Sebastian Vettel is the highly deserving F1 2013 world champion, after delivering an exceptional performance with a string of nine consecutive, and an overall 13 Grand Prix wins during the season. The final championship positions saw Vettel with 397 to Alonso's 242, Webber's 199, Hamilton's 189 and the absent Kimi Räikkönen's 183.
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| Final Standings after Grand Prix of Brazil | |||||
Position | Driver | Nation | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Sebastian | Vettel | Germany | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 397 |
| 2 | Fernando | Alonso | Spain | Ferrari | 242 |
| 3 | Mark | Webber | Australia | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 199 |
| 4 | Lewis | Hamilton | Great Britain | Mercedes | 189 |
| 5 | Kimi | Räikkönen | Finland | Lotus-Renault | 183 |
| 6 | Nico | Rosberg | Germany | Mercedes | 171 |
| 7 | Romain | Grosjean | France | Lotus-Renault | 132 |
| 8 | Felipe | Massa | Brazil | Ferrari | 112 |
| 9 | Jenson | Button | Great Britain | McLaren-Mercedes | 73 |
| 10 | Nico | Hulkenberg | Germany | Sauber-Ferrari | 51 |
| 11 | Sergio | Perez | Mexico | McLaren-Mercedes | 49 |
| 12 | Paul | di Resta | Great Britain | Force India-Mercedes | 48 |
| 13 | Adrian | Sutil | Germany | Force India-Mercedes | 29 |
| 14 | Daniel | Ricciardo | Australia | STR-Ferrari | 20 |
| 15 | Jean-Eric | Vergne | France | STR-Ferrari | 13 |
| 16 | Esteban | Gutierrez | Mexico | Sauber-Ferrari | 6 |
| 17 | Valtteri | Bottas | Finland | Williams-Renault | 4 |
| 18 | Pastor | Maldonado | Venezuela | Williams-Renault | 1 |
| 19 | Jules | Bianchi | France | Marussia-Cosworth | 0 |
| 20 | Charles | Pic | France | Caterham-Renault | 0 |
| 21 | Heikki | Kovalainen | Finland | Lotus-Renault | 0 |
| 22 | Giedo | van der Garde | Netherlands | Caterham-Renault | 0 |
| 23 | Max | Chilton | Great Britain | Marussia-Cosworth | 0 |
Sources: see Formula 1
