17 Mar 2013 Australian Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2013 Australian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 2013 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, 17 March 2013. Sebastian Vettel started on pole position in the Red Bull Renault and Kimi Räikkönen was the race winner in the Lotus Renault.
2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 58 | 1:30:03.225 | - | - | 1:29.274 | 56 | 204.926 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 58 | 1:30:15.676 | +12.451 | +12.451 | 1:29.560 | 53 | 204.455 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 58 | 1:30:25.571 | +22.346 | +9.895 | 1:30.409 | 42 | 204.082 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Pirelli | 58 | 1:30:36.802 | +33.577 | +11.231 | 1:30.239 | 38 | 203.661 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 58 | 1:30:48.786 | +45.561 | +11.984 | 1:29.759 | 45 | 203.213 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 58 | 1:30:50.025 | +46.800 | +1.239 | 1:29.732 | 45 | 203.167 | 8 |
| 7 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 58 | 1:31:08.293 | +1:05.068 | +18.268 | 1:30.710 | 49 | 202.488 | 6 |
| 8 | 14 | Paul di Resta | DIR | Great Britain | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 58 | 1:31:11.674 | +1:08.449 | +3.381 | 1:30.894 | 56 | 202.363 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 58 | 1:31:24.855 | +1:21.630 | +13.181 | 1:30.198 | 41 | 201.877 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 58 | 1:31:25.984 | +1:22.759 | +1.129 | 1:30.395 | 41 | 201.835 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 58 | 1:31:26.592 | +1:23.367 | +0.608 | 1:29.926 | 46 | 201.813 | |
| 12 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | VER | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 58 | 1:31:27.082 | +1:23.857 | +0.490 | 1:29.498 | 50 | 201.795 | |
| 13 | 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez | GUT | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:30:32.317 | +29.092 | 1 lap | 1:31.415 | 32 | 200.315 | |
| 14 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:30:39.768 | +36.543 | +7.451 | 1:30.652 | 42 | 200.040 | |
| 15 | 22 | Jules Bianchi | BIA | France | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 57 | 1:31:41.295 | +1:38.070 | +1:01.527 | 1:30.454 | 52 | 197.803 | |
| 16 | 20 | Charles Pic | PIC | France | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:30:18.894 | +15.669 | 1 lap | 1:32.261 | 55 | 197.288 | |
| 17 | 23 | Max Chilton | CHI | Great Britain | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 56 | 1:30:53.253 | +50.028 | +34.359 | 1:32.210 | 49 | 196.045 | |
| 18 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | VDG | Netherlands | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:31:19.879 | +1:16.654 | +26.626 | 1:32.636 | 39 | 195.092 | |
| DNF | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 39 | 1:02:22.411 | 1:30.881 | 33 | 198.946 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 26 | 41:13.999 | 1:32.259 | 18 | 200.630 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 24 | 38:48.024 | 1:32.915 | 12 | 196.810 | |||
| Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli |