2013 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Sebastian Vettel claimed his first Canadian Grand Prix victory with a dominant drive from pole. Fernando Alonso recovered to second ahead of Lewis Hamilton, but the weekend was overshadowed by the death of track marshal Mark Robinson.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Pole time	1:25.425
Fastest lap	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:16.182 on lap 69
First	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Second	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Third	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
7 June 2013	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
7 June 2013	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
8 June 2013	Practice 3 (shortened to 30 minutes)	10:30
8 June 2013	Qualifying	13:00
9 June 2013	Race	14:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Sebastian Vettel arrived at round 7 leading the 2013 F1 World Championship on 107 points, with Kimi Räikkönen on 86. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 164 points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Canadian Grand Prix. Alexander Rossi also took part in practice.

Free Practice

A soaked circuit gradually dried through FP1, delaying meaningful testing of Pirelli’s prototype slick tyres until late on. Di Resta took the fastest time in the closing scramble. Jules Bianchi stopped after an excursion and overheating warning, while Pastor Maldonado hit the wall and damaged his front wing as grip changed.

Dry FP2 finally allowed extended prototype-tyre evaluation before teams switched to their race compounds. Fernando Alonso narrowly led Lewis Hamilton, while numerous drivers cut the final chicane or spun without serious damage. Longer runs then became the priority, with heavy fuel and fading tyres pushing lap times away from the early benchmarks.

Barrier repairs delayed FP3 and reduced it to half an hour, with a wet surface further limiting preparation. Slicks became worthwhile only in the final minutes, producing a frantic sequence of changing fastest laps. Mark Webber emerged ahead as all 22 cars crowded the track and several drivers ran wide.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2013 Canadian Grand Prix FP1, 7 June 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:21.020	10
2	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.088s	20
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.238s	21
4	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.288s	16
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+0.588s	22
6	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+1.048s	18
7	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.382s	22
8	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+1.567s	17
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+2.027s	26
10	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+2.111s	16
11	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+2.321s	13
12	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.332s	17
13	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.366s	19
14	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+2.397s	19
15	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.937s	33
16	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+4.034s	21
17	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+4.334s	22
18	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+4.733s	21
19	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.801s	19
20	20	Alexander Rossi	Caterham	+6.123s	20
21	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+6.502s	11
22	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+8.286s	8

Free Practice 2 Classification

2013 Canadian Grand Prix FP2, 7 June 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:14.818	48
2	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.012s	45
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.265s	40
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.394s	46
5	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.431s	46
6	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.436s	43
7	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.462s	41
8	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.578s	43
9	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.604s	29
10	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+0.748s	38
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+0.781s	35
12	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+0.843s	39
13	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.037s	22
14	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+1.501s	46
15	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.533s	38
16	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.556s	40
17	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.657s	45
18	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+2.111s	35
19	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+2.252s	41
20	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+2.418s	35
21	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+3.070s	45
22	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+3.574s	39

Free Practice 3 Classification

2013 Canadian Grand Prix FP3, 8 June 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:17.895	7
2	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.353s	8
3	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.837s	7
4	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.082s	10
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.236s	6
6	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.562s	7
7	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.601s	6
8	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.855s	9
9	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.895s	9
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+2.421s	8
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.701s	9
12	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+3.140s	12
13	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+3.469s	7
14	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+3.757s	9
15	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+4.126s	14
16	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+4.825s	15
17	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+5.163s	7
18	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+5.237s	14
19	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+5.414s	8
20	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+5.725s	12
21	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+6.419s	12
22	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+8.300s	9

Qualifying

Sebastian Vettel headed qualifying for Red Bull Racing, with Lewis Hamilton second and Valtteri Bottas third.

Sebastian Vettel took pole in wet conditions, while Valtteri Bottas produced a standout performance to qualify third behind Lewis Hamilton. Kimi Räikkönen and Daniel Ricciardo received penalties for failing to queue correctly when Q2 resumed.

Qualifying Classification

2013 Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying, 8 June 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:22.318	1:28.166	1:25.425	25
2	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:23.801	1:27.649	1:25.512	31
3	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:23.446	1:28.419	1:25.897	30
4	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:23.840	1:28.420	1:26.008	32
5	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:23.247	1:28.145	1:26.208	30
6	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:23.224	1:28.788	1:26.504	30
7	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:24.159	1:28.527	1:26.543	32
8	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:24.551	1:28.799	1:27.348	29
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:24.451	1:28.667	1:27.432	32
10	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:24.770	1:29.359	1:27.946	31
11	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	1:23.899	1:29.435	—	22
12	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	1:24.176	1:29.761	—	23
13	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:24.776	1:29.917	—	24
14	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:24.021	1:30.068	—	22
15	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:24.408	1:30.315	—	24
16	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:23.735	1:30.354	—	20
17	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:24.908	—	—	12
18	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	1:25.626	—	—	10
19	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:25.716	—	—	13
20	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	1:26.508	—	—	12
21	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:27.062	—	—	12
22	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	1:27.110	—	—	10

Kimi Räikkönen and Daniel Ricciardo were each given a two-place grid penalty for failing to queue in the fast lane at the resumption on the second qualifying session.

