Race · Round 17 of 19 ·
2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel won for Red Bull Racing from 2nd on the grid at Yas Marina Circuit. 1 of the starters was not classified.
Dry · High of 36 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
How it is modelled
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- Circuit
- Yas Marina CircuitAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Winner
- Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing
- Pole
- Mark Webber
- Fastest lap
- Fernando Alonso
- Entries
- 2221 classified
Classification
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:41.568 | 1:40.575 | 1:39.957 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:41.683 | 1:40.781 | 1:40.075 | +0.118 | 7 m | +0.118 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 1:41.420 | 1:40.473 | 1:40.419 | +0.462 | 26 m | +0.344 |
| 4 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 1:40.693 | 1:40.477 | 1:40.501 | +0.544 | 30 m | +0.082 |
| 5 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 11 | 1:41.631 | 1:40.931 | 1:40.576 | +0.619 | 34 m | +0.075 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 1:41.447 | 1:40.948 | 1:40.997 | +1.040 | 58 m | +0.421 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 1:41.254 | 1:40.989 | 1:41.015 | +1.058 | 59 m | +0.018 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 6 | 1:41.687 | 1:40.812 | 1:41.068 | +1.111 | 62 m | +0.053 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:41.884 | 1:40.852 | 1:41.111 | +1.154 | 64 m | +0.043 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 1:41.397 | 1:41.093 | — | — | 34 m | — |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 1:41.676 | 1:41.133 | — | — | 36 m | — |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 1:41.817 | 1:41.200 | — | — | 40 m | — |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:41.692 | 1:41.279 | — | — | 45 m | — |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | 1:41.365 | 1:41.395 | — | — | 51 m | — |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 17 | 1:41.862 | 1:41.447 | — | — | 54 m | — |
| 16 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 12 | 1:41.999 | — | — | — | 72 m | — |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 15 | 1:42.051 | — | — | — | 75 m | — |
| 18 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:43.252 | — | — | — | 141 m | — |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 22 | 1:43.398 | — | — | — | 149 m | — |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:43.528 | — | — | — | 156 m | — |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 23 | 1:44.198 | — | — | — | 193 m | — |
| EX | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 7 | 1:41.276 | 1:40.971 | 1:40.542 | — | 33 m | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year. Each driver is measured against the fastest lap of the last part they set a time in.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Webber · Sebastian Vettel | 1 · 2 | 2 · 1 | 8 · 14 | Mark Webber | Swapped places |
| Sebastian Vettel · Nico Rosberg | 2 · 3 | 1 · 3 | 14 · 10 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Mark Webber · Nico Rosberg | 1 · 3 | 2 · 3 | 8 · 10 | Mark Webber | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Romain Grosjean | 3 · 6 | 3 · 4 | 10 · 8 | Romain Grosjean | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 3 · 4 | 3 · 7 | 10 · 7 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Romain Grosjean | 5 · 6 | 14 · 4 | 9 · 8 | Romain Grosjean | Swapped places |
| Romain Grosjean · Fernando Alonso | 6 · 10 | 4 · 5 | 8 · 16 | Romain Grosjean | Kept their order |
| Romain Grosjean · Felipe Massa | 6 · 7 | 4 · 8 | 8 · 18 | Romain Grosjean | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Fernando Alonso | 9 · 10 | 16 · 5 | 7 · 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Paul di Resta | 10 · 11 | 5 · 6 | 16 · 20 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Paul di Resta | 4 · 11 | 7 · 6 | 7 · 20 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Swapped places |
| Paul di Resta · Jenson Button | 11 · 12 | 6 · 12 | 20 · 2 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Felipe Massa | 4 · 7 | 7 · 8 | 7 · 18 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Nico Hulkenberg | 4 · 5 | 7 · 14 | 7 · 9 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Sergio Perez | 7 · 8 | 8 · 9 | 18 · 6 | Sergio Perez | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Adrian Sutil | 8 · 17 | 9 · 10 | 6 · 28 | Sergio Perez | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Daniel Ricciardo | 8 · 9 | 9 · 16 | 6 · 7 | Sergio Perez | Kept their order |
| Pastor Maldonado · Adrian Sutil | 14 · 17 | 11 · 10 | 5 · 28 | Pastor Maldonado | Swapped places |
| Esteban Gutierrez · Adrian Sutil | 16 · 17 | 13 · 10 | 18 · 28 | Esteban Gutierrez | Swapped places |
