00.127 3:44.637 +21.071 17 17 19 LMP2 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing 3:43.494 no time no time +21.145 37 371 1 20 LMP2 42 Greaves Motorsport 3:49.421 3:58.807 3:44.421 +22.072 18 18 21 LMP2 41 Greaves Motorsport no time 3:56.487 3:44.621 +22.272 19 19 22 LMP2 34 Race Performance 3:45.244 no time 3:51.498 +22.895 20 20 23 LMP2 32Lotus no time 4:12.327 3:45.274 +22.925 21 21 24 LMP2 31Lotus 3:47.920 no time 3:49.548 +25.571 38 381 1 25 LMP2 45 OAK Racing 3:48.196 no time 3:59.988 +25.847 22 22 26 LMP2 33 Level 5 Motorsports 3:48.597 4:03.528 3:53.861 +26.248 23 23 27 LMP2 28 Gulf Racing Middle East 3:49.096 no time 4:08.116 +26.747 39 391 1 28 LMP2 30 HVM Status GP 3:49.805 4:14.473 3:54.358 +27.456 24 24 29 LMGTE Pro 99 Aston Martin Racing 3:55.658 4:17.862 3:54.635 +32.286 25 25 30 LMGTE Pro 97 Aston Martin Racing 3:56.004 4:25.834 3:55.445 +33.096 26 26 31 LMGTE Pro 92 Porsche AG Team Manthey 3:56.457 4:29.096 3:55.491 +33.142 27 27 32 LMGTE Pro 51 AF Corse 3:55.909 4:20.620 4:00.196 +33.560 28 28 33 LMGTE Pro 98 Aston Martin Racing 3:56.336 no time 4:01.283 +33.987 40 401 1 34 LMGTE Pro 71 AF Corse 3:56.471 4:25.740 3:58.078 +34.122 29 29 35 LMGTE Pro 91 Porsche AG Team Manthey 3:56.573 4:17.996 3:58.433 +34.224 30 30 36 LMP2 39 DKR Engineering 3:56.905 no time 4:03.613 +34.556 41 411 1 37 LMP2 40Boutsen Ginion Racing 3:57.139 4:11.137 4:10.631 +34.790 42 421 1 38 LMGTE Am 95 Aston Martin Racing 3:58.661 4:19.486 3:57.776 +35.427 31 31 39 LMGTE Pro 74Corvette Racing 3:59.860 4:21.574 3:58.644 +36.295 32 32 40 LMGTE Am 88 Proton Competition 3:59.246 no time 3:58.889 +36.540 43 431 1 41 LMGTE Pro 73Corvette Racing 3:59.526 4:11.034 4:02.189 +37.177 33 33 42 LMGTE Am 96 Aston Martin Racing 4:01.035 4:18.829 3:59.805 +37.456 44 441 1 43 LMGTE Am 61 AF Corse 4:02.815 4:24.897 3:59.997 +37.648 45 451 1 44 LMGTE Am 67 IMSA Performance Matmut 4:00.503 no time 4:50.043 +38.154 46 461 1 45 LMGTE Am 75 Prospeed Competition 4:11.719 no time 4:00.682 +38.333 47 471 1 46 LMGTE Pro 53 SRT Motorsports 4:03.127 no time 4:00.802 +38.453 34 34 47 LMGTE Am 77Dempsey Del Piero-Proton 4:03.378 no time 4:00.916 +38.567 48 481 1 48 LMGTE Am 76 IMSA Performance Matmut 4:01.713 no time 4:15.101 +39.364 49 491 1 49 LMGTE Am 81 8 Star Motorsports 4:07.625 4:24.002 4:01.934 +39.585 50 501 1 50 LMGTE Pro 93 SRT Motorsports 4:03.461 no time 4:04.477 +41.112 35 35 51 LMGTE Am 55 AF Corse 4:03.966 4:22.194 4:05.924 +41.617 51 511 1 52 LMGTE Am 70 Larbre Compétition 4:04.512 4:38.739 4:29.068 +42.163 52 521 1 53 LMGTE Am 50 Larbre Compétition 4:04.873 4:31.216 4:09.723 +42.524 53 531 1 54 LMGTE Pro 66 JMW Motorsport no time no time 4:05.417 +43.068 54 541 1 55 LMGTE Am 54 AF Corse 4:09.064 no time 4:41.506 +46.715 55 551 1 56 LMGTE Am 57 Krohn Racing no time no time 4:16.233 +53.884 56 561 1 Pos. Position Class No. Car number Team Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Qualifying 3 Gap Gap to the fastest car Grid Final grid position Notes: 1 1The noted cars were moved to the back of the starting grid due to not having all three of their drivers setting qualifying lap times within 110 per cent of the class leader's pole time.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-lm24-notebook/ LE MANS: LM24 Notebook Speed Dagys John 22 June 2013 22 June 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130626030540/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-lm24-notebook/ 26 June 2013 Warm-up The cars took to the circuit on Saturday morning for a 45-minute warm-up session in dry and clear weather.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-race-morning-warm-up-report.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Race Morning Warm Up Report Kilbey Stephen 22 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160820113958/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-race-morning-warm-up-report.html 20 August 2016 live 5 November 2018 The No. 7 Toyota of Nicolas Lapierre set the team's fastest lap time of the weekend so far at 3:26.227. McNish's No. 2 Audi was 0.504 seconds adrift in second and third was occupied by his teammate Fässler in the sister No. 1 car. The fastest LMP2 lap was set by John Martin's No. 26 G-Drive Oreca with a time of 3:43.158, almost nine-tenths of a second faster than Brendon Hartley in the No. 48 Murphy Prototypes vehicle and Archie Hamilton's No. 25 Delta-ADR car was third. Porsche and AF Corse exchanged first in LMGTE Pro before Toni Vilander's No. 71 Ferrari set the best time in the category, while Patrick Long, driving the No. 77 Dempsey Proton Porsche, was fastest in LMGTE Am and second quickest amongst all LMGTE cars.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108201 Le Mans 24 Hours: Lapierre puts Toyota on top in warm-up O'Leary Jamie 22 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20131205012533/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108201 5 December 2013 live 5 November 2018 Several drivers went off the track during the session. Kristensen hit the No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut car of Pascal Gibon at Indianapolis turn and yellow flags were waved in the area because Kristensen was stranded in the grass to the left of the circuit. Philippe Dumas crashed the No. 70 Larbre Compétition Corvette into a tyre barrier at the Dunlop chicane halfway through the session and the No. 25 G-Drive car of Tor Graves blew its right-rear tyre on the run to the Porsche Curves and veered heavily into the inside barriers and debris was littered on the track. Graves was unhurt. Race Start left|thumb|Allan Simonsen died from injuries he sustained during the ninth minute of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Approximately 245,000 spectators attended the event on race day.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jun/23/le-mans-audi-death-allen-simonsen Audi's 12th Le Mans win in 13 years clouded by death of Allan Simonsen Richards Giles 23 June 2013 The Guardian 6 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20131026151818/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jun/23/le-mans-audi-death-allen-simonsen 26 October 2013 live The weather at the start was damp and overcast. The air temperature throughout ranged from 12.8 to 18.3 C F and the track temperature was between 15.5 to 21.8 C F.http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/03_2013/03_LE%20MANS/13_FIA%20WEC/201306221500_Race/Hour%2024/26_Meteo_Race.PDF 81º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans – FIA WEC – Race – Weather Report 23 June 2013 Automobile Club de l'Ouest 6 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181108025610/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/03_2013/03_LE%20MANS/13_FIA%20WEC/201306221500_Race/Hour%2024/26_Meteo_Race.PDF 8 November 2018 live The race began at 15:00 Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00), with Grand-Am Road Racing founder and NASCAR vice-chairman Jim France waving the French tricolour to signal the start the race.https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/191499/1/jim-france-to-wave-starting-flag-at-le-mans-24-hours Grand-Am founder Jim France to wave starting flag at Le Mans Wilkins Robert 23 May 2013 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20181106054509/https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/191499/1/jim-france-to-wave-starting-flag-at-le-mans-24-hours 6 November 2018 live 6 November 2018 Lotterer moved past McNish for the lead and then Lapierre overtook McNish for second place at the second Mulsanne chicane but he lost the position at the exit of the corner. Lapierre then reclaimed second from McNish on the approach to Mulsanne turn. Davidson overtook di Grassi for second through the Ford chicane as Darren Turner's No. 97 Aston Martin took the lead of LMGTE Pro from his Aston Martin teammate Bell in the No. 99 car. Lapierre was closing on Lotterer when the safety cars were deployed for an accident at Tetre Rouge corner.Watkins Gary Tremayne Sam 27 June 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2013/6/AS2013.06.27.pdf Autosport 212 13 12–19 31 March 2026Potts Marcus Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 1 Summary http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-1-summary.html DailySportsCar 22 June 2013 6 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20160820131840/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-1-summary.html 20 August 2016 live After ten minutes,Cary Tom 23 June 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours 2013: Allan McNish's victory overshadowed by death of Allan Simonsen https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/le-mans/10137958/Le-Mans-24-Hours-2013-Allan-McNishs-victory-overshadowed-by-death-of-Allan-Simonsen.html 24 March 2026 The Daily Telegraph LMGTE Am leader Allan Simonsen had pulled clear of the class field when nine minutes into the race the rear-left corner of his car lost traction on a kerb leaving Tetre Rouge corner. When he attempted to correct, his car veered left and he collided heavily with a left-hand armco barrier at a near head-on trajectory.https://www.complex.com/sports/2013/07/the-medical-causes-of-racing-deaths-with-examples-and-resulting-race-car-improvements/ The Medical Causes of Racing Deaths and Resulting Race Car Improvements Norman James 2 July 2013 Complex https://web.archive.org/web/20150214130737/http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/07/the-medical-causes-of-racing-deaths-with-examples-and-resulting-race-car-improvements/ 14 February 2015 live 5 November 2018 dmy-allBromberg Nick Allan Simonsen dies from injuries suffered during crash at 24 Hours of Le Mans https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/allan-simonsen-dies-injuries-suffered-during-crash-24-170334424.html?guccounter=1 Yahoo! Sports 22 June 2013 6 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181106060522/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/allan-simonsen-dies-injuries-suffered-during-crash-24-170334424.html?guccounter=1 6 November 2018 live The impact crushed the roof of the car and its supporting roll cage; its force launched it slowly back onto the circuit with a wheel and its doors detached.https://books.google.com/books?id=jjI_DwAAQBAJ&q=simonsen&pg=PA27 Taken by Speed: Fallen Heroes of Motor Sport and Their Legacies Ann Kirk Connie Rowman & Littlefield 18 December 2017 978-1-4422-7762-5 27 7 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185311/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jjI_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=allan+simonsen+roll+cage&source=bl&ots=kAqHDoovZF&sig=2-7kZtLuyd5EU1058_g6Qyc0C24&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi95-rG8LzeAhUMKewKHfKoCks4ChDoATABegQIAhAB#v=onepage&q=simonsen&f=false 7 November 2018 livehttps://www.edmunds.com/car-news/driver-death-at-le-mans-raises-safety-issue-again.html Driver Death at Le Mans Raises Safety Issue Again Green David 24 June 2013 Edmunds https://web.archive.org/web/20130628042648/http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/driver-death-at-le-mans-raises-safety-issue-again.html 28 June 2013 live 5 November 2018 dmy-all Medical personnel were swift to tend to Simonsen, who was reported to be conscious and talking to officials before going into unconsciousness. He was extricated from the car and transported to the infield medical centre after about 20 minutes.https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-motor-racing-mans-simonsen/danish-driver-simonsen-dies-at-le-mans-idUKBRE95L0AD20130622 Danish driver Simonsen dies at Le Mans Baldwin Alan 22 June 2013 5 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001122930/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-motor-racing-mans-simonsen/danish-driver-simonsen-dies-at-le-mans-idUKBRE95L0AD20130622 1 October 2017 Reuters Collings Tim Simonsen was shortly after declared dead from his injuries at the infield medical centre.Allan Simonsen was the first driver to die at the 24 Hours of Le Mans since Sébastien Enjolras during pre-qualifying for the 1997 race and the first during the race itself since Jo Gartner in the 1986 edition. "n" His partner Catrina requested that Aston Martin Racing continue racing.https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/driver-dies-in-24-hours-of-le-mans-race/ Driver dies in 24 Hours of Le Mans race Latieule Trung 22 June 2013 The Seattle Times 6 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181106070531/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/driver-dies-in-24-hours-of-le-mans-race/ 6 November 2018 Associated Press Simonsen was the first driver to die at Le Mans since Sébastien Enjolras during pre-qualifying in 1997.24 June 2013 Audi wins race marred by driver's death in crash https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-opelika-auburn-news-audi-wins-race-m/194068004/ 24 March 2026 Opelika-Auburn News 6B Newspapers.com Associated PressBaldwin Alan 23 June 2013 O'Brien John Le Mans win tinged with tragedy for Kristensen https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/le-mans-win-tinged-with-tragedy-for-kristensen-idUSDEE95M05X/ 24 March 2026 Reuters Reich Josh The safety cars remained on track for 58 minutes in which the LMGTE Pro order was divided into two-halves. When racing resumed, Davidson and the Audi duo of McNish of di Grassi overtook Lapierre to demote him to fifth. Davidson took the overall lead for the first time on pit stop cycle rotation due to Toyota's better fuel economy over the Audis and kept it until the end of lap fifteen. Lieb moved to the front of LMGTE Pro by passing the Aston Martins of Rob Bell and Turner but the No. 91 Porsche lost the first position to Turner halfway through the second hour.