2013 Malaysian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 24 March 2013 |
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| Circuit | Sepang, 56 laps |
| Round | 2 of 19 |
| Race numbers | The 2013 Malaysian 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 | 56 | 1hr 38m 56.681s | 25 | |
| 2 | +3 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +4.298s | 18 |
| 3 | +1 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 56 | +12.181s | 15 |
| 4 | +2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 56 | +12.640s | 12 |
| 5 | -3 |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +25.648s | 10 |
| 6 | +5 |  Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 56 | +35.564s | 8 |
| 7 | +3 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 56 | +48.479s | 6 |
| 8 | +4 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +53.044s | 4 |
| 9 |  Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +1m 12.357s | 2 | |
| 10 | +7 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +1m 27.124s | 1 |
| 11 | +7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 56 | +1m 28.610s | |
| 12 | +2 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +6 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +6 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +7 |  Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | +5 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | -10 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | DNF | |
| 18 | -5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 51 | DNF | |
| R |  Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 22 | DNF | ||
| R |  Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Jenson Button ended lap 53 in P12 before retiring on the following lap.
- Daniel Ricciardo ended lap 51 in P14 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 10 | -3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | |
| 22 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | |
Notes
- Kimi Raikkonen received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Nico Rosberg in qualifying.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:49.674 | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:50.587 | 0.913 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:50.727 | 1.053 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:51.699 | 2.025 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:52.244 | 2.570 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:52.519 | 2.845 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1:52.970 | 3.296 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:53.175 | 3.501 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:53.439 | 3.765 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:54.136 | 4.462 |
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| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:37.636 | |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.125 | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:38.822 | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:39.221 | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:44.509 | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | – | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:38.157 | |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:38.207 | |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:38.434 | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 1:39.314 | |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:39.672 | |
| 22 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1:39.932 | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2013 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 40 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | 31 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 26 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 25 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | 22 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | 18 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 12 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | 9 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | 6 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | 4 |
| = | Paul di Resta | 4 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | 2 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | 2 |
| 14 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 |  Red Bull-Renault | 66 |
| 2 | Lotus-Renault | 40 |
| 3 |  Ferrari | 40 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 37 |
| 5 |  Force India-Mercedes | 10 |
| 6 |  Sauber-Ferrari | 4 |
| 7 | McLaren-Mercedes | 4 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 27th for Sebastian Vettel
- 35th for Red Bull
- Race 1-2
- 13th for Red Bull
- Podiums
- 50th for Lewis Hamilton (12th driver to score 50 podiums, 3rd British driver; first for Mercedes), 48th for Sebastian Vettel, 35th for Mark Webber
- 82nd & 83rd for Red Bull, 24th for Mercedes
- Poles
- 38th for Sebastian Vettel
- 48th for Red Bull
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Sergio Perez (only fastest lap for McLaren)
- 153rd for McLaren (last until 2016)
- Front row starts
- 51st for Sebastian Vettel, 26th for Felipe Massa (first since 2010; last for Ferrari)
- Points finishes
- 75th for Sebastian Vettel
- Pole & win
- 20th for Sebastian Vettel (3rd driver to win 20 races from pole, 2nd German driver)