The 2013 Auto GP Series was the fourth year of the Auto GP series, and the fifteenth season of the former Euroseries 3000. The championship began on 23 March at Monza in Italy and finished on 6 October at Brno in the Czech Republic, after eight double-header rounds.
Teams and drivers Team Driver Rounds Super Nova International 1 Antonio Spavone 1–2 Francesco Dracone 3 Narain Karthikeyan 4–8 2 Vittorio Ghirelli All 3 Francesco Dracone 4 Comtec by Virtuosi 4 Roberto La Rocca 6–8 Virtuosi UK 5 Andrea Roda All 6 Max Snegirev All Zele Racing 8 Luciano Bacheta 1–4 Christian Klien 5 Josef Král 8 9 Narain Karthikeyan 1–3 Tamás Pál Kiss 4–5, 8 Ghinzani Motorsport 13 Robert Vișoiu All 22 Kevin Giovesi 4–8 Euronova Racing 15 Yoshitaka Kuroda All 16 Kimiya Sato All Ibiza Racing Team 18 Sergio Campana All 20 Giuseppe Cipriani 1–3 Fabrizio Crestani 4 Francesco Dracone 5, 8 Tamás Pál Kiss 6–7 MLR 71 24 Giacomo Ricci 1 Tamás Pál Kiss 3 Michela Cerruti 6, 8 71 Michele La Rosa All Manor MP Motorsport 25 Riccardo Agostini 1–4 26 Meindert van Buuren All 27 Daniël de Jong 2–8
Race calendar and results The provisional calendar for the 2013 season was released on 17 January 2013. But on 7 February 2013 it was revealed that Moscow Raceway were dropped from schedule due to cost reasons. Silverstone Circuit will take Moscow Raceway's place in the calendar. On 24 April 2013, the calendar was altered again, with dropping Zandvoort due to clash with German GP2 Series and Formula One rounds and changing to Mugello Circuit. Round Circuit/Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 23 March Riccardo Agostini Sergio Campana Sergio Campana Ibiza Racing Team FIA WTCC Race of Italy R2 24 March Kimiya Sato Kimiya Sato Euronova Racing 2 R3 Marrakech Street Circuit 6 April Sergio Campana Narain Karthikeyan Sergio Campana Ibiza Racing Team FIA WTCC Race of Morocco R4 7 April Vittorio Ghirelli Luciano Bacheta Zele Racing 3 R5 Hungaroring 5 May Vittorio Ghirelli Vittorio Ghirelli Kimiya Sato Euronova Racing FIA WTCC Race of Hungary R6 Vittorio Ghirelli Vittorio Ghirelli Super Nova International 4 R7 Silverstone Circuit 1 June Narain Karthikeyan Vittorio Ghirelli Narain Karthikeyan Super Nova International Blancpain Endurance Series R8 2 June Kimiya Sato Kimiya Sato Euronova Racing 5 R9 Mugello Circuit 13 July Narain Karthikeyan Kevin Giovesi Sergio Campana Ibiza Racing Team ACI Racing Weekend R10 14 July Narain Karthikeyan Narain Karthikeyan Super Nova International 6 R11 Nürburgring 17 August Narain Karthikeyan Vittorio Ghirelli Narain Karthikeyan Super Nova International Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters R12 18 August Kimiya Sato Kimiya Sato Euronova Racing 7 R13 Donington Park 31 August Narain Karthikeyan Kimiya Sato Vittorio Ghirelli Super Nova International Superstars Series R14 1 September Narain Karthikeyan Narain Karthikeyan Super Nova International 8 R15 Masaryk Circuit 5 October Vittorio Ghirelli Tamás Pál Kiss Narain Karthikeyan Super Nova International European Touring Car Cup R16 6 October Kimiya Sato Kimiya Sato Euronova Racing