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-2-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 2 Summary Potts Marcus 22 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20181106074139/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-2-summary.html 6 November 2018 live 6 November 2018 At the start of the third hour, Lotterer was demoted to second when Lapierre moved past him on the exit to Mulsanne corner but he was not recorded as the leader because he entered the pit lane at the end of lap twenty-seven. Rain returned to the track at this time as Turvey and Maxime Martin moved in front of Pierre Kaffer's No. 49 PeCom Racing Oreca for second and third in LMP2.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-3-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 3 Summary Potts Marcus 22 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160820131913/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-3-summary.html 20 August 2016 live 6 November 2018 thumb|The No. 2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro followed closely by the No. 8 Toyota TS030 Hybrid at Mulsanne corner Lapierre stopped at the side of the Mulsanne Straight with a fuel pressure fault for half a minute before resuming in fifth when the reset button was pressed. At the close of hour three, Gibon's No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut car blew its left-rear tyre and lost the lead of LMGTE Am.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108216 LM24 Hour 3: Andre Lotterer maintains Audi's lead O'Leary Jamie 22 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20140301134859/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108216 1 March 2014 live 6 November 2018 The rain later eased and Audi re-established its advantage in the top three overall while Brundle extended the No. 24 OAK Racing car's gap in LMP2 over Mike Conway after he went into the gravel trap at Mulsanne corner while lapping Hall's No. 99 Aston Martin and Matt Griffin assumed the lead in LMGTE Am. The main on-track action involved Lucas Luhr who ran wide in the Porsche Curves and glanced an inside barrier alongside the track but he continued without significant damage to the No. 38 Jota Sport Zytek.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108220 LM24 H4: Audi continues to keep Toyota out of top three O'Leary Jamie 22 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220074910/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108220 20 December 2014 live 6 November 2018http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-4-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 4 Summary Potts Marcus 22 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160820074622/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-4-summary.html 20 August 2016 live 6 November 2018 Makowiecki moved past his Aston Martin teammate Mücke for the LMGTE Pro lead and Oliver Jarvis was delayed by the No. 39 DKR Engineering Lola through the Porsche Curves and lost third to Buemi. He retook the position from Buemi on the next lap. Later, Bill Auberlen relieved Mücke in the No. 97 Aston Martin and he was overtaken by Patrick Pilet's No. 92 Porsche for second in LMGTE Pro.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-5-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 5 Summary Potts Marcus 22 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160820131902/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-5-summary.html 20 August 2016 live 6 November 2018 Seven minutes into the sixth hour, the left-rear tyre of Gommendy's No. 36 Signatech Alpine blew and disintegrated entering the Mulsanne Straight as he hit the barrier at Tetre Rouge turn. The safety cars were dispatched for 15 minutes for debris removal.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108223 LM24 Hour 6: Treluyer and Duval continue tense battle Tremayne Sam 20 December 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220075153/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108223 20 December 2014 live 6 November 2018http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-6-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 6 Summary ten Caat Marcel 22 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160820014915/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-6-summary.html 20 August 2016 live 6 November 2018 Night As the safety cars were recalled, David Heinemeier Hansson in the No. 24 OAK Racing Nissan collided with Duval's leading No. 2 Audi in the Porsche Curves and spun, losing him the LMP2 lead to the No. 26 G-Drive car of Roman Rusinov. The safety cars were once again required for a short period of time as Kraihamer's No. 32 Lotus T128 shed its rear bodywork on the Mulsanne Straight and nullifying Tréluyer and Jarvis' advantage because Duval returned to second after he made a pit stop during the period. When racing resumed, Duval reset the fastest lap of the race to 3:23.269 as Bruno Senna's No. 99 Aston Martin traded the lead of LMGTE Pro with Dumbreck's No. 97 car for two laps. Two of the three contenders for the outright victory had trouble soon after. Jarvis' No. 3 Audi made contact with an LMP2 vehicle while scything his way through slower traffic and his right-rear tyre was punctured when a tyre valve was removed and Jarvis spun under the Dunlop Bridge. The tyre carcass fell off as he returned to the pit lane though repairs to the rear of the car were deemed unnecessary by his crew and the car returned to the circuit in fourth overall.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108226 LM24 H7: Benoit Treluyer's leading Audi hits trouble, Duval leads Tremayne Sam 22 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220075156/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108226 20 December 2014 live 6 November 2018 On the 100th lap,Laban Brian 25 June 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours 2013: muted celebrations https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/le-mans/10140918/Le-Mans-24-Hours-2013-muted-celebrations.html 24 March 2026 The Daily Telegraph the No. 1 Audi of Tréluyer was forced into the garage for 43 minutes to replace a failed crankshaft position sensor and gave the lead back to the sister No. 2 Audi of Duval and Sarrazin's No. 8 Toyota took over second.https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/22/le-mans-audi-leads-after-nine-hours_n_3484252.html Le Mans: Audi Leads After Nine Hours But Race Marred By Death Of Allan Simonsen (VIDEO, PICTURES) Hobbs David 22 June 2013 HuffPost 6 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20130627030824/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/22/le-mans-audi-leads-after-nine-hours_n_3484252.html 27 June 2013 live dmy-all The car dropped to 24th and fell 12 laps down. Darryl O'Young had been the fastest driver in LMGTE Am at the time and brought the No. 55 AF Corse Ferrari into the class lead. left|thumb|The LMP2 class-winning No. 35 OAK Racing Morgan of Bertrand Baguette, Martin Plowman and Ricardo González. John Martin's No. 26 G-Drive entry ceded the lead of LMP2 to Baguette's No. 35 OAK Racing car when he was instructed to enter the pit lane to have an illuminated door number panel repaired, which took two laps to complete. The safety cars were deployed for a fourth time after 8 hours and 50 minutes when Graves spun the No. 25 Delta-ADR vehicle into the barriers at the Porsche Curves and scattered debris on the track. In the outright lead, the safety cars divided the field into two with Kristensen increasing his lead to three minutes and seven seconds over Sarrazin.