The schedule was released on September 28, 2012 and featured the addition of three new circuits for the series; Circuit of the Americas, Kansas Speedway, and Road Atlanta. Also, the August 10 event at Road America was a combined weekend with the American Le Mans Series, showcasing the organizations' recent merger. Previous races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Watkins Glen Short Course and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve did not return.
Rnd | Date | Race | Duration | Circuit | Location |
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1 | January 26–27 | Rolex 24 At Daytona | 24 hours | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida |
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2 | March 2 | Grand-Am of The Americas presented by GAINSCO and TOTAL | 2 hours 45 minutes | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, Texas |
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3 | April 6 | Porsche 250 | 2 hours | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
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4 | April 20 | Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta | 2 hours 45 minutes | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia |
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5 | June 1 | Chevrolet Grand-Am Detroit 200 | 2 hours | The Raceway on Belle Isle | Detroit, Michigan |
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6 | June 15 | Diamond Cellar Classic | 2 hours 45 minutes | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
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7 | June 30 | Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen | 6 hours | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York |
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8 | July 26 | Brickyard Grand Prix | 3 hours | Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course) | Speedway, Indiana |
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9 | August 10 | VisitFlorida.com Sports Car 250 | 2 hours 45 minutes | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
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10 | August 17 | SFP Grand Prix | 2 hours 45 minutes | Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas |
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11 | September 8 | Continental Tire Sports Car Festival | 2 hours 45 minutes | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California |
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12 | September 28 | Championship Weekend presented by BMW | 2 hours 45 minutes | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut |
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- Lotus announced that they are developing a new Evora for the 2013 Rolex season.[2]
- The series introduced a new alternative fueled "GX" class for the 2013 season.[3] The vehicles also utilized new technologies not otherwise used in the series. Mazda announced that it would offer its SkyActiv-D diesel engine to teams for this new class. 2013 also marked the first season since 2004 to feature three classes.
- In September 2012, Grand Am tested Kansas Speedway in hopes of adding it to the 2013 schedule. The tests proved successful.[4]
Championship standings
editChampionship points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown below. The exception is at the 24 Hours of Daytona, where a minimum of 15th place points are awarded so as not to excessively penalize a low finish when there are generally more entrants.[5]
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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Race | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Colour | Result |
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Gold | Winner | Silver | Second place | Bronze | Third place | Green | Points finish | Blue | Non-points finish | Non-classified finish (NC) | Purple | Retired (Ret) | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Withdrew (WD) | Race cancelled (C) | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | Did not arrive (DNA) | Excluded (EX) |
Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap |
- Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
| Colour | Result |
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Gold | Winner | Silver | Second place | Bronze | Third place | Green | Points finish | Blue | Non-points finish | Non-classified finish (NC) | Purple | Retired (Ret) | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Withdrew (WD) | Race cancelled (C) | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | Did not arrive (DNA) | Excluded (EX) |
Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap |
- Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
| Colour | Result |
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Gold | Winner | Silver | Second place | Bronze | Third place | Green | Points finish | Blue | Non-points finish | Non-classified finish (NC) | Purple | Retired (Ret) | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Withdrew (WD) | Race cancelled (C) | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | Did not arrive (DNA) | Excluded (EX) |
Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap |
- Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.