2013 Belgian Grand Prix
| 2013 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 11 of 19 in the 2013 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 25 August 2013 | ||||
| Official name | 2013 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 7.004 km (4.352 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cloudy | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 2:01.012 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:50.756 on lap 40 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2013 Belgian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race on 25 August 2013 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium. It was the eleventh round of the 2013 season, and the 69th running of the Belgian Grand Prix.
The race was won by Sebastian Vettel in a Red Bull-Renault in a time of 1:23:42, registering an average speed of 220.80 km/h, thus extending his championship lead to 46 points. Second was Fernando Alonso in a Ferrari, and third was Lewis Hamilton (who had started from pole) in a Mercedes. This was the first of 9 straight victories for Vettel, a Formula One record at the time.