2013 Spanish Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Fernando Alonso gave the home crowd a victory to celebrate in Spain, beating Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa. Mercedes locked out the front row but could not maintain that advantage as tyre management dominated the race.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Pole time	1:20.718
Fastest lap	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber
Fastest-lap time	1:26.217 on lap 56
First	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1
Third	Felipe Massa	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
10 May 2013	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
10 May 2013	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
11 May 2013	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
11 May 2013	Qualifying	14:00
12 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 5 leading the 2013 F1 World Championship on 77 points, with Kimi Räikkönen on 67. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 109 points.

Race entries

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

Free Practice

Fernando Alonso led a Ferrari one-two in FP1, but a wet circuit disrupted the planned assessment of upgrades brought to the first European round. Drivers spent most of the session on intermediates before switching to slicks near the end. The late improvement prompted a rush to gather useful dry-weather data.

Dry FP2 allowed teams to recover morning mileage and assess their aerodynamic upgrades, with Sebastian Vettel narrowly fastest. Di Resta stopped after a rear tyre delaminated, putting durability back in focus. Most teams then concentrated on longer runs, while Felipe Massa and Adrian Sutil narrowly avoided contact late in the session.

Felipe Massa narrowly edged Kimi Räikkönen in FP3 as Ferrari, Lotus and Red Bull looked closely matched. Aerodynamic evaluation continued, with flow-visualisation paint on Sebastian Vettel’s car. Sergio Pérez damaged his front wing over the final-corner kerbs and reported a front-end problem, while teams saved their medium-tyre qualifying simulations for the closing stages.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2013 Spanish Grand Prix FP1, 10 May 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:25.252	20
2	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.203s	20
3	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+0.415s	25
4	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.790s	21
5	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.960s	24
6	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.122s	19
7	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.204s	20
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+1.362s	21
9	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.369s	21
10	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.503s	16
11	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+1.688s	26
12	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+1.809s	24
13	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+1.883s	6
14	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.998s	26
15	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+2.324s	24
16	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	+3.121s	14
17	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+3.348s	19
18	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.635s	14
19	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+4.205s	11
20	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+4.221s	21
21	23	Rodolfo Gonzalez	Marussia	+5.062s	13
22	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	No time	6

Free Practice 2 Classification

2013 Spanish Grand Prix FP2, 10 May 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:22.808	34
2	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.017s	35
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.083s	36
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+0.222s	32
5	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.302s	37
6	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.332s	35
7	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.590s	45
8	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.032s	37
9	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.250s	31
10	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.296s	25
11	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+1.367s	32
12	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.498s	35
13	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+2.046s	31
14	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.080s	38
15	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+2.359s	38
16	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+2.513s	32
17	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.633s	37
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+3.043s	36
19	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+3.155s	30
20	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.270s	31
21	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+4.122s	35
22	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.162s	26

Free Practice 3 Classification

2013 Spanish Grand Prix FP3, 11 May 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:21.901	13
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+0.006s	14
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.143s	17
4	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.168s	13
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.328s	17
6	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.353s	15
7	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+0.673s	11
8	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.828s	17
9	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.839s	24
10	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+0.858s	15
11	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.938s	26
12	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.250s	13
13	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.470s	21
14	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+1.472s	13
15	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+1.484s	17
16	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+1.487s	18
17	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.759s	16
18	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+1.866s	17
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+2.874s	18
20	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+2.892s	16
21	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+3.234s	17
22	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+3.349s	18

Qualifying

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

Nico Rosberg took pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. Felipe Massa and Esteban Gutiérrez each received three-place grid penalties for impeding rivals during qualifying.

