2017 Australian Grand Prix

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Australia  2017 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One season
Albert Lake Park Street Circuit in Melbourne, Australia.svg
Date 26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
Official name 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
Location Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 5.303 km (3.295 mi)
Distance 57 laps, 302.271 km (187.822 mi)
Scheduled Distance 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 mi)
Weather Partly cloudy
24 °C (75 °F) air temperature
31–36 °C (88–97 °F) track temperature
2 m/s (4.5 mph; 7.2 km/h) wind from the northwest[1]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:22.188
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
Time 1:26.538 on lap 56
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Mercedes
Third
Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2017 Australian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 26 March 2017 in Melbourne. The race was contested over fifty-seven laps of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and was the first round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race marked the eighty-first race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix – which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928 – and the twenty-second time the event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. The reigning World Champion Nico Rosberg was the winner of the 2016 race, but he did not defend his win as he retired from the sport after the 2016 season.[2][3]

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton started the race from pole, matching Ayrton Senna's record of six pole positions in Australia.[4] Sebastian Vettel won the race, which was his and Ferrari's first win since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix.[5] Hamilton finished second, with Valtteri Bottas completing the podium in third on his début for Mercedes.[6]

Report

Background

Circuit modifications

With the technical regulations undergoing a revision for the 2017 season,[7] the FIA requested that every circuit on the calendar undergo revisions to update safety features.[8] Organisers of the race introduced Tecpro barriers to the run-off areas at the fastest points of the circuit, and re-profiled tyre barriers.[9]

Driver changes

Before the beginning of the third free practice session, Sauber announced that Pascal Wehrlein would not start the race. Wehrlein had sustained a back injury in an accident at the Race of Champions during the winter pre-season. Although Wehrlein was certified as fit to take part in the Grand Prix ahead of the first practice session, he withdrew as a precaution, citing the increased physical demands of the 2017 specification of cars and the lack of sustained running during pre-season testing as compromising his ability to complete a full race distance. He was replaced by Antonio Giovinazzi for the third session, qualifying and the race.[10]

Lance Stroll made his Formula One début with Williams.[11] Giovinazzi and Stroll were the only rookies in the field, with Stoffel Vandoorne at McLaren starting his first full season in the sport after a one-off appearance at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix and Esteban Ocon at Force India starting his first full season in the sport after starting the last 9 races of the 2016 season.[12]

Tyres

Pirelli supplied the teams with ultrasoft, supersoft and soft tyres. Usually, teams are allowed to choose an individual selection of thirteen different sets for every driver. However, due to the selection deadline falling before the pre-season test when teams were first able to drive with the new compounds, Pirelli allocated every driver the same sets. These were seven sets of ultrasoft, four sets of supersoft and two sets of soft tyres.[13]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. Car
no.		 Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:24.191 1:23.251 1:22.188 1
2 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:25.510 1:23.401 1:22.456 2
3 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:24.514 1:23.215 1:22.481 3
4 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:24.352 1:23.376 1:23.033 4
5 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:24.482 1:24.092 1:23.485 5
6 8 France Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:25.419 1:24.718 1:24.074 6
7 19 Brazil Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:25.099 1:24.597 1:24.443 7
8 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 1:25.542 1:24.997 1:24.487 8
9 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:25.970 1:24.864 1:24.512 9
10 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:25.383 1:23.989 no time 151
11 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:25.064 1:25.081 10
12 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:24.975 1:25.091 11
13 14 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:25.872 1:25.425 12
14 31 France Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 1:26.009 1:25.568 13
15 9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.236 1:26.465 14
16 36 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.419 16
17 20 Denmark  Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:26.847 17
18 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Honda 1:26.858 18
19 18 Canada Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:27.143 201
20 30 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:28.244 19
107% time: 1:30.084
Source:[4]
Notes

Race

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 57 1:24:11.672 2 25
2 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 57 +9.975 1 18
3 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 57 +11.250 3 15
4 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 +22.393 4 12
5 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 57 +28.827 5 10
6 19 Brazil Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 57 +1:23.386 7 8
7 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 56 +1 Lap 10 6
8 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 56 +1 Lap 8 4
9 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 56 +1 Lap 9 2
10 31 France Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 56 +1 Lap 13 1
11 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Renault 56 +1 Lap 11
12 36 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber-Ferrari 55 +2 Laps 16
13 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Honda 55 +2 Laps 18
Ret 14 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 50 Suspension 12
Ret 20 Denmark  Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 46 Suspension 17
Ret 18 Canada Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 40 Brakes 20
Ret 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 25 Fuel pressure PL1
Ret 9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 21 Hydraulics 14
Ret 30 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Renault 15 Brakes 19
Ret 8 France Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 13 Water leak 6
Source:[5]
Notes
  • ^1  – Daniel Ricciardo started the race from pit lane after his car stopped on the way to the grid and could not be restarted in time for the formation lap.

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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