2013 GP2 Series

The 2013 GP2 Series season was the forty-seventh season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also ninth season under the GP2 Series moniker, a support series to the 2013 Formula One World Championship.

The 2013 season saw three new teams — Russian Time, Hilmer Motorsport and MP Motorsport — join the championship, replacing iSport International, Ocean Racing Technology and Scuderia Coloni. 2013 was scheduled to be the last season in which teams compete with the third-generation GP2 car — the Dallara GP2/11 — which was introduced in 2011, but series organisers decided to keep the GP2/11 for another three-year cycle in a bid to keep costs down. The season saw 10 different winners. Champion Fabio Leimer took 3 race wins, as runner-up Sam Bird took 5 victories, Jolyon Palmer took 2 race wins, as did Jon Lancaster. Stefano Coletti took 3 sprint race wins. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs, Nathanael Berthon, Marcus Ericsson and Alexander Rossi each took 1 race win, and ART Grand Prix driver James Calado took 2 race wins.

Teams and drivers

Twenty-six drivers representing thirteen teams was scheduled to take part in the championship. The driver who is declared champion received a Formula One test with tyre supplier Pirelli as their prize, as well as qualifying for an FIA Superlicence.

Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
DAMS	1	Marcus Ericsson	All
	2	Stéphane Richelmi	All
ART Grand Prix	3	James Calado	All
	4	Daniel Abt	All
Arden International	5	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	All
	6	Mitch Evans	All
Racing Engineering	7	Julián Leal	All
	8	Fabio Leimer	All
Carlin	9	Felipe Nasr	All
	10	Jolyon Palmer	All
Russian Time	11	Sam Bird	All
	12	Tom Dillmann	All
Caterham Racing (1–3) EQ8 Caterham Racing (4–11)	14	Sergio Canamasas	All
	15	Ma Qinghua	1
		Alexander Rossi	2–11
Barwa Addax Team	16	Jake Rosenzweig	All
	17	Rio Haryanto	All
Rapax	18	Stefano Coletti	All
	19	Simon Trummer	All
Trident Racing	20	Nathanaël Berthon	All
	21	Kevin Ceccon	1–6
		Ricardo Teixeira	7–8
		Sergio Campana	9
		Gianmarco Raimondo	10–11
Hilmer Motorsport	22	Conor Daly	1
		Robin Frijns	2–6
		Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	7–11
	23	Pål Varhaug	1–2
		Jon Lancaster	3–7, 9–11
		Robin Frijns	8
Venezuela GP Lazarus	24	René Binder	All
	25	Kevin Giovesi	1–4
		Fabrizio Crestani	5–6
		Vittorio Ghirelli	7–11
MP Motorsport	26	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	1–6
		Dani Clos	7–11
	27	Daniël de Jong	All

Team changes

• After racing as «Lotus GP» in 2011 and 2012, ART Grand Prix reverted to using its original name in 2013.
• Scuderia Coloni did not participate in the 2013 season following what the team described as a "disagreement" between themselves and series organisers during the 2012 season. They were replaced by the Dutch team MP Motorsport.
• In February 2013, the owners of iSport International announced that the team had been put up for sale to avoid potential bankruptcy. The team was later purchased by Russian Time, a Russian entry based in Germany.
• Ocean Racing Technology withdrew from the GP2 Series (and sister series GP3) after encountering financial difficulty. They were replaced by Hilmer Motorsport, a team created by Franz Hilmer, whose company Formtech supplies several Formula One teams.

Driver changes

Entering/Re-entering GP2

• After finishing as runner-up in the 2012 GP3 Series with the Lotus GP team, Daniel Abt joined the team's GP2 squad, partnering James Calado.
• After one-year absence due to Formula Renault 3.5 campaign, Sam Bird returned to the series with Russian Time.
• Kevin Ceccon, who competed in the GP2 Series in 2011 with Scuderia Coloni, returned to GP2 with Trident Racing, having spent the 2012 season racing in GP3.
• GP3 Series driver Conor Daly made his debut with Hilmer Motorsport.
• 2012 GP3 Series champion Mitch Evans entered the GP2 Series with Arden International, the same team he won the GP3 title with.
• 2012 European F3 Open Copa Class champion Kevin Giovesi graduated to the GP2 Series with Venezuela GP Lazarus.
• Former HRT F1 test driver Ma Qinghua joined Caterham Racing after the collapse of HRT.
• 2012 Auto GP World Series champion Adrian Quaife-Hobbs made his step up to GP2 with MP Motorsport.
• Pål Varhaug returned to GP2 after placing second in the Auto GP World Series in 2012.