| Adrian Sutil · Giedo van der Garde | 17 · 18 | 10 · 18 | 28 · 7 | Giedo van der Garde | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Pastor Maldonado | 12 · 14 | 12 · 11 | 2 · 5 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Jean-Éric Vergne · Pastor Maldonado | 13 · 14 | 17 · 11 | 17 · 5 | Pastor Maldonado | Swapped places |
| Pastor Maldonado · Valtteri Bottas | 14 · 15 | 11 · 15 | 5 · 24 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Esteban Gutierrez | 12 · 16 | 12 · 13 | 2 · 18 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Jean-Éric Vergne | 12 · 13 | 12 · 17 | 2 · 17 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Esteban Gutierrez | 5 · 16 | 14 · 13 | 9 · 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Swapped places |
| Valtteri Bottas · Esteban Gutierrez | 15 · 16 | 15 · 13 | 24 · 18 | Esteban Gutierrez | Swapped places |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Valtteri Bottas | 5 · 15 | 14 · 15 | 9 · 24 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Valtteri Bottas | 9 · 15 | 16 · 15 | 7 · 24 | Daniel Ricciardo | Swapped places |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Jean-Éric Vergne | 9 · 13 | 16 · 17 | 7 · 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Jean-Éric Vergne · Giedo van der Garde | 13 · 18 | 17 · 18 | 17 · 7 | Giedo van der Garde | Kept their order |
| Giedo van der Garde · Charles Pic | 18 · 19 | 18 · 19 | 7 · 8 | Giedo van der Garde | Kept their order |
| Charles Pic · Jules Bianchi | 19 · 21 | 19 · 20 | 8 · 5 | Jules Bianchi | Kept their order |
| Charles Pic · Max Chilton | 19 · 20 | 19 · 21 | 8 · 6 | Max Chilton | Kept their order |
| Max Chilton · Jules Bianchi | 20 · 21 | 21 · 20 | 6 · 5 | Jules Bianchi | Swapped places |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 1:44.241 | — | 0 m | — | 21 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 1:44.433 | +0.192 | 10 m | +0.192 | 23 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:44.499 | +0.258 | 14 m | +0.066 | 18 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:44.712 | +0.471 | 25 m | +0.213 | 20 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 1:44.741 | +0.500 | 27 m | +0.029 | 24 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 7 | 1:44.929 | +0.688 | 37 m | +0.188 | 23 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 1:45.040 | +0.799 | 43 m | +0.111 | 20 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 1:45.099 | +0.858 | 46 m | +0.059 | 20 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | 1:45.150 | +0.909 | 48 m | +0.051 | 24 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 6 | 1:45.331 | +1.090 | 58 m | +0.181 | 20 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 11 | 1:45.378 | +1.137 | 61 m | +0.047 | 23 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 1:45.440 | +1.199 | 64 m | +0.062 | 18 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 17 | 1:45.823 | +1.582 | 84 m | +0.383 | 22 |
| 14 | James Calado (never started a Grand Prix) | Force India | 15 | 1:45.924 | +1.683 | 90 m | +0.101 | 20 |
| 15 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 12 | 1:46.068 | +1.827 | 97 m | +0.144 | 18 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:46.114 | +1.873 | 100 m | +0.046 | 22 |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 1:46.124 | +1.883 | 100 m | +0.010 | 18 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:46.126 | +1.885 | 100 m | +0.002 | 21 |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:47.600 | +3.359 | 179 m | +1.474 | 22 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:47.670 | +3.429 | 183 m | +0.070 | 22 |
| 21 | Jules Bianchi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 22 | 1:47.723 | +3.482 | 186 m | +0.053 | 23 |
| 22 | Rodolfo González (never started a Grand Prix) | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 23 | 1:49.565 | +5.324 | 284 m | +1.842 | 22 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing. † Drove in practice and never started a Grand Prix.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:41.335 | — | 0 m | — | 35 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:41.490 | +0.155 | 8 m | +0.155 | 32 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 1:41.690 | +0.355 | 19 m | +0.200 | 37 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 7 | 1:41.726 | +0.391 | 21 m | +0.036 | 42 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 1:41.758 | +0.423 | 23 m | +0.032 | 41 |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 6 | 1:42.006 | +0.671 | 37 m | +0.248 | 36 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 1:42.010 | +0.675 | 37 m | +0.004 | 31 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 1:42.171 | +0.836 | 46 m | +0.161 | 31 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 11 | 1:42.324 | +0.989 | 54 m | +0.153 | 41 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 1:42.440 | +1.105 | 61 m | +0.116 | 36 |
