2013 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

2013-04-14 · time TBA

Shanghai International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Race · 1:36:26.945 · 56 laps	25
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Race · 1:36:37.113 · 56 laps	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:36:39.267 · 56 laps	15
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · 1:36:39.470 · 56 laps	12
5	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · 1:37:02.230 · 56 laps	10
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:37:07.772 · 56 laps	8
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:37:09.636 · 56 laps	6
8	Paul di Resta	Force India	Race · 1:37:18.029 · 56 laps	4
9	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Race · 1:37:20.368 · 56 laps	2
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	Race · 1:37:23.543 · 56 laps	1
11	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Race · 1:37:30.805 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:37:39.549 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · 1:38:00.806 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Race · 1:38:02.398 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Charles Pic	Caterham	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Max Chilton	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · Suspension · Time not recorded · 21 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Race · Wheel · Time not recorded · 15 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Race · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 5 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 4 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Fernando Alonso · Ferrari

Kimi Räikkönen · Lotus

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Jenson Button · McLaren

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo · Toro Rosso

Paul di Resta · Force India

Romain Grosjean · Lotus

Nico Hülkenberg · Sauber

Sergio Pérez · McLaren

Jean-Éric Vergne · Toro Rosso

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Pastor Maldonado · Williams

Jules Bianchi · Marussia

Charles Pic · Caterham

Max Chilton · Marussia

Giedo van der Garde · Caterham

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Adrian Sutil · Force India

Esteban Gutiérrez · Sauber

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.793 · Q2 1:35.078 · Q3 1:34.484 · 9 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.046 · Q2 1:35.659 · Q3 1:34.761 · 11 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.253 · Q2 1:35.148 · Q3 1:34.788 · 12 laps
4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.959 · Q2 1:35.537 · Q3 1:34.861 · 9 laps
5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.972 · Q2 1:35.403 · Q3 1:34.933 · 12 laps
6	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.929 · Q2 1:36.065 · Q3 1:35.364 · 9 laps
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.993 · Q2 1:36.258 · Q3 1:35.998 · 15 laps
8	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.667 · Q2 1:35.784 · Q3 2:05.673 · 12 laps
9	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.537 · Q2 1:35.343 · 13 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.985 · Q2 1:36.261 · 11 laps
11	Paul di Resta	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.478 · Q2 1:36.287 · 9 laps
12	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.952 · Q2 1:36.314 · 10 laps
13	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.349 · Q2 1:36.405 · 11 laps
14	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.148 · Q2 1:36.679 · 6 laps
15	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.281 · Q2 1:37.139 · 10 laps
16	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.508 · Q2 1:37.199 · 12 laps
17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.769 · 3 laps
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.990 · 5 laps
19	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.780 · 6 laps
20	Max Chilton	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.537 · 3 laps
21	Charles Pic	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.614 · 6 laps
22	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.660 · 6 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:34.484
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:34.761
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:34.788
4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:34.861
5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:34.933
6	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:35.364
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:35.998
8	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 2:05.673
9	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · Time not recorded
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	Starting grid · Time not recorded
11	Paul di Resta	Force India	Starting grid · 1:36.287
12	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:36.314
13	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Starting grid · 1:36.405
14	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Starting grid · 1:37.139
15	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:37.199
16	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:37.769
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:37.990
18	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:38.780
19	Max Chilton	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:39.537
20	Charles Pic	Caterham	Starting grid · 1:39.614
21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Starting grid · 1:39.660
PL	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · Time not recorded

