2013 Chinese Grand Prix

The 2013 Chinese Grand Prix was the third race of the 2013 Formula One Season. It was held over the weekend of April 12–14th 2013 at the Shanghai International Circuit in the Jaiding District of Shanghai, China. It was the tenth running of the Chinese Grand Prix, all of which have been held at the Shanghai circuit.
The event marked Fernando Alonso's 200th Grand Prix start, and after qualifying in third place, the Spaniard won the race by a clear ten seconds over Kimi Räikkönen, whose nosecone and front wing were damaged in a collision with Sergio Pérez. Polesitter Lewis Hamilton managed to finish third, fending off a late charge by Sebastian Vettel.
==Background==
After the Malaysian round of the championship, Sebastian Vettel took the lead from Kimi Räikkönen to put his at 9 points. Mark Webber was third after Malayasia after he finished 2nd in the race. But it wasn't without it hiccups as Mark Webber said that we would round out the season at , even though for the mishap.
==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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20 	Ma Qinghua 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT03 	 	RS27-2013 	
==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No.	Driver 	Constructor	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	
No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	rowspan=2 	01:37.942	4 	01:36.791	10 	01:36.286	4
2 	Mark Webber 	01:37.658 	3 	01:36.092	5 	01:36.420	5 	
3 	Fernando Alonso 	rowspan=2 	01:37.965	5 	01:35.755	3 	01:35.391	1
4 	Felipe Massa 	01:38.095 	7 	01:35.340	1 	01:36.013	2 	
5 	Jenson Button 	rowspan=2 	01:38.069	6 	01:36.432	6 	01:36.693	8
6 	Sergio Pérez 	01:39.360 	16 	01:36.940	11 	01:36.777	9 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	rowspan=2 	01:38.790	11 	01:35.492	2 	01:36.605	7
8 	Romain Grosjean 	01:38.398 	9 	01:36.963	12 	01:37.813	18 	
9 	Nico Rosberg 	rowspan=2 	01:36.717	1 	01:35.819	4 	01:37.349	14
10 	Lewis Hamilton 	01:37.171 	2 	01:36.496	7 	01:36.065	3 	
11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	rowspan=2 	01:39.180	14 	01:38.211	17 	01:36.853	10
12 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	01:40.032 	18 	01:37.103	13 	01:37.740	17 	
14 	Paul di Resta 	rowspan=2 	01:38.561	10 	01:36.595	9 	01:37.487	16
15 	Adrian Sutil 	01:38.125 	8 	01:36.514	8 	01:36.549	6 	
16 	Pastor Maldonado 	rowspan=2 	01:39.158	13 	01:38.276	18 	01:37.300	13
17 	Valtteri Bottas 	01:39.392 	17 	01:38.185	16 	01:37.457	15 	
18 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	rowspan=2 	01:39.057	12 	01:38.127	15 	01:37.012	11
19 	Daniel Ricciardo 	01:39.336 	15 	01:37.206	14 	01:37.205	12 	
20 	Charles Pic 	rowspan=3 	 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Ma Qinghua 	01:43.545 	22 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP 	
21 	Giedo van der Garde	01:42.083 	21 	01:39.271	20 	01:39.652	22 	
22 	Jules Bianchi 	rowspan=2 	01:41.966	19 	01:38.725	19 	01:38.496	19
23 	Max Chilton 	01:42.056 	20 	01:43.227	22 	01:39.627	21 	
==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 	 		1 	1:35.793		1 	1:35.078		1 	1:34.484	1
2 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 		12 	1:37.046		6 	1:35.659		2 	1:34.761	2
3 	3 	Fernando Alonso 	 		5 	1:36.253		2 	1:35.148		3 	1:34.788	3
4 	9 	Nico Rosberg 	 		2 	1:35.959		5 	1:35.537		4 	1:34.861	4
5 	4 	Felipe Massa 	 		3 	1:35.972		4 	1:35.403		5 	1:34.933	5
6 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 		8 	1:36.929		8 	1:36.065		6 	1:35.364	6
7 	19 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 		11 	1:36.993		9 	1:36.258		7 	1:35.998	7
