2013 Belgian Grand Prix

2013 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit
Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit
Race details[1]
Date 25 August 2013
Official name 2013 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix[2]
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium[3]
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.004 km (4.352 miles)
Distance 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles)
Weather Cloudy
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 2:01.012
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:50.756 on lap 40
Podium
First
Red Bull-Renault
Second
Ferrari
Third
Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2013 Belgian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix)[2] was a Formula One motor race on 25 August 2013 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium.[4] It was the eleventh round of the 2013 season, and the 69th running of the Belgian Grand Prix.

The race was won by Sebastian Vettel in a Red Bull-Renault in a time of 1:23:42, registering an average speed of 220.80 km/h, thus extending his championship lead to 46 points. Second was Fernando Alonso in a Ferrari, and third was Lewis Hamilton (who had started from pole) in a Mercedes.[5][6] This was the first of 9 straight victories for Vettel, a Formula One record at the time.

  1. ^ "2013 Belgian GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2013 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 Belgian GP". Motor Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Sebastian Vettel blows away Lewis Hamilton's title challenge inside 30 seconds". The Independent. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Sebastian Vettel wins with ease in Belgium, Lewis Hamilton third". BBC Sport. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.