Qualifying Classification

2013 Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying, 11 May 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:21.913	1:21.776	1:20.718	12
2	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:21.728	1:21.001	1:20.972	12
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:22.158	1:21.602	1:21.054	12
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:22.210	1:21.676	1:21.177	17
5	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:22.264	1:21.646	1:21.218	12
6	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:22.492	1:21.978	1:21.219	12
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:22.613	1:21.998	1:21.308	16
8	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:22.342	1:21.718	1:21.570	12
9	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	1:23.116	1:21.790	1:22.069	13
10	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:22.663	1:22.019	1:22.233	17
11	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:22.905	1:22.127	—	14
12	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:22.775	1:22.166	—	12
13	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:22.952	1:22.346	—	12
14	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:23.166	1:22.355	—	9
15	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	1:23.058	1:22.389	—	13
16	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:23.218	1:22.793	—	15
17	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:23.260	—	—	9
18	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:23.318	—	—	9
19	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	1:24.661	—	—	6
20	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	1:24.713	—	—	6
21	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:24.996	—	—	6
22	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	1:25.070	—	—	6

Felipe Massa was given a three-place grid penalty for blocking Mark Webber.

Esteban Gutiérrez was given a three-place grid penalty for blocking Kimi Räikkönen.

What happened in the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix?

Alonso made an assertive opening lap, going around the outside of Räikkönen and Hamilton at Turn 3. That move put the Ferrari into immediate contention behind Rosberg and Vettel.

Ferrari committed to a four-stop strategy, allowing Alonso to attack on fresher tyres. Mercedes struggled to sustain its qualifying pace over longer runs, and the early leaders began to fall behind the faster race packages.

Räikkönen made three stops and remained Alonso’s closest challenger, but could not match the Ferrari‘s overall pace. Massa also progressed strongly despite his grid penalty to complete a double podium for Ferrari.

Alonso won ahead of Räikkönen and Massa, with Vettel fourth and Webber fifth. Rosberg finished sixth, while Hamilton fell outside the points. The result tightened the championship contest behind Vettel.

Further down the points places, Paul di Resta, Jenson Button, Sergio Pérez and Daniel Ricciardo completed the scoring positions. Esteban Gutierrez set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2013 rules.

After the race, Sebastian Vettel headed the drivers’ standings with 89 points, followed by Kimi Räikkönen on 85. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 131, with Ferrari on 117.

2013 Spanish Grand Prix race results

The 2013 Spanish Grand Prix was held on 12 May 2013, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	66	1:39:16.596	25
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	66	+9.338	18
3	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	66	+26.049	15
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	66	+38.273	12
5	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	66	+47.963	10
6	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	66	+1:08.020	8
7	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	66	+1:08.988	6
8	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	66	+1:19.506	4
9	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	66	+1:21.738	2
10	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	65	+1 lap	1
11	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	65	+1 lap	0
12	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	65	+1 lap	0
13	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	65	+1 lap	0
14	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	65	+1 lap	0
15	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	65	+1 lap	0
16	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	65	+1 lap	0
17	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	65	+1 lap	0
18	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	64	+2 laps	0
19	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	64	+2 laps	0
Ret	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	52	Collision damage	0
Ret	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	21	Wheel	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	8	Suspension	0

2013 Spanish Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	56	1:26.217	194.370
2	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	56	1:26.394	193.971
3	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	38	1:26.564	193.590
4	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	58	1:26.586	193.541
5	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	53	1:26.681	193.329
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	47	1:26.757	193.160
7	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	55	1:26.776	193.117
8	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	55	1:27.017	192.583
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	55	1:27.036	192.541
10	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	55	1:27.251	192.066
11	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	56	1:27.591	191.321
12	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	56	1:27.849	190.759
13	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53	1:27.895	190.659
14	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	55	1:27.957	190.524
15	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	49	1:28.011	190.408
16	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	55	1:28.083	190.252
17	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	41	1:28.231	189.933
18	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	55	1:28.884	188.537
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	43	1:29.362	187.529
20	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	27	1:29.747	186.724
21	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	11	1:30.597	184.973
22	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	5	1:31.136	183.879

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 Spanish Grand Prix.

2013 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	89
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Lotus F1	85
3	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	72
4	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	50
5	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	45
6	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	42
7	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	26
8	Paul di Resta	British	Force India	26
9	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	22
10	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	17
11	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	McLaren	12
12	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Toro Rosso	7
13	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	6
14	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Sauber	5
15	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	1
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	Giedo van der Garde	Dutch	Caterham	0
22	Max Chilton	British	Marussia	0

2013 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Red Bull Racing	131
2	Ferrari	117
3	Lotus F1	111
4	Mercedes	72
5	Force India	32
6	McLaren	29
7	Toro Rosso	8
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