Championship standings Points for both championships were awarded as follows: Race Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Race One 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Race Two 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
In addition: One point will be awarded for Pole position for Race One One point will be awarded for fastest lap in each race
Drivers' standings Pos Driver MNZ MAR HUN SIL MUG NÜR DON BRN Points 1 Vittorio Ghirelli 4 3 9 2 2 1 2 Ret 6 2 3 2 1 4 2 3 222 2 Kimiya Sato 2 1 3 3 1 6 6 1 Ret 3 4 1 14† 5 4 1 213 3 Sergio Campana 1 4 1 Ret 3 2 7 2 1 12 5 4 5 6 6 2 197 4 Narain Karthikeyan 5 Ret 6 Ret 8 4 1 12 3 1 1 5 2 1 1 DSQ 195 5 Tamás Pál Kiss 5 5 3 7 5 4 6 6 7 8 5 5 99 6 Kevin Giovesi 13 3 2 5 2 10 3 3 Ret 6 91 7 Daniël de Jong 2 Ret 7 7 4 5 DNS 7 Ret 3 6 13 9 8 77 8 Robert Vișoiu 3 6 14† 4 15† 10 9 Ret Ret 15† 7 12 4 11 3 Ret 67 9 Meindert van Buuren Ret 10 Ret 6 6 Ret 8 4 10 6 12 DNS 8 2 12 9 57 10 Riccardo Agostini 7 5 4 Ret 4 3 15 9 53 11 Luciano Bacheta 8 2 8 1 16† 9 10 8 49 12 Andrea Roda Ret 11 7 7 9 12 Ret 15 4 10 14 9 9 12 7 4 45 13 Max Snegirev 10 Ret 13 5 10 8 11 6 9 11 11 13 12 10 10 10 24 14 Antonio Spavone 6 9 5 9† 22 15 Roberto La Rocca 8 7 11 7 8 7 20 16 Yoshitaka Kuroda 11 7 11 8† 12 Ret 12 11 7 8 10 Ret 10 9 11 11 20 17 Fabrizio Crestani 5 10 11 18 Christian Klien 8 9 6 19 Michela Cerruti 9 8 16† 13 5 20 Michele La Rosa 12 8 12 10† 14 Ret 14 14 Ret 14 13 11 13 14 14 15 4 21 Giuseppe Cipriani 9 13 10 Ret 13 Ret 3 22 Francesco Dracone 11 11 Ret 13 Ret 13 13 14 0 23 Josef Král 15 12 0 24 Giacomo Ricci Ret 12 0 Pos Driver MNZ MAR HUN SIL MUG NÜR DON BRN PointsUnder-21 Trophy Bold – Pole for Race One Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' Championship Pos Team MNZ MAR HUN SIL MUG NÜR DON BRN Points 1 Super Nova International 4 3 5 2 2 1 1 12 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 406 6 9 9 9† 11 11 2 13 6 2 3 5 2 4 2 DSQ 2 Ibiza Racing Team 1 4 1 Ret 3 2 7 2 1 12 5 4 5 6 6 2 234 9 13 10 Ret 13 Ret 5 10 Ret 13 6 6 7 8 13 14 3 Euronova Racing 2 1 3 3 1 6 6 1 7 3 4 1 10 5 4 1 233 11 7 11 8† 12 Ret 12 11 Ret 8 10 Ret 14† 9 11 11 4 Manor MP Motorsport 7 5 2 6 4 3 4 4 10 6 12 3 6 2 9 8 179 Ret 10 4 Ret 6 7 8 5 DNS 7 Ret DNS 8 13 12 9 5 Ghinzani Motorsport 3 6 14† 4 15† 10 9 3 2 5 2 10 3 3 3 6 161 13 Ret Ret 15† 7 12 4 11 Ret Ret 6 Zele Racing 5 2 6 1 8 4 3 7 5 4 5 5 138 8 Ret 8 Ret 16† 9 10 8 8 9 15 12 7 Virtuosi UK 10 11 7 5 9 8 11 6 4 10 11 9 9 10 7 4 69 Ret Ret 13 7 10 12 Ret 15 9 11 14 13 12 12 10 10 8 MLR 71 12 8 12 10† 5 5 14 14 Ret 14 9 8 13 14 14 13 27 Ret 12 14 Ret 13 11 16† 15 9 Comtec by Virtuosi 8 7 11 7 8 7 20 Pos Team MNZ MAR HUN SIL MUG NÜR DON BRN PointsBold – Pole for Race One Italics – Fastest Lap
References
External links Official Auto GP site