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-8-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 8 Summary Kilbey Stephen 22 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160820074556/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-8-summary.html 20 August 2016 live 6 November 2018http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108228 LM24 H8: Kristensen leads under caution as night descends O'Leary Jamie 22 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220074944/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108228 20 December 2014 live 6 November 2018 Safety cars were required once again at the close of the ninth hour when Krohn spun and crashed his Ferrari in the Porsche Curves and retired.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108230 LM24 H9: Audi's Kristensen on verge of putting Toyotas one lap down O'Leary Jamie 22 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220075028/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108230 20 December 2014 live 6 November 2018 Racing resumed ten minutes into hour ten with Gianluca Roda beaching the No. 88 Porsche into the gravel trap at the Dunlop Bridge and allowing actor Patrick Dempsey in the No. 77 Dempsey Proton car into the lead of LMGTE Am. Turner ran the No. 97 Aston Martin into the gravel at Mulsanne corner, allowing Lieb's No. 91 Porsche to pass him for second in LMGTE Pro. In LMGTE Am, Lorenzo Casè's No. 55 AF Corse Ferrari returned to the category lead when Dempsey made a scheduled pit stop for fuel.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-10-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 10 Summary 22 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160820131850/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/22/le-mans-24-hours-hour-10-summary.html 20 August 2016 live 6 November 2018 For 21 minutes, safety cars were needed as Tony Burgess destroyed the rear of the No. 30 HVM Status Lola in the Porsche Curves. Burgess was unhurt and he was transported to hospital for a precautionary check-up.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hour-12-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 12 Summary DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160828153919/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hour-12-summary.html 28 August 2016 live 6 November 2018http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108234 LM24 H12: Allan McNish keeps Audi in control at half distance Tremayne Sam 23 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220075127/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108234 20 December 2014 live 6 November 2018 Burgess had sustained severe bruising in the accident. As the race approached its halfway point, Howard Blank significantly damaged the No. 54 AF Corse Ferrari as well as the catchfencing at the Dunlop Esses and Tetre Rouge corner, causing an event record seventh safety car period.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108235 LM24 H13: Toyota closes back in on Audi under cautions Tremayne Sam 23 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220075025/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108235 20 December 2014 live 6 November 2018http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hours-13-14-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hours 13 & 14 Summary Howson Mark Kilbey Stephen 23 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160828094242/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hours-13-14-summary.html 28 August 2016 live 6 November 2018 Blank was unhurt and attempted a return to the pit lane but he could not do so and retired. During the safety car period, the No. 99 Aston Martin had its brake discs changed and gave the LMGTE Pro lead to the No. 92 Porsche. The safety cars were due to be withdrawn just before the conclusion of hour 13 but heavy rain over much of the circuit extended it by nine minutes and several teams installed wet-weather tyres on their cars. Two laps after racing resumed, Lapierre's No. 7 Toyota got ahead of his teammate Buemi for second overall and he maintained it until Buemi retook the position. Before the close of the 14th hour, Kane spun and beached the No. 21 Strakka car in the gravel trap at the Ford Chicane but got the car back onto the circuit. Romain Brandela's No. 39 DKR Engineering Lola piled into the No. 55 AF Corse Ferrari and the No. 88 Proton Porsche before swerving in the front of Buemi's No. 8 Toyota at the Dunlop chicane. Luhr's No. 38 Jota Sport Zytek bowed out of a battle with the No. 42 Greaves Zytek of Michael Krumm for third in LMP2 when he entered the garage for repairs to his front-right wishbone wheel bearing during the 15th hour.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108239 LM24 H15: Toyotas slip back as Duval strengthens lead Mitchell Scott 23 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220075343/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108239 20 December 2014 live 6 November 2018 Morning to early afternoon In the 16th hour, Richard Lietz brought the No. 92 Porsche to the pit lane and had its brake discs changed in four minutes, giving the lead of LMGTE Pro to Senna's No. 99 Aston Martin, which held a three-quarters of a minute advantage over him but Lietz lowered it to six seconds by the hour's end.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108240 LM24 H16: Loic Duval opens up one-lap advantage for Audi Mitchell Scott 23 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220074949/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108240 20 December 2014 live 6 November 2018 Light rain returned during the 17th hour but it was not heavy enough to affect the race. In LMGTE Am, Bourret led in the No. 76 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche by a lap over Lorenzo Casè's No. 55 AF Corse Ferrari while Dempsey in his No. 77 Porsche was being closed on by Marco Cioci's No. 61 car.