2013 Korean Grand Prix lap charts

2013 Korean Grand Prix

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The appearance of the Safety Car in the middle of the race played into the hands of some drivers and spoiled the race for others.

It worked out best for Kimi Raikkonen, who’d made what turned out to be his final pit stop four laps before it came in. That stop jumped him ahead of Nico Hulkenberg, and the Safety Car got him ahead of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton as well.

“People might say it was good luck with the safety car, but sometimes these things go with you and others they go against you,” said Raikkonen afterwards.

“We made up some places even before that happened, and if we hadn’t had the speed then we wouldn’t have been in a position to take advantage. You could see at the end that we had more than enough pace to keep the others behind, so I think it’s deserved.”

Raikkonen certainly helped himself when the opportunity presented itself – such as his team mate’s lap 37 error in the penultimate corner, which he opportunistically took advantage on to claim second place. For the second race in a row Raikkonen started in the middle of the pack and finished on the podium.

Korean Grand Prix lap chart

The positions of each driver on every lap. Use the control below to show/hide different drivers:

https://www.racefans.net/charts/2013drivercolours.csv

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Sebastian Vettel11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Lewis Hamilton23333333338643333333333333333464444445555555555555555555
Romain Grosjean32222222222532222222222222222222222222333333333333333333
Nico Rosberg44444444443765555544444444444121210888888888888888888888777
Fernando Alonso5666666668111087777766666666666986666666666666666666666666
Felipe Massa621201817161621212017161615151515151515151515121111111111131515141414141412121212121212121010101010101010999
Nico Hulkenberg755555555569766666555555557109775555554444444444444444444
Esteban Gutierrez814141413131315201916151514141414141414141414131212121212101111131313131311111111111111111112121212121212111111
Kimi Raikkonen988877777643988888777777781088653333333222222222222222222
Sergio Perez101111121111111010109131312121111111110101099998775412151515151513131313131313131211111111111111101010
Jenson Button111010101521212016131211101010101010109991017141414141311107777777777777777777777888
Daniel Ricciardo12777888899745444449131313121010109910898101010101010101010999999999999
Mark Webber131212111010998752299999888888875553391111111111
Adrian Sutil141818222222222222212018171616161616161616161614131313131415141412121212122020202020202020202020202020
Paul di Resta15131313121212131917141414131313131313121212131518
Jean-Eric Vergne16161515141414121111108111818181818181818181818171818181817161616161616161418191918171616151515151515151517
Valtteri Bottas1717171616151514122221191817171717171717171717161515151616181817171717171715141414141414141313131313131313121212
Pastor Maldonado18999991011171413121211111212121211111111111616161515141313999999999101010101414141414141414131313
Charles Pic1919191919181817141522202019191919191919191919191917171717161718181818181816151515151515151616161616161616141414
Giedo van der Garde2015161718171716131215212222222222222222222222222221212121212120202020202017161616171818181717171717171717151515
Max Chilton2122222121202019181818171921212121212121212121212120202020202021212121212119191818191919191919191919191919181717
Jules Bianchi2220212020191918151619222120202020202020202020202019191919191919191919191918171717161617171818181818181818161616

Korean Grand Prix race chart

The gaps between each driver on every lap. Use the control below to show/hide different drivers:

