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
|
1
|
January 26–27
|
Rolex 24 At Daytona
|
24 hours
|
Daytona International Speedway
|
Daytona Beach, Florida
|
2
|
March 2
|
Grand-Am of The Americas presented by GAINSCO and TOTAL
|
2 hours 45 minutes
|
Circuit of the Americas
|
Austin, Texas
|
3
|
April 6
|
Porsche 250
|
2 hours
|
Barber Motorsports Park
|
Birmingham, Alabama
|
4
|
April 20
|
Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta
|
2 hours 45 minutes
|
Road Atlanta
|
Braselton, Georgia
|
5
|
June 1
|
Chevrolet Grand-Am Detroit 200
|
2 hours
|
The Raceway on Belle Isle
|
Detroit, Michigan
|
6
|
June 15
|
Diamond Cellar Classic
|
2 hours 45 minutes
|
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
|
Lexington, Ohio
|
7
|
June 30
|
Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen
|
6 hours
|
Watkins Glen International
|
Watkins Glen, New York
|
8
|
July 26
|
Brickyard Grand Prix
|
3 hours
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course)
|
Speedway, Indiana
|
9
|
August 10
|
VisitFlorida.com Sports Car 250
|
2 hours 45 minutes
|
Road America
|
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
|
10
|
August 17
|
SFP Grand Prix
|
2 hours 45 minutes
|
Kansas Speedway
|
Kansas City, Kansas
|
11
|
September 8
|
Continental Tire Sports Car Festival
|
2 hours 45 minutes
|
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
|
Monterey, California
|
12
|
September 28
|
Championship Weekend presented by BMW
|
2 hours 45 minutes
|
Lime Rock Park
|
Lakeville, Connecticut
|
- 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
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Championship 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
|
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
|
|
Colour |
Result
|
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
|
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
|
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.