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2013 Malaysian Grand Prix

Date
24 Mar 2013
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Round
2 of 19
Winner
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel (1:49.674)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 1 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 56 1:38:56.681 25
2 2 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 5 56 +4.298 18
3 10 HAMLewis Hamilton Mercedes 4 56 +12.181 15
4 9 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 6 56 +12.640 12
5 4 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 2 56 +25.648 10
6 8 GRORomain Grosjean Lotus F1 11 56 +35.564 8
7 7 RAIKimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 10q7 56 +48.479 6
8 11 HULNico Hülkenberg Sauber 12 56 +53.044 4
9 6 PERSergio Pérez McLaren 9q10 56 +72.357 1:39.199 2
10 18 VERJean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 17 56 +87.124 1
11 17 BOTValtteri Bottas Williams 18 56 +88.610 0
12 12 GUTEsteban Gutiérrez Sauber 14 55 +1 Lap 0
13 22 BIAJules Bianchi Marussia 19 55 +1 Lap 0
14 20 PICCharles Pic Caterham 20 55 +1 Lap 0
15 21 VDGGiedo van der Garde Caterham 22 55 +1 Lap 0
16 23 CHIMax Chilton Marussia 21 54 +2 Laps 0
17 5 BUTJenson Button McLaren 7q8 53 Withdrew 0
18 19 RICDaniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 13 51 Retired 0
R 16 MALPastor Maldonado Williams 16 45 Retired 0
R 15 SUTAdrian Sutil Force India 8q9 27 Wheel nut 0
R 14 DIRPaul di Resta Force India 15 22 Wheel nut 0
R 3 ALOFernando Alonso Ferrari 3 1 Collision 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Kimi Räikkönen qualified 7th, started 10th; Jenson Button qualified 8th, started 7th; Adrian Sutil qualified 9th, started 8th; Sergio Pérez qualified 10th, started 9th. 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

12345678910111213141516171819202122 Lap 1Lap 14Lap 28Lap 42Lap 56 Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 5Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 5Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 6Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 6Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 6Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 6Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 6Max Chilton: pit stop on lap 6Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 6Giedo van der Garde: pit stop on lap 6Jules Bianchi: pit stop on lap 6Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 7Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 7Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 7Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 7Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 7Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 7Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 7Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 7Esteban Gutiérrez: pit stop on lap 7Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 8Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 13Jules Bianchi: pit stop on lap 17Giedo van der Garde: pit stop on lap 18Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 19Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 19Max Chilton: pit stop on lap 19Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 20Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 20Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 20Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 20Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 21Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 21Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 21Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 21Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 22Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 22Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 22Esteban Gutiérrez: pit stop on lap 22Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 22Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 26Giedo van der Garde: pit stop on lap 28Jules Bianchi: pit stop on lap 29Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 30Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 31Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 31Max Chilton: pit stop on lap 31Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 32Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 32Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 32Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 33Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 33Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 33Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 34Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 34Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 35Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 35Esteban Gutiérrez: pit stop on lap 36Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 40Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 41Max Chilton: pit stop on lap 41Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 42Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 42Giedo van der Garde: pit stop on lap 42Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 43Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 43Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 43Jules Bianchi: pit stop on lap 43Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 44Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 47Esteban Gutiérrez: pit stop on lap 51Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 54 VETALOWEBHAMBUTMASROSPERSUTHULRICRAIGRODIRMALGUTPICVERVDGBIACHIBOT
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+50.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 32Lap 40Lap 48Lap 56 Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 5, 22.4 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 5, 21.1 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 6, 25.9 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 6, 37.8 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 6, 24.7 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 6, 43.7 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 6, 22.4 s in the pit laneMax Chilton: pit stop on lap 6, 30.4 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 6, 25.0 s in the pit laneGiedo van der Garde: pit stop on lap 6, 23.3 s in the pit laneJules Bianchi: pit stop on lap 6, 26.5 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 7, 24.9 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 7, 21.0 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 7, 22.4 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 7, 22.1 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 7, 23.0 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 7, 21.6 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 7, 49.2 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 7, 44.4 s in the pit laneEsteban Gutiérrez: pit stop on lap 7, 24.4 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 8, 22.0 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 13, 32.6 s in the pit laneJules Bianchi: pit stop on lap 17, 23.8 s in the pit laneGiedo van der Garde: pit stop on lap 18, 22.7 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 19, 20.7 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 19, 22.4 s in the pit laneMax Chilton: pit stop on lap 19, 22.7 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 20, 21.6 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 20, 21.8 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 20, 123.1 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 20, 25.0 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 21, 21.5 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 21, 22.7 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 21, 21.0 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 21, 21.7 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22, 21.1 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 22, 89.4 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 22, 21.3 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 22, 20.9 s in the pit laneEsteban Gutiérrez: pit stop on lap 22, 22.6 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 22, 28.0 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 26, 21.6 s in the pit laneGiedo van der Garde: pit stop on lap 28, 25.1 s in the pit laneJules Bianchi: pit stop on lap 29, 22.0 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 30, 21.5 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 31, 22.1 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 31, 20.9 s in the pit laneMax Chilton: pit stop on lap 31, 22.1 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 32, 21.5 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 32, 22.7 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 32, 23.4 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 33, 21.6 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 33, 21.3 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 33, 22.0 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 34, 21.9 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 34, 22.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 35, 104.8 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 35, 22.4 s in the pit laneEsteban Gutiérrez: pit stop on lap 36, 22.4 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 40, 22.9 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 41, 21.3 s in the pit laneMax Chilton: pit stop on lap 41, 22.3 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 42, 21.2 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 42, 20.8 s in the pit laneGiedo van der Garde: pit stop on lap 42, 22.7 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 43, 20.8 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 43, 21.7 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 43, 23.8 s in the pit laneJules Bianchi: pit stop on lap 43, 22.3 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 44, 23.2 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 47, 21.0 s in the pit laneEsteban Gutiérrez: pit stop on lap 51, 22.5 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 54, 21.4 s in the pit lane VETALOWEBHAMBUTMASROSPERSUTHULRICRAIGRODIRMALGUTPICVERVDGBIACHIBOT
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 96 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Sebastian Vettel: 4 stops (laps 5, 22, 32, 42), stints of 5, 17, 10, 10, 14 laps
2nd
Mark Webber: 4 stops (laps 7, 19, 31, 43), stints of 7, 12, 12, 12, 13 laps
3rd
Lewis Hamilton: 4 stops (laps 7, 21, 30, 41), stints of 7, 14, 9, 11, 15 laps
Finishers
3 or more: 18
First stops
median lap 7 of 56

