Round 1 · 17 March 2013
2013 Australian Grand Prix: results
Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1) won the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 17 March 2013 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 7. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) completed the podium. Pole position went to Sebastian Vettel. The fastest lap was set by Kimi Räikkönen (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | 1:30:03.225 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | +12.451 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | +22.346 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | +33.577 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | +45.561 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +46.800 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 12 | +65.068 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 9 | +68.449 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 10 | +81.630 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | +82.759 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 15 | +83.367 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 13 | +83.857 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 14 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 20 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | — | — | Electrical |
| 21 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 17 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 11 | — | — | Fuel system |