https://www.racefans.net/charts/2013drivercolours.csv

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Sebastian Vettel0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Lewis Hamilton2.8253.3473.3493.7544.0244.4344.3185.17210.35528.40722.6043.2364.0535.1936.3716.9146.8726.4715.7615.6626.3426.7278.25610.68814.05117.25620.62826.27835.31654.15665.97327.1994.6574.0013.9491.8944.2453.3695.0832.0224.2165.5366.9858.35110.16912.21514.91417.23719.11820.83922.63523.78224.94125.23725.255
Romain Grosjean2.1082.6662.6342.8162.7792.9142.9833.413.4878.40321.6892.3692.7923.2443.5864.1214.1254.4124.1983.8064.1944.0784.1874.8755.5685.8465.5645.1055.1715.4118.4242.5630.9531.8911.3440.7282.2271.8292.5871.1252.4213.1053.6234.1694.1364.2434.5694.9485.4465.5415.9245.9176.4816.1024.927
Nico Rosberg3.4594.5985.2256.1937.3288.5469.13610.02310.56916.12432.19613.2514.07914.48615.25216.41317.94618.22718.37118.67919.25118.95218.67818.8819.69620.55121.18430.4570.16670.4186.42247.1429.937.8826.2773.5086.5466.4746.7773.2276.8938.9611.02312.82214.01515.32617.04919.39621.36723.06524.90426.44527.61627.47326.698
Fernando Alonso4.7916.6447.8379.39310.42311.47412.49214.58322.42940.58535.33116.72117.55118.72519.82821.45121.96123.10123.82225.49727.02227.44428.21229.54131.65834.16335.37241.47160.74759.2977.15139.0326.3375.94.9492.7755.2495.0275.472.3785.7997.4949.39211.07112.02713.33415.51518.22619.85421.52623.45624.65626.00726.10226.189
Felipe Massa15.26718.16821.3722.68124.80731.45850.70652.86954.57756.88452.79735.76838.93241.09443.27245.13846.48948.39149.64850.84452.48753.59955.73257.17959.16160.84662.47164.25470.55891.878113.1773.57723.35314.55213.416.4259.31810.8389.8115.3089.84312.26714.7317.08921.44922.71223.6625.67927.54929.00230.88431.91934.3734.81134.39
Nico Hulkenberg4.2885.9416.6828.2129.43410.79811.57412.7113.87119.54635.02616.00917.01918.11819.3320.41321.0322.45923.37624.96526.54726.81527.46428.72930.60336.79458.07457.59757.79757.93876.76637.0535.8775.0224.372.3623.7112.7943.7561.7473.8665.276.6298.1329.90912.04214.70917.05518.88320.48522.25223.37624.60424.85124.114
Esteban Gutierrez10.56413.33915.39918.0620.61323.80130.63852.11254.11456.22852.31335.18138.15140.242.32844.15944.95246.74748.38749.91951.42552.97756.38258.40160.44561.94663.83465.43567.60570.13391.87671.66922.76613.9612.8665.9118.88410.2019.0824.7129.31311.79214.22216.65122.41825.60527.73329.32730.6231.81533.82134.70236.50236.82435.99
Kimi Raikkonen6.9278.6429.38510.37611.24112.21313.23415.06215.53816.57517.49119.48420.02420.34220.62621.86122.56123.84624.59926.15427.84828.19229.12130.20736.30956.04653.90252.54751.49251.83563.78823.9762.7212.7972.5891.1342.4110.9961.2020.5321.4022.0472.4552.8822.9183.2033.3253.6464.0534.2714.584.9075.7345.3574.224
Sergio Perez8.89811.29613.61316.30918.29220.61322.45124.50226.30732.54747.92729.50530.98634.12135.31136.24837.20738.58339.28940.07241.29241.9842.60843.6445.90947.1148.01748.79749.91451.21494.58390.27937.38615.30713.8186.819.78111.86311.0025.49610.30312.67815.17217.50222.78624.03825.00526.50628.25429.92131.61832.74135.15435.55135.155
Jenson Button8.25810.82112.5419.6642.48241.943.25946.96247.97348.8643.8126.06128.12829.66830.90831.78732.2333.05733.44435.0737.50444.15766.7867.01667.48567.18966.77567.168.03868.12881.70542.5169.0466.935.4153.0646.0865.9986.2032.8566.4828.47510.43212.17913.15714.60216.41918.96720.8922.46224.44526.08429.9131.38332.262
