2013 3 Hours of Red Bull Ring
# 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 Shaitar of SMP Racing won the GTC class.

## 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 | 1:23.871 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | No. 18 Murphy Prototypes | Brendon Hartley | 1:24.010 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | No. 1 Thiriet by TDS Racing | Mathias Beche | 1:24.054 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | No. 43 Morand Racing | Franck Mailleux | 1:24.318 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | No. 34 Race Performance | Patric Niederhauser | 1:24.407 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | No. 4 Boutsen Ginion Racing | Dominik Kraihamer | 1:24.794 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | No. 37 SMP Racing | Maurizio Mediani | 1:25.865 | 7 |
| 8 | LMPC | No. 46 Algarve Pro Racing Team | Nick Catsburg | 1:28.234 | 9 |
| 9 | LMPC | No. 47 Team Endurance Challenge | Nico Verdonck | 1:28.394 | 10 |
| 10 | LMPC | No. 49 Team Endurance Challenge | Paul-Loup Chatin | 1:28.635 | 11 |
| 11 | LMPC | No. 48 Team Endurance Challenge | Soheil Ayari | 1:28.770 | 12 |
| 12 | LMGTE | No. 77 Proton Competition | Nick Tandy | 1:29.391 | 13 |
| 13 | LMGTE | No. 66 JMW Motorsport | Andrea Bertolini | 1:29.513 | 14 |
| 14 | LMGTE | No. 52 Ram Racing | Johnny Mowlem | 1:29.629 | 15 |
| 15 | LMGTE | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Jean-Karl Vernay | 1:29.800 | 16 |
| 16 | LMGTE | No. 75 Prospeed Competition | Emmanuel Collard | 1:30.068 | 17 |
| 17 | LMGTE | No. 53 Ram Racing | Gunnar Jeannette | 1:30.103 | 18 |
| 18 | LMGTE | No. 55 AF Corse | Marco Cioci | 1:30.187 | 19 |
| 19 | GTC | No. 72 SMP Racing | Luca Persiani | 1:30.705 | 20 |
| 20 | GTC | No. 69 SMP Racing | Kirill Ladygin | 1:30.741 | 21 |
| 21 | GTC | No. 62 AF Corse | Andrea Rizzoli | 1:30.836 | 22 |
| 22 | LMGTE | No. 54 AF Corse | Yannick Mollegol | 1:30.865 | 23 |
| 23 | LMGTE | No. 88 Proton Competition | Horst Felbermayr, Jr. | 1:31.466 | 24 |
| 24 | GTC | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | Ollie Millroy | 1:31.765 | 25 |
| 25 | GTC | No. 60 Kox Racing | Peter Kox | 1:31.797 | 26 |
| – | LMP2 | No. 36 Signatech Alpine | Nelson Panciatici | No Time | 8 |

^1 – 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 (NC).

| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP2 | 1 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | Pierre Thiriet Mathias Beche | Oreca 03 | D | 122 |
| 1 | LMP2 | 1 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | Pierre Thiriet Mathias Beche | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 122 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine | Pierre Ragues Nelson Panciatici | Alpine A450 | M | 122 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine | Pierre Ragues Nelson Panciatici | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | M | 122 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 43 | Morand Racing | Natacha Gachnang Franck Mailleux | Morgan LMP2 | D | 122 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 43 | Morand Racing | Natacha Gachnang Franck Mailleux | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | D | 122 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota Sport | Simon Dolan Oliver Turvey | Zytek Z11SN | D | 121 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota Sport | Simon Dolan Oliver Turvey | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 121 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 34 | Race Performance | Michel Frey Patric Niederhauser | Oreca 03 | D | 121 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 34 | Race Performance | Michel Frey Patric Niederhauser | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | D | 121 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 37 | SMP Racing | Sergey Zlobin Maurizio Mediani | Oreca 03 | D | 119 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 37 | SMP Racing | Sergey Zlobin Maurizio Mediani | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 119 |
| 7 | LMPC | 49 | Team Endurance Challenge | Paul-Loup Chatin Gary Hirsch | Oreca FLM09 | M | 118 |
| 7 | LMPC | 49 | Team Endurance Challenge | Paul-Loup Chatin Gary Hirsch | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | M | 118 |
| 8 | LMPC | 47 | Team Endurance Challenge | Alex Loan Nico Verdonck | Oreca FLM09 | M | 118 |
| 8 | LMPC | 47 | Team Endurance Challenge | Alex Loan Nico Verdonck | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | M | 118 |
| 9 | LMPC | 46 | Algarve Pro Racing Team | C. O. Jones Nick Catsburg | Oreca FLM09 | M | 116 |
| 9 | LMPC | 46 | Algarve Pro Racing Team | C. O. Jones Nick Catsburg | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | M | 116 |
| 10 | LMGTE | 52 | Ram Racing | Johnny Mowlem Matt Griffin | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 116 |
| 10 | LMGTE | 52 | Ram Racing | Johnny Mowlem Matt Griffin | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 116 |
| 11 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Andrea Bertolini Joël Camathias | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | D | 116 |
| 11 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Andrea Bertolini Joël Camathias | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | D | 116 |
| 12 | LMGTE | 53 | Ram Racing | Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 115 |
| 12 | LMGTE | 53 | Ram Racing | Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 115 |
| 13 | LMGTE | 55 | AF Corse | Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Federico Leo | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 115 |
| 13 | LMGTE | 55 | AF Corse | Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Federico Leo | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 115 |
| 14 | LMPC | 48 | Team Endurance Challenge | Soheil Ayari Anthony Pons | Oreca FLM09 | M | 115 |
| 14 | LMPC | 48 | Team Endurance Challenge | Soheil Ayari Anthony Pons | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | M | 115 |
| 15 | LMGTE | 75 | Prospeed Competition | François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 115 |
| 15 | LMGTE | 75 | Prospeed Competition | François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 115 |
| 16 | LMGTE | 88 | Proton Competition | Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Klaus Bachler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 114 |
| 16 | LMGTE | 88 | Proton Competition | Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Klaus Bachler | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 114 |
| 17 | LMGTE | 67 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Patrice Milesi Jean-Karl Vernay | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 114 |
| 17 | LMGTE | 67 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Patrice Milesi Jean-Karl Vernay | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 114 |
| 18 | GTC | 69 | SMP Racing | Fabio Babini Viktor Shaitar Kirill Ladygin | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 114 |
| 18 | GTC | 69 | SMP Racing | Fabio Babini Viktor Shaitar Kirill Ladygin | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 114 |
| 19 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Nick Tandy | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 114 |
| 19 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Nick Tandy | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 114 |
| 20 | GTC | 62 | AF Corse | Andrea Razzoli Stefano Gai Lorenzo Casè | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 113 |
| 20 | GTC | 62 | AF Corse | Andrea Razzoli Stefano Gai Lorenzo Casè | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 113 |
| 21 | GTC | 79 | Ecurie Ecosse | Andrew Smith Ollie Millroy Alasdair McCaig | BMW Z4 GT3 | M | 112 |
| 21 | GTC | 79 | Ecurie Ecosse | Andrew Smith Ollie Millroy Alasdair McCaig | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 112 |
| 22 | LMGTE | 54 | AF Corse | Yannick Mollégol Jean-Marc Bachelier Howard Blank | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 112 |
| 22 | LMGTE | 54 | AF Corse | Yannick Mollégol Jean-Marc Bachelier Howard Blank | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 112 |
| 23 | GTC | 60 | Kox Racing | Peter Kox Nico Pronk | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3 | M | 112 |
| 23 | GTC | 60 | Kox Racing | Peter Kox Nico Pronk | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | M | 112 |
| 24 | GTC | 72 | SMP Racing | Devi Markozov Alexander Frolov Luca Persiani | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 112 |
| 24 | GTC | 72 | SMP Racing | Devi Markozov Alexander Frolov Luca Persiani | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 112 |
| 25 | LMP2 | 18 | Murphy Prototypes | Brendon Hartley Jonathan Hirschi | Oreca 03 | D | 102 |
| 25 | LMP2 | 18 | Murphy Prototypes | Brendon Hartley Jonathan Hirschi | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 102 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 4 | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Dominik Kraihamer Thomas Holzer | Oreca 03 | D | 69 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 4 | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Dominik Kraihamer Thomas Holzer | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 69 |
