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2013 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · qualifying
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Profile & context
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- 2013 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/880-qualifying
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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.
Grand Prix context
2013 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · Sepang International Circuit
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2013 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:38:56.681 · 56 laps · renault | 25 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:39:00.979 · 56 laps · renault | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39:08.862 · 56 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39:09.321 · 56 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39:22.329 · 56 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:39:32.245 · 56 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:39:45.160 · 56 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:39:49.725 · 56 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:40:09.038 · 56 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:40:23.805 · 56 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:40:25.291 · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Time not recorded · 55 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Charles Pic | Caterham | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Time not recorded · 54 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Wheel · Time not recorded · 53 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Exhaust · Time not recorded · 51 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | KERS failure · Time not recorded · 45 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Wheel nut · Time not recorded · 27 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Paul di Resta | Force India | Wheel nut · Time not recorded · 22 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:37.899 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:37.712 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:37.314 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:37.513 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:37.619 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:37.239 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | Q1 1:36.959 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:37.487 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:36.809 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | Q1 1:37.702 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:37.363 · 7 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | Q1 1:37.931 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:37.722 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | Q1 1:37.707 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Q1 1:37.493 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Q1 1:37.867 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:38.157 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:38.207 · 7 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Q1 1:38.434 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham | Q1 1:39.314 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Q1 1:39.672 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 22 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | Q1 1:39.932 · 6 laps · renault |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:49.674 · renault | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:50.587 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:50.727 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:51.699 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:52.244 · renault | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:52.519 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:53.175 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:53.439 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:54.136 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:52.970 · renault | |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:37.636 · renault | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:38.125 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.822 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:39.221 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:44.509 · mercedes | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Time not recorded · renault | |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.157 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:38.207 · renault | |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:38.434 · cosworth | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:39.314 · renault | |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:39.672 · cosworth | |
| 22 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:39.932 · renault |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 40 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Jules Bianchi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Charles Pic | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Giedo van der Garde | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Max Chilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | 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 | Mark Webber | 1 | 1:36.935 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:37.003 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:37.104 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 1:37.319 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 5 | 1:37.588 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 6 | 1:37.769 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 7 | 1:37.771 |
| freePractice1Results | Paul di Resta | 8 | 1:37.773 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 9 | 1:37.840 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 10 | 1:37.915 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 11 | 1:38.173 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 12 | 1:38.673 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:38.830 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:39.054 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 15 | 1:39.204 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 16 | 1:39.208 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 17 | 1:39.284 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 18 | 1:39.567 |
| freePractice1Results | Giedo van der Garde | 19 | 1:40.728 |
| freePractice1Results | Jules Bianchi | 20 | 1:40.996 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Pic | 21 | 1:41.163 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Chilton | 22 | 1:41.513 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:36.569 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:36.588 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 3 | 1:36.661 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 1:36.985 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 5 | 1:37.026 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 6 | 1:37.206 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 7 | 1:37.448 |
| freePractice2Results | Paul di Resta | 8 | 1:37.571 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 9 | 1:37.574 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 10 | 1:37.788 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:37.838 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:37.865 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 13 | 1:38.068 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 14 | 1:38.645 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 15 | 1:38.738 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 16 | 1:38.801 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 17 | 1:38.904 |
| freePractice2Results | Jules Bianchi | 18 | 1:39.508 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 19 | 1:39.660 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Pic | 20 | 1:40.757 |
| freePractice2Results | Giedo van der Garde | 21 | 1:40.768 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Chilton | 22 | 1:41.438 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:36.435 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:36.568 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 3 | 1:36.588 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 4 | 1:36.613 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:36.806 |
| freePractice3Results | Paul di Resta | 6 | 1:36.807 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 7 | 1:36.822 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:36.946 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 9 | 1:36.949 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:37.302 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 11 | 1:37.359 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:37.538 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 13 | 1:37.685 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 14 | 1:37.690 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 15 | 1:37.936 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 16 | 1:38.294 |
| freePractice3Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 17 | 1:38.376 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 18 | 1:38.425 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Pic | 19 | 1:38.995 |
| freePractice3Results | Jules Bianchi | 20 | 1:39.717 |
| freePractice3Results | Giedo van der Garde | 21 | 1:40.209 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Chilton | 22 | 1:40.495 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.