# 2013 Petit Le Mans

The 16th Annual Petit Le Mans presented by Mazda was the 2013 edition of the Petit Le Mans automotive endurance race, held on October 16–19, 2013, at the Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia, United States. The 1,000 miles (1,600 km) race was the final Round of the 2013 American Le Mans Series season, as well as the final event of the American Le Mans Series as a whole before the series is reborn as the United SportsCar Championship in 2014. Rebellion Racing's Nick Heidfeld, Nicolas Prost, and Neel Jani won the team's second consecutive Petit Le Mans, a full six laps ahead of the P2 class winning Level 5 Motorsports Honda, who secured a championship for Scott Tucker with the victory. The BAR1 Motorsports won the Prototype Challenge category, their third straight victory of the season. Team Falken Tire Porsche held the GT class lead by less than a second at the finish, while Flying Lizard Motorsports won the GT Challenge category by a margin of six seconds.

## Qualifying

The Rebellion Racing LMP1 car qualified on the pole.

### Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | P1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani | 1:09.254 | — | 1‡ |
| 2 | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Lucas Luhr | 1:10.397 | +1.143 | 2 |
| 3 | P2 | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | David Brabham | 1:12.668 | +3.414 | 3‡ |
| 4 | P2 | 551 | Level 5 Motorsports | Ryan Briscoe | 1:12.792 | +3.538 | 4 |
| 5 | P2 | 552 | Level 5 Motorsports | Guy Cosmo | 1:13.637 | +4.383 | 5 |
| 6 | P2 | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek | 1:13.929 | +4.675 | 6 |
| 7 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Dane Cameron | 1:14.955 | +5.701 | 7‡ |
| 8 | P1 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson | 1:14.978 | +5.724 | 33 |
| 9 | PC | 9 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira | 1:15.143 | +5.889 | 34 |
| 10 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport | Tom Kimber-Smith | 1:15.215 | +5.961 | 8 |
| 11 | PC | 8 | BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli | 1:15.367 | +6.113 | 9 |
| 12 | PC | 25 | 8 Star Motorsports | Sean Rayhall | 1:15.399 | +6.145 | 10 |
| 13 | PC | 18 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez | 1:15.604 | +6.350 | 11 |
| 14 | PC | 7 | BAR1 Motorsports | Rusty Mitchell | 1:16.001 | +6.747 | 12 |
| 15 | P1 | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars | Andy Meyrick | 1:16.206 | +6.952 | 13 |
| 16 | GT | 62 | Risi Competizione | Matteo Malucelli | 1:18.861 | +9.607 | 14‡ |
| 17 | GT | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Jonathan Bomarito | 1:18.888 | +9.634 | 15 |
| 18 | GT | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:19.017 | +9.763 | 16 |
| 19 | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:19.128 | +9.874 | 17 |
| 20 | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards | 1:19.228 | +9.974 | 18 |
| 21 | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:19.386 | +10.132 | 19 |
| 22 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:19.440 | +10.186 | 20 |
| 23 | GT | 06 | CORE Autosport | Patrick Long | 1:19.947 | +10.693 | 21 |
| 24 | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Uwe Alzen | 1:19.954 | +10.700 | 22 |
| 25 | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller | 1:20.497 | +11.243 | 23 |
| 26 | GT | 23 | Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Leh Keen | 1:20.506 | +11.252 | 24 |
| 27 | GTC | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly | 1:24.118 | +14.864 | 25‡ |
| 28 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1:24.433 | +15.179 | 26 |
| 29 | GTC | 27 | Dempsey Racing/Del Piero | Andy Lally | 1:24.480 | +15.226 | 27 |
| 30 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing | Jan Heylen | 1:24.923 | +15.669 | 28 |
| 31 | GTC | 66 | TRG | Damien Faulkner | 1:24.926 | +15.672 | 29 |
| 32 | GTC | 31 | NGT Motorsport | Nicolas Armindo | 1:25.237 | +15.983 | 30 |
| 33 | GTC | 10 | Dempsey Racing/Del Piero | Charles Espenlaub | 1:25.368 | +16.114 | 31 |
| 34 | GTC | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman | 1:28.039 | +18.785 | 32 |
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* ^1 - The No. 16 Dyson Racing entry was moved to the back of the grid for changing tires between qualifying and the race.
* ^2 - The No. 9 RSR Racing entry was moved to the back of the grid 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 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani Nicolas Prost | Lola B12/60 | M | 394 |
| 1 | P1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani Nicolas Prost | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | M | 394 |
| 2 | P2 | 551 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Ryan Briscoe Marino Franchitti | HPD ARX-03b | M | 388 |
| 2 | P2 | 551 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Ryan Briscoe Marino Franchitti | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 388 |
| 3 | P2 | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Anthony Lazzaro David Brabham | HPD ARX-03b | M | 388 |
| 3 | P2 | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Anthony Lazzaro David Brabham | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 388 |
| 4 | P2 | 552 | Level 5 Motorsports | Guy Cosmo Jonny Kane Peter Dumbreck | HPD ARX-03b | M | 387 |
| 4 | P2 | 552 | Level 5 Motorsports | Guy Cosmo Jonny Kane Peter Dumbreck | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 387 |
| 5 | PC | 8 | BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli Chris Cumming Stefan Johansson | Oreca FLM09 | C | 380 |
| 5 | PC | 8 | BAR1 Motorsports | Kyle Marcelli Chris Cumming Stefan Johansson | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 380 |
| 6 | PC | 25 | 8 Star Motorsports | Sean Rayhall Oswaldo Negri | Oreca FLM09 | C | 380 |
| 6 | PC | 25 | 8 Star Motorsports | Sean Rayhall Oswaldo Negri | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 380 |
| 7 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Tom Kimber-Smith Mark Wilkins | Oreca FLM09 | C | 377 |
| 7 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Tom Kimber-Smith Mark Wilkins | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 377 |
| 8 | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler Nick Tandy | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | F | 375 |
| 8 | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler Nick Tandy | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 375 |
| 9 | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Bill Auberlen Dirk Müller | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 375 |
| 9 | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Bill Auberlen Dirk Müller | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 375 |
