2013 Korean Grand Prix

2013 Korean Grand Prix
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Korean International Circuit
Race details
Date	6 October 2013
Official name	2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix [1]
Location	Korea International Circuit Yeongam, South Korea
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.621 km (3.493 miles)
Distance	55 laps, 309.155 km (192.100 miles)
Weather	Cloudy with maximum temperatures reaching 29 degrees during the day
Attendance	60,000 [2]
Pole position
Driver	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
Time	1:37.202
Fastest lap
Driver	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
Time	1:41.380 on lap 53
Podium
First	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault
Third	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault
Lap leaders

The 2013 Korean Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix) ^[1] was a Formula One motor race that was held on 6 October 2013 at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam, South Korea. ^[3] The race was the fourteenth round of the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the fourth and final running of the Korean Grand Prix. The 53 lap race was won by Sebastian Vettel for Red Bull Racing with Kimi Räikkönen finishing second for Lotus F1. Raikkonen's team mate Romain Grosjean finished third.

Overview

The race was contested over 55 laps and was won by Sebastian Vettel, driving for Red Bull Racing. He dominantly won the race to claim his fourth consecutive victory of the season. ^[4] He achieved a grand slam for the second race in a row, becoming the first driver since Jim Clark in 1963 to achieve the feat in consecutive race weekends. Lotus team-mates Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean rounded out the podium, a result shrouded in minor controversy after Grosjean asked for team orders late in the race having lost the position to Räikkönen on a safety car restart. ^{[5] [6]} Nico Hülkenberg finished an equal career-best fourth place for Sauber, describing it as "one of the best races in my career so far." ^[7]

The result meant that Vettel extended his lead to 77 points over Alonso; this put him in mathematical contention to seal his fourth consecutive championship in the next race in Japan, but ultimately had to wait until India. Räikkönen leapfrogged Hamilton to go third, 28 points behind Alonso while Hamilton's result meant he was six points behind Räikkönen's score. Behind them, Mark Webber, who retired after a fire due to a collision with Adrian Sutil, kept fifth while Rosberg also stayed in sixth. ^[8] On lap 38 a fire truck appeared on track on its driver's own accord during a safety car period after Webber's car caught fire.

Despite major circuit renovations including a complete modification to the exit of the pit lane, this was the last Korean Grand Prix in Formula One to date – the race was on the 2014 provisional calendar (scheduled for 25–27 April) but the South Jeolla provincial government cut funding to the event due to very low spectator turnout, hindered by the venues' rural location. ^[9]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	Grid
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1:38.683	1:37.569	1:37.202	1
2	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:38.574	1:37.824	1:37.420	2
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1:39.138	1:37.840	1:37.464	13 1
4	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	1:39.065	1:38.076	1:37.531	3
5	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:38.418	1:38.031	1:37.679	4
6	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:38.520	1:37.978	1:38.038	5
7	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:38.884	1:38.295	1:38.223	6
8	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	1:38.427	1:37.913	1:38.237	7
9	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber-Ferrari	1:38.725	1:38.327	1:38.405	8
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	1:38.341	1:38.181	1:38.822	9
11	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren-Mercedes	1:39.049	1:38.362		10
12	5	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:38.882	1:38.365		11
13	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:38.525	1:38.417		12
14	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:38.988	1:38.431		14
15	14	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1:39.185	1:38.718		15
16	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:39.075	1:38.781		16
17	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	1:39.470			17
18	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	1:39.987			18
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	1:40.864			19
20	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	1:40.871			20
21	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Cosworth	1:41.169			22 2
22	23	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	1:41.322			21
107% time:1:45.224
Source: [10]

Notes:
^1 – Mark Webber received a ten-place grid penalty after receiving his 3rd reprimand of the season, for hitching a ride back to the pits on Fernando Alonso's Ferrari at the previous race. ^2 – Jules Bianchi received a three-place grid penalty and a reprimand after impeding Paul di Resta while on an out-lap. ^[11]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	55	1:43:13.701	1	25
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	55	+4.224	9	18
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	55	+4.927	3	15
4	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	55	+24.114	7	12
5	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	55	+25.255	2	10
6	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	55	+26.189	5	8
7	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	55	+26.698	4	6
8	5	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	55	+32.262	11	4
9	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	55	+34.390	6	2
10	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren-Mercedes	55	+35.155	10	1
11	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber-Ferrari	55	+35.990	8
12	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	55	+47.049	17
13	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	55	+50.013	18
14	20	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	55	+1:03.578	19
15	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	55	+1:04.501	20
16	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Cosworth	55	+1:07.970	22
17	23	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	55	+1:12.898	21
18	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	53	Brakes 3	16
19	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	52	Brakes 3	12
20	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	50	Collision damage 3	14
Ret	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	36	Collision/Fire	13
Ret	14	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	24	Accident	15
Source: [12] [13]

Notes

• ^3  — Jean-Éric Vergne, Daniel Ricciardo and Adrian Sutil failed to finish the race but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Sebastian Vettel* 272 2 Fernando Alonso* 195 1 3 Kimi Räikkönen* 167 1 4 Lewis Hamilton* 161 5 Mark Webber 130 Source: [14]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Red Bull-Renault* 402 2 Ferrari* 284 3 Mercedes* 283 4 Lotus-Renault* 239 5 McLaren-Mercedes 81 Source: [14]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
• Bold text and an asterisk shows drivers or teams that still had a mathematical chance of winning the championship.

References

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2. "F1 Korean Grand Prix: Where is Yeongam and what is KAVO?". Car Crazy Dan. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
3. "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
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5. "Grosjean trusts Lotus over team orders". Racer. 10 October 2013.
6. "Korean GP: Lotus says Romain Grosjean accepts team order refusal". Autosport. 7 October 2013.
7. "Korean GP: Hulkenberg drives the 'best race' of his career". British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 October 2013.
8. Beer, Matt (6 October 2013). "Korean GP: Mark Webber thinks KERS caught fire in Adrian Sutil crash". Autosport.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
9. "FIA confirms that Korean GP dropped from 2015 F1 calendar". Autosport. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
10. "2013 Korean Grand Prix qualifying results". Formula One Administration. 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
11. "Bianchi gets three-place grid penalty". f1fanatic.co.uk. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
12. "2013 Korean Grand Prix Results". BBC Sport. 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
13. "2013 Korean Grand Prix Results". Formula One Administration. 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
14. "South Korea 2013 – Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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