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 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
| Time | 1:41.380 on lap 53 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Second | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Third | Lotus-Renault | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 2013 Korean Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race that was held on 6 October 2013 at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongnam, South Korea.[2] The race was the fourteenth round of the 2013 season, and marked the fourth running of the Korean Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel dominated the race. He took pole position, led every lap, scored fastest lap, and won the race to claim his fourth Grand Chelem and back-to-back Grand Chelems, together with the previous one at the 2013 Singapore Grand Prix.[3] Kimi Räikkönen passed his team mate Roman Grosjean for second late in the race while Nico Hulkenberg finished fourth for Sauber. Lewis Hamilton came home fifth after a late race fight with Fernando Alonso's Ferrari who finished sixth. Nico Rosberg in the other Mercedes recovered from a broken front wing to finish seventh while Jenson Button was the first McLaren home in eighth place. Felipe Massa and Sergio Perez collected the final points placings.[4][5]
The result meant that Sebastian Vettel extended his lead to 77 points over Fernando Alonso and could seal his fourth consecutive championship in the next race in Japan if results go his way. Räikkönen leapfrogged Hamilton to go third, 28 points behind Alonso while Hamilton's result meant he was six points behind Räikkönen's score. Behind them, Mark Webber, who retired after a fire due to a collision with Adrian Sutil, kept fifth while Rosberg also stayed in sixth.[6]
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[7] — 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.[8]
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.[7]
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[9] for walking onto the track without the marshal's permission at the end of the race.
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 | 222 | ||
| 22 | 23 | Max Chilton
|
Marussia-Cosworth | 1:41.322 | 21 | ||
| 107% time:1:45.224 | |||||||
| Source:[10] | |||||||
Notes:
^1 — Mark Webber received a ten-place grid penalty after receiving his 3rd reprimand of the season, for hitching a ride back to the pits on Fernando Alonso's Ferrari at the previous race.[9]
^2 — Jules Bianchi received a three-place grid penalty and a reprimand after impeding Paul di Resta while on an out-lap.[11]
Race
- Notes
- ^3 — Jean-Éric Vergne, Daniel Ricciardo and Adrian Sutil failed to finish the race but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race.
Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
- Bold text shows Drivers or Teams still with a mathematical chance of winning the championship.
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.
- ^ "Korean Grand Prix: As it happened". BBC Sport. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Sebastian Vettel cruises to another victory at Korean Grand Prix". Guardian UK. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Sebastian Vettel moves within touching distance of title after beating Kimi Raikkonen". Daily Telegraph. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Webber accuses Pirelli of not caring about drivers after suffering puncture in Korea before car explodes into flames (...but team-mate Vettel avoids carnage to cruise to victory)". Daily Mail. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 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. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "Bianchi gets three-place grid penalty". f1fanatic.co.uk. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "2013 Korean Grand Prix Results". BBC. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "2013 Korean Grand Prix Results". Formula One Administration. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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