Sebastian Vettel tops the time table of the 1st practice for the 2013 Australian F1 GP. The gap to runner up Felipe Massa is only 0,078 s.
Race: 2013 Australian F1 Grand Prix
Circuit: Albert Park Circuit
Weather: Dry
Track temperature: 37°C
Air temperature: 21°C
Wind Speed: 4.0 mps
Wind direction: South
Air Pressure: 1014.6 mBar
Humidity: 50%
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | 1st Gap | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:27,211 | 16 | |
| 2 | 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27,289 | 0,078 | 17 |
| 3 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:27,547 | 0,336 | 16 |
| 4 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27,552 | 0,341 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27,668 | 0,457 | 18 |
| 6 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:27,877 | 0,666 | 17 |
| 7 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:28,013 | 0,802 | 17 |
| 8 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:28,426 | 1,215 | 19 |
| 9 | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:28,440 | 1,229 | 19 |
| 10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:28,520 | 1,309 | 15 |
| 11 | 6 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:28,597 | 1,386 | 19 |
| 12 | 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:28,786 | 1,575 | 19 |
| 13 | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:28,910 | 1,699 | 18 |
| 14 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:29,443 | 2,232 | 20 |
| 15 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:29,928 | 2,717 | 19 |
| 16 | 12 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:30,203 | 2,992 | 17 |
| 17 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:30,729 | 3,518 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:30,969 | 3,758 | 19 |
| 19 | 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:31,263 | 4,052 | 24 |
| 20 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:32,176 | 4,965 | 23 |
| 21 | 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:32,274 | 5,063 | 21 |
| 22 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:32,388 | 5,177 | 18 |