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