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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 2013Formula One World Championship.
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,[6] as well as qualifying for an FIASuperlicence.
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.[43] They were replaced by the Dutch team MP Motorsport.[3]
In February 2013, the owners of iSport International announced that the team had been put up for sale to avoid potential bankruptcy.[44] The team was later purchased by Russian Time, a Russian entry based in Germany.[1]
Ocean Racing Technology withdrew from the GP2 Series (and sister series GP3)[45] after encountering financial difficulty. They were replaced by Hilmer Motorsport, a team created by Franz Hilmer, whose company Formtech supplies several Formula One teams.[2]
Davide Valsecchi, who won the 2012 championship with DAMS,[51] 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.[52]
The calendar for the 2013 series was unveiled on 19 December 2012.[54] The season consisted of twenty-two races in support of eleven Formula One Grands Prix throughout the 2013 season.
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.
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Sprint race points
Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.
†— Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Cecotto competed under a state Venezuelan racing licence.
Venezuela GP Lazarus competed under an Italian licence.
Nathanaël Berthon set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Stefano Coletti was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Julián Leal set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Johnny Cecotto Jr. was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Nathanaël Berthon set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Sam Bird was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Simon Trummer set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Jon Lancaster was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Tom Dillmann set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Stefano Coletti was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Sergio Canamasas set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Stefano Coletti was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Sam Bird set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Stefano Coletti was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Mitch Evans set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Tom Dillmann was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Julián Leal set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Marcus Ericsson was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Fabrizio Crestani set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. James Calado was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Stefano Coletti set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Marcus Ericsson was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Jon Lancaster set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Nathanaël Berthon was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Alexander Rossi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. James Calado was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Mitch Evans set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Jolyon Palmer was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Jolyon Palmer set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Marcus Ericsson was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Marcus Ericsson recorded the fastest time in qualifying for the race at Abu Dhabi, but his best time was deleted for exceeding track limits.[57]Alexander Rossi was recognised as the pole-sitter for the race.
Stéphane Richelmi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Dani Clos was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.