Brazilian F1 Grand Prix 2013: Start Time, Line-Up, TV Schedule and More

With the final race of the Formula One campaign on the horizon, Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix has a tinge of bitter sweetness about its season climax.

Sebastian Vettel descends upon Sao Paulo with his drivers' championship already in tow, driving the Red Bull engine that's helped in bringing him a fourth consecutive title.

Although it's already been decided who'll finish atop the podium overall, there's still a lot worth fighting for in South America this Sunday, with points and pride ranking highly.

Read on for all necessary viewing information ahead of Sunday's meet and more.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time/Retired	Gap	Laps
1	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:27.306		12
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:27.531	0.225	10
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:27.592	0.286	18
4	7	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Renault	1:28.129	0.823	13
5	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:28.147	0.841	9
6	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Ferrari	1:28.405	1.099	11
7	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:28.540	1.234	9
8	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	1:28.560	1.254	20
9	19	Daniel Ricciardo	STR-Ferrari	1:28.739	1.433	20
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	1:28.891	1.585	12
11	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:28.928	1.622	10
12	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber-Ferrari	1:29.049	1.743	17
13	14	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1:29.174	1.868	11
14	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	1:29.717	2.411	13
15	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:29.783	2.477	7
16	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	1:30.425	3.119	15
17	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren-Mercedes	1:30.748	3.442	8
18	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Cosworth	1:31.061	3.755	18
19	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	1:31.118	3.812	16
20	20	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	1:31.165	3.859	15
21	23	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	1:31.211	3.905	19
22	5	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:31.770	4.464	6

 

Date: Sunday, Nov. 24

Course: Grande Premio Petrobas do Brasil—full course details on Formula1.com.

Viewing Info: Sky Sports F1 (UK)

Brazilian Grand Prix Qualifying Replay: 9:15 a.m. GMT/4:15 a.m. ET

Brazilian Grand Prix: 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET

Brazilian Grand Prix Paddock Live: 6:30 p.m. GMT/1:30 p.m. ET

Brazilian Grand Prix Highlights: 9 p.m. GMT/4 p.m. ET

Nico Rosberg has been on the coat-tails of the Formula One big guns for some time now and after finishing two of his last three races on the podium, the German registered another statement of intent by finishing FP2 atop the pile.

The Mercedes driver did well in wet conditions and also managed to finish quickest in FP1 ahead of both Red Bulls, recording a time 0.225 seconds faster than Vettel.

Sky Sports confirmed the lead:

Rosberg's teammate Lewis Hamilton didn't cope quite as well with the damp weather and was in fifth after FP2, BBC Sport's Andrew Benson reporting that the Briton says he has no chance of winning on Sunday unless the conditions relent:

"

Through my career, in the rain was always best for me; that was when I could make a difference. In this car, there's no hope for me. I don't know what's going on.

We're just really, really struggling with the throttle mapping and all these kinds of things, but clearly the car's quick enough because Nico's able to do it, so I really have to just work hard and figure out what it is.

"

Jenson Button's poor form continued with a 22nd-place qualification while Heikki Kovalainen, Jean-Eric Vergne and Felipe Massa were impressive, finishing FP2 as fourth, fifth and seventh, respectively.

In what's been a familiar case all season long, Mark Webber finished just behind teammate Vettel in qualifying in what will be his final race before leaving Formula One.

A lot of the teams were very lightly run due to the wet weather, not wishing to sacrifice tyres before they're actually needed, which was a disappointment.

However, the real excitement is yet to come and one can only hope that the Brazilian weather holds up long enough to make it the spectacle we're all hoping for.