2013 British Grand Prix

The 2013 British Grand Prix was the 8th round of the 2013 Formula One Season. It was held over the weekend of 28th–30th June 2013 at the Silverstone Circuit, between Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire, UK. It was the 64th consecutive running of the British Grand Prix as part of the Formula One World Championship, the 47th at the Silverstone Circuit, and the third on the current layout.
Lewis Hamilton took pole position in front of his home crowd, his second pole for . Teammate Nico Rosberg joins him on the front row, with Championship leader Sebastian Vettel in third. Fernando Alonso disappointed by qualifying in tenth, which became ninth after fifth-placed Paul di Resta was excluded from qualifying and sent to the back of the grid for having an underweight car.
The race was affected by left-rear tyre punctures to Hamilton, Felipe Massa and Jean-Éric Vergne. Sergio Pérez had a failure of the same tyre in free practice, and then had another in the last few laps. Esteban Gutiérrez had a left-front tyre puncture, making it five punctures. It later emerged that Alonso had also been subject to a puncture, to his right-rear tyre, but made it to the pits in time.
In the end, Rosberg won, ahead of Mark Webber and Alonso. Webber started horribly, but recovered in impressive style. Vettel, who had inherited the lead following Hamilton's tyre failure, suffered a gearbox failure, handing the lead to Rosberg.
==Background==
Sebastian Vettel leads the Drivers' World Championship by 36 points from 's Fernando Alonso going into the British Grand Prix. Vettel's team, lead by 56 points in the Constructors' Championship.
Contrary to what had been planned, Pirelli will supply the Hard and Medium compounds of their steel-based tyres for this weekend. An experimental Kevlar-based construction had been tested in Canada with a view to introduction at Silverstone, but has been temporarily rejected due to the limited dry-running in Canada leading to insufficient testing.
An International Tribunal took place prior to this event to discuss the implications of an apparently illegal test conducted by on behalf of Pirelli following the . Both parties were found guilty of illegal testing in line with Rule 22.4(h) of the FIA Sporting Regulations, however no race or championship sanctions were applied as both parties had acted in good faith and Mercedes had not intended to gain a sporting advantage. Instead, both parties were reprimanded and Mercedes suspended from the upcoming Young Drivers Test.
There will be two DRS zones in operation for the British Grand Prix. The first of these, fed by a detection point prior to Village corner (T3), will run along the Wellington Straight. The second, fed by a detection point before the Maggots complex, will run along the length of the Hangar Straight.
On the Thursday before the race, Mark Webber announced his retirement from the sport for the end of the season, meaning it is to be Webber's last British Grand Prix.
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is shown below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB9 	 	RS27-2013	
2 	Mark Webber 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB9 	 	RS27-2013	
3 	Fernando Alonso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F138 	 	056 	
4 	Felipe Massa 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F138 	 	056 	
5 	Jenson Button 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-28 	 	FO 108Z 	
6 	Sergio Pérez 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-28 	 	FO 108Z 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E21 	 	RS27-2013	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E21 	 	RS27-2013	
9 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W04 	 	FO 108Z 	
10 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W04 	 	FO 108Z 	
11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C32 	 	056 	
12 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C32 	 	056 	
14 	Paul di Resta 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM06 	 	FO 108Z 	
15 	Adrian Sutil 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM06 	 	FO 108Z 	
16 	Pastor Maldonado 	Williams F1 Team 	 	FW35 	 	RS27-2013	
17 	Valtteri Bottas 	Williams F1 Team 	 	FW35 	 	RS27-2013	
18 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR8 	 	056 	
19 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR8 	 	056 	
20 	Charles Pic 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT03 	 	RS27-2013	
21 	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT03 	 	RS27-2013	
22 	Jules Bianchi 	Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR02 	 	CA2013 	
23 	Max Chilton 	Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR02 	 	CA2013 	
==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
The first practice was not what either the fans, the drivers or the teams wanted. James Rossiter was meant to take part in the session for , but the extreme wet weather meant he did not drive. And to an extent, nor did anyone else. While all the drivers bar Kimi Räikkönen went out on track, it took until the 77th minute of the 90-minute session for a driver to complete a full lap, Daniel Ricciardo setting a time of 2:00.029. He eventually completed ten laps, his fastest time being 1:54.249 and the fastest of the session. Charles Pic had an accident when he slid out of exit of Club Corner into the tyre wall with three minutes left.
