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2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 6 Oct 2013
- Name
- 2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/892
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 Korean Grand Prix · Korea International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2013 Formula 1 World Championship · round 14
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:43:13.701 · 55 laps · renault | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:43:17.925 · 55 laps · renault | 18 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:43:18.628 · 55 laps · renault | 15 |
| 4 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:43:37.815 · 55 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:43:38.956 · 55 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:43:39.890 · 55 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:43:40.399 · 55 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:43:45.963 · 55 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:43:48.091 · 55 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:43:48.856 · 55 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:43:49.691 · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:44:00.750 · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:44:03.714 · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:44:17.279 · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:44:18.202 · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:44:21.671 · 55 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:44:26.599 · 55 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Brakes · Time not recorded · 53 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Brakes · Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 50 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Collision · Time not recorded · 36 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Paul di Resta | Force India | Accident · Time not recorded · 24 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:38.683 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:38.574 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:39.138 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:39.065 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:38.418 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:38.520 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:38.884 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | Q1 1:38.427 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | Q1 1:38.725 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | Q1 1:38.341 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | Q1 1:39.049 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:38.882 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:38.525 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:38.988 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Q1 1:39.185 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:39.075 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:39.470 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Q1 1:39.987 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham | Q1 1:40.864 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | Q1 1:40.871 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 21 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Q1 1:41.169 · 6 laps · cosworth | |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Q1 1:41.322 · 6 laps · cosworth |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:37.202 · renault | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.420 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:37.531 · renault | |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.679 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.038 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.223 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:38.237 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:38.405 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:38.822 · renault | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:38.362 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.365 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.417 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.464 · renault | |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:38.431 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.718 · mercedes | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.781 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:39.470 · renault | |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.987 · renault | |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:40.864 · renault | |
| 20 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:40.871 · renault | |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:41.322 · cosworth | |
| 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:41.169 · cosworth |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 272 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 195 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 167 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 161 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 130 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 122 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 89 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 72 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 58 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 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 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 17 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 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 | 1:39.630 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:39.667 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 3 | 1:39.816 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 4 | 1:40.117 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 5 | 1:40.215 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 6 | 1:40.374 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:40.396 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1:40.677 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:40.860 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:40.880 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:40.899 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 12 | 1:41.432 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 13 | 1:41.482 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 14 | 1:41.626 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 15 | 1:41.924 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 16 | 1:42.002 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 17 | 1:42.043 |
| freePractice1Results | James Calado | 18 | 1:43.008 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Pic | 19 | 1:43.660 |
| freePractice1Results | Giedo van der Garde | 20 | 1:43.883 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Chilton | 21 | 1:44.100 |
| freePractice1Results | Rodolfo González | 22 | 1:46.810 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:38.673 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:38.781 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:38.797 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 4 | 1:38.844 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 5 | 1:39.114 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 6 | 1:39.226 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:39.444 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1:39.757 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 9 | 1:39.774 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 10 | 1:40.006 |
| freePractice2Results | Paul di Resta | 11 | 1:40.007 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:40.152 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 13 | 1:40.186 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:40.210 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 15 | 1:40.446 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 16 | 1:40.552 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 17 | 1:41.117 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 18 | 1:41.289 |
| freePractice2Results | Giedo van der Garde | 19 | 1:42.461 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Pic | 20 | 1:42.798 |
| freePractice2Results | Jules Bianchi | 21 | 1:43.108 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Chilton | 22 | 1:43.441 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:37.881 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 2 | 1:38.018 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:38.318 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:38.332 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 5 | 1:38.486 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 6 | 1:38.701 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 7 | 1:38.816 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1:38.857 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:38.961 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 10 | 1:39.114 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 11 | 1:39.128 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 12 | 1:39.196 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 13 | 1:39.204 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 14 | 1:39.274 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 15 | 1:39.327 |
| freePractice3Results | Paul di Resta | 16 | 1:39.371 |
| freePractice3Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 17 | 1:39.665 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 18 | 1:40.128 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Pic | 19 | 1:41.360 |
| freePractice3Results | Giedo van der Garde | 20 | 1:41.614 |
| freePractice3Results | Jules Bianchi | 21 | 1:41.646 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Chilton | 22 | 1:42.267 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.