Malaysia 2013 - Driver standings - Sebastian Vettel moves into the lead of the championship fight
Published by Christine
Kimi Räikkönen's poor qualifying and multiple excursions off track in Malaysia saw him lose his early lead in the title fight to Sebastian Vettel, who took his victory in controversial circumstances. Behind them, Webber and Hamilton, both separated by just a single point. Fourteen drivers now have points on the board.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 40 |
| 2 | -1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 31 |
| 3 | 3 | Mark Webber | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 26 |
| 4 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 25 |
| 5 | -1 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 22 |
| 6 | -4 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 18 |
| 7 | 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 12 |
| 8 | 2 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 9 |
| 9 | -2 | Adrian Sutil | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 6 |
| 10 | -2 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 4 |
| 11 | 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber F1 Team | 4 |
| 12 | -1 | Sergio Pérez | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 2 |
| 13 | -4 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 2 |
| 14 | -2 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1 |
| 15 | -1 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | 0 |
| 16 | -3 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 0 |
| 17 | -2 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 18 | -2 | Charles Pic | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | -3 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 21 | -2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 0 |