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hour-17-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 17 Summary 23 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160828094245/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hour-17-summary.html 28 August 2016 live 6 November 2018 The 18th hour commenced with Auberlen's No. 98 Aston Martin emitting smoke from the car and leaking a large amount of oil down the Mulsanne Straight before stopping at Mulsanne corner. The safety cars were dispatched for 25 minutes to allow the oil to be dried by track marshals.https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/192670/1/hour-18-safety-car-returns-rebellion-quashed Hour 18: Safety car returns, Rebellion quashed Llewellyn Craig 23 June 2013 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20181106193447/https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/192670/1/hour-18-safety-car-returns-rebellion-quashed 6 November 2018 live 6 November 2018 Racing resumed for only half a minute as the safety cars were needed to tend to repairs to a heavily damaged trackside barrier exiting the second Mulsanne chicane; Belicchi was about to lap a slower GTE Porsche but lost traction at the rear of the No. 13 Rebellion and veered right into a barrier. He returned to the pit lane for extensive repairs to the car's front.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hour-18-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 18 Summary Howson Mark Kilbey Stephen 23 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160828095518/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hour-18-summary.html 28 August 2016 live 6 November 2018 Potts Marcus When racing resumed, Lietz retook the LMGTE Pro lead. He held it until his spin at the Dunlop chicane delayed Dumbreck, allowing Senna in the class lead and Timo Bernhard's No. 91 Porsche into second.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108242 LM24 H18: Audi still ahead amid safety-car running O'Leary Jamie 23 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220074834/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108242 20 December 2014 live 6 November 2018 thumb|The No. 92 Porsche 991 of Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz and Romain Dumas won the LMGTE Pro class. After the safety cars were withdrawn, Makowiecki relieved Senna in the No. 99 Aston Martin and pulled away from Lieb's No. 92 Porsche. Rain again fell on the circuit with five hours and fifteen minutes to go and some cars were caught out in the change of weather. Makowiecki veered to the left coming out of the second Mulsanne chicane as he attempted to rectify a loose exit from the earlier chicane and collided with a barrier head-on.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hour-19-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 19 Summary 23 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160828111131/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hour-19-summary.html 28 August 2016 live 6 November 2018 That ricocheted the car back to the centre of the track. Makowiecki was unhurt but the safety cars were again required as repairs were made to the wall and Lieb became the new LMGTE Pro leader as the No. 99 Aston Martin was retired because of the extensive damage to the car.https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/192671/1/hour-19-99-crashes-out-of-gte-pro-lead Hour 19: #99 crashes out of GTE-Pro lead Llewellyn Craig 23 June 2013 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20181106194956/https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/192671/1/hour-19-99-crashes-out-of-gte-pro-lead 6 November 2018 live 6 November 2018 After racing continued, Nakajima's No. 7 Toyota cut the Dunlop chicane and launched over the kerb and spun backwards across the circuit. He rejoined without losing third. The rain eased and track conditions improved as Turner reduced Lieb's advantage at the front of LMGTE Pro to 8.8 seconds by the end of the 20th hour.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hour-20-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 20 Summary Howson Mark 22 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160828154204/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hour-20-summary.html 28 August 2016 live 6 November 2018 In the 21st hour, a miscommunication with the mechanics of Matteo Malucelli's No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari in his pit box released him with the fuelling hose attached to the car and into a collision with the No. 45 OAK Racing Morgan of Philippe Mondolot. Rain returned to the circuit during the hour. The No. 1 Audi of Lotterer aquaplaned into a gravel trap and narrowly avoided piling into Davidson's No. 8 Toyota on the Mulsanne Straight.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108246 LM24: H21: Audi and Duval three hours from victory Tremayne Sam 23 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220075222/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108246 20 December 2014 live 6 November 2018http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hours-21-22-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hours 21 & 22 Summary Kilbey Stephen 23 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160828095019/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hours-21-22-summary.html 28 August 2016 live 6 November 2018 The No. 3 Audi of Jarvis moved past Lapierre's No. 7 Toyota for third during pit stop rotation and Lapierre went off at the exit of Indianapolis corner as he battled to retake the position. Kristensen's No. 2 Audi made a pit stop for a slow puncture as heavy rain returned with 90 minutes left and several cars aquaplaned on the saturated circuit.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108251 Le Mans 24 Hours Hour 23: Audi still ahead amid rain chaos O'Leary Jamie 23 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20141220075251/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108251 20 December 2014 live 7 November 2018 Lapierre's No. 7 Toyota had no grip on the run into the Porsche Curves when he ran onto a damp patch and veered deep left into the tyre wall at high speed. He exited the car but returned to it after two minutes. Baguette had an anxious moment going into Indianapolis turn in the No. 35 OAK Racing car but kept the LMP2 lead over his teammate Pla's sister No. 24 car. The safety cars were again dispatched as the LMGTE Pro lead returned to Lieb's No. 91 Porsche from Mücke's No. 97 Aston Martin in pit stop rotation.https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/192689/1/hour-23-downpour-hits-leading-lmp1-lmp2-and-gte-pro-battles Hour 23: Drama as downpour hits LMP1, LMP2 and GTE-Pro battles Lewin Andrew 23 June 2013 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20181106213346/https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/192689/1/hour-23-downpour-hits-leading-lmp1-lmp2-and-gte-pro-battles 6 November 2018 live 7 November 2018 During the safety car period, Pla's No. 25 OAK Racing entry was separated from his teammate Baguette and was four minutes behind as the No. 6 Toyota was repaired in its garage and returned in fourth. Just before the safety cars entered the pit lane with half an hour to go, the No. 97 Aston Martin made a pit stop for tyres and made the LMGTE Pro battle against the two lead Porsches. More rain began to fall 15 minutes later and it turned into a deluge over the entire circuit as Kristensen's No. 2 Audi began the final lap.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hours-23-24-summary.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Hours 23 & 24 Summary Howson Mark Kilbey Stephen 23 June 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160828095958/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/06/23/le-mans-24-hours-hours-23-24-summary.html 28 August 2016 live 7 November 2018 Finish left|thumb|The No. 26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 03 was disqualified from third in LMP2 because of an oversized fuel tank. The No. 2 Audi of Kristensen, Duval and McNish led the final 248 laps to claim the manufacturer's twelfth victory at Le Mans since its first at the 2000 race.http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/03_2013/03_LE%20MANS/13_FIA%20WEC/201306221500_Race/Hour%2024/15_LeaderSequence_Race.PDF 81º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans – Race – Leader Sequence 23 June 2013 Automobile Club de l'Ouest 1 7 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20160629123644/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/03_2013/03_LE%20MANS/13_FIA%20WEC/201306221500_Race/Hour%2024/15_LeaderSequence_Race.PDF 29 June 2016 live It was Kristensen's ninth and last overall victory, McNish's third and Duval's first. Buemi unlapped himself from Kristensen in the final half an hour but fell back a lap soon after to avoid completing an additional lap at the finish. He, Davidson and Sarrazin's No. 8 Toyota finished second and the No. 3 Audi of di Grassi, Jarvis and Gené completed the overall podium in third.https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/108252/h24-kristensenmcnishduval-win Le Mans 24 Hours: Kristensen, McNish, Duval clinch Audi victory O'Leary Jamie 23 June 2013 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181107074001/https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/108252/h24-kristensenmcnishduval-win 7 November 2018 live 7 November 2018 The No. 21 Strakka HPD ARX-03c of Kane, Danny Watts and Nick Leventis was unhindered after the demise of Rebellion and won the privateer LMP1 category in sixth overall. OAK Racing won the LMP2 class with the No. 35 Morgan of Baugette, Ricardo González and Martin Plowman and the team's second car of Pla, Heinememer Hansson and Brundle was a lap behind for a second-place finish. John Martin, Conway and Rusinov finished third in class in the No. 26 G-Drive Oreca but the car was disqualified because its fuel tank was found to be over the mandated limit of 75 l on, promoting the No. 42 Greaves Zytek of Mardenborough, Krumm and Lucas Ordóñez to the category podium.https://www.evo.co.uk/nissan/13343/nissan-and-mardenborough-promoted-to-le-mans-podium Nissan and Mardenborough promoted to Le Mans podium Neidus Joshua 28 June 2013 Evo https://web.archive.org/web/20181107075817/https://www.evo.co.uk/nissan/13343/nissan-and-mardenborough-promoted-to-le-mans-podium 7 November 2018 live 7 November 2018 In LMGTE Pro, Porsche Manthey Racing claimed the category win on the Le Mans debut of the new 991-generation race car with drivers Lieb, Lietz and Romain Dumas in the No. 92 car, while the LMGTE Am class increased Porsche's total class victories at Le Mans to 100 with the No. 76 IMSA Performance entry of Jean-Karl Vernay, Raymond Narac and Bourret winning.https://www.total911.com/porsche-celebrate-100th-class-victory-at-le-mans-after-double-win/ Porsche Celebrate 100th Class Victory at Le Mans After Double Win Sibley Lee 24 June 2013 Total 911 https://web.archive.org/web/20181107080410/https://www.total911.com/porsche-celebrate-100th-class-victory-at-le-mans-after-double-win/ 7 November 2018 live 7 November 2018 Of the 56 qualifying cars, 13 did not finish and one did not complete a sufficient distance to get classified. Post-race On the podium, the Danish flag was flown at half-mast in memory of Simonsen by the ACO and Kristensen dedicated the victory to him.http://www.thesundaily.my/news/761928 Allan Simonsen killed at Le Mans 24 Hours 5 July 2013 The Sun 7 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185300/https://www.thesundaily.my/news/761928 7 November 2018 liveTaylor Tom 26 June 2013 Allan Simonsen: What should be a Le Mans 2013 review https://carwitter.com/allan-simonsen-what-should-be-a-le-mans-review/ 24 March 2026 CarWitter There was a standing ovation for Simonsen, and no champagne was sprayed on the podium. McNish remarked that winning three times "sounds much better than two." Kristensen expressed pride of driving for Audi and its drivers and factory staff, "They make it possible for us to realise a dream. Now this dream has come true again – winning the fastest and toughest race under the direction of Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich." Duval called it "a difficult race" because of Simonsen's death but stated that his maiden Le Mans win was "a really great moment" in his career.Bonardel Cécil Davies Dave 23 June 2013 Quotes from winning drivers https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/quotes-from-winning-drivers-11505 24 March 2026 Automobile Club de l'Ouest Davidson said Toyota's car did not have the ultimate pace to achieve victory and was aware of the fact when the manufacturer arrived at Le Mans, adding, "but we didn’t give up, we kept pushing and we knew this was a race in which anything can happen." Allan Simonsen was mourned by the motorsport community. A memorial foundation was established in his honour by the Danish Automobile Sports Union and he was given a funeral in his hometown of Odense in Southern Denmark on 2 July.https://speedcafe.com/mourners-pack-the-funeral-service-for-allan-simonsen/ Mourners pack the funeral service for Allan Simonsen 3 July 2013 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20130705030910/http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/07/03/mourners-pack-the-funeral-service-for-allan-simonsen/ 5 July 2013 live 7 November 2018 dmy-all Following Simonsen's death, the ACO announced the improvements to several sections of the circuit in December 2013. Tertre Rouge was re-profiled and new barriers and tire walls were added at the corner's exit onto the Mulsanne Straight. Run-off areas in the Corvette corners were expanded, and TecPro barriers were added behind the tire walls at the start of the Porsche corners. Large kerbs were added to the paved run-off at the second Ford chicane to deter cars from cutting the corner.