2013 Korean Grand Prix

 2013 Korean Grand Prix

Racing data
14th of 19 races in the 2013 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix
Date:	October 6, 2013
Place:	Yeongam
Course:	Korean International Circuit
Length:	308.63 km in 55 laps of 5.615 km
Pole position
Driver:	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
Time:	1: 37.202 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
Time:	1: 41.380 min (lap 53)
Podium
First:	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
Second:	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus Renault
Third:	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Renault

The Grand Prix of Korea in 2013 (officially 2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix ) took place on 6 October at the Korean International Circuit in Yeongam place and was the 14th race of the Formula 1 World Championship in 2013 .

Reports

background

After the Singapore Grand Prix , Sebastian Vettel led the drivers' championship with 60 points ahead of Fernando Alonso and 96 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton . Red Bull-Renault led the constructors' championship by 103 points over Ferrari and 110 points over Mercedes .

There were a few changes to the route compared to last year. The pit exit has been modified and now leads through the exit zone of the first corner. The green strips between the track and the run-off zone were asphalted everywhere. In addition, the curbs and the artificial turf were modified in some places. Since the pit exit has some bumps, it was criticized by the drivers at the beginning of the first practice session.

At the Korean Grand Prix, Pirelli provided the drivers with the tire compounds P Zero Medium (white) and P Zero Supersoft (red) as well as Cinturato Intermediates (green) and Cinturato Full Wets (blue) for wet conditions .

With Vettel (twice) and Alonso (once), all former winners competed in this Grand Prix.

The race commissioners were Silvia Bellot (ESP), Garry Connelly (AUS), Emanuele Pirro (ITA) and Sung Kuk Jang (KOR).

training

Hamilton set the fastest time in the first free practice, ahead of Vettel and Mark Webber's Red Bulls . James Calado took over Force India from Paul di Resta and Rodolfo González took over Marussia from Jules Bianchi . While the first three pilots set a time below 100 seconds, González stayed outside the 107 percent time . Several drivers attracted attention with slips and spins. Except for González, who lost his front wing in the process, and Kimi Räikkönen , who slipped into the pit wall at the end of training, they went without damage. The drivers only used the tire compound Medium. In the second free practice session, Hamilton stayed in the lead ahead of Vettel and his teammate Nico Rosberg . Hamilton was also the fastest pilot with a fully fueled vehicle. In the second free practice, both tire compounds were used. In the first free practice session, a difference of one second per lap between the tire compounds became apparent. The durability of the Supersoft mixture was estimated based on the training at ten to twelve laps.

In the third free practice session, Vettel set the fastest time ahead of his team-mate Webber. Rosberg was third. Hamilton came in fourth after the fastest laps in the early practice sessions. At the beginning of the training he had shift problems and vibrations. The driving behavior of his vehicle improved by changing the brake pads.

Qualifying

In the first section of qualifying, Raikkonen was the fastest driver. The Marussia, Caterham and Williams pilots were eliminated. In the second segment, Vettel achieved the best time. The Toro Rosso , Force India and McLaren pilots were eliminated. In the final section, Vettel kept the lead and achieved pole position ahead of Hamilton and Webber. Because of three warnings from previous races, Webber was moved ten positions back.

It was the 208th pole position for engine manufacturer Renault . Renault thus moved into first position with Ferrari in the all-time list of the best.

run

Vettel won the race ahead of Raikkonen and Grosjean.

Vettel started from pole position, led the race consistently and drove the fastest race lap. With that he managed a Grand Slam . Vettel thus achieved two Grand Slams in two consecutive races, previously only Alberto Ascari in 1952 and Jim Clark in 1963.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Infiniti Red Bull Racing	01	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull RB9	Renault 2.4 V8	P
	02	Mark Webber
Scuderia Ferrari	03	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F138	Ferrari 2.4 V8	P
	04th	Felipe Massa
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	05	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-28	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	P
	06th	Sergio Perez
Lotus F1 Team	07th	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus E21	Renault 2.4 V8	P
	08th	Romain Grosjean
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	09	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W04	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	P
	10	Lewis Hamilton
Sauber F1 Team	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Clean C32	Ferrari 2.4 V8	P
	12	Esteban Gutiérrez
Sahara Force India F1 Team	14th	James Calado	Force India VJM06	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	P
		Paul di Resta
	15th	Adrian Sutil
Williams F1 team	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams FW35	Renault 2.4 V8	P
	17th	Valtteri Bottas
Scuderia Toro Rosso	18th	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso STR8	Ferrari 2.4 V8	P
	19th	Daniel Ricciardo
Caterham F1 team	20th	Charles Pic	Caterham CT03	Renault 2.4 V8	P
	21st	Giedo van der Garde
Marussia F1 Team	22nd	Rodolfo González	Marussia MR02	Cosworth 2.4 V8	P
		Jules Bianchi
	23	Max Chilton

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} Calado drove the Force India number 14 in the first free practice. Di Resta then took over the vehicle for the remainder of the race weekend.
2. ↑ ^{a b} González drove the Marussia with the number 22 in the first free practice. Bianchi then took over the vehicle for the rest of the race weekend.

