2013 Bahrain Grand Prix

2013 Bahrain Grand Prix
Race 4 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit
Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit
Race details
Date 21 April 2013
Official name 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix[1]
Location Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.412 km (3.363 miles)
Distance 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 miles)
Weather Sunny
Attendance 73,000 (Weekend)[2] 31,000 (Race Day)[3]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:32.330
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:36.961 on lap 55
Podium
First
Red Bull-Renault
Second
Lotus-Renault
Third
Lotus-Renault
Lap leaders

The 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 21 April 2013 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain.[4] Mercedes' Nico Rosberg started the race from pole.[5] Sebastian Vettel won the race, with Lotus F1 drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean completing the podium meaning the top 3 finishers were identical to the 2012 event in the same order.[6]

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. The controversial race went ahead despite ongoing protests which had been taking place since the cancellation of the 2011 event. This race also marked the 200th Grand Prix for Mark Webber.[7]

This was also the last Bahrain Grand Prix to take place during the daytime, as the event switched to a night race from the 2014 race onwards.

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  2. ^ "Trends in Bahrain". 22 April 2013.
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  4. ^ "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  5. ^ Beer, Matt (20 April 2013). "Bahrain GP: Nico Rosberg takes surprise pole for Mercedes". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. ^ "2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix — results". Formula1.com. Formula One Administrations. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  7. ^ Alan Baldwin (22 April 2013). "Bahrain looks long term with F1 race". Euronews. Reuters. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.