Australian Grand Prix

Round 1 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

2017-03-26

Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes · +9.975

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes · +11.250

Who won the 2017 Australian Grand Prix?

The 2017 Australian Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel driving for Ferrari, starting from 2nd on the grid. Lewis Hamilton finished second, +9.975 behind, with Valtteri Bottas completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Kimi Räikkönen with a time of 1:26.538. It was an attrition-heavy race with 7 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 1 of the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Stoffel Vandoorne was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 5 positions from P18 to finish P13.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	2	▲1	1:24:11.672	Finished	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	▼1	+9.975	Finished	18
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	3	—	+11.250	Finished	15
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	4	—	+22.393	Finished	12
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	5	—	+28.827	Finished	10
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	7	▲1	+1:23.386	Finished	8
7	Sergio Pérez	Force India	10	▲3	—	+1 Lap	6
8	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	8	—	—	+1 Lap	4
9	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	9	—	—	+1 Lap	2
10	Esteban Ocon	Force India	13	▲3	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	11	—	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber	16	▲4	—	+2 Laps	0
13	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	18	▲5	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	12	—	—	Vibrations	0
R	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	17	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Lance Stroll	Williams	20	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	—	—	—	Power Unit	0
R	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	14	—	—	Hydraulics	0
R	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	19	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	6	—	—	Water leak	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:24.191	1:23.251	1:22.188
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:25.210	1:23.401	1:22.456
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:24.514	1:23.215	1:22.481
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:24.352	1:23.376	1:23.033
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:24.482	1:24.092	1:23.485
6	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:25.419	1:24.718	1:24.074
7	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:25.099	1:24.597	1:24.443
8	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:25.542	1:24.997	1:24.487
9	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:25.970	1:24.864	1:24.512
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:25.383	1:23.989	—
11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:25.064	1:25.081	—
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:24.975	1:25.091	—
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:25.872	1:25.425	—
14	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:26.009	1:25.568	—
15	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:26.236	1:26.465	—
16	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber	1:26.419	—	—
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:26.847	—	—
18	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:26.858	—	—
19	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:27.143	—	—
20	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:28.244	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Vettel

1 stop

P2Hamilton

1 stop

P3Bottas

1 stop

P4Räikkönen

1 stop

P5Verstappen

1 stop

P6Massa

1 stop

P7Pérez

1 stop

P8Sainz

1 stop

P9Kvyat

2 stops

P10Ocon

1 stop

Lap 1

Lap 57

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Vettel	P2	P2	P2	P1	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Hamilton	P1	P1	P1	P5	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Bottas	P3	P3	P3	P2	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Räikkönen	P4	P4	P4	P3	P1	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Verstappen	P5	P5	P5	P4	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2017 Australian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2017 Australian Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) won the 2017 Australian Grand Prix on 2017-03-26 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2017 Australian Grand Prix?+

P1: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari). P2: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), +9.975 behind. P3: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), +11.250 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2017 Australian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2017 Australian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2017 Australian Grand Prix?+

Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest lap of the 2017 Australian Grand Prix with a time of 1:26.538.

Which team won the 2017 Australian Grand Prix?+

Ferrari won the 2017 Australian Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Kevin Magnussen	1	1	16:08:47	31.336
Lance Stroll	1	5	16:14:22	22.293
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	9	16:20:40	39.562
Esteban Ocon	1	15	16:29:32	22.154
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	15	16:29:57	28.591
Fernando Alonso	1	16	16:31:00	22.484
Nico Hülkenberg	1	16	16:31:01	23.130
Lewis Hamilton	1	17	16:31:40	21.709
Sergio Pérez	1	17	16:32:20	22.045
Carlos Sainz	1	18	16:33:49	21.762
Felipe Massa	1	20	16:36:44	21.568
Sebastian Vettel	1	23	16:40:32	21.988
Valtteri Bottas	1	25	16:43:42	21.440
Max Verstappen	1	25	16:43:56	22.208
Kimi Räikkönen	1	26	16:45:16	22.033
Lance Stroll	2	29	16:51:13	22.380
Nico Hülkenberg	2	30	16:52:40	23.159
Daniil Kvyat	1	34	16:57:51	25.559
Kevin Magnussen	2	44	17:15:10	22.189
Daniil Kvyat	2	49	17:20:30	24.026