2013 Austin 400

The 2013 Austin 400 was a motor race meeting for the Australasian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the fifth event of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship. Four races were held during the race meeting. It was the first V8 Supercar event to be held in North America.

2013 Austin 400
Event Information
Round 5 of 14 in the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date17–19 May 2013
LocationAustin, Texas, United States
VenueCircuit of the Americas
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 27 laps 100 km
Pole position Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing
1:32.5934
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
44:20.8482
Race 2
Distance 27 laps 100 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:32.0311
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
43:16.6491
Race 3
Distance 27 laps 100 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:32.1034
Winner Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing
45:24.8159
Race 4
Distance 27 laps 100 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:31.9948
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
47:20.7325

Jamie Whincup, driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering, dominated the event, continuing his strong form from the previous round at Barbagallo Raceway. Whincup won three of the four races and scored three pole positions. Brad Jones Racing's Fabian Coulthard was the only driver to beat Whincup, taking one pole position and one race win.

The event took place on a short version of the Circuit of the Americas, 2.3 mi (3.7 km) long[1] instead of 3.426 mi (5.513 km).

Championship standings after the race

  • After 16 of 36 races.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Supercars Championship
Previous race:
2013 Chill Perth 360
2013 Supercars Championship Next race:
2013 Skycity Triple Crown
Previous year:
Inaugural
Austin 400 Next year:
Final
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