# 2013 12 Hours of Sebring

The 61st Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring was an endurance sports car race held on March 16, 2013, at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida, United States.
It was the last edition under the American Le Mans Series rules, marking the last year for the P1/LMP1 class at Sebring. The 2014 event was raced under the United SportsCar Racing brand.

## 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 12 Hours of Sebring was the first of ten scheduled sports car races of 2013 American Le Mans Series. It was held at the 17-turn 3.741-mile (6.021 km) Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida on March 16, 2013. Unlike in previous years where the event was run by the American Le Mans Series and FIA World Endurance Championship, the 2013 edition was an ALMS stand alone event.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
| 1 | P1 | #1 Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler | 1:43.886 | 1 |
| 2 | P1 | #2 Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish | 1:43.895 | 2 |
| 3 | P1 | #12 Rebellion Racing | Nick Heidfeld | 1:46.456 | 3 |
| 4 | P1 | #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf | 1:46.478 | 4 |
| 5 | P1 | #13 Rebellion Racing | Andrea Belicchi | 1:46.689 | 5 |
| 6 | P1 | #16 Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger | 1:48.407 | 6 |
| 7 | P2 | #551 Level 5 Motorsports | Ryan Briscoe | 1:51.159 | 7 |
| 8 | P2 | #552 Level 5 Motorsports | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 1:51.271 | 8 |
| 9 | P2 | #41 Greaves Motorsport | Tom Kimber-Smith | 1:51.366 | 9 |
| 10 | P2 | #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports | David Brabham | 1:52.703 | 10 |
| 11 | P2 | #02 Extreme Speed Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek | 1:53.074 | 11 |
| 12 | PC | #05 CORE Autosport | Colin Braun | 1:53.404 | 12 |
| 13 | PC | #9 RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira | 1:53.674 | 13 |
| 14 | PC | #81 DragonSpeed Mishumotors | Pierre Kaffer | 1:53.838 | 14 |
| 15 | P1 | #0 DeltaWing Racing Cars | Olivier Pla | 1:53.866 | 15 |
| 16 | PC | #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | David Ostella | 1:54.311 | 16 |
| 17 | PC | #8 BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli | 1:54.520 | 17 |
| 18 | PC | #500 Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez | 1:54.598 | 18 |
| 19 | PC | #7 BAR1 Motorsports | Rusty Mitchell | 1:55.282 | 19 |
| 20 | GT | #62 Risi Competizione | Gianmaria Bruni | 1:58.815 | 20 |
| 21 | GT | #4 Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:58.934 | 21 |
| 22 | GT | #97 Aston Martin Racing | Stefan Mücke | 1:58.990 | 22 |
| 23 | GT | #007 Aston Martin Racing | Pedro Lamy | 1:59.208 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | #3 Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:59.348 | 24 |
| 25 | GT | #93 SRT Motorsports | Jonathan Bomarito | 1:59.430 | 25 |
| 26 | GT | #48 Paul Miller Racing | Marco Holzer | 1:59.543 | 26 |
| 27 | GT | #55 BMW Team RLL | Maxime Martin | 1:59.736 | 27 |
| 28 | GT | #56 BMW Team RLL | Joey Hand | 1:59.847 | 28 |
| 29 | GT | #91 SRT Motorsports | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:59.898 | 29 |
| 30 | GT | #23 Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Leh Keen | 2:00.308 | 30 |
| 31 | GT | #17 Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler | 2:00.365 | 31 |
| 32 | GTC | #27 Dempsey Racing | Andy Lally | 2:05.446 | 32 |
| 33 | GTC | #22 Alex Job Racing | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 2:05.747 | 33 |
| 34 | GTC | #30 NGT Motorsport | Sean Edwards | 2:05.747 | 34 |
| 35 | GTC | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly | 2:05.765 | 35 |
| 36 | GTC | #66 TRG | Damien Faulkner | 2:05.910 | 36 |
| 37 | GTC | #11 JDX Racing | Jan Heylen | 2:05.936 | 37 |
| 38 | GTC | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Alexandre Imperatori | 2:06.059 | 38 |
| 39 | GTC | #10 Dempsey Racing | Andrew Davis | 2:06.219 | 39 |
| 40 | GTC | #68 TRG | Kevin Éstre | 2:06.246 | 40 |
| 41 | GTC | #31 NGT Motorsport | Kuba Giermaziak | 2:07.057 | 41 |
| 42 | GTC | #99 Competition Motorsports | Lawson Aschenbach | 2:07.366 | 42 |

## 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 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer Oliver Jarvis | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | M | 364 |
| 1 | P1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer Oliver Jarvis | Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | M | 364 |
| 2 | P1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Tom Kristensen Lucas di Grassi | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | M | 364 |
| 2 | P1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Tom Kristensen Lucas di Grassi | Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | M | 364 |
| 3 | P1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani Nicolas Prost | Lola B12/60 | M | 359 |
| 3 | P1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani Nicolas Prost | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | M | 359 |
| 4 | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr Romain Dumas | HPD ARX-03a | M | 358 |
| 4 | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr Romain Dumas | Honda 3.4 L V8 | M | 358 |
| 5 | P1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Mathias Beche Congfu Cheng Andrea Belicchi | Lola B12/60 | M | 354 |