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/le-mans-track-safety-improvements-revealed/ Le Mans Track Safety Improvements Revealed Dagys John 18 February 2014 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140702203058/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/le-mans-track-safety-improvements-revealed/ 2 July 2014 dead 12 June 2014 A new safety system was implemented, which allowed for the intervention of safety vehicles on a particular section of the circuit without the need for neutralising the entire race with safety cars. The system, termed a slow zone, requires cars to slow and maintain a speed of 60 km/h (37 mph) within a specific zone.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/12/20/19824.html Le Mans Supplementary Regulations Confirm 'Slow Zone' Safety Plan Goodwin Graham 20 December 2013 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20150413135619/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/12/20/19824.html 13 April 2015 live 7 November 2018 With their victory, Kristensen, McNish and Duval became the new leaders of the Drivers' Championship with 94 points. Lotterer, Fässler and Tréluyer fell to second and were thirty points behind their teammates. Davidson, Sarrazin and Buemi's second-place result enabled the trio to remain in third while di Grassi, Gené and Jarvis' third-position result allowed them to advance from sixth to fourth. Wurz and Lapierre rounded out the top five drivers in the championship standings. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Audi kept their lead with 102 points but increased it to thirty-five points over Toyota with five rounds left in the season. Official results Class winners are marked in bold. Cars failing to complete 70 per cent (244 laps) of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC). http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/03_2013/03_LE%20MANS/13_FIA%20WEC/201306221500_Race/Hour%2024/05_Classification_Race_Hour%2024.PDF Race – Final Classification Automobile Club de l'Ouest 23 June 2013 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130626162510/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/03_2013/03_LE%20MANS/13_FIA%20WEC/201306221500_Race/Hour%2024/05_Classification_Race_Hour%2024.PDF 26 June 2013 live +Final race classification Pos Position Class No. Car number Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Laps completedTime/Retired Engine 1 LMP1 2 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest GBR Allan McNishDNK Tom KristensenFRA Loïc DuvalAudi R18 e-tron quattro Michelin 348 24:01'16.436 Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Hybrid Diesel) 2 LMP1 8 JPN Toyota Racing GBR Anthony DavidsonFRA Stéphane SarrazinCHE Sébastien Buemi Toyota TS030 Hybrid Michelin 347 +1 Lap Toyota 3.4 L V8(Hybrid) 3 LMP1 3 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest ESP Marc GenéGBR Oliver JarvisBRA Lucas di GrassiAudi R18 e-tron quattro Michelin 347 +1 Lap Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Hybrid Diesel) 4 LMP1 7 JPN Toyota Racing AUT Alexander WurzFRA Nicolas LapierreJPN Kazuki Nakajima Toyota TS030 Hybrid Michelin 341 +7 Laps Toyota 3.4 L V8(Hybrid) 5 LMP1 1 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DEU André LottererCHE Marcel FässlerFRA Benoît TréluyerAudi R18 e-tron quattro Michelin 338 +10 Laps Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Hybrid Diesel) 6 LMP1 21 GBR Strakka Racing GBR Nick LeventisGBR Jonny KaneGBR Danny WattsHPD ARX-03c Michelin 332 +16 Laps Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 7 LMP2 35 FRA OAK Racing BEL Bertrand BaguetteGBR Martin PlowmanMEX Ricardo GonzálezMorgan LMP2 Dunlop 329 +19 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 8 LMP2 24 FRA OAK Racing FRA Olivier PlaGBR Alex BrundleDNK David Heinemeier HanssonMorgan LMP2 Dunlop 328 +20 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 9 LMP2 42 GBR Greaves Motorsport DEU Michael KrummGBR Jann MardenboroughESP Lucas Ordóñez Zytek Z11SN Dunlop 327 +21 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 10 LMP2 49 ARG PeCom Racing ARG Luis Pérez CompancDEU Pierre KafferFRA Nicolas Minassian Oreca 03 Michelin 325 +23 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 11 LMP2 43 CHE Morand Racing CHE Natacha GachnangFRA Franck MailleuxFRA Olivier LombardMorgan LMP2 Dunlop 320 +28 Laps Judd HK 3.6 L V8 12 LMP2 48 IRL Murphy Prototypes NZL Brendon HartleyIND Karun ChandhokUSA Mark Patterson Oreca 03 Dunlop 319 +29 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 13 LMP2 38 GBR Jota Sport GBR Simon DolanGBR Oliver TurveyDEU Lucas Luhr Zytek Z11SN Dunlop 319 +29 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 14 LMP2 36 FRA Signatech-Alpine FRA Pierre RaguesFRA Nelson PanciaticiFRA Tristan GommendyAlpine A450 Michelin 317 +31 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 15 LMGTEPro 92 DEU Porsche AG Team Manthey DEU Marc LiebAUT Richard LietzFRA Romain Dumas Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 315 +33 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 16 LMGTEPro 91 DEU Porsche AG Team Manthey DEU Jörg BergmeisterDEU Timo BernhardFRA Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 315 +33 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 17 LMGTEPro 97 GBR Aston Martin Racing GBR Darren TurnerGBR Peter DumbreckDEU Stefan Mücke Aston Martin Vantage GTE Michelin 314 +34 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 18 LMP2 34 CHE Race Performance CHE Michel FreyCHE Patric NiederhauserNLD Jeroen Bleekemolen Oreca 03 Dunlop 314 +34 Laps Judd HK 3.6 L V8 19 LMGTEPro 73 USA Corvette Racing ESP Antonio GarcíaDNK Jan MagnussenUSA Jordan Taylor Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 312 +36 Laps Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 20 LMGTEPro 71 ITA AF Corse MCO Olivier BerettaJPN Kamui KobayashiFIN Toni VilanderFerrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 312 +36 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 21 LMGTEPro 51 ITA AF Corse ITA Gianmaria BruniITA Giancarlo FisichellaITA Matteo MalucelliFerrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 311 +37 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 22 LMGTEPro 74 USA Corvette Racing GBR Oliver GavinGBR Richard WestbrookUSA Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 309 +39 Laps Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 23 LMP2 41 GBR Greaves Motorsport USA Alexander RossiUSA Eric LuxGBR Tom Kimber-Smith Zytek Z11SN Dunlop 307 +41 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 24 LMGTEPro 53 USA SRT Motorsports BEL Marc