Gridpedia2013 Chinese Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso won the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit on 14 Apr 2013 for Ferrari, from 3rd on the grid; Kimi Räikkönen was second and Lewis Hamilton third. Pole position: Lewis Hamilton.
Alonso took the lead for good on lap 43 of 56, from Sebastian Vettel; the lead changed hands 9 times in all. Alonso stopped 3 times, on laps 6 and 23 and 41; 16 of 18 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 7. The fastest lap was Sebastian Vettel's, 1:36.808 on lap 53. 18 of 22 starters were classified; 4 retired or were not classified. After the race Sebastian Vettel led the championship with 52 points, 3 ahead of Kimi Räikkönen, with 16 rounds left.
- Date
- 14 Apr 2013
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
- Round
- 3 of 19
- Winner
- Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:34.484)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 56 | 1:36:26.945 | 25 | |
| 2 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 2 | 56 | +10.168 | 18 | |
| 3 | 10 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 56 | +12.322 | 15 | |
| 4 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 9 | 56 | +12.525 | 1:36.808 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 8 | 56 | +35.285 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | 56 | +40.827 | 8 | |
| 7 | 19 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 7 | 56 | +42.691 | 6 | |
| 8 | 14 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 56 | +51.084 | 4 | |
| 9 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 6 | 56 | +53.423 | 2 | |
| 10 | 11 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 10 | 56 | +56.598 | 1 | |
| 11 | 6 | PERSergio Pérez | McLaren | 12 | 56 | +63.860 | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 15q16 | 56 | +72.604 | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 16q17 | 56 | +93.861 | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 14q15 | 56 | +95.453 | 0 | |
| 15 | 22 | BIAJules Bianchi | Marussia | 18q19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 20 | PICCharles Pic | Caterham | 20q21 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 23 | CHIMax Chilton | Marussia | 19q20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 21 | VDGGiedo van der Garde | Caterham | 21q22 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 9 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 21 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 22q14 | 15 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 15 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 13 | 5 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 12 | GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 17q18 | 4 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 9 drivers: Mark Webber qualified 14th, started 22nd; Pastor Maldonado qualified 15th, started 14th; Jean-Éric Vergne qualified 16th, started 15th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 17th, started 16th; Esteban Gutiérrez qualified 18th, started 17th; Jules Bianchi qualified 19th, started 18th; Max Chilton qualified 20th, started 19th; Charles Pic qualified 21st, started 20th; Giedo van der Garde 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
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
- Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 6, 23, 41), stints of 6, 17, 18, 15 laps
- 2nd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 3 stops (laps 6, 21, 34), stints of 6, 15, 13, 22 laps
- 3rd
- Lewis Hamilton: 3 stops (laps 5, 21, 37), stints of 5, 16, 16, 19 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 16
- First stops
- median lap 7 of 56
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 6 (19.7 s), 23 (20.5 s), 41 (21.0 s) | 6171815 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 3 | 6 (20.8 s), 21 (20.8 s), 34 (20.5 s) | 6151322 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 5 (20.4 s), 21 (20.6 s), 37 (19.6 s) | 5161619 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 14 (19.3 s), 31 (20.1 s), 51 (20.2 s) | 1417205 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 23 (19.9 s), 49 (19.9 s) | 23267 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 7 (20.8 s), 19 (20.0 s), 36 (19.4 s) | 7121720 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 3 | 4 (24.9 s), 23 (20.3 s), 38 (20.4 s) | 4191518 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 3 | 14 (20.6 s), 32 (20.3 s), 53 (19.8 s) | 1418213 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 3 | 7 (20.1 s), 23 (20.3 s), 37 (20.1 s) | 7161419 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 3 | 14 (22.8 s), 29 (20.3 s), 36 (20.0 s) | 1415720 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 24 (20.0 s), 31 (20.3 s) | 24725 |
| VERJean-Éric Vergne | 3 | 15 (21.0 s), 37 (20.2 s), 43 (20.7 s) | 1522613 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 3 | 16 (21.6 s), 34 (22.2 s), 51 (21.5 s) | 1618175 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 3 | 7 (20.8 s), 23 (21.5 s), 39 (21.0 s) | 7161617 |
| BIAJules Bianchi | 3 | 6 (21.1 s), 16 (24.8 s), 32 (20.6 s) | 6101623 |
| PICCharles Pic | 3 | 5 (21.3 s), 17 (22.2 s), 33 (21.3 s) | 5121622 |
| CHIMax Chilton | 3 | 7 (21.1 s), 21 (25.1 s), 33 (25.2 s) | 7141222 |
| VDGGiedo van der Garde | 3 | 6 (20.9 s), 20 (20.7 s), 37 (21.1 s) | 6141718 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 3 | 5 (22.3 s), 19 (19.9 s), 20 (22.7 s) | 514 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 1 (21.3 s), 15 (27.0 s) | 14 |
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.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35.793 | 1:35.078 | 1:34.484 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:37.046 | 1:35.659 | 1:34.761 | +0.277 Q3 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.253 | 1:35.148 | 1:34.788 | +0.304 Q3 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.959 | 1:35.537 | 1:34.861 | +0.377 Q3 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.972 | 1:35.403 | 1:34.933 | +0.449 Q3 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:36.929 | 1:36.065 | 1:35.364 | +0.880 Q3 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:36.993 | 1:36.258 | 1:35.998 | +1.514 Q3 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:36.667 | 1:35.784 | 2:05.673 | +1.300 Q2 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.537 | 1:35.343 | +0.859 Q2 | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:36.985 | 1:36.261 | +1.777 Q2 | |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:37.478 | 1:36.287 | +1.803 Q2 | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:36.952 | 1:36.314 | +1.830 Q2 | |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.349 | 1:36.405 | +1.921 Q2 | |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.148 | 1:36.679 | +1.664 Q1 | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.281 | 1:37.139 | +2.655 Q2 | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:37.508 | 1:37.199 | +2.715 Q2 | |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:37.769 | +3.285 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:37.990 | +3.506 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:38.780 | +4.296 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:39.537 | +5.053 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:39.614 | +5.130 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:39.660 | +5.176 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
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 52 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1 | 49 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 43 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | 8 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 1 | 78 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 73 |
| 3 | Lotus F1 | 1 | 60 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 0 | 52 |
| 5 | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Force India | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Sauber | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |