2013 German Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Sebastian Vettel finally won his home Grand Prix, resisting a determined Lotus challenge at the Nürburgring. Kimi Räikkönen finished second and Romain Grosjean third after their contrasting strategies kept the outcome uncertain.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:29.398
Fastest lap	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:33.468 on lap 51
First	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1
Third	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
5 July 2013	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
5 July 2013	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
6 July 2013	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
6 July 2013	Qualifying	14:00
7 July 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 9 leading the 2013 F1 World Championship on 132 points, with Fernando Alonso on 111. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 219 points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the German Grand Prix. Rodolfo Gonzalez also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton led FP1 as teams began using revised rear-tyre construction and stricter operating guidance after Silverstone’s failures. Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari stopped almost immediately and could not complete meaningful running despite repairs. Mercedes looked strong, while the opening session passed without the tyre failures that had dominated the previous race.

Sebastian Vettel led FP2 as warmer conditions gave teams another test of the revised tyres. Fernando Alonso returned after electrical repairs, but Jules Bianchi stopped driving because of illness. Longer runs showed the medium compound holding its performance better than the soft, with no repeat of the recent blowouts or delaminations.

Sebastian Vettel led FP3 after Williams repaired a KERS failure that had produced smoke in Pastor Maldonado’s garage before the session. Lewis Hamilton complained of oversteer while Nico Rosberg reported understeer, illustrating their different setup concerns. Late soft-tyre runs confirmed Red Bull’s pace, with Ferrari also improving as qualifying approached.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2013 German Grand Prix FP1, 5 July 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:31.754	25
2	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.219s	25
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.035s	22
4	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.068s	16
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+1.202s	22
6	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.311s	18
7	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.385s	24
8	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.459s	20
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+1.506s	27
10	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+1.702s	18
11	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.739s	18
12	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+2.056s	20
13	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+2.147s	23
14	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.222s	26
15	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+2.271s	20
16	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.446s	22
17	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.683s	24
18	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+3.920s	23
19	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.233s	19
20	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+4.324s	23
21	22	Rodolfo Gonzalez	Marussia	+5.705s	21
22	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	No time	2

Free Practice 2 Classification

2013 German Grand Prix FP2, 5 July 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:30.416	39
2	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.235s	38
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.267s	41
4	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.427s	32
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+0.432s	27
6	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.640s	39
7	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.643s	41
8	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.888s	35
9	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.152s	37
10	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.381s	40
11	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.408s	34
12	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+1.439s	42
13	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.639s	39
14	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+1.670s	36
15	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+2.079s	39
16	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.346s	44
17	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.463s	35
18	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+2.464s	36
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+3.279s	38
20	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+3.388s	40
21	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.601s	10
22	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.251s	39

Free Practice 3 Classification

2013 German Grand Prix FP3, 6 July 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:29.517	19
2	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.676s	19
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.694s	18
4	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.104s	16
5	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.122s	17
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+1.154s	19
7	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.227s	20
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+1.264s	18
9	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+1.449s	20
10	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.492s	18
11	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.809s	22
12	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.888s	20
13	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+2.216s	21
14	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.338s	18
15	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+2.338s	23
16	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+2.381s	19
17	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+2.452s	20
18	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.519s	23
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+3.713s	19
20	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.953s	22
21	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+4.447s	21
22	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+5.166s	20

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel second and Mark Webber third.

Lewis Hamilton took pole ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Nico Rosberg was eliminated in Q2 after Mercedes underestimated the improvement in track conditions and kept him in the garage.

