Vettel wins Malaysian Grand Prix

Syafique Shuib
March 24, 2013 15:46 MYT
Sebastian Vettel snatched pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix. After driving behind teammate Mark Webber during the beginning of the race, Vettel took first position on Lap 48 and never looked back.
Final leaderboard:
1.Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
2. Mark Webber - Red Bull
3. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
4. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes
5. Felipe Massa - Ferrari
6. Romain Grosjean - Lotus
7. Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus
8. Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber
9. Sergio Perez - McLaren
10. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso
11. Valtteri Bottas - Williams
12. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber
13. Jules Bianchi - Marussia
14. Charles Pic - Caterham
15. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham
16. Max Chilton - Marussia
17. Jenson Button - McLaren
18. Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso
19. Pastor Maldonado - Williams
20. Adrian Sutil - Force India
21. Paul di Resta - Force India
22. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari
5.43pm: Sebastian Vettel wins Malaysian Grand Prix!!!
5.38pm: Lap 52: Mark Webber is four seconds behind Sebastian Vettel. Four more laps left.
5.34pm: Lap 49 - Felipe Massa in 8th place.
5.32pm: Lap 48 - Sebastian Vettel still leading the race, Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton right behind him.
5.22pm: A close race but Webber keeps the lead over Vettel.
5.18pm: Lap 40 - Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg battle for third place.
5:13pm: Lap 37 - Jenson Button loses the lead, rejoins in 14th place after a mishap at the pit stop.
5.06pm: Lap 34: Jenson Button now leads the race.
4.58pm: Lap 29: Game over for Force India's Adrian Sutil.
4.55pm: Lap 27: Hamilton still in third but still in the battle for victory.
4.52pm: Lap 25: Close race for the No. 1 position between Sebastian Vettel and current leader Mark Webber.
4.47pm: Lap 22 - Mark Webber regains the lead.
4.42pm: Lap 19 - Mark Webber makes a pit stop, Sebastian Vettel leads the race.
4.36pm: Lap 18 - Webber, Vettel, Hamilton, Rosberg, Button.
4.34pm: Lap 14 - Ferrari's Felipe Massa in 7th place. Mark Webber continues to lead.
4.28pm: Lap 11 - Sergio Perez and Kimi Raikkonen battle for 10th place.
4.25pm: Lap 10 - Mark Webber leads the race, followed by Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.
4.18pm: Lewis Hamilton mistakenly went to the McLaren pit box even though he is with Mercedes now.
4.13pm: Fourth lap - Sebastian Vettel leads the race by 3.8 second.
4.12pm: Lewis Hamilton is in 3rd, Jenson Button 4th.
4.10pm: Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is out of the race, decided not to pit at the end of the first lap.
4.05pm: Vettel leads the race, Alonso in second position.
Pole Position:
1. Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull-Renault
2. Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari
3. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari
4. Lewis Hamilton (Bri) Mercedes
5. Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault
6. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes
7. Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren-Mercedes
8. Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India-Mercedes
9. Sergio Perez (Mex) McLaren-Mercedes
10. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Lotus-Renault
11. Romain Grosjean (Fra) Lotus-Renault
12. Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari
13. Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Toro Rosso-Ferrari
14. Esteban Gutierrez (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari
15. Paul di Resta (Gbr) Force India-Mercedes
16. Pastor Maldonado (Col) Williams-Renault
17. Jean-Eric Vergne (Fra) Toro Rosso-Ferrari
18. Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams-Renault
19. Jules Bianchi (Fra) Marussia-Cosworth
20. Charles Pic (Fra) Caterham-Renault
21. Max Chilton (Gbr) Marussia-Cosworth
22. Giedo van der Garde (Ned) Caterham-Renault
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