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2013 Korean Grand Prix — Formula One motor car race

October 6, 2013

The 2013 Korean Grand Prix was the final running of the Korean Grand Prix, won by Sebastian Vettel as part of his dominant 2013 championship season.

Quick Facts

Year
2013
Category
general

Key Facts

Race winner
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
Second place
Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1)
Third place
Romain Grosjean (Lotus F1)
Race distance
53 laps
Championship round
14th of 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship
Edition of Korean Grand Prix
4th and final

By the Numbers

1
Second place
1
Third place
53laps
Race distance
14
Championship round

Location

Map of Yeongam, South KoreaMap of Yeongam, South KoreaYeongam, South Korea

Cause → Event → Consequence

Cause

The Korean Grand Prix was established in 2010 at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam, South Korea, as part of Formula One's expansion into new Asian markets. By 2013, the event had reached its fourth and what would prove to be its final edition on the championship calendar.

Event

On 6 October 2013, the 2013 Korean Grand Prix took place as the fourteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. Sebastian Vettel won the 53-lap race for Red Bull Racing, with Kimi Räikkönen of Lotus F1 finishing second and Räikkönen's teammate Romain Grosjean finishing third.

Consequence

Vettel's victory contributed to his dominant 2013 title campaign. The race marked the end of the Korean Grand Prix as a Formula One event, with no subsequent editions held at the Korea International Circuit, effectively concluding the short-lived chapter of Formula One racing in South Korea.

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