2013 3 Hours of Red Bull Ring


The 2013 3 Hours of Red Bull Ring was an auto racing event held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria on 19–20 July 2013. It was the third round of the 2013 European Le Mans Series season, and the series' first visit to the Red Bull Ring. Thiriet by TDS Racing, with drivers Pierre Thiriet and Mathias Beche, won the race over Signatech Alpine, while the LMPC category was led by Paul-Loup Chatin and Gary Hirsch. Ram Racing's Matt Griffin and Johnny Mowlem led the LMGTE category, while Fabio Babini, Kirill Ladygin, and Viktor Shaytar of SMP Racing won the GTC class.

Qualifying

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
PosClassTeamDriverLap TimeGrid
1LMP2No. 38 Jota SportOliver Turvey1:23.8711
2LMP2No. 18 Murphy PrototypesBrendon Hartley1:24.0102
3LMP2No. 1 Thiriet by TDS RacingMathias Beche1:24.0543
4LMP2No. 43 Morand RacingFranck Mailleux1:24.3184
5LMP2No. 34 Race PerformancePatric Niederhauser1:24.4075
6LMP2No. 4 Boutsen Ginion RacingDominik Kraihamer1:24.7946
7LMP2No. 37 SMP RacingMaurizio Mediani1:25.8657
8LMPCNo. 46 Algarve Pro Racing TeamNick Catsburg1:28.2349
9LMPCNo. 47 Team Endurance ChallengeNico Verdonck1:28.39410
10LMPCNo. 49 Team Endurance ChallengePaul-Loup Chatin1:28.63511
11LMPCNo. 48 Team Endurance ChallengeSoheil Ayari1:28.77012
12LMGTENo. 77 Proton CompetitionNick Tandy1:29.39113
13LMGTENo. 66 JMW MotorsportAndrea Bertolini1:29.51314
14LMGTENo. 52 Ram RacingJohnny Mowlem1:29.62915
15LMGTENo. 67 IMSA Performance MatmutJean-Karl Vernay1:29.80016
16LMGTENo. 75 Prospeed CompetitionEmmanuel Collard1:30.06817
17LMGTENo. 53 Ram RacingGunnar Jeannette1:30.10318
18LMGTENo. 55 AF CorseMarco Cioci1:30.18719
19GTCNo. 72 SMP RacingLuca Persiani1:30.70520
20GTCNo. 69 SMP RacingKirill Ladygin1:30.74121
21GTCNo. 62 AF CorseAndrea Rizzoli1:30.83622
22LMGTENo. 54 AF CorseYannick Mollegol1:30.86523
23LMGTENo. 88 Proton CompetitionHorst Felbermayr, Jr.1:31.46624
24GTCNo. 79 Ecurie EcosseOllie Millroy1:31.76525
25GTCNo. 60 Kox RacingPeter Kox1:31.79726
LMP2No. 36 Signatech AlpineNelson PanciaticiNo Time8

– The No. 36 Signatech Oreca-Nissan had its qualifying times nullified after it set its fastest qualifying lap while a sector of the track was under yellow flag conditions. The team was allowed to start from the back of the LMP2 class grid.

Race

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1LMP21