Indian F1 Grand Prix 2013 Results: Reaction, Stats, Standings, Post-Race Review

Sebastian Vettel is a quadruple Formula One World Champion after winning the Indian Grand Prix.

The German finished ahead of Nico Rosberg and Romain Grosjean, and his 25-point haul here means he has an insurmountable lead in the overall standings.

It was another display of unnerving composure and dominance from the German driver, who joins the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio, Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher as a four-time world champion. He is just the third man in history to win four world titles in consecutive seasons.

Vettel pitted after just two laps, but scythed his way forward from the back of the field to second place a mere 11 laps later. After his teammate Mark Webber pitted from pole, the German re-took the lead. Webber retired with gearbox issues not long after, giving Vettel a 20-second lead over second-placed Raikonnen.

As he so often does, Vettel extended his advantage and ran out a comfortable victor.

The Race Weekend Results

The race weekend on Bleacher Report:

Thursday - Key Storylines in India

Friday and Saturday - Practice and Qualifying

Sunday - Live Race Blog

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 Classified results: 

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	60	Winner	1	25
2	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	60	+29.8 secs	2	18
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	60	+39.8 secs	17	15
4	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	60	+41.6 secs	5	12
5	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren-Mercedes	60	+43.8 secs	9	10
6	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	60	+52.4 secs	3	8
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	60	+67.9 secs	6	6
8	14	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	60	+72.8 secs	12	4
9	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	60	+74.7 secs	13	2
10	19	Daniel Ricciardo	STR-Ferrari	60	+76.2 secs	11	1
11	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	60	+78.2 secs	8
12	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	60	+78.9 secs	18
13	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Ferrari	59	+1 Lap	14
14	5	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	59	+1 Lap	10
15	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber-Ferrari	59	+1 Lap	16
16	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	59	+1 Lap	15
17	23	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	58	+2 Lap	22
18	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Cosworth	58	+2 Lap	19
19	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	54	+6 Lap	7
Ret	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault	39	+21 Laps	4
Ret	20	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	35	+25 Laps	21
Ret	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	1	+59 Laps	20

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	60	Winner	1	25
2	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	60	+29.8 secs	2	18
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	60	+39.8 secs	17	15
4	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	60	+41.6 secs	5	12
5	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren-Mercedes	60	+43.8 secs	9	10
6	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	60	+52.4 secs	3	8
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	60	+67.9 secs	6	6
8	14	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	60	+72.8 secs	12	4
9	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	60	+74.7 secs	13	2
10	19	Daniel Ricciardo	STR-Ferrari	60	+76.2 secs	11	1
11	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	60	+78.2 secs	8
12	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	60	+78.9 secs	18
13	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Ferrari	59	+1 Lap	14
14	5	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	59	+1 Lap	10
15	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber-Ferrari	59	+1 Lap	16
16	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	59	+1 Lap	15
17	23	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	58	+2 Lap	22
18	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Cosworth	58	+2 Lap	19
19	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	54	+6 Lap	7
Ret	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault	39	+21 Laps	4
Ret	20	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	35	+25 Laps	21
Ret	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	1	+59 Laps	20

Updated Driver Standings

Updated driver standings from Formula1.com:

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Team	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing-Renault	322
2	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	207
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Lotus-Renault	183
4	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	169
5	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing-Renault	148
6	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	144
7	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus-Renault	102
8	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	102
9	Jenson Button	British	McLaren-Mercedes	60
10	Paul di Resta	British	Force India-Mercedes	40
11	Nico Hulkenberg	German	Sauber-Ferrari	39
12	Sergio Perez	Mexican	McLaren-Mercedes	33
13	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India-Mercedes	28
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	STR-Ferrari	19
15	Jean-Eric Vergne	French	STR-Ferrari	13
16	Esteban Gutierrez	Mexican	Sauber-Ferrari	6
17	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Williams-Renault	1
18	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams-Renault	0
19	Jules Bianchi	French	Marussia-Cosworth	0
20	Charles Pic	French	Caterham-Renault	0
21	Giedo van der Garde	Dutch	Caterham-Renault	0
22	Max Chilton	British	Marussia-Cosworth	0

Updated Team Standings

Updated team standings from Formula1.com:

Pos	Team	Points
1	Red Bull Racing-Renault	470
2	Mercedes	313
3	Ferrari	309
4	Lotus-Renault	285
5	McLaren-Mercedes	93
6	Force India-Mercedes	68
7	Sauber-Ferrari	45
8	STR-Ferrari	32
9	Williams-Renault	1
10	Marussia-Cosworth	0
11	Caterham-Renault	0

Post-Race Reaction

Some reaction Twitter reaction following the race:

"

I'm probably not alone in hoping Seb's early pitstop means he's doing a 9-stopper today. #F1

— Fake Charlie Whiting (@charlie_whiting) October 27, 2013"

"

To celebrate Sebastian Vettel doing doughnuts in front of an applauding crowd in the stands! http://t.co/3o8DPltYGa #skyf1

— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) October 27, 2013"

"

#INDGP ALO had the pace and the strategy to fight for the podium but was really unlucky.

— Scuderia Ferrari (@InsideFerrari) October 27, 2013"

Jonathan Noble of AutoSport.com reports Vettel was reprimanded for his celebration:

"

Sebastian Vettel was reprimanded and his Red Bull team fined 25,000 Euro for his post-race title celebrations at the Indian Grand Prix.

[...]

A statement issued by the stewards said: "The driver failed to proceed directly to the post race parc ferme as detailed under article 43.3 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations.

"Due to the special circumstances the Stewards accepted the explanation of the driver.

"The team failed to instruct the driver sufficiently to return directly to post race parc ferme."

"

"

Vettel: "I want to say a big thank you to the team and all the people who were behind us. It was not an easy season. It was a difficult one.

— F1® Racing on NBC (@F1onNBCSports) October 27, 2013"

"

Nice shot of Nico Rosberg and Romain Grosjean hoisting Sebastian Vettel aloft on their shoulders. #IndianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/QjPD5jF6ZP

— Fans of Seb Vettel (@FansOfSebVettel) October 27, 2013"

"

Sebastian Vettel doughnuts on the main straight after winning the #F1 2013 World Drivers' Championship. #IndianGP pic.twitter.com/ssXxBnUpYX

— Jordan Irvine (@IrvineF1) October 27, 2013"

Winners in India

Sebastian Vettel - Another victory. Another world title. Vettel must be considered one of the all-time greats after his latest exploits. A class act on and off the track. Hopefully he will get the credit his talent warrants.

Sergio Perez - The Mexican drove superbly for the opening part of the race. A late rally also saw him overtake Lewis Hamilton and Raikkonen to finish in fifth place. That is his best-ever finish for McClaren.

Romain Grosjean - A superb effort from the Frenchman, who recovered from 17th position on the grid to move into third place. He drove imperiously throughout this contest and was well worthy of his podium finish. Starting to show his quality.

Losers in India

Fernando Alonso - It was the first time since July 2010 that Alonso has finished a race without scoring points. He tangled with Webber early on, and dropped down places after the start. Losing out in the world title race was inevitable, but 11th place is a disappointing showing for the Spaniard.

Mark Webber - Looked like a lock to finish second after Vettel had taken control of the race. Unfortunately, he was plagued by reliability issues again. It always seems to happen to Webber as opposed to his World Championship-winning teammate. Unfortunate once again.