2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

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

Time TBA

Race

2013-03-17 · time TBA

Albert Park 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	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Fastest lap · Race · 1:30:03.225 · 58 laps	25
2	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Race · 1:30:15.676 · 58 laps	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · 1:30:25.571 · 58 laps	15
4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:30:36.802 · 58 laps	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:30:48.786 · 58 laps	10
6	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Race · 1:30:50.025 · 58 laps	8
7	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Race · 1:31:08.293 · 58 laps	6
8	Paul di Resta	Force India	Race · 1:31:11.674 · 58 laps	4
9	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · 1:31:24.855 · 58 laps	2
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Race · 1:31:25.984 · 58 laps	1
11	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Race · 1:31:26.592 · 58 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:31:27.082 · 58 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Charles Pic	Caterham	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Max Chilton	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Race · Exhaust · Time not recorded · 39 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 26 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 24 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	Race · Fuel system · Time not recorded	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.

Kimi Räikkönen · Lotus

Fernando Alonso · Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Adrian Sutil · Force India

Paul di Resta · Force India

Jenson Button · McLaren

Romain Grosjean · Lotus

Sergio Pérez · McLaren

Jean-Éric Vergne · Toro Rosso

Esteban Gutiérrez · Sauber

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Jules Bianchi · Marussia

Charles Pic · Caterham

Max Chilton · Marussia

Giedo van der Garde · Caterham

Daniel Ricciardo · Toro Rosso

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Pastor Maldonado · Williams

Nico Hülkenberg · Sauber

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.657 · Q2 1:36.745 · Q3 1:27.407 · 27 laps
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.472 · Q2 1:36.524 · Q3 1:27.827 · 26 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.456 · Q2 1:36.625 · Q3 1:28.087 · 29 laps
4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.635 · Q2 1:36.666 · Q3 1:28.490 · 23 laps
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.850 · Q2 1:36.691 · Q3 1:28.493 · 26 laps
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:43.380 · Q2 1:36.194 · Q3 1:28.523 · 28 laps
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.545 · Q2 1:37.517 · Q3 1:28.738 · 27 laps
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.284 · Q2 1:37.641 · Q3 1:29.013 · 25 laps
9	Paul di Resta	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.601 · Q2 1:36.901 · Q3 1:29.305 · 23 laps
10	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.688 · Q2 1:36.644 · Q3 1:30.357 · 24 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:45.930 · Q2 1:38.067 · 19 laps
12	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:47.330 · Q2 1:38.134 · 19 laps
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.871 · Q2 1:38.778 · 19 laps
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:46.450 · Q2 1:39.042 · 20 laps
15	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:44.300 · Q2 1:39.900 · 18 laps
16	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:47.328 · Q2 1:40.290 · 19 laps
17	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:47.614 · 11 laps
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:47.776 · 10 laps
19	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:48.147 · 11 laps
20	Max Chilton	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:48.909 · 11 laps
21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 1:49.519 · 11 laps
NC	Charles Pic	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 1:50.626 · 10 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:27.407
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:27.827
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:28.087
4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:28.490
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:28.493
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:28.523
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:28.738
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:29.013
9	Paul di Resta	Force India	Starting grid · 1:29.305
10	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:30.357
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:38.067
12	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Starting grid · 1:38.134
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:38.778
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:39.042
15	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:39.900
16	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:40.290
17	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Starting grid · 1:47.614
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:47.776
19	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:48.147
20	Max Chilton	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:48.909
21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Starting grid · 1:49.519
22	Charles Pic	Caterham	Starting grid · Time not recorded

