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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 2nd round of the2013 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | April 7, 2013 |
| Official name | Indy Grand Prix of Alabama |
| Location | Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama |
| Course | Road Course 2.38 mi / 3.83 km |
| Distance | 90 laps 214.2 mi / 344.7 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
| Time | 1:07.0871 |
| Driver |  |
| Podium | |
| First | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
| Second |  Scott Dixon (Target Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third |  Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
The2013 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was the second race of the2013 IndyCar Series season. The race was run on April 7, 2013 inBirmingham, Alabama,United States atBarber Motorsports Park.Ryan Hunter-Reay won the race.[1]
The first race of the2013 IndyCar Series season inSt. Petersburg, sawJames Hinchcliffe earn his first career victory, holding offHélio Castroneves in the closing laps. Expected championship contendersDario Franchitti,Ryan Hunter-Reay andWill Power all experienced trouble during the race, finishing outside the top 15.A. J. Allmendinger made his return to IndyCar for this race, driving forPenske Racing.
Scott Dixon set a new track record in the first round of qualifying, but it wasRyan Hunter-Reay that would capture the pole in the Firestone Fast 6. WhileTakuma Sato had originally made the Fast Six, he was penalized for impedingJustin Wilson's qualifying lap, andTristan Vautier was bumped into the Fast Six after initially missing the cut. Sato would lose his two fastest laps and fall to 12th starting position.
1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
| Pos. | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 1 | 1 | Hélio Castroneves | 79 |
| 3 | 2 | Scott Dixon | 70 |
| 15 | 3 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 66 |
 1 | 4 | Marco Andretti | 61 |
| 4 | 5 |  James Hinchcliffe | 56 |
| 6 | 6 | Charlie Kimball | 51 |
| 3 | 7 | Tony Kanaan | 49 |
| 7 | 8 |  Will Power | 47 |
 | 9 |  Justin Wilson | 46 |
| 3 | 10 |  E. J. Viso | 44 |