Daniel Ricciardo6.0997.9529.1111.79313.54615.53317.46820.67522.58124.27820.8255.8188.76411.25713.57315.4817.45725.11846.547.27150.17750.16350.81852.23654.10955.7457.33559.13160.20161.84783.60356.70913.5610.429.0934.3258.0689.1778.5694.2197.74410.02912.53915.07917.81720.40922.87524.9126.53127.95329.69330.611
Mark Webber9.30511.5612.97715.47315.94516.83517.98918.17918.72818.92114.2491.10721.39221.34321.60922.89923.67924.95625.64226.92729.37729.94230.26831.17532.86132.82231.72830.56130.93734.7684.43661.10519.5612.5169.9184.659
Adrian Sutil13.13517.18325.44753.26853.40354.27255.26456.80958.56560.43357.55740.74644.13746.80148.49349.78550.86252.18353.06753.93155.3456.0657.3959.36661.59463.39565.04971.30391.49591.461111.44571.13520.88513.16310.7675.42825.67531.8254.4919.36122.02841.32443.69347.61451.57857.05661.58266.43770.87590.459
Paul di Resta9.99412.48914.65517.03219.07121.57627.93949.56251.89452.23549.27831.42333.71136.16838.87241.12942.58944.06545.17546.67449.84452.41560.14183.037
Jean-Eric Vergne12.08214.15415.99118.84221.43724.75527.70930.34732.65535.41334.93827.48351.38953.10754.66756.03857.37459.25960.88162.70165.66267.64970.23877.764100.866101.748102.195102.331104.135111.374135.59891.16440.32116.76715.2187.51311.2716.66417.9339.10714.87518.77221.45524.67526.81829.78432.26534.62337.33139.60542.19144.25266.177
Valtteri Bottas12.58216.46518.11521.46324.19228.09730.35637.83560.21762.03458.65842.19945.37748.43851.19953.82455.87858.13559.67161.4763.60264.79266.42869.30372.59476.28680.24488.533111.716118.527139.11291.83742.02217.32915.8017.89112.22912.70711.7616.0411.04213.69916.13218.3323.58226.46429.21231.90634.10236.14738.94341.4944.45846.21347.049
Pastor Maldonado7.7029.92511.39113.50115.38418.32224.28547.30648.96450.03145.49727.99630.24633.48437.38839.34640.37541.5942.53843.76545.8347.15153.11374.5775.83376.83777.1577.5978.20278.6796.72756.18610.7389.357.683.9487.5567.3737.3723.8528.65811.10713.51716.38424.44228.01530.88833.5236.10938.5241.16443.44746.64348.39750.013
Charles Pic13.76317.93422.30626.60130.64334.8838.89542.95251.50674.02870.76154.45757.94361.19464.19767.04269.38772.15174.43276.86579.84482.20185.02588.5892.09895.12797.885100.457103.711115.034175.44163.015113.84167.20324.2299.7213.3414.12512.6967.32712.80916.70420.61424.27228.50732.08236.27541.12845.41948.8952.8955.95360.34562.20863.578
Giedo van der Garde11.72716.1521.10225.59929.18933.51137.82242.04545.06753.53472.20776.87780.34684.14187.59790.49992.78195.64698.092101.219105.012108.287112.667116.568120.381123.088125.848128.641131.339146.838187.252165.027117.47770.86328.02710.83315.16514.95313.667.76714.49120.08824.52729.41832.36835.67238.84642.38246.4550.52554.52957.79761.61363.70464.501
Max Chilton15.61320.76924.93829.44933.99938.62843.19448.90253.95258.81257.22149.41973.65977.57481.61185.23988.51791.5994.29597.507101.631104.815108.49113.261117.963121.039124.182126.977129.532146.217193.607165.58118.53572.07728.36411.34417.16917.48415.568.85616.77121.41625.87130.6235.06739.40443.56746.99951.3855.21859.48763.25967.92670.95872.898
Jules Bianchi14.41319.69223.47527.66432.12736.78641.47646.82351.8160.33978.12562.74967.58372.17576.49480.37883.66386.95690.07593.25597.211100.127103.302108.174113.744116.846119.573122.362125.304140.344181.934164.382116.83169.78626.60610.39916.11416.10215.0448.22913.83418.30223.89628.67233.87937.66740.97944.47248.37551.90255.82159.4163.75766.13467.97