| 5 | P1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Mathias Beche Congfu Cheng Andrea Belicchi | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | M | 354 |
| 6 | P2 | 551 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Marino Franchitti Ryan Briscoe | HPD ARX-03b | M | 346 |
| 6 | P2 | 551 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Marino Franchitti Ryan Briscoe | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 346 |
| 7 | P2 | 552 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Ryan Hunter-Reay Simon Pagenaud | HPD ARX-03b | M | 345 |
| 7 | P2 | 552 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Ryan Hunter-Reay Simon Pagenaud | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 345 |
| 8 | P2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | Tom Kimber-Smith Christian Zugel Eric Lux | Zytek Z11SN | D | 342 |
| 8 | P2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | Tom Kimber-Smith Christian Zugel Eric Lux | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 342 |
| 9 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | David Cheng Mike Guasch David Ostella | Oreca FLM09 | C | 336 |
| 9 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | David Cheng Mike Guasch David Ostella | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 336 |
| 10 | PC | 8 | BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli Chris Cumming Stefan Johansson | Oreca FLM09 | C | 336 |
| 10 | PC | 8 | BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli Chris Cumming Stefan Johansson | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 336 |
| 11 | PC | 500 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez Charlie Shears David Heinemeier Hansson | Oreca FLM09 | C | 335 |
| 11 | PC | 500 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez Charlie Shears David Heinemeier Hansson | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 335 |
| 12 | PC | 9 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Alex Popow Duncan Ende | Oreca FLM09 | C | 335 |
| 12 | PC | 9 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Alex Popow Duncan Ende | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 335 |
| 13 | P2 | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Anthony Lazzaro | HPD ARX-03b | M | 335 |
| 13 | P2 | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Anthony Lazzaro | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 335 |
| 14 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun Mark Wilkins | Oreca FLM09 | C | 334 |
| 14 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun Mark Wilkins | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 334 |
| 15 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Richard Westbrook | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 333 |
| 15 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Richard Westbrook | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 333 |
| 16 | GT | 62 | Risi Competizione | Olivier Beretta Matteo Malucelli Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 333 |
| 16 | GT | 62 | Risi Competizione | Olivier Beretta Matteo Malucelli Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 333 |
| 17 | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler Nick Tandy | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | F | 332 |
| 17 | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler Nick Tandy | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 332 |
| 18 | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Maxime Martin Jörg Müller | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 330 |
| 18 | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Maxime Martin Jörg Müller | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 330 |
| 19 | GT | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens Ryan Dalziel Dominik Farnbacher | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 329 |
| 19 | GT | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens Ryan Dalziel Dominik Farnbacher | SRT 8.0 L V10 | M | 329 |
| 20 | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Marco Holzer Richard Lietz | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 329 |
| 20 | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Marco Holzer Richard Lietz | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 329 |
| 21 | PC | 7 | BAR1 Motorsports | Tomy Drissi Rusty Mitchell Chapman Ducote | Oreca FLM09 | C | 326 |
| 21 | PC | 7 | BAR1 Motorsports | Tomy Drissi Rusty Mitchell Chapman Ducote | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 326 |
| 22 | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Joey Hand Dirk Müller | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 321 |
| 22 | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Joey Hand Dirk Müller | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 321 |
| 23 | GT | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Bruno Senna | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 318 |
| 23 | GT | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Bruno Senna | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | M | 318 |
| 24 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil Jeroen Bleekemolen Dion von Moltke | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 315 |
| 24 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil Jeroen Bleekemolen Dion von Moltke | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 315 |
