The 2013 German Grand Prix is the 9th round of the 2013 Formula One Season. It is being held over the weekend of 5–7 July 2013 at the Nürburgring, near Nürburg, Germany.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position in qualifying. Red Bull-Renault driver, Sebastian Vettel will join him on the front row, followed by the German's team-mate Mark Webber who was out qualified by Vettel for the ninth consecutive race.
But in the race, the wheel from Mark Webber's car hit a cameraman.
Vettel won the race from Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean, with Fernando Alonso not too far behind the three drivers. The Lotus drivers had pressured Vettel throughout the race, but the German held out to win his first German Grand Prix. Polesitter Hamilton eventually scrambled fifth place with Jenson Button performing well for sixth.
Background[]
Entry list[]
The full entry list for the 2013 German Grand Prix is shown below:
Practice Overview[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
FP3[]
Practice Results[]
Qualifying[]
Q1[]
Q2[]
Q3[]
Qualifying Results[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | ||||||||
| 1 | 10 |  Lewis Hamilton
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 Mercedes
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5 | 1:31.131 | 6 | 1:30.152 | 1 | 1.29.398 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel
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 Red Bull-Renault
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9 | 1:31.269 | 4 | 1:29.992 | 2 | 1:29.501 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 2 |  Mark Webber
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Red Bull-Renault
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13 | 1:31.428 | 7 | 1:30.217 | 3 | 1:29.608 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen
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Lotus-Renault
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2 | 1:30.676 | 2 | 1:29.852 | 4 | 1:29.892 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 8 |  Romain Grosjean
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Lotus-Renault
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8 | 1:31.242 | 5 | 1:30.005 | 5 | 1:29.959 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo
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 Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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4 | 1:31.081 | 8 | 1:30.223 | 6 | 1:30.528 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 4 |  Felipe Massa
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Ferrari
|
1 | 1:30.547 | 1 | 1:29.825 | 7 | 1:31.126 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 3 |  Fernando Alonso
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Ferrari
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3 | 1:30.709 | 3 | 1:29.962 | 8 | 1:31.209 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 5 | Jenson Button
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McLaren-Mercedes
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7 | 1:31.181 | 10 | 1:30.269 | 9 | no time | 9 | |||
| 10 | 11 | Nico Hülkenberg
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 Sauber-Ferrari
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6 | 1:31.132 | 9 | 1:30.231 | 10 | no time | 10 | |||
| 11 | 9 | Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes
|
11 | 1:31.322 | 11 | 1:30.326 | 11 | |||||
| 12 | 14 | Paul di Resta
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 Force India-Mercedes
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12 | 1:31.322 | 12 | 1:30.697 | 12 | |||||
| 13 | 6 |  Sergio Pérez
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McLaren-Mercedes
|
14 | 1:31.498 | 13 | 1:30.933 | 13 | |||||
| 14 | 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez
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Sauber-Ferrari
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16 | 1:31.681 | 14 | 1:31.010 | 14 | |||||
| 15 | 15 | Adrian Sutil
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Force India-Mercedes
|
15 | 1:31.320 | 15 | 1:31.010 | 15 | |||||
| 16 | 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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15 | 1:31.629 | 16 | 1:31.104 | 16 | |||||
| 17 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas
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Williams-Renault
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17 | 1:31.693 | 17 | |||||||
| 18 | 16 |  Pastor Maldonado
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Williams-Renault
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18 | 1:31.707 | 18 | |||||||
| 19 | 20 | Charles Pic
|
 Caterham-Renault
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19 | 1:32.937 | 22* | |||||||
| 20 | 22 | Jules Bianchi
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 Marussia-Cosworth
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20 | 1:33.063 | 19 | |||||||
| 21 | 21 |  Giedo van der Garde
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Caterham-Renault
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21 | 1:33.734 | 20 | |||||||
| 22 | 23 | Max Chilton
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Marussia-Cosworth
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22 | 1:34.098 | 21 | |||||||
* Charles Pic changed components in his gearbox and received a five-place grid penalty.
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | |
| ______________ | Sebastian Vettel | |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| Mark Webber | 4 | |
| ______________ | Kimi Räikkönen | |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| Romain Grosjean | 6 | |
| ______________ | Daniel Ricciardo | |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| Felipe Massa | 8 | |
| ______________ | Fernando Alonso | |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| Jenson Button | 10 | |
| ______________ | Nico Hülkenberg | |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| Nico Rosberg | 12 | |
| ______________ | Paul di Resta | |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| Sergio Pérez | 14 | |
| ______________ | Esteban Gutiérrez | |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| Adrian Sutil | 16 | |
| ______________ | Jean-Éric Vergne | |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| Valtteri Bottas | 18 | |
| ______________ | Pastor Maldonado | |
| Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
| Jules Bianchi | 20 | |
| ______________ | Giedo van der Garde | |
| Row 11 | 21 | ______________ |
| Max Chilton | 22 | |
| ______________ | Charles Pic* |
* Charles Pic received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
Race[]
Report[]
Post-race[]
The cameraman involved was revealed to be Paul Allen. He suffered heavy bruising but recovered from his injuries.
Results[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull-Renault |
60 | 1 h 41 m 14.711 s | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus-Renault |
60 | + 1.008 s | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 8 | Romain Grosjean |
Lotus-Renault |
60 | + 5.830 s | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari |
60 | + 7.721 s | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes |
60 | + 26.927 s | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Jenson Button |
McLaren-Mercedes |
60 | + 27.996 s | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | Mark Webber |
Red Bull-Renault |
60 | + 37.562 s | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Sergio Pérez |
McLaren-Mercedes |
60 | + 38.306 s | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
60 | + 46.821 s | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Sauber-Ferrari |
60 | + 49.892 s | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Paul di Resta |
Force India-Mercedes |
60 | + 53.771 s | 12 | |
| 12 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
60 | + 56.975 s | 6 | |
| 13 | 15 | Adrian Sutil |
Force India-Mercedes |
60 | + 57.738 s | 15 | |
| 14 | 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez |
Sauber-Ferrari |
60 | + 1 m 0.160 s | 14 | |
| 15 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado |
Williams-Renault |
60 | + 1 m 1.929 s | 18 | |
| 16 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams-Renault |
59 | + 1 lap | 17 | |
| 17 | 20 | Charles Pic |
Caterham-Renault |
59 | + 1 lap | 22 | |
| 18 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde |
Caterham-Renault |
59 | + 1 lap | 20 | |
| 19 | 23 | Max Chilton |
Marussia-Cosworth |
59 | + 1 lap | 21 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
22 | Hydraulics | 16 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jules Bianchi |
Marussia-Cosworth |
21 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 4 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
3 | Spin | 7 |
Fastest laps[]
Laps in the lead[]
Milestones[]
- Williams' 600th race competed.
- Mercedes' 15th pole position as a constructor.
- Sebastian Vettel's 30th win.
- Vettel's first win at the German Grand Prix and his first win in the month of July.
- Fernando Alonso's 20th fastest lap.
- Romain Grosjean's fifth podium.
Standings after race[]
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Notes[]
| V T E | German Grand Prix
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| Circuits | Nürburgring (1951–1954, 1956–1958, 1960–1969, 1971–1976, 1985, 2008–2013*), AVUS (1926, 1959), Hockenheimring (1970, 1977–1984, 1986–2006, 2008–2014*, 2016, 2018–2019) |   |
| Races | 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 | |
| European Championship Races | 1932 • 1933–1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 | |
| Non-Championship Races | 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932–1933 • 1934 | |
| * Nürburgring and Hockenheimring alternated between each other during these years. | ||
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