2013 Season - Round 1 - 2013-03-17
Kimi Räikkönen won the 2013 Australian Grand Prix for Lotus F1, with Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) second and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) third. The win came from P7 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:29.274. Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P7 on the grid to P1 at the flag — a 6-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 4 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | Finished | 1:29.274 | 25 |
| 2 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:29.560 | 18 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:30.409 | 15 |
| 4 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:30.239 | 12 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | Finished | 1:29.759 | 10 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | Finished | 1:29.732 | 8 |
| 7 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 12 | Finished | 1:30.710 | 6 |
| 8 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 9 | Finished | 1:30.894 | 4 |
| 9 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 10 | Finished | 1:30.198 | 2 |
| 10 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | Finished | 1:30.395 | 1 |
| 11 | 11Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 15 | Finished | 1:29.926 | 0 |
| 12 | 25Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 13 | Finished | 1:29.498 | 0 |
| 13 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:31.415 | 0 |
| 14 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:30.652 | 0 |
| 15 | 17Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:30.454 | 0 |
| 16 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 22 | +2 Laps | 1:32.261 | 0 |
| 17 | 4Max Chilton | Marussia | 20 | +2 Laps | 1:32.210 | 0 |
| 18 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 21 | +2 Laps | 1:32.636 | 0 |
| 19 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 14 | Hydraulics | 1:30.881 | 0 |
| 20 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | Electrical | 1:32.259 | 0 |
| 21 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 17 | Spun off | 1:32.915 | 0 |
| 22 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 11 | Fuel system | 0 |