Corvette stars in the final year of the ALMS, Simonsen passes at Le Mans, Bruni crowned WEC champion
Unfortunately, the 2013 GTE season will forever be associated with the incident that claimed the life of Allan Simonsen, which occurred in the opening laps of the Le Mans 24 Hours.
It was, by far, the worst incident of the GTE era and a stark reminder that even with modern safety standards and technology, the sport still presents risk for the drivers behind the wheel. 10 years on, Simonsen is still sorely missed in the sportscar racing community, a true talent, taken too soon.
That weekend, the show went on, the 90th anniversary running of the 24 Hours eventually going the way of Porsche in GTE Pro class with its #92 911 RSR. IMSA Performance Matmut made it a double win for the German brand too, as Raymond Narac, Christophe Bourret and Jean-Karl Vernay stormed to victory in GTE Am.
Over the course of the 2013 WEC season though, Le Mans was the only victory, and podium, for the #92’s full-season duo of Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz, who finished third in the GT Drivers standings. The title instead would go the way of Gianmaria Bruni, the only full-season driver in the #51 AF Corse Ferrari, with wins at Spa, Sao Paulo and Bahrain. Ferrari took the Manufacturers crown too due to the #51’s performances during the season.
GTE Am also saw a Ferrari beat an Aston Martin to the title, with American-flagged 8 Star Motorsports the most consistent team throughout the season.
In the ELMS, a Ferrari 458 Italia won the championship too, with Ram Racing’s #52 example of Matt Griffin and Johnny Mowlem winning three of the five races.
Meanwhile, in North America, the final American Le Mans Series season was dominated in the GT class by Corvette Racing, which had the upper hand on the field which included an array of high-quality BMW, SRT, Ferrari and Porsche entries.
Corvette claimed five wins during the season, which would end with Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen crowned champions. Their teammates in the #4 would win Sebring, while Porsche customer Team Falken Tire scored a famous victory at Road Atlanta with Bryan Sellers, Wolf Henzler and Nick Tandy.
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – Corvette Racing – #3 Corvette C6.R – Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – Corvette Racing – #4 Corvette C6.R
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – CORE Autosport – #06 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – Aston Martin Racing – #007 Aston Martin Vantage GTE
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – Team Falken Tire – #17 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – Team West/AJR/Boardwalk – #23 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – Paul Miller Racing – #48 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – BMW Team RLL – #55 Z4 GTE
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – BMW Team RLL – #56 Z4 GTE
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – Risi Competizione – #62 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – SRT Motorsports – #91 SRT Viper GTS-R
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – SRT Motorsports – #93 SRT Viper GTS-R
2013 – American Le Mans Series – GT – Aston Martin Racing – #97 Aston Martin Vantage GTE
2013 – Asian Le Mans Series – GTE – AAI-Rstrade – #35 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Han Chen Chen, Ryohei Sakaguchi, Marco Seefried
2013 – Asian Le Mans Series – GTE – Team Taisan Ken Endless – #70 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 – Kamui Kobayashi, Naomi Yokomizo, Akira Iida, Shinji Nakano, Shogo Mitsuyama
2013 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – RAM Racing – #52 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 – Matt Griffin, Johnny Mowlem
2013 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – RAM Racing – #53 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
2013 – European Le Mans Series & Le Mans 24 Hours – LMGTE – AF Corse – #54 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
2013 – European Le Mans Series & Le Mans 24 Hours – LMGTE – AF Corse – #55 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
2013 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – JMW Motorsport – #66 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
2013 – European Le Mans Series & Le Mans 24 Hours – LMGTE IMSA Performance Matmut – #67 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
2013 – European Le Mans Series & Le Mans 24 Hours – LMGTE – Prospeed Competition – #75 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
2013 – European Le Mans Series & Le Mans 24 Hours – LMGTE – Proton Competition – #77 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
2013 – European Le Mans Series – LMGTE – Proton Competition – #88 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am – Larbre Competition – #50 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Pro – AF Corse – #51 Ferrari 452 Italia GT2 – Gimmi Brun
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am – Krohn Racing – #57 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am – AF Corse – #61 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Pro – AF Corse – #71 Ferrari 452 Italia GT2
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am – IMSA Performance Matmut – #76 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am – 8 Star Motorsport – #81 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am – Proton Competition – #88 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Pro – Porsche AG Team Manthey – #91 Porsche 911 RSR
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship -GTE Pro – Porsche AG Team Manthey – #92 Porsche 911 RSR
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am – Aston Martin Racing – #95 Aston Martin Vantage GTE
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Pro – Aston Martin Racing – #97 Aston Martin Vantage GTE
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Pro – Aston Martin Racing – #98 Aston Martin Vantage GTE
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship -GTE Pro – Aston Martin Racing – #99 Aston Martin Vantage GTE
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Pro – Aston Martin Racing – #97 Aston Martin Vantage GTE
2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am – Aston Martin Racing – #96 Aston Martin Vantage GTE – Stuart Hall, Jamie Campbell-Walter
2013 – Le Mans 24 Hours Guest Entry – GTE Pro – SRT Motorsports – #53 SRT Viper GTS-R
2013 – Le Mans 24 Hours Guest Entry – GTE Pro – JMW Motorsport – #66 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
2013 – Le Mans 24 Hours Guest Entry – GTE Am – Larbre Competition – #70 Corvette C6.R
2013 – Le Mans 24 Hours Guest Entry – GTE Pro – Corvette Racing – #73 Corvette C6.R
2013 – Le Mans 24 Hours Guest Entry – GTE Pro – Corvette Racing – #74 Corvette C6.R
2013 – Le Mans 24 Hours Guest Entry – GTE Am – Dempsey Del Piero Proton – #77 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
2013 – Le Mans 24 Hours Guest Entry – GTE Pro – SRT Motorsports – #93 SRT Viper GTS-R