Qualifying Classification

2013 German Grand Prix Qualifying, 6 July 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:31.131	1:30.152	1:29.398	14
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:31.269	1:29.992	1:29.501	14
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:31.428	1:30.217	1:29.608	14
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:30.676	1:29.852	1:29.892	15
5	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:31.242	1:30.005	1:29.959	16
6	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:31.081	1:30.223	1:30.528	16
7	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:30.547	1:29.825	1:31.126	17
8	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:30.709	1:29.962	1:31.209	15
9	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:31.181	1:30.269	no time	16
10	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	1:31.132	1:30.231	no time	13
11	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:31.322	1:30.326	—	10
12	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:31.322	1:30.697	—	18
13	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	1:31.498	1:30.933	—	16
14	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:31.681	1:31.010	—	17
15	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:31.320	1:31.010	—	15
16	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:31.629	1:31.104	—	12
17	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:31.693	—	—	8
18	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:31.707	—	—	6
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	1:32.937	—	—	8
20	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	1:33.063	—	—	9
21	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	1:33.734	—	—	8
22	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:34.098	—	—	9

Charles Pic was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

What happened in the 2013 German Grand Prix?

Both Red Bulls passed Hamilton at the start, with Vettel taking the lead. Grosjean and Räikkönen showed strong race pace, keeping Lotus involved as the first tyre stops changed the order.

Webber’s rear wheel detached after a pit stop and struck a cameraman, who suffered injuries requiring hospital treatment. Webber rejoined a lap down, then regained the lead lap when Jules Bianchi‘s abandoned car rolled across the circuit and triggered a safety car.

Lotus kept Räikkönen out longer before a final change to soft tyres. Grosjean allowed his team-mate through to pursue Vettel, leaving the leader under pressure as the fresh-tyre advantage brought Räikkönen closer.

Vettel held on ahead of the two Lotus cars, with Alonso fourth. Hamilton finished fifth and Jenson Button sixth, while Webber recovered seventh after his pit-lane incident.

Further down the points places, Mark Webber, Sergio Pérez, Nico Rosberg and Nico Hülkenberg completed the scoring positions. Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2013 rules.

After the race, Sebastian Vettel headed the drivers’ standings with 157 points, followed by Fernando Alonso on 123. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 250, with Mercedes on 183.

2013 German Grand Prix race results

The 2013 German Grand Prix was held on 7 July 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	60	1:41:14.711	25
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	60	+1.008	18
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	60	+5.830	15
4	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	60	+7.721	12
5	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	60	+26.927	10
6	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	60	+27.996	8
7	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	60	+37.562	6
8	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	60	+38.306	4
9	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	60	+46.821	2
10	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	60	+49.892	1
11	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	60	+53.771	0
12	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	60	+56.975	0
13	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	60	+57.738	0
14	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	60	+1:00.160	0
15	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	60	+1:01.929	0
16	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	59	+1 lap	0
17	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	59	+1 lap	0
18	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	59	+1 lap	0
19	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	59	+1 lap	0
Ret	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	22	Hydraulics	0
Ret	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	21	Engine	0
Ret	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	3	Gearbox/Spun Off	0

2013 German Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	51	1:33.468	198.279
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	57	1:33.767	197.647
3	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	56	1:33.972	197.216
4	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	57	1:34.156	196.830
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	59	1:34.164	196.814
6	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	55	1:34.181	196.778
7	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	49	1:34.201	196.736
8	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	58	1:34.244	196.647
9	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	56	1:34.293	196.544
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	57	1:34.576	195.956
11	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	55	1:34.782	195.530
12	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	56	1:35.792	193.469
13	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	60	1:35.816	193.420
14	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	58	1:35.982	193.086
15	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	50	1:36.134	192.780
16	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	43	1:36.566	191.918
17	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	51	1:37.584	189.916
18	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	47	1:38.383	188.374
19	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	40	1:38.509	188.133
20	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	3	1:38.890	187.408
21	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	12	1:39.281	186.670
22	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	20	1:39.844	185.617

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 German Grand Prix.

2013 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	157
2	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	123
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Lotus F1	116
4	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	99
5	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	93
6	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	84
7	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	57
8	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	41
9	Paul di Resta	British	Force India	36
10	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	33
11	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	23
12	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	McLaren	16
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	13
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Toro Rosso	11
15	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Sauber	7
16	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Williams	0
17	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	0
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Mexican	Sauber	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	250
2	Mercedes	183
3	Ferrari	180
4	Lotus F1	157
5	Force India	59
6	McLaren	49
7	Toro Rosso	24
8	Sauber	7
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