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Hamilton on pole in Spain as rivals falter

Posted on May 12, 2012

Lewis Hamilton couldn’t believe his luck in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, as not only did he take a dominant pole position, but his main rivals for the win all tripped up in one way or another. However his luck changed after the session as the FIA Technical delegate reported him to the stewards for a fuel quantity irregularity after he stopped out on track on his cool down lap. Tyres were again the dominant story, as teams tried all manner of curious strategies to give themselves the best chance in the race. Sebastian Vettel looked good in practice More…

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F1 2013 Championship Race Calendar

Race Calendar
March 17, Australia
March 24, Malaysia
April 14, China
April 21, Bahrain
May 12, Spain
May 26, Monaco
June 9, Canada
June 30, Britain
July 7, Germany
July 28, Hungary
August 25, Belgium
September 8, Italy
September 22, Singapore
October 6, Korea
October 13, Japan
October 27, India
November 3, Abu Dhabi
November 17, United States
November 24, Brazil

F1 2013 Championship Standings

Spanish Grand Prix
1
  Fernando Alonso
2
  Kimi Räikkönen
3
  Felipe Massa
4
  Sebastian Vettel
5
  Mark Webber
6
  Nico Rosberg
7
  Paul di Resta
8
  Jenson Button
9
  Sergio Perez
10
  Daniel Ricciardo
Driver Standings
1
  Sebastian Vettel
89
2
  Kimi Räikkönen
85
3
  Fernando Alonso
72
4
  Lewis Hamilton
50
5
  Felipe Massa
45
6
  Mark Webber
42
7
  Romain Grosjean
26
8
  Paul di Resta
26
9
  Nico Rosberg
22
10
  Jenson Button
17
11
  Sergio Perez
12
12
  Daniel Ricciardo
7
13
  Adrian Sutil
6
14
  Nico Hulkenberg
5
15
  Jean-Eric Vergne
1
16
  Esteban Gutierrez
0
17
  Valtteri Bottas
0
18
  Pastor Maldonado
0
19
  Jules Bianchi
0
20
  Charles Pic
0
21
  Giedo van der Garde
0
22
  Max Chilton
0
Team Standings
1
Red Bull
131
2
Ferrari
117
3
Lotus
111
4
Mercedes
72
5
Force India
32
6
McLaren
29
7
Toro Rosso
8
8
Sauber
5
9
Williams
0
10
Marussia
0
11
Caterham
0

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