2013 Auto GP World Series season
The Auto GP World Series 2013 season was the 15th season of racing series, which was held for the fourth time under the name Auto GP. The season began on March 23 in Monza and ended on October 6 in Brno.
- 2.1 Changes to the drivers
- 4.1 Points system
- 4.2 Drivers' Championship
Rule Changes
Technical changes
The Auto GP chassis Lola B05/52 was substantially revised for the season 2013. Series organizer Coloni led the revision together with the Argentinean car designer Enrique Scalabroni, who's had winning Formula 1 cars in the 80s and 90s for Williams and Ferrari, by.
Teams and Drivers
Changes in drivers
The following list contains all the drivers who took part in the 2012 Auto GP season and did not start in the 2013 season for the same team 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 → Super Nova International
- Max Snegiryov: Campos Racing → Virtuosi Racing UK
- Antonio Spavone: Ombra Racing → Super Nova International
Driver who went and returned to the Auto GP World Series:
- Riccardo Agostini: Italian Formula 3 Championship (JD Motorsport) → MP Manor Motorsport
- Luciano Bacheta: FIA Formula 2 Championship → Zele Racing
- Meindert van Buuren Jr.: North European Formula Renault ( MP Manor Motorsport) → MP Manor Motorsport
- Michela Cerruti: German Formula 3 Cup ( Euro International) → MLR71 Racing Team
- Fabrizio Crestani: GP2 Series (Venezuela GP Lazarus ) → Ibiza Racing Team
- Vittorio Ghirelli: Formula Renault 3.5 ( Comtec Racing) → Super Nova 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 ( Euro Nova Racing by Fortec ) → Euro Nova 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 ) → Euro Nova Racing
- Robert Visoiu: 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 Regalia: Campos Racing → GP3 Series ( ART Grand Prix)
- Sergei Sirotkin: EUR Nova 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 race seat in 2013:
- Matteo Beretta
- Chris van der Drift
- Adderly Fong
- Victor Guerin
- Pippa Mann
- Peter Milavec
- Sten Pentus
- Antonio Pizzonia
- Kotaro Sakurai
- Giancarlo Serenelli
- Juan Carlos Sistos
- Rafael Suzuki
Race Calendar
The race calendar of the Auto GP comprised eight race weekends, one event more than the previous year. While the Auto GP had played each race in the WTCC weekend in the last season, found in the 2013 season, only the first three events together with the WTCC instead. The race in Valencia, Portimao, Curitiba and Sonoma were deleted. Along with the partial separation of the WTCC events in America have been deleted, so that the calendar included seven races in Europe and one in Africa.
In the second half of the season we went on the following newly added routes: the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, the Nurburgring, Donington Park and the Brno Circuit Silverstone Circuit. At Silverstone, we drove in the Blancpain Endurance Series in Mugello at ACI Racing Weekend, at the Nürburgring in the DTM, at Donington in the Superstars Series and in Brno within the ETC Cup.
Ratings
Points system
The points were awarded according to the following scheme: