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Sebastian Vettel won the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton at Sepang International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, and Lewis Hamilton
Race date
March 24, 2013
Pole
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Sergio Pérez
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit

The decisive result

Sebastian Vettel finished first for Red Bull. Mark Webber is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton 3 for Mercedes.

Grid to finish

Jean-Éric Vergne from P17 to P10 (+7), Valtteri Bottas from P18 to P11 (+7), and Giedo van der Garde from P22 to P15 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Sebastian Vettel started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 2 Wheel nut, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Collision damage. Sergio Pérez holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:39.199 on lap 56. 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 Bull1:38:56.68125
2Mark WebberRed Bull1:39:00.97918
3Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:39:08.86215
4Nico RosbergMercedes1:39:09.32112
5Felipe MassaFerrari1:39:22.32910
6Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team1:39:32.2458
7Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1 Team1:39:45.1606
8Nico HülkenbergSauber1:39:49.7254
9Sergio PérezMcLaren1:40:09.0382
10Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:40:23.8051
11Valtteri BottasWilliams1:40:25.2910
12Esteban GutiérrezSauber+1 lap0
13Jules BianchiMarussia+1 lap0
14Charles PicCaterham+1 lap0
15Giedo van der GardeCaterham+1 lap0
16Max ChiltonMarussia+2 laps0
17Jenson ButtonMcLarenWheel0
18Daniel RicciardoToro RossoExhaust0
DNFPastor MaldonadoWilliamsKERS failure0
DNFAdrian SutilForce IndiaWheel nut0