2013 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix

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Times in Africa/Johannesburg

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

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Race

2013-03-24 · time TBA

Sepang 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	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · 1:38:56.681 · 56 laps	25
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Race · 1:39:00.979 · 56 laps	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:39:08.862 · 56 laps	15
4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · 1:39:09.321 · 56 laps	12
5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:39:22.329 · 56 laps	10
6	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Race · 1:39:32.245 · 56 laps	8
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Race · 1:39:45.160 · 56 laps	6
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	Race · 1:39:49.725 · 56 laps	4
9	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Fastest lap · Race · 1:40:09.038 · 56 laps	2
10	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:40:23.805 · 56 laps	1
11	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · 1:40:25.291 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Charles Pic	Caterham	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Max Chilton	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · Wheel · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Race · Exhaust · Time not recorded · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Race · KERS failure · Time not recorded · 45 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Race · Wheel nut · Time not recorded · 27 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Paul di Resta	Force India	Race · Wheel nut · Time not recorded · 22 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Race · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 1 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.

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Romain Grosjean · Lotus

Kimi Räikkönen · Lotus

Nico Hülkenberg · Sauber

Sergio Pérez · McLaren

Jean-Éric Vergne · Toro Rosso

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Esteban Gutiérrez · Sauber

Jules Bianchi · Marussia

Charles Pic · Caterham

Giedo van der Garde · Caterham

Max Chilton · Marussia

Jenson Button · McLaren

Daniel Ricciardo · Toro Rosso

Pastor Maldonado · Williams

Adrian Sutil · Force India

Paul di Resta · Force India

Fernando Alonso · Ferrari

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.899 · Q2 1:37.245 · Q3 1:49.674 · 13 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.712 · Q2 1:36.874 · Q3 1:50.587 · 15 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.314 · Q2 1:36.877 · Q3 1:50.727 · 14 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.513 · Q2 1:36.517 · Q3 1:51.699 · 15 laps
5	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.619 · Q2 1:36.449 · Q3 1:52.244 · 14 laps
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.239 · Q2 1:36.190 · Q3 1:52.519 · 14 laps
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.959 · Q2 1:36.640 · Q3 1:52.970 · 12 laps
8	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.487 · Q2 1:37.117 · Q3 1:53.175 · 14 laps
9	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.809 · Q2 1:36.834 · Q3 1:53.439 · 12 laps
10	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.702 · Q2 1:37.342 · Q3 1:54.136 · 16 laps
11	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.363 · Q2 1:37.636 · 7 laps
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.931 · Q2 1:38.125 · 12 laps
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.722 · Q2 1:38.822 · 12 laps
14	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.707 · Q2 1:39.221 · 14 laps
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.493 · Q2 1:44.509 · 10 laps
16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.867 · 10 laps
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.157 · 8 laps
18	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.207 · 7 laps
19	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.434 · 8 laps
20	Charles Pic	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.314 · 6 laps
21	Max Chilton	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.672 · 8 laps
22	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.932 · 6 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:49.674
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:50.587
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:50.727
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:51.699
5	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:52.244
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:52.519
7	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:53.175
8	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Starting grid · 1:53.439
9	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:54.136
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:52.970 · Grid penalty: 3 · 3 places
11	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:37.636
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:38.125
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:38.822
14	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:39.221
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Starting grid · 1:44.509
16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Starting grid · Time not recorded
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:38.157
18	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:38.207
19	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:38.434
20	Charles Pic	Caterham	Starting grid · 1:39.314
21	Max Chilton	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:39.672
22	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Starting grid · 1:39.932

