The 2013 European Le Mans Series season was the tenth season of the

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series. It is the first season of the European Le Mans Series under the control of the ACO's Le Mans Endurance Management, replacing former organisers Peter Auto. Championships are open to four categories, two of which are for

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s while the other two are

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s. The season contested over five races starting at the

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on 13 April and ended at

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on 28 September.

Schedule

During the 2012 season several planned races were cancelled due to low interest from teams, leading the series to adopt several changes for the 2013 calendar. All race weekends have been shortened to two days, with practice and qualifying on Friday and the race on Saturday. Races have also been shortened from six hours to three. The European Le Mans Series will also share its weekends with several other international racing series, including the

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, and FFSA

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. The

returns to the European Le Mans Series for the first time since

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, serving as part of a Super Endurance weekend as the ELMS race will be a precursor to the

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for the World Endurance Championship the following day. The

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also returns to the European Le Mans Series calendar, joined by the GT Tour series. The

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in Spielberg,

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is new to the European Le Mans Series, while the

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is another circuit with ELMS history. The season finale is at

is the only event carried over from 2012. The Circuit layout used at this event was to have the full length of the Mistral straight without the chicanes. The final three races of the season are all shared with the World Series by Renault.

Entries

The entry list for the 2013 season was released on 8 February, and included eleven LMP2 and three LMPC cars, ten LMGTE entries, and five GTC cars, bringing the full grid up to twenty-nine entrants. However, only 23 cars turned up for the opening race of the season, the 3 Hours of Silverstone.

LMP2

LMPC

LMGTE

GTC

Season results

Championship Standings

;Points System

Teams Championships

LMP2 Standings

LMPC Standings

GTE Standings

GTC Standings

Drivers Championships

LMP2 Standings

LMPC Standings

GTE Standings

GTC Standings

References

External links

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Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the ...

European Le Mans Series seasons