2017 Japanese Grand Prix

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2017 Japanese Grand Prix
Race 16 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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Suzuka circuit map--2005.svg
Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course
Race details [1]
Date 8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
Official name 2017 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix [2] [3]
Location Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.807 km (3.608 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 307.471 km (191.054 miles)
Weather Sunny
Attendance 137,000 [4]
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:27.319
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
Time 1:33.144 on lap 50
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Third Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Lap leaders
  • 2017 Japanese Grand Prix

The 2017 Japanese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix) [1] was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 2017 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka in the Mie Prefecture, Japan. The race was the sixteenth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the forty-third running of the Japanese Grand Prix. [5] The 2017 event was the thirty-third time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950, and the twenty-ninth time that a World Championship round had been held at Suzuka. This would also prove to be the last Grand Prix for Jolyon Palmer, as he was replaced by Carlos Sainz Jr. for the rest of the 2017 season. Sainz contested his last race for Toro Rosso before replacing Palmer at Renault.

Contents

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a thirty-four-point lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the World Drivers' Championship. Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas sat third, a further twenty-five points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a lead of one hundred and eighteen points over Ferrari, with Red Bull Racing a further one hundred and fifteen points behind in third place.

Qualifying

Pos.Car
no.
DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:29.0471:27.8191:27.3191
277 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:29.3321:28.5431:27.6516 1
35 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:29.3521:28.2251:27.7912
43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:29.4751:28.9351:28.3063
533 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:29.1811:28.7471:28.3324
67 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:29.1631:29.0791:28.49810 1
731 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 1:30.1151:29.1991:29.1115
811 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:29.6961:29.3431:29.2607
919 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:30.3521:29.6871:29.4808
1014 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:30.5251:29.7491:30.68720 2
112 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Honda 1:30.6541:29.7789
1227 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:30.2521:29.87911
1320 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:30.7741:29.97212
1430 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:30.5161:30.02218 2
1555 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 1:30.5651:30.41319 2
168 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:30.84913
1710 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:31.31714
1818 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:31.40915
199 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:31.59716
2094 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein Sauber-Ferrari 1:31.88517
107% time: 1:35.280
Source: [6]
Notes

Race

Sebastian Vettel suffered technical problems a few minutes before the race start and retired on the fourth lap. No.5 Sebastian Vettel (23877858447).jpg
Sebastian Vettel suffered technical problems a few minutes before the race start and retired on the fourth lap.

Before the race started Sebastian Vettel's mechanics were working on his car. When the race started it was clear he had some serious issues with the car losing positions immediately as Lewis Hamilton led away. Carlos Sainz had an accident on the opening lap, with the safety car being deployed. Soon after the race restarted Vettel retired with engine problems. Hamilton took the victory, followed home closely by Max Verstappen with his teammate Daniel Ricciardo finishing 3rd, Valtteri Bottas was fourth and Kimi Räikkönen fifth. [7]

Race classification

Lewis Hamilton (pictured during practice) won the race. No.44 Lewis Hamilton (38046877654).jpg
Lewis Hamilton (pictured during practice) won the race.
Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 531:27:31.194125
233 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 53+1.211418
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 53+9.679315
477 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 53+10.580612
57 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 53+32.6221010
631 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 53+1:07.78858
711 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 53+1:11.42476
820 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 53+1:28.953124
98 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 53+1:29.883132
1019 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 52+1 Lap81
1114 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 52+1 Lap20
1230 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 52+1 Lap18
1310 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 52+1 Lap14
142 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Honda 52+1 Lap9
1594 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein Sauber-Ferrari 51+2 Laps17
Ret18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 45Suspension15
Ret27 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 40Rear wing11
Ret9 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 7Accident16
Ret5 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 4Spark plug2
Ret55 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 0Accident19
Source: [8]

Championship standings after the race

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