Leaving GP2

• Max Chilton left GP2 to race in Formula One with Marussia.
• Luca Filippi left the GP2 Series to compete in IndyCar with Barracuda Racing.
• Esteban Gutiérrez left GP2 to race in Formula One with Sauber alongside 2009 champion Nico Hülkenberg.
• Nigel Melker, who raced in 2012 with Ocean Racing Technology, moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the 2013 season.
• 2012 series runner-up Luiz Razia left Arden International to make his Formula One debut with Marussia. However, Razia lost his seat with the team less than a month later, and did not secure a seat in the GP2 Series.
• Davide Valsecchi, who won the 2012 championship with DAMS, left the series, as GP2 champions are not permitted to continue racing in the category. Valsecchi was later promoted to the role of test and reserve driver for Formula One team Lotus F1.
• Giedo van der Garde left the GP2 Series for Formula One, where he continued racing for Caterham.

Changed Teams

• Nathanaël Berthon left Racing Engineering after a single season. He later joined Trident Racing.
• Sergio Canamasas, who raced with Venezuela GP Lazarus in the second half of the 2012 season, joined Caterham Racing.
• Johnny Cecotto Jr. moved from Barwa Addax to Arden International.
• Daniël de Jong, who competed part-time with Rapax in 2012, joined MP Motorsport.
• Tom Dillmann, who also competed part-time with Rapax throughout the 2012 season, joined Russian Time.
• Marcus Ericsson left iSport International to join DAMS.
• Rio Haryanto, who drove for Carlin in 2012, moved to Barwa Addax for the 2013 season.
• Julián Leal switched to Racing Engineering after competing with Trident Racing during the 2012 season.
• Felipe Nasr, who drove for DAMS in 2012, moved to Carlin for the 2013 season.
• Jolyon Palmer switched from iSport International to Carlin.
• Stéphane Richelmi joined DAMS, after racing for Trident Racing in 2012.
• Ricardo Teixeira lost his seat at Rapax. He returned with Trident Racing for the Hungarian and Belgian rounds.
• Simon Trummer lost his seat at Arden International. He later moved to Rapax for the 2013 season.

Mid-season changes

• After the first round in Malaysia, Conor Daly was replaced by 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Robin Frijns.
• Alexander Rossi replaced Ma Qinghua at Caterham Racing after the first round.
• Jon Lancaster replaced Pål Varhaug at Hilmer Motorsport after the second round.
• Fabrizio Crestani replaced Kevin Giovesi at Venezuela GP Lazarus ahead of the Silverstone round of the championship.
• Vittorio Ghirelli debuted in the series at the Hungaroring round replacing Crestani at Lazarus.
• Trident's driver Kevin Ceccon was replaced at the Hungarian round by Ricardo Teixeira.
• MP Motorsport driver Adrian Quaife-Hobbs moved teams to Hilmer at the Hungaroring, replacing Robin Frijns. Quaife-Hobbs was replaced at MP by series veteran Dani Clos.
• Frijns made a comeback replacing Lancaster at the Spa-Francorchamps event, before Lancaster returned at Monza.
• Auto GP World Series driver Sergio Campana was drafted in to replace Teixeira at Trident at Monza.
• Gianmarco Raimondo joined Trident ahead of the race in Singapore.

2013 schedule

The calendar for the 2013 series was unveiled on 19 December 2012. The season consisted of twenty-two races in support of eleven Formula One Grands Prix throughout the 2013 season.