| 25 | GTC | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Brian Wong Spencer Pumpelly Nelson Canache, Jr. | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 315 |
| 25 | GTC | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Brian Wong Spencer Pumpelly Nelson Canache, Jr. | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 315 |
| 26 | GTC | 30 | NGT Motorsport | Henrique Cisneros Sean Edwards Marco Seefried | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 314 |
| 26 | GTC | 30 | NGT Motorsport | Henrique Cisneros Sean Edwards Marco Seefried | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 314 |
| 27 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing | Mike Hedlund Jon Fogarty Jan Heylen | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 314 |
| 27 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing | Mike Hedlund Jon Fogarty Jan Heylen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 314 |
| 28 | GTC | 66 | TRG | Ben Keating Craig Stanton Damien Faulkner | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 313 |
| 28 | GTC | 66 | TRG | Ben Keating Craig Stanton Damien Faulkner | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 313 |
| 29 | GTC | 27 | Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Patrick Dempsey Andy Lally Joe Foster | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 311 |
| 29 | GTC | 27 | Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Patrick Dempsey Andy Lally Joe Foster | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 311 |
| 30 | GTC | 10 | Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Andrew Davis Bob Faieta Michael Avenatti | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 311 |
| 30 | GTC | 10 | Dempsey Del Piero Racing | Andrew Davis Bob Faieta Michael Avenatti | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 311 |
| 31 | GTC | 99 | Competition Motorsports | David Calvert-Jones Eric Curran Lawson Aschenbach | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 309 |
| 31 | GTC | 99 | Competition Motorsports | David Calvert-Jones Eric Curran Lawson Aschenbach | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 309 |
| 32 | GTC | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Pierre Ehret Brett Sandberg Alexandre Imperatori | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 309 |
| 32 | GTC | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Pierre Ehret Brett Sandberg Alexandre Imperatori | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 309 |
| 33 | GT | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Billy Johnson Pedro Lamy | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 307 |
| 33 | GT | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Billy Johnson Pedro Lamy | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | M | 307 |
| 34 | GT | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Tommy Kendall Jonathan Bomarito Kuno Wittmer | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 303 |
| 34 | GT | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Tommy Kendall Jonathan Bomarito Kuno Wittmer | SRT 8.0 L V10 | M | 303 |
| 35 | GTC | 31 | NGT Motorsport | Mario Farnbacher Kuba Giermaziak Carlos Gómez | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 301 |
| 35 | GTC | 31 | NGT Motorsport | Mario Farnbacher Kuba Giermaziak Carlos Gómez | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 301 |
| 36 | PC | 81 | DragonSpeed Mishumotors | Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Pierre Kaffer | Oreca FLM09 | C | 286 |
| 36 | PC | 81 | DragonSpeed Mishumotors | Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Pierre Kaffer | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 286 |
| 37 | P2 | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Guy Cosmo David Brabham | HPD ARX-03b | M | 281 |
| 37 | P2 | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Guy Cosmo David Brabham | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 281 |
| 38 | GTC | 68 | TRG | Al Carter Carlos de Quesada Kevin Estre | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 269 |
| 38 | GTC | 68 | TRG | Al Carter Carlos de Quesada Kevin Estre | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 269 |
| 39 DNF | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 213 |
| 39 DNF | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 213 |
| 40 DNF | GT | 23 | Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler Leh Keen | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Y | 209 |
| 40 DNF | GT | 23 | Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler Leh Keen | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | Y | 209 |
| 41 DNF | P1 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Butch Leitzinger Guy Smith | Lola B12/60 | M | 81 |
| 41 DNF | P1 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Butch Leitzinger Guy Smith | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Butanol) | M | 81 |
| 42 DNF | P1 | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars | Olivier Pla Andy Meyrick | DeltaWing LM12 | B | 9 |
| 42 DNF | P1 | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars | Olivier Pla Andy Meyrick | Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4 | B | 9 |
Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| B | Bridgestone |
| C | Continental |
| D | Dunlop |
| F | Falken Tire |
| M | Michelin |
| Y | Yokohama |