The Federation International l'Automobile (FIA) which governs most motorsports around the world, published its official 2013 Formula One team and driver roster on Dec. 1. The list includes 11 teams, down one from 2012, after the financial failure of HRT, and lists several teams’ drivers as “to be announced.”
Teams have confirmed some of the “TBA” drivers are known: Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez will drive for Sauber, Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo will return for Toro Rosso, Charles Pic has been signed by Caterham and Timo Glock will drive for Marussia. Possibly these names were not submitted by the FIA’s Nov. 30 deadline and thus were not published.
HRT, which joined the grid in 2010, has been troubled by funding problems since its start as Campos Meta and then Hispania. Current owners Thesan Capital, which bought the team halfway through 2011, announced it was for sale early in November but couldn’t close a deal.
HRT finished 11th of twelve teams in its first two years and last in 2012, as money for replacement parts dried up.
The 19-race 2013 Formula One season starts with the Grand Prix of Australia on March 17. The schedule, like the team roster, is one shorter than 2012: organizers of the proposed New Jersey Grand Prix could not guarantee it would be ready and has been postponed until 2014.
| 2013 FIA Formula One Roster | |||
| Nos. | Team | Drivers | Chassis/Engine |
| 1-2 | Red Bull | Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 3-4 | Ferrari | Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 5-6 | McLaren Mercedes | Jenson Button, Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 7-8 | Lotus | Kimi Raikkonen, TBA | Lotus-Renault |
| 9-10 | Mercedes | Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 11-12 | Sauber | Nico Hulkenberg, Esteban Gutierrez* | Sauber-Ferrari |
| 14-15 | Force India | TBA | Force India-Mercedes |
| 16-17 | Williams | Pastor Maldonado, Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault |
| 18-19 | Toro Rosso | Jean-Eric Vergne, Daniel Ricciardo* | Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
| 20-21 | Caterham | Charles Pic*-TBA | Caterham-Renault |
| 22-23 | Marussia | Timo Glock*-TBA | Marussia-Cosworth |
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