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2013 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 13 Oct 2013
- Name
- 2013 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/893
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2013 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix · Suzuka Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2013 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26:49.301 · 53 laps · renault | 25 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26:56.430 · 53 laps · renault | 18 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:26:59.211 · 53 laps · renault | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:27:34.906 · 53 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:27:36.626 · 53 laps · renault | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:27:40.916 · 53 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:28:00.931 · 53 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:28:01.324 · 53 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:28:10.122 · 53 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:28:18.564 · 53 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:28:27.873 · 53 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Charles Pic | Caterham | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Time not recorded · 52 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 7 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:32.271 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:32.397 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:32.340 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:31.824 · 21 laps · renault | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:31.994 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:32.244 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | Q1 1:32.465 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:32.371 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | Q1 1:32.377 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:32.606 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | Q1 1:32.718 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Q1 1:32.286 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:32.613 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | Q1 1:32.673 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Q1 1:32.875 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:32.804 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:32.890 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:33.357 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Q1 1:34.320 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham | Q1 1:34.556 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | Q1 1:34.879 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Q1 1:34.958 · 5 laps · cosworth |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:30.915 · renault | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:31.089 · renault | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.253 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:31.365 · renault | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.378 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31.397 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:31.644 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31.665 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:31.684 · renault | |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:31.827 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:31.989 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:31.992 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:32.013 · renault | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:32.063 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.093 · renault | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:32.485 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.357 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:34.320 · cosworth | |
| 19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:34.879 · renault | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:34.556 · renault | |
| 21 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:34.958 · cosworth | |
| 22 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:32.890 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 297 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 207 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 177 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 161 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 148 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 126 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 90 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 87 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 60 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 39 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 23 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:34.157 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:34.487 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:34.768 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 4 | 1:34.787 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 5 | 1:35.126 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 6 | 1:35.154 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:35.179 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1:35.364 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:35.450 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 10 | 1:35.635 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 11 | 1:35.868 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | 1:35.900 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 13 | 1:36.066 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 14 | 1:36.165 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 15 | 1:36.178 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 16 | 1:36.340 |
| freePractice1Results | Paul di Resta | 17 | 1:36.399 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 18 | 1:36.760 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 19 | 1:37.595 |
| freePractice1Results | Jules Bianchi | 20 | 1:37.629 |
| freePractice1Results | Giedo van der Garde | 21 | 1:38.025 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Chilton | 22 | 1:38.763 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:33.852 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 2 | 1:34.020 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:34.114 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:34.202 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 5 | 1:34.411 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 6 | 1:34.442 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 7 | 1:34.473 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:34.698 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 9 | 1:34.912 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:35.087 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 11 | 1:35.089 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 12 | 1:35.109 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 13 | 1:35.182 |
| freePractice2Results | Paul di Resta | 14 | 1:35.275 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 15 | 1:35.341 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 16 | 1:35.709 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 17 | 1:36.136 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 18 | 1:36.722 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Pic | 19 | 1:37.630 |
| freePractice2Results | Giedo van der Garde | 20 | 1:37.905 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Chilton | 21 | 1:38.121 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 1 | 1:32.053 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:32.187 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:32.355 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 4 | 1:32.707 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 5 | 1:32.800 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:32.815 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 7 | 1:32.869 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1:32.946 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 9 | 1:33.036 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 10 | 1:33.076 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:33.158 |
| freePractice3Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 12 | 1:33.260 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 13 | 1:33.490 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 14 | 1:33.638 |
| freePractice3Results | Paul di Resta | 15 | 1:33.660 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 16 | 1:33.732 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 17 | 1:33.955 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 18 | 1:34.773 |
| freePractice3Results | Giedo van der Garde | 19 | 1:35.473 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Pic | 20 | 1:35.518 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Chilton | 21 | 1:35.844 |
| freePractice3Results | Jules Bianchi | 22 | 1:39.378 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.