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.211 · 16 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.289 · 17 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.547 · 16 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.552 · 18 laps
5	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.668 · 18 laps
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.877 · 17 laps
7	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.013 · 17 laps
8	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.426 · 19 laps
9	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.440 · 19 laps
10	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.520 · 15 laps
11	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.597 · 19 laps
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.786 · 19 laps
13	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.910 · 18 laps
14	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.443 · 20 laps
15	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.928 · 19 laps
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.203 · 17 laps
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.729 · 17 laps
18	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.969 · 19 laps
19	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.263 · 24 laps
20	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.176 · 23 laps
21	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.274 · 21 laps
22	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.388 · 18 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.908 · 33 laps
2	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.172 · 31 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.322 · 26 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.361 · 38 laps
5	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.680 · 32 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.748 · 35 laps
7	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.772 · 28 laps
8	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.855 · 32 laps
9	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:27.435 · 35 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.187 · 34 laps
11	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.294 · 30 laps
12	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.311 · 37 laps
13	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.566 · 33 laps
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.627 · 31 laps
15	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.772 · 33 laps
16	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.852 · 36 laps
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.968 · 36 laps
18	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:29.386 · 39 laps
19	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:29.696 · 32 laps
20	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.165 · 37 laps
21	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.600 · 36 laps
22	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.450 · 11 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.929 · 14 laps
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.000 · 7 laps
3	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.241 · 10 laps
4	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.533 · 9 laps
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.625 · 12 laps
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.849 · 19 laps
7	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.860 · 16 laps
8	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:28.069 · 15 laps
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:28.253 · 18 laps
10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:28.253 · 20 laps
11	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:28.486 · 13 laps
12	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.808 · 9 laps
13	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.073 · 16 laps
14	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.388 · 17 laps
15	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.598 · 20 laps
16	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.959 · 19 laps
17	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.236 · 7 laps
18	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.527 · 8 laps
19	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.232 · 13 laps
20	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.779 · 13 laps
21	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:42.872 · 13 laps
22	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:47.246 · 9 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:29.274
2	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:29.498
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:29.560
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:29.732
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:29.759
6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:29.926
7	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:30.198
8	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:30.239
9	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:30.395
10	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:30.409
11	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:30.454
12	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:30.652
13	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:30.710
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:30.881
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:30.894
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:31.415
17	Max Chilton	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:32.210
18	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:32.259
19	Charles Pic	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:32.261
20	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:32.636
21	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:32.915

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Jenson Button	1	4	22.282
Mark Webber	1	5	24.240
Romain Grosjean	1	5	22.239
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	5	22.316
Valtteri Bottas	1	6	23.528
Max Chilton	1	6	36.564
Sebastian Vettel	1	7	21.807
Giedo van der Garde	1	7	24.104
Felipe Massa	1	8	21.754
Paul di Resta	1	8	23.010
Charles Pic	1	8	23.394
Fernando Alonso	1	9	21.792
Kimi Räikkönen	1	9	22.709
Jean-Éric Vergne	1	9	23.074
Jules Bianchi	1	9	23.371
Pastor Maldonado	1	10	23.099
Lewis Hamilton	1	13	22.155
Nico Rosberg	1	14	22.274
Daniel Ricciardo	1	15	23.435
Sergio Pérez	1	16	23.677
Giedo van der Garde	2	16	23.834
Mark Webber	2	18	21.717
Romain Grosjean	2	19	22.133
Max Chilton	2	19	30.838
Fernando Alonso	2	20	21.606
Jenson Button	2	20	23.571
Adrian Sutil	1	21	22.693
Sebastian Vettel	2	21	22.704
Felipe Massa	2	23	21.511
Sergio Pérez	2	23	22.004
Jean-Éric Vergne	2	24	24.688
Valtteri Bottas	2	24	23.215
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	27	22.315
Jules Bianchi	2	27	23.387
Daniel Ricciardo	2	30	24.177
Lewis Hamilton	2	31	22.015
Paul di Resta	2	33	23.051
Kimi Räikkönen	2	34	22.181
Charles Pic	2	33	23.509
Giedo van der Garde	3	34	23.917
Max Chilton	3	34	22.948
Felipe Massa	3	36	21.509
Sebastian Vettel	3	37	21.596
Jenson Button	3	37	21.538
Romain Grosjean	3	37	22.534
Mark Webber	3	38	21.515
Fernando Alonso	3	39	21.704
Valtteri Bottas	3	40	24.060
Sergio Pérez	3	41	21.705
Lewis Hamilton	3	42	21.778
Jean-Éric Vergne	3	44	23.160
Adrian Sutil	2	46	22.749
Jules Bianchi	3	50	22.669

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	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
4	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
6	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
7	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
8	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
9	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
10	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
11	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
12	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
13	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Giedo van der Garde	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	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	30
2	Lotus Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	26
3	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	23
4	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
5	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
6	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
7	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
8	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
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.

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