2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially the 2013 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was the 17th round of the 2013 Formula One Season, the 5th Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and the 5th Grand Prix held in the United Arab Emirates. It was held at the Yas Marina Circuit.
Mark Webber took pole position, ahead of teammate Sebastian Vettel, for yet another one–two on the grid.
Vettel, after taking the lead at the first corner, strolled to victory by about 30 seconds, a lead he had managed at the halfway stage. Webber, who fell to third at the start, finished in second place with Nico Rosberg third. Romain Grosjean finished not far behind in fourth place.
==Background==
Both Sebastian Vettel and enter the final three races having secured both titles.
Like the previous season, there are two DRS zones, one on the long straight between Turns 7 and 8, the other on the following straight between Turns 10 and 11.
Kimi Räikkönen, who claims to not have been paid a single euro all year, only turned up to the race an hour before first practice.
A partial solar eclipse took place during the race, between 17:22 and 17:39 local time (the race started at 17:00).
==Entry list==
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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15 	James Calado 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM06 	 	FO 108Z 	
21 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT03 	 	RS27-2013 	
23 	Rodolfo Gonzalez 	Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR02 	 	CA2013 	
==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No	Driver 	Team	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	
No	Driver 	Team	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:44.499	3 	1:41.335	1 	1:41.349	1
2 	Mark Webber 	 	1:44.712	4 	1:41.490	2 	1:41.571	2
3 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:45.440	12 	1:42.171	8 	1:42.516	11
4 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:46.124	17 	1:42.440	10 	1:42.702	14
5 	Jenson Button 	 	1:45.099	8 	1:42.010	7 	1:41.956	6
6 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:45.331	10 	1:42.006	6 	1:43.142	18
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:44.929	6 	1:41.726	4 	1:42.387	9
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:44.241	1 	1:42.607	12 	1:41.832	5
9 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:44.741	5 	1:41.758	5 	1:41.721	4
10	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:44.433	2 	1:41.690	3 	1:41.580	3
11	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:45.378	11 	1:42.324	9 	1:42.055	7
12	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	1:46.068	15 	1:42.509	11 	1:42.282	8
15	Adrian Sutil 	 	DNP 	DNP	1:42.998	15 	1:42.989	17
15	James Calado 	 	1:45.924	14 	DNP 	DNP	DNP 	DNP
14	Paul di Resta 	 	1:45.040	7 	1:42.806	13 	1:42.681	12
16	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:45.150	9 	1:42.952	14 	1:42.798	16
17	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:45.823	13 	1:43.565	18 	1:42.698	13
18	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	1:46.114	16 	1:43.271	17 	1:42.457	10
19	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:46.126	18 	1:43.152	16 	1:42.727	15
20	Charles Pic 	 	1:47.600	19 	1:44.525	21 	1:44.472	19
21	Giedo van der Garde	 	1:47.670	20 	1:44.138	19 	1:44.728	20
23	Max Chilton 	 	DNP 	DNP	1:45.565	22 	1:45.621	21
23	Rodolfo González 	 	1:49.565	22 	DNP 	DNP	DNP 	DNP
22	Jules Bianchi 	 	1:47.723	21 	1:44.459	20 	1:47.506	22
==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 	2 	Mark Webber 	 		8 	1:41.568		3 	1:40.568		1 	1:39.957	1
2 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 		11 	1:41.683		4 	1:40.781		2 	1:40.057	2
3 	9 	Nico Rosberg 	 		6 	1:41.420		1 	1:40.437		3 	1:40.419	3
4 	10 	Lewis Hamilton 	 		1 	1:40.693		2 	1:40.477		4 	1:40.501	4
RET 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 		3 	1:41.276		9 	1:40.971		5 	1:40.542	22
5 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 		9 	1:41.631		7 	1:40.931		6 	1:40.576	5
6 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 		7 	1:41.447		8 	1:40.948		7 	1:40.997	6
7 	4 	Felipe Massa 	 		2 	1:41.254		10 	1:40.989		8 	1:41.015	7
8 	6 	Sergio Pérez 	 		12 	1:41.687		5 	1:40.812		9 	1:41.068	8
9 	19 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 		16 	1:41.884		6 	1:40.852		10 	1:41.111	9
10 	3 	Fernando Alonso 	 		5 	1:41.397		11 	1:41.093		 	 	10
11 	14 	Paul di Resta 	 		10 	1:41.676		12 	1:41.133		 	 	11
12 	5 	Jenson Button 	 		14 	1:41.817		13 	1:41.200		 	 	12
13 	18 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 		13 	1:41.692		14 	1:41.279		 	 	13
14 	16 	Pastor Maldonado 	 		4 	1:41.365		15 	1:41.395		 	 	14
15 	17 	Valtteri Bottas 	 		15 	1:41.862		16 	1:41.447		 	 	15
16 	12 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 		17 	1:41.999		 	 		 	 	16
17 	15 	Adrian Sutil 	 		18 	1:42.051		 	 		 	 	17
18 	21 	Giedo van der Garde	 		19 	1:43.252		 	 		 	 	18
19 	22 	Jules Bianchi 	 		20 	1:43.398		 	 		 	 	21
20 	20 	Charles Pic 	 		21 	1:43.528		 	 		 	 	19
21 	23 	Max Chilton 	 		22 	1:44.198		 	 		 	 	20
===Grid===
Notes:
* Jules Bianchi had a five place grid penalty for gearbox change.
† Kimi Räikkönen originally qualified 5th, but was excluded from qualifying for failing a floor deflection test.
==Race==
===Results===
 	 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	 	Points
1 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	55 	1:38:06.106 	2 	25
2 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	55 	+30.829 	1 	18
3 	9 	Nico Rosberg 	 	55 	+33.650 	3 	15
4 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	55 	+34.802 	6 	12
5 	3 	Fernando Alonso 	 	55 	+1:07.181 	10	10
6 	14	Paul di Resta 	 	55 	+1:18.174 	11	8'
7 	10	Lewis Hamilton 	 	55 	+1:19.267 	4 	6
8 	4 	Felipe Massa 	 	55 	+1:22.886 	7 	4
9 	6 	Sergio Pérez 	 	55 	+1:31.198 	8 	2
10 	15	Adrian Sutil 	 	55 	+1:33.257 	17	1
11 	16	Pastor Maldonado 	 	55 	+1:35.989 	14	
12 	5 	Jenson Button 	 	55 	+1:43.767 	12	
13 	12	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	55 	+1:44.295 	16	
14 	11	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	5 	
15 	17	Valtteri Bottas 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	15	
16 	19	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	9 	
17 	18	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	13	
18 	21	Giedo van der Garde	 	54 	+1 Lap 	18	
19 	20	Charles Pic 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	19	
20 	22	Jules Bianchi 	 	53 	+2 Laps 	21	
21 	23	Max Chilton 	 	53 	+2 Laps 	20	
Ret	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	0 	Accident 	22	
==Milestones==
* Mark Webber: 13th pole, equal most by an Australian driver with Jack Brabham.
* Sebastian Vettel: Seventh consecutive victory, joint second with Michael Schumacher.
* Sebastian Vettel: Eleventh victory of the season, equaling his total.
* Sebastian Vettel: 60th podium.
* Mark Webber: 40th podium.
* Mark Webber: Passed 1000 points (post-race total: 1014.5).
* Romain Grosjean: Passed 200 points (post-race total: 210).
* : 100th podium finish.
* : 65th consecutive points finish (since the 2010 German Grand Prix), overtaking 's record of 64 set earlier in the season.
* Pirelli: 100th victory.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	347
2 	Fernando Alonso 	217
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	183
4 	Lewis Hamilton 	175
5 	Mark Webber 	166
6 	Nico Rosberg 	159
7 	Romain Grosjean 	114
8 	Felipe Massa 	106
9 	Jenson Button 	60
10 	Paul di Resta 	48
11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	39
12 	Sergio Pérez 	35
13 	Adrian Sutil 	29
14 	Daniel Ricciardo 	19
15 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	13
16 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	6
17 	Pastor Maldonado 	1
18 	Valtteri Bottas 	0
19 	Jules Bianchi 	0
20 	Charles Pic 	0
21 	Giedo van der Garde 	0
22 	Max Chilton 	0
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts
1 	 	513
2 	 	334
3 	 	323
4 	 	297
5 	 	95
6 	 	77
7 	 	45
8 	 	32
9 	 	1
10 	 	0
11 	 	0
==Notes==
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Category:2013 Grands Prix
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