2013 German Grand Prix

The 2013 German Grand Prix is the 9th round of the 2013 Formula One Season. It is being held over the weekend of 5–7 July 2013 at the Nürburgring, near Nürburg, Germany.
' Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position in qualifying. driver, Sebastian Vettel will join him on the front row, followed by the German's team-mate Mark Webber who was out qualified by Vettel for the ninth consecutive race.
But in the race, the wheel from Mark Webber's car hit a cameraman.
Vettel won the race from Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean, with Fernando Alonso not too far behind the three drivers. The drivers had pressured Vettel throughout the race, but the German held out to win his first German Grand Prix. Polesitter Hamilton eventually scrambled fifth place with Jenson Button performing well for sixth.
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==Background==
==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 	
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22 	Rodolfo González 	Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR02 	 	CA2013 	
==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Team		Q1 	Q1 		Q2 	Q2 		Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Team		Pos	Time 		Pos	Time 		Pos	Time 	Grid
1 	10 	Lewis Hamilton 	 		5 	1:31.131		6 	1:30.152		1 	1.29.398	1
2 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 		9 	1:31.269		4 	1:29.992		2 	1:29.501	2
3 	2 	Mark Webber 	 		13 	1:31.428		7 	1:30.217		3 	1:29.608	3
4 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 		2 	1:30.676		2 	1:29.852		4 	1:29.892	4
5 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 		8 	1:31.242		5 	1:30.005		5 	1:29.959	5
6 	19 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 		4 	1:31.081		8 	1:30.223		6 	1:30.528	6
7 	4 	Felipe Massa 	 		1 	1:30.547		1 	1:29.825		7 	1:31.126	7
8 	3 	Fernando Alonso 	 		3 	1:30.709		3 	1:29.962		8 	1:31.209	8
9 	5 	Jenson Button 	 		7 	1:31.181		10 	1:30.269		9 	no time 	9
10 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 		6 	1:31.132		9 	1:30.231		10 	no time 	10
11 	9 	Nico Rosberg 	 		11 	1:31.322		11 	1:30.326		 	 	11
12 	14 	Paul di Resta 	 		12 	1:31.322		12 	1:30.697		 	 	12
13 	6 	Sergio Pérez 	 		14 	1:31.498		13 	1:30.933		 	 	13
14 	12 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 		16 	1:31.681		14 	1:31.010		 	 	14
15 	15 	Adrian Sutil 	 		15 	1:31.320		15 	1:31.010		 	 	15
16 	18 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 		15 	1:31.629		16 	1:31.104		 	 	16
17 	17 	Valtteri Bottas 	 		17 	1:31.693		 	 		 	 	17
18 	16 	Pastor Maldonado 	 		18 	1:31.707		 	 		 	 	18
19 	20 	Charles Pic 	 		19 	1:32.937		 	 		 	 	22*
20 	22 	Jules Bianchi 	 		20 	1:33.063		 	 		 	 	19
21 	21 	Giedo van der Garde	 		21 	1:33.734		 	 		 	 	20
22 	23 	Max Chilton 	 		22 	1:34.098		 	 		 	 	21
* Charles Pic changed components in his gearbox and received a five-place grid penalty.
===Grid===
* Charles Pic received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
==Race==
===Report===
===Post-race===
The cameraman involved was revealed to be Paul Allen. He suffered heavy bruising but recovered from his injuries.
===Results===
 	 	Driver 	Constructor	 	 	 	
1 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	60	1 h 41 m 14.711 s	2 	25
2 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	60	+ 1.008 s 	4 	18
3 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	60	+ 5.830 s 	5 	15
4 	3 	Fernando Alonso 	 	60	+ 7.721 s 	8 	12
5 	10	Lewis Hamilton 	 	60	+ 26.927 s 	1 	10
6 	5 	Jenson Button 	 	60	+ 27.996 s 	9 	8
7 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	60	+ 37.562 s 	3 	6
8 	6 	Sergio Pérez 	 	60	+ 38.306 s 	13	4
9 	9 	Nico Rosberg 	 	60	+ 46.821 s 	11	2
10 	11	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	60	+ 49.892 s 	10	1
11 	14	Paul di Resta 	 	60	+ 53.771 s 	12	
12 	19	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	60	+ 56.975 s 	6 	
13 	15	Adrian Sutil 	 	60	+ 57.738 s 	15	
14 	12	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	60	+ 1 m 0.160 s 	14	
15 	16	Pastor Maldonado 	 	60	+ 1 m 1.929 s 	18	
16 	17	Valtteri Bottas 	 	59	+ 1 lap 	17	
17 	20	Charles Pic 	 	59	+ 1 lap 	22	
18 	21	Giedo van der Garde	 	59	+ 1 lap 	20	
19 	23	Max Chilton 	 	59	+ 1 lap 	21	
Ret	18	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	22	Hydraulics 	16	
Ret	22	Jules Bianchi 	 	21	Engine 	19	
Ret	4 	Felipe Massa 	 	3 	Spin 	7 	
===Fastest laps===
===Laps in the lead===
==Milestones==
* ' 600th race competed.
* ' 15th pole position as a constructor.
* Sebastian Vettel's 30th win.
* Vettel's first win at the German Grand Prix and his first win in the month of July.
* Fernando Alonso's 20th fastest lap.
* Romain Grosjean's fifth podium.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	157
2 	Fernando Alonso 	123
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	116
4 	Lewis Hamilton 	99
5 	Mark Webber 	94
6 	Nico Rosberg 	84
7 	Felipe Massa 	57
8 	Romain Grosjean 	41
9 	Paul di Resta 	36
10 	Jenson Button 	33
11 	Adrian Sutil 	23
12 	Sergio Pérez 	16
13 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	13
14 	Daniel Ricciardo 	11
15 	Nico Hülkenberg 	7
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 	 	250
2 	 	183
3 	 	180
4 	 	157
5 	 	59
6 	 	49
7 	 	24
8 	 	7
9 	 	0
10 	 	0
11 	 	0
==Notes==
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