2013 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Nico Rosberg won in Monaco thirty years after his father Keke’s victory, leading every lap through a race interrupted by accidents. Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber completed the podium, while several late incidents reshuffled the points positions.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Pole time	1:13.876
Fastest lap	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:16.577 on lap 77
First	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Third	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
23 May 2013	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
23 May 2013	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
25 May 2013	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
25 May 2013	Qualifying	14:00
26 May 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 6 leading the 2013 F1 World Championship on 89 points, with Kimi Räikkönen on 85. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 131 points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Free Practice

Nico Rosberg led Thursday’s FP1 after teams initially waited to conserve tyres and let the racing line improve. As grip increased, the session became busier, with several drivers using escape roads or cutting chicanes. Adrian Sutil spun late at Sainte Dévote, but major accident damage was avoided during the opening running.

Nico Rosberg stayed ahead in FP2 as Mercedes compared supersoft performance over both short and longer runs. Romain Grosjean crashed at Sainte Dévote, while a loose kerb at the swimming pool caused a separate stoppage. Kimi Räikkönen’s consistent longer-run pace offered Lotus encouragement despite Mercedes’ stronger single-lap showing.

FP3 brought costly accidents for Felipe Massa, Adrian Sutil and Romain Grosjean. Felipe Massa’s heavy impact at Sainte Dévote left Ferrari unable to prepare him for qualifying, while Romain Grosjean’s late crash ended the session before many rivals completed their final laps. Nico Rosberg remained quickest, but the interruptions distorted the rest of the order.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2013 Monaco Grand Prix FP1, 23 May 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:16.195	31
2	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.087s	27
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.185s	21
4	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.199s	23
5	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.274s	28
6	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+0.798s	27
7	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.825s	27
8	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.934s	29
9	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+1.183s	25
10	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.185s	23
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+1.314s	26
12	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.353s	27
13	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.430s	20
14	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+1.998s	26
15	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.259s	25
16	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.559s	28
17	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.635s	28
18	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+2.872s	25
19	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+3.008s	21
20	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+3.243s	28
21	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.578s	20
22	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.030s	21

Free Practice 2 Classification

2013 Monaco Grand Prix FP2, 23 May 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:14.759	46
2	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.318s	51
3	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.437s	38
4	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.519s	39
5	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.645s	42
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+0.752s	39
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.959s	10
8	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.200s	40
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.255s	33
10	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.287s	43
11	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.590s	44
12	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+1.675s	41
13	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+2.064s	43
14	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+2.098s	41
15	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.176s	45
16	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+2.386s	38
17	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.425s	43
18	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.505s	47
19	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.133s	41
20	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+3.453s	44
21	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.025s	41
22	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+4.272s	31

Free Practice 3 Classification

2013 Monaco Grand Prix FP3, 25 May 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:14.378	22
2	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.661s	13
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.883s	17
4	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.908s	17
5	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.933s	20
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+1.002s	19
7	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.172s	20
8	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.216s	17
9	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+1.483s	15
10	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+1.548s	25
11	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+1.580s	23
12	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.598s	19
13	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.598s	21
14	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+1.682s	16
15	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.690s	12
16	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.727s	8
17	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.049s	26
18	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.555s	17
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+3.524s	20
20	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+3.724s	20
21	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+4.328s	22
22	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.850s	22

Qualifying

Nico Rosberg headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton second and Sebastian Vettel third.

Nico Rosberg took pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton after rain affected Q1 and Q2. Felipe Massa missed qualifying following his practice crash, while Jules Bianchi failed to set a representative time after an engine problem; both were permitted to race.

Qualifying Classification

2013 Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying, 25 May 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:24.620	1:16.135	1:13.876	31
2	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:23.779	1:16.265	1:13.967	31
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:24.243	1:15.988	1:13.980	29
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:25.352	1:17.322	1:14.181	30
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:25.835	1:16.040	1:14.822	31
6	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:23.712	1:16.510	1:14.824	32
7	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	1:24.682	1:17.748	1:15.138	31
8	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:25.108	1:17.261	1:15.383	29
9	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:23.744	1:17.420	1:15.647	29
10	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:23.699	1:17.623	1:15.703	29
11	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	1:25.547	1:18.331	—	22
12	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:24.852	1:18.344	—	23
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:23.738	1:18.603	—	13
14	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:24.681	1:19.077	—	22
15	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	1:26.095	1:19.408	—	21
16	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:23.452	1:21.688	—	22
17	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:26.322	—	—	14
18	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	1:26.633	—	—	13
19	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:26.917	—	—	12
20	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:27.303	—	—	13
21	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	no time	—	—	1
22	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	no time	—	—	—

Max Chilton was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Jules Bianchi failed to set a qualifying time within the 107% requirement after an engine failure, but was permitted to race at stewards’ discretion.

