2013 Japanese Grand Prix

The 2013 Japanese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race that was held on 13 October 2013 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan.[2] The race was the fifteenth round of the 2013 season, and marked the 39th running of the Japanese Grand Prix. The race, contested over 53 laps, was won by Sebastian Vettel, driving a Red Bull after starting from second on the grid. Mark Webber, who started on pole position, settled for second after being forced to switch to a three stop strategy, which in the end was not successful.[3] Romain Grosjean took his second podium in succession in third position for Lotus F1. This was Red Bull's 14th one-two finish in Formula One.[4]

2013 Japanese Grand Prix
Race 15 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship
Suzuka Circuit
Race details
Date 13 October 2013
Official name 2013 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix[1]
Location Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka, Japan
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.807 km (3.608 mi)
Distance 53 laps, 307.471 km (191.062 mi)
Weather Warm and sunny
Pole position
Driver
Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:30.915
Fastest lap
Driver Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:34.587 on lap 44
Podium
First
Red Bull-Renault
Second
Red Bull-Renault
Third
Lotus-Renault

The result meant that the title was not sealed at Suzuka but Vettel could seal it with 5th place at the next race in India. Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso stretched his lead to 30 points over Kimi Räikkönen but was still 90 behind Vettel's total.[5] Räikkönen in turn also increased his lead over Lewis Hamilton to 16 points after the Briton retired from puncture damage after colliding with Vettel on lap one. The result also meant that only Alonso could deprive Vettel of becoming world champion as Hamilton and Räikkönen fell out of contention.[6][7]

Report

Background

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought its Orange-banded hard compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the White-banded Medium compound tyre as the softer "option" tyre, as opposed to the previous year where hard and soft selection were provided. Jules Bianchi and Charles Pic were each given ten-place grid penalties after stewards found they had been speeding behind the safety car at the previous round in Korea. Both drivers were reprimanded for their actions, and automatically received a ten-place grid penalty as it was their third reprimand of the season.

Free Practice

Free Practice 1 saw Heikki Kovalainen drive for Caterham, in place of Charles Pic. The session was not without incident, as both Jules Bianchi (Marussia), Giedo van der Garde (Caterham) both went off at the exit of the second Degner corner. As a result of his accident, Bianchi was forced to sit out of Free Practice 2, while his car was repaired. Pastor Maldonado suffered a loose wheel up at Spoon Curve. Williams were later fined €60,000 for failing to attach the wheel properly. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the session, with teammate Nico Rosberg behind him.

Free Practice 2 saw Pastor Maldonado also going off at the second Degner corner, where he became stuck in the gravel. Sergio Pérez lost control of his McLaren going into Spoon, and slid backwards and made heavy contact with the tyre barrier. Fernando Alonso spun at the second Degner corner, but he was able to continue. Kimi Räikkönen spun into the gravel trap at the Dunlop corner and was forced to end his session. This time championship leader Sebastian Vettel finished the session fastest, with teammate Mark Webber behind him.

Qualifying

In a first, Charles Pic was given a drive-through penalty for leaving the pits when the red light was displayed at the pit exit during qualifying. The penalty was to be served during the first five laps of the race.[8]

Classification

Qualifying
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
1 2 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:32.271 1:31.513 1:30.915 1
2 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:32.397 1:31.290 1:31.089 2
3 10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.340 1:31.636 1:31.253 3
4 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:31.824 1:31.565 1:31.365 4
5 4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.994 1:31.668 1:31.378 5
6 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:32.244 1:31.764 1:31.397 6
7 11 Nico Hülkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1:32.465 1:31.848 1:31.664 7
8 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:32.371 1:31.828 1:31.665 8
9 7 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:32.377 1:31.662 1:31.684 9
10 5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.606 1:31.838 1:31.827 10
11 6 Sergio Pérez McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.718 1:31.989 11
12 14 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:32.286 1:31.992 12
13 17 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1:32.613 1:32.013 13
14 12 Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:32.673 1:32.063 14
15 16 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:32.875 1:32.093 15
16 19 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:32.804 1:32.485 16
17 15 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:32.890 221
18 18 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:33.357 17
19 23 Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1:34.320 18
20 20 Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1:34.556 202
21 21 Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1:34.879 19
22 22 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1:34.958 212
107% time: 1:38.251
Source:[9]

Notes:
^1  — Adrian Sutil received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change. However, he chose he demoted two-five places for causing a deliberate accident at the previous race.[9]
^2  — Charles Pic and Jules Bianchi received ten-place grid penalties for receiving three reprimands over the season. However, due to Sutil's grid penalty Pic and Bianchi were promoted to 20th and 21st respectively.[9]

Race
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 53 1:26:49.301 2 25
2 2 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 53 +7.129 1 18
3 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 53 +9.910 4 15
4 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 53 +45.605 8 12
5 7 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 53 +47.325 9 10
6 11 Nico Hülkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 53 +51.615 7 8
7 12 Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 53 +1:11.630 14 6
8 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 53 +1:12.023 6 4
9 5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 53 +1:20.821 10 2
10 4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 53 +1:29.263 5 1
11 14 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 53 +1:38.572 12
12 18 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 17
13 19 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 16
14 15 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 52 +1 Lap 22
15 6 Sergio Pérez McLaren-Mercedes 52 +1 Lap 11
16 16 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 52 +1 Lap 15
17 17 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 52 +1 Lap 13
18 20 Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 52 +1 Lap 20
19 23 Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 52 +1 Lap 18
Ret 10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 7 Collision damage 3
Ret 21 Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 0 Collision 19
Ret 22 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 0 Collision 21
Source:[10][11]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Bold text shows drivers or teams that still had a mathematical chance of winning the championship.
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References
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  2. "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  3. "Unstoppable Vettel makes it nine wins in 2013 but Alonso prevents title celebrations". Daily Mail. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. "Japanese Grand Prix: as it happened". BBC Sport. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. "Vettel Wins Japanese Grand Prix to Close In on Title". New York Times. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  6. "Japanese Grand Prix 2013: live". Daily Telegraph. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  7. "Sebastian Vettel wins Japanese Grand Prix but must wait for title". Guardian UK. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  8. "Pic given drive-through penalty for race". f1fanatic.co.uk. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  9. "2013 Japanese Grand Prix qualifying results". Formula One Administration. 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  10. "2013 Japanese Grand Prix Results". BBC. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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  12. "Japan 2013 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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