As is normal at Monza, one-stop strategies were the order of the day for most drivers.
Caterham were the only team which opted for a two-stop strategy for their drivers. Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton both ended up two-stopping because they were forced to make early pit stops due to damage.
Mercedes produced the fastest pit stop of the race for Nico Rosberg. But just as impressive was Red Bull’s stacked pit-stops for Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on lap 23, which were among the four fastest stops of the race.
Italian Grand Prix tyre strategies
The tyre strategies for each driver:
Stint 1 | Stint 2 | Stint 3 | |
---|---|---|---|
Sebastian Vettel | Medium (23) | Hard (30) | |
Fernando Alonso | Medium (27) | Hard (26) | |
Mark Webber | Medium (23) | Hard (30) | |
Felipe Massa | Medium (24) | Hard (29) | |
Nico Hulkenberg | Medium (24) | Hard (29) | |
Nico Rosberg | Medium (26) | Hard (27) | |
Daniel Ricciardo | Medium (22) | Hard (31) | |
Romain Grosjean | Medium (20) | Hard (33) | |
Lewis Hamilton | Hard (13) | Medium (25) | Medium (15) |
Jenson Button | Medium (21) | Hard (32) | |
Kimi Raikkonen | Hard (1) | Medium (29) | Medium (23) |
Sergio Perez | Medium (22) | Hard (31) | |
Esteban Gutierrez | Hard (27) | Medium (26) | |
Pastor Maldonado | Medium (24) | Hard (29) | |
Valtteri Bottas | Medium (25) | Hard (28) | |
Adrian Sutil | Medium (24) | Hard (28) | |
Charles Pic | Medium (17) | Hard (21) | Hard (14) |
Giedo van der Garde | Medium (18) | Hard (21) | Hard (13) |
Jules Bianchi | Medium (22) | Hard (30) | |
Max Chilton | Medium (23) | Hard (29) | |
Jean-Eric Vergne | Medium (14) | ||
Paul di Resta | Medium |
Italian Grand Prix pit stop times
How long each driver’s pit stops took:
Driver | Team | Pit stop time | Gap | On lap | |
1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 24.079 | 26 | |
2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 24.205 | 0.126 | 23 |
3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 24.208 | 0.129 | 27 |
4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 24.305 | 0.226 | 23 |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 24.315 | 0.236 | 38 |
6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 24.319 | 0.240 | 22 |
7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 24.450 | 0.371 | 21 |
8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 24.460 | 0.381 | 13 |
9 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 24.665 | 0.586 | 25 |
10 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 24.668 | 0.589 | 27 |
11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 24.692 | 0.613 | 24 |
12 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 24.764 | 0.685 | 30 |
13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 25.397 | 1.318 | 24 |
14 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 25.541 | 1.462 | 22 |
15 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 25.569 | 1.490 | 17 |
16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 25.633 | 1.554 | 24 |
17 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 25.933 | 1.854 | 22 |
18 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 26.146 | 2.067 | 23 |
19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 26.302 | 2.223 | 18 |
20 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 26.363 | 2.284 | 38 |
21 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 26.873 | 2.794 | 24 |
22 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 27.040 | 2.961 | 20 |
23 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 30.975 | 6.896 | 1 |
24 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 33.200 | 9.121 | 39 |
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Merv (@)
8th September 2013, 18:12
I didn’t see it on TV but looking at the times above Lotus managed to change Kimi’s front wing in under 10s which seems fairly impressive. Still seems they have work to do on “normal” tyre stops though.
Martin (@aardvark)
8th September 2013, 19:14
Massa should have been third instead of Webber. The half a second he lost to Webber because of a slower pit stop was crucial.
DaveW (@dmw)
9th September 2013, 16:45
Then there is the 1s+ he lost slowing down to let Alonso past. I suppose he will be chagrinned to get sacked this week after out qualifying Alonso, being asked, again, to let him by, and giving up a chance at 2nd at least.
Luca Nuvolari (@nuvolari71)
8th September 2013, 19:47
What a boring race. Maybe Pirelli could have chosen a different mix of tires? Instead of 1 or 2 stops, make it 2 or 3?
Mike (@mike)
9th September 2013, 4:34
I think we need to point to this race when people criticize Pirrelli.
Having said that, was it really boring? I mean, ignore that Vettel was untouchable, there was quite a bit going on, I enjoyed it. Am so happy for Hulkenburg. Such a great race for him.
Nicolette Nicol (@nico21)
8th September 2013, 20:54
Is that the first time Mercedes have topped the time sheet for pitstops?
Dusty in California (@dusty-in-california)
8th September 2013, 22:03
I’d have liked to see Hamilton attempt 40 laps on the medium. Tire degradation was so little that he almost certainly would have had a better result. Teams in general have become so conservative… it’s all about risk management rather than aggressive strategy.
DaveW (@dmw)
9th September 2013, 16:49
Indeed. The pit delta at Monza is like 24s+. Would he have lost 24 seconds trying to run on the hards? He certainly lost quite a big of time squabbling with Raikkonen, Ricciardo, and the McLarens on the softer tire at the end. Also, Rosberg was very foolish to fight Hamilton and cost them both time. In the end, it cost the team points, with Hamilton, who could have harvested another 2 spots for want of a couple seconds, and it may have kept Rosberg behind Hulkenberg. They were not racing for position so there was no reason for Rosberg to do that.
Cindy
9th September 2013, 5:07
I have noticed, especially on the podium today, that the guys are removing their Pirelli caps and either holding them while replacing team caps or not putting any caps back on. Was it in Hungary where Alonso tossed his Pirelli cap over the rail after wearing it for maybe what, 3 minutes? Is this subtle contempt for Pirelli? I mean, I hope so.
Patrick (@paeschli)
9th September 2013, 16:12
Red Bulls pit stops were impressive :O Or maybe the folks at Red Bull are just lazy, they only want to work for 1 lap :P
What are dog rings? Are there people out there who try to boycott the RB car? ^^