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
VETSebastian Vettel45 (21.1 s), 22 (21.3 s), 32 (21.5 s), 42 (20.8 s)
517101014
WEBMark Webber47 (21.0 s), 19 (20.7 s), 31 (20.9 s), 43 (20.8 s)
712121213
HAMLewis Hamilton47 (24.9 s), 21 (21.5 s), 30 (21.5 s), 41 (21.3 s)
71491115
ROSNico Rosberg48 (22.0 s), 22 (21.1 s), 31 (22.1 s), 42 (21.2 s)
81491114
MASFelipe Massa45 (22.4 s), 20 (21.6 s), 33 (21.6 s), 47 (21.0 s)
51513149
GRORomain Grosjean37 (22.1 s), 20 (21.8 s), 35 (22.4 s)
7131521
RAIKimi Räikkönen36 (25.9 s), 21 (22.7 s), 34 (21.9 s)
6151322
HULNico Hülkenberg47 (23.0 s), 21 (21.7 s), 34 (22.6 s), 44 (23.2 s)
714131012
PERSergio Pérez47 (21.6 s), 22 (20.9 s), 33 (21.3 s), 54 (21.4 s)
7151121
VERJean-Éric Vergne37 (49.2 s), 26 (21.6 s), 43 (21.7 s)
7191713
BOTValtteri Bottas36 (25.0 s), 22 (28.0 s), 40 (22.9 s)
6161816
GUTEsteban Gutiérrez47 (24.4 s), 22 (22.6 s), 36 (22.4 s), 51 (22.5 s)
71514154
BIAJules Bianchi46 (26.5 s), 17 (23.8 s), 29 (22.0 s), 43 (22.3 s)
611121412
PICCharles Pic47 (44.4 s), 20 (25.0 s), 32 (23.4 s), 43 (23.8 s)
713121112
VDGGiedo van der Garde46 (23.3 s), 18 (22.7 s), 28 (25.1 s), 42 (22.7 s)
612101413
CHIMax Chilton46 (30.4 s), 19 (22.7 s), 31 (22.1 s), 41 (22.3 s)
613121013
BUTJenson Button37 (22.4 s), 21 (21.0 s), 35 (104.8 s)
7141418
RICDaniel Ricciardo36 (22.4 s), 19 (22.4 s), 33 (22.0 s)
6131418
MALPastor Maldonado36 (24.7 s), 13 (32.6 s), 32 (22.7 s)
671913
SUTAdrian Sutil26 (37.8 s), 22 (89.4 s)
6165
DIRPaul di Resta26 (43.7 s), 20 (123.1 s)
614

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:37.8991:37.2451:49.674+1.055 Q2
2Felipe MassaFerrari1:37.7121:36.8741:50.587+0.684 Q2
3Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:37.3141:36.8771:50.727+0.687 Q2
4Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:37.5131:36.5171:51.699+0.327 Q2
5Mark WebberRed Bull1:37.6191:36.4491:52.244+0.259 Q2
6Nico RosbergMercedes1:37.2391:36.1901:52.519fastest Q2
7Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:36.9591:36.6401:52.970+0.450 Q2
8Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:37.4871:37.1171:53.175+0.927 Q2
9Adrian SutilForce India1:36.8091:36.8341:53.439+0.619 Q1
10Sergio PérezMcLaren1:37.7021:37.3421:54.136+1.152 Q2
11Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:37.3631:37.636+1.173 Q1
12Nico HülkenbergSauber1:37.9311:38.125+1.741 Q1
13Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:37.7221:38.822+1.532 Q1
14Esteban GutiérrezSauber1:37.7071:39.221+1.517 Q1
15Paul di RestaForce India1:37.4931:44.509+1.303 Q1
16Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:37.867+1.677 Q1
17Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:38.157+1.967 Q1
18Valtteri BottasWilliams1:38.207+2.017 Q1
19Jules BianchiMarussia1:38.434+2.244 Q1
20Charles PicCaterham1:39.314+3.124 Q1
21Max ChiltonMarussia1:39.672+3.482 Q1
22Giedo van der GardeCaterham1:39.932+3.742 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

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Red Bull 1 66
2 Lotus F1 1 40
3 Ferrari 0 40
4 Mercedes 0 37
5 Force India 0 10
6 Sauber 0 4
7 McLaren 0 4
8 Toro Rosso 0 1
9 Williams 0 0
10 Marussia 0 0

Full 2013 standings