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    29 comments on “2013 Korean Grand Prix lap charts”

    1. “and the Safety Car got him ahead of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton as well”
      Kimi was already ahead of them before the safetycar, jumped them with a early pit stop.

      1. Kimi was 3rd when it came out so even without it he would very likely have been on the podium.

      2. I think it’s referring to the strategy going on, in that without the safety car they may not have pitted, which may have left him vulnerable later in the race, however, as it was, it secured his position.

        1. If I remember correctly Kimi didn’t pit during the 1st safety car period (having done that a few laps earlier, so he was in 3rd when everyone else did. At least this is how i remember, but I mcould be wrong

    2. Notice how from lap 26 on, Hulk and Kimi have an almost similar evolution in terms of race position. One-two places gap between them until the very end. Great race from the both of them.

    3. So Vettel does get another grand chelem since Webber pitted before crossing the line in the lead

      1. Sadly, yes.

    4. Back to Back Grand Chellam for Sebastian. How many peoples do that

      1. Damn ….. Auto Correct again
        How many people did that in the past

      2. Nobody. He is the first one to do that.

        1. Another record for the list…

        2. I thought it was the first! Fantastic job by Vettel.

      3. @harsha @strontium @vettel1
        http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Grand_Chelem
        Clark did it in 1963 at the Dutch and French Grands Prix.
        Ascari did too in 1952 at the German and Dutch Grands Prix.
        Still very impressive company

        1. @mnm101 I was just taking other’s word for it! Cheers for clearing that up :D

    5. I did ask some if Webber pit that lap will put Vettel as “lead all laps”. Apparently the answer I got was no, Vettel did not lead all lap. But here the lap chart shows otherwise.

      Congratulations on 2 back to back Grand Chelem. Not an easy feat at all, let alone 1 Grand Chelem.

    6. Just Webbers luck, huh?

      Gets up to 3rd, get a puncture, pits twice in 2 laps, out of rubber so fits Options, out of top ten, no way he was going to make it to the end without pitting again, gets crashed by no fault of his own, and the car catches fire so badly, that it’s completely ruined.

      5 minutes… all of that. For a guy that’s short of motivation, it must be a big blow on the chin.

      1. @fer-no65 now lets wait for him to get another grid penalty for changing the engine.
        His luck today was really unbelievable

    7. Reason why Webber did not lead the lap where he pitted is probably because the Red Bull pit box is the first, and so before the finish line. If it was after the finish line, Webber may have crossed it first.

      1. Would the line at the end of the pits represent the start line in this case? I’m not sure …

        1. No, it is in exactly the same place as on the track. So some pit boxes are in front, and some others behind the line.

          1. Exactly, in fact I remember they had to change the pit lane entry line in Silverstone (last time they modified the track) because the teams found out that the fastest lap time was achieved by going into the pits at the end of the lap instead of completing the lap in the track.

            1. Brilliant XD

          2. The finish line is positioned either before the first pit or after the last one, hence all of the finish lines that are right after the last bend.

    8. David not Coulthard (@)
      6th October 2013, 17:20

      So 2 grand chelems in which Vettel did lose his lead, yet regains it at the finish line, therefore de jure they still end up being grand chelems? Hmmmm……….

      1. Lead laps are counted when u cross the finish line. U can drive the whole lap in front of an other driver but if he passes u right before the finishline he gets de lap added to his tally

      2. David not Coulthard (@)
        6th October 2013, 18:01

        Would you please confirm if this is true, @keithcollantine (sorry for tagging you again!)

        1. @davidnotcoulthard yep, a grand Chelem is defined by leading every lap of a race. Since he crossed the finish line of every lap in first place, he lead every lap for both of them and so along with his two poles and two fastest laps takes back-to-back grand Chelem’s! :D

        2. @davidnotcoulthard Yes he led every lap and therefore it counts as a ‘grand slam’/’grand chelem’, as noted here:

          2013 Korean Grand Prix stats and facts : Vettel helps Renault equal Ferrari poles record

    9. has a safety car ever hindered Vettel? (not including it reducing the gap to the car behind him)

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