title: 2013 Porsche Supercup
text: # 2013 Porsche Supercup
  
  The 2013 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season was the 21st Porsche Supercup season. It began on 12 May on Circuit de Catalunya and finished on 3 November at Yas Marina Circuit, after nine races, all of which were support events for the 2013 Formula One season. A new car was introduced for the season as the Porsche 991 – the internal designation for the seventh-generation Porsche 911 – replaced the Porsche 997.
  
  Three-time champion René Rast did not return to defend his title, opting to focus on the ADAC GT Masters, the FIA GT Series and the Blancpain Endurance Series, where he would compete for Belgian Audi Club WRT. BTCC champion and former WTCC driver Alain Menu joined the series with his own team, FACH Auto Tech.
  
  Ahead of the final round of the series in Abu Dhabi, Monégasque-based British driver Sean Edwards held a championship lead of eighteen points over Denmark's Nicki Thiim, with Michael Ammermüller of Germany the only other driver to remain within contention for winning the title. Edwards was killed on 15 October 2013 at Queensland Raceway in Willowbank, Australia, while instructing a member of the public at a private test session. Thiim ultimately won the championship, after he won both races in Abu Dhabi; Edwards ended up second overall, finishing three points ahead of Ammermüller.
  
  ## Changes for 2013
  
  ### Technical
  
  * After 20 years, the sequential manual gearbox shifters were replaced by newly-mandatory sequential semi-automatic paddle-shifters respectively for all Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup cars to make easier shifting rather than manual shifters.
  
  ## Teams and drivers
  
  | Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Attempto Racing | 1 | Kévin Estre | All |
  | Attempto Racing | 2 | Nicki Thiim | All |
  | Lechner Racing | 3 | Michael Ammermüller | All |
  | Lechner Racing | 4 | Štefan Rosina | 1 |
  | Lechner Racing | 4 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 2–3, 5–8 |
  | Lechner Racing | 4 | Jaap van Lagen | 4 |
  | FÖRCH Racing by Lukas MS | 5 | Robert Lukas | All |
  | FÖRCH Racing by Lukas MS | 6 | Klaus Bachler | All |
  | MRS GT-Racing | 7 | Esteban Gini | 1–4 |
  | MRS GT-Racing | 7 | Philipp Eng | 7 |
  | MRS GT-Racing | 7 | Kenji Kobayashi | 8 |
  | MRS GT-Racing | 8 | Roar Lindland | 1–2, 4–8 |
  | MRS GT-Racing | 8 | Karl Leonard | 3 |
  | MRS GT-Racing | 9 | Jean-Karl Vernay | All |
  | Team Bleekemolen | 10 | Ben Barker | All |
  | Team Bleekemolen | 17 | Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | All |
  | Team Bleekemolen | 18 | Jeroen Mul | All |
  | VERVA Racing Team | 11 | Patryk Szczerbiński | All |
  | VERVA Racing Team | 12 | Kuba Giermaziak | All |
  | Team Allyouneed by Project 1 | 14 | Sean Edwards | 1–7 |
  | Team Allyouneed by Project 1 | 15 | Sean Johnston | All |
  | Team Allyouneed by Project 1 | 16 | Sébastien Ogier | 2 |
  | Team Allyouneed by Project 1 | 16 | Jeffrey Schmidt | 3–4 |
  | Team Allyouneed by Project 1 | 16 | Andreas Mayerl | 6 |
  | Team Allyouneed by Project 1 | 16 | Nonô Figueiredo | 7 |
  | Lechner Racing Academy | 19 | Clemens Schmid | All |
  | Lechner Racing Academy | 20 | Markus Pommer | All |
  | DAMS | 21 | Michael Christensen | All |
  | DAMS | 22 | Richie Stanaway | All |
  | MOMO-Megatron | 23 | Alessandro Zampedri | 1–3, 5, 7 |
  | MOMO-Megatron | 23 | Dylan Derdaele | 4, 6, 8 |
  | MOMO-Megatron | 24 | Jochen Habets | All |
  | FACH Auto Tech | 25 | Carlo Lusser | 1 |
  | FACH Auto Tech | 25 | Christian Engelhart | 2–8 |
  | FACH Auto Tech | 26 | Alain Menu | 1–2 |
  | FACH Auto Tech | 26 | Martin Ragginger | 3, 6–7 |
  | FACH Auto Tech | 26 | Florian Spengler | 4 |
  | FACH Auto Tech | 26 | Earl Bamber | 5, 8 |
  | GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East | 30 | Zaid Ashkanani | 8 |
  | GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East | 31 | Antonio Giancola | 8 |
  | GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East | 32 | Hannes Waimer | 8 |
  | Porsche AG | 88 | Sébastien Loeb | 1–2 |
  | Porsche AG | 88 | Emanuele Pirro | 7 |
  
  ### Notes
  
  * ↑ Edwards ran under a British licence for the first two meetings of the season before changing to a Monegasque one for Silverstone.
  
