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Sebastian Vettel won the 2013 Japanese Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2013 Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Mark Webber and Romain Grosjean at Suzuka Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, and Romain Grosjean
Race date
October 13, 2013
Pole
Mark Webber
Fastest lap
Mark Webber
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit

The decisive result

Sebastian Vettel finished first for Red Bull. Mark Webber is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Romain Grosjean 3 for Lotus F1 Team.

Grid to finish

Adrian Sutil from P22 to P14 (+8), Esteban Gutiérrez from P14 to P7 (+7), and Jean-Éric Vergne from P17 to P12 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mark Webber started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 Finished, 8 +1 lap, 2 Collision, and 1 Collision damage. Mark Webber holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:34.587 on lap 44. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:26:49.30125
2Mark WebberRed Bull1:26:56.43018
3Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team1:26:59.21115
4Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:27:34.90612
5Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1 Team1:27:36.62610
6Nico HülkenbergSauber1:27:40.9168
7Esteban GutiérrezSauber1:28:00.9316
8Nico RosbergMercedes1:28:01.3244
9Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:28:10.1222
10Felipe MassaFerrari1:28:18.5641
11Paul di RestaForce India1:28:27.8730
12Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso+1 lap0
13Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso+1 lap0
14Adrian SutilForce India+1 lap0
15Sergio PérezMcLaren+1 lap0
16Pastor MaldonadoWilliams+1 lap0
17Valtteri BottasWilliams+1 lap0
18Charles PicCaterham+1 lap0
19Max ChiltonMarussia+1 lap0
DNFLewis HamiltonMercedesCollision damage0