2013 Formula One World Championship

The 2013 Formula One season was the 64th season of the Formula One World Championship. Eleven teams and twenty-two drivers competed in nineteen Grands Prix. The season started in Australia on 17 March and ended in Brazil on 24 November.

The 2013 season was the final year for the 2.4 litre V8 engine setup.

Sebastian Vettel was the defending World Drivers' Champion. He was Champion again in 2013.

Signed teams and drivers
At the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone said that the "majority" of teams in the 2012 season agreed to compete in 2013.

On 30 November 2012, the FIA published a provisional entry list for the 2013 season.
 Team Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre  Race drivers Rounds   Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull–Renault RB9 Renault RS27-2013  1  Sebastian Vettel 1–15 rowspan="2"  2  Mark Webber 1–15  Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F138 Ferrari Type 056  3  Fernando Alonso 1–15 rowspan="2"  4  Michael Schumacher 1–15  Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren–Mercedes MP4-28 Mercedes FO 108Z  5  Jenson Button 1–15 rowspan="2"  6  Sergio Pérez 1–15  Lotus F1 Team Lotus–Renault E21 Renault RS27-2013  7  Kimi Räikkönen 1–15 rowspan="2"  8  Romain Grosjean 1–15  Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W04 Mercedes FO 108Z  9  Nico Rosberg 1–15 rowspan="2"  10  Lewis Hamilton 1–15  Sauber F1 Team Sauber–Ferrari C32 Ferrari Type 056  11  Nico Hülkenberg 1–15 rowspan="2"  12  Felipe Massa 1–15  Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India–Mercedes VJM06 Mercedes FO 108Z  14  Paul di Resta 1–15  James Calado 15  Adrian Sutil 1–15  Williams F1 Team Williams–Renault FW35 Renault RS27-2013  16  Pastor Maldonado 1–15 rowspan="2"  17  Valtteri Bottas 1–15  Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso–Ferrari STR8 Ferrari Type 056  18  Jean-Éric Vergne 1–15 rowspan="2"  19  Daniel Ricciardo 1–15  Caterham F1 Team Caterham–Renault CT03 Renault RS27-2013  20  Charles Pic 1–15  Ma Qinghua Heikki Kovalainen Alexander Rossi 21  Giedo van der Garde 1–15  Marussia F1 Team Marussia–Cosworth MR02 Cosworth CA2013  22  Jules Bianchi 1–15  Rodolfo González 23  Max Chilton 1–15

Team changes
In November 2012, the owners of HRT F1 placed the team for sale. The team needed to find a buyer by 30 November to remain in the sport. HRT failed to find a buyer and the team was not included in the 2013 entry list.

Driver changes
In September 2012, seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher said that he was retiring from the sport for a second time.  World Champion Lewis Hamilton agreed to take Schumacher's place. The move ended his fourteen-year career with McLaren.

Driver Sergio Pérez left Sauber to join McLaren. Nico Hülkenberg filled the vacant seat at Sauber. Hülkenberg was joined by Esteban Gutiérrez, who was Sauber's testing and reserve driver in  and .

Charles Pic moved from Marussia to Caterham. Max Chilton took his place at Marussia.

Calendar
The following nineteen races appeared on the 2013 race schedule. The number of races on the Formula One calendar is dictated by the Concorde Agreement.

The calendar was originally meant to host twenty races.  This would add the new Grand Prix of Jersey. The race in New Jersey was delayed to 2014.

 Round Race title Grand Prix Circuit Date 1 Australian Grand Prix Australian GP  Albert Park, Melbourne 17 March 2 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysian GP  Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 24 March 3 UBS Chinese Grand Prix Chinese GP  Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 14 April 4 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain GP  Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 21 April 5 Gran Premio de España Spanish GP  Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 12 May 6 Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco GP  Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 26 May 7 Grand Prix du Canada Canadian GP  Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 9 June 8 British Grand Prix British GP  Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone  30 June 9 Großer Preis von Deutschland German GP  Nürburgring, Nürburg 7 July 10 Magyar Nagydíj Hungarian GP  Hungaroring, Budapest 28 July 11 Shell Belgian Grand Prix Belgian GP  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps 25 August 12 Gran Premio d'Italia Italian GP  Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 8 September 13 Singapore Grand Prix Singapore GP  Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore 22 September 14 Korean Grand Prix Korean GP  Korea International Circuit, Yeongam 6 October 15 Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP  Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 13 October 16 Airtel Indian Grand Prix Indian GP  Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida 27 October 17 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi GP  Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 3 November 18 United States Grand Prix United States GP  Circuit of the Americas, Austin 17 November 19 Grande Prêmio do Brasil Brazilian GP  Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 24 November Sources:

Calendar changes
 The European Grand Prix was discontinued starting in 2013.
 Nürburgring hosted the German Grand Prix in 2013.

