2013 São Paulo Indy 300
# 2013 São Paulo Indy 300

The Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé was the fourth race of the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on May 5, 2013, on the 2.536-mile (4.081 km) temporary street circuit in São Paulo, Brazil, and was telecasted by the NBC Sports Network in the United States.

Canadian James Hinchcliffe won the race, his second win of the season, by passing Takuma Sato, winner of the previous race in Long Beach, on the final corner of the final lap.

## Classification

### Starting grid

| Row | Inside | Inside | Outside | Outside |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 5 | E. J. Viso |
| 2 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | 11 | Tony Kanaan |
| 3 | 27 | James Hinchcliffe | 9 | Scott Dixon |
| 4 | 7 | Sebastian Bourdais | 78 | Simona de Silvestro |
| 5 | 19 | Justin Wilson | 25 | Marco Andretti |
| 6 | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand | 14 | Takuma Sato |
| 7 | 22 | Oriol Servià | 20 | Ed Carpenter |
| 8 | 98 | Alex Tagliani | 18 | Ana Beatriz |
| 9 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | 3 | Hélio Castroneves |
| 10 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 6 | Sebastián Saavedra |
| 11 | 55 | Tristan Vautier (R) | 12 | Will Power |
| 12 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud | 16 | James Jakes |
| 13 | 67 | Josef Newgarden | | |

### Race results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 27 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 75 | 2:09:34.7383 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 51 |
| 2 | 14 | Takuma Sato | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Honda | 75 | + 0.3463 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 43 |
| 3 | 25 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 75 | + 1.1376 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | 22 | Oriol Servià | Panther Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | + 1.1745 | 2 | 13 | | 32 |
| 5 | 67 | Josef Newgarden | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing | Honda | 75 | + 1.6516 | 3 | 25 | | 30 |
| 6 | 5 | E. J. Viso | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 75 | + 2.8119 | 2 | 2 | | 28 |
| 7 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | + 3.5961 | 2 | 3 | | 26 |
| 8 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 75 | + 4.2772 | 2 | 8 | | 24 |
| 9 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud | Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports | Honda | 75 | + 7.6331 | 6 | 23 | | 22 |
| 10 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | + 9.0265 | 3 | 17 | | 20 |
| 11 | 1 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 75 | + 9.5135 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| 12 | 98 | Alex Tagliani | Barracuda Racing | Honda | 75 | + 10.4393 | 3 | 15 | | 18 |
| 13 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 75 | + 11.1234 | 6 | 18 | | 17 |
| 14 | 7 | Sebastian Bourdais | Dragon Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | + 13.6406 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 |
| 15 | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand | Panther Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | + 13.7377 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| 16 | 55 | Tristan Vautier | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 75 | + 14.3517 | 2 | 21 | | 14 |
| 17 | 16 | James Jakes | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 75 | + 19.8585 | 6 | 24 | | 13 |
| 18 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | + 29.4261 | 3 | 6 | | 12 |
| 19 | 6 | Sebastián Saavedra | Dragon Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | + 54.7223 | 4 | 20 | | 11 |
| 20 | 19 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 73 | + 2 laps | 5 | 9 | | 10 |
| 21 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 72 | + 3 laps | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 22 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 71 | + 4 laps | 4 | 19 | | 8 |
| 23 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 71 | + 4 laps | 6 | 14 | | 7 |
| 24 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 17 | Mechanical | 1 | 22 | | 6 |
| 25 | 18 | Ana Beatriz | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 6 | Mechanical | 0 | 16 | | 5 |

**Notes**

Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

## Standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Takuma Sato | 136 |
| 2 | 2 | Marco Andretti | 123 |
| 2 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 116 |
| 6 | 4 | James Hinchcliffe | 112 |
| 2 | 5 | Scott Dixon | 101 |
| | 6 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 94 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Wilson | 91 |
| 6 | 8 | Oriol Servià | 89 |
| | 9 | Simona de Silvestro | 86 |
| 1 | 10 | Charlie Kimball | 80 |

* Note: Only the top ten positions are included.