Round		Circuit/Location	Country	Date	Supporting
1	F	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	Malaysia	23 March	Malaysian Grand Prix
	S			24 March
2	F	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	Bahrain	20 April	Bahrain Grand Prix
	S			21 April
3	F	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	Spain	11 May	Spanish Grand Prix
	S			12 May
4	F	Circuit de Monaco, Monaco	Monaco	24 May	Monaco Grand Prix
	S			25 May
5	F	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	United Kingdom	29 June	British Grand Prix
	S			30 June
6	F	Nürburgring, Nürburg	Germany	6 July	German Grand Prix
	S			7 July
7	F	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	Hungary	27 July	Hungarian Grand Prix
	S			28 July
8	F	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	Belgium	24 August	Belgian Grand Prix
	S			25 August
9	F	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	Italy	7 September	Italian Grand Prix
	S			8 September
10	F	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	Singapore	21 September	Singapore Grand Prix
	S			22 September
11	F	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	2 November	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
	S			3 November

Calendar changes

• The series only visited the Bahrain International Circuit once in 2013, in support of the 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix. The second, independent round—that was held one week after the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix—was discontinued for 2013.
• The series did not visit the Valencia Street Circuit after the European Grand Prix was removed from the 2013 Formula One season calendar.
• The series returned to race the Yas Marina Circuit after the round was run as a non-championship race in 2011 and left off the 2012 calendar.
• German Grand Prix was moved from Hockenheim to Nürburgring.

Results and standings

Summary

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	F	Sepang International Circuit	Stefano Coletti	Sam Bird	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	Report
	S			Nathanaël Berthon	Stefano Coletti	Rapax
2	F	Bahrain International Circuit	Fabio Leimer	Julián Leal	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	Report
	S			Nathanaël Berthon	Sam Bird	Russian Time
3	F	Circuit de Catalunya	Marcus Ericsson	Simon Trummer	Robin Frijns	Hilmer Motorsport	Report
	S			Tom Dillmann	Stefano Coletti	Rapax
4	F	Circuit de Monaco	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Sergio Canamasas	Sam Bird	Russian Time	Report
	S			Sam Bird	Stefano Coletti	Rapax
5	F	Silverstone Circuit	Marcus Ericsson	Mitch Evans	Sam Bird	Russian Time	Report
	S			Jon Lancaster	Jon Lancaster	Hilmer Motorsport
6	F	Nürburgring	Stéphane Richelmi	Julián Leal	Marcus Ericsson	DAMS	Report
	S			Fabrizio Crestani	Jon Lancaster	Hilmer Motorsport
7	F	Hungaroring	Tom Dillmann	Stefano Coletti	Jolyon Palmer	Carlin	Report
	S			Jon Lancaster	Nathanaël Berthon	Trident Racing
8	F	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Sam Bird	Tom Dillmann	Sam Bird	Russian Time	Report
	S			Alexander Rossi	James Calado	ART Grand Prix
9	F	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Sam Bird	Sam Bird	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	Report
	S			Fabio Leimer	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Hilmer Motorsport
10	F	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Jolyon Palmer	Mitch Evans	Jolyon Palmer	Carlin	Report
	S			Jolyon Palmer	Sam Bird	Russian Time
11	F	Yas Marina Circuit	Alexander Rossi	Jolyon Palmer	Alexander Rossi	EQ8 Caterham Racing	Report
	S			Stéphane Richelmi	James Calado	ART Grand Prix

Drivers' championship

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

Feature race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole	FL
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	4	2

Sprint race points

Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	FL
Points	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	2

