Round 4 · 2013
Bahrain Grand Prix
WinnerVETRed Bull Racing · from P2
PoleROS
Fastest lap1:36.961Vettel · L55
Most laps led49Vettel
Biggest gain+8Grosjean P11→P3
Retirements1of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 2 | +1 | 57 | 1:36:00.498 FL | — | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Lotus F1 | 8 | +6 | 57 | +9.110 | — | 18 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 11 | +8 | 57 | +19.510 | — | 15 |
| 4 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 5 | +1 | 57 | +21.730 | — | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 9 | +4 | 57 | +35.230 | — | 10 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez PER | McLaren | 12 | +6 | 57 | +36.000 | — | 8 |
| 7 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing | 7 | 0 | 57 | +37.240 | — | 6 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 3 | -5 | 57 | +37.570 | — | 4 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 | -8 | 57 | +41.130 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 10 | 0 | 57 | +46.630 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 17 | +6 | 57 | +1:06.450 | — | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Sauber | 14 | +2 | 57 | +1:12.930 | — | |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 6 | -7 | 57 | +1:16.720 | — | |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 15 | +1 | 57 | +1:21.510 | — | |
| 15 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 4 | -11 | 57 | +1:26.360 | — | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 13 | -3 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 17 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham | 18 | +1 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 18 | Sauber | 22 | +4 | 56 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 19 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 19 | 0 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 20 | Max Chilton CHI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 21 | +1 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 21 | Caterham | 20 | -1 | 55 | +2 laps | — | ||
| — | Jean-Eric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 16 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 14 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 12 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | — | — | — | 11 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | — | — | — | 13 |
| 5 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | — | — | — | 14 |
| 6 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | — | — | — | 16 |
| 7 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 13 |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Lotus F1 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 13 |
| 10 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | — | — | — | 11 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez PER | McLaren | — | — | — | 9 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 14 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Sauber | — | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | — | — | — | 13 |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 13 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | — | — | — | 6 |
| 18 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham | — | — | — | 6 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | — | — | 6 |
| 20 | Caterham | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 21 | Max Chilton CHI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | — | — | 6 |
| 22 | Sauber | — | — | — | 9 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:33.247 | 12 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.348 | 15 | |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.380 | 19 | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Lotus F1 | 1:33.446 | 21 | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:33.455 | 19 | |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 1:33.464 | 19 | |
| 7 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 1:33.596 | 17 | |
| 8 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 1:33.700 | 15 | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:33.764 | 19 | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Sauber | 1:33.922 | 17 | |
| 11 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:33.949 | 20 | |
| 12 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:34.117 | 17 | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez PER | McLaren | 1:34.282 | 18 | |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 1:34.577 | 16 | |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:34.611 | 17 | |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 1:34.678 | 16 | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 1:34.833 | 17 | |
| 18 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham | 1:35.816 | 16 | |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:36.731 | 17 | |
| 20 | Caterham | 1:36.939 | 16 | ||
| 21 | Max Chilton CHI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:37.630 | 7 | |
| 22 | Sauber | 1:39.592 | 29 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Lotus F1 | 1:34.154 | 31 | |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.184 | 26 | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.282 | 29 | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:34.310 | 29 | |
| 5 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 1:34.543 | 35 | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:34.552 | 34 | |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 1:34.631 | 33 | |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:34.666 | 37 | |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 1:34.932 | 33 | |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:34.976 | 29 | |
| 11 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:35.356 | 32 | |
| 12 | Jean-Eric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 1:35.506 | 36 | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez PER | McLaren | 1:35.589 | 37 | |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 1:35.761 | 33 | |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Sauber | 1:36.133 | 36 | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 1:36.279 | 33 | |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:36.579 | 28 | |
| 18 | Sauber | 1:36.616 | 34 | ||
| 19 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham | 1:37.061 | 33 | |
| 20 | Max Chilton CHI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:37.313 | 33 | |
| 21 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:37.363 | 29 | |
| 22 | Caterham | 1:37.970 | 34 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:34.487 | 11 | |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:34.564 | 19 | |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:34.621 | 22 | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.790 | 20 | |
| 5 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 1:34.949 | 17 | |
| 6 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:35.069 | 22 | |
| 7 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing | 1:35.101 | 19 | |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 1:35.119 | 19 | |
| 9 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Lotus F1 | 1:35.345 | 17 | |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 1:35.611 | 14 | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez PER | McLaren | 1:35.640 | 23 | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:35.783 | 16 | |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:35.792 | 16 | |
| 14 | Jean-Eric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 1:36.014 | 19 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 1:36.485 | 20 | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 1:36.498 | 17 | |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Sauber | 1:36.755 | 20 | |
| 18 | Sauber | 1:37.214 | 21 | ||
| 19 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham | 1:37.850 | 20 | |
| 20 | Caterham | 1:38.401 | 20 | ||
| 21 | Max Chilton CHI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:39.445 | 12 | |
| 22 | Rodolfo Gonzalez GON | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:40.215 | 7 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Practice 2Final
Practice 3Final
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 4
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 77 | |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | 67 | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 50 | ▲1 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 47 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Mark Webber WEB | 32 | ▲1 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | 30 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 26 | ▲2 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta DIR | 20 | ▲2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | Nico Rosberg ROS | — | Lewis Hamilton HAM |
| Red Bull Racing | Sebastian Vettel VET | — | Mark Webber WEB |
| Ferrari | Fernando Alonso ALO | — | Felipe Massa MAS |
| Force India | Paul di Resta DIR | — | Adrian Sutil SUT |
| Lotus F1 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | — | Romain Grosjean GRO |
| McLaren | Jenson Button BUT | — | Sergio Pérez PER |
| Toro Rosso | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | — | Jean-Eric Vergne VER |
| Sauber | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | — | |
| Williams | Valtteri Bottas BOT | — | Pastor Maldonado MAL |
| Caterham | Charles Pic PIC | — | |
| Manor / Marussia / Virgin | Jules Bianchi BIA | — | Max Chilton CHI |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Bahrain International Circuit Outer Track
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2010 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 3 |
| 2009 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Jenson Button BUT | Brawn GP | 4 |
| 2008 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 2 |
| 2007 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1 |
| 2006 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Fernando Alonso ALO | Renault (2002–10) | 4 |
| 2005 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Fernando Alonso ALO | Renault (2002–10) | 1 |
| 2004 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Ferrari | 1 |