Felipe Massa failed to set a qualifying time within the 107% requirement after his car was damaged during free practice, and his team were unable to repair the damage in time for him to take part in qualifying, despite changing the gearbox. He was permitted to race as he set qualified time during all three free practice sessions.

What happened in the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix?

Rosberg led Hamilton and the two Red Bulls from the start. Massa’s heavy accident at Sainte Devote brought out the safety car, and Hamilton lost places to Vettel and Webber during the pit-stop sequence.

Contact between Pastor Maldonado and Max Chilton sent the Williams into the barriers near Tabac. The race was red-flagged for repairs before Rosberg again controlled the restart at the head of the field.

A later collision between Romain Grosjean and Daniel Ricciardo caused another safety car. Sergio Pérez then tangled with Kimi Räikkönen at the chicane, leaving the Lotus with a puncture and Pérez eventually retiring.

Rosberg won ahead of Vettel, Webber and Hamilton. Adrian Sutil finished fifth and Jenson Button sixth. Räikkönen recovered several positions in the closing laps to salvage tenth and extend his sequence of points finishes.

Further down the points places, Fernando Alonso, Jean-Éric Vergne, Paul di Resta and Kimi Räikkönen completed the scoring positions. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2013 rules.

After the race, Sebastian Vettel headed the drivers’ standings with 107 points, followed by Kimi Räikkönen on 86. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 164, with Ferrari on 123.

2013 Monaco Grand Prix race results

The 2013 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 26 May 2013, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	78	2:17:52.506	25
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	78	+ 3.889	18
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	78	+ 6.314	15
4	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	78	+ 13.895	12
5	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	78	+ 21.478	10
6	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	78	+ 23.104	8
7	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	78	+ 26.734	6
8	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	78	+ 27.224	4
9	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	78	+ 27.608	2
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	78	+ 36.582	1
11	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	78	+ 42.572	0
12	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	78	+ 42.691	0
13	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	78	+ 43.212	0
14	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	78	+ 49.886	0
15	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	78	+ 1:02.591	0
16	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	72	Collision Damage	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	63	Collision Damage	0
Ret	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	61	Collision	0
Ret	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	58	Accident	0
Ret	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	44	Collision	0
Ret	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	28	Accident	0
Ret	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	7	Engine	0

2013 Monaco Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	77	1:16.577	157.018
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	78	1:17.392	155.364
3	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	76	1:18.133	153.891
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	77	1:18.262	153.637
5	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	74	1:18.292	153.578
6	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	74	1:18.327	153.510
7	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	71	1:18.685	152.811
8	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	76	1:18.720	152.743
9	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	78	1:19.016	152.171
10	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	77	1:19.151	151.912
11	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	77	1:19.215	151.789
12	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	77	1:19.340	151.550
13	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	26	1:19.426	151.386
14	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	27	1:19.530	151.188
15	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	29	1:19.853	150.576
16	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	28	1:20.064	150.179
17	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	50	1:20.494	149.377
18	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	49	1:20.617	149.149
19	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	8	1:20.881	148.662
20	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	68	1:20.921	148.589
21	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	57	1:20.969	148.501
22	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	4	1:22.772	145.266

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 Monaco Grand Prix.

2013 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	107
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Lotus F1	86
3	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	78
4	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	62
5	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	57
6	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	47
7	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	45
8	Paul di Resta	British	Force India	28
9	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	26
10	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	25
11	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	16
12	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	McLaren	12
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Toro Rosso	7
14	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Sauber	5
15	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	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	164
2	Ferrari	123
3	Lotus F1	112
4	Mercedes	109
5	Force India	44
6	McLaren	37
7	Toro Rosso	12
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