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Home / Seasons / 2017 F1 World Championship Season / 2017 Australian Grand Prix

2017 Australian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 26 March 2017
Winner
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • Kimi Raikkonen
  • Ferrari
CircuitMelbourne, 57 laps
Round1 of 20
Race numbers

The 2017 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 957th World Championship race
  • 33rd World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 22nd World Championship race at Melbourne
More 2017 season
More Australian Grands Prix
Previous race2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari571hr 24m 11.672s25
2-1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes57+9.975s18
3 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes57+11.250s15
4 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari57+22.393s12
5 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer57+28.827s10
6+1(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes57+1m 23.386s8
7+3(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap6
8 (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault56+1 lap4
9 (RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Renault56+1 lap2
10+3(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap1
11 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault56+1 lap 
12+4(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziSauber-Ferrari55+2 laps 
13+5(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda55+2 laps 
R (ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda50DNF 
R (DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari46DNF 
R (CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes40DNF 
R (AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer25DNF 
R (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari21DNF 
R (GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault15DNF 
R (FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari13DNF 
Did not start
  (DEU) Pascal WehrleinSauber-Ferrari   

Notes

  • Pascal Wehrlein withdrew from the Grand Prix before Free Practice 3 due to an injury. Antonio Giovinazzi was his replacement.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2 (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari
3 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes
4 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
5 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer
6 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
7 (BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes
8 (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault
9 (RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Renault
10 (MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
11 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault
12 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda
13 (FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes
14 (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
15   
16 (ITA) Antonio GiovinazziSauber-Ferrari
17 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
18 (BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda
19 (GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault
20-5(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes
Started from the pit lane
 -5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer

Notes

  • Lance Stroll and Daniel Ricciardo received five-place grid penalties for gearbox changes.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:22.188 
2(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:22.4560.268
3(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:22.4810.293
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:23.0330.845
5(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:23.4851.297
6(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:24.0741.886
7(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:24.4432.255
8(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault1:24.4872.299
9(RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Renault1:24.5122.324
10(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer– 
Q2
11(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:25.081 
12(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault1:25.091 
13(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:25.425 
14(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:25.568 
15(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:26.465 
Q1
16(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziSauber-Ferrari1:26.419 
17(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:26.847 
18(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda1:26.858 
19(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:27.143 
20(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault1:28.244 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel25
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton18
3(FIN) Valtteri Bottas15
4(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen12
5(NLD) Max Verstappen10
6(BRA) Felipe Massa8
7(MEX) Sergio Perez6
8(ESP) Carlos Sainz4
9(RUS) Daniil Kvyat2
10(FRA) Esteban Ocon1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari37
2Mercedes33
3Red Bull-TAG Heuer10
4Williams-Mercedes8
5Force India-Mercedes7
6Toro Rosso-Renault6

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Antonio Giovinazzi (first Italian driver to start a race since 2011)
Lance Stroll (first Canadian driver to start a race since 2006)
Wins
43rd for Sebastian Vettel (first win since 2015)
225th for Ferrari
Podiums
105th for Lewis Hamilton
87th for Sebastian Vettel
10th for Valtteri Bottas (74th driver to score ten podiums, 4th Finnish driver; first for Mercedes)
708th for Ferrari
129th & 130th for Mercedes
Poles
62nd for Lewis Hamilton
74th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
44th for Kimi Raikkonen
238th for Ferrari
Front row starts
106th for Lewis Hamilton
71st for Sebastian Vettel (first since 2015)
Points finishes
25th for Daniil Kvyat
1st for Esteban Ocon (334th different point scorer, 36th French driver)

See also

  • Australian Grand Prix
  • Melbourne circuit
  • 2017 World Championship season

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