2013 FIA World Endurance Championship

An initial calendar was published by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on 28 September 2012. Seven of the eight races on the schedule are carried over from 2012, although several events have had their dates changed. The 6 Hours of Silverstone now begins the season in April before Spa in May and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June. In order to save costs and utilize shipping by sea instead of air, the non-European events have all been grouped at the end of the season. São Paulo remains as the first post-European event, while the new 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas replaces the 12 Hours of Sebring as the American round of the series. Fuji and Shanghai are moved forward on the calendar, leaving Bahrain to now close the season in November, allowing cooler temperatures than its September date in 2012.[1]

The Silverstone race weekend was shared with the European Le Mans Series, while the Austin weekend was held in conjunction with the American Le Mans Series, although unlike the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring, both series ran separate races.[2]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Location	Date
1	6 Hours of Silverstone	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone, United Kingdom	14 April
2	WEC 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Spa, Belgium	4 May
3	24 Heures du Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	Le Mans, France	22–23 June
4	6 Hours of São Paulo	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	São Paulo, Brazil	1 September
5	6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas	Circuit of the Americas	Austin, United States	22 September
6	6 Hours of Fuji	Fuji Speedway	Oyama, Japan	20 October
7	6 Hours of Shanghai	Shanghai International Circuit	Shanghai, China	9 November
8	6 Hours of Bahrain	Bahrain International Circuit	Sakhir, Bahrain	30 November

An additional World Cup was awarded for the 2013 season, with drivers in both LMGTE categories having a unified championship. Further, the LMP2 and LMGTE Am categories had FIA Endurance Trophies awarded for their drivers.[3] The qualifying format of the race weekend was also changed, with teams requiring two drivers each to set two timed laps. The qualifying results were determined based on an average of the four total laps. The new qualifying format has been met with much criticism from drivers.[4] The pre-race warm-up session has also been eliminated from the series, except in instances where extra practice may be necessary.[5]

The LMP2 category saw several rule changes in order to lower costs, including the issuing of balance of performance updates during the course of the season. A limit was also be set on the price of upgrade kits for 2012 cars for teams not purchasing 2013 chassis, while the number of engines and tyres they can utilize over the course of the season have been restricted.[5] Diesel engines were allowed in the LMP2 category for the first time.[1] Limits on tyres was also be set in the LMGTE Am category.[5]

The World Endurance Championship received entries in four classes, including Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Amateur (LMGTE Am). The entry list for the 2013 season was released by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest on 1 February, and included six LMP1 and twelve LMP2 cars, six LMGTE Pro entries, and eight LMGTE Am cars, bringing the full grid up to thirty-two entrants.[6] Two LMP2 teams, Starworks Motorsport[7] and HVM Status GP[8] later withdrew their full-season entries citing a lack of funding.

LMP1

Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) M 1 André Lotterer[9] All Benoît Tréluyer[9] All Marcel Fässler[9] All 2 Tom Kristensen[9] All Allan McNish[9] All Loïc Duval[9] All 3 Marc Gené[10] 2–3 Oliver Jarvis[11] 2–3 Lucas di Grassi[11] 2–3 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid) M 7 Alexander Wurz[12] 1–3, 6–8 Nicolas Lapierre[12] 1–3, 6–8 Kazuki Nakajima[12] 2–3, 6, 8 8 Anthony Davidson[12] All Sébastien Buemi[12] All Stéphane Sarrazin[12] All Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 M 12 Nicolas Prost[13] 1–5, 7–8 Nick Heidfeld[13] 1–5 Neel Jani[13] 1–3 Mathias Beche[14] 4–8 Andrea Belicchi[15] 6–8 13 Andrea Belicchi[13] 1–3 Mathias Beche[13] 1–3 Congfu Cheng[13] 1–3 Strakka Racing HPD ARX-03c Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 M 21 Nick Leventis[16] 1–3 Danny Watts[16] 1–3 Jonny Kane[16] 1–3

Key Full-season entry * Eligible for all championship points Additional entry * Eligible only for Drivers' championship points Third manufacturer entry * Eligible for Drivers' championship points * Only eligible for Manufacturers' championship points at Le Mans