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No	Driver 	Team	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	
No	Driver 	Team	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	no time 	21 	1:32.680	3 	1:32.037	3
2 	Mark Webber 	 	no time 	18 	1:32.547	2 	1:32.078	4
3 	Fernando Alonso 	 	no time 	17 	1:33.494	10 	1:32.454	7
4 	Felipe Massa 	 	2:06.534	11 	1:43.466	22 	1:33.273	15
5 	Jenson Button 	 	no time 	15 	1:33.740	11 	1:32.926	12
6 	Sergio Pérez 	 	no time 	19 	1:34.130	14 	1:33.607	18
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	no time 	22 	1:34.120	13 	1:32.459	8
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	no time 	14 	1:33.322	9 	1:32.391	5
9 	Nico Rosberg 	 	no time 	12 	1:32.248	1 	1:31.487	1
10	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:55.458	4 	1:32.911	5 	1:31.633	2
11	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:55.033	2 	1:33.896	12 	1:33.225	14
12	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	1:55.825	5 	1:34.998	15 	1:33.370	17
14	Paul di Resta 	 	no time 	13 	1:32.832	4 	1:32.571	10
15	Adrian Sutil 	 	no time 	16 	1:33.313	8 	1:32.536	9
16	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:55.354	3 	1:35.127	17 	1:33.133	13
17	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:56.361	6 	1:35.070	16 	1:33.309	16
18	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	1:57.891	7 	1:33.290	7 	1:32.580	11
19	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:54.249	1 	1:33.171	6 	1:32.440	6
20	Charles Pic 	 	no time 	20 	1:36.079	20 	1:34.971	19
21	Giedo van der Garde	 	1:58.859	8 	1:35.984	19 	1:37.443	22
22	Jules Bianchi 	 	1:59.876	10 	1:35.802	18 	1:34.990	20
23	Max Chilton 	 	1:59.719	9 	1:37.329	21 	1:36.694	21
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
===Grid===
* Paul di Resta qualified fifth, but was excluded from qualifying for running an underweight car. He was forced to start from the back of the grid.
† Giedo van der Garde qualified 21st, but was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the , and then another five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
==Race==
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	9 	Nico Rosberg 	 	52 	1:32:59.456 	2 	25
2 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	52 	+ 0.765 s 	4 	18
3 	3 	Fernando Alonso 	 	52 	+ 7.124 s 	9 	15
4 	10 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	52 	+ 7.756 s 	1 	12
5 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	52 	+ 11.257 s 	8 	10
6 	4 	Felipe Massa 	 	52 	+ 14.573 s 	11 	8
7 	15 	Adrian Sutil 	 	52 	+ 16.335 s 	6 	6
8 	19 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	52 	+ 16.543 s 	5 	4
9 	14 	Paul di Resta 	 	52 	+ 17.943 s 	21 	2
10 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	52 	+ 19.709 s 	14 	1
11 	16 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	52 	+ 21.135 s 	15 	
12 	17 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	52 	+ 25.094 s 	17 	
13 	5 	Jenson Button 	 	52 	+ 25.969 s 	10 	
14 	12 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	52 	+ 26.285 s 	17 	
15 	20 	Charles Pic 	 	52 	+ 31.613 s 	18 	
16 	22 	Jules Bianchi 	 	52 	+ 36.097 s 	19 	
17 	23 	Max Chilton 	 	52 	+ 1 m 7.660 s 	20 	
18 	21 	Giedo van der Garde	 	52 	+ 1 m 7.759 s 	22 	
19 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	51 	Front wing 	7 	
20 	6 	Sergio Pérez 	 	47 	Wheel 	13 	
Ret 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	41 	Gearbox 	3 	
Ret 	18 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	35 	Puncture damage	12 	
==Milestones==
* celebrate their 600th race (this number is calculated including the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix, meaning it is actually their 599th race).
* By starting fifth, Daniel Ricciardo starts higher than he has before.
* Kimi Räikkönen's 5th place was his 25th consecutive point score, beating Michael Schumacher's record of 24.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	132
2 	Fernando Alonso 	111
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	98
4 	Lewis Hamilton 	89
5 	Mark Webber 	87
6 	Nico Rosberg 	82
7 	Felipe Massa 	57
8 	Paul di Resta 	36
9 	Romain Grosjean 	26
10 	Jenson Button 	25
11 	Adrian Sutil 	23
12 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	13
13 	Sergio Pérez 	12
14 	Daniel Ricciardo 	11
15 	Nico Hülkenberg 	6
16 	Pastor Maldonado 	0
17 	Valtteri Bottas 	0
18 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	0
19 	Jules Bianchi 	0
20 	Charles Pic 	0
21 	Max Chilton 	0
22 	Giedo van der Garde 	0
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts
1 	 	219
2 	 	171
3 	 	168
4 	 	124
5 	 	59
6 	 	37
7 	 	24
8 	 	6
9 	 	0
10 	 	0
11 	 	0
==Notes==
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