| 2013 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 9 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Nürburgring "GP-Strecke" circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 7 July 2013 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland 2013[1] | ||||
| Location |
Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.148 km (3.199 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 60 laps, 308.863 km (191.919 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Attendance | 44,000 (Race Day)[2] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:29.398 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:33.468 on lap 51 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second | Lotus-Renault | ||||
| Third | Lotus-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2013 German Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland 2013)[1] was a Formula One motor race that was held on 7 July 2013 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany,[3] as the ninth round of the 2013 season.
It marked the 74th running of the German Grand Prix overall, and the 60th running of the German Grand Prix since 1950, when the racing series now known as the Formula One World Championship was created. This is the earliest a German Grand Prix has been held in a calendar year, followed by the 1926 and the 2009 editions of the race, though the 1996 European Grand Prix was held at the Nürburgring in late April.
The 60-lap race was won by local driver Sebastian Vettel, driving a Red Bull after starting from second position on the grid. This was the first and only home victory for the German driver. Kimi Räikkönen finished second for Lotus. Räikkönen's teammate Romain Grosjean finished third. A charging Fernando Alonso finished fourth and also set the fastest lap driving a Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton, who started from pole position driving a Mercedes, ended up finishing 5th, only a second ahead of his former teammate Jenson Button.[4]
As a result of the race, Sebastian Vettel increased his championship lead to 34 points from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. Kimi Räikkönen's second place moved him just 7 points behind Alonso in the standings. Lewis Hamilton remained fourth, while Mark Webber also remained in 5th spot. This was also Sergio Pérez's first points finish since Spain, and also for his teammate Jenson Button, since Monaco.[5] This was the last Formula One Grand Prix to be held at the Nürburgring until the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix.
- ^ a b "Formula 1 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ Steil, Daniel (22 January 2015). "Nürburgring verhandelt weiter mit Ecclestone - Ende offen" [Nürburgring continues negotiations with Ecclestone - End open]. Focus Online (in German). FOCUS Magazin Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull finishes incident-packed race on top of podium". The Daily Telegraph. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Sebastian Vettel wins German GP, with Lewis Hamilton fifth". BBC Sport. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.