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.935 · 15 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.003 · 15 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.104 · 21 laps
4	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.319 · 13 laps
5	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.588 · 19 laps
6	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.769 · 17 laps
7	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.771 · 15 laps
8	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.773 · 15 laps
9	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.840 · 18 laps
10	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.915 · 17 laps
11	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.173 · 16 laps
12	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.673 · 16 laps
13	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.830 · 17 laps
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.054 · 17 laps
15	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.204 · 16 laps
16	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.208 · 19 laps
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.284 · 17 laps
18	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.567 · 16 laps
19	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.728 · 17 laps
20	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.996 · 14 laps
21	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.163 · 18 laps
22	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.513 · 14 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.569 · 28 laps
2	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.588 · 27 laps
3	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.661 · 33 laps
4	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.985 · 23 laps
5	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.026 · 29 laps
6	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.206 · 26 laps
7	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.448 · 32 laps
8	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.571 · 30 laps
9	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.574 · 32 laps
10	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.788 · 10 laps
11	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.838 · 21 laps
12	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.865 · 29 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.068 · 31 laps
14	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.645 · 23 laps
15	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.738 · 31 laps
16	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.801 · 27 laps
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.904 · 31 laps
18	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.508 · 30 laps
19	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.660 · 28 laps
20	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.757 · 29 laps
21	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.768 · 32 laps
22	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.438 · 23 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.435 · 20 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.568 · 17 laps
3	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.588 · 19 laps
4	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.613 · 20 laps
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.806 · 19 laps
6	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.807 · 18 laps
7	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.822 · 16 laps
8	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.946 · 14 laps
9	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.949 · 25 laps
10	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.302 · 14 laps
11	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.359 · 11 laps
12	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.538 · 12 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.685 · 23 laps
14	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.690 · 14 laps
15	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.936 · 16 laps
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.294 · 17 laps
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.376 · 16 laps
18	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.425 · 15 laps
19	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.995 · 18 laps
20	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.717 · 21 laps
21	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.209 · 18 laps
22	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.495 · 18 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:39.199
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:39.805
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:40.446
4	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:40.492
5	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:40.556
6	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:40.685
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:40.727
8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:40.755
9	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:40.929
10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:41.001
11	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:41.226
12	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:41.373
13	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:41.769
14	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:42.423
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:42.581
16	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:42.791
17	Charles Pic	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:42.942
18	Paul di Resta	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:43.094
19	Max Chilton	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:43.150
20	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:43.157
21	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:43.465

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Sebastian Vettel	1	5	21.135
Felipe Massa	1	5	22.403
Adrian Sutil	1	6	37.833
Daniel Ricciardo	1	6	22.416
Paul di Resta	1	6	43.713
Kimi Räikkönen	1	6	25.905
Pastor Maldonado	1	6	24.737
Giedo van der Garde	1	6	23.252
Jules Bianchi	1	6	26.546
Valtteri Bottas	1	6	24.960
Max Chilton	1	6	30.365
Mark Webber	1	7	21.010
Lewis Hamilton	1	7	24.933
Jenson Button	1	7	22.448
Nico Hülkenberg	1	7	22.996
Sergio Pérez	1	7	21.583
Romain Grosjean	1	7	22.105
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	7	24.397
Jean-Éric Vergne	1	7	49.216
Charles Pic	1	7	44.428
Nico Rosberg	1	8	22.028
Pastor Maldonado	2	13	32.561
Jules Bianchi	2	17	23.755
Giedo van der Garde	2	18	22.706
Mark Webber	2	19	20.736
Daniel Ricciardo	2	19	22.388
Max Chilton	2	19	22.668
Felipe Massa	2	20	21.635
Romain Grosjean	2	20	21.812
Paul di Resta	2	20	2:03.124
Charles Pic	2	20	25.015
Lewis Hamilton	2	21	21.465
Jenson Button	2	21	21.028
Nico Hülkenberg	2	21	21.699
Kimi Räikkönen	2	21	22.677
Sebastian Vettel	2	22	21.339
Nico Rosberg	2	22	21.079
Sergio Pérez	2	22	20.894
Adrian Sutil	2	22	1:29.401
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	22	22.575
Valtteri Bottas	2	22	28.045
Jean-Éric Vergne	2	26	21.638
Giedo van der Garde	3	28	25.118
Jules Bianchi	3	29	22.017
Lewis Hamilton	3	30	21.549
Mark Webber	3	31	20.883
Nico Rosberg	3	31	22.114
Sebastian Vettel	3	32	21.482
Max Chilton	3	31	22.115
Pastor Maldonado	3	32	22.703
Felipe Massa	3	33	21.561
Charles Pic	3	32	23.373
Sergio Pérez	3	33	21.338
Daniel Ricciardo	3	33	22.008
Nico Hülkenberg	3	34	22.629
Kimi Räikkönen	3	34	21.903
Jenson Button	3	35	1:44.833
Romain Grosjean	3	35	22.385
Esteban Gutiérrez	3	36	22.394
Valtteri Bottas	3	40	22.937
Lewis Hamilton	4	41	21.271
Sebastian Vettel	4	42	20.757
Nico Rosberg	4	42	21.202
Max Chilton	4	41	22.271
Mark Webber	4	43	20.767
Giedo van der Garde	4	42	22.744
Jean-Éric Vergne	3	43	21.702
Jules Bianchi	4	43	22.335
Nico Hülkenberg	4	44	23.198
Charles Pic	4	43	23.844
Felipe Massa	4	47	20.970
Esteban Gutiérrez	4	51	22.542
Sergio Pérez	4	54	21.366

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	40
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	31
3	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	26
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
5	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
7	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
8	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
9	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
10	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
12	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
13	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
14	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
15	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Daniel Ricciardo	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	66
2	Lotus Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	40
3	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	40
4	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	37
5	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
6	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
7	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
8	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
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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