2013 Spanish Grand Prix

The 2013 Spanish Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013)[1] was a Formula One motor race that was held on 12 May 2013 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain.[3] The race was the fifth round of the 2013 season, and marked the forty-third running of the Spanish Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship, and the twenty-third running at Catalunya.

2013 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 5 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship
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Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit de Catalunya
Race details
Date 12 May 2013
Official name Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013[1]
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain[2]
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.655 km (2.892 miles)
Distance 66 laps, 307.024 km (190.826 miles)
Weather Sunny
Attendance 94,500
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:20.718
Fastest lap
Driver Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari
Time 1:26.217 on lap 56
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Lotus-Renault
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

Nico Rosberg took pole position for the race, ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton.[4] Fernando Alonso took his thirty-second and most recent Grand Prix victory—and his second in his home race—ahead of Lotus-Renault's Kimi Räikkönen and Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa in third. Pole sitter Nico Rosberg finished sixth overall. The most notable overtaking move came on the first lap as Fernando Alonso went round the outside of both Kimi Räikkönen and Lewis Hamilton going into turn 3.[5] Ferrari's strategy of making 4 pit stops was risky but proved to be the best choice as Alonso was able to beat Räikkönen who did one less to claim victory.[6] This race was the most recent Formula One victory for Alonso as of 2024, the last race to be won by a Spanish driver until Carlos Sainz Jr. won the 2022 British Grand Prix, and the last race to be won by Ferrari until the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix.[citation needed]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
1 9   Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:21.913 1:21.776 1:20.718 1
2 10   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:21.728 1:21.001 1:20.972 2
3 1   Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:22.158 1:21.602 1:21.054 3
4 7   Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:22.210 1:21.676 1:21.177 4
5 3   Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:22.264 1:21.646 1:21.218 5
6 4   Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:22.492 1:21.978 1:21.219 91
7 8   Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:22.613 1:21.998 1:21.308 6
8 2   Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:22.342 1:21.718 1:21.570 7
9 6   Sergio Pérez McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.116 1:21.790 1:22.069 8
10 14   Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:22.663 1:22.019 1:22.233 10
11 19   Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:22.905 1:22.127 11
12 18   Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:22.775 1:22.166 12
13 15   Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:22.952 1:22.346 13
14 5   Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.166 1:22.355 14
15 11   Nico Hülkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1:23.058 1:22.389 15
16 12   Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:23.218 1:22.793 192
17 17   Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1:23.260 16
18 16   Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:23.318 17
19 21   Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1:24.661 18
20 22   Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1:24.713 20
21 23   Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1:24.996 21
22 20   Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1:25.070 22
107% time:1:27.448
Source:[4]

Race

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3   Fernando Alonso Ferrari 66 1:39:16.596 5 25
2 7   Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 66 +9.338 4 18
3 4   Felipe Massa Ferrari 66 +26.049 9 15
4 1   Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 66 +38.273 3 12
5 2   Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 66 +47.963 7 10
6 9   Nico Rosberg Mercedes 66 +1:08.020 1 8
7 14   Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 66 +1:08.988 10 6
8 5   Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 66 +1:19.506 14 4
9 6   Sergio Pérez McLaren-Mercedes 66 +1:21.738 8 2
10 19   Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 65 +1 lap 11 1
11 12   Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 65 +1 lap 19
12 10   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 65 +1 lap 2
13 15   Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 65 +1 lap 13
14 16   Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 65 +1 lap 17
15 11   Nico Hülkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 65 +1 lap 15
16 17   Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 65 +1 lap 16
17 20   Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 65 +1 lap 22
18 22   Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 64 +2 laps 20
19 23   Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 64 +2 laps 21
Ret 18   Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 52 Collision damage 12
Ret 21   Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 21 Wheel 18
Ret 8   Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 8 Suspension 6
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ^ "2013 Spanish Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Rosberg leads Mercedes front row sweep in Spain". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Fernando Alonso takes commanding home win". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  6. ^ "2013 Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops". www.racefansdriver.net. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Massa and Gutierrez penalised for impeding". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Spain 2013 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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