2013 Blancpain Endurance Series – Wikipedia

The 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series season was the third season of the Blancpain Endurance Series. The season commenced on 14 April at Monza and ended on 22 September at the Nürburgring. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the 1000 km Nürburgring events.

Calendar[edit]

In July 2012, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2013 calendar.^[1] The calendar did not differ much from the previous season. Only the event at Navarra was discontinued.

	Circuit	Date
1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	14 April	Report
2	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain	2 June	Report
3	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	30 June
4	Total 24 Hours of Spa, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium	28 July	Report
5	1000 km Nürburgring, Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	22 September

Entry list[edit]

On 8 April 2013, SRO released the provisional entry list for the first round at Monza.^[2]

2013 Entry List
Team		Drivers	Car	Rounds
Pro Cup
Belgian Audi Club WRT	0	Rahel Frey	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	4
		Matt Halliday		4
		Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof		4
	1	Stéphane Ortelli	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	All
		Laurens Vanthoor		All
		René Rast		1–4
		Edward Sandström		5
	2	Rahel Frey	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	1–3, 5
		Matt Halliday		1–3
		Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof		1–3, 5
		André Lotterer		4
		Christopher Mies		4
		Frank Stippler		4
		Francesco Castellacci		5
	13	Edward Sandström	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	1–4
		Frank Stippler		1–3, 5
		Christopher Mies		1–3, 5
		Mattias Ekström		4
		Marcel Fässler		4
		René Rast		5
Marc VDS Racing Team	3	Yelmer Buurman	BMW Z4 GT3	All
		Bas Leinders		All
		Maxime Martin		All
	4	Nick Catsburg	BMW Z4 GT3	1–2, 4–5
		Henri Moser		All
		Markus Palttala		All
		Andrea Piccini		3
	14	Andrea Piccini	BMW Z4 GT3	4
		Dirk Müller		4
		Jens Klingmann		4
Phoenix Racing	6	Oliver Jarvis	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	All
		Christopher Haase		All
		Harold Primat		All
	16	Enzo Ide	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	All
		Anthony Kumpen		All
		Markus Winkelhock		All
Hexis Racing	7	Álvaro Parente	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	All
		Alexander Sims		All
		Stef Dusseldorp		All
Haribo Racing Team	8	Christian Menzel	Porsche 997 GT3-R	3
		Mike Stursberg		3
		Emmanuel Collard		3
ART Grand Prix	11	Antoine Leclerc	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	All
		Mike Parisy		All
		Andy Soucek		All
Black Falcon	19	Andreas Simonsen	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	5
		Hubert Haupt		5
		Luca Ludwig		5
JRM Racing	23	Lucas Luhr	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	1–4
		Steven Kane		All
		Peter Dumbreck		All
		Kazuki Hoshino		5
Vita4One Racing Team	26	Frank Kechele	BMW Z4 GT3	All
		Greg Franchi		All
		Stefano Colombo		All
	27	Matteo Cressoni	BMW Z4 GT3	1
		Matías Russo		1
		Martin Matzke		1
Pro GT by Alméras	33	Timo Bernhard	Porsche 997 GT3-R	4
		Jörg Bergmeister		4
		Nicolas Lapierre		4
Speed Car	36	Vincent Abril	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	3
		Andrea Pizzitola		3
		Dino Lunardi		3
Saintéloc Racing	40	Grégory Guilvert	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	1–3
		Alex Müller		1–3
		Michael Ammermüller		1–2
		Christian Mammerow		3
Kessel Racing	44	Daniel Zampieri	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	All
		César Ramos		All
		Davide Rigon		All
	111	Giacomo Petrobelli	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	3
		Francesco Castellacci		3
		Andrea Ceccato		3
Vita4One Team Italy	57	Eugenio Amos	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1–2
		Giacomo Petrobelli		1–2
		Francesco Castellacci		1–2
Fortec Motorsport	62	Benji Hetherington	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	2
		Ollie Hancock		2
		Stephen Jelley		2
		Oli Webb		4
		Karl Wendlinger		4
		Alex Brundle		4
Gulf Racing UK	69	Rob Bell	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	All
		Adam Carroll		All