8 	5 	Jenson Button 	 		7 	1:36.667		7 	1:35.784		8 	2:05.673	8
9 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 		6 	1:36.537		3 	1:35.343		9 	DNF 	9
10 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 		10 	1:36.985		10 	1:36.261		10 	DNF 	10
11 	14 	Paul di Resta 	 		15 	1:37.478		11 	1:36.287		 	 	11
12 	6 	Sergio Pérez 	 		9 	1:36.952		12 	1:36.314		 	 	12
13 	15 	Adrian Sutil 	 		14 	1:37.349		13 	1:36.405		 	 	13
14 	2 	Mark Webber 	 		4 	1:36.148		14 	1:36.679		 	 	22
15 	16 	Pastor Maldonado 	 		13 	1:37.281		15 	1:37.139		 	 	14
16 	18 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 		16 	1:37.508		16 	1:37.199		 	 	15
17 	17 	Valtteri Bottas 	 		17 	1:37.769		 	 		 	 	16
18 	12 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 		18 	1:37.990		 	 		 	 	17
19 	22 	Jules Bianchi 	 		19 	1:38.780		 	 		 	 	18
20 	23 	Max Chilton 	 		20 	1:39.537		 	 		 	 	19
21 	20 	Charles Pic 	 		21 	1:39.614		 	 		 	 	20
22 	21 	Giedo van der Garde	 		22 	1:39.660		 	 		 	 	21
===Grid===
* Mark Webber qualified 14th, but was excluded from qualifying and put to the back of the grid after not having enough fuel in the car to supply a one-litre post-qualifying sample.
==Race==
===Results===
 	 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	3 	Fernando Alonso 	 	56 	1:36:26.945 	3 	25
2 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	56 	+10.168 	2 	18
3 	10	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	+12.322 	1 	15
4 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	56 	+12.525 	9 	12
5 	5 	Jenson Button 	 	56 	+35.285 	8 	10
6 	4 	Felipe Massa 	 	56 	+40.827 	5 	8
7 	19	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	56 	+42.691 	7 	6
8 	14	Paul di Resta 	 	56 	+51.084 	11 	4
9 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	56 	+53.423 	6 	2
10 	11	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	56 	+56.598 	10 	1
11 	6 	Sergio Pérez 	 	56 	+1:03.860 	12 	
12 	18	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	56 	+1:12.604 	15 	
13 	17	Valtteri Bottas 	 	56 	+1:33.861 	16 	
14 	16	Pastor Maldonado 	 	56 	+1:35.453 	14 	
15 	22	Jules Bianchi 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	18 	
16 	20	Charles Pic 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	20 	
17 	23	Max Chilton 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	19 	
18 	21	Giedo van der Garde	 	55 	+1 Lap 	21 	
Ret	9 	Nico Rosberg 	 	21 	Suspension 	4 	
Ret	2 	Mark Webber 	 	15 	Wheel 	22 	
Ret	15	Adrian Sutil 	 	5 	Collision damage	13 	
Ret	12	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	4 	Collision 	17 	
==Milestones==
*Fernando Alonso's 200th race start (201st entry).
*Felipe Massa's 175th race start (177th entry).
*' tenth pole position and Lewis Hamilton's first for the team.
*Lewis Hamilton's 50th podium.
*Daniel Ricciardo's best finish (7th). 
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	52
2 	Kimi Räikkönen 	49
3 	Fernando Alonso 	43
4 	Lewis Hamilton 	40
5 	Felipe Massa 	30
6 	Mark Webber 	26
7 	Nico Rosberg 	12
8 	Jenson Button 	12
9 	Romain Grosjean 	11
10 	Paul di Resta 	8
11 	Daniel Ricciardo 	6
12 	Adrian Sutil 	6
13 	Nico Hülkenberg 	5
14 	Sergio Pérez 	2
15 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	1
16 	Valtteri Bottas 	0
17 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	0
18 	Jules Bianchi 	0
19 	Charles Pic 	0
20 	Pastor Maldonado 	0
21 	Giedo van der Garde 	0
22 	Max Chilton 	0
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts
1 	 	78
2 	 	73
3 	 	60
4 	 	52
5 	 	14
6 	 	14
7 	 	7
8 	 	5
9 	 	0
10 	 	0
11 	 	0
==Notes==
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