The 2013 United States Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race that was held at the Circuit of the Americas on 17 November 2013. The race was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 2013 season, and marks the second running of the United States Grand Prix in Austin. The race was won by Red Bull-Renault's Sebastian Vettel, for his eighth consecutive win, a new F1 record for consecutive wins within a single season.[5][6]
| 2013 United States Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 18 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Circuit of the Americas | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 17 November 2013 | ||||
| Official name | 2013 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Circuit of the Americas Travis County, Austin, Texas | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.513 km (3.426 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 56 laps, 308.405 km (191.634 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy, warm Temperatures reaching up to 89.1 °F (31.7 °C); wind speeds approaching speeds of 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[2] | ||||
| Attendance | 250,324 (Weekend)[3] 113,162 (Race Day)[4] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:36.338 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:39.856 on lap 54 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second | Lotus-Renault | ||||
| Third | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
This would be Red Bull's last win at the Circuit of the Americas until the 2021 United States Grand Prix.
Report edit
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Background edit
Driver changes edit
Kimi Räikkönen announced a week before the Grand Prix that he would be missing the final two races of 2013, in order to have back surgery.[7] He had wanted to delay the operation until the off-season, but suffered increasing discomfort over the previous races. Räikkönen's decision meant that the previous race was his last race competing for Lotus, having agreed to join Ferrari for the 2014 season. His place was taken by Heikki Kovalainen, who signed a two-race deal with the team.[8]
Tyres edit
Like the previous United States Grand Prix, tyre supplier Pirelli will bring its orange-banded hard compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the white-banded medium compound tyre as the softer "option" tyre.
Free practice edit
Jenson Button was given a three-place grid penalty for the race, after overtaking under red flags during the opening practice session.[9] Charles Pic was given a five-place penalty for the race after Caterham changed the gearbox in his car.[10]
Qualifying edit
Esteban Gutiérrez and Max Chilton were given penalties for impeding other drivers in the first qualifying session. Gutiérrez, who blocked Pastor Maldonado was handed a ten-place grid penalty; Chilton had served a drive-through penalty within the first five laps of the race after he impeded both Maldonado and Adrian Sutil.[11]
Race edit
At the start, Sebastian Vettel led away but soon after the safety car was deployed after Pastor Maldonado and Adrian Sutil collided, sending the latter into the barriers. At the restart on lap 5, Vettel quickly built up his lead and was never challenged en route to his 8th consecutive victory, taking the fastest lap with two laps remaining. Behind him Lotus driver Romain Grosjean held off Vettel's teammate, Mark Webber, for 2nd.[12]
Post-race edit
Jean-Éric Vergne was given a 20-second penalty for a collision with Esteban Gutiérrez on the final lap of the race. He moved down from 12th to 16th as a result.[13]
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
Notes:
- ^1 – Esteban Gutiérrez qualified 10th, but was given a ten-place grid penalty for the race after blocking Pastor Maldonado during qualifying.[11]
- ^2 – Jenson Button qualified 13th, but was given a three-place grid penalty for the race, after overtaking under red flags during the opening practice session.[9]
- ^3 – Charles Pic qualified 21st, but was given a five-place penalty for the race after a gearbox change.[10]
Race edit
Notes:
^1 – Jean-Éric Vergne was penalised 20 seconds post-race for colliding with Esteban Gutiérrez.[13]
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
- Those in bold and with an asterisk are 2013 World Champions.
References edit
- ^ "2013 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Weather information for the "2013 United States Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Are tickets too dear? Where F1 race attendance fell in 2016 - F1 Fanatic". 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Austin Formula 1 attendance declines again as rains come to race day". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Benson, Andrew (17 November 2013). "Sebastian Vettel takes record eighth win in row at the US GP". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Cary, Tom (17 November 2013). "Sebastian Vettel completes eighth consecutive win at Austin's Circuit of The Americas". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen to have back surgery next week". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (13 November 2013). "Lotus agrees deal with Heikki Kovalainen to replace Kimi Raikkonen". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ a b Wise, Mike (15 November 2013). "Jenson Button has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the United States GP". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ a b Straw, Edd (16 November 2013). "Caterham's Charles Pic gets gearbox penalty". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Gutierrez and Chilton handed penalties for impeding". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ Benson, Andrew (17 November 2013). "Sebastian Vettel takes record eighth win in row at the US GP". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Vergne penalised for Gutierrez clash". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "2013 United States Grand Prix Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "2013 United States Grand Prix Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ a b "United States 2013 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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