2013 Korean Grand Prix
| 2013 Korean Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship | |||
 Korean International Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 6 October 2013 | ||
| Official name | 2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix[1] | ||
| Location |
Korea International Circuit Yeongnam, South Korea | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.621 km (3.493 miles) | ||
| Distance | 55 laps, 309.155 km (192.100 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:37.202 | ||
The 2013 Korean Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix)[1] is a Formula One motor race that is scheduled to be held on 6 October 2013 at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongnam, South Korea.[2] The race will be the fourteenth round of the 2013 season, and marks the 4th running of the Korean Grand Prix.
Report
Background
Circuit changes
After some heavy criticism of the pit lane exit, which feeds the cars in on the outside of turn 1, the organisers made a new pit exit which runs around the run-off area of turns 1 and 2[3] — something which was on the original plans for the circuit, but was changed before the construction. The quality of the work has been called into question by drivers, with many highlighting an uneven surface as being "not the standard that it should be", as it has been built passing through the run off area which has a drainage area running across it.[4]
Some other small changes were made to the circuit. The artificial grass which had got stuck on Lewis Hamilton's car in the previous Korean Grand Prix was replaced. A number of corners also had new kerbs fitted to prevent cars from cutting the corner.[3]
Tyres
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought its white-banded medium compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the red-banded supersoft compound tyre as the softer "option" tyre, as opposed to the previous year where soft and supersoft selection were provided.
Penalties
Mark Webber will take a 10-place grid penalty after earning his third reprimand of the season in Singapore[5] for accepting a lift from Fernando Alonso back to the pits after his retirement on the last lap.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault | 1:38.683 | 1:37.569 | 1:37.202 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 |  Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes | 1:38.574 | 1:37.824 | 1:37.420 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 |  Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault | 1:39.138 | 1:37.840 | 1:37.464 | 131 |
| 4 | 8 |  Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:39.065 | 1:38.076 | 1:37.531 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes | 1:38.418 | 1:38.031 | 1:37.679 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 |  Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari | 1:38.520 | 1:37.978 | 1:38.038 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 |  Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari | 1:38.884 | 1:38.295 | 1:38.223 | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.427 | 1:37.913 | 1:38.237 | 7 |
| 9 | 12 |  Esteban Gutiérrez
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.725 | 1:38.327 | 1:38.405 | 8 |
| 10 | 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:38.341 | 1:38.181 | 1:38.822 | 9 |
| 11 | 6 | Sergio Pérez
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.049 | 1:38.362 | 10 | |
| 12 | 5 | Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.882 | 1:38.365 | 11 | |
| 13 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo
|
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:38.525 | 1:38.417 | 12 | |
| 14 | 15 | Adrian Sutil
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.988 | 1:38.431 | 14 | |
| 15 | 14 | Paul di Resta
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.185 | 1:38.718 | 15 | |
| 16 | 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:39.075 | 1:38.781 | 16 | |
| 17 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams-Renault | 1:39.470 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 16 |  Pastor Maldonado
|
Williams-Renault | 1:39.987 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Charles Pic
|
Caterham-Renault | 1:40.864 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 21 |  Giedo van der Garde
|
Caterham-Renault | 1:40.871 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 22 | Jules Bianchi
|
Marussia-Cosworth | 1:41.169 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 23 | Max Chilton
|
Marussia-Cosworth | 1:41.322 | 22 | ||
| 107% time:1:45.224 | |||||||
| Source:[6] | |||||||
Notes: ^1 — Mark Webber received a ten-place grid penalty after receiving his 3rd reprimand of the season, for hitched a ride back to the pits on Fernando Alonso's Ferrari from the previous race.[5]
References
- ^ a b "2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ a b "New pit lane exit among Korea circuit changes". f1fanatic.co.uk. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Korean GP: new pitlane exit gets mixed reviews from F1 drivers". Autosport. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Webber gets grid penalty after reprimand for Alonso lift". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publishing. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "2013 Korean Grand Prix qualifying results". Formula One Administration. 05 October 2013. Retrieved 05 October 2013.
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