Round 16 · 2013
Indian Grand Prix
WinnerVETRed Bull Racing · from P1
PoleVET
Fastest lap1:27.679Raikkonen · L60
Most laps led31Vettel
Biggest gain+14Grosjean P17→P3
Retirements3of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 0 | 60 | 1:31:12.187 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 2 | 0 | 60 | +29.820 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 17 | +14 | 60 | +39.890 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 5 | +1 | 60 | +41.690 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | McLaren | 9 | +4 | 60 | +43.830 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 3 | -3 | 60 | +52.480 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Lotus F1 | 6 | -1 | 60 | +1:07.990 FL | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 12 | +4 | 60 | +1:12.870 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 13 | +4 | 60 | +1:14.730 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 11 | +1 | 60 | +1:16.240 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 8 | -3 | 60 | +1:18.300 | 3 | |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 18 | +6 | 60 | +1:18.950 | 2 | |
| 13 | Jean-Eric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 14 | +1 | 59 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 14 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 10 | -4 | 59 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| 15 | Sauber | 16 | +1 | 59 | +1 lap | 3 | ||
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 15 | -1 | 59 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 17 | Max Chilton CHI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 22 | +5 | 58 | +2 laps | 2 | |
| 18 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 19 | +1 | 58 | +2 laps | 2 | |
| 19 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Sauber | 7 | -12 | 54 | +6 laps | 4 | |
| — | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing | 4 | 39 | DNF · L39 | 2 | ||
| — | Caterham | 20 | 1 | DNF · L1 | 1 | |||
| — | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham | 21 | 35 | DNF · L35 | 3 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 12 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 21 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 20 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 17 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | — | — | — | 19 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Lotus F1 | — | — | — | 18 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Sauber | — | — | — | 19 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | — | — | — | 15 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | McLaren | — | — | — | 21 |
| 10 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | — | — | — | 23 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 14 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | — | — | — | 15 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | — | — | — | 16 |
| 14 | Jean-Eric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | Sauber | — | — | — | 11 | |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | — | — | — | 9 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | — | — | 8 |
| 20 | Caterham | — | — | — | 6 | |
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham | — | — | — | 7 |
| 22 | Max Chilton CHI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | — | — | 8 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.332 | 16 | |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.892 | 14 | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:26.105 | 19 | |
| 4 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Sauber | 1:26.306 | 17 | |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 1:26.350 | 16 | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:26.435 | 20 | |
| 7 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 1:26.438 | 15 | |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:26.441 | 19 | |
| 9 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:26.489 | 15 | |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:26.557 | 17 | |
| 11 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Lotus F1 | 1:26.635 | 14 | |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 1:26.641 | 13 | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez PER | McLaren | 1:26.737 | 13 | |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 1:26.847 | 17 | |
| 15 | Jean-Eric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 1:26.876 | 17 | |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:26.883 | 15 | |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 1:27.259 | 18 | |
| 18 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham | 1:27.941 | 18 | |
| 19 | Sauber | 1:28.019 | 15 | ||
| 20 | Caterham | 1:28.498 | 16 | ||
| 21 | Max Chilton CHI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:29.094 | 11 | |
| 22 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:29.169 | 13 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.722 | 35 | |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing | 1:26.011 | 38 | |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 1:26.220 | 36 | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:26.399 | 36 | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:26.430 | 39 | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:26.582 | 40 | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:26.601 | 41 | |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Lotus F1 | 1:26.632 | 32 | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | McLaren | 1:26.857 | 40 | |
| 10 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:26.972 | 39 | |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 1:27.304 | 17 | |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 1:27.375 | 36 | |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:27.429 | 31 | |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Sauber | 1:27.491 | 40 | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 1:27.608 | 38 | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 1:27.720 | 23 | |
| 17 | Sauber | 1:27.949 | 34 | ||
| 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 1:28.431 | 30 | |
| 19 | Caterham | 1:28.692 | 39 | ||
| 20 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:28.799 | 32 | |
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham | 1:29.366 | 37 | |
| 22 | Max Chilton CHI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:30.164 | 27 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1:26.683 | 24 | |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing | 1:26.871 | 17 | |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:26.899 | 23 | |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 1:26.990 | 20 | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:27.227 | 21 | |
| 6 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:27.335 | 23 | |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez PER | McLaren | 1:27.416 | 23 | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:27.692 | 21 | |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Sauber | 1:27.770 | 19 | |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:27.800 | 23 | |
| 11 | Jean-Eric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 1:28.035 | 25 | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:28.214 | 6 | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 1:28.336 | 18 | |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 1:28.342 | 21 | |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 1:28.468 | 20 | |
| 16 | Sauber | 1:28.538 | 18 | ||
| 17 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Lotus F1 | 1:28.730 | 18 | |
| 18 | James Calado CAL | Force India | 1:29.197 | 22 | |
| 19 | Caterham | 1:29.413 | 24 | ||
| 20 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:29.560 | 20 | |
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham | 1:30.026 | 23 | |
| 22 | Max Chilton CHI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:30.471 | 17 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Practice 2Final
Practice 3Final
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 16
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 322 | |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 207 | |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | 183 | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 169 | |
| 5 | Mark Webber WEB | 148 | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 144 | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa MAS | 102 | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 102 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Racing | Sebastian Vettel VET | — | Mark Webber WEB |
| Mercedes | Nico Rosberg ROS | — | Lewis Hamilton HAM |
| Ferrari | Felipe Massa MAS | — | Fernando Alonso ALO |
| Lotus F1 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | — | Romain Grosjean GRO |
| Sauber | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | — | |
| McLaren | Sergio Pérez PER | — | Jenson Button BUT |
| Toro Rosso | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | — | Jean-Eric Vergne VER |
| Force India | Paul di Resta DIR | — | Adrian Sutil SUT |
| Williams | Valtteri Bottas BOT | — | Pastor Maldonado MAL |
| Manor / Marussia / Virgin | Jules Bianchi BIA | — | Max Chilton CHI |
| Caterham | — | Charles Pic PIC |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Buddh International Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Indian Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2011 | Indian Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1 |