  ## Race calendar and results
  
  | Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Circuit de Catalunya | 12 May | Sean Edwards | Sean Edwards | Sean Edwards | Team Allyouneed by Project 1 |
  | 2 | 2 | Circuit de Monaco | 26 May | Sean Edwards | Sean Edwards | Sean Edwards | Team Allyouneed by Project 1 |
  | 3 | 3 | Silverstone Circuit | 30 June | Nicki Thiim | Michael Christensen | Nicki Thiim | Attempto Racing |
  | 4 | 4 | Nürburgring | 7 July | Michael Christensen | Michael Ammermüller | Michael Christensen | DAMS |
  | 5 | 5 | Hungaroring | 28 July | Sean Edwards | Sean Edwards | Sean Edwards | Team Allyouneed by Project 1 |
  | 6 | 6 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 25 August | Kuba Giermaziak | Kuba Giermaziak | Klaus Bachler | FÖRCH Racing by Lukas MS |
  | 7 | 7 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 8 September | Nicki Thiim | Kévin Estre | Nicki Thiim | Attempto Racing |
  | 8 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit | 2 November | Earl Bamber | Earl Bamber | Nicki Thiim | Attempto Racing |
  | 8 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit | 3 November | Nicki Thiim | Nicki Thiim | Nicki Thiim | Attempto Racing |
  
  ## Championship standings
  
  | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Points | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
  
  ### Drivers' Championship
  
  | Pos | Driver | CAT | MON | SIL | NÜR | HUN | SPA | MNZ | YMC | YMC | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nicki Thiim | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 140 |
  | 2 | Sean Edwards | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | 118 |
  | 3 | Michael Ammermüller | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 115 |
  | 4 | Kévin Estre | DNS | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 107 |
  | 5 | Kuba Giermaziak | 4 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 105 |
  | 6 | Michael Christensen | 5 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 95 |
  | 7 | Klaus Bachler | 7 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21† | 73 |
  | 8 | Christian Engelhart | | 5 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 69 |
  | 9 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | | 4 | 11 | | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 67 |
  | 10 | Ben Barker | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 66 |
  | 11 | Robert Lukas | 6 | 15 | Ret | 7 | 19 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 44 |
  | 12 | Richie Stanaway | 9 | 7 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 17 | 4 | 43 |
  | 13 | Jean-Karl Vernay | 12 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | Ret | DSQ | 29 |
  | 14 | Jeroen Mul | 8 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 27 |
  | 15 | Markus Pommer | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
  | 16 | Patryk Szczerbiński | 15 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 19 | 18 | 15 | 24 |
  | 17 | Clemens Schmid | 14 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 21 |
  | 18 | Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 18 | Ret | 10 | 15 |
  | 19 | Martin Ragginger | | | 7 | | | 17 | 11 | | | 14 |
  | 20 | Sean Johnston | 17 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 9 |
  | 21 | Jochen Habets | 20† | Ret | 22 | 17 | Ret | 21 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
  | 22 | Alessandro Zampedri | 16 | 23 | 16 | | 17 | | 16 | | | 3 |
  | 23 | Roar Lindland | Ret | 22 | | 18 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21 | Ret | 2 |
  | 24 | Esteban Gini | Ret | 24 | 23 | 20 | | | | | | 0 |
  | 25 | Alain Menu | Ret | 21 | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | Guest drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||
  | | Earl Bamber | | | | | 15 | | | 2 | 5 | 0 |
  | | Sébastien Loeb | 11 | 16 | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Jaap van Lagen | | | | 12 | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Jeffrey Schmidt | | | 24 | 13 | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Štefan Rosina | 13 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Sébastien Ogier | | 13 | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Florian Spengler | | | | 14 | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Philipp Eng | | | | | | | 14 | | | 0 |
  | | Zaid Ashkanani | | | | | | | | 15 | 17 | 0 |
  | | Dylan Derdaele | | | | 15 | | 19 | | 19 | Ret | 0 |
  | | Hannes Waimer | | | | | | | | NC | 18 | 0 |
  | | Antonio Giancola | | | | | | | | 22 | 19 | 0 |
  | | Karl Leonard | | | 19 | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Kenji Kobayashi | | | | | | | | 23 | 20 | 0 |
  | | Nonô Figueiredo | | | | | | | 21 | | | 0 |
  | | Andreas Mayerl | | | | | | 22 | | | | 0 |
  | | Emanuele Pirro | | | | | | | 23† | | | 0 |
  | | Carlo Lusser | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | Pos | Driver | CAT | MON | SIL | NÜR | HUN | SPA | MNZ | YMC | YMC | Points |
  | Colour | Result |
  | Gold | Winner |
  | Silver | Second place |
  | Bronze | Third place |
  | Green | Points finish |
  | Blue | Non-points finish |
  | Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
  | Purple | Retired (Ret) |
  | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
  | Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
  | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
  | White | Did not start (DNS) |
  | White | Withdrew (WD) |
  | White | Race cancelled (C) |
  | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
  | Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
  | Blank | Excluded (EX) |
  
  † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
  
  