2013 Malaysian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit on 24 Mar 2013 for Red Bull, from pole position; Mark Webber was second and Lewis Hamilton third. Pole position: Sebastian Vettel.

Vettel took the lead for good on lap 46 of 56, from Mark Webber; the lead changed hands 9 times in all. Vettel stopped 4 times, on laps 5 and 22 and 32 and 42; 18 of 18 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 7. The fastest lap was Sergio Pérez's, 1:39.199 on lap 56. 18 of 22 starters were classified; 4 retired or were not classified. After the race Sebastian Vettel led the championship with 40 points, 9 ahead of Kimi Räikkönen, with 17 rounds left.

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

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

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

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

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

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

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

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

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2013 standings