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Race details
Race 4 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One season
Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit
Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit
Date 21 April 2013
Official name 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix[1]
Location Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
5.406 km (3.359 mi)
Distance 57 laps, 308.236 km (191.530 mi)
Pole position
Driver 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes
Time 1:32.330
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:36.961 on lap 55
Podium
First 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Second 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault
Third 25px France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault

The 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 21 April 2013 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain.[2] Contested over 57 laps, it was the fourth round of the 2013 season, and the ninth time that the Bahrain Grand Prix had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship.

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg started the race from pole.[3] Sebastian Vettel won the race, with Lotus F1 drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean completing the podium.[4]

Report[]

Background[]

Tyre supplier Pirelli had originally planned to bring their hard and soft compounds of tyre to the race, to be designated as the prime and the option respectively.[5] However, the teams experienced problems with the soft compound at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the tyres degrading after just seven laps,[6] which prompted Pirelli to alter their allocation for the Bahrain Grand Prix, changing the options from the soft compound to the medium.[7]

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
1 9 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:33.364 1:32.867 1:32.330 1
2 1 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:33.327 1:32.746 1:32.584 2
3 3 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:32.878 1:33.316 1:32.667 3
4 10 25px Great Britain Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:33.498 1:33.346 1:32.762 9 1
5 2 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:33.966 1:33.098 1:33.078 7 2
6 4 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:33.780 1:33.358 1:33.207 4
7 14 25px Great Britain Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:33.762 1:33.335 1:33.235 5
8 15 25px Germany Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:34.048 1:33.378 1:33.246 6
9 7 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:33.827 1:33.146 1:33.327 8
10 5 25px Great Britain Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.071 1:33.702 no time 10
11 8 25px France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:33.498 1:33.762 11
12 6 25px Mexico Sergio Pérez McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.310 1:33.914 12
13 19 25px Australia Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:34.120 1:33.974 13
14 11 25px Germany Nico Hülkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1:34.409 1:33.976 14
15 17 25px Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1:34.425 1:34.105 15
16 18 25px France Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:34.314 1:34.284 16
17 16 25px The flag of Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:34.425 3 17
18 12 25px Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:34.730 22 4
19 20 25px France Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1:35.283 18
20 22 25px France Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1:36.178 19
21 21 25px Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1:36.304 20
22 23 25px Great Britain Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1:36.476 21
107% time: 1:39.379
Source:[3][8]

Notes:

  • 1 — Lewis Hamilton was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.[9]
  • 2 — Mark Webber was given a three-place grid penalty for his role in causing an avoidable accident with Jean-Éric Vergne at the previous round of the championship.[10][N 1]
  • 3 — Valtteri Bottas and Pastor Maldonado recorded identical times during Q1. As Bottas set his time before Maldonado, he was considered to have placed higher than Maldonado, and so advanced to Q2 while Maldonado was eliminated.
  • 4 — Esteban Gutiérrez was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident with Adrian Sutil in the previous race.[11]

Race[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 57 1:36:00.498 2 25
2 7 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 57 +9.111 8 18
3 8 25px France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 57 +19.507 11 15
4 14 25px Great Britain Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 57 +21.727 5 12
5 10 25px Great Britain Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 57 +35.230 9 10
6 6 25px Mexico Sergio Pérez McLaren-Mercedes 57 +35.998 12 8
7 2 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 57 +37.244 7 6
8 3 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 57 +37.574 3 4
9 9 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 57 +41.126 1 2
10 5 25px Great Britain Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 57 +46.631 10 1
11 16 25px The flag of Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 57 +1:06.450 17
12 11 25px Germany Nico Hülkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 57 +1:12.933 14
13 15 25px Germany Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 57 +1:16.719 6
14 17 25px Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 57 +1:21.511 15
15 4 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 +1:26.364 4
16 19 25px Australia Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 56 +1 lap 13
17 20 25px France Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 56 +1 lap 18
18 12 25px Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 56 +1 lap 22
19 22 25px France Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 56 +1 lap 19
20 23 25px Great Britain Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 56 +1 lap 21
21 21 25px Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 55 +2 laps 20
Ret 18 25px France Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 16 Puncture damage 16
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel 77
2 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen 67
4 25px Great Britain Lewis Hamilton 50
3 25px Spain Fernando Alonso 47
5 25px Australia Mark Webber 32
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos. Constructor Points
1 25px Austria Red Bull-Renault 109
2 25px Great Britain Lotus-Renault 93
3 25px Italy Ferrari 77
4 25px Germany Mercedes 64
5 25px Flag of India Force India-Mercedes 26
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Anti-government protests[]

In the context of the ongoing Bahraini uprising, public protests also occurred over the 2013 staging of the race, after the 2011 event was cancelled and the 2012 event went ahead against despite efforts by demonstrators to disrupt the race.[12][13] According to Reuters, the race went ahead "largely unhindered" by the protests. Reflecting on the changes in the government strategy compared to 2012, they concluded that the public relations battle over this year's race had produced a stalemate, reflecting the situation in the opposition movement generally.[14]

Footnotes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/bahrain_896/circuit_diagram.html. Retrieved 15 April 2013. 
  2. "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. http://www.fia.com/championship/formula-1-world-championship/2013/calendar. Retrieved 15 April 2013. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Beer, Matt (20 April 2013). "Bahrain GP: Nico Rosberg takes surprise pole for Mercedes". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106908. Retrieved 20 April 2013. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix — results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administrations). 21 April 2013. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2013/896/7208/. Retrieved 21 April 2013. 
  5. Collantine, Keith (13 February 2013). "Pirelli changes tyre choices for Australia and Bahrain". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/13/pirelli-tyre-choices-australia-bahrain/. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  6. Collantine, Keith (14 April 2013). "2013 Chinese Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/04/14/2013-chinese-grand-prix-tyre-strategies-pit-stops/. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  7. Collantine, Keith (16 April 2013). "Pirelli swaps soft tyre for medium in Bahrain". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/04/16/pirelli-swaps-soft-tyre-compound-medium-bahrain/. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Bahrain GP: final starting grid". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). 20 April 2013. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106930. Retrieved 21 April 2013. 
  9. Straw, Edd; Beer, Matt (20 April 2013). "Bahrain GP: Lewis Hamilton gets five-place grid penalty over gearbox". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106907. Retrieved 20 April 2013. 
  10. Collantine, Keith (14 April 2013). "Webber handed grid penalty for Vergne collision". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/04/14/webber-handed-threeplace-penalty-vergne-collision/. Retrieved 15 April 2013. 
  11. Elizalde, Pablo (14 April 2013). "Chinese GP: Esteban Gutierrez punished for Adrian Sutil clash". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). 
  12. The Independent
  13. Alan Baldwin (22 April 2013). "Bahrain looks long term with F1 race". Euronews. Reuters. http://www.euronews.com/sport/1931808-bahrain-looks-long-term-with-f1-race/. Retrieved 22 April 2013. 
  14. Alexander Dziadosz (21 April 2013). "Bahrain Grand Prix 2013: Crisis Endures Despite Rulers Avoiding Fiasco". The Huffington Post. Reuters. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/21/bahrain-grand-prix-2013_n_3128442.html. Retrieved 22 April 2013. 

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2013 Spanish Grand Prix
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2012 Bahrain Grand Prix
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