Romain Grosjean was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident in the previous race.

What happened in the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix?

Vettel led away and established a clear advantage as Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Mark Webber and Alonso pursued. Bottas could not sustain his wet-weather qualifying position in the dry race and slipped back.

Different tyre choices brought the chasing drivers together. Webber suffered damage while lapping Giedo van der Garde, who received a penalty, and Alonso moved ahead of the Red Bull during his recovery.

Alonso caught and passed Hamilton late in the race to secure second. Vettel remained comfortably clear, with Webber fourth and Rosberg fifth behind the podium finishers.

During recovery of Esteban Gutiérrez‘s stranded Sauber, marshal Mark Robinson was struck by the recovery vehicle and later died in hospital. Drivers and teams paid tribute, and the fatal accident cast a sombre shadow over the result.

Further down the points places, Paul di Resta, Felipe Massa, Kimi Räikkönen and Adrian Sutil completed the scoring positions. Mark Webber set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2013 rules.

After the race, Sebastian Vettel headed the drivers’ standings with 132 points, followed by Fernando Alonso on 96. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 201, with Ferrari on 145.

2013 Canadian Grand Prix race results

The 2013 Canadian Grand Prix was held on 9 June 2013, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	70	1:32:09.143	25
2	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	70	+14.408	18
3	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	+15.942	15
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	70	+25.731	12
5	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	70	+1:09.725	10
6	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	69	+1 lap	8
7	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	69	+1 lap	6
8	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	69	+1 lap	4
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	69	+1 lap	2
10	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	69	+1 lap	1
11	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	69	+1 lap	0
12	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	69	+1 lap	0
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	69	+1 lap	0
14	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	69	+1 lap	0
15	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	68	+2 laps	0
16	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	68	+2 laps	0
17	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	68	+2 laps	0
18	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	67	+3 laps	0
19	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	67	+3 laps	0
20	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	63	Accident	0
Ret	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	45	Collision damage	0
Ret	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	43	Collision damage	0

Esteban Gutiérrez was classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.

2013 Canadian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	69	1:16.182	206.080
2	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	69	1:16.203	206.023
3	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	69	1:16.354	205.615
4	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	70	1:16.534	205.132
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	55	1:16.561	205.060
6	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	69	1:16.939	204.052
7	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	69	1:17.369	202.918
8	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	68	1:17.458	202.685
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	62	1:17.607	202.296
10	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	68	1:17.694	202.069
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	61	1:17.766	201.882
12	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	63	1:17.841	201.688
13	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	61	1:17.909	201.512
14	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	63	1:18.004	201.266
15	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	68	1:18.105	201.006
16	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	68	1:18.257	200.615
17	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	68	1:18.873	199.049
18	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	40	1:19.056	198.588
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	60	1:19.380	197.777
20	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	52	1:19.478	197.533
21	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	67	1:19.566	197.315
22	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	42	1:21.811	191.900

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2013 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix.

2013 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	132
2	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	96
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Lotus F1	88
4	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	77
5	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	69
6	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	57
7	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	49
8	Paul di Resta	British	Force India	34
9	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	26
10	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	25
11	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	17
12	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	13
13	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	McLaren	12
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Toro Rosso	7
15	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Sauber	5
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Mexican	Sauber	0
17	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	0
18	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Williams	0
19	Jules Bianchi	French	Marussia	0
20	Charles Pic	French	Caterham	0
21	Max Chilton	British	Marussia	0
22	Giedo van der Garde	Dutch	Caterham	0

2013 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Red Bull Racing	201
2	Ferrari	145
3	Mercedes	134
4	Lotus F1	114
5	Force India	51
6	McLaren	37
7	Toro Rosso	20
8	Sauber	5
9	Williams	0
10	Marussia	0
11	Caterham	0

2013 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2013 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	17 March
2	2013 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	24 March
3	2013 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	2013 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	21 April
5	2013 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	2013 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	26 May
7	2013 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	9 June
8	2013 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	30 June
9	2013 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	7 July
10	2013 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	28 July
11	2013 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	25 August
12	2013 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	8 September
13	2013 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
14	2013 Korean Grand Prix	Korea International Circuit, Yeongam	6 October
15	2013 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
16	2013 Indian Grand Prix	Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida	27 October
17	2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	3 November
18	2013 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	17 November
19	2013 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	24 November