Fernando Alonso secured his 32nd and most recent Formula One victory, marking Ferrari's last win until 2015 and the last by a Spanish driver until 2022.
Key Facts
- Race round
- 5th round of 2013 F1 season
- Running of Spanish GP
- 43rd as a World Championship round
- Pole position
- Nico Rosberg
- Alonso career wins
- 32nd Grand Prix victory
- Ferrari pit stops
- 4 pit stops (winning strategy)
- Circuit
- Circuit de Catalunya, 23rd race at venue
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Ferrari adopted an aggressive four-stop pit strategy, gambling that fresh tyres would allow Fernando Alonso to overtake rivals. Alonso's bold first-lap move around the outside of both Räikkönen and Hamilton at turn 3 set the tone for his race, placing him in a strong strategic position early.
Held on 12 May 2013 at Circuit de Catalunya, the race saw Fernando Alonso win from third on the grid, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa. Pole-sitter Nico Rosberg finished sixth. Alonso's four-stop strategy allowed him to consistently run on fresh tyres and outpace Räikkönen, who made one fewer stop.
The victory proved to be Alonso's 32nd and final Formula One win as of December 2025. It was the last race won by a Spanish driver until Carlos Sainz Jr.'s victory at the 2022 British Grand Prix, and the last Ferrari victory until the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix, marking a prolonged drought for the Italian constructor.