Pos. Driver SEP BHR CAT MON SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ MRN YMC Points 1 Fabio Leimer 1 12 1 9 18 9 Ret 13 4 15 4 3 4 3 4 5 1 6 5 3 4 3 201 2 Sam Bird 7 Ret 6 1 21† 12 1 24 1 5 13 8 10 8 1 14 2 4 8 1 10 4 181 3 James Calado 2 Ret 12 5 Ret 11 5 5 9 3 2 2 9 6 8 1 6 26 3 20 6 1 157 4 Felipe Nasr 4 2 4 2 2 3 4 4 Ret 7 9 4 3 5 Ret 8 Ret 12 2 16 7 18 154 5 Stefano Coletti 3 1 2 3 4 1 6 1 21† 10 3 19 16 20† 13 23 Ret 13 12 24 20† 9 135 6 Marcus Ericsson Ret 13 13 Ret Ret 20 Ret 18 11 8 1 13 2 4 2 15 Ret 23 7 2 3 6 121 7 Jolyon Palmer 6 9 5 6 10 4 Ret 12 6 Ret 24 11 1 12 15 6 Ret 10 1 17 2 Ret 119 8 Stéphane Richelmi 8 4 Ret 13 15 15 9 8 2 19 5 Ret 5 9 7 4 4 25 4 4 Ret 20 103 9 Alexander Rossi 3 20 6 6 Ret 19 10 9 11 6 13 16 3 22 8 2 Ret 23 1 Ret 92 10 Tom Dillmann 14 11 8 4 5 26 11 25 3 6 8 Ret 20 11 5 9 3 5 6 14 Ret DNS 92 11 Jon Lancaster 3 10 12 17 5 1 7 1 23 18 13 17 9 5 Ret Ret 73 12 Julián Leal 5 Ret 19 16 13 25† Ret 14 8 4 22 12 15 21 6 2 5 3 Ret 12 16 10 62 13 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Ret 17 7 8 17 21 8 2 12 11 Ret 16 18 Ret 10 3 7 1 22 8 11 21† 56 14 Mitch Evans 10 3 Ret 15 12 13 3 3 19 14 16 7 7 2 11 10 Ret 15 11 15 Ret 14 56 15 Robin Frijns 21 23 1 2 Ret 15 13 Ret 6 Ret 9 Ret 47 16 Johnny Cecotto Jr. 12 5 10 12 8 5 Ret EX 17 Ret 10 5 21 Ret 14 7 12 8 14 6 8 Ret 41 17 Kevin Ceccon 17 22 11 10 7 7 2 7 Ret 12 Ret DNS 28 18 Dani Clos 14 Ret 20 19 18 9 10 21 5 2 25 19 Rio Haryanto 20 18 15 24 9 24 Ret 16 7 2 18 14 11 10 19 25 14 7 20 11 14 12 22 20 Nathanaël Berthon Ret 21 17 22 Ret 23 Ret 21 20 Ret 17 15 8 1 22 13 Ret 21 Ret 10 18† 13 21 21 Simon Trummer 9 6 9 14 19 16 13 23 24 16 14 9 6 7 12 11 Ret 16 16 13 13 7 20 22 Daniel Abt Ret 16 14 7 11 8 16 22 15 Ret 21 18 24† 14 16 16 17 22 13 DSQ 9 5 11 23 René Binder 11 8 18 25 20 19 7 6 16 13 20 10 22 13 Ret 20 16 14 18 9 15 16 11 24 Daniël de Jong Ret 14 Ret 19 16 18 10 9 22 18 15 Ret 12 Ret Ret 17 11 19 17 7 19† 17 3 25 Sergio Canamasas 19 15 20 11 Ret 14 15 11 23 20 12 17 Ret Ret Ret 12 9 11 19 Ret 12 8 3 26 Conor Daly 13 7 2 27 Vittorio Ghirelli 17 17 18 18 10 20 Ret 19 Ret 19 1 28 Jake Rosenzweig 18 20 16 19 14 22 14 10 14 21 23 20 25† 15 17 21 Ret 18 15 18 21† 11 0 29 Kevin Giovesi 16 10 Ret 17 Ret 17 Ret 20 0 30 Gianmarco Raimondo 21 22 17 15 0 31 Pål Varhaug 15 19 Ret 21 0 32 Sergio Campana 15 24 0 33 Fabrizio Crestani 18 17 19 21 0 34 Ricardo Teixeira 19 19 21 24 0 35 Ma Qinghua 21 DNS 0 Pos. Driver SEP BHR CAT MON SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ MRN YMC Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position point(s) Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Pos. Team No. SEP BHR CAT MON SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ MRN YMC Points 1 Russian Time 11 7 Ret 6 1 21† 12 1 24 1 5 13 8 10 8 1 14 2 4 8 1 10 4 273 12 14 11 8 4 5 26 11 25 3 6 8 Ret 20 11 5 9 3 5 6 14 Ret DNS 2 Carlin 9 4 2 4 2 2 3 4 4 Ret 7 9 4 3 5 Ret 8 Ret 12 2 16 7 18 273 10 6 9 5 6 10 4 Ret 12 6 Ret 24 11 1 12 15 6 Ret 10 1 17 2 Ret 3 Racing Engineering 7 5 Ret 19 16 13 25† Ret 14 8 4 22 12 15 21 6 2 5 3 Ret 12 16 10 263 8 1 12 1 9 18 9 Ret 13 4 15 4 3 4 3 4 5 1 6 5 3 4 3 4 DAMS 1 Ret 13 13 Ret Ret 20 Ret 18 11 8 1 13 2 4 2 15 Ret 23 7 2 3 6 224 2 8 4 Ret 13 15 15 9 8 2 19 5 Ret 5 9 7 4 4 25 4 4 Ret 20 5 ART Grand Prix 3 2 Ret 12 5 Ret 11 5 5 9 3 2 2 9 6 8 1 6 26 3 20 6 1 168 4 Ret 16 14 7 11 8 16 22 15 Ret 21 18 24† 14 16 16 17 22 13 DSQ 9 5 6 Hilmer Motorsport 22 13 7 21 23 1 2 Ret 15 13 Ret 6 Ret 18 Ret 10 3 7 1 22 8 11 21† 155 23 15 19 Ret 21 3 10 12 17 5 1 7 1 23 18 9 Ret 13 17 9 5 Ret Ret 7 Rapax 18 3 1 2 3 4 1 6 1 21† 10 3 19 16 20† 13 23 Ret 13 12 24 20† 9 155 19 9 6 9 14 19 16 13 23 24 16 14 9 6 7 12 11 Ret 16 16 13 13 7 8 Arden International 5 12 5 10 12 8 5 Ret EX 17 Ret 10 5 21 Ret 14 7 12 8 14 6 8 Ret 97 6 10 3 Ret 15 12 13 3 3 19 14 16 7 7 2 11 10 Ret 15 11 15 Ret 14 9 Caterham Racing (1–3) EQ8 Caterham Racing (4–11) 14 19 15 20 11 Ret 14 15 11 23 20 12 17 Ret Ret Ret 12 9 11 19 Ret 12 8 95 15 21 DNS 3 20 6 6 Ret 19 10 9 11 6 13 16 3 22 8 2 Ret 23 1 Ret 10 MP Motorsport 26 Ret 17 7 8 17 21 8 2 12 11 Ret 16 14 Ret 20 19 18 9 10 21 5 2 51 27 Ret 14 Ret 18 16 18 10 9 22 18 15 Ret 12 Ret Ret 17 11 19 17 7 19† 17 11 Trident Racing 20 Ret 21 17 22 Ret 23 Ret 21 20 Ret 17 15 8 1 22 13 Ret 21 Ret 10 18† 13 49 21 17 22 11 10 7 7 2 7 Ret 20 Ret DNS 19 19 21 21 15 24 21 22 17 15 12 Barwa Addax Team 16 18 20 16 19 14 22 14 10 14 21 23 20 25† 15 17 21 Ret 18 15 11 21† 11 22 17 20 18 15 24 9 24 Ret 16 7 2 18 14 11 10 19 25 14 7 20 18 14 12 13 Venezuela GP Lazarus 24 11 8 18 25 20 19 7 6 16 13 20 10 22 13 Ret 20 16 14 18 9 15 16 12 25 16 10 Ret 17 Ret 17 Ret 20 18 17 19 21 17 17 18 18 10 20 Ret 19 Ret 19 Pos. Team No. SEP BHR CAT MON SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ MRN YMC Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position point(s) Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.