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| 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 4 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship | |||
 Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 21 April 2013 | ||
| Official name | 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.406 km (3.359 miles) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.236 km (191.530 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:32.330 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
| Time | 1:36.961 on lap 55 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Second | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Third | Lotus-Renault | ||
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Lap leaders
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The 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 21 April 2013 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Contested over 57 laps, it was the fourth round of the 2013 season, and the ninth time that the Bahrain Grand Prix had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
Mercedes' Nico Rosberg started the race from pole. Sebastian Vettel won the race, with Lotus F1 drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean completing the podium.
Report
Background
Tyre supplier Pirelli had originally planned to bring their hard and soft compounds of tyre to the race, to be designated as the prime and the option respectively. However, the teams experienced problems with the soft compound at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the tyres degrading after just seven laps, which prompted Pirelli to alter their allocation for the Bahrain Grand Prix, changing the options from the soft compound to the medium.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
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| 1 | 9 | Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes | 1:33.364 | 1:32.867 | 1:32.330 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel
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Red Bull-Renault | 1:33.327 | 1:32.746 | 1:32.584 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |  Fernando Alonso
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Ferrari | 1:32.878 | 1:33.316 | 1:32.667 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 |  Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | 1:33.498 | 1:33.346 | 1:32.762 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 |  Mark Webber
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Red Bull-Renault | 1:33.966 | 1:33.098 | 1:33.078 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 |  Felipe Massa
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Ferrari | 1:33.780 | 1:33.358 | 1:33.207 | 4 |
| 7 | 14 | Paul di Resta
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Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.762 | 1:33.335 | 1:33.235 | 5 |
| 8 | 15 | Adrian Sutil
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Force India-Mercedes | 1:34.048 | 1:33.378 | 1:33.246 | 6 |
| 9 | 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen
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Lotus-Renault | 1:33.827 | 1:33.146 | 1:33.327 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | Jenson Button
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.071 | 1:33.702 | no time | 10 |
| 11 | 8 |  Romain Grosjean
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Lotus-Renault | 1:33.498 | 1:33.762 | 11 | |
| 12 | 6 |  Sergio Pérez
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.310 | 1:33.914 | 12 | |
| 13 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:34.120 | 1:33.974 | 13 | |
| 14 | 11 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.409 | 1:33.976 | 14 | |
| 15 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas
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Williams-Renault | 1:34.425 | 1:34.105 | 15 | |
| 16 | 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:34.314 | 1:34.284 | 16 | |
| 17 | 16 |  Pastor Maldonado
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Williams-Renault | 1:34.425 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez
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Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.730 | 22 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Charles Pic
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Caterham-Renault | 1:35.283 | 18 | ||
| 20 | 22 | Jules Bianchi
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Marussia-Cosworth | 1:36.178 | 19 | ||
| 21 | 21 |  Giedo van der Garde
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Caterham-Renault | 1:36.304 | 20 | ||
| 22 | 23 | Max Chilton
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Marussia-Cosworth | 1:36.476 | 21 | ||
| 107% time: 1:39.379 | |||||||
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Notes:
- ^1 — Lewis Hamilton was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
- ^2 — Mark Webber was given a three-place grid penalty for his role in causing an avoidable accident with Jean-Éric Vergne at the previous round of the championship.
- ^3 — Valtteri Bottas and Pastor Maldonado recorded identical times during Q1. As Bottas set his time before Maldonado, he was considered to have placed higher than Maldonado, and so advanced to Q2 while Maldonado was eliminated.
- ^4 — Esteban Gutiérrez was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident with Adrian Sutil in the previous race.
Race
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Anti-government protests
In the context of the ongoing Bahraini uprising, public protests also occured over the 2013 staging of the race, after the 2011 event was cancelled and the 2012 event went ahead against despite efforts by demonstrators to disrupt the race. According to Reuters, the race went ahead "largely unhindered" by the protests. Reflecting on the changes in the government strategy compared to 2012, they concluded that the public relations battle over this year's race had produced a stalemate, reflecting the situation in the opposition movement generally.
Footnotes
- As penalties are applied in the order that they are incurred, Webber was first moved from fifth to eighth. Hamilton's penalty was then applied, moving him from fourth to ninth, and Webber was moved back up to seventh on the grid.
References
- ^ "2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ Beer, Matt (20 April 2013). "Bahrain GP: Nico Rosberg takes surprise pole for Mercedes". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix — results". Formula1.com. Formula One Administrations. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- Collantine, Keith (13 February 2013). "Pirelli changes tyre choices for Australia and Bahrain". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- Collantine, Keith (14 April 2013). "2013 Chinese Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- Collantine, Keith (16 April 2013). "Pirelli swaps soft tyre for medium in Bahrain". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Bahrain GP: final starting grid". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- Straw, Edd; Beer, Matt (20 April 2013). "Bahrain GP: Lewis Hamilton gets five-place grid penalty over gearbox". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- Collantine, Keith (14 April 2013). "Webber handed grid penalty for Vergne collision". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- Elizalde, Pablo (14 April 2013). "Chinese GP: Esteban Gutierrez punished for Adrian Sutil clash". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - The Independent
- Alan Baldwin (22 April 2013). "Bahrain looks long term with F1 race". Euronews. Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- Alexander Dziadosz (21 April 2013). "Bahrain Grand Prix 2013: Crisis Endures Despite Rulers Avoiding Fiasco". The Huffington Post. Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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