# 2017 Australian Grand Prix

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2017 Australian Grand Prix Race 1 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship Next race → Race details Date 26 March 2017 (2017-03-26) Official name 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix[1][2] Location Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia Course Temporary street circuit Course length 5.303 km (3.295 miles) Distance 57 laps, 302.271 km (187.822 miles) Scheduled distance 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.117 miles) 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[3] Attendance 296,600[4] Pole position Driver Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Time 1:22.188 Fastest lap Driver Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Time 1:26.538 on lap 56 Podium First Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Second Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Third Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Lap leaders

Motor car race

The **2017 Australian Grand Prix** (formally known as the **2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix**) was a [Formula One](/source/Formula_One) [motor race](/source/Motor_race) that took place on 26 March 2017 in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne). The race was contested over fifty-seven laps of the [Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit](/source/Melbourne_Grand_Prix_Circuit) and was the first round of the [2017 FIA Formula One World Championship](/source/2017_FIA_Formula_One_World_Championship). The race marked the 82nd race in the combined history of the [Australian Grand Prix](/source/Australian_Grand_Prix) – which dates back to the [100 Miles Road Race of 1928](/source/1928_Australian_Grand_Prix) – and the 22nd time the event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. The reigning [World Champion](/source/List_of_Formula_One_World_Drivers'_Champions) [Nico Rosberg](/source/Nico_Rosberg) was the winner of the [2016 race](/source/2016_Australian_Grand_Prix), but he did not defend his win as he retired from the sport after the 2016 season.[5][6]

[Mercedes](/source/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One) driver [Lewis Hamilton](/source/Lewis_Hamilton) started the race from pole, matching [Ayrton Senna](/source/Ayrton_Senna)'s record of six pole positions in Australia.[7] [Sebastian Vettel](/source/Sebastian_Vettel) won the race, which was his and [Ferrari's](/source/Scuderia_Ferrari) first win since the [2015 Singapore Grand Prix](/source/2015_Singapore_Grand_Prix).[8] Hamilton finished second, with [Valtteri Bottas](/source/Valtteri_Bottas) completing the podium in third on his début for Mercedes.[9]

The race was also Ferrari's first win in Australia since the [2007](/source/2007_Australian_Grand_Prix) edition.

## Report

### Background

#### Circuit modifications

With the technical regulations undergoing a revision for the 2017 season,[10] the FIA requested that every circuit on the calendar undergo revisions to update safety features.[11] Organisers of the race introduced Tecpro barriers to the run-off areas at the fastest points of the circuit, and re-profiled tyre barriers.[12]

#### Driver changes

Before the beginning of the third free practice session, [Sauber](/source/Sauber) announced that [Pascal Wehrlein](/source/Pascal_Wehrlein) would not start the race. Wehrlein had sustained a back injury in an accident at the [Race of Champions](/source/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](/source/Antonio_Giovinazzi) for the third session, qualifying and the race.[13]

[Lance Stroll](/source/Lance_Stroll) made his Formula One début with [Williams](/source/Williams_Grand_Prix_Engineering).[14] Giovinazzi and Stroll were the only rookies in the field, with [Stoffel Vandoorne](/source/Stoffel_Vandoorne) at [McLaren](/source/McLaren) starting his first full season in the sport after a one-off appearance at the [2016 Bahrain Grand Prix](/source/2016_Bahrain_Grand_Prix) and [Esteban Ocon](/source/Esteban_Ocon) at [Force India](/source/Force_India) starting his first full season in the sport after starting the last 9 races of the [2016](/source/2016_Formula_One_World_Championship) season.[15]

#### Tyres

[Pirelli](/source/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.[16]

## Qualifying

Pos. Car no. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final grid Q1 Q2 Q3 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:24.191 1:23.251 1:22.188 1 2 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:25.210 1:23.401 1:22.456 2 3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:24.514 1:23.215 1:22.481 3 4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:24.352 1:23.376 1:23.033 4 5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:24.482 1:24.092 1:23.485 5 6 8 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:25.419 1:24.718 1:24.074 6 7 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:25.099 1:24.597 1:24.443 7 8 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 1:25.542 1:24.997 1:24.487 8 9 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:25.970 1:24.864 1:24.512 9 10 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:25.383 1:23.989 No time 151 11 11 Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:25.064 1:25.081 10 12 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:24.975 1:25.091 11 13 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:25.872 1:25.425 12 14 31 Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 1:26.009 1:25.568 13 15 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.236 1:26.465 14 16 36 Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.419 16 17 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:26.847 17 18 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Honda 1:26.858 18 19 18 Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:27.143 201 20 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:28.244 19 107% time: 1:30.084 Source:[7]

**Notes**

- **[^1](#ref_1)** – [Daniel Ricciardo](/source/Daniel_Ricciardo) and [Lance Stroll](/source/Lance_Stroll) received five-place grid penalties for unscheduled gearbox changes.[17][18]

## Race

[Sebastian Vettel](/source/Sebastian_Vettel) won the race for [Scuderia Ferrari](/source/Scuderia_Ferrari).

[Sebastian Vettel](/source/Sebastian_Vettel) claimed his first win since 2015 after beating both the Mercedes drivers, [Lewis Hamilton](/source/Lewis_Hamilton) and [Valtteri Bottas](/source/Valtteri_Bottas), in a straight fight, Hamilton was not helped after he was held up for several laps behind [Max Verstappen](/source/Max_Verstappen), the latter revealing he completed the race without a drinks bottle after the Red Bull team forgot to fit it in the car.[19] [Daniel Ricciardo](/source/Daniel_Ricciardo)'s car failed on the way to the grid, eventually he joined the race on the 2nd lap but then retired on lap 26, he said afterwards he was sent out "to have some fun".[20]

### Race classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 57 1:24:11.672 2 25 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 57 +9.975 1 18 3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 57 +11.250 3 15 4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 +22.393 4 12 5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 57 +28.827 5 10 6 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 57 +1:23.386 7 8 7 11 Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 56 +1 Lap 10 6 8 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 56 +1 Lap 8 4 9 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 56 +1 Lap 9 2 10 31 Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 56 +1 Lap 13 1 11 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 56 +1 Lap 11 12 36 Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber-Ferrari 55 +2 Laps 16 13 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Honda 55 +2 Laps 18 Ret 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 50 Broken floor 12 Ret 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 46 Suspension 17 Ret 18 Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 40 Brakes 20 Ret 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 25 Fuel cell PL1 Ret 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 21 Hydraulics 14 Ret 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 15 Brakes 19 Ret 8 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 13 Water leak 6 Source:[8]

**Notes**

- **[^1](#ref_2)** – [Daniel Ricciardo](/source/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

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Sebastian Vettel 25 2 Lewis Hamilton 18 3 Valtteri Bottas 15 4 Kimi Räikkönen 12 5 Max Verstappen 10 Source:[21] Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 37 2 Mercedes 33 3 Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 10 4 Williams-Mercedes 8 5 Force India-Mercedes 7 Source:[21]

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

## See also

- [2017 Coates Hire Supercars Challenge](/source/2017_Coates_Hire_Supercars_Challenge)

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