| 11 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 12 | 1:42.509 | +1.174 | 64 m | +0.069 | 39 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 1:42.607 | +1.272 | 70 m | +0.098 | 18 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 1:42.806 | +1.471 | 81 m | +0.199 | 27 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | 1:42.952 | +1.617 | 89 m | +0.146 | 36 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 15 | 1:42.998 | +1.663 | 91 m | +0.046 | 27 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:43.152 | +1.817 | 100 m | +0.154 | 29 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:43.271 | +1.936 | 106 m | +0.119 | 36 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 17 | 1:43.565 | +2.230 | 122 m | +0.294 | 36 |
| 19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:44.138 | +2.803 | 154 m | +0.573 | 35 |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 22 | 1:44.459 | +3.124 | 171 m | +0.321 | 35 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:44.525 | +3.190 | 175 m | +0.066 | 38 |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 23 | 1:45.565 | +4.230 | 232 m | +1.040 | 27 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:41.349 | — | 0 m | — | 19 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:41.571 | +0.222 | 12 m | +0.222 | 17 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 1:41.580 | +0.231 | 13 m | +0.009 | 18 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 1:41.721 | +0.372 | 20 m | +0.141 | 19 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 1:41.832 | +0.483 | 26 m | +0.111 | 19 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 1:41.956 | +0.607 | 33 m | +0.124 | 19 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 11 | 1:42.055 | +0.706 | 39 m | +0.099 | 19 |
| 8 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 12 | 1:42.282 | +0.933 | 51 m | +0.227 | 19 |
| 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 7 | 1:42.387 | +1.038 | 57 m | +0.105 | 18 |
| 10 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:42.457 | +1.108 | 61 m | +0.070 | 21 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 1:42.516 | +1.167 | 64 m | +0.059 | 15 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 1:42.681 | +1.332 | 73 m | +0.165 | 23 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 17 | 1:42.698 | +1.349 | 74 m | +0.017 | 19 |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 1:42.702 | +1.353 | 74 m | +0.004 | 16 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:42.727 | +1.378 | 76 m | +0.025 | 18 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | 1:42.798 | +1.449 | 79 m | +0.071 | 18 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 15 | 1:42.989 | +1.640 | 90 m | +0.191 | 22 |
| 18 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 6 | 1:43.142 | +1.793 | 98 m | +0.153 | 15 |
| 19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:44.472 | +3.123 | 171 m | +1.330 | 20 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:44.728 | +3.379 | 185 m | +0.256 | 21 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 23 | 1:45.621 | +4.272 | 234 m | +0.893 | 20 |
| 22 | Jules Bianchi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 22 | 1:47.506 | +6.157 | 337 m | +1.885 | 15 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 3
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
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The cars in this race
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Red Bull RB9
Sebastian Vettel 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Mercedes F1 W04
Lewis Hamilton 2013 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Lotus E21
Kimi Raikkonen 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Ferrari F138
Fernando Alonso 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Force India VJM06
Adrian Sutil 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
McLaren MP4-28
Jenson Button 2013 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
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Williams FW35
Pastor Maldonado 2013 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Sauber C32
Nico Hulkenberg 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Toro Rosso STR8
Jean-Eric Vergne 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Caterham CT03
Charles Pic 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Marussia MR02
Jules Bianchi 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 17 of 2013
- Grand Prix
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Original layout · 5.554 km · 21 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Red Bull Racing
- Entrant
- Red Bull-Renault
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.