		Nico Verdonck		1–4
		Tim Mullen		5
SMP Racing	70	Aleksey Basov	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1–3
		Alexander Skryabin		1–3
		Alessandro Pier Guidi		1–3
	71	Viktor Shaytar	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1–3
		Kirill Ladygin		1, 3
		Mikhail Aleshin		1, 3
		Devi Markozov		2
		Mika Salo		2
	72	Sergey Zlobin	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	5
		Daniil Move		5
		Mikhail Aleshin		5
Prospeed Competition	75	Maxime Soulet	Porsche 997 GT3-R	All
		Xavier Maassen		All
		Marc Hennerici		All
	911	Marco Holzer	Porsche 997 GT3-R	4
		Nick Tandy		4
		Marco Mapelli		4
Young Driver AMR / Emil Frey Racing	80	Fredy Barth	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	1
		Lorenz Frey		1
		Gabriele Gardel		1
Emil Frey Racing	80	Fredy Barth	Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3	5
		Lorenz Frey		5
		Gabriele Gardel		5
SMG Challenge	83	Nicolas Armindo	Porsche 997 GT3-R	1–3
		Eric Clément		1–3
		Marco Mapelli		1
		Olivier Pla		2–3
HTP Motorsport	84	Maximilian Buhk	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	3–5
		Alon Day		3
		Luca Ludwig		3
		Maximilian Götz		4–5
		Bernd Schneider		4–5
Von Ryan Racing	88	Rob Barff	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	4
		Chris Goodwin		4
		Bruno Senna		4
Esta Motorsport	90	Alexander Skryabin	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	5
		Matteo Bobbi		5
		Alessandro Pier Guidi		5
Aston Martin Racing	97	Darren Turner	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	2
		Stefan Mücke		2
		Frédéric Makowiecki		2
GPR AMR	100	Bertrand Baguette	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	4
		Darren Turner		4
		Jamie Campbell-Walter		4
Blancpain Racing	125	Štefan Rosina	Lamborghini LP 600 FL2	3
		Albert von Thurn und Taxis		3
		Jos Menten		3
Rowe Racing	127	Jan Seyffarth	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	4
		Lance David Arnold		4
		Klaus Graf		4
Manthey Racing	150	Patrick Pilet	Porsche 997 GT3-R	4
		Marc Lieb		4
		Richard Lietz		4
Pro-Am Cup
Boutsen Ginion	5	Koen Wauters	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	1, 3-5
		David Dermont		1, 3-5
		Frédéric Vervisch		1, 3-5
		Grégory Guilvert		4
Haribo Racing Team	8	Hans Guido Riegel	Porsche 997 GT3-R	1, 5
		Mike Stursberg		1, 5
		Richard Westbrook		1, 5
Gulf Racing UK	9	Michael Wainwright	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	1–4
		Andy Meyrick		1–4
		Stuart Hall		4
		Tim Mullen		4
ART Grand Prix	12	Grégoire Demoustier	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	All
		Gilles Vannelet		All
		Yann Goudy		All
		Ulrich Amado		4
Insight Racing with Flex Box	17	Dennis Andersen	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	All
		Martin Jensen		All
		Iain Dockerill		4
Black Falcon	18	Adam Christodoulou	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	All
		Steve Jans		All
		Klaas Hummel		All
		Thomas Jäger		4
	19	Andrii Lebed	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	2–4
		Oliver Morley		2–3
		Duncan Tappy		2–3
		Sergey Afanasyev		4
		Francesco Castellacci		4
		Andreas Simonsen		4
Preci Spark	22	David Jones	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	2–3, 5
		Godfrey Jones		2–3, 5
		Morgan Jones		2–3, 5
Blancpain Racing	24	Marc A. Hayek	Lamborghini LP 560–4	1–2, 4
		Peter Kox		1–2, 4
		Jos Menten		4
		Henk Haane		4
		Marc A. Hayek	Lamborghini LP 600 FL2	3
		Peter Kox		3
TDS Racing	25	Henry Hassid	BMW Z4 GT3	All
		Ludovic Badey		All
		Pierre Thiriet		4
		Mathias Beche		4
Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	32	Peter Pyzera	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	1
		Wolfgang Reip		1–3
		Mark Shulzhitskiy		All
		Steve Doherty		2–4
		Alex Buncombe		4–5
		Chris Buncombe		4
		Jann Mardenborough		5
	35	Alex Buncombe	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	1–3
		Steve Doherty		1
		Lucas Ordóñez		All
		Peter Pyzera		2–5
		Wolfgang Reip		4–5
		Jann Mardenborough		4
Pro GT by Alméras	34	Eric Dermont	Porsche 997 GT3-R	All
		Franck Perera		All
		Philippe Giauque		4
		Morgan Moulin Trafford		4
Saintéloc Racing	42	Ronnie Latinne	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	1–3
		David Hallyday		1–3
		Romain Monti		1–3
ROAL Motorsport	43	Michela Cerruti	BMW Z4 GT3	All
