2013 Korean Grand Prix
- Date
- 6 Oct 2013
- Circuit
- Korean International Circuit, Yeongam County, Korea
- Round
- 14 of 19
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:37.202)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 55 | 1:43:13.701 | 1:41.380 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 9q10 | 55 | +4.224 | 18 | |
| 3 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 3q4 | 55 | +4.927 | 15 | |
| 4 | 11 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 7q8 | 55 | +24.114 | 12 | |
| 5 | 10 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 55 | +25.255 | 10 | |
| 6 | 3 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5q6 | 55 | +26.189 | 8 | |
| 7 | 9 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4q5 | 55 | +26.698 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 11q12 | 55 | +32.262 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 6q7 | 55 | +34.390 | 2 | |
| 10 | 6 | PERSergio Pérez | McLaren | 10q11 | 55 | +35.155 | 1 | |
| 11 | 12 | GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 8q9 | 55 | +35.990 | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 17 | 55 | +47.049 | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | 55 | +50.013 | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | PICCharles Pic | Caterham | 19 | 55 | +63.578 | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | VDGGiedo van der Garde | Caterham | 20 | 55 | +64.501 | 0 | |
| 16 | 22 | BIAJules Bianchi | Marussia | 22q21 | 55 | +67.970 | 0 | |
| 17 | 23 | CHIMax Chilton | Marussia | 21q22 | 55 | +72.898 | 0 | |
| 18 | 18 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 16 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 12q13 | 52 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 15 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 50 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 13q3 | 36 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 13 drivers: Mark Webber qualified 3rd, started 13th; Romain Grosjean qualified 4th, started 3rd; Nico Rosberg qualified 5th, started 4th; Fernando Alonso qualified 6th, started 5th; Felipe Massa qualified 7th, started 6th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 8th, started 7th; Esteban Gutiérrez qualified 9th, started 8th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 10th, started 9th; Sergio Pérez qualified 11th, started 10th; Jenson Button qualified 12th, started 11th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 13th, started 12th; Jules Bianchi qualified 21st, started 22nd; Max Chilton qualified 22nd, started 21st. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 11, 31), stints of 11, 20, 24 laps
- 2nd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 11, 25), stints of 11, 14, 30 laps
- 3rd
- Romain Grosjean: 2 stops (laps 10, 31), stints of 10, 21, 24 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 17 · 3 or more: 3
- First stops
- median lap 10 of 55
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 11 (22.7 s), 31 (22.9 s) | 112024 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 11 (22.9 s), 25 (23.2 s) | 111430 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 2 | 10 (22.5 s), 31 (22.8 s) | 102124 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 10 (23.7 s), 26 (24.1 s) | 101629 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 9 (22.3 s), 29 (22.3 s) | 92026 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 9 (22.2 s), 28 (22.8 s) | 91927 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 10 (23.4 s), 28 (42.4 s) | 101827 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 4 (26.9 s), 22 (25.9 s) | 41833 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 6 (22.5 s), 29 (22.4 s) | 62326 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 10 (22.9 s), 31 (38.9 s) | 102124 |
| GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | 2 | 7 (23.1 s), 31 (23.4 s) | 72424 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 2 | 8 (23.9 s), 28 (24.2 s) | 82027 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 2 | 7 (23.5 s), 23 (23.6 s) | 71632 |
| PICCharles Pic | 2 | 9 (24.3 s), 30 (24.4 s) | 92125 |
| VDGGiedo van der Garde | 3 | 10 (17.5 s), 11 (24.0 s), 30 (24.5 s) | 101925 |
| BIAJules Bianchi | 2 | 10 (23.1 s), 30 (23.8 s) | 102025 |
| CHIMax Chilton | 2 | 12 (23.8 s), 30 (26.3 s) | 121825 |
| VERJean-Éric Vergne | 3 | 12 (24.5 s), 24 (23.8 s), 38 (24.0 s) | 12121415 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 18 (23.9 s), 31 (23.2 s) | 181321 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 4 | 3 (29.8 s), 28 (23.2 s), 38 (71.4 s), 41 (19.0 s) | 3251039 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 12 (22.6 s), 30 (22.7 s), 31 (23.5 s) | 12185 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 2 | 7 (23.8 s), 23 (23.9 s) | 716 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:38.683 | 1:37.569 | 1:37.202 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38.574 | 1:37.824 | 1:37.420 | +0.218 Q3 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:39.138 | 1:37.840 | 1:37.464 | +0.262 Q3 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:39.065 | 1:38.076 | 1:37.531 | +0.329 Q3 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.418 | 1:38.031 | 1:37.679 | +0.477 Q3 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.520 | 1:37.978 | 1:38.038 | +0.776 Q2 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.884 | 1:38.295 | 1:38.223 | +1.021 Q3 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:38.427 | 1:37.913 | 1:38.237 | +0.711 Q2 |
| 9 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:38.725 | 1:38.327 | 1:38.405 | +1.125 Q2 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:38.341 | 1:38.181 | 1:38.822 | +0.979 Q2 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:39.049 | 1:38.362 | +1.160 Q2 | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.882 | 1:38.365 | +1.163 Q2 | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.525 | 1:38.417 | +1.215 Q2 | |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:38.988 | 1:38.431 | +1.229 Q2 | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:39.185 | 1:38.718 | +1.516 Q2 | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:39.075 | 1:38.781 | +1.579 Q2 | |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:39.470 | +2.268 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.987 | +2.785 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:40.864 | +3.662 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:40.871 | +3.669 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:41.169 | +3.967 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:41.322 | +4.120 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 8 | 272 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 2 | 195 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1 | 167 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 161 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 130 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 122 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 89 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 72 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | 58 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | 36 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 8 | 402 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 284 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 3 | 283 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 | 1 | 239 |
| 5 | McLaren | 0 | 81 |
| 6 | Force India | 0 | 62 |
| 7 | Sauber | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |