2013 Australian Grand Prix

The 2013 Australian Grand Prix (officially the 2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix) was the opening race of the 2013 Formula One Season. It was held on March 17, 2013 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, in the Southern part of Melbourne, Victoria. It was the 18th running of the event at the Albert Park circuit, and the 29th Formula One World Championship event to be held in Australia.
Sebastian Vettel lead an all- front row following a two part, rain delayed Qualifying session in which the triple World Champion beat his team-mate, Mark Webber's time by 4 tenths. Vettel could not hold up his pace in the race, and after a strong challenge by Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen won the race by pitting one less time than the opposition. Alonso finished in second, with Vettel third and Felipe Massa fourth. Adrian Sutil had a strong race, leading on two occasions, but fell back towards the finish.
Vettel started strongest, setting the best times in both Friday practice sessions. His Saturday was amiss, with a hydraulics failure in the wet final practice session, as Romain Grosjean set the best time.
There was a lot of rain before qualifying, and as a result, the start of Q1, initially intended to start at 5 pm local time, was postponed three times to start at 5:30, which it did. There were a lot of incidents—most notably involving Lewis Hamilton, while Massa was also affected by the weather—before the session ended with Hamilton's teammate Nico Rosberg fastest. Q2 was postponed twice (for a combined total of 50 minutes) before qualifying was abandoned for the day. Q2 and Q3 took place on Sunday morning.
==Background==
The number of cars that would start the season off in Australia would be 22 after collapsed in December 2012. This meant that changes was needed to the qualifying system. The three-round knockout system which has been in use since 2006 will remain with six drivers being knocked out in both sessions one and two, not the seven in previous years. The third qualifying session will remain the same with ten drivers in a ten-minute block to finish a lap.
The number of DRS zones for the 2013 event will remain at two, again along the main straight and between Turns 2 and 3. These will, as with the 2012 event, utilise a single detection point – between Turns 14 and 15 of the previous lap.
Unlike in previous seasons, a new rule has come into force whereby a driver is now allowed to use DRS only at these specific points, even in Practice and Qualifying. In previous years, use of DRS had been unlimited in these sessions except where ruled unsafe by stewards.
==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 Free Practice session of the new season, run in bright sunshine and mid-20s °C temperatures featured all 22 regular drivers of the new season. After installation laps by most drivers, the first timed run was completed by Daniel Ricciardo: the best of his first stint at a decent 1:31.946. He would improve by only a further second before the end of the session.
The fastest cars in the session were, by a third of a second, the of Sebastian Vettel and the of Felipe Massa; the pair separated by only eight-hundredths of a second.
At , and , all three newcomers were outdone by their more experienced team-mates, while the only all-débutant pairing – Chilton and Bianchi at ended the session ahead of their Caterham rivals.
 
There were no red-flag stoppages in FP1, however Paul di Resta spun in the dying minutes.
===FP2===
Unlike the slow start made in FP1, the second Free Practice session started full of times being set by the drivers. Kimi Räikkönen was first to set a time after about five minutes, but within ten minutes his (slow) time of 1:32.967 was beaten by over six seconds by Sebastian Vettel.
After about half an hour, there was an incident as rookie Giedo van der Garde beached his car in the gravel at Turn 3. There wasn't a red flag and the session continued as normal, just without Van der Garde. About twenty minutes after the incident, Mark Webber set a quicker time then teammate Vettel, but it did not last as Vettel posted an even quicker time a few minutes later, being the first person to record a time under 1 minute 26 seconds. He complained that he lost KERS during the lap, and that the tyres were going off (in other words, losing grip) and that he could have gone quicker.
The last ten minutes were full of off-track action. Both went off. Lewis Hamilton's car encountered a problem with the floor of the car, and he went off at Turn 6; followed by Nico Rosberg, who suffered a gearbox problem. Moments after Rosberg's failure, Webber spun at the exit of Turn 13.
===FP3===
The fastest time in a heavily rain-affected third Practice session was set by Frenchman, Romain Grosjean, ahead of the two s of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. After failing to set a time before the rain started, Lewis Hamilton finished more than 20 seconds off the pace in 22nd and last. Sebastian Vettel's session ended ten minutes early after he began to lose hydraulics.
===Practice Results===
No.	Driver 	Constructor	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	
No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	  	1:27.211	1 	1:25.908	1 	1:29.808	12
2 	Mark Webber 	  	1:27.668	5 	1:26.172	2 	1:30.073	13
3 	Fernando Alonso 	  	1:27.547	3 	1:26.748	6 	1:27.000	2
4 	Felipe Massa 	  	1:27.289	2 	1:26.855	8 	1:27.241	3
5 	Jenson Button 	 	1:28.440	9 	1:28.294	11 	1:33.236	17
6 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:28.597	11 	1:28.566	13 	1:33.527	18
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:27.877	6 	1:26.361	4 	1:27.625	5
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:28.520	10 	1:26.680	5 	1:26.929	1
9 	Nico Rosberg 	  	1:28.013	7 	1:26.322	3 	1:28.486	11
10 	Lewis Hamilton 	  	1:27.552	4 	1:26.772	7 	1:47.246	22
11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	  	1:28.786	12 	1:28.187	10 	1:28.253	9
12 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	  	1:30.203	16 	1:28.772	15 	1:28.253	10
14 	Paul di Resta 	  	1:28.910	13 	1:28.311	12 	1:27.533	4
15 	Adrian Sutil 	  	1:28.426	8 	1:27.435	9 	1:28.069	8
16 	Pastor Maldonado 	  	1:29.443	14 	1:28.852	16 	1:39.232	19
17 	Valtteri Bottas 	  	1:29.928	15 	1:29.386	18 	1:39.779	20
18 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	  	1:30.729	17 	1:28.968	17 	1:27.860	7
19 	Daniel Ricciardo 	  	1:30.969	18 	1:28.627	14 	1:27.849	6
20 	Charles Pic 	  	1:32.274	21 	1:30.165	20 	1:30.959	16
21 	Giedo van der Garde	  	1:32.388	22 	1:32.450	22 	1:30.598	15
22 	Jules Bianchi 	  	1:31.263	19 	1:29.696	19 	1:30.388	14
23 	Max Chilton 	  	1:32.176	20 	1:30.600	21 	1:42.872	21
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
The first qualifying session was delayed half an hour due to heavy rain that had left much of the circuit looking like a small river. Thirty minutes after Q1's scheduled start qualifying final got under way with the of Lewis Hamilton leading the field out onto the track. The weather continued to be dismal and rain continuously poured down onto the circuit throughout the session.
The first incident of the session saw the of Giedo van der Garde slide off the circuit and into the barriers at turn 5 on his first installation lap. Van der Garde managed to continue but with significant damage to the front of the car causing his front wing to be lodged underneath his car, the damage forced him to return to the pits for repairs. One lap later Lewis Hamilton span off the circuit at the first corner slamming the rear end of his car into the barrier. Hamilton's Mercedes car remained stationary being beached in the grass however Hamilton was able to continue by putting his car in reverse and thus enabling him to unbeach himself. Hamilton was able to continue throughout the session however struggled to put in competitive laptimes due to the damage at the rear of his car.
Whilst Hamilton struggled, Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg set the pace throughout the session however received continuous challenges to his lap times from Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Jean-Éric Vergne. During this time, the of Paul di Resta and the of Pastor Maldonado both spun at turn 11. However more seriously the of Felipe Massa had a major spin at turn 12 which sent him flying into the opposing wall. Massa's front wing was destroyed but apart from this the Ferrari driver suffered no other damage and unbelievably managed to continue in the session. As Massa spun off the circuit Mark Webber had his own incident just behind him where he spun off at turn 11. 
The cars had struggled throughout the practice sessions and neither Jenson Button or Sergio Pérez made much improvement in qualifying languishing at the back of the mid-field. As the conditions began to improve towards the end of the session, Button was the first driver to move from the full wets to the intermediate tyre. Button immediately went quickest in the session but as soon as the rest of the pack made the change to the intermediates the McLaren's dropped right back down the order. At turn 11 Giedo van der Garde had his second spin of the session but unlike his first incident was able to continue without damage. In the last minute of the session, the second Caterham of Charles Pic spun off at the turn 11 straight sending him into the wall and causing him to lose his own front wing. Seconds later, the of Esteban Gutiérrez had an almost identical accident to Massa in which he spun off and slammed into the opposing wall at turn 11. Unlike the Ferrari driver, Gutiérrez was unable to drive away from the accident. Gutiérrez's Sauber was left beached out in the middle of the track and ruining the final lap of any drivers on a hot lap. Pastor Maldonado was the big loser in this session, Gutiérrez's accident meant he was unable to improve his time meaning he qualified 17th and therefore failed to make the cut for Q2. Behind him, the drivers followed with Jules Bianchi leading Max Chilton. The Caterham cars both of whom suffered accidents in the session languished at the back with debutant Van der Garde outqualifying Charles Pic his more experienced teammate.
===Q2===
Before the second qualifying session began a heavy deluge of rain swept over the circuit forcing yet another delay in the qualifying session. However, after an hour there was no signs of the rain disappearing and with little daylight remaining race director Charlie Whiting announced that the second and third qualifying sessions would be postponed until Sunday morning.
When the second session commenced the following morning, the weather conditions were much better than the previous day however the track remained quite wet after early morning showers. As the session commenced all the drivers went out on the intermediate tyres but after only a few laps the drivers began making the change to the supersofts. The only driver not to go out on the supersofts was the of Jenson Button who remained on the intermediates. The decision was a bold choice but payed off for the McLaren driving placing his seemingly uncompetitive McLaren into fourth place in the session. Button's teammate Sergio Pérez remained on the supersofts but struggled throughout the session to finish a disappointing 15th place.
Of those other drivers eliminated in Q2 where the of Nico Hülkenberg, the of Adrian Sutil, both 's of Jean-Éric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo, Perez finishing in 16th place and driver Valtteri Bottas was the only driver of the debutants to break into the second qualifying session lining up in 17th place.
===Q3===
As the final qualifying session commenced, the track was largely much drier than it had been at the start of the second session. Nevertheless, most cars started their reconnaissance laps on the intermediates. Jenson Button was the only driver to start the session on the supersofts. The McLaren driver struggled throughout the session and opted to pull out of the session early settling for 10th place on the grid. The cars set the initial pace with Lewis Hamilton leading teammate Nico Rosberg but towards the end the cars took control with Sebastian Vettel becoming the new pace setter with teammate Mark Webber just behind.
Rosberg was dislodged by the cars of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa who held onto fourth and fifth places. Alonso looked to have fourth place on the grid but on Massa's final flying lap the Brazilian driver dislodged his senior teammate from fourth place. The cars of Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean lined up in eight and ninth places ahead of the  of Paul di Resta.
===Post-qualifying===
In the hours immediately following the final qualifying session, a fuel-line problem was discovered within Nico Hülkenberg's Sauber. After working furiously to repair the issue, the team were unable to do so in time for the race, and so the team were forced to withdraw the car. Hence, Nico Hülkenberg did not start the race.
===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 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	7 	1:44.657 	 	7 	1:36.745 	 	1 	1:27.407 	1
2 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	 	5 	1:44:472 	 	2 	1:36.524 	 	2 	1:27.827 	2
3 	10 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	10 	1:45:476 	 	3 	1:36.625 	 	3 	1:28.087 	3
4 	4 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	6 	1:44.635 	 	5 	1:36.666 	 	4 	1:28.490 	4
5 	3 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	2 	1:43:850 	 	6 	1:36.691 	 	5 	1:28.493 	5
6 	9 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	1 	1:43:380 	 	1 	1:36.194 	 	6 	1:28.523 	6
7 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	11 	1:45:545 	 	9 	1:37.517 	 	7 	1:28.738 	7
8 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	3 	1:44.284 	 	10 	1:37.641 	 	8 	1:29.013 	8
9 	14 	Paul di Resta 	 	 	12 	1:45:601 	 	8 	1:36.901 	 	9 	1:29.305 	9
10 	5 	Jenson Button 	 	 	5 	1:44:688 	 	4 	1:36.644 	 	10 	1:30.357 	10
11 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	13 	1:45.930 	 	11 	1:38.067 	 	 	 	DNS
12 	15 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	16 	1:47.330 	 	12 	1:38.134 	 	 	 	12
13 	18 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	 	9 	1:44:871 	 	13 	1:38.778 	 	 	 	13
14 	19 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	14 	1:46.450 	 	14 	1:39.042 	 	 	 	14
15 	6 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	4 	1:44:300 	 	15 	1:39.900 	 	 	 	15
16 	17 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	15 	1:47.328 	 	16 	1:40.290 	 	 	 	16
17 	16 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	 	17 	1:47.614 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	12 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	 	18 	1:47.776 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	22 	Jules Bianchi 	 	 	19 	1:48.147 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	23 	Max Chilton 	 	 	20 	1:48.909 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
21 	21 	Giedo van der Garde	 	 	21 	1:49.519 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617	107% time: 1:50.617
22 	20 	Charles Pic 	 	 	22 	1:50.626 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22
===Grid===
Notes:
* A fuel feed issue was discovered in Nico Hülkenberg's car after qualifying. Despite efforts from the team to fix it, the damage could not be repaired in time for the start of the race and withdrew the car.
† Charles Pic set a time outside of the 107% time set by Nico Rosberg in Q1 and will race after approval from the Stewards.
==Race==
===Report===
The race began at 17:00 local time (7:00 UTC), but without Nico Hulkenberg, unable to take part in the race after a fuel line problem was discovered in his Sauber C32 in the hours leading up to the race. As a result, Hülkenberg's row 6 grid slot remained vacant, and débutant Esteban Gutiérrez was the sole Sauber driver to make the grid.
Despite heavy showers in the morning, the remaining 21 drivers faced the start on a predominantly dry track, but with small damp patches around the lap and the threat of more rain in the air. However, all drivers started out on a dry compound of tyre, with Sergio Pérez among the few drivers to start on the medium Prime tyre, with most others on the Super-Softs.
Sebastian Vettel lead the field from pole with a good start, while team-mate Mark Webber had a terrible start from second - falling back into the pack. Among other drivers to make a good start was Felipe Massa who moved up from his second row grid slot to challenge for the lead into the first corner. All cars made it through turn one unscathed, with Vettel leading Massa, Hamilton, Alonso and Räikkönen out of turn 2. By the end of the second lap, Hamilton had dropped to fifth, being passed by Alonso into turn 4 on lap 1 and Räikkönen on lap 2. Webber had dropped from 2nd on the grid to complete the first lap in 7th.
The first of the drivers to pit for tyres was Jenson Button, whose decision to set a time in Q3 left him with a worn set of tyres. His option tyres lasted just four laps before the Brit had to pit for Primes. A lap later, Webber pitted for what turned out to be a very slow stop. Meanwhile, Massa's Ferrari slowly closed the gap on Vettel to under a second, allowing Massa to utilize DRS. 
Alan Permane Lotus team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer's award.
to be completed
===Post-race===
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Pts
1 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	58 	1:30:03.225 	7 	25
2 	3 	Fernando Alonso 	 	58 	+ 12.451 s 	5 	18
3 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	58 	+ 22.346 s 	1 	15
4 	4 	Felipe Massa 	 	58 	+ 33.577 s 	4 	12
5 	10 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	58 	+ 45.561 s 	3 	10
6 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	58 	+ 46.800 s 	2 	8
7 	15 	Adrian Sutil 	 	58 	+ 1 m 05.068 s	12 	6
8 	14 	Paul di Resta 	 	58 	+ 1 m 08.449 s	9 	4
9 	5 	Jenson Button 	 	58 	+ 1 m 21.630 s	10 	2
10 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	58 	+ 1 m 22.759 s	8 	1
11 	6 	Sergio Pérez 	 	58 	+ 1 m 23.367 s	15 	
12 	18 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	58 	+ 1 m 23.857 s	13 	
13 	12 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	57 	+ 1 lap 	18 	
14 	17 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	57 	+ 1 lap 	16 	
15 	22 	Jules Bianchi 	 	57 	+ 1 lap 	19 	
16 	20 	Charles Pic 	 	56 	+ 2 laps 	22 	
17 	23 	Max Chilton 	 	56 	+ 2 laps 	20 	
18 	21 	Giedo van der Garde	 	56 	+ 2 laps 	21 	
Ret 	19 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	39 	Exhaust 	14 	
Ret 	9 	Nico Rosberg 	 	26 	Electrical 	6 	
Ret 	16 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	24 	Spun off 	17 	
DNS 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	0 	Fuel system 	11 	
===Fastest laps===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Lap	Time 	Gap 	Race
1 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	56 	1:29.274	 	1
