2017 Belgian Grand Prix

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2017 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg
Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit
Race details [1]
Date27 August 2017
Official name 2017 Formula 1 Pirelli Belgian Grand Prix [2] [3]
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Stavelot, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.004 km (4.352 miles)
Distance 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles)
Weather Partially cloudy and dry
Attendance 265,000 [4]
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:42.553
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
Time 1:46.577 on lap 41
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Ferrari
Third Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Lap leaders
  • 2017 Belgian Grand Prix

The 2017 Belgian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Pirelli Belgian Grand Prix) [1] was a Formula One motor race that was held on 27 August 2017 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. The race, contested over forty-four laps, was the twelfth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the seventy-third running of the Belgian Grand Prix and the 50th time the race was held at Spa-Francorchamps.

Contents

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel entered the round with a fourteen-point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship with Valtteri Bottas a further nineteen points behind in third. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by thirty-nine points before the race.

In his 200th Grand Prix, Hamilton started the race from pole position for the 68th time in his career, equaling the record of Michael Schumacher for most poles, and went on to win the race. In doing so, he closed to within seven points of Vettel's championship lead.

Television and motorsport personality Guy Martin was present as part of the Williams pit team as part of filming for an episode of his 'Speed' series. [5]

Qualifying

Pos.Car
no.
DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:44.1841:42.9271:42.5531
25 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:44.2751:43.9871:42.7952
377 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:44.7731:43.2491:43.0943
47 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:44.7291:43.7001:43.2704
533 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:44.5351:43.9401:43.3805
63 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:45.1141:44.2241:43.8636
727 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:45.2801:44.9881:44.9827
811 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:45.5911:44.8941:45.2448
931 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 1:45.2771:45.0061:45.3699
1030 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:45.4471:44.685No time14 1
1114 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:45.6681:45.09010
128 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:45.7281:45.13311
1320 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:45.5351:45.40012
1455 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 1:45.3741:45.43913
152 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Honda 1:45.441No time20 2
1619 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:45.82316 3
1726 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:46.02819 4
1818 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:46.91515
199 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:47.21417 1
2094 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein Sauber-Ferrari 1:47.67918 1
107% time: 1:51.476
Source: [6]
Notes

Race

At the start Lewis Hamilton held off Sebastian Vettel to lead although Vettel would continue to pressure him for most of the race. In the second half of the race, the safety car came out after the two Force India cars of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Pérez collided leaving debris on the track, earlier in the race both Pérez and Ocon had also touched wheels. Hamilton was not happy with the deployment of the safety car labelling it "BS", on the restart he came under attack again from Vettel but was able to fend him off up until the finish. Daniel Ricciardo came home in 3rd place, Valtteri Bottas' chances of the title were fading after only managing 5th. [7]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 441:24:42.820125
25 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 44+2.358218
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 44+10.791615
47 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 44+14.471412
577 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 44+16.456310
627 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 44+28.08778
78 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas - Ferrari 44+31.553116
819 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams - Mercedes 44+36.649164
931 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 44+38.15492
1055 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 44+39.447131
1118 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 44+48.99915
1226 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 44+49.94019
1330 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 44+53.23914
142 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Honda 44+57.07820
1520 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 44+1:07.26212
169 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 44+1:09.71117
17 1 11 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 42Collision damage8
Ret14 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 25Power unit10
Ret33 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 7Power unit5
Ret94 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein Sauber-Ferrari 2Suspension18
Source: [8]
Notes

Championship standings after the race

Notes

  1. Although Felipe Massa was penalised, subsequent penalties issued to other drivers saw him restored to the position he originally qualified in.

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