LMP2

Entrant/Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
OAK Racing	Morgan LMP2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	24	Olivier Pla[17]	All
					Alex Brundle[17]	All
					David Heinemeier Hansson[17]	All
				35	Bertrand Baguette[18]	All
					Martin Plowman[18]	All
					Ricardo González[18]	All
				45	Jacques Nicolet[19]	All
					Jean-Marc Merlin[19]	1–5
					Philippe Mondolot[20]	3
					Keiko Ihara[21]	4, 6–8
					Erik Maris[22]	5
					David Cheng[23]	7–8
Delta-ADR	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	25	Tor Graves[24]	1–7
					James Walker[25]	1–2, 4–6
					Antônio Pizzonia[26]	1–2
					Archie Hamilton[20]	3
					Shinji Nakano[20]	3, 6
					Robbie Kerr[27]	4, 7–8
					Rudy Junco[22]	5
					Craig Dolby[28]	7–8
					Fabien Giroix[29]	8
G-Drive Racing	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	26	Roman Rusinov[6]	All
					Mike Conway[30]	All
					John Martin[30]	All
Gulf Racing Middle East	Lola B12/80	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	28	Fabien Giroix[6]	2–3
					Keiko Ihara[31]	2–3
					Frédéric Fatien[31]	2
					Philippe Haezebrouck[20]	3
Lotus	Lotus T128	Praga[32] (Judd) 3.6 L V8	D	31	Kevin Weeda[33]	All
					Vitantonio Liuzzi[33]	1–2, 5–8
					Christophe Bouchut[19]	1, 3–4, 7
					James Rossiter[33]	2–3, 5–6
					Lucas Auer[29]	8
				32	Thomas Holzer[33]	All
					Dominik Kraihamer[34]	All
					Jan Charouz[32]	All
Greaves Motorsport	Zytek Z11SN	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	41	Chris Dyson[35]	1–2, 5
					Michael Marsal[35]	1–2
					Tom Kimber-Smith[35]	1–3, 5
					Alexander Rossi[20]	3
					Eric Lux[20]	3, 7
					Christian Zugel[36]	4–5
					Gunnar Jeannette[37]	4
					Björn Wirdheim[38]	4, 7–8
					Mark Shulzhitskiy[23]	7
					Wolfgang Reip[29]	8
					Jon Lancaster[29]	8
				42	Michael Krumm[20]	3
					Jann Mardenborough[20]	3
					Lucas Ordóñez[20]	3
Pecom Racing	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	M	49	Luís Pérez Companc[39]	All
					Pierre Kaffer[39]	All
					Nicolas Minassian[39]	All

LMGTE Pro

Entrant/Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
AF Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8	M	51	Gianmaria Bruni[6]	All
					Giancarlo Fisichella[40]	1–7
					Matteo Malucelli[41]	3
					Toni Vilander[29]	8
				71	Kamui Kobayashi[40]	All
					Toni Vilander[42]	1–7
					Olivier Beretta[6]	3
					Giancarlo Fisichella[29]	8
Porsche AG Team Manthey	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	91	Jörg Bergmeister[43]	All
					Patrick Pilet[43]	All
					Timo Bernhard[43]	1–3
				92	Marc Lieb[43]	All
					Richard Lietz[43]	All
					Romain Dumas[43]	1–3
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	97	Darren Turner[44]	All
					Stefan Mücke[44]	All
					Bruno Senna[19]	1
					Peter Dumbreck[44]	2–3
					Oliver Gavin[45]	5
					Frédéric Makowiecki[15]	6
				98	Bruno Senna[31]	2
					Frédéric Makowiecki[31]	2
					Rob Bell[31]	2
					Bill Auberlen[20]	3
					Paul Dalla Lana[20]	3–5
					Pedro Lamy[20]	3–5
					Richie Stanaway[46]	4–5
				99	Paul Dalla Lana[19]	1–2
					Pedro Lamy[19]	1–2, 6–8
					Frédéric Makowiecki[44]	1, 3, 5
					Richie Stanaway[31]	2, 6–8
					Rob Bell[44]	3–4
					Bruno Senna[20]	3–5, 7–8

LMGTE Am

Entrant/Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Larbre Compétition	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	M	50	Patrick Bornhauser[47]	All
					Julien Canal[47]	All
					Fernando Rees[47]	1–2, 4–8
					Ricky Taylor[48]	3
				70	Cooper MacNeil[49]	3
					Manuel Rodrigues[49]	3
					Philippe Dumas[49]	3
AF Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8	M	54	Yannick Mallégol[31]	2–3
					Jean-Marc Bachelier[31]	2–3
					Howard Blank[31]	2–3
				55	Piergiuseppe Perazzini[20]	3
					Lorenzo Casè[20]	3
					Darryl O'Young[20]	3
				61	Jack Gerber[6]	1–7
					Matt Griffin[50]	All
					Marco Cioci[50]	1–7
					François Perrodo[29]	8
					Emmanuel Collard[29]	8
Krohn Racing	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8	M	57	Tracy Krohn[6]	All
					Niclas Jönsson[50]	All
					Maurizio Mediani[51]	All
IMSA Performance Matmut	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	67	Pascal Gibon[10]	3
					Patrice Milesi[52]	3
					Wolf Henzler[52]	3
				76	Raymond Narac[53]	All
					Jean-Karl Vernay[53]	All
					Christophe Bourret[53]	1, 3–4
					Markus Palttala[15]	6–8
8 Star Motorsports	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8	M	81	Enzo Potolicchio[54]	All
					Rui Águas[54]	All
					Philipp Peter[19]	1
					Matteo Malucelli[55]	2, 5
					Jason Bright[56]	3
					Davide Rigon[37]	4, 6–8
Proton Competition	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	88	Christian Ried[57]	All
					Gianluca Roda[57]	All
					Paolo Ruberti[57]	All
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	95	Christoffer Nygaard[44]	All
					Kristian Poulsen[44]	All
					Allan Simonsen[44]	1–3
					Nicki Thiim[46]	4–5, 7–8
					Bruno Senna[15]	6
				96	Jamie Campbell-Walter[44]	All
					Stuart Hall[44]	All
					Roald Goethe[44]	1–3, 8
					Jonathan Adam[15]	6–7

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