The2013 6 Hours of Silverstone was anauto racing event held at theSilverstone Circuit, nearSilverstone,England on 12–14 April 2013. The event was the opening round of the2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season, and served as the annual award for theRoyal Automobile Club'sTourist Trophy. BritonAllan McNish, DaneTom Kristensen, and FrenchmanLoïc Duval won the race forAudi, just over three seconds ahead of their teammates. The BritishDelta-ADR team were victorious in the LMP2 category, whileAston Martin Racing secured both the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am classes.
The event weekend was shared with theEuropean Le Mans Series, which ran the3 Hours of Silverstone, and theFIA European Formula 3 Championship.
The 6 Hours of Silverstone was the first instance in which the WEC utilized a new qualifying procedure in which two drivers were required to set laps during the qualifying session. The grid would then be determined by averaging the total of the two best laps set by each of the drivers. Following the Silverstone qualifying session, several drivers felt the new format was too risky as all teams only had enough time to set four laps during the wet session.[1] The FIA later announced that qualifying would be extended by ten minutes for thenext round at Spa to allow teams more leeway.
Pole position winners in each class are marked inbold.[2]
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 7Toyota Racing | 1:48.021 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 8Toyota Racing | 1:49.995 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 2Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:51.283 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 12Rebellion Racing | 1:52.124 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 1Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:53.488 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | No. 13Rebellion Racing | 1:53.835 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | No. 25Delta-ADR | 1:55.148 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | No. 24OAK Racing | 1:57.629 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 26G-Drive Racing | 1:57.697 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 35OAK Racing | 1:58.729 | 10 |
| 11 | LMGTE Pro | No. 97Aston Martin Racing | 2:00.566 | 11 |
| 12 | LMGTE Pro | No. 99Aston Martin Racing | 2:00.722 | 12 |
| 13 | LMGTE Am | No. 96Aston Martin Racing | 2:01.158 | 13 |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | No. 91Porsche Team Manthey | 2:01.308 | 14 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | No. 92Porsche Team Manthey | 2:01.452 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | No. 51AF Corse | 2:01.512 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE Am | No. 95Aston Martin Racing | 2:01.544 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 | No. 32Lotus | 2:01.555 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | No. 71AF Corse | 2:01.803 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP2 | No. 31Lotus | 2:02.144 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | No. 61AF Corse | 2:02.396 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP2 | No. 49Pecom Racing | 2:02.454 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | No. 818 Star Motorsports | 2:02.513 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | No. 50Larbre Compétition | 2:02.862 | 24 |
| 25 | LMP2 | No. 47KCMG | 2:02.991 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | No. 76IMSA Performance Matmut | 2:04.176 | 26 |
| 27 | LMP2 | No. 41Greaves Motorsport | 2:04.491 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | No. 57Krohn Racing | 2:05.482 | 28 |
| 29 | LMP2 | No. 45OAK Racing | 2:10.475 | 29 |
| 30 | LMP1 | No. 21Strakka Racing | No Time | 30 |
| – | LMGTE Am | No. 88Proton Competition | Did Not Participate | 31 |
Class winners inbold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[3]
| FIA World Endurance Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: None | 2013 season | Next race: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |
