2013 Japanese Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 13 October 2013 |
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| Circuit | Suzuka, 53 laps |
| Round | 15 of 19 |
| Race numbers | The 2013 Japanese Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 53 | 1hr 26m 49.301s | 25 |
| 2 | -1 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 53 | +7.129s | 18 |
| 3 | +1 |  Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 53 | +9.910s | 15 |
| 4 | +4 |  Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 53 | +45.605s | 12 |
| 5 | +4 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 53 | +47.325s | 10 |
| 6 | +1 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 53 | +51.615s | 8 |
| 7 | +7 |  Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 53 | +1m 11.630s | 6 |
| 8 | -2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 53 | +1m 12.023s | 4 |
| 9 | +1 |  Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +1m 20.821s | 2 |
| 10 | -5 |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 53 | +1m 29.263s | 1 |
| 11 | +1 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +1m 38.572s | |
| 12 | +5 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | -4 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | -1 |  Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | -4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 18 | +2 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 19 | -1 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
| R | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | DNF | ||
| R |  Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | |
| 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 18 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | |
| 19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | |
| 20 | -10 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault |
| 21 | -10 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth |
| 22 | -5 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes |
Notes
- Charles Pic and Jules Bianchi received 10-place grid penalty for their third reprimands of the season.
- Adrian Sutil received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:30.915 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:31.089 | 0.174 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.253 | 0.338 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:31.365 | 0.450 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.378 | 0.463 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31.397 | 0.482 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:31.644 | 0.729 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31.665 | 0.750 |
| 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1:31.684 | 0.769 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.827 | 0.912 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.989 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:31.992 | |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:32.013 | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:32.063 | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:32.093 | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:32.485 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.890 | |
| 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:33.357 | |
| 19 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:34.320 | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 1:34.556 | |
| 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1:34.879 | |
| 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:34.958 | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Heikki Kovalainen |  Caterham-Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2013 Japanese Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 297 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | 207 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 177 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 161 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | 148 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | 126 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | 90 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | 87 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | 60 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | 39 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | 36 |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | 26 |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | 23 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | 18 |
| 15 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 13 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutierrez | 6 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 |  Red Bull-Renault | 445 |
| 2 |  Ferrari | 297 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 287 |
| 4 | Lotus-Renault | 264 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 83 |
| 6 |  Force India-Mercedes | 62 |
| 7 |  Sauber-Ferrari | 45 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 31 |
| 9 | Williams-Renault | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 35th for Sebastian Vettel
- 43rd for Red Bull
- Race 1-2
- 14th for Red Bull
- Podiums
- 58th for Sebastian Vettel, 39th for Mark Webber, 7th for Romain Grosjean
- 96th & 97th for Red Bull, 22nd for Lotus (2012-15)
- Poles
- 12th for Mark Webber
- 53rd for Red Bull
- Qualifying 1-2
- 21st for Red Bull
- Fastest laps
- 18th for Mark Webber
- 39th for Red Bull
- Front row starts
- 60th for Sebastian Vettel (4th driver to achieve 60 front row starts, 2nd German driver), 35th for Mark Webber
- Points finishes
- 1st and only for Esteban Gutierrez (322nd different point scorer, 5th Mexican driver)