2 	18 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	50 	1:29.498	0.224	12
3 	3 	Fernando Alonso 	 	53 	1:29.560	0.286	2
4 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	45 	1:29.732	0.458	6
5 	10 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	45 	1:29.759	0.485	5
6 	6 	Sergio Pérez 	 	46 	1:29.926	0.652	11
7 	5 	Jenson Button 	 	41 	1:30.198	0.924	9
8 	4 	Felipe Massa 	 	38 	1:30.239	0.965	4
9 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	41 	1:30.395	1.121	10
10 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	42 	1:30.409	1.135	3
11 	22 	Jules Bianchi 	 	52 	1:30.454	1.180	15
12 	17 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	42 	1:30.652	1.378	14
14 	19 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	33 	1:30.881	1.607	Ret
15 	14 	Paul di Resta 	 	56 	1:30.894	1.620	8
16 	12 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	32 	1:31.415	2.141	13
17 	23 	Max Chilton 	 	49 	1:32.210	2.936	17
18 	9 	Nico Rosberg 	 	18 	1:32.259	2.985	Ret
19 	20 	Charles Pic 	 	55 	1:32.261	2.987	16
20 	21 	Giedo van der Garde	 	39 	1:32.636	3.362	18
21 	16 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	12 	1:32.915	3.641	Ret
===Lap leaders===
====By Lap====
Stint	Driver 	Laps 	Total	Distance
1 	Sebastian Vettel	1 – 6 	6 	31.818 km
2 	Felipe Massa 	7 	1 	5.303 km
3 	Fernando Alonso 	8 	1 	5.303 km
4 	Lewis Hamilton 	9 – 12 	4 	21.212 km
5 	Nico Rosberg 	13 	1 	5.303 km
6 	Adrian Sutil 	14 – 20	7 	37.121 km
7 	Felipe Massa 	21 – 22	2 	10.606 km
8 	Kimi Räikkönen 	23 – 33	11 	58.333 km
9 	Fernando Alonso 	34 – 38	5 	26.515 km
10 	Adrian Sutil 	39 – 42	4 	21.212 km
11 	Kimi Räikkönen 	43 – 58	16 	84.848 km
====Totals====
Pos.	Driver 	Laps	Distance
1 	Kimi Räikkönen 	27 	143.181 km
2 	Adrian Sutil 	11 	58.333 km
3 	Sebastian Vettel	6 	31.818 km
3 	Fernando Alonso 	6 	31.818 km
5 	Lewis Hamilton 	4 	21.212 km
6 	Felipe Massa 	3 	15.909 km
7 	Nico Rosberg 	1 	5.303 km
==Milestones==
*First F1 Grand Prix: Valtteri Bottas, Max Chilton, Esteban Gutiérrez, Giedo van der Garde, Jules Bianchi.
*First time that qualifying has taken place on a Sunday since the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix.
*Sebastian Vettel's 50th front row start.
*Jenson Button scores 1000th Career World Championship point.
*Kimi Räikkönen's 20th win and 70th podium, also his last win until the 2018 United States Grand Prix.
*First Grand Prix for a Dutch driver since the 2007 British Grand Prix.
*Charles Pic's first race for Caterham, Lewis Hamilton's first race for Mercedes, Sergio Pérez's first race for McLaren and Nico Hülkenberg's first race at Sauber.
*Adrian Sutil's first race since the 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix.
*Last Grand Prix not to be won by Mercedes, Red Bull, or Ferrari until the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts
1 	Kimi Räikkönen 	25
2 	Fernando Alonso 	18
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	15
4 	Felipe Massa 	12
5 	Lewis Hamilton 	10
6 	Mark Webber 	8
7 	Adrian Sutil 	6
8 	Paul di Resta 	4
9 	Jenson Button 	2
10 	Romain Grosjean 	1
11 	Sergio Pérez 	0
12 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	0
13 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	0
14 	Valtteri Bottas 	0
15 	Jules Bianchi 	0
16 	Charles Pic 	0
17 	Max Chilton 	0
18 	Giedo van der Garde 	0
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts
1 	 	30
2 	 	26
3 	 	23
4 	 	10
5 	 	10
6 	 	2
7 	 	0
8 	 	0
9 	 	0
10 	 	0
11 	 	0
==Notes==
Category:2013 Grands Prix
Category:Grand Prix articles