| 10 | GT | 62 | Risi Competizione | Olivier Beretta Matteo Malucelli Robin Liddell | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 375 |
| 10 | GT | 62 | Risi Competizione | Olivier Beretta Matteo Malucelli Robin Liddell | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 375 |
| 11 | P1 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Chris McMurry Tony Burgess | Lola B12/60 | M | 374 |
| 11 | P1 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Chris McMurry Tony Burgess | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Butanol) | M | 374 |
| 12 | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Maxime Martin Jörg Müller Uwe Alzen | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 374 |
| 12 | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Maxime Martin Jörg Müller Uwe Alzen | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 374 |
| 13 | GT | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Kuno Wittmer Jonathan Bomarito Tommy Kendall | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 373 |
| 13 | GT | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Kuno Wittmer Jonathan Bomarito Tommy Kendall | SRT 8.0 L V10 | M | 373 |
| 14 | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 373 |
| 14 | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 373 |
| 15 | GT | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens Dominik Farnbacher Ryan Dalziel | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 372 |
| 15 | GT | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens Dominik Farnbacher Ryan Dalziel | SRT 8.0 L V10 | M | 372 |
| 16 | GT | 06 | CORE Autosport | Patrick Long Colin Braun Michael Christensen | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 372 |
| 16 | GT | 06 | CORE Autosport | Patrick Long Colin Braun Michael Christensen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 372 |
| 17 | P2 | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Rob Bell | HPD ARX-03b | M | 369 |
| 17 | P2 | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Rob Bell | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | M | 369 |
| 18 | GT | 23 | Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Johnny Mowlem Bill Sweedler Leh Keen | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Y | 369 |
| 18 | GT | 23 | Team West/AJR/Boardwalk Ferrari | Johnny Mowlem Bill Sweedler Leh Keen | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | Y | 369 |
| 19 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Richard Westbrook Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 369 |
| 19 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Richard Westbrook Tommy Milner | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 369 |
| 20 | PC | 7 | BAR1 Motorsports | Tomy Drissi Rusty Mitchell James French | Oreca FLM09 | C | 365 |
| 20 | PC | 7 | BAR1 Motorsports | Tomy Drissi Rusty Mitchell James French | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 365 |
| 21 | PC | 52 | PR1 Mathiesen Motorsports | Dane Cameron Mike Guasch David Cheng | Oreca FLM09 | C | 359 |
| 21 | PC | 52 | PR1 Mathiesen Motorsports | Dane Cameron Mike Guasch David Cheng | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 359 |
| 22 | GTC | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly Madison Snow Nelson Canache, Jr. | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 357 |
| 22 | GTC | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Spencer Pumpelly Madison Snow Nelson Canache, Jr. | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 357 |
| 23 | GTC | 27 | Dempsey Racing | Patrick Dempsey Andy Lally Joe Foster | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 357 |
| 23 | GTC | 27 | Dempsey Racing | Patrick Dempsey Andy Lally Joe Foster | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 357 |
| 24 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing | Mike Hedlund Jon Fogarty Jan Heylen | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 357 |
| 24 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing | Mike Hedlund Jon Fogarty Jan Heylen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 357 |
| 25 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil Jeroen Bleekemolen Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 356 |
| 25 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil Jeroen Bleekemolen Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 356 |
| 26 | GTC | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Brett Sandberg Dion von Moltke | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 344 |
| 26 | GTC | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Brett Sandberg Dion von Moltke | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 344 |
| 27 | GTC | 66 | TRG | Ben Keating Craig Stanton Damien Faulkner | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 339 |
| 27 | GTC | 66 | TRG | Ben Keating Craig Stanton Damien Faulkner | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 339 |
| 28 | GTC | 31 | NGT Motorsport | Angel Benitez, Jr. Christina Nielsen Nicolas Armindo | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 339 |
| 28 | GTC | 31 | NGT Motorsport | Angel Benitez, Jr. Christina Nielsen Nicolas Armindo | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 339 |
| 29 | PC | 9 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Duncan Ende Gustavo Menezes | Oreca FLM09 | C | 295 |
| 29 | PC | 9 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Duncan Ende Gustavo Menezes | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 295 |
| 30 DNF | GTC | 10 | Dempsey Racing | Charlie Putman Charles Espenlaub Darren Law | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 277 |
| 30 DNF | GTC | 10 | Dempsey Racing | Charlie Putman Charles Espenlaub Darren Law | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 277 |
| 31 DNF | P1 | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars | Katherine Legge Andy Meyrick | DeltaWing DWC13 | B | 209 |
| 31 DNF | P1 | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars | Katherine Legge Andy Meyrick | Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4 | B | 209 |
| 32 DNF | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr Romain Dumas | HPD ARX-03a | M | 200 |
| 32 DNF | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr Romain Dumas | Honda 3.4 L V8 | M | 200 |
| 33 DNF | PC | 18 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez Charlie Shears | Oreca FLM09 | C | 121 |
| 33 DNF | PC | 18 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Tristan Nunez Charlie Shears | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 121 |
| 34 DNF | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Marco Holzer Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 76 |
| 34 DNF | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Marco Holzer Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 76 |
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