2013 Malaysian Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps

2013 Malaysian Grand Prix

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Sergio Perez set the fastest lap in the Malaysian Grand Prix.

The McLaren driver did so on the final lap of the race, shortly after a late pit stop for fresh tyres.

View each driver’s lap times from the race in the interactive chart below as well as the table of top times.

Malaysian Grand Prix lap times

All the lap times by the drivers (in seconds, very slow laps excluded):

https://www.racefans.net/charts/2013drivercolours.csv

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
Sebastian Vettel 121.79 117.127 116.672 117.267 120.467 138.058 115.376 110.138 108.582 106.491 105.544 104.99 104.658 104.082 103.616 103.35 103.248 103.44 103.476 103.074 103.483 106.823 118.799 102.054 101.741 102.08 102.851 102.291 102.496 102.528 102.676 105.5 117.796 101.249 101.353 102.029 101.561 101.679 101.134 101.803 101.247 103.839 115.174 101.763 100.446 101.998 100.748 100.851 101.074 101.144 101.329 101.919 101.746 101.77 102.741 105.52
Felipe Massa 127.716 120.601 119.58 119.658 123.207 139.91 115.043 111.043 108.388 106.801 105.335 104.566 104.205 104.034 103.684 103.815 103.811 104.024 104.5 107.59 120.235 103.464 101.743 102.09 102.189 102.459 102.378 102.387 102.568 103.085 103.115 104.174 107.951 118.851 101.257 101.45 102.503 101.459 101.214 101.077 101.732 101.676 102.02 101.784 102.165 102.298 105.228 116.937 101.363 99.805 99.822 100.126 101.626 100.725 100.858 101.004
Fernando Alonso 125.239
Lewis Hamilton 125.768 117.796 117.657 117.743 117.432 116.59 118.733 131.608 107.499 105.628 104.776 104.263 104.033 103.999 103.687 103.552 103.462 103.571 104.178 103.686 107.346 118.089 101.61 101.769 101.629 101.699 102.555 102.44 102.404 105.681 117.229 101.001 101.32 101.447 102.633 101.67 101.887 102.168 103.171 102.47 105.459 118.712 101.787 102.029 101.939 102.143 101.44 101.727 101.322 101.894 101.306 101.92 102.64 102.218 102.906 103.541
Mark Webber 125.298 116.963 117.131 117.049 116.588 115.795 118.563 127.937 107.195 106.291 105.76 105.524 104.785 104.182 103.535 103.195 103.123 103.808 106.652 119.22 102.919 103.191 103.204 103.411 102.515 102.093 102.575 101.757 102.139 102.302 105.048 117.632 101.412 101.536 102.149 101.013 100.889 101.047 101.928 101.416 101.597 102.365 104.754 117.352 100.685 102.757 101.68 102.195 102.066 101.168 101.694 101.613 102.581 102.898 103.445 103.359
Nico Rosberg 127.937 118.701 117.787 116.984 117.368 116.559 115.841 118.193 125.83 105.701 104.621 103.775 104.165 103.538 103.54 103.176 103.2 103.336 103.51 103.357 103.89 107.581 117.507 101.057 101.338 101.946 101.874 102.691 101.953 101.781 104.165 119.084 101.785 100.975 101.592 101.881 101.523 102.285 102.137 102.456 102.784 105.557 118.068 100.755 102.13 102.462 102.17 101.524 101.194 101.808 101.298 101.97 102.591 102.261 102.573 103.556
Kimi Raikkonen 131.135 121.195 120.298 121.057 120.347 124.16 133.517 111.508 108.743 105.416 105.875 105.077 104.55 104.123 104.209 103.034 102.844 102.985 103.385 103.219 106.519 119.904 102.466 102.494 102.493 102.734 102.466 104.645 103.221 102.693 102.878 104.349 103.662 106.307 120.46 101.784 101.769 103.16 102.167 102.2 102.435 102.873 102.75 102.301 102.234 102.174 103.337 103.293 102.473 103.307 102.762 103.131 103.773 103.217 104.461 105.591
Jenson Button 127.046 119.307 119.609 119.518 118.905 118.698 121.081 127.842 107.757 106.675 105.234 104.72 104.394 104.006 103.774 103.843 103.604 103.734 103.635 103.485 106.408 118.293 102.151 102.108 102.467 102.059 102.177 102.185 102.184 103.459 102.71 102.184 102.357 102.449 107.941 102.263 101.629 102.105 102.621 102.564 100.743 100.556 101.318 101.429 101.493 101.88 101.914 102.6 103.209 102.412 102.79 112.394
Adrian Sutil 129.129 120.512 120.423 121.215 119.86 123.858 149.973 110.271 109.995 106.113 106.147 104.093 104.183 103.812 104.28 104.013 103.701 103.761 104.081 103.674 103.974 107.385 102.791 104.203 103.016 108.904
Sergio Perez 128.741 120.22 120.029 120.474 120.855 119.779 122.245 128.808 108.449 106.87 106.294 105.167 104.509 104.146 104.571 105.29 104.149 103.912 103.858 104.078 103.876 107.174 118.304 101.971 102.221 101.784 102 102.188 102.141 102.631 103.765 104.004 106.91 118.803 101.638 102.557 101.305 101.476 102.414 102.167 102.392 102.743 102.898 102.999 102.854 103.321 103.657 104.011 105.766 104.764 104.926 104.938 105.198 110.794 116.805 99.199
Romain Grosjean 131.346 121.218 120.292 120.186 118.594 120.277 120.993 129.924 107.389 106.428 104.265 104.122 103.783 103.804 103.485 103.562 103.699 103.569 103.925 107.771 119.669 103.46 102.269 102.108 102.544 102.631 102.671 102.512 102.822 103.429 103.188 103.894 103.71 103.615 107.151 119.42 101.226 101.305 101.664 101.511 102.012 101.774 101.773 102.08 102.104 102.308 102.128 102.46 102.25 102.474 102.571 102.945 103.862 103.729 103.759 104.585
Nico Hulkenberg 129.804 120.453 120.382 119.196 118.225 118.002 119.321 129.044 106.622 105.678 105.635 105.041 104.884 104.433 104.508 104.456 104.128 104.207 104.621 104.392 107.031 122.36 102.295 102.764 102.603 102.601 102.457 102.82 102.934 103.467 104.029 103.609 103.955 106.752 120.676 101.919 101.807 102.739 102.423 102.698 103.732 103.025 103.508 106.107 120.376 100.727 101.304 101.16 101.081 101.428 101.888 101.922 101.746 102.606 101.96 102.184
Daniel Ricciardo 130.567 121.111 120.63 120.46 120.58 123.666 133.227 112.43 109.904 107.496 106.389 105.569 105.393 105.262 105.139 105.05 105.104 105.022 109.974 122.192 104.292 104.655 104.415 104.163 104.05 104.098 104.018 104.13 104.037 103.912 104.815 104.476 108.393 121.783 102.581 102.83 102.917 102.708 102.666 102.689 102.71 102.957 103.767 105.7 104.267 104.36 104.495 105.28 106.298 106.093 117.897
Esteban Gutierrez 133.007 122.318 120.712 119.658 120.334 119.033 121.612 135.869 108.511 106.682 105.695 105.231 104.901 104.093 107.43 104.795 105.142 104.97 104.573 105.156 105.152 108.691 122.15 102.513 102.367 102.774 103.504 103.056 103.603 103.879 104.801 104.732 104.197 104.775 105.575 109.881 121.594 102.019 101.11 101.873 101.403 101.565 101.557 101.73 103.15 103.651 104.527 106.289 104.868 104.253 108.274 118.531 101.415 100.929 101.084
Paul di Resta 131.81 121.236 121.388 120.96 119.683 123.673 149.966 108.776 108.376 105.855 104.934 104.202 103.753 103.68 103.853 103.461 103.303 104.205 103.094 106.775 107.989
Pastor Maldonado 132.738 121.731 121.149 121.43 121.282 124.069 133.777 110.508 109.319 108.704 106.944 105.833 130.837 132.366 104.241 104.639 105.139 105.028 104.709 104.456 104.499 104.353 104.602 105.177 104.799 104.74 105.149 104.812 104.946 105.906 107.205 107.832 122.227 103.465 103.814 103.524 105.162 104.108 104.022 104.02 105.749 103.612 103.919 105.953 104.403
Jean-Eric Vergne 134.774 121.658 119.935 120.814 120.056 118.883 122.248 155.906 108.089 106.335 106.061 106.09 105.2 105.322 105.464 106.032 105.003 105.511 104.945 104.601 104.559 104.135 106.188 104.396 104.772 108.442 120.403 102.56 102.758 102.586 103.095 102.771 102.69 102.955 102.223 102.379 102.126 101.965 102.036 102.242 102.511 102.682 105.904 117.928 100.492 101.742 102.225 104.116 101.942 103.301 102.04 102.727 101.721 101.709 103.209 101.348
Valtteri Bottas 137.676 122.831 121.889 120.708 121.404 125.467 136.098 111.397 110.591 107.286 105.815 105.139 105.408 104.854 104.287 104.725 104.61 104.87 104.874 103.779 103.907 107.683 127.005 103.063 103.019 103.844 102.778 103.085 103.113 103.48 103.814 104.091 103.938 103.794 104.071 104.395 103.476 103.581 103.545 106.286 122.353 101.952 102.53 102.291 102.403 104.109 103.396 102.869 103.662 102.169 102.765 101.7 102.64 101.373 101.873 101.53
Jules Bianchi 135.979 122.876 121.888 121.771 121.397 124.092 137.494 111.561 110.985 108.956 107.369 107.622 107.201 107.119 106.348 106.744 110.66 123.163 104.578 104.481 104.915 104.547 104.239 104.53 104.731 104.966 105.565 106.68 109.341 122.109 108.781 104.974 104.538 104.159 103.705 103.606 103.561 104.209 104.138 104.159 104.65 106.38 107.673 121.746 102.944 103.135 102.423 102.643 102.919 103.106 102.977 104.72 104.196 102.953 102.926
Charles Pic 133.869 122.729 121.676 121.517 121.085 119.96 123.336 153.314 108.885 107.328 106.837 106.543 106.017 105.923 105.843 105.796 105.587 105.926 106.892 110.031 127.294 104.924 104.332 104.242 104.479 108.553 105.236 105.276 108.104 106.964 106.601 110.395 123.273 105.64 104.45 103.771 103.794 103.714 103.767 103.966 104.317 104.529 108.734 122.573 103.427 104.357 103.214 103.227 103.267 103.134 102.942 103.362 103.024 108.256 103.138
Max Chilton 136.626 123.326 124.426 121.714 121.581 125.444 141.445 112.356 110.126 108.832 107.731 107.198 107.783 106.444 105.912 106.544 106.757 107.171 110.89 125.38 105.208 104.585 104.596 105.042 105.428 105.299 109.231 105.967 107.711 107.392 114.949 122.996 105.419 105.195 105.359 104.22 104.58 104.585 104.615 105.034 109.269 121.767 103.495 103.15 104.02 104.808 105.43 105.982 106.269 106.643 105.833 105.574 109.622 107.527
Giedo van der Garde 134.824 122.752 121.871 122.061 120.684 124.444 134.676 112.995 111.69 109.917 107.886 107.761 107.172 106.9 106.581 106.675 106.891 110.975 123.923 105.346 105.087 105.189 105.399 106.219 106.51 105.906 106.034 109.614 126.535 105.674 107.66 105.049 104.812 104.638 104.351 105.455 105.504 107.771 105.55 106.217 106.647 111.71 123.085 103.157 103.338 103.623 104.38 103.705 103.258 103.452 104.841 105.741 105.18 105.291 105.748

Malaysian Grand Prix fastest laps

Each driver’s fastest lap:

Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Gap On lap
1 Sergio Perez McLaren 1’39.199 56
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1’39.805 0.606 50
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1’40.446 1.247 45
4 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1’40.492 1.293 45
5 Jenson Button McLaren 1’40.556 1.357 43
6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1’40.685 1.486 45
7 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1’40.727 1.528 46
8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1’40.755 1.556 44
9 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1’40.929 1.730 54
10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’41.001 1.802 32
11 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1’41.226 2.027 37
12 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1’41.373 2.174 54
13 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1’41.769 2.570 37
14 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1’42.423 3.224 47
15 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1’42.581 3.382 35
16 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1’42.791 3.592 24
17 Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1’42.942 3.743 51
18 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1’43.094 3.895 19
19 Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1’43.150 3.951 44
20 Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1’43.157 3.958 44
21 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1’43.465 4.266 34
22 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 2’05.239 26.040 1

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17 comments on “2013 Malaysian Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps”

  1. These are a theoretically great data source, Keith, but can you please please add a manual scale option for the y-axis? This particular chart format makes comparing Button with anybody else essentially impossible since his 203 second lap 36 squashes any other lap variation into nothingness.

    1. Personally I’d love it if none of the pit stop laps were included at all (or alternatively, if there was an option for this). I’m not sure how easy that would be to produce, though.

      The chart already says “very slow laps excluded” – I wonder which those are?

    2. @ilanin I’ve filtered out the three slowest laps to help with that. If you’ve got a suggestion for new functionality please post it here:

      F1 Fanatic site development

  2. This shows the Maclarens at least have some sort of pace (even if the car is not great yet).

    Just out of interest what happened to Massa with regards to his unsafe release into Perez? On sky the commentators said it was as obvious an unsafe release as you can get without having a crash… Perez had to slam his breaks on! Yet no mention of it anywhere that I can see…..

    1. I don’t think it does – I think what it shows is how meaningless fastest lap is now! Perez only achieved it because he bolted on new tyres two? laps from the end and reaped the benefit of the extra grip.

      I think we’d only see it being meaningful if points were available for it, as they have been in the past.

      1. It shows that they are not a million miles away, along with how well Button would have finished (if he had all his wheels….) I am not saying it shows they are the fastest, but to get a fastest lap at all (after all it was also ony 6 laps after Massas fastest lap) and the fact that both Perez and Button are in the top end of the table shows that the car is probably not quite as bad as they thought in Australia.

    2. They’ll be back to winning ways in a couple of races. I just wonder what they did to the car. Huge difference in performance from the car identical as it was in Melbourne. They probably played a bit with balast and obviously played well. Shame for Jenson, he drove a good race…

  3. FonEengIneeR7 (@)
    24th March 2013, 18:33

    Great stats, but I can hardly distinguish the lap times between the teammates. It would be better if the colors for teammates were a bit lighter and darker respectively.

  4. The first two medium stints of Mercedes were very encouraging, though I’m not sure whether their pace was a little bit flattered by not having enough fuel in the car. I suspect that wasn’t such a big factor in lap time, especially since Rosberg was tight on fuel but not that tight. When Lewis peeled off into the pits on lap 31, wasn’t he so close to Sebastian he almost ran into the back of him?

    It’s a shame then, that for the second race running Mercedes do well on one type of tyres but not so great on the harder compound.

    With regard to the final stint, although I was personally happy to see Hamilton get his first podium for Mercedes, a different team order, to release Rosberg immediately at the beginning of the final stint, would have made more sense. Perhaps he could have troubled the fighting Red Bulls. I suppose it’s harder, though, to issue a team order to let someone by than it is to hold position.

    1. @adrianmorse “When Lewis peeled off into the pits on lap 31, wasn’t he so close to Sebastian he almost ran into the back of him?”
      I’m sure it looked more dramatic than the drivers experienced it. Anyone at that level has so much control over the car and where it is that they are able to drive within a few cm’s of another car without hitting it. Only if the grip level or speed is suddenly changing a lot they misjudge and collide.
      Regarding team-orders, I think the teams must acknowledge that they hire overambitious hot shot egos who would sell their mother on ebay if it would bring victory. What we witnessed was perhaps a lesson of the difference between a 3 times World Champion and a highly talented driver, who needs a “Brawn”-event strike of luck to get a title. A team should learn not to issue commands, which doesn’t stand a chance in the order of execution in the very independent mind of the driver, who is influenced by adrenalin, high pulse and an inherent feeling that number 2 is just the first of the loosers.

  5. It’s interesting that WEB and VET fastest lap is only 2 tenths apart, on the same lap and after their last pitstop… So they were on the same page regarding the engine, neither of them turned it down or they were both with it down…

    1. You are looking at the wrong part. Where you are looking Mark had turned his engine back up already. It’s the period just prior to that where Vettel consistenly etched away Mark’s 4 sec gap with a higher engine setting.

      The overtake was made with the same engine settings, but the gap was closed up with higher engine settings. Compare that last pit-stop period with the 2 former dry pit-stops and you will see the difference in consistency.

  6. JEV and Jules, solid. Yet again.

  7. If everyone thinks vettel was so fast how come vernge was only 5 hundredths off his fastest lap in an inferior Torro Rosso

  8. Excellent page, a wealth of information. But why are the “very slow laps” excluded from the dataset? Is there any way to include these slow laps?

    1. Because they would distort the rest of the chart making it difficult to read.

      1. Yes, I suppose I see your point. Slow lap times would appear as terribly high spikes in the graph, making the other (regular) lap times less discernable. I’ve also found the other statistics page where “gap” times are listed, so the slow lap times can be computed accordingly. For example, Jenson Button’s 36th lap was an incredibly slow 3:23.141. Not sure what happened there — I know he had the wheel problem, but that occurred much later in the race…. Thanks for your reply.

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