# 2013 American Le Mans Monterey

The 2013 American Le Mans Series Monterey was an auto racing event held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, near Monterey, California on May 9–11, 2013. The four-hour race was the third round of the 2013 American Le Mans Series season. Germans Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr defended their 2012 Monterey win with overall victory for Muscle Milk Pickett Racing, while Luhr became the winningest driver in American Le Mans Series history. Scott Tucker and Marino Franchitti took P2 honors for Level 5 Motorsports, while Mike Gausch and Luis Díaz won the PC category. Corvette Racing's Jan Magnussen and Antonio García led GT and Henrique Cisneros, Jr. and Nick Tandy won in GTC.

## Background
### Preview

American Le Mans Series (ALMS) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2013 American Le Mans Series schedule in October 2012. It was the fifteenth consecutive year the event was held as part of the American Le Mans Series. The 2013 American Le Mans Monterey was the third of ten scheduled sports car races of 2013 American Le Mans Series. The event was held at the eleven-turn 2.238 mi (3.602 km) Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey County, California on May 11, 2013. The event was shortened from 6 hours to 4 hours.
Before the race, Nick Heidfeld and Neel Jani led the P1 Drivers' Championship with 40 points, ahead of Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr on countback with 40 points. With 92 points, Ryan Briscoe and Scott Tucker led the P2 Drivers' Championship over Marino Franchitti by 3 points. In PC, Mike Guasch led the Drivers' Championship with 40 points, ahead of Colin Braun. Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner led the GT Drivers' Championship with 34 points, ahead of Bill Auberlen and Maxime Martin on countback. With 37 points, Henrique Cisneros and Sean Edwards led the GTC Drivers' Championship, ahead of Nelson Canache Jr. and Spencer Pumpelly.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
| 1 | P1 | #12 Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani | 1:13.429 | 1 |
| 2 | P1 | #16 Dyson Racing Team | Guy Smith | 1:13.806 | 2 |
| 3 | P1 | #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf | 1:13.954 | 3 |
| 4 | P2 | #551 Level 5 Motorsports | Marino Franchitti | 1:16.642 | 4 |
| 5 | P2 | #552 Level 5 Motorsports | Ryan Briscoe | 1:17.002 | 5 |
| 6 | PC | #05 CORE Autosport | Colin Braun | 1:18.382 | 6 |
| 7 | P2 | #02 Extreme Speed Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek | 1:18.591 | 7 |
| 8 | PC | #81 DragonSpeed Mishumotors | Renger van der Zande | 1:18.685 | 8 |
| 9 | P2 | #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports | Guy Cosmo | 1:18.880 | 9 |
| 10 | PC | #9 RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira | 1:19.076 | 10 |
| 11 | PC | #51 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Luis Díaz | 1:19.302 | 11 |
| 12 | PC | #8 BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli | 1:19.436 | 12 |
| 13 | PC | #18 Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez | 1:19.757 | 13 |
| 14 | PC | #7 BAR1 Motorsports | Rusty Mitchell | 1:19.762 | 14 |
| 15 | P1 | #0 DeltaWing Racing Cars | Katherine Legge | 1:22.078 | 34 |
| 16 | GT | #62 Risi Competizione | Matteo Malucelli | 1:22.732 | 15 |
| 17 | GT | #17 Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers | 1:22.908 | 16 |
| 18 | GT | #4 Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:22.924 | 17 |
| 19 | GT | #55 BMW Team RLL | Maxime Martin | 1:22.990 | 18 |
| 20 | GT | #3 Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:23.042 | 19 |
| 21 | GT | #23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Townsend Bell | 1:23.217 | 20 |
| 22 | GT | #56 BMW Team RLL | Dirk Müller | 1:23.406 | 21 |
| 23 | GT | #91 SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens | 1:23.615 | 22 |
| 24 | GT | #48 Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller | 1:23.743 | 23 |
| 25 | GT | #93 SRT Motorsports | Kuno Wittmer | 1:24.031 | 24 |
| 26 | GTC | #22 Alex Job Racing | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1:27.296 | 25 |
| 27 | GTC | #30 NGT Motorsports | Nick Tandy | 1:27.407 | 26 |
| 28 | GTC | #27 Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Andy Lally | 1:27.495 | 27 |
| 29 | GTC | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly | 1:27.628 | 28 |
| 30 | GTC | #11 JDX Racing | Jan Heylen | 1:28.272 | 29 |
| 31 | GTC | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Dion von Moltke | 1:28.424 | 30 |
| 32 | GTC | #10 Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Andrew Davis | 1:28.741 | 31 |
| 33 | GTC | #66 TRG | Ben Keating | 1:29.545 | 35 |
| 34 | GTC | #99 Competition Motorsports | Cort Wagner | 1:29.604 | 32 |
| 35 | GTC | #68 TRG | Andrew Novich | 1:30.151 | 33 |
| – | GT | #06 CORE Autosport | Patrick Long | No Time | 36 |
* ^1 - The #0 DeltaWing and #66 Porsche were moved to the back of the grid for not using their elected driver during qualifying.
* ^2 - The #06 Porsche had its qualifying times disallowed after the car failed post-qualifying technical inspection.

