2017 Singapore Grand Prix

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2017 Singapore Grand Prix
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Singapore Street Circuit 2015.svg
Layout of the Marina Bay Street Circuit
Race details [1]
Date17 September 2017
Official name 2017 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix [2] [3]
Location Marina Bay Street Circuit
Marina Bay, Singapore
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 5.065 km (3.147 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 293.633 km (182.455 miles)
Scheduled distance 61 laps, 308.828 km (191.897 miles)
Weather Wet at start, then drying. Air temperature: 28°C (82°F)
Attendance 260,400 [4]
Pole position
Driver
 Ferrari
Time 1:39.491
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Time 1:45.008 on lap 55 (lap record)
Podium
First
 Mercedes
Second
 Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Third
 Mercedes
Lap leaders
  • 2017 Singapore Grand Prix

The 2017 Singapore Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 17 September 2017 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore. It was the fourteenth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the eighteenth running of the Singapore Grand Prix, the tenth time the race had been held at Marina Bay.

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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a three-point lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the World Drivers' Championship, with Valtteri Bottas third. In the Constructors' standings, Mercedes led Ferrari by 62 points, while Red Bull Racing were third.

The race was won by Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton who took the lead on the first lap following a significant collision between Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Kimi Räikkönen. Daniel Ricciardo finished second with Valtteri Bottas taking third. This result increased Hamilton's lead in the Drivers' Championship to 28 points and increased Mercedes's lead in the Constructors' standings to 102 points.

Report

Practice

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo went fastest in first practice with a time of 1:42.489. [5] He was followed by the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel and his teammate Max Verstappen while championship leader Lewis Hamilton was only fourth fastest. [6] Ricciardo was also quickest in second practice, followed by Verstappen and Hamilton. [5]

Qualifying

Max Verstappen was quickest in both Q1 and Q2 as Red Bull seemed to have the advantage over Mercedes and Ferrari. [7] However, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel took pole in the final session with a lap time of 1.39.491, ahead of Verstappen and teammate Ricciardo. [8] Championship leader Lewis Hamilton could only take fifth on the grid with teammate Bottas sixth.

Race

Rainfall prior to the race start meant that the race would be the first night-time Grand Prix staged under wet conditions in Formula One history. [9] Despite this, the race was started under normal racing conditions without the safety car as per 2017 rule changes. At the start, Räikkönen had an excellent start compared to his teammate Vettel and Verstappen of Red Bull. Verstappen ended up sandwiched between Vettel and Räikkönen with nowhere to go. Verstappen's tyres touched Räikkönen's car, which went out of control and he hit left sidepod of his teammate Vettel's car, causing significant damage to both. His car then slid forward into turn 1, where it hit Verstappen's car yet again, causing the Red Bull car to collide with Fernando Alonso's car. This resulted in the immediate retirement of both Räikkönen and Verstappen. Vettel was initially able to continue despite noticeable damage, followed by Hamilton, who had a good start with Ricciardo behind. However, Vettel soon spun due to the damage and subsequently retired. Alonso retired on lap 9. [10] The collisions on the opening lap brought out a safety car that led the field until lap 4. [10] This marked the first occasion in Formula One history when both Ferraris were eliminated on the opening lap. [11] At the restart Lewis Hamilton continued to lead, followed by Daniel Ricciardo in second and Nico Hülkenberg in third. Hamilton then was able to pull away and establish a comfortable lead over Ricciardo.

There were two further safety car periods over the course of the race. One on lap 11, after Daniil Kvyat crashed at turn 7, and one on lap 38 after Marcus Ericsson spun. [10] Bottas managed to get up to third and Carlos Sainz to fourth after the first safety car period as those on full wets ahead of them pitted for inters, the tyres Bottas and Sainz were already on. Hamilton was again able to get away well at both restarts. Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg – from 4th position after passing Sainz in the second safety car period – would both retire later in the race with mechanical issues. Hamilton won the race from Ricciardo, and Valtteri Bottas took the final podium place, while Sainz achieved his then career-best finish of 4th place. Jolyon Palmer came home in 6th place for his first points finish of the season, on the same weekend it was announced he would be replaced by Sainz at the end of the season. The drivers did not complete the scheduled race distance of 61 laps due to the 2-hour time limit being reached, so the chequered flag was shown on lap 58. [12]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.Car
no.		DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
15 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:43.3361:40.5291:39.4911
233 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:42.0101:40.3321:39.8142
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:42.0631:40.3851:39.8403
47 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:43.3281:40.5251:40.0694
544 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:42.4551:40.5771:40.1265
677 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:43.1371:41.4091:40.8106
727 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:42.5861:41.2771:41.0137
814 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:42.0861:41.4421:41.1798
92 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Honda 1:42.2221:41.2271:41.3989
1055 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 1:42.1761:41.8261:42.05610
1130 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:42.4721:42.10711
1211 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:43.5941:42.24612
1326 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:42.5441:42.33813
1431 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 1:43.6261:42.76014
158 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:43.6271:43.88315
1620 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:43.75616
1719 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:44.01417
1818 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:44.72818
1994 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein Sauber-Ferrari 1:45.05919
209 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:45.57020 1
107% time: 1:49.150
Source: [13]
Notes

Race

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 582:03:23.544525
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 58+4.507318
377 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 58+8.800615
455 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 58+22.8221012
511 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 58+25.3591210
630 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 58+27.259118
72 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren - Honda 58+30.38896
818 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 58+41.696184
98 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas - Ferrari 58+43.282152
1031 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 58+44.795141
1119 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 58+46.53617
1294 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein Sauber-Ferrari 56+2 laps19
Ret20 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 50Engine16
Ret27 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 48Oil leak7
Ret9 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 35Accident20
Ret26 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 10Accident13
Ret14 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 8Collision damage8
Ret5 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 0Collision damage1
Ret33 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 0Collision2
Ret7 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0Collision4
Source: [14]

Championship standings after the race

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