China 2013 - Race results - Three World Champions take to the podium in Shanghai
Published by Christine
The action-packed race in China delivered a fascinating finish, with Fernando Alonso taking a strong victory, but the remaining podium positions being fought for until the closing laps. Four retirements, a Force India inter-team collision, and yet more bad luck for Webber provided an exciting afternoon as the third race of the year came to its conclusion.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:36.808 | Lap 53 |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:36:26.945 | 3 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | +10.1 | 3 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +12.3 | 3 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | +12.5 | 3 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | +35.2 | 2 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | +40.8 | 3 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +42.6 | 3 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +51.0 | 3 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | +53.4 | 3 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber F1 Team | +56.5 | 3 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | +63.8 | 2 |
| 12 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +72.6 | 3 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | +93.8 | 3 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | +95.4 | 3 |
| 15 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | +1 lap | 3 |
| 16 | Charles Pic | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 3 |
| 17 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | +1 lap | 3 |
| 18 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 3 |
| DNF | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Lap 23 | 4 |
| DNF | Mark Webber | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | Lap 18 | 2 |
| DNF | Adrian Sutil | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Lap 6 | 1 |
| DNF | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | Lap 6 | 0 |