Results and standings
Grands Prix
  Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor  1  Australian Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Kimi Räikkönen  Kimi Räikkönen  Lotus-Renault Report 2  Malaysian Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Sergio Pérez  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 3  Chinese Grand Prix  Lewis Hamilton  Sebastian Vettel  Fernando Alonso  Ferrari Report 4  Bahrain Grand Prix  Nico Rosberg  Sebastian Vettel  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 5  Spanish Grand Prix  Nico Rosberg  Esteban Gutiérrez  Fernando Alonso  Ferrari Report 6  Monaco Grand Prix  Nico Rosberg  Sebastian Vettel  Nico Rosberg  Mercedes Report 7  Canadian Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Mark Webber  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 8  British Grand Prix  Lewis Hamilton  Mark Webber  Nico Rosberg  Mercedes Report 9  German Grand Prix  Lewis Hamilton  Fernando Alonso  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 10  Hungarian Grand Prix  Lewis Hamilton  Mark Webber  Lewis Hamilton  Mercedes Report 11  Belgian Grand Prix  Lewis Hamilton  Sebastian Vettel  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 12  Italian Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Lewis Hamilton  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 13  Singapore Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Sebastian Vettel  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 14  Korean Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Sebastian Vettel  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 15  Japanese Grand Prix  Mark Webber  Mark Webber  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 16  Indian Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Kimi Räikkönen  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 17  Abu Dhabi Grand Prix  Mark Webber  Fernando Alonso  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 18  United States Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Sebastian Vettel  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 19  Brazilian Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Mark Webber  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report