		Stefano Comandini		All
		Edoardo Liberati		1
		Thomas Biagi		2–3
		Luca Rangoni		4
Prospeed Competition	48	Charles Putman	Porsche 997 GT3-R	1
		Charles Espenlaub		1
		Joe Foster		1
AF Corse	50	Niek Hommerson	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	All
		Louis Machiels		All
		Andrea Bertolini		1–4
		Marco Cioci		4
		Fabio Babini		5
	59	Duncan Cameron	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	4
		Matt Griffin		4
		Alex Mortimer		4
		Toni Vilander		4
		Andrew Danyliw		5
		Matteo Beretta		5
		Filip Salaquarda		5
Mtech Racing	54	Jake Rattenbury	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1
		Andrew Danyliw		1
		Stephen Jelley		1
Fortec Motorsport	62	Andrew Danyliw	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	3
		Stephen Jelley		3
SMP Racing	70	Aleksey Basov	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	4
		Matteo Bobbi		4
		Alessandro Pier Guidi		4
		Alexander Skryabin		4
	71	Kirill Ladygin	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	4–5
		Maurizio Mediani		4
		Mika Salo		4
		Viktor Shaytar		4–5
		Anton Ladygin		5
	72	Boris Rotenberg	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1–3
		Daniil Move		1
		Sergey Zlobin		1-4
		Maurizio Mediani		2–3
		Fabio Babini		4
		Luca Persiani		4
		Anton Ladygin		4
	73	Yuri Evstigneev	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1–3
		Alexander Frolov		All
		Devi Markozov		1, 3–5
		Luca Persiani		2, 5
		Mikhail Aleshin		4
		Daniil Move		4
MRS GT Racing	77	Carlos Kray	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	1–2, 4
		Rodin Younessi		1–2
		Philipp Eng		1, 4–5
		Esteban Gini		2
		Justino Azcarate		4
		Ilya Melnikov		4
		Alejandro González		5
		Mauro Giallombardo		5
GRT Grasser-Racing Team	78	Hari Proczyk	Lamborghini LP 560–4	1–3
		Gerhard Tweraser		1–3
		Gottfried Grasser		1–3
Emil Frey Racing	80	Fredy Barth	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	4
		Lorenz Frey		4
		Gabriele Gardel		4
SMG Challenge	83	Nicolas Armindo	Porsche 997 GT3-R	4
		Eric Clément		4
		Olivier Pla		4
		Robert Renauer		4
Von Ryan Racing	88	Leon Price	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	1–3
		Rob Barff		1–3
		Jordan Grogor		1–3
GPR AMR	89	Sarah Bovy	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	4
		Pierre Grivegnee		4
		Bert Redant		4
		Michael Schmetz		4
Fach Auto Tech	98	Sebastian Asch	Porsche 997 GT3-R	4
		Otto Klohs		4
		Martin Ragginger		4
		Jens Richter		4
Beechdean-Aston Martin Racing	99	Jonny Adam	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	1–4
		Andrew Howard		1–4
		Daniel McKenzie		1–4
		Stefan Mücke		4
Hexis Racing	107	Laurent Cazenave	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	4
		Eric Debard		4
		Côme Ledogar		4
		Olivier Panis		4
Kessel Racing	111	Marco Zanuttini	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1
		Stefano Gattuso		1
		Thomas Kemenater		1
SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion	116	Gérard Tonelli	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	3
		Fabien Barthez		3
		Morgan Moulin Trafford		3
Team Ukraine	123	Ruslan Tsyplakov	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1-4
		Andrii Kruglyk		All
		Raffaele Giammaria		All
		Matteo Malucelli		4
		Andrii Lebed		5
United Autosports	125	Will Bratt	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	4
		Glynn Geddie		4
		Alain Li		4
		Mark Patterson		4
Barwell Motorsport	180	Joe Osborne	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	2
		Richard Abra		2
		Mark Poole		2
DKR Engineering	188	Michaël Albert	BMW Z4 GT3	4–5
		Bernard Delhez		4–5
		Dimitri Enjalbert		4
		Stefano Gattuso		4
JRM Racing	230	Humaid Al Masaood	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	1–4
		Charles Bateman		1–4
		Matt Bell		1–4
		Jody Fannin		4
JMB Racing	555	Nicolas Misslin	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	3
		Jody Fannin		3
		Nicolas Marroc		3
Gentlemen Trophy
SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion	10	Gabriel Balthazard	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1–3, 5
		Maurice Ricci		1–3, 5
		Jérôme Policand		1–3, 5
	20	Jean-Luc Beaubélique	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	All
		Jean-Luc Blanchemain		All
		Patrice Goueslard		All
		Fred Bouvy		4
