The 2017 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Österreich 2017) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 9 July 2017 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. The race, which was contested over seventy-one laps, was the ninth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the 31st running of the Austrian Grand Prix and the 30th time it had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the series inception in , every time at Spielberg using the current or former variations of this circuit.
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel entered the round as the championship leader, with a 14-point advantage over Lewis Hamilton, and extended it to 20 points. Mercedes led Ferrari by 24 points in the Constructors' standings at the start of the round, and extended it to 33 points.
Qualifying DriverConstructor Q1Q2Q3177 Valtteri BottasMercedes1:05.7601:04.3161:04.251125 Sebastian VettelFerrari1:05.5851:04.7721:04.2932344 Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:05.0641:04.8001:04.424847 Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:05.1481:05.0041:04.779353 Daniel Ricciardo1:05.8541:05.1611:04.8964633 Max Verstappen1:05.7791:04.9481:04.983578 Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:05.9021:05.3191:05.4806811 Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes1:05.9751:05.4351:05.6057931 Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:06.0331:05.5501:05.67491055 Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso1:05.6751:05.5441:05.726101127 Nico HülkenbergRenault1:06.1741:05.597111214 Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:06.1581:05.60212132McLaren-Honda1:06.3161:05.741131426 Daniil KvyatToro Rosso1:05.9901:05.884141520 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:06.143No time151630 Jolyon PalmerRenault1:06.345161719 Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:06.534171818 Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes 1:06.60818199 Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:06.857192094 Pascal WehrleinSauber-Ferrari1:07.011PL 107% time: 1:09.618 Source:
Notes – Lewis Hamilton received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. – Pascal Wehrlein was required to start from pit lane, as his car was modified while under Parc Fermé conditions.
Race At the start Valtteri Bottas made a perfect get away to lead Sebastian Vettel into the first corner, behind them there was problems with Daniil Kvyat hitting Fernando Alonso who then in turn hit Max Verstappen, both Alonso and Verstappen retired, Kvyat was given a drive through penalty for causing the accident. Bottas came under investigation for a jump start but the stewards issued no penalty. The rest of the race had little action until towards the end Vettel applied pressure on Bottas for the lead but ultimately he failed to get past Bottas who won the race. Daniel Ricciardo meanwhile held off Lewis Hamilton for the final podium spot allowing Vettel to extend his championship lead to 20 points.
Race classification DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints177 Valtteri BottasMercedes71 1:21:48.52312525 Sebastian VettelFerrari71 +0.65821833 Daniel Ricciardo71 +6.012415444 Lewis HamiltonMercedes71 +7.43081257 Kimi RäikkönenFerrari71 +20.37031068 Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari71 +1:13.16068711 Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes70 +1 Lap76831 Esteban Ocon70 +1 Lap94919 Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes70 +1 Lap1721018 Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes70 +1 Lap1811130 Jolyon PalmerRenault70 +1 Lap16122McLaren-Honda70 +1 Lap131327 Nico HülkenbergRenault70 +1 Lap111494 Pascal WehrleinSauber-Ferrari70 +1 LapPL159 Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari69 +2 Laps191626 Daniil KvyatToro Rosso68 +3 Laps14 55 Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso44 Engine10 20 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari29 Hydraulics15 14 Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1 12 33 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer0 Collision damage5Source:
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings DriverPoints 1 Sebastian Vettel171 2 Lewis Hamilton151 3 Valtteri Bottas136 4 Daniel Ricciardo107 5 Kimi Räikkönen83Source:
Constructors' Championship standings ConstructorPoints 1 Mercedes287 2 Ferrari254 3152 4 Force India-Mercedes89 5 Williams-Mercedes40Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2017 Spielberg Formula 2 round 2017 Spielberg GP3 Series round
References
External links
Official event website