Silverstone 3 Hours 2013 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 6 Hours of Silverstone		Date: 13.4.2013
Track: Silverstone (United Kingdom), 5.901 kms	Organiser: unknown
Silverstone 3 Hours
European Le Mans Series (round 1)

Weather:	rain, cold
Start time:	15:00
Grid:	2-2-2
Distance:	3 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	30
Practiced:	23
Qualified:	23
Started:	22
Finished:	19
Classified:	20

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 2	9	9	7
Le Mans Prototype Challenge	3	2	2
Le Mans GTE	8	8	8
Grand Touring Challenge	3	3	3

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Race notes:
The race was stopped after 75% of distance had been covered due to heavy rain.

Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 12/4
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 13/4

Winners:
Overall:	38	Zytek Z11SN Nissan	Dolan / Turvey
Le Mans Prototype Challenge:	48	Oreca FLM 09	Pons / Ayari
Le Mans GTE:	77	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Ried / Tandy / Roda
Grand Touring Challenge:	79	BMW Z4 GT3	Millroy / Smith / McCaig
Leaders:
laps 1-3:	36	Alpine A450 Nissan
laps 4-9:	43	Morgan LMP2 Judd
laps 10-15:	18	Oreca 03 Nissan
laps 16-22:	43	Morgan LMP2 Judd
laps 23-30:	38	Zytek Z11SN Nissan
laps 31-44:	1	Oreca 03 Nissan
laps 45-48:	38	Zytek Z11SN Nissan
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	18	Oreca 03 Nissan	Brendon Hartley (NZ)	2:08.8690	164.5000 km/h	lap 12
Le Mans Prototype Challenge:	49	Oreca FLM 09	Chatin / Hirsch	2:14.5630	157.6000 km/h	lap 11
Le Mans GTE:	77	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Ried / Tandy / Roda	2:17.0060	154.8000 km/h	lap 10
Grand Touring Challenge:	79	BMW Z4 GT3	Millroy / Smith / McCaig	2:22.4660	148.8000 km/h	lap 8
Pole Positions:
Overall:	38	Zytek Z11SN Nissan	Dolan / Turvey	1:48.0320	196.3000 km/h
Le Mans Prototype Challenge:	49	Oreca FLM 09	Chatin / Hirsch	1:54.1020	185.8000 km/h
Le Mans GTE:	52	Ferrari 458 Italia	Mowlem / Griffin	2:02.3580	173.3000 km/h
Grand Touring Challenge:	65	Audi R8 LMS	Bader / Derdaele / Giermaziak	2:03.4840	171.7000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Oreca (6), Ferrari (6), Porsche (3), Zytek (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (6), Ferrari (6), Judd (3), Porsche (3), Chevrolet (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 458 (6), Oreca 03 (4), Porsche 997 GT3 RSR (3)
Driver nationalities:	F (19), GB (8), I (8), CH (6), USA (6), D (2)
Team nationalities:	GB (6), F (5), I (3), B (2), CH (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (81%), rear-engined (13%), front-engined (6%)
Average engine size:	4485 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Piergiuseppe Perazzini (57), Gianluca Roda (54), Johnny Mowlem (44)
Youngest known drivers:	Paul-Loup Chatin (22), Patric Niederhauser (22), Brendon Hartley (24)
Female drivers:	Natacha Gachnang

Official Race Programme:

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