Le Mans 24 Hours 2013 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 81º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 23.6.2013
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.629 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 3)

Weather:	intermittent rain, cloudy, mainly dry
Start time:	22/6 15:00
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	245000

Entered:	71
Practiced:	58
Qualified:	56
Started:	56
Finished:	43
Classified:	41

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	8	8	8
Le Mans Prototype 2	22	22	12
Le Mans GTE Pro	12	12	10
Le Mans GTE Am	14	14	11
New Technology	0	0	0

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Race notes:
11 full-course cautions

Pre-race sessions:
1 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 19/6
3 qualifying sessions held for a total of 360 minutes on 19-20/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	McNish / Duval / Kristensen
Le Mans Prototype 2:	35	Morgan LM P2 Nissan	Gonzalez / Plowman / Baguette
Le Mans GTE Pro:	92	Porsche 991 RSR	Lieb / Lietz / Dumas
Le Mans GTE Am:	76	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Vernay / Narac / Bourret
Leaders:
laps 1-13:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 14-16:	8	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 17-24:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
lap 25:	8	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 26-100:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 101-348:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Andre Lotterer (D)	3:22.746	242.000 km/h	lap 170
Le Mans Prototype 2:	24	Morgan LM P2 Nissan	Olivier Pla (F)	3:38.059	225.000 km/h	lap 310
Le Mans GTE Pro:	99	Aston Martin Vantage V8	Frédéric Makowiecki (F)	3:54.639	209.100 km/h	lap 55
Le Mans GTE Am:	81	Ferrari 458 Italia	Rui Aguas (P)	3:57.422	206.700 km/h	lap 280
Pole Positions:
Overall:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Allan McNish (GB)	3:22.349	242.500 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	24	Morgan LM P2 Nissan	Olivier Pla (F)	3:38.621	224.400 km/h
Le Mans GTE Pro:	99	Aston Martin Vantage V8	Rob Bell (GB)	3:54.635	209.100 km/h
Le Mans GTE Am:	95	Aston Martin Vantage V8	Allan Simonsen (DK)	3:57.776	206.300 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (8), Oreca (7), Porsche (7), Morgan (5), Aston Martin (5), Lola (5)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (15), Ferrari (8), Porsche (7), Aston Martin (5), Toyota (4), Judd (4), Chevrolet (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 458 Italia (8), Oreca 03 (7), Morgan LM P2 (5), Aston Martin V8 Vantage (5), Porsche 997 GT3 RSR (5)
Driver nationalities:	F (41), GB (26), USA (18), D (14), I (11), CH (8), DK (6), J (4), E (3), A (3), AUS (3), B (3), BR (3), CDN (3), P (3)
Team nationalities:	GB (11), F (9), USA (8), D (6), I (5), CH (4), CZ (2), B (2), J (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (67%), front-engined (19%), rear-engined (14%)
Average engine size:	4359 cc (with regard to 10% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4533 cc)
Average age of cars:	2 year old (average year manufactured: 2011)
Oldest known drivers:	Jack Gerber (68), Tracy Krohn (59), Philippe Haezebrouck (59)
Youngest known drivers:	Patric Niederhauser (22), Dominik Kraihamer (24), Jan Charouz (26)
Female drivers:	Natacha Gachnang, Keiko Ihara

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