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2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 21 Apr 2013
- Name
- 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/882
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 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · Bahrain International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2013 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36:00.498 · 57 laps · renault | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:36:09.609 · 57 laps · renault | 18 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:36:20.005 · 57 laps · renault | 15 |
| 4 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36:22.225 · 57 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36:35.728 · 57 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:36:36.496 · 57 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36:37.742 · 57 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36:38.072 · 57 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36:41.624 · 57 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:36:47.129 · 57 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37:06.948 · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:37:13.431 · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37:17.217 · 57 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:37:22.009 · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37:26.862 · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Charles Pic | Caterham | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Time not recorded · 56 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Time not recorded · 56 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Puncture damage · Time not recorded · 16 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.364 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:33.327 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:32.878 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.498 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:33.966 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:33.780 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Q1 1:33.762 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:34.048 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | Q1 1:33.827 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:34.071 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:33.498 · 7 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | Q1 1:34.310 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:34.120 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | Q1 1:34.409 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:34.425 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:34.314 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Q1 1:34.425 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | Q1 1:34.730 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham | Q1 1:35.283 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Q1 1:36.178 · 6 laps · cosworth | |
| 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | Q1 1:36.304 · 7 laps · renault | |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Q1 1:36.476 · 6 laps · cosworth |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.330 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.584 · renault | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.667 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.207 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:33.235 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:33.246 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:33.078 · renault | |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:33.327 · renault | |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.762 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:33.762 · renault | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:33.914 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.974 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:33.976 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:34.105 · renault | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:34.284 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:34.425 · renault | |
| 18 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:35.283 · renault | |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:36.178 · cosworth | |
| 20 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:36.304 · renault | |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:36.476 · cosworth | |
| 22 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:34.730 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 77 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 67 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 47 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 32 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 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 | Felipe Massa | 1 | 1:34.487 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 1:34.564 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:34.621 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:34.790 |
| freePractice1Results | Paul di Resta | 5 | 1:34.949 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 6 | 1:35.069 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 7 | 1:35.101 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 8 | 1:35.119 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 | 1:35.345 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 10 | 1:35.611 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:35.640 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 12 | 1:35.783 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 13 | 1:35.792 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 14 | 1:36.014 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 15 | 1:36.485 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 16 | 1:36.498 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 17 | 1:36.755 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 18 | 1:37.214 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Pic | 19 | 1:37.850 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 20 | 1:38.401 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Chilton | 21 | 1:39.445 |
| freePractice1Results | Rodolfo González | 22 | 1:40.215 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:34.154 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 2 | 1:34.184 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:34.282 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 1:34.310 |
| freePractice2Results | Paul di Resta | 5 | 1:34.543 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:34.552 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:34.631 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 8 | 1:34.666 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 9 | 1:34.932 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 10 | 1:34.976 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 11 | 1:35.356 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 12 | 1:35.506 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:35.589 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 14 | 1:35.761 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 15 | 1:36.133 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 16 | 1:36.279 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 17 | 1:36.579 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 18 | 1:36.616 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Pic | 19 | 1:37.061 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Chilton | 20 | 1:37.313 |
| freePractice2Results | Jules Bianchi | 21 | 1:37.363 |
| freePractice2Results | Giedo van der Garde | 22 | 1:37.970 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1:33.247 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:33.348 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 3 | 1:33.380 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:33.446 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:33.455 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 6 | 1:33.464 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 7 | 1:33.596 |
| freePractice3Results | Paul di Resta | 8 | 1:33.700 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 9 | 1:33.764 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 10 | 1:33.922 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 11 | 1:33.949 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:34.117 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:34.282 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 14 | 1:34.577 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 15 | 1:34.611 |
| freePractice3Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 16 | 1:34.678 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 17 | 1:34.833 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Pic | 18 | 1:35.816 |
| freePractice3Results | Jules Bianchi | 19 | 1:36.731 |
| freePractice3Results | Giedo van der Garde | 20 | 1:36.939 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Chilton | 21 | 1:37.630 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 22 | 1:39.592 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.