2013 3 Hours of Imola
The 2013 3 Hours of Imola was an auto racing event held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy on 17–18 May 2013, and served as the second round of the 2013 European Le Mans Series season. Defending ELMS champions Pierre Thiriet and Mathias Beche of Thiriet by TDS Racing won the race over the Signatech Alpine. Paul-Loup Chatin and Gary Hirsch held the LMPC category lead from start to finish, while Johnny Mowlem and Matt Griffin earned Ram Racing their first victory in only their second LMGTE race. Fabio Babini, Viktor Shaytar, and Kirill Ladygin won the GTC class on their debut.
Qualifying
Qualifying result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
| 1 | LMP2 | No. 38 Jota Sport | Oliver Turvey | 1:34.343 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | No. 1 Thiriet by TDS Racing | Mathias Beche | 1:34.914 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | No. 18 Murphy Prototypes | Brendon Hartley | 1:34.951 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | No. 36 Signatech Alpine | Nelson Panciatici | 1:35.538 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | No. 3 Greaves Motorsport | Tom Kimber-Smith | 1:35.606 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | No. 43 Morand Racing | Franck Mailleux | 1:36.320 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | No. 34 Race Performance | Patric Niederhauser | 1:36.444 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | No. 30 HVM Status GP | Jonathan Hirschi | 1:37.309 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 4 Boutsen Ginion Racing | Bastien Brière | 1:38.128 | 9 |
| 10 | LMPC | No. 49 Team Endurance Challenge | Gary Hirsch | 1:39.222 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 39 DKR Engineering | Olivier Porta | 1:41.445 | 11 |
| 12 | LMPC | No. 47 Team Endurance Challenge | Matthieu Lecuyer | 1:41.708 | 12 |
| 13 | LMGTE | No. 52 Ram Racing | Matt Griffin | 1:41.994 | 13 |
| 14 | LMGTE | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Patrick Long | 1:42.055 | 14 |
| 15 | LMPC | No. 48 Team Endurance Challenge | Anthony Pons | 1:42.093 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE | No. 53 Ram Racing | Gunnar Jeannette | 1:42.669 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE | No. 66 JMW Motorsport | Joël Camathias | 1:42.911 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE | No. 54 AF Corse | Yannick Mollégol | 1:43.551 | 18 |
| 19 | GTC | No. 60 Kox Racing | Peter Kox | 1:43.752 | 19 |
| 20 | GTC | No. 62 AF Corse | Stefano Gai | 1:44.235 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE | No. 55 AF Corse | Piergiuseppe Perazzini | 1:44.478 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE | No. 77 Proton Competition | Christian Ried | 1:45.173 | 22 |
| 23 | GTC | No. 65 Momo Megatron DF1 | Kuba Giermaziak | 1:45.786 | 23 |
| 24 | GTC | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | Andrew Smith | 1:45.831 | 24 |
| 25 | GTC | No. 69 SMP Racing | Kirill Ladygin | 1:46.149 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE | No. 75 Prospeed Competition | Sebastien Crubilé | 1:46.358 | 26 |
| 27 | GTC | No. 68 SMP Racing | Devi Markozov | 1:49.733 | 27 |
| – | GTC | No. 72 SMP Racing | Maurizio Mediani | No Time | 28 |
- - The No. 68 and No. 72 Ferraris had qualifying laps eliminated by stewards decision.
Race
Race result
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified.| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP2 | 1 |  |