2013 British Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg won the 2013 British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit on 30 Jun 2013 for Mercedes, from 2nd on the grid; Mark Webber was second and Fernando Alonso third. Pole position: Lewis Hamilton.
Rosberg took the lead for good on lap 41 of 52, from Sebastian Vettel; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. There were 2 safety-car periods (laps 14 to 22, laps 41 to 46). Rosberg stopped 3 times, on laps 12 and 34 and 42; 11 of 20 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 11. The fastest lap was Mark Webber's, 1:33.401 on lap 52. 20 of 22 starters were classified; 2 retired or were not classified. After the race Sebastian Vettel led the championship with 132 points, 21 ahead of Fernando Alonso, with 11 rounds left.
- Date
- 30 Jun 2013
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 8 of 19
- Winner
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:29.607)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 52 | 1:32:59.456 | 25 | |
| 2 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 4 | 52 | +0.765 | 1:33.401 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9q10 | 52 | +7.124 | 15 | |
| 4 | 10 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 52 | +7.756 | 12 | |
| 5 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 8q9 | 52 | +11.257 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 11q12 | 52 | +14.573 | 8 | |
| 7 | 15 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 6q7 | 52 | +16.335 | 6 | |
| 8 | 19 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 5q6 | 52 | +16.543 | 4 | |
| 9 | 14 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 21q5 | 52 | +17.943 | 2 | |
| 10 | 11 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 14q15 | 52 | +19.709 | 1 | |
| 11 | 16 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 15q16 | 52 | +21.135 | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 16q17 | 52 | +25.094 | 0 | |
| 13 | 5 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 10q11 | 52 | +25.969 | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 17q18 | 52 | +26.285 | 0 | |
| 15 | 20 | PICCharles Pic | Caterham | 18q19 | 52 | +31.613 | 0 | |
| 16 | 22 | BIAJules Bianchi | Marussia | 19q20 | 52 | +36.097 | 0 | |
| 17 | 23 | CHIMax Chilton | Marussia | 20q22 | 52 | +67.660 | 0 | |
| 18 | 21 | VDGGiedo van der Garde | Caterham | 22q21 | 52 | +67.759 | 0 | |
| 19 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 7q8 | 51 | Retired | 0 | |
| 20 | 6 | PERSergio Pérez | McLaren | 13q14 | 46 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 3 | 41 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 18 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 12q13 | 35 | Tyre | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 18 drivers: Paul di Resta qualified 5th, started 21st; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 6th, started 5th; Adrian Sutil qualified 7th, started 6th; Romain Grosjean qualified 8th, started 7th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 9th, started 8th; Fernando Alonso qualified 10th, started 9th; Jenson Button qualified 11th, started 10th; Felipe Massa qualified 12th, started 11th; Jean-Éric Vergne qualified 13th, started 12th; Sergio Pérez qualified 14th, started 13th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 15th, started 14th; Pastor Maldonado qualified 16th, started 15th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 17th, started 16th; Esteban Gutiérrez qualified 18th, started 17th; Charles Pic qualified 19th, started 18th; Jules Bianchi qualified 20th, started 19th; Giedo van der Garde qualified 21st, started 22nd; Max Chilton qualified 22nd, started 20th. 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
- Nico Rosberg: 3 stops (laps 12, 34, 42), stints of 12, 22, 8, 10 laps
- 2nd
- Mark Webber: 3 stops (laps 10, 31, 42), stints of 10, 21, 11, 10 laps
- 3rd
- Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 10, 30, 41), stints of 10, 20, 11, 11 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 11 · 3 or more: 9
- First stops
- median lap 11 of 52
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSNico Rosberg | 3 | 12 (25.0 s), 34 (24.9 s), 42 (25.4 s) | 1222810 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 10 (31.4 s), 31 (24.8 s), 42 (24.5 s) | 10211110 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 10 (24.6 s), 30 (24.8 s), 41 (25.0 s) | 10201111 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 8 (29.0 s), 36 (24.6 s) | 82816 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 11 (25.0 s), 29 (24.4 s) | 111823 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 4 | 10 (35.2 s), 16 (24.7 s), 36 (24.4 s), 42 (24.9 s) | 10620610 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 2 | 12 (24.8 s), 33 (25.2 s) | 122119 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 11 (29.4 s), 32 (26.2 s) | 112120 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 3 | 9 (25.0 s), 33 (25.1 s), 42 (33.4 s) | 924910 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 3 | 12 (29.7 s), 25 (26.3 s), 37 (24.9 s) | 12131215 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 2 | 15 (25.2 s), 37 (25.3 s) | 152215 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 2 | 15 (30.2 s), 38 (31.9 s) | 152314 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 11 (24.7 s), 32 (24.4 s) | 112120 |
| GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | 4 | 10 (25.3 s), 27 (26.0 s), 29 (31.9 s), 40 (25.1 s) | 10171112 |
| PICCharles Pic | 2 | 15 (26.2 s), 34 (26.4 s) | 151918 |
| BIAJules Bianchi | 2 | 11 (25.7 s), 33 (25.9 s) | 112219 |
| CHIMax Chilton | 2 | 12 (26.0 s), 32 (25.7 s) | 122020 |
| VDGGiedo van der Garde | 3 | 10 (26.5 s), 28 (25.8 s), 40 (26.4 s) | 10181212 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 3 | 9 (24.7 s), 30 (24.8 s), 42 (25.9 s) | 921129 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 13 (24.6 s), 33 (25.0 s) | 132013 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 13 (24.2 s), 35 (24.1 s) | 13226 |
| VERJean-Éric Vergne | 2 | 14 (29.4 s), 25 (26.3 s) | 141110 |
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 | 1:30.995 | 1:31.224 | 1:29.607 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31.355 | 1:31.028 | 1:30.059 | +0.452 Q3 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:31.559 | 1:30.990 | 1:30.211 | +0.604 Q3 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:31.605 | 1:31.002 | 1:30.220 | +0.613 Q3 |
| 5 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.062 | 1:31.291 | 1:30.736 | +1.129 Q3 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:32.097 | 1:31.182 | 1:30.757 | +1.150 Q3 |
| 7 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:32.002 | 1:31.097 | 1:30.908 | +1.301 Q3 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:31.466 | 1:31.530 | 1:30.955 | +1.348 Q3 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:31.400 | 1:31.592 | 1:30.962 | +1.355 Q3 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.266 | 1:31.387 | 1:30.979 | +1.372 Q3 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:31.979 | 1:31.649 | +2.042 Q2 | |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.241 | 1:31.779 | +2.172 Q2 | |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:32.105 | 1:31.785 | +2.178 Q2 | |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:31.953 | 1:32.082 | +2.346 Q1 | |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:32.168 | 1:32.211 | +2.561 Q1 | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.512 | 1:32.359 | +2.752 Q2 | |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:32.664 | +3.057 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:32.666 | +3.059 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:33.866 | +4.259 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:34.108 | +4.501 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:35.481 | +5.874 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:35.858 | +6.251 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 | 3 | 132 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 2 | 111 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1 | 98 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0 | 89 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 87 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 82 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 57 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | 25 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 3 | 219 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 2 | 171 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 2 | 168 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 | 1 | 124 |
| 5 | Force India | 0 | 59 |
| 6 | McLaren | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Sauber | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |