2013 Brazilian Grand Prix

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2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 19 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship
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Race details [1]
Date 24 November 2013 (2013-11-24)
Official name Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.309 km (2.677 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles)
Weather Cloudy, Air Temp: 18 °C
Pole position
Driver
 Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:26.479
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:15.436 on lap 51
Podium
First
 Red Bull-Renault
Second
 Red Bull-Renault
Third
 Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2013) was a Formula One motor race that was held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil on 24 November 2013. The race marked the 42nd running of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The race was the nineteenth and final round of the 2013 Formula One World Championship.

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The race, contested over 71 laps, was won by Sebastian Vettel, his ninth straight Grand Prix victory, driving a Red Bull. [2] His teammate Webber finished in second place in his final race, and Fernando Alonso finished third for Scuderia Ferrari. Vettel established the then-gargantuan records of 397 points total and 155 points margin to second-placed Alonso (these records were surpassed by Lewis Hamilton in 2018 and Max Verstappen in 2023 respectively). Red Bull-Renault won the Constructors' Championship with a then-record difference of 236 points to second-placed Mercedes (which was surpassed by Mercedes the following season).

This was also Vettel's last win until the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix, Vettel's last win at Red Bull, Red Bull's last win until the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix, and last 1–2 finish until the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix. This is also the last race until the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix that neither Mercedes driver finished on the podium, and is also the last 1–2 finish between Renault-powered drivers to date.

As of 2025, this is the last time that Brazil hosted the final race of a season and the most recent Grand Prix in which naturally aspirated engines were used.

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Background

This was also the last race for the 2.4-litre V8 naturally aspirated engines that were introduced at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix and the last race for naturally aspirated engines in general which had been mandatory since 1989. In 2014, Formula One introduced 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged power units with larger and more sophisticated hybrid energy recovery systems. [3]

This was the final race for two previous race winners in the form of Heikki Kovalainen and Mark Webber. [4] This also marked the last race for Cosworth as an engine supplier. And it was also the last race for the two Caterham drivers: Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde, Felipe Massa's last race with Scuderia Ferrari and Pastor Maldonado's last race in the Williams F1 Team. It was also the last race for Williams running with Renault engines and for Toro Rosso with Ferrari engines until the 2016 F1 season. This was also the last race at which the car numbering system introduced in 1996 whereby cars were numbered according to the Constructors' Championship order of the previous year was used. From 2014 a driver would be allowed to choose a full-time number to use for their whole career.

Tyres

Like the previous Brazilian Grand Prix, tyre supplier Pirelli provided its orange-banded hard compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the white-banded medium compound tyre as the softer "option" tyre.

The teams also tested the company's new tyres for 2014 in the Friday Free Practice sessions. [5] [6] This was also the last race at which the car numbering system introduced in 1996 whereby cars were numbered according to the Constructors' Championship order of the previous year was used. From 2014 a driver would be allowed to choose a full-time number to use for their whole career.

Qualifying

All qualifying sessions were held in wet conditions. Intermediate tyres were mainly used for Q1 and Q2. Q3 was delayed 45 minutes because of rain, and all drivers started with full-wet tyres, but they ended the session with the intermediate tyres.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQ1Q2Q3Grid
11 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:25.3811:26.4201:26.4791
29 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:25.5561:26.6261:27.1022
33 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:26.6561:26.5901:27.5393
42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:26.6891:26.9631:27.5724
510 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:25.3421:26.6981:27.6775
68 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:26.4531:26.1611:27.7376
719 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:27.2091:27.0781:28.0527
818 Flag of France.svg Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:27.1241:27.3631:28.0818
94 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:26.8171:27.0491:28.1099
1011 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.0711:27.4411:29.58210
117 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1:26.2661:27.45611
1214 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:26.2751:27.79812
1317 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1:26.7901:27.95413
146 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.7411:28.26919 1
155 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.3981:28.30814
1615 Flag of Germany.svg Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:26.8741:28.58615
1716 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:27.36716
1812 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:27.44517
1920 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1:27.84318
2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1:28.32020
2122 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1:28.36621
2223 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1:28.95022
107% time: 1:31.315
Source: [7]
Notes
^1  – Sergio Pérez qualified fourteenth, but was given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change. [8]

Race

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 711:32:36.300125
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 71+10.452418
33 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Ferrari 71+18.913315
45 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 71+37.3601412
59 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg Mercedes 71+39.048210
66 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez McLaren-Mercedes 71+44.051198
74 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Ferrari 71+49.11096
811 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 71+1:04.252104
910 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 71+1:12.90352
1019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70+1 Lap71
1114 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 70+1 Lap12
1212 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 70+1 Lap17
1315 Flag of Germany.svg Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 70+1 Lap15
147 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 70+1 Lap11
1518 Flag of France.svg Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70+1 Lap8
1616 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 70+1 Lap16
1722 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 69+2 Laps21
1821 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 69+2 Laps20
1923 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 69+2 Laps22
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 58Suspension18
Ret17 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 45Collision13
Ret8 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 2Engine6
Source: [9]

Final championship standings

The podium ceremony after the race Podio GP Interlagos 2013.jpg
The podium ceremony after the race

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Benson, Andrew (24 November 2013). "Sebastian Vettel wins record ninth consecutive race in Brazil". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. ↑ https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/brazilian-gp-adieu-to-the-v8-engine/443392/
  4. ↑ "Brazil 2013". statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Pirelli to bring prototype 2014 tyres to Brazilian GP season finale for teams to test". Sky Sports. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Formula 1 teams to try 2014 tyres in Brazilian Grand Prix practice". Autosport. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "2013 Brazil Grand Prix Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Noble, Jonathan (24 November 2013). "Sergio Perez gets gearbox change penalty after crash". Autosport . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "2013 Brazil Grand Prix Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. 24 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Brazil 2013 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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