Boutsen Ginion	15	Karim Ojjeh	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	All
		Marlene Broggi		All
		Christophe de Fierlant		1, 4
		John Hartshorne		2
		Laurent Pasquali		3-4
Black Falcon	19	Robert Hissom	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	1
		Oliver Morley		1
		Andrii Lebed		1
Chab Evolution	21	Pierre Hischi	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	5
		Claude-Yves Gosselin		5
		Marc Rostan		5
Preci Spark	22	David Jones	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	1, 4
		Godfrey Jones		1, 4
		Gareth Jones		4
		Philip Jones		4
Pro GT by Alméras	33	Christian Blugeon	Porsche 997 GT3-R	1–3
		Nicolas Armengol		1–2
		Philippe Giauque		1
		Stéphane Wintenberger		2–3
		Cédric Mezart		3
Saintéloc Racing	41	Pierre Hirschi	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	1–3
		Claude-Yves Gosselin		1–3
		Marc Sourd		1
		Stéphane Lemeret		3
Prospeed Competition	48	Didier Grandjean	Porsche 997 GT3-Cup	4
		Carl Rosenblad		4
		Martin Rich		4
		Mathijs Harkema		4
		Charles Putman		5
		Charles Espenlaub		5
		Joe Foster		5
AF Corse	49	Howard Blank	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	2–5
		Jean-Marc Bachelier		2–5
		Yannick Mallegol		2–5
		François Perrodo		4
	51	Filipe Barreiros	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1–5
		Francisco Guedes		1–5
		Peter Mann		2–5
		Cédric Mézard		4
Sport Garage	52	Lionel Comole	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1–2
		Thierry Prignauld		1, 4
		Thierry Stepec		1
		Luc Paillard		2–3
		Bruce Lorgère-Roux		2–3, 5
		Beniamino Caccia		3
		Romain Brandela		4
		Leonardo Gorini		4
		Stéphane Lemeret		4
		Justino Azcarate		5
		Éric Cayrolle		5
	53	Leonardo Gorini	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1–3, 5
		George Cabanne		1–3
		Romain Brandela		1–2
		Michaël Petit		3
		Beniamino Caccia		4
		Jerome Demay		4
		Gilles Duqueine		4
		Philippe Marie		4
		Philippe Thirion		5
		Olivier Pernaut		5
	57	Wilfried Merafina	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	4
		Manu Orgeval		4
		Pierre Perret		4
		Michaël Petit		4
Mtech Racing	55	Fabian Taraborelli	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1–3
		Diego Menendez		1, 3
		Jorge Gomez		1
		Alejandro Chahwan		2
		Andres Josephsohn		2
		Jake Rattenbury		3
Delahaye Racing / Royal Ecurie Ardennes	58	Christian Kelders	Porsche 997 GT3-R	All
		Daniel Desbruères		All
		Pierre Hirschi		4
		Marc Rostan		4
ARC Bratislava	66	Miroslav Konopka	Porsche 997 GT3-R	All
		Ahmad Al Harthy		All
		Jan Raska		4
		Marco Schelp		4
MRS GT Racing	76	Pablo Paladino	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	3
		Paolo Andreasi		3
		Gaetano Ardagna Perez		3
	77	Carlos Kray	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	3
		Philipp Eng		3
		Justino Azcarate		3
Kessel Racing	79	Lorenzo Bontempelli	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1
		Beniamino Caccia		1
		Alessandro Garofano		1
	111	Pablo Paladino	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	4–5
		Paolo Andreasi		4–5
		Gaetano Ardagna Perez		4–5
		Giuseppe Ciro		4
SpeedLover	94	Jean-Michel Gerome	Porsche 997 GT3-Cup	4
		Wim Meulders		4
		Rik Renanms		4
		Philippe Richard		4
PGF-Kinfaun AMR	96	John Gaw	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	2
		Phil Dryburgh		2
GT Corse	458	Alexander Mattscheil	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	5
		Pierre Ehret		5
		Christian Kohlhaas		5

Results and standings[edit]

Race results[edit]

Championship standings[edit]

Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car’s race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. There were no points awarded for the Pole Position.

Championship Race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

1000 km Paul Ricard points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	33	24	19	15	12	9	6	4	2	1

24 Hours of Spa points

Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points after 6hrs/12hrs	12	9	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Points at the finish	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers’ Championships[edit]

Pro Cup[edit]

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

Pro-Am Cup[edit]

Gentlemen Trophy[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]