| 2013 Korean Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 14 of 19 in the2013 Formula One World Championship
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 Korean International Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 6 October 2013 | ||||
| Official name | 2013 Formula 1Korean Grand Prix[1] | ||||
| Location | Korea International Circuit Yeongam,South Korea | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.621 km (3.493 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 55 laps, 309.155 km (192.100 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cloudy with maximum temperatures reaching 29 degrees during the day | ||||
| Attendance | 60,000[2] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:37.202 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:41.380 on lap 53 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second | Lotus-Renault | ||||
| Third | Lotus-Renault | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2013 Korean Grand Prix (formally known as the2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix)[1] was aFormula Onemotor race that was held on 6 October 2013 at theKorea International Circuit inYeongam,South Korea.[3] The race was the fourteenth round of the2013 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the fourth and final running of theKorean Grand Prix. The 53 lap race was won bySebastian Vettel forRed Bull Racing withKimi Räikkönen finishing second forLotus F1. Raikkonen's team mateRomain Grosjean finished third.
The race was contested over 55 laps and was won bySebastian Vettel, driving forRed Bull Racing. He dominantly won the race to claim his fourth consecutive victory of the season.[4] He achieved agrand slam for the second race in a row, becoming the first driver sinceJim Clark in 1963 to achieve the feat in consecutive race weekends.Lotus team-matesKimi Räikkönen andRomain Grosjean rounded out the podium, a result shrouded in minor controversy after Grosjean asked forteam orders late in the race having lost the position to Räikkönen on a safety car restart.[5][6]Nico Hülkenberg finished an equal career-best fourth place forSauber, describing it as "one of the best races in my career so far."[7]
The result meant that Vettel extended his lead to 77 points over Alonso; this put him in mathematical contention to seal his fourth consecutive championship in the next race in Japan, but ultimately had to wait untilIndia. Räikkönen leapfrogged Hamilton to go third, 28 points behind Alonso while Hamilton's result meant he was six points behind Räikkönen's score. Behind them,Mark Webber, who retired after a fire due to a collision withAdrian Sutil, kept fifth while Rosberg also stayed in sixth.[8] On lap 38 a fire truck appeared on track on its driver's own accord during a safety car period after Webber's car caught fire.
Despite major circuit renovations including a complete modification to the exit of the pit lane, this was the last Korean Grand Prix in Formula One to date – the race was on the 2014 provisional calendar (scheduled for 25–27 April) but theSouth Jeolla provincial government cut funding to the event due to very low spectator turnout, hindered by the venues' rural location.[9]
Notes:
^1 –Mark Webber received a ten-place grid penalty after receiving his 3rd reprimand of the season, for hitching a ride back to the pits on Fernando Alonso's Ferrari at theprevious race.
^2 –Jules Bianchi received a three-place grid penalty and a reprimand after impeding Paul di Resta while on an out-lap.[11]
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