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.717 · 21 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.171 · 20 laps
3	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.658 · 21 laps
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.942 · 20 laps
5	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.965 · 17 laps
6	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.069 · 24 laps
7	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.095 · 14 laps
8	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.125 · 21 laps
9	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.398 · 17 laps
10	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.561 · 15 laps
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.790 · 16 laps
12	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.057 · 19 laps
13	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.158 · 22 laps
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.180 · 21 laps
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.336 · 19 laps
16	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.360 · 20 laps
17	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.392 · 21 laps
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.032 · 22 laps
19	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.966 · 16 laps
20	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.056 · 18 laps
21	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.083 · 21 laps
22	Qing Hua Ma	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.545 · 20 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.340 · 32 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.492 · 32 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.755 · 30 laps
4	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.819 · 35 laps
5	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.092 · 31 laps
6	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.432 · 29 laps
7	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.496 · 39 laps
8	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.514 · 32 laps
9	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.595 · 33 laps
10	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.791 · 27 laps
11	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.940 · 16 laps
12	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.963 · 31 laps
13	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.103 · 22 laps
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.206 · 39 laps
15	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.127 · 34 laps
16	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.185 · 18 laps
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.211 · 32 laps
18	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.276 · 34 laps
19	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.725 · 29 laps
20	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.271 · 21 laps
21	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.814 · 27 laps
22	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.227 · 5 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.391 · 13 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.013 · 11 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.065 · 18 laps
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.286 · 17 laps
5	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.420 · 15 laps
6	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.549 · 16 laps
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.605 · 16 laps
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.693 · 16 laps
9	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.777 · 16 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.853 · 15 laps
11	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.072 · 15 laps
12	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.205 · 18 laps
13	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.300 · 11 laps
14	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.349 · 12 laps
15	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.457 · 16 laps
16	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.487 · 13 laps
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.740 · 20 laps
18	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.813 · 16 laps
19	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.496 · 17 laps
20	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.821 · 18 laps
21	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.627 · 16 laps
22	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.652 · 18 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:36.808
2	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:38.058
3	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:38.200
4	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:39.506
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:39.955
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:39.981
7	Paul di Resta	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:40.101
8	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:40.138
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:40.240
10	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:40.284
11	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:40.563
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:40.630
13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:40.968
14	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:41.281
15	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:41.537
16	Max Chilton	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:41.978
17	Charles Pic	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:41.997
18	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:42.357
19	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:43.378
20	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:43.416
21	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:44.257
22	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:44.775

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Mark Webber	1	1	21.287
Daniel Ricciardo	1	4	24.946
Lewis Hamilton	1	5	20.379
Nico Rosberg	1	5	22.299
Charles Pic	1	5	21.265
Fernando Alonso	1	6	19.719
Kimi Räikkönen	1	6	20.753
Jules Bianchi	1	6	21.097
Giedo van der Garde	1	6	20.905
Felipe Massa	1	7	20.753
Romain Grosjean	1	7	20.083
Pastor Maldonado	1	7	20.794
Max Chilton	1	7	21.063
Nico Hülkenberg	1	14	22.838
Sebastian Vettel	1	14	19.323
Paul di Resta	1	14	20.598
Mark Webber	2	15	26.956
Jean-Éric Vergne	1	15	20.977
Valtteri Bottas	1	16	21.614
Jules Bianchi	2	16	24.834
Charles Pic	2	17	22.183
Felipe Massa	2	19	20.027
Nico Rosberg	2	19	19.894
Nico Rosberg	3	20	22.727
Giedo van der Garde	2	20	20.743
Lewis Hamilton	2	21	20.584
Kimi Räikkönen	2	21	20.759
Max Chilton	2	21	25.091
Fernando Alonso	2	23	20.521
Jenson Button	1	23	19.898
Romain Grosjean	2	23	20.286
Daniel Ricciardo	2	23	20.303
Pastor Maldonado	2	23	21.517
Sergio Pérez	1	24	19.969
Nico Hülkenberg	2	29	20.327
Sebastian Vettel	2	31	20.084
Sergio Pérez	2	31	20.253
Paul di Resta	2	32	20.320
Jules Bianchi	3	32	20.625
Charles Pic	3	33	21.294
Max Chilton	3	33	25.151
Kimi Räikkönen	3	34	20.464
Valtteri Bottas	2	34	22.217
Nico Hülkenberg	3	36	19.957
Felipe Massa	3	36	19.449
Lewis Hamilton	3	37	19.600
Romain Grosjean	3	37	20.109
Jean-Éric Vergne	2	37	20.235
Giedo van der Garde	3	37	21.067
Daniel Ricciardo	3	38	20.362
Pastor Maldonado	3	39	20.982
Fernando Alonso	3	41	21.012
Jean-Éric Vergne	3	43	20.716
Jenson Button	2	49	19.862
Sebastian Vettel	3	51	20.191
Valtteri Bottas	3	51	21.490
Paul di Resta	3	53	19.831

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	52
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	49
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	43
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	40
5	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	30
6	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	26
7	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
9	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	11
10	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
11	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
12	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
14	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
15	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
16	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	78
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	73
3	Lotus Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	60
4	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	52
5	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	14
6	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	14
7	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	7
8	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	5
9	Williams Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Marussia Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	Caterham Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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