2013 Bahrain Grand Prix
- Date
- 21 Apr 2013
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
- Round
- 4 of 19
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Nico Rosberg (1:32.330)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2 | 57 | 1:36:00.498 | 1:36.961 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 8q9 | 57 | +9.111 | 18 | |
| 3 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 11 | 57 | +19.507 | 15 | |
| 4 | 14 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 5q7 | 57 | +21.727 | 12 | |
| 5 | 10 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9q4 | 57 | +35.230 | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | PERSergio Pérez | McLaren | 12 | 57 | +35.998 | 8 | |
| 7 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 7q5 | 57 | +37.244 | 6 | |
| 8 | 3 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 57 | +37.574 | 4 | |
| 9 | 9 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 57 | +41.126 | 2 | |
| 10 | 5 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 10 | 57 | +46.631 | 1 | |
| 11 | 16 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 17 | 57 | +66.450 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 14 | 57 | +72.933 | 0 | |
| 13 | 15 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 6q8 | 57 | +76.719 | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 15 | 57 | +81.511 | 0 | |
| 15 | 4 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 4q6 | 57 | +86.364 | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 13 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | PICCharles Pic | Caterham | 18q19 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 12 | GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 22q18 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 22 | BIAJules Bianchi | Marussia | 19q20 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 23 | CHIMax Chilton | Marussia | 21q22 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 21 | 21 | VDGGiedo van der Garde | Caterham | 20q21 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 18 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 16 | 16 | Puncture | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 11 drivers: Lewis Hamilton qualified 4th, started 9th; Mark Webber qualified 5th, started 7th; Felipe Massa qualified 6th, started 4th; Paul di Resta qualified 7th, started 5th; Adrian Sutil qualified 8th, started 6th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 9th, started 8th; Esteban Gutiérrez qualified 18th, started 22nd; Charles Pic qualified 19th, started 18th; Jules Bianchi qualified 20th, started 19th; Giedo van der Garde qualified 21st, started 20th; 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: 3 stops (laps 10, 25, 42), stints of 10, 15, 17, 15 laps
- 2nd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 16, 34), stints of 16, 18, 23 laps
- 3rd
- Romain Grosjean: 3 stops (laps 8, 27, 42), stints of 8, 19, 15, 15 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 19
- First stops
- median lap 10 of 57
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 10 (21.7 s), 25 (21.3 s), 42 (21.9 s) | 10151715 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 16 (22.7 s), 34 (21.7 s) | 161823 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 3 | 8 (24.6 s), 27 (21.6 s), 42 (21.6 s) | 8191515 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 2 | 14 (22.0 s), 36 (22.5 s) | 142221 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 10 (22.1 s), 22 (21.4 s), 38 (21.6 s) | 10121619 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 3 | 10 (21.5 s), 20 (21.2 s), 39 (21.3 s) | 10101918 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 8 (21.8 s), 21 (21.2 s), 37 (21.0 s) | 8131620 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 4 | 7 (23.1 s), 8 (21.4 s), 24 (21.1 s), 39 (21.2 s) | 7161518 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 4 | 9 (22.2 s), 20 (21.3 s), 33 (21.2 s), 44 (21.3 s) | 911131113 |
| BUTJenson Button | 4 | 9 (23.1 s), 21 (21.9 s), 34 (21.7 s), 46 (21.2 s) | 912131211 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 3 | 10 (23.2 s), 23 (22.2 s), 39 (22.1 s) | 10131618 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 3 | 12 (21.7 s), 26 (22.4 s), 41 (22.8 s) | 12141516 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 3 | 1 (26.5 s), 18 (22.2 s), 42 (22.3 s) | 172415 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 3 | 13 (22.7 s), 29 (28.4 s), 47 (23.8 s) | 13161810 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 4 | 10 (21.7 s), 17 (21.7 s), 28 (21.6 s), 36 (27.8 s) | 10711821 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 3 | 9 (22.5 s), 25 (22.0 s), 41 (22.6 s) | 9161615 |
| PICCharles Pic | 3 | 11 (22.9 s), 23 (22.6 s), 35 (23.3 s) | 11121221 |
| GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | 4 | 1 (28.1 s), 16 (22.0 s), 33 (22.4 s), 43 (22.2 s) | 15171013 |
| BIAJules Bianchi | 4 | 9 (24.3 s), 22 (23.5 s), 36 (22.8 s), 48 (23.8 s) | 91314128 |
| CHIMax Chilton | 4 | 10 (22.7 s), 23 (24.1 s), 37 (26.0 s), 46 (22.6 s) | 101314910 |
| VDGGiedo van der Garde | 5 | 2 (28.3 s), 14 (22.9 s), 24 (22.3 s), 39 (22.4 s), 47 (23.4 s) | 12101588 |
| VERJean-Éric Vergne | 1 | 2 (41.5 s) | 14 |
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 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.364 | 1:32.867 | 1:32.330 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:33.327 | 1:32.746 | 1:32.584 | +0.254 Q3 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.878 | 1:33.316 | 1:32.667 | +0.337 Q3 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.498 | 1:33.346 | 1:32.762 | +0.432 Q3 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:33.966 | 1:33.098 | 1:33.078 | +0.748 Q3 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.780 | 1:33.358 | 1:33.207 | +0.877 Q3 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:33.762 | 1:33.335 | 1:33.235 | +0.905 Q3 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:34.048 | 1:33.378 | 1:33.246 | +0.916 Q3 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:33.827 | 1:33.146 | 1:33.327 | +0.816 Q2 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34.071 | 1:33.702 | +1.372 Q2 | |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:33.498 | 1:33.762 | +1.168 Q1 | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:34.310 | 1:33.914 | +1.584 Q2 | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:34.120 | 1:33.974 | +1.644 Q2 | |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:34.409 | 1:33.976 | +1.646 Q2 | |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:34.425 | 1:34.105 | +1.775 Q2 | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:34.314 | 1:34.284 | +1.954 Q2 | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:34.425 | +2.095 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:34.730 | +2.400 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:35.283 | +2.953 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:36.178 | +3.848 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:36.304 | +3.974 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:36.476 | +4.146 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 | 2 | 77 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1 | 67 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0 | 50 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 47 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | 13 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 2 | 109 |
| 2 | Lotus F1 | 1 | 93 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 1 | 77 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 0 | 64 |
| 5 | Force India | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | McLaren | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Sauber | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |