2013 Korean Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 6 October 2013 |
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| Circuit | Yeongam, 55 laps |
| Round | 14 of 19 |
| Race numbers | The 2013 Korean Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 55 | 1hr 43m 13.701s | 25 | |
| 2 | +7 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 55 | +4.224s | 18 |
| 3 |  Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 55 | +4.927s | 15 | |
| 4 | +3 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +24.114s | 12 |
| 5 | -3 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 55 | +25.255s | 10 |
| 6 | -1 |  Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 55 | +26.189s | 8 |
| 7 | -3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 55 | +26.698s | 6 |
| 8 | +3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +32.262s | 4 |
| 9 | -3 |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 55 | +34.390s | 2 |
| 10 |  Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +35.155s | 1 | |
| 11 | -3 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +35.990s | |
| 12 | +5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 55 | +47.049s | |
| 13 | +5 |  Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 55 | +50.013s | |
| 14 | +5 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1m 03.578s | |
| 15 | +5 |  Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1m 04.501s | |
| 16 | +6 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 55 | +1m 07.970s | |
| 17 | +4 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 55 | +1m 12.898s | |
| 18 | -2 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 53 | DNF | |
| 19 | -7 |  Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 52 | DNF | |
| 20 | -6 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 50 | DNF | |
| R | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 24 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Jean-Eric Vergne ended lap 53 in P17 before retiring on the following lap.
- Daniel Ricciardo ended lap 52 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
- Adrian Sutil ended lap 50 in P20 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 8 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 13 | -10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | |
| 20 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | |
| 22 | -3 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth |
Notes
- Mark Webber received a 10-place grid penalty for his third reprimand of the season, issued for hitching a ride back to the pits on Fernando Alonso‘s car after the end of the previous race.
- Jules Bianchi received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Paul di Resta in qualifying.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:37.202 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.420 | 0.218 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:37.464 | 0.262 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:37.531 | 0.329 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.679 | 0.477 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.038 | 0.836 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.223 | 1.021 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.237 | 1.035 |
| 9 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.405 | 1.203 |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1:38.822 | 1.620 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.362 | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.365 | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:38.417 | |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.431 | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.718 | |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:38.781 | |
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| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:39.470 | |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:39.987 | |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 1:40.864 | |
| 20 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1:40.871 | |
| 21 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:41.169 | |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:41.322 | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| James Calado |  Force India-Mercedes |
| Rodolfo Gonzalez |  Marussia-Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2013 Korean Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 272 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | 195 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 167 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 161 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | 130 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | 122 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | 89 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | 72 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | 58 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | 36 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | 31 |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | 26 |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | 23 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | 18 |
| 15 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 13 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 |  Red Bull-Renault | 402 |
| 2 |  Ferrari | 284 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 283 |
| 4 | Lotus-Renault | 239 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 81 |
| 6 | Force India-Mercedes | 62 |
| 7 |  Sauber-Ferrari | 31 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 31 |
| 9 | Williams-Renault | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 34th for Sebastian Vettel
- 42nd for Red Bull
- Podiums
- 77th for Kimi Raikkonen (last podium until 2015; last for Lotus), 57th for Sebastian Vettel, 6th for Romain Grosjean
- 95th for Red Bull, 20th & 21st for Lotus (2012-15) (18th constructor to score 20 podiums)
- Poles
- 42nd for Sebastian Vettel
- 52nd for Red Bull
- Fastest laps
- 21st for Sebastian Vettel
- 38th for Red Bull
- Front row starts
- 59th for Sebastian Vettel, 57th for Lewis Hamilton
- Points finishes
- 125th for Kimi Raikkonen, 75th for Nico Rosberg, 25th for Nico Hulkenberg
- Pole & win
- 24th for Sebastian Vettel
- Win & fastest lap
- 11th for Sebastian Vettel
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 7th for Sebastian Vettel