BAZILIAN F1 GP
Laps | 71 |
Circuit length | 4.309 km |
Race length | 305.909 km |
Number of times held | 42 |
First held | 1972 |
Most wins (drivers) | Alain Prost (6) |
Most wins (constructors) | McLaren (12) |
THE RACE
Sebastian Vettel has rounded out the 2013 season, taking his ninth victory in succession at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Vettel was joined on the podium by team mate Mark Webber, who finished his last ever grand prix in second place to record the fourth Red Bull one-two of the season. Fernando Alonso rounded out the top three for Ferrari.
At the start, it was Nico Rosberg who jumped from the second place on the grid into the lead. The Mercedes driver’s lead was short-lived as Vettel easily caught and passed his compatriot at the end of the first lap.
Having been passed by Vettel, Rosberg began falling backwards through the field. First Alonso, then Webber caught and passed the Mercedes, before Rosberg allowed team mate Lewis Hamilton through for fourth.
On lap three, Romain Grosjean’s Renault engine expired, ending the Lotus driver’s race and season and leaving a thick plume of white smoke across the track. Thankfully, the field made it through without any further incident.
Webber was soon on the back of Alonso, passing the Ferrari on lap 13 to make it a Red Bull one-two at the front of the field, with a gap of around ten seconds separating them. But Webber’s efforts were rendered moot at his first pit stop, as the team were slow to replace his left-rear tyre, allowing Alonso to retake second.
The battle between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa for fourth place was brought to a swift conclusion when the Ferrari driver was given a drive-through penalty for crossing the white line at pit entry.
Suddenly, on lap 47, there was drama as Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton collided in the braking zone of Descida do Lago, ending the Williams driver’s race on the spot and forcing the Mercedes to cruise back to the pit lane on three wheels. Hamilton was later given a drive-through penalty for causing the collision.
Jenson Button took McLaren’s best result of its forgettable season with a superb drive from 14th to fourth.
Grosjean´s Lotus Renault engine expired and the car is leaving a thick plume of white smoke across the track.
This is the moment when V.Bottas crashed with L.Hamilton
2ºMark Webber 1ºSebastian Vettel 3ºFernando Alonso
2013 F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
1 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull |
397 |
2 |
Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari |
242 |
3 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
199 |
4 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes |
189 |
5 |
Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus |
183 |
6 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
171 |
7 |
Romain Grosjean |
Lotus |
132 |
8 |
Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
112 |
9 |
Jenson Button |
McLaren |
73 |
10 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
Sauber |
51 |
11 |
Sergio Pérez |
McLaren |
49 |
12 |
Paul di Resta |
Force India |
48 |
13 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India |
29 |
14 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso |
20 |
15 |
Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso |
13 |
16 |
Esteban Gutiérrez |
Sauber |
6 |
17 |
Valtteri Bottas |
Williams |
4 |
18 |
Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
1 |
19 |
Jules Bianchi |
Marussia |
0 |
20 |
Charles Pic |
Caterham |
0 |
21 |
Giedo Van der Garde |
Caterham |
0 |
22 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
LOTUS F1 TEAM |
0 |
23 |
Max Alexander Chilton |
Marussia |
0 |
IT WAS THE LAST RACE OF THIS YEAR
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR