Sebastian Vettel dominated the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to take his 11th victory of the 2013 season.
The German managed to pass team-mate Mark Webber who had qualified on pole, but a poor start left the Red Bull driver down in third by the first corner as Nico Rosberg also got the jump but would eventually fall back to third.
Romain Grosjean passed Lewis Hamilton on the first lap to take fourth, a position he remained in for the entire race, whilst Hamilton fell further back, eventually finishing seventh behind Fernando Alonso and Paul di Resta.
Felipe Massa was eighth, Sergio Perez ninth and Adrian Sutil tenth.
Race Result – 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 25 | |
| 02. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +30.8 | 18 |
| 03. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | +33.6 | 15 |
| 04. | R. Grosjean | Lotus | +34.8 | 12 |
| 05. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +67.1 | 10 |
| 06. | P. di Resta | Force India | +78.1 | 8 |
| 07. | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | +79.2 | 6 |
| 08. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +82.8 | 4 |
| 09. | S. Perez | McLaren | +91.1 | 2 |
| 10. | A. Sutil | Force India | +93.2 | 1 |
| 11. | P. Maldonado | Williams | +95.9 | |
| 12. | J. Button | McLaren | +103.7 | |
| 13. | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | +104.2 | |
| 14. | N. Hulkenberg | Sauber | +1 lap | |
| 15. | V. Bottas | Williams | +1 lap | |
| 16. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | |
| 17. | J-E. Vergne | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | |
| 18. | G. van der Garde | Caterham | +1 lap | |
| 19. | C. Pic | Caterham | +1 lap | |
| 20. | J. Bianchi | Marussia | +2 laps | |
| 21. | M. Chilton | Marussia | +2 laps | |
| 22. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | Retired |
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