Sebastian Vettel took his 13th win of the 2013 season – to become the only driver to ever win nine consecutive races in a single season – bringing an end to the year.
Red Bull secured a 1-2 thanks to Mark Webber finishing second, ten seconds behind, in what is his final Formula 1 race which he celebrated by removing his helmet on the slow-down lap as he waved to the cheering crowd.
Third went to Fernando Alonso, whilst Felipe Massa finished seventh – after a drive-through for cutting the pitlane – which wasn’t enough to secure second in the Constructors’ Championship after Mercedes took P5 with Nico Rosberg and P9 with Lewis Hamilton, who also took a drive-through and a puncture for a collision with Valtteri Bottas.
Jenson Button drove brilliantly to finish fourth, giving McLaren their best finish of the season, whilst Sergio Perez came from 19th to finish sixth behind Rosberg.
Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo completed the top ten in eighth and tenth respectively.
Race Result – 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 25 | |
| 02. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +10.4 | 18 |
| 03. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +18.9 | 15 |
| 04. | J. Button | McLaren | +37.3 | 12 |
| 05. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | +39.0 | 10 |
| 06. | S. Perez | McLaren | +44.0 | 8 |
| 07. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +49.1 | 6 |
| 08. | N. Hulkenberg | Sauber | +64.2 | 4 |
| 09. | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | +72.9 | 2 |
| 10. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11. | P. di Resta | Force India | +1 lap | |
| 12. | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | +1 lap | |
| 13. | A. Sutil | Force India | +1 lap | |
| 14. | H. Kovalainen | Lotus | +1 lap | |
| 15. | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | |
| 16. | P. Maldonado | Williams | +1 lap | |
| 17. | J. Bianchi | Marussia | +2 laps | |
| 18. | G. van der Garde | Caterham | +2 laps | |
| 19. | M. Chilton | Marussia | +2 laps | |
| 20. | C. Pic | Caterham | Retired | |
| 21. | V. Bottas | Williams | Retired | |
| 22. | R. Grosjean | Lotus | Retired |
