Auto GP season 2013
The 2013 Auto GP season was the 15th season of the racing series, which was held for the fourth time under the name Auto GP . The season started on March 23rd in Monza and ended on October 6th in Brno .
Rule changes
technical changes
The Lola B05 / 52 car GP chassis was completely redesigned for the 2013 season. Series organizer Coloni carried out the revision together with the Argentinian vehicle designer Enrique Scalabroni , who developed winning Formula 1 vehicles for Williams and Ferrari in the 80s and 90s .
Teams and drivers
All pilots drove with the Lola chassis B05 / 52 , engines from Zytek and tires from Kumho .
team | No. | driver | Race weekend |
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SuperNova International | 1 | Antonio Spavone | 1, 2 |
Francesco Dracone | 3 | ||
Narain Karthikeyan | 4-8 | ||
2 | Vittorio Ghirelli | 1-8 | |
3 | Francesco Dracone | 4th | |
Manor MP Motorsport | 25th | Riccardo Agostini | 1-4 |
26th | Meindest van Buuren jr. | 1-8 | |
27 | Daniël de Jong | 2-8 | |
Euronova Racing | 15th | Yoshitaka Kuroda | 1-8 |
16 | Kimiya Sato | 1-8 | |
Virtuosi Racing UK | 5 | Andrea Roda | 1-8 |
6th | Max Snegirev | 1-8 | |
MLR71 Racing Team | 24 | Giacomo Ricci | 1 |
Tamás Pál Kiss | 3 | ||
Michela Cerruti | 6, 8 | ||
71 | Michele La Rosa | 1-8 | |
Zele Racing | 8th | Luciano Bacheta | 1-4 |
Christian Klien | 5 | ||
Josef Král | 8th | ||
9 | Narain Karthikeyan | 1-3 | |
Tamás Pál Kiss | 4, 5, 8 | ||
Ghinzani Arco Motorsport | 13 | Robert Vişoiu | 1-8 |
22nd | Kevin Giovesi | 4-8 | |
Ibiza Racing Team | 18th | Sergio Campana | 1-8 |
20th | Giuseppe Cipriani | 1-3 | |
Fabrizio Crestani | 4th | ||
Francesco Dracone | 5, 8 | ||
Tamás Pál Kiss | 6, 7 | ||
Comtec by Virtuosi | 4th | Roberto La Rocca | 6-8 |
Changes in the drivers
The following list contains all drivers who took part in the 2012 Auto GP season and who did not start for the same team in the 2013 season as in 2012.
Drivers who have changed their team:
- Sergio Campana : Zele Racing → Ibiza Racing Team
- Giuseppe Cipriani : Campos Racing → Ibiza Racing Team
- Francesco Dracone : Virtuosi Racing UK → SuperNova International
- Max Snegirjow : Campos Racing → Virtuosi Racing UK
- Antonio Spavone : Ombra Racing → SuperNova International
Drivers entering or returning to the Auto GP World Series:
- Riccardo Agostini : Italian Formula 3 Championship ( JD Motorsport ) → Manor MP Motorsport
- Luciano Bacheta : FIA Formula 2 Championship → Zele Racing
- Meindest van Buuren jr. : Northern European Formula Renault (Manor MP Motorsport) → Manor MP Motorsport
- Michela Cerruti : German Formula 3 Cup ( EuroInternational ) → MLR71 Racing Team
- Fabrizio Crestani : GP2 series ( Venezuela GP Lazarus ) → Ibiza Racing Team
- Vittorio Ghirelli : Formula Renault 3.5 ( Comtec Racing ) → SuperNova International
- Kevin Giovesi : European F3 Open ( DAV Racing ) → Ghinzani Arco Motorsport
- Narain Karthikeyan : Formula 1 ( HRT F1 Team ) → Zele Racing
- Christian Klien : Superstars Series (Swiss Team) → Zele Racing
- Josef Král : GP2 series ( Barwa Addax ) → Zele Racing
- Yoshitaka Kuroda : Italian Formula 3 Championship ( Euronova Racing by Fortec ) → Euronova Racing
- Tamás Pál Kiss : GP3 series ( Atech CRS Grand Prix ) → MLR71 Racing Team
- Roberto La Rocca : F2000 Championship Series (HP-Tech) → Comtec by Virtousi
- Andrea Roda : Formula 3 Euro Series ( Jo Zeller Racing ) → Virtuosi Racing UK
- Kimiya Satō : German Formula 3 Cup ( Lotus ) → Euronova Racing
- Robert Vişoiu : GP3 series ( Jenzer Motorsport ) → Ghinzani Arco Motorsport
Drivers who have left the Auto GP World Series:
- Yann Cunha : Ombra Racing → Formula Renault 3.5 ( AV Formula )
- Adrian Quaife-Hobbs : SuperNova International → GP2 series (MP Motorsport)
- Facu Regalía : Campos Racing → GP3 Series ( ART Grand Prix )
- Sergei Sirotkin : Euronova Racing → Formula Renault 3.5 ( ISR Racing )
- Pål Varhaug : Virtousi Racing UK → GP2 series ( Hilmer Motorsport )
Drivers who do not have a contract for a 2013 racing cockpit:
Racing calendar
With eight race weekends, the Auto GP racing calendar included one more event than last year. While the Auto GP held every race as part of the WTCC weekends last season , in the 2013 season only the first three events took place together with the WTCC. The races in Valencia , Portimão , Curitiba and Sonoma have been canceled. Along with the partial separation from the WTCC, the events in America were canceled, so that the calendar included seven races in Europe and one in Africa .
