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2013 United States Grand Prix

The2013 United States Grand Prixis aFormula Onemotor racethat was held at theCircuit of the Americason 17 November 2013. The race was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 2013 season, and marks the second running of theUnited States Grand PrixinAustin.The race was won byRed Bull-Renault'sSebastian Vettel,for hiseighth consecutive win,a new F1 record for consecutive wins within a single season.[5][6]

2013 United States Grand Prix
Race 18 of 19 in the2013 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit of the Americas
Layout of the Circuit of the Americas
Race details[1]
Date 17 November 2013(2013-11-17)
Official name 2013 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
Location Circuit of the Americas
Travis County,Austin,Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.513 km (3.426 miles)
Distance 56 laps, 308.405 km (191.634 miles)
Weather Partly cloudy, warm
Temperatures reaching up to 89.1 °F (31.7 °C); wind speeds approaching speeds of 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[2]
Attendance 250,324 (Weekend)[3]113,162 (Race Day)[4]
Pole position
Driver
Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:36.338
Fastest lap
Driver GermanySebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:39.856 on lap 54
Podium
First
Red Bull-Renault
Second
Lotus-Renault
Third
Red Bull-Renault
Lap leaders

This would be Red Bull's last win at the Circuit of the Americas until the2021 United States Grand Prix.

Report

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Background

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Driver changes

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Kimi Räikkönenannounced a week before the Grand Prix that he would be missing the final two races of 2013, in order to have back surgery.[7]He had wanted to delay the operation until the off-season, but suffered increasing discomfort over the previous races. Räikkönen's decision meant thatthe previous racewas his last race competing forLotus,having agreed to joinFerrarifor the2014season. His place was taken byHeikki Kovalainen,who signed a two-race deal with the team.[8]

Tyres

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Like theprevious United States Grand Prix,tyre supplierPirelliwill bring its orange-banded hard compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the white-banded medium compound tyre as the softer "option" tyre.

Free practice

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Jenson Buttonwas given a three-place grid penalty for the race, after overtaking under red flags during the opening practice session.[9]Charles Picwas given a five-place penalty for the race after Caterham changed the gearbox in his car.[10]

Qualifying

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Esteban GutiérrezandMax Chiltonwere given penalties for impeding other drivers in the first qualifying session. Gutiérrez, who blockedPastor Maldonadowas handed a ten-place grid penalty; Chilton had served a drive-through penalty within the first five laps of the race after he impeded both Maldonado andAdrian Sutil.[11]

Race

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At the start,Sebastian Vettelled away but soon after thesafety carwas deployed afterPastor MaldonadoandAdrian Sutilcollided, sending the latter into the barriers. At the restart on lap 5, Vettel quickly built up his lead and was never challenged en route to his 8th consecutive victory, taking the fastest lap with two laps remaining. Behind himLotusdriverRomain Grosjeanheld off Vettel's teammate,Mark Webber,for 2nd.[12]

Post-race

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Jean-Éric Vergnewas given a 20-second penalty for a collision withEsteban Gutiérrezon the final lap of the race. He moved down from 12th to 16th as a result.[13]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:38.516 1:37.065 1:36.338 1
2 2 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:38.161 1:37.312 1:36.441 2
3 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:38.676 1:37.523 1:37.155 3
4 11 Nico Hülkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.339 1:37.828 1:37.296 4
5 10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:37.959 1:37.854 1:37.345 5
6 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:38.929 1:37.368 1:37.376 6
7 6 Sergio Pérez McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.367 1:38.040 1:37.452 7
8 7 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1:38.375 1:38.078 1:37.715 8
9 17 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1:37.821 1:37.439 1:37.836 9
10 12 Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.082 1:38.031 1:38.034 201
11 19 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:38.882 1:38.131 10
12 14 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:38.894 1:38.139 11
13 5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.588 1:38.217 152
14 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.743 1:38.364 12
15 4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:39.094 1:38.592 13
16 18 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:38.880 1:38.696 14
17 15 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:39.250 16
18 16 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:39.351 17
19 21 Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1:40.491 18
20 22 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1:40.528 19
21 20 Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1:40.596 223
22 23 Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1:41.401 21
107% time:1:44.668
Source:[14]

Notes:

^1–Esteban Gutiérrezqualified 10th, but was given a ten-place grid penalty for the race after blockingPastor Maldonadoduring qualifying.[11]
^2–Jenson Buttonqualified 13th, but was given a three-place grid penalty for the race, after overtaking under red flags during the opening practice session.[9]
^3–Charles Picqualified 21st, but was given a five-place penalty for the race after a gearbox change.[10]

Race

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 56 1:39:17.148 1 25
2 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 56 + 6.284 3 18
3 2 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 56 + 8.396 2 15
4 10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 56 + 27.358 5 12
5 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 56 + 29.592 6 10
6 11 Nico Hülkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 56 + 30.400 4 8
7 6 Sergio Pérez McLaren-Mercedes 56 + 46.692 7 6
8 17 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 56 + 54.509 9 4
9 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 56 + 59.141 12 2
10 5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 56 + 1:17.278 15 1
11 19 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 56 + 1:21.004 10
12 4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 56 + 1:26.914 13
13 12 Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 56 + 1:31.707 20
14 7 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 56 + 1:35.063 8
15 14 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 56 + 1:36.853 11
16 18 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 56 + 1:44.5741 14
17 16 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 55 + 1 Lap 17
18 22 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 55 + 1 Lap 19
19 21 Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 55 + 1 Lap 18
20 20 Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 55 + 1 Lap 22
21 23 Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 54 + 2 Laps 21
Ret 15 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 0 Collision 16
Source:[15]

Notes:
^1–Jean-Éric Vergnewas penalised 20 seconds post-race for colliding withEsteban Gutiérrez.[13]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note:Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Those in bold and with an asterisk are 2013 World Champions.

References

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  2. ^"Weather information for the" 2013 United States Grand Prix "".The Old Farmers' Almanac.Retrieved21 November2013.
  3. ^"Are tickets too dear? Where F1 race attendance fell in 2016 - F1 Fanatic".8 February 2017.
  4. ^"Austin Formula 1 attendance declines again as rains come to race day".Austin Business Journal.Retrieved18 January2016.
  5. ^Benson, Andrew (17 November 2013)."Sebastian Vettel takes record eighth win in row at the US GP".BBC Sport.BBC.Retrieved18 November2013.
  6. ^Cary, Tom (17 November 2013)."Sebastian Vettel completes eighth consecutive win at Austin's Circuit of The Americas".The Daily Telegraph.Retrieved18 November2013.
  7. ^"Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen to have back surgery next week".Sky Sports.BSkyB.10 November 2013.Retrieved10 November2013.
  8. ^Noble, Jonathan (13 November 2013)."Lotus agrees deal with Heikki Kovalainen to replace Kimi Raikkonen".Autosport.Haymarket Publications.Retrieved15 November2013.
  9. ^abWise, Mike (15 November 2013)."Jenson Button has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the United States GP".Sky Sports.BSkyB.Retrieved15 November2013.
  10. ^abStraw, Edd (16 November 2013)."Caterham's Charles Pic gets gearbox penalty".Autosport.Haymarket Publications.Retrieved16 November2013.
  11. ^ab"Gutierrez and Chilton handed penalties for impeding".Formula1.com.Formula One Management.16 November 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 18 November 2013.Retrieved16 November2013.
  12. ^Benson, Andrew (17 November 2013)."Sebastian Vettel takes record eighth win in row at the US GP".BBC Sport.Retrieved20 February2021.
  13. ^ab"Vergne penalised for Gutierrez clash".Crash.net.Crash Media Group. 17 November 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 22 November 2013.Retrieved17 November2013.
  14. ^"2013 United States Grand Prix Qualifying Results".Formula1.com.Formula One Management.16 November 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 19 November 2013.Retrieved16 November2013.
  15. ^"2013 United States Grand Prix Race Results".Formula1.com.Formula One Management.17 November 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 19 November 2013.Retrieved17 November2013.
  16. ^ab"United States 2013 - Championship • STATS F1".www.statsf1.com.Retrieved21 March2019.
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