# 2013 Korean Grand Prix

The 2013 Korean Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 6 October 2013 at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam, South Korea. The race was the fourteenth round of the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the fourth and final running of the Korean Grand Prix. The 53 lap race was won by Sebastian Vettel for Red Bull Racing with Kimi Räikkönen finishing second for Lotus F1. Raikkonen's team mate Romain Grosjean finished third.

## Overview

The race was contested over 55 laps and was won by Sebastian Vettel, driving for Red Bull Racing. He dominantly won the race to claim his fourth consecutive victory of the season. He achieved a grand slam for the second race in a row, becoming the first driver since Jim Clark in 1963 to achieve the feat in consecutive race weekends. Lotus team-mates Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean rounded out the podium, a result shrouded in minor controversy after Grosjean asked for team orders late in the race having lost the position to Räikkönen on a safety car restart. Nico Hülkenberg finished an equal career-best fourth place for Sauber, describing it as "one of the best races in my career so far."
The result meant that Vettel extended his lead to 77 points over Alonso; this put him in mathematical contention to seal his fourth consecutive championship in the next race in Japan, but ultimately had to wait until India. 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. On lap 38 a fire truck appeared on track on its driver's own accord during a safety car period after Webber's car caught fire.
Despite major circuit renovations including a complete modification to the exit of the pit lane, this was the last Korean Grand Prix in Formula One to date – the race was on the 2014 provisional calendar (scheduled for 25–27 April) but the South Jeolla provincial government cut funding to the event due to very low spectator turnout, hindered by the venues' rural location.

## 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 | 13 |
| 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 | | | 22 |
| 22 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:41.322 | | | 21 |
| 107% time:1:45.224 ||||||||
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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.
^2 – Jules Bianchi received a three-place grid penalty and a reprimand after impeding Paul di Resta while on an out-lap.

### Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 55 | 1:43:13.701 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 55 | +4.224 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 55 | +4.927 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +24.114 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 55 | +25.255 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 55 | +26.189 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 55 | +26.698 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +32.262 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 55 | +34.390 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +35.155 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +35.990 | 8 | |
| 12 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 55 | +47.049 | 17 | |
| 13 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 55 | +50.013 | 18 | |
| 14 | 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1:03.578 | 19 | |
| 15 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1:04.501 | 20 | |
| 16 | 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 55 | +1:07.970 | 22 | |
| 17 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 55 | +1:12.898 | 21 | |
| 18 | 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 53 | Brakes | 16 | |
| 19 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 52 | Brakes | 12 | |
| 20 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 50 | Collision damage | 14 | |
| Ret | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 36 | Collision/Fire | 13 | |
| Ret | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 24 | Accident | 15 | |
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#### 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.

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Sebastian Vettel* | 272 |
| | 2 | Fernando Alonso* | 195 |
| 1 | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen* | 167 |
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton* | 161 |
| | 5 | Mark Webber | 130 |
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| | Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Red Bull-Renault* | 402 |
| | 2 | Ferrari* | 284 |
| | 3 | Mercedes* | 283 |
| | 4 | Lotus-Renault* | 239 |
| | 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 81 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
* Bold text and an asterisk shows drivers or teams that still had a mathematical chance of winning the championship.