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	begin
01	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1: 38.683	1: 37.569	1: 37.202	01
02	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1: 38.574	1: 37.824	1: 37.420	02
03	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1: 39.138	1: 37.840	1: 37.464	13
04th	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Renault	1: 39.065	1: 38.076	1: 37.531	03
05	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1: 38.418	1: 38.031	1: 37.679	04th
06th	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1: 38.520	1: 37.978	1: 38.038	05
07th	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1: 38.884	1: 38.295	1: 38.223	06th
08th	Nico Hulkenberg	Clean Ferrari	1: 38.427	1: 37.913	1: 38.237	07th
09	Esteban Gutiérrez	Clean Ferrari	1: 38.725	1: 38.327	1: 38,405	08th
10	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus Renault	1: 38.341	1: 38.181	1: 38.822	09
11	Sergio Perez	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 39.049	1: 38.362	-	10
12	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 38.882	1: 38.365	-	11
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 38.525	1: 38.417	-	12
14th	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1: 38.988	1: 38.431	-	14th
15th	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1: 39.185	1: 38.718	-	15th
16	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 39.075	1: 38.781	-	16
17th	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	1: 39.470	-	-	17th
18th	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	1: 39.987	-	-	18th
19th	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	1: 40.864	-	-	19th
20th	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	1: 40.871	-	-	20th
21st	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Cosworth	1: 41.169	-	-	22nd
22nd	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	1: 41.322	-	-	21st
107 percent time : 1: 45.224 min (based on Q1 best time of 1: 38.341 min)

Remarks

1. ↑ Mark Webber has been moved ten positions back because of three warnings from previous races.
2. ↑ Jules Bianchi was moved three positions back because of Paul di Resta's handicap in the first section of qualifying.

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap
01	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	55	2	1: 43: 13.701	01	1: 41.380 (53.)
02	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus Renault	55	2	+ 4.224	09	1: 41.975 (51st)
03	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Renault	55	2	+ 4.927	03	1: 41.936 (46.)
04th	Nico Hulkenberg	Clean Ferrari	55	2	+ 24.114	07th	1: 42.608 (53.)
05	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	55	2	+ 25.255	02	1: 42,539 (53.)
06th	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	55	2	+ 26,189	05	1: 42,709 (54th)
07th	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	55	2	+ 26.698	04th	1: 42.471 (54.)
08th	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	55	2	+ 32.262	11	1: 43.073 (45th)
09	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	55	2	+ 34.390	06th	1: 42,954 (47.)
10	Sergio Perez	McLaren-Mercedes	55	2	+ 35.155	10	1: 42.973 (47.)
11	Esteban Gutiérrez	Clean Ferrari	55	2	+ 35.990	08th	1: 42.744 (55th)
12	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	55	2	+ 47.049	17th	1: 43.869 (44.)
13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	55	2	+ 50.013	18th	1: 44,136 (43.)
14th	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	55	2	+1: 03.578	19th	1: 44,477 (54th)
15th	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	55	3	+1: 04.501	20th	1: 44.375 (55.)
16	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Cosworth	55	2	+1: 07.970	22nd	1: 44,991 (54.)
17th	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	55	2	+1: 12.898	21st	1: 45,408 (48.)
18th	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	53	3	DNF	16	1: 44.090 (52nd)
19th	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	52	2	DNF	12	1: 42.947 (52nd)
20th	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	50	4th	DNF	14th	1: 44.095 (43rd)
-	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	36	3	DNF	13	1: 43.863 (27.)
-	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	24	2	DNF	15th	1: 46.411 (10.)

World Cup stands after the race

The first ten of the race got 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 272 02  Fernando Alonso Ferrari 195 03  Kimi Raikkonen Lotus Renault 167 04th  Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 161 05  Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 130 06th  Nico Rosberg Mercedes 122 07th  Felipe Massa Ferrari 89 08th  Romain Grosjean Lotus Renault 72 09  Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 58 10  Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 36 11  Nico Hulkenberg Clean Ferrari 31

Item driver constructor Points 12  Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 26th 13  Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 23 14th  Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 18th 15th  Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 13 16  Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1 17th  Esteban Gutiérrez Clean Ferrari 0 18th  Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 0 19th  Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 0 20th  Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 0 21st  Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 0 22nd  Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 0

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Red Bull-Renault 402 02  Ferrari 284 03  Mercedes 283 04th  Lotus Renault 239 05  McLaren-Mercedes 81 06th  Force India-Mercedes 62

Item constructor Points 07th  Clean Ferrari 31 08th  Toro Rosso-Ferrari 31 09  Williams-Renault 1 10  Marussia-Cosworth 0 11  Caterham-Renault 0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Timo Pape: "Route changes in Yeongam". Motorsport-Total.com, October 1, 2013, accessed October 4, 2013 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} Christian Nimmervoll: "Hamilton fastest at the start in South Korea". Motorsport-Total.com, October 4, 2013, accessed October 4, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Sven Haidinger: "Tires to Singapore: Pirelli continues to play it safe". Motorsport-Total.com, September 17, 2013, accessed September 24, 2013 . 
4. ^ "GP South Korea in Yeongam / 1st free practice". Motorsport-Total.com, October 4, 2013, accessed October 4, 2013 . 
5. ↑ Christian Nimmervoll: "No Red Bull dominance: Hamilton ahead on Friday". Motorsport-Total.com, October 4, 2013, accessed October 4, 2013 . 
6. ^ "GP South Korea in Yeongam / 2nd free practice". Motorsport-Total.com, October 4, 2013, accessed October 4, 2013 . 
7. ↑ Christian Nimmervoll: "Final training: Vettel turns the tables". Motorsport-Total.com, October 5, 2013, accessed October 5, 2013 . 
8. ^ "GP South Korea in Yeongam / 3rd free practice". Motorsport-Total.com, October 5, 2013, accessed October 5, 2013 .