2017 Austrian Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Austria
Grand Prix:Austrian
Date:9 July
Year:2017
Official Name:Formula 1 FlyEmirates Grosser Preis von Österreich 2017[1] [2] [3]
Race No:9
Season No:20
Location:Red Bull Ring
Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.683
Course Km:4.318
Distance Laps:71
Distance Mi:190.420
Distance Km:306.452
Weather:Partly cloudy
Attendance:145,000[4]
Pole Driver:Valtteri Bottas
Pole Team:Mercedes
Pole Time:1:04.251
Pole Country:FIN
Fast Driver:Lewis Hamilton
Fast Team:Mercedes
Fast Time:1:07.411
Fast Lap:69
Fast Country:GBR
First Driver:Valtteri Bottas
First Team:Mercedes
First Country:FIN
Second Team:Ferrari
Previous Round:2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Next Round:2017 British Grand Prix

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
Q1Q2Q3
177 Valtteri BottasMercedes1:05.7601:04.3161:04.2511
25 Sebastian VettelFerrari1:05.5851:04.7721:04.2932
344 Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:05.0641:04.8001:04.4248
47 Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:05.1481:05.0041:04.7793
53 Daniel Ricciardo1:05.8541:05.1611:04.8964
633 Max Verstappen1:05.7791:04.9481:04.9835
78 Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:05.9021:05.3191:05.4806
811 Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes1:05.9751:05.4351:05.6057
931 Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:06.0331:05.5501:05.6749
1055 Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso1:05.6751:05.5441:05.72610
1127 Nico HülkenbergRenault1:06.1741:05.59711
1214 Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:06.1581:05.60212
132McLaren-Honda1:06.3161:05.74113
1426 Daniil KvyatToro Rosso1:05.9901:05.88414
1520 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:06.143No time15
1630 Jolyon PalmerRenault1:06.34516
1719 Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:06.53417
1818 Lance Stroll1:06.60818
199 Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:06.85719
2094 Pascal WehrleinSauber-Ferrari1:07.011PL
107% time

1:09.618

Source:[5]
Notes

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.[6]

Race classification

DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
177 Valtteri BottasMercedes711:21:48.523125
25 Sebastian VettelFerrari71+0.658218
33 Daniel Ricciardo71+6.012415
444 Lewis HamiltonMercedes71+7.430812
57 Kimi RäikkönenFerrari71+20.370310
68 Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari71+1:13.16068
711 Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes70+1 Lap76
831 Esteban Ocon70+1 Lap94
919 Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes70+1 Lap172
1018 Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes70+1 Lap181
1130 Jolyon PalmerRenault70+1 Lap16
122McLaren-Honda70+1 Lap13
1327 Nico HülkenbergRenault70+1 Lap11
1494 Pascal WehrleinSauber-Ferrari70+1 LapPL
159 Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari69+2 Laps19
1626 Daniil KvyatToro Rosso68+3 Laps14
Ret55 Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso44Engine10
Ret20 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari29Hydraulics15
Ret14 Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda112
Ret33 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer0Collision damage5
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Sebastian Vettel171
2 Lewis Hamilton151
3 Valtteri Bottas136
4 Daniel Ricciardo107
5 Kimi Räikkönen83
Source: [8]
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Mercedes287
2 Ferrari254
3152
4 Force India-Mercedes89
5 Williams-Mercedes40
Source:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austria . Formula1.com . Formula One World Championship Limited . 8 July 2017.
  2. Web site: 2017 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 18 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Red Bull Ring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 18 November 2018.
  4. News: F1 reveals overall rise in 2017 attendance. Gpupdate.net. 8 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209011037/https://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/361717/f1-reveals-eight-per-cent-rise-in-2017-attendance/. 9 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Österreich 2017 – Qualifying . Formula1.com . Formula One World Championship Limited . 8 July 2017 . 8 July 2017.
  6. News: 2017-07-09. Valtteri Bottas wins in Austria as Lewis Hamilton misses out on podium after grid-place penalty. en-GB. The Telegraph. 2021-02-18. 0307-1235.
  7. Web site: Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Österreich 2017 – Race Result . Formula1.com . Formula One World Championship Limited . 9 July 2017 . 9 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Austria 2017 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 8 March 2019.