GoossensDEU Dominik FarnbacherGBR Ryan DalzielSRT Viper GTS-R Michelin 306 +42 Laps SRT 8.0 L V10 25 LMGTEAm 76 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut FRA Raymond NaracFRA Christophe BourretFRA Jean-Karl Vernay Porsche 997 GT3 RSR Michelin 306 +42 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 26 LMGTEAm 55 ITA AF Corse ITA Piergiuseppe PerazziniITA Lorenzo CasèHKG Darryl O'YoungFerrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 305 +43 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 27 LMGTEAm 61 ITA AF Corse ZAF Jack GerberIRL Matt GriffinITA Marco CiociFerrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 305 +43 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 28 LMGTEAm 77 USA Dempsey Del Piero-Proton USA Patrick DempseyUSA Patrick LongUSA Joe Foster Porsche 997 GT3 RSR Michelin 305 +43 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 29 LMGTEAm 50 FRA Larbre Compétition FRA Julien CanalFRA Patrick BornhauserUSA Ricky Taylor Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 302 +46 Laps Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 30 LMGTEAm 96 GBR Aston Martin Racing DEU Roald GoetheGBR Jamie Campbell-WalterGBR Stuart Hall Aston Martin Vantage GTE Michelin 301 +47 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 31 LMGTEPro 93 USA SRT Motorsports USA Tommy KendallUSA Jonathan BomaritoCAN Kuno WittmerSRT Viper GTS-R Michelin 301 +47 Laps SRT 8.0 L V10 32 LMP2 40 BEL Boutsen Ginion Racing FRA Thomas DagoneauUSA Matt DownsUSA Rodin Younessi Oreca 03 Dunlop 300 +48 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 33 LMGTEAm 67 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut FRA Pascal GibonFRA Patrice MilesiDEU Wolf Henzler Porsche 997 GT3 RSR Michelin 300 +48 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 34 LMGTEPro 66 GBR JMW Motorsport ITA Andrea BertoliniSAU Abdulaziz al FaisalARE Khaled Al QubaisiFerrari 458 Italia GT2 Dunlop 300 +48 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 35 LMGTEAm 88 DEU Proton Competition DEU Christian RiedITA Gianluca RodaITA Paolo Ruberti Porsche 997 GT3 RSR Michelin 300 +48 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 36 LMGTEAm 75 BEL Prospeed Competition FRA Emmanuel CollardFRA François PerrodoFRA Sebastien Crubilé Porsche 997 GT3 RSR Michelin 298 +50 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 37 LMGTEAm 81 USA 8 Star Motorsports VEN Enzo PotolicchioPRT Rui ÁguasAUS Jason BrightFerrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 294 +54 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 38 LMP2 39 LUX DKR Engineering FRA Olivier PortaFRA Romain BrandelaFRA Stéphane Raffin Lola B11/40 Dunlop 280 +68 Laps Judd HK 3.6 L V8 39 LMP1 12 CHE Rebellion Racing FRA Nicolas ProstCHE Neel JaniDEU Nick HeidfeldLola B12/60 Michelin 275 +73 Laps Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 40 LMP1 13 CHE Rebellion Racing CHE Mathias BecheITA Andrea BelicchiCHN Congfu ChengLola B12/60 Michelin 275 +73 Laps Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 41 LMGTEAm 70 FRA Larbre Compétition USA Cooper MacNeilFRA Manuel RodriguesFRA Philippe Dumas Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 268 +80 Laps Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 NC Not classified LMP2 33 USA Level 5 Motorsports USA Scott TuckerGBR Marino FranchittiAUS Ryan BriscoeHPD ARX-03b Michelin 242 Insufficient distance Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 DNF Did not finish LMP2 46 FRA Thiriet by TDS Racing FRA Pierre ThirietFRA Ludovic BadeyBEL Maxime Martin Oreca 03 Dunlop 310 Accident Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEPro 99 GBR Aston Martin Racing BRA Bruno SennaFRA Frédéric MakowieckiGBR Rob Bell Aston Martin Vantage GTE Michelin 248 Accident Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 45 FRA OAK Racing FRA Jacques NicoletFRA Jean-Marc MerlinFRA Philippe MondolotMorgan LMP2 Dunlop 246 Accident Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 47 CHN KCMG CHE Alexandre ImperatoriGBR Matt HowsonNLD Ho-Pin TungMorgan LMP2 Michelin 241 Oil leak Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEPro 98 GBR Aston Martin Racing CAN Paul Dalla LanaUSA Bill AuberlenPRT Pedro Lamy Aston Martin Vantage GTE Michelin 221 Engine Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 32 CZE Lotus DEU Thomas HolzerAUT Dominik KraihamerCZE Jan Charouz Lotus T128 Dunlop 219 Gearbox Praga 3.6 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 30 CAN HVM Status GP GBR Johnny MowlemCAN Tony BurgessCHE Jonathan Hirschi Lola B12/80 Dunlop 153 Accident Judd HK 3.6 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEAm 54 ITA AF Corse FRA Yannick MallégolFRA Jean-Marc BachelierUSA Howard BlankFerrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 147 Accident Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEAm 57 USA Krohn Racing USA Tracy KrohnSWE Niclas JönssonITA Maurizio MedianiFerrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 111 Accident Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 25 GBR Delta-ADR THA Tor GravesGBR Archie HamiltonJPN Shinji Nakano Oreca 03 Dunlop 101 Accident Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 28 ARE Gulf Racing Middle East FRA Fabien GiroixFRA Philippe HaezebrouckJPN Keiko IharaLola B12/80 Dunlop 22 Accident Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 31 CZE Lotus USA Kevin WeedaGBR James RossiterFRA Christophe Bouchut Lotus T128 Dunlop 17 Electrical Praga 3.6 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEAm 95 GBR Aston Martin Racing DNK Allan SimonsenDNK Kristian PoulsenDNK Christoffer Nygaard Aston Martin Vantage GTE Michelin 2 Fatal accident,Simonsen Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 EX Excluded LMP2 26 RUS G-Drive Racing RUS Roman RusinovAUS John MartinGBR Mike Conway Oreca 03 Michelin – DisqualifiedThe No. 26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 03 was disqualified as its fuel tanks was found to exceed the maximum limit of 75 L on. "n" Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerDunlop DunlopMichelin Michelin Standings after the race +World Endurance Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– DriverPoints 1 10px 1 GBR Allan McNishDEN Tom KristensenFRA Loïc Duval 94 2 10px 1 DEU André LottererCHE Marcel FässlerFRA Benoît Tréluyer 64 3 10px GBR Anthony DavidsonFRA Stéphane SarrazinCHE Sébastien Buemi 63 4 10px 2 BRA Lucas di GrassiESP Marc GenéGBR Oliver Jarvis 45 5 10px 2 AUT Alexander WurzFRA Nicolas Lapierre 37 +World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Constructor Points 1 10px DEU Audi 102 2 10px JPN Toyota 67 Footnotes 30em n References 30em External links http://www.24h-lemans.com/ 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours of São Paulo France Sports Category:24 Hours of Le Mans races Le Mans 24 Hours of Le Mans Le Mans