2013 GP2 Series season

The GP2 Series 2013 season was the ninth season of the GP2 series. There were held eleven race weekends. The season began on March 23 at Sepang and ended on 3 November at the Yas Island. Fabio Leimer won the championship.

  • 3.1 Points system
  • 3.2 Drivers' Championship
  • 3.3 Evaluation team

Teams and Drivers

All teams and drivers used the Dallara chassis GP2/11, engines from Renault Mecachrome and Pirelli tires.

Changes in drivers

The following list contains all the drivers who took part in the 2012 GP2 Series season and did not start in the 2013 season for the same team as in 2012.

Drivers who have changed their team:

Driver who went and returned to the GP2 series:

  • Daniel Abt: GP3 Series ( Lotus GP) → ART Grand Prix
  • Sam Bird: Formula Renault 3.5 (ISR ) → Russian Time
  • Sergio Campana: Auto GP World Series ( Zele Racing) → Trident Racing
  • Kevin Ceccon: GP3 series ( Ocean Racing Technology ) → Trident Racing
  • Conor Daly: GP3 Series ( Lotus GP) → Hilmer Motorsport
  • Mitch Evans: GP3 series ( MW Arden ) → Arden International
  • Frijns: Formula Renault 3.5 ( Fortec Motorsport) → Hilmer Motorsport
  • Vittorio Ghirelli: Formula Renault 3.5 ( Comtec Racing) → Venezuela GP Lazarus
  • Kevin Giovesi: European F3 Open ( DAV Racing) → Venezuela GP Lazarus
  • Qing Hua Ma: Formula 1 test driver (HRT F1 Team ) → Caterham Racing
  • Adrian Quaife - Hobbs: Auto GP World Series (Super Nova International) → MP Motorsport
  • Gianmarco Raimondo: European F3 Open ( RP Motorsport) → Trident Racing
  • Alexander Rossi: Formula Renault 3.5 ( Arden Caterham ) → Caterham Racing
  • Pål Varhaug: Auto GP World Series ( Virtousi Racing UK) → Hilmer Motorsport

Drivers who have left the GP2 series:

Changes the teams

  • MP Motorsport took the place of the Scuderia Coloni. MP Motorsport 2012 was been active in the Auto GP World Series.
  • Hilmer Motorsport took over Ocean Racing Technology, which had stopped for financial reasons its commitment in the GP2 series. For the first time joined a racing team from Germany in the GP2 series. Franz Hilmer, owner of Hilmer Motorsport, is also owner of the Formtech GmbH, supplied as a supplier of several Formula 1 racing teams. Team seat was Niederwinkling.
  • ISport International withdrew shortly before the first tests in February 2013 from the GP2 series back. Due to financial constraints, the team was not able to ensure the racing for the 2013 season. The team sold the launch site to the Russian investors, who reported the team Moto Park Academy under the name Russian Time. He is the first GP2 team with Russian license. After Hilmer Motorsport Russian Time is the second team with team based in Germany, who joined in the GP2 Series in 2013. The team works in Oschersleben. Team manager of the racing team is Igor Mazepa.

Changes during the season

  • In Caterham Racing Qing Hua Ma was replaced after the first race weekend by Alexander Rossi.
  • Hilmer Motorsport changed hands several times the occupation. Conor Daly lost his cockpit after the first event at Frijns. Frijns met five times to for Hilmer, before he was replaced by Adrian Quaife - Hobbs. Pål Varhaug was replaced after two race weekends of Jon Lancaster. After five events for Hilmer Lancaster lost a race weekend of his cockpit at Frijns.
  • In Venezuela GP Lazarus Kevin Giovesi was replaced on the fifth event by Fabrizio Crestani. The team stated that Giovesi was sick. After two race weekends Crestani gave the vehicle to Vittorio Ghirelli on.
  • At Trident Racing Kevin Ceccon was replaced after the sixth race weekend by Ricardo Teixeira. After two events Sergio Campana and Gianmarco Raimondo took over the cockpit for one or two race weekends.
  • MP Motorsport replaced Adrian Quaife - Hobbs to the sixth event by Dani Clos.

Race Calendar

2013 were recognized eleven race weekends. In comparison to the previous season gat there is only one event in as- Sachir. The race weekend in Valencia did not take place, but returned a race weekend back on the Yas Island in the calendar. All events were held as part of the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends. The race at the Hockenheimring Baden- Württemberg changed on schedule at the Nürburgring.

With the exception of race weekend in Monaco all the major races were on Saturday, and all the sprint race on Sunday. In Monaco, the main event were held on Friday and the Sprint race on Saturday.

Rating

Points system

In the main race (HAU ), the first ten of the race, 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 were given point (s). During the sprint race (SPR ), the first eight of the race were 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s). In addition, the winner of qualifying, who started from pole position in the feature race, four points received. The driver, who scored the fastest lap of the first ten classified riders will receive two points.

Drivers' championship

  • Fat - Pole Position
  • Italics - Fastest lap
  • Underline - overall leader

Team standings

James Calado Julián Leal Carlin Motorsport Motopark Academy Ma Qinghua Alexander Rossi (racing driver) Jake Rosenzweig Stefano Coletti Ricardo Teixeira (racing driver) Sergio Campana (racing driver) Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Team Lazarus Euroformula Open Championship Bahrain International Circuit Valencia Street Circuit Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit de Monaco Silverstone Circuit Hungaroring Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Autodromo Nazionale Monza Marina Bay Street Circuit Pole-Position 2013 Sepang GP2 Series round 2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round 2013 Catalunya GP2 and GP3 Series rounds 2005 GP2 Series season 2006 GP2 Series season 2007 GP2 Series season 2008 GP2 Series season 2009 GP2 Series season 2010 GP2 Series season 2011 GP2 Series season 2014 GP2 Series season GP2 Asia Series 2008 GP2 Asia Series season 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season 2011 GP2 Final
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