Drivers' standings
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

 Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
  Driver Grands Prix Points AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON CAN GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN KOR JPN IND ABU USA BRA 1  Sebastian Vettel 3 1 4 1 4 2 1 Ret 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 397 2  Fernando Alonso 2 Ret 1 8 1 7 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 6 4 11 5 5 3 242 3  Mark Webber 6 2 Ret 7 5 3 4 2 7 4 5 3 15† Ret 2 Ret 2 3 2 199 4  Lewis Hamilton 5 3 3 5 12 4 3 4 5 1 3 9 5 5 Ret 6 7 4 9 189 5  Kimi Räikkönen 1 7 2 2 2 10 9 5 2 2 Ret 11 3 2 5 7 Ret   183 6  Nico Rosberg Ret 4 Ret 9 6 1 5 1 9 19† 4 6 4 7 8 2 3 9 5 171 7  Romain Grosjean 10 6 9 3 Ret Ret 13 19† 3 6 8 8 Ret 3 3 3 4 2 Ret 132 8  Felipe Massa 4 5 6 15 3 Ret 8 6 Ret 8 7 4 6 9 10 4 8 12 7 112 9  Jenson Button 9 17† 5 10 8 6 12 13 6 7 6 10 7 8 9 14 12 10 4 73 10  Nico Hülkenberg DNS 8 10 12 15 11 Ret 10 10 11 13 5 9 4 6 19† 14 6 8 51 11  Sergio Pérez 11 9 11 6 9 16† 11 20† 8 9 11 12 8 10 15 5 9 7 6 49 12  Paul di Resta 8 Ret 8 4 7 9 7 9 11 18† Ret Ret 20† Ret 11 8 6 15 11 48 13  Adrian Sutil 7 Ret Ret 13 13 5 10 7 13 Ret 9 16† 10 20† 14 9 10 Ret 13 29 14  Daniel Ricciardo Ret 18† 7 16 10 Ret 15 8 12 13 10 7 Ret 19† 13 10 16 11 10 20 15  Jean-Éric Vergne 12 10 12 Ret Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 14 18† 12 13 17 16 15 13 16  Esteban Gutiérrez 13 12 Ret 18 11 13 20† 14 14 Ret 14 13 12 11 7 15 13 13 12 6 17  Valtteri Bottas 14 11 13 14 16 12 14 12 16 Ret 15 15 13 12 17 16 15 8 Ret 4 18  Pastor Maldonado Ret Ret 14 11 14 Ret 16 11 15 10 17 14 11 13 16 12 11 17 16 1 19  Jules Bianchi 15 13 15 19 18 Ret 17 16 Ret 16 18 19 18 16 Ret 18 20 18 17 0 20  Charles Pic 16 14 16 17 17 Ret 18 15 17 15 Ret 17 19 14 18 Ret 19 20 Ret 0 21  Heikki Kovalainen 14 14 0 22  Giedo van der Garde 18 15 18 21 Ret 15 Ret 18 18 14 16 18 16 15 Ret Ret 18 19 18 0 23  Max Chilton 17 16 17 20 19 14 19 17 19 17 19 20 17 17 19 17 21 21 19 0  Driver AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON CAN GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN KOR JPN IND ABU USA BRA Points Grands PrixBold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Notes:
† — Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Constructors' standings
  Constructor  Grands Prix Points AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON CAN GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN KOR JPN IND ABU USA BRA 1  Red Bull-Renault 1 3 1 4 1 4 2 1 Ret 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  1 1 596 2 6 2 Ret 7 5 3 4 2 7 4 5 3 15† Ret 2 Ret 2 3 2  2  Mercedes 9 Ret 4 Ret 9 6 1 5 1 9 19† 4 6 4 7 8 2 3 9 5 360 10 5 3 3 5 12 4 3 4 5 1 3 9 5 5 Ret 6 7 4 9 3  Ferrari 3 2 Ret 1 8 1 7 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 6 4 11 5 5 3 354 4 4 5 6 15 3 Ret 8 6 Ret 8 7 4 6 9 10  4 8 12 7 4  Lotus-Renault 7 1 7 2 2 2 10 9 5 2 2 Ret 11 3 2 5  7 Ret 14 14 315 8 10 6 9 3 Ret Ret 13 19† 3 6 8 8 Ret 3 3 3 4 2 Ret 5  McLaren-Mercedes 5 9 17† 5 10 8 6 12 13 6 7 6 10 7 8 9 14 12 10 4 122 6 11 9 11 6 9 16† 11 20† 8 9 11 12 8 10 15 5 9 7 6 6  Force India-Mercedes 14 8 Ret 8 4 7 9 7 9 11 18† Ret Ret 20† Ret 11 8 6 15 11 77 15 7 Ret Ret 13 13 5 10 7 13 Ret 9 16† 10 20† 14 9 10 Ret 13 7  Sauber-Ferrari 11 DNS 8 10 12 15 11 Ret 10 10 11 13 5 9 4 6 19† 14 6 8 57 12 13 12 Ret 18 11 13 20† 14 14 Ret 14 13 12 11 7 15 13 13 12  8  Toro Rosso-Ferrari 18 12 10 12 Ret Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 14 18† 12 13 17 16 15 33 19 Ret 18† 7 16 10 Ret 15 8 12 13 10 7 Ret 19† 13 10 16 11 10  9  Williams-Renault 16 Ret Ret 14 11 14 Ret 16 11 15 10 17 14 11 13 16 12 11 17 16  5 17 14 11 13 14 16 12 14 12 16 Ret 15 15 13 12 17 16 15 8 Ret 10  Marussia-Cosworth 22 15 13 15 19 18 Ret 17 16 Ret 16 18 19 18 16 Ret 18 20 18 17  0 23 17 16 17 20 19 14 19 17 19 17 19 20 17 17 19 17 21 21 19  11  Caterham-Renault 20 16 14 16 17 17 Ret 18 15 17 15 Ret 17 19 14 18 Ret 19 20 Ret 0 21 18 15 18 21 Ret 15 Ret 18 18 14 16 18 16 15 Ret Ret 18 19 18  Constructor  AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON CAN GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN KOR JPN IND ABU USA BRA Points Grands PrixBold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap
Notes:
† — Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

 References 

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