2013 Porsche Supercup

The 2013 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season was the 21st Porsche Supercup season. It began on 12 May on Circuit de Catalunya and finished on 3 November at Yas Marina Circuit, after nine races, all of which were support events for the 2013 Formula One season. A new car was introduced for the season as the Porsche 991 – the internal designation for the seventh-generation Porsche 911 – replaced the Porsche 997.[1]

Racing scene from Belgium

Three-time champion René Rast did not return to defend his title, opting to focus on the ADAC GT Masters, the FIA GT Series and the Blancpain Endurance Series, where he would compete for Belgian Audi Club WRT. BTCC champion and former WTCC driver Alain Menu joined the series with his own team, FACH Auto Tech.

Ahead of the final round of the series in Abu Dhabi, Monégasque-based British[2] driver Sean Edwards held a championship lead of eighteen points over Denmark's Nicki Thiim, with Michael Ammermüller of Germany the only other driver to remain within contention for winning the title.[3] Edwards was killed on 15 October 2013 at Queensland Raceway in Willowbank, Australia, while instructing a member of the public at a private test session.[4] Thiim ultimately won the championship, after he won both races in Abu Dhabi; Edwards ended up second overall, finishing three points ahead of Ammermüller.

Changes for 2013 edit

Technical edit

Teams and drivers edit

TeamNo.DriversRounds
Attempto Racing[5]1 Kévin Estre[5]All
2 Nicki Thiim[5]All
Lechner Racing[6]3 Michael Ammermüller[6]All
4 Štefan Rosina[6]1
Jeroen Bleekemolen[7]2–3, 5–8
Jaap van Lagen[8]4
FÖRCH Racing by Lukas MS[6]5 Robert Lukas[6]All
6 Klaus Bachler[6]All
MRS GT-Racing[6]7 Esteban Gini[6]1–4
Philipp Eng[9]7
Kenji Kobayashi[10]8
8 Roar Lindland[6]1–2, 4–8
Karl Leonard[11]3
9 Jean-Karl Vernay[6]All
Team Bleekemolen[12]10 Ben Barker[12]All
17 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen[12]All
18 Jeroen Mul[12]All
VERVA Racing Team[13]11 Patryk Szczerbiński[13]All
12 Kuba Giermaziak[13]All
Team Allyouneed by Project 1[14]14 Sean Edwards[14][N 1]1–7
15 Sean Johnston[14]All
16 Sébastien Ogier[15]2
Jeffrey Schmidt[11]3–4
Andreas Mayerl[16]6
Nonô Figueiredo[9]7
Lechner Racing Academy[6]19 Clemens Schmid[6]All
20 Markus Pommer[6]All
DAMS[17]21 Michael Christensen[17]All
22 Richie Stanaway[17]All
MOMO-Megatron[18]23 Alessandro Zampedri[18]1–3, 5, 7
Dylan Derdaele[18]4, 6, 8
24 Jochen Habets[18]All
FACH Auto Tech[19]25 Carlo Lusser[20]1
Christian Engelhart[19]2–8
26 Alain Menu[19]1–2
Martin Ragginger[11]3, 6–7
Florian Spengler[8]4
Earl Bamber[21]5, 8
GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East[22]30 Zaid Ashkanani[10]8
31 Antonio Giancola[10]8
32 Hannes Waimer[10]8
Porsche AG[23]88 Sébastien Loeb[23]1–2
Emanuele Pirro[9]7
Notes
  1. ^ Edwards ran under a British licence for the first two meetings of the season before changing to a Monegasque one for Silverstone.[2]

Race calendar and results edit

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Circuit de Catalunya12 May Sean Edwards Sean Edwards Sean Edwards Team Allyouneed by Project 1
2 Circuit de Monaco26 May Sean Edwards Sean Edwards Sean Edwards Team Allyouneed by Project 1
3 Silverstone Circuit30 June Nicki Thiim Michael Christensen Nicki Thiim Attempto Racing
4 Nürburgring7 July Michael Christensen Michael Ammermüller Michael Christensen DAMS
5 Hungaroring28 July Sean Edwards Sean Edwards Sean Edwards Team Allyouneed by Project 1
6 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps25 August Kuba Giermaziak Kuba Giermaziak Klaus Bachler FÖRCH Racing by Lukas MS
7 Autodromo Nazionale Monza8 September Nicki Thiim Kévin Estre Nicki Thiim Attempto Racing
8R1 Yas Marina Circuit2 November Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Nicki Thiim Attempto Racing
R23 November Nicki Thiim Nicki Thiim Nicki Thiim Attempto Racing

Championship standings edit

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
Points201816141210987654321

Drivers' Championship edit

PosDriverCAT
MON
SIL
NÜR
HUN
SPA
MNZ
YMC
Points
1 Nicki Thiim281288111140
2 Sean Edwards1144125118
3 Michael Ammermüller3325145268115
4 Kévin EstreDNS66347352107
5 Kuba Giermaziak425Ret311636105
6 Michael Christensen52531103810795
7 Klaus Bachler710219517721†73
8 Christian Engelhart58Ret212491269
9 Jeroen Bleekemolen41196108367
10 Ben Barker10996169124966
11 Robert Lukas615Ret7194Ret141144
12 Richie Stanaway971310Ret13Ret17443
13 Jean-Karl Vernay1211201111149RetDSQ29
14 Jeroen Mul81915Ret13101311Ret27
15 Markus Pommer1917141672022121325
16 Patryk Szczerbiński151410Ret6Ret19181524
17 Clemens Schmid141212Ret12151516Ret21
18 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen1818188211818Ret1015
19 Martin Ragginger7171114
20 Sean Johnston172017191816Ret13149
21 Jochen Habets20†Ret2217Ret211720164
22 Alessandro Zampedri16231617163
23 Roar LindlandRet221820232021Ret2
24 Esteban GiniRet2423200
25 Alain MenuRet210
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Earl Bamber15250
Sébastien Loeb11160
Jaap van Lagen120
Jeffrey Schmidt24130
Štefan Rosina130
Sébastien Ogier130
Florian Spengler140
Philipp Eng140
Zaid Ashkanani15170
Dylan Derdaele151919Ret0
Hannes WaimerNC180
Antonio Giancola22190
Karl Leonard190
Kenji Kobayashi23200
Nonô Figueiredo210
Andreas Mayerl220
Emanuele Pirro23†0
Carlo LusserRet0
PosDriverCAT
MON
SIL
NÜR
HUN
SPA
MNZ
YMC
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

References edit

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