## Race
### Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps |
| 1 | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr | HPD ARX-03a | M | 150 |
| 1 | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr | Honda 3.4 L V8 | M | 150 |
| 2 | P1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani | Lola B12/60 | M | 150 |
| 2 | P1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | M | 150 |
| 3 | P2 | 551 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Marino Franchitti | HPD ARX-03b | M | 146 |
| 3 | P2 | 551 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Marino Franchitti | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 146 |
| 4 | P2 | 552 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Ryan Briscoe | HPD ARX-03b | M | 146 |
| 4 | P2 | 552 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Ryan Briscoe | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 146 |
| 5 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiesen Motorsports | Luis Díaz Mike Guasch | Oreca FLM09 | C | 145 |
| 5 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiesen Motorsports | Luis Díaz Mike Guasch | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 145 |
| 6 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Oreca FLM09 | C | 145 |
| 6 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 145 |
| 7 | PC | 18 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez Charlie Shears | Oreca FLM09 | C | 144 |
| 7 | PC | 18 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez Charlie Shears | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 144 |
| 8 | PC | 8 | BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli Chris Cumming | Oreca FLM09 | C | 144 |
| 8 | PC | 8 | BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli Chris Cumming | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 144 |
| 9 | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 142 |
| 9 | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 142 |
| 10 | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | F | 142 |
| 10 | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 142 |
| 11 | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Dirk Müller | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 142 |
| 11 | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Dirk Müller | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 142 |
| 12 | GT | 23 | Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Y | 142 |
| 12 | GT | 23 | Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | Y | 142 |
| 13 | GT | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens Dominik Farnbacher | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 142 |
| 13 | GT | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens Dominik Farnbacher | SRT 8.0 L V10 | M | 142 |
| 14 | PC | 81 | DragonSpeed Mishumotors | Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande | Oreca FLM09 | C | 142 |
| 14 | PC | 81 | DragonSpeed Mishumotors | Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 142 |
| 15 | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Marco Holzer | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 142 |
| 15 | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Marco Holzer | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 142 |
| 16 | P2 | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Guy Cosmo | HPD ARX-03b | M | 142 |
| 16 | P2 | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Guy Cosmo | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 142 |
| 17 | PC | 7 | BAR1 Motorsports | Tomy Drissi Rusty Mitchell | Oreca FLM09 | C | 141 |
| 17 | PC | 7 | BAR1 Motorsports | Tomy Drissi Rusty Mitchell | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 141 |
| 18 | GT | 06 | CORE Autosport | Patrick Long Tom Kimber-Smith | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 140 |
| 18 | GT | 06 | CORE Autosport | Patrick Long Tom Kimber-Smith | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 140 |
| 19 | GT | 62 | Risi Competizione | Olivier Beretta Matteo Malucelli | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 139 |
| 19 | GT | 62 | Risi Competizione | Olivier Beretta Matteo Malucelli | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 139 |
| 20 | GTC | 30 | NGT Motorsport | Henrique Cisneros Nick Tandy | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 137 |
| 20 | GTC | 30 | NGT Motorsport | Henrique Cisneros Nick Tandy | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 137 |
| 21 | GTC | 27 | Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Patrick Dempsey Andy Lally | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 137 |
| 21 | GTC | 27 | Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Patrick Dempsey Andy Lally | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 137 |
| 22 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil Jeroen Bleekemolen | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 137 |
| 22 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil Jeroen Bleekemolen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 137 |
| 23 | GTC | 66 | TRG | Ben Keating Damien Faulkner | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 137 |
| 23 | GTC | 66 | TRG | Ben Keating Damien Faulkner | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 137 |
| 24 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing | Mike Hedlund Jan Heylen | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 137 |
| 24 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing | Mike Hedlund Jan Heylen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 137 |
| 25 | GTC | 10 | Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Michael Avenatti Andrew Davis | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 137 |
| 25 | GTC | 10 | Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Michael Avenatti Andrew Davis | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 137 |
| 26 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 136 |
| 26 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 136 |
| 27 | GTC | 68 | TRG | Andrew Novich Craig Stanton | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 135 |
| 27 | GTC | 68 | TRG | Andrew Novich Craig Stanton | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 135 |
| 28 | GTC | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly Seth Neiman Nelson Canache, Jr. | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 134 |
| 28 | GTC | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly Seth Neiman Nelson Canache, Jr. | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 134 |
| 29 | PC | 9 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Duncan Ende | Oreca FLM09 | C | 132 |
| 29 | PC | 9 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Duncan Ende | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 132 |
| 30 | GTC | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Pierre Ehret Dion von Moltke | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 129 |
| 30 | GTC | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Pierre Ehret Dion von Moltke | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 129 |
| 31 | GTC | 99 | Competition Motorsports | Cort Wagner Ted Ballou | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 122 |
| 31 | GTC | 99 | Competition Motorsports | Cort Wagner Ted Ballou | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 122 |
| 32 DNF | P1 | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars | Katherine Legge Andy Meyrick | DeltaWing LM12 | B | 104 |
| 32 DNF | P1 | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars | Katherine Legge Andy Meyrick | Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4 | B | 104 |
| 33 DNF | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Maxime Martin | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 85 |
| 33 DNF | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Maxime Martin | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 85 |
| 34 DNF | P2 | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek | HPD ARX-03b | M | 64 |
| 34 DNF | P2 | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 64 |
| 35 DNF | P1 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Lola B12/60 | M | 21 |
| 35 DNF | P1 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Butanol) | M | 21 |
| 36 DNF | GT | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Kuno Wittmer Jonathan Bomarito | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 12 |
| 36 DNF | GT | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Kuno Wittmer Jonathan Bomarito | SRT 8.0 L V10 | M | 12 |
* ^3 - The #17 Porsche failed post-race technical inspection, forfeiting all championship points but still maintaining its finishing position in the race.