2013 Spanish Grand Prix

2013 Spanish Grand Prix
2013 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 5 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship
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	Circuit de Catalunya
Race details
Date	12 May 2013
Official name	Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013
Location	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
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	Nico Rosberg;
Time	1:20.718
Fastest lap
Driver	Esteban Gutiérrez
Time	1:26.217 on lap 56
Podium
First	Fernando Alonso;
Second	Kimi Räikkönen;
Third	Felipe Massa;
	Lap leaders ;

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.

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^[update], 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

Qualifying

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]

^1 — Felipe Massa was given a three-place grid penalty for blocking Mark Webber.^[7]
^2 — Esteban Gutiérrez was given a three-place grid penalty for blocking Kimi Räikkönen.^[7]

Race

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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Sebastian Vettel	89
	2	Kimi Räikkönen	85
1	3	Fernando Alonso	72
1	4	Lewis Hamilton	50
1	5	Felipe Massa	45
Source: ^[8]

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos.	Constructor	Points
	1	Red Bull-Renault	131
1	2	Ferrari	117
1	3	Lotus-Renault	111
	4	Mercedes	72
	5	Force India-Mercedes	32
Source: ^[8]

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

References

^ ^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.
^ "2013 Spanish Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
^ "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Rosberg leads Mercedes front row sweep in Spain". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Fernando Alonso takes commanding home win". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
^ "2013 Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops". www.racefansdriver.net. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "Spain 2013 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

External links

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[formal-1] "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.

[FIA_calender-3] "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

[ROS_HAM-4] "Rosberg leads Mercedes front row sweep in Spain". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

[results-5] "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.

[GUT_MAS_pens-7] "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.

[Championship-8] "Spain 2013 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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