The Force India VJM06[1] is a Formula One racing car designed and built by the Force India team for use in the 2013 season where it was driven by Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil, who returned to the team after spending the 2012 season out of the sport. The car was launched on 1 February 2013 at the team's base near the Silverstone Circuit, and is complete redesign of the previous year's car.[2]
It was the last British-based F1 foreign car to utilize ExxonMobil fuels and lubricants before its use for Red Bull RB13 in 2017.
The VJM06 was less reliable compared to its predecessor, the VJM05, with eight retirements across the season. Di Resta achieved his best result of the season in fourth at . Sutil achieved his best finish with fifth-place in . Force India would finish the season in sixth in the World Constructors' Championship with 77 points.
The livery is almost identical to its predecessor with a minor changes. This was the final year the team used white paint as a base colour. Their title sponsor, Sahara India Pariwar returned for the second year along with renewed sponsors; Kingfisher, Royal Challenge, Whyte & Mackay and Airbus. Medion once again left the team as Sutil moved to Sauber the following season.
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | Grands Prix | Points | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | MAL | CHN | BHR | ESP | MON | CAN | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | KOR | JPN | IND | ABU | USA | BRA | |||||||
| Sahara Force India F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz FO 108F | Paul di Resta | 8 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 77 | 6th | ||
| Adrian Sutil | 7 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 13 | ||||||