2013 Australian Grand Prix

2013 Australian Grand Prix
Race 1 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 17 March 2013 (2013-03-17)
Official name 2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix[1]
Location Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 5.303 km (3.295 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 miles)
Weather

Scattered Clouds, Fine and Dry[2] Air Temp 18 °C (64 °F)[2]

Track Temp 25 °C (77 °F) dropping to 19 °C (66 °F)[2]
Attendance 103,000[3][4]
Pole position
Driver
Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:27.407
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault
Time 1:29.274 on lap 56
Podium
First
Lotus-Renault
Second
Ferrari
Third
Red Bull-Renault
Lap leaders

The 2013 Australian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race that was held on 17 March 2013 as the opening round of the 2013 World Championship.[5] The race was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in the Melbourne suburb of Albert Park.[6] It was the 78th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix – which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928 – and the 18th time the event has been held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. The race was won by Kimi Räikkönen with Fernando Alonso coming second and Sebastian Vettel coming third.[7][8][9]

This was the last time a Formula One race was won by a driver from a team other than Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull, until Pierre Gasly won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix driving for Scuderia AlphaTauri, 147 races later.[10]

It was also Kimi Räikkönen's last race victory until the 2018 United States Grand Prix, and also the last win for a Finnish driver until Valtteri Bottas, who made his debut in this race, won the 2017 Russian Grand Prix.

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  2. ^ a b c "2013 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Race)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Australian F1 GP (d4)". austadiums.com. AUSTRALIAN STADIUMS & SPORT. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ^ @ausgrandprix (17 March 2013). "Thanks to the 323,000 fans who..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  6. ^ "2013 Formula One calendar". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Kimi Raikkonen wins ahead of Fernando Alonso". BBC Sport. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Kimi Raikkonen wins opener from Fernando Alonso as Sebastian Vettel takes third". Daily Telegraph. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Kimi Raikkonen defies tired tyres to win Australian Grand Prix". Guardian UK. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Italian GP Facts & Stats: First podium since 2012 with no Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull". formula1.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.