In the second half of the season, the following newly added tracks were driven: the Silverstone Circuit, the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello , the Nürburgring , Donington Park and the Automotodrom Brno . At Silverstone they drove as part of the Blancpain Endurance Series , in Mugello at the ACI Racing Weekend , at the Nürburgring as part of the DTM , in Donington as part of the Superstars Series and in Brno as part of the ETC Cup .
Ratings
Point system
The points were awarded according to the following scheme:
position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | PP | SR |
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Race 1 | 25th | 18th | 15th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Race 2 | 20th | 15th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
Driver ranking
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Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Mills: “Auto GP reveals further tweaks to 2013 single-seater”. autosport.com, January 31, 2013, accessed February 6, 2013 .
- ^ A b Peter Mills: “Super Nova signs Antonio Spavone and Vittorio Ghirelli for Auto GP”. autosport.com, March 14, 2013, accessed March 20, 2013 .
- ↑ Matt Beer: “Francesco Dracone returns to Auto GP with Super Nova”. autosport.com, May 1, 2013, accessed May 5, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Peter Mills: “Narain Karthikeyan switches to Super Nova to stay in Auto GP”. autosport.com, May 31, 2013, accessed May 31, 2013 .
- ↑ Sam Tremayne: “Italian F3 champion Riccardo Agostini joins MP for Auto GP season”. autosport.com, January 30, 2013, accessed February 6, 2013 .
- ^ A b Glenn Freeman: “GP2 driver Daniel de Jong to race in selected Auto GP events”. autosport.com, February 22, 2013, accessed March 20, 2013 .
- ^ Matt Beer: "Yoshitaka Kuroda joins Auto GP with Euronova". autosport.com, March 13, 2013, accessed March 20, 2013 .
- ↑ “Kimiya Sato gets Euronova Auto GP seat”. autosport.com, January 22, 2013, accessed February 7, 2013 .
- ↑ Peter Mills: “Virtuosi signs Andrea Roda for Auto GP”. autosport.com, January 21, 2013, accessed February 7, 2013 .
- ^ A b c Peter Mills: “Auto GP announces 21-car field for 2013 season”. autosport.com, March 15, 2013, accessed March 20, 2013 .
- ↑ a b “MLR71 up for bolder season in 2013”. (No longer available online.) Autogp.org, February 4, 2013, formerly in the original ; Retrieved February 7, 2013 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ^ Peter Mills: "Tamas Pal Kiss to enter Auto GP race in Budapest". autosport.com, April 29, 2013, accessed May 5, 2013 .
- ^ Peter Mills: "Michela Cerruti to make Auto GP debut with MLR71 at the Nurburgring". autosport.com, August 6, 2013, accessed August 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Jamie O'Leary: “F2 champion Luciano Bacheta joins Zele Racing for Auto GP campaign”. autosport.com, March 15, 2013, accessed March 20, 2013 .
- ↑ "Christian Klien makes formula racing comeback". kurier.at, July 11, 2013, accessed on July 13, 2013 .
- ↑ Peter Mills: “Zele Racing returns to Auto GP for Brno round”. autorsport.com, September 30, 2013, accessed October 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Peter Mills: “Narain Karthikeyan to contest Auto GP opener with Zele Racing”. autosport.com, March 21, 2013, accessed March 21, 2013 .
- ^ "Hungary's Kiss Joins Zele Racing for Silverstone". zele-racing.com, May 30, 2013, accessed May 31, 2013 (English).
- ^ “Ghinzani to expand to two cars for Silverstone Auto GP round”. autosport.com, May 30, 2013, accessed May 31, 2013 .
- ↑ Jamie O'Leary: “New Ibiza team to enter Auto GP in 2013”. autosport.com, February 5, 2013, accessed February 7, 2013 .
- ↑ Valentin Khorounzhiy: “Karthikeyan and Campana complete Auto GP lineup for Monza”. paddockscout.com, March 21, 2013, accessed March 21, 2013 .
- ^ Peter Mills: "Fabrizio Crestani to sub for injured Giuseppe Cipriani at Ibiza Racing". autosport.com, May 30, 2013, accessed May 31, 2013 .
- ^ “Tamas Pal Kiss to drive for Ibiza Racing at Nurburgring Auto GP”. autosport.com, August 12, 2013, accessed August 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Peter Mills: “Virtuosi to support new Comtec entry in Auto GP”. autosport.com, August 5, 2013, accessed August 18, 2013 .
- ^ Peter Mills: “Auto GP drops Moscow date for Silverstone”. autosport.com, February 7, 2013, accessed February 7, 2013 .
- ↑ Philipp Schajer: "More motorsport - Auto GP: Calendar includes eight racing weekends". For the first time at the Nürburgring. Motorsport-Total.com, November 28, 2012, accessed February 6, 2013 .