26 Mar 2017 Australian Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2017 Australian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 2017 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, 26 March 2017. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position for Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel was the race winner for Ferrari.
2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:24:11.672 | - | - | 1:26.638 | 53 | 215.408 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:24:21.647 | +9.975 | +9.975 | 1:27.033 | 44 | 214.984 | 18 |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:24:22.922 | +11.250 | +1.275 | 1:26.593 | 56 | 214.930 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:24:34.065 | +22.393 | +11.143 | 1:26.538 | 56 | 214.458 | 12 |
| 5 | 33 | Max Verstappen | VER | Netherlands | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 57 | 1:24:40.499 | +28.827 | +6.434 | 1:26.964 | 43 | 214.186 | 10 |
| 6 | 19 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:25:35.058 | +1:23.386 | +54.559 | 1:28.045 | 49 | 211.911 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:24:27.579 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:28.336 | 56 | 210.965 | 6 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Toro Rosso Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:24:28.873 | 1 lap | +1.294 | 1:27.677 | 53 | 210.911 | 4 |
| 9 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | KVY | Russia | Toro Rosso Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:24:42.486 | 1 lap | +13.613 | 1:26.711 | 51 | 210.346 | 2 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | OCO | France | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:25:20.115 | 1 lap | +37.629 | 1:28.475 | 55 | 208.800 | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:25:21.125 | 1 lap | +1.010 | 1:28.486 | 55 | 208.759 | |
| 12 | 36 | Antonio Giovinazzi | GIO | Italy | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:24:44.265 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:29.052 | 51 | 206.518 | |
| 13 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | VAN | Belgium | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 55 | 1:24:58.807 | 2 laps | +14.542 | 1:29.440 | 53 | 205.929 | |
| DNF | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 50 | 1:16:26.419 | 1:30.077 | 48 | 208.123 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 46 | 1:12:03.297 | 1:27.568 | 46 | 203.126 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Lance Stroll | STR | Canada | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 40 | 1:01:54.421 | 1:29.389 | 38 | 205.585 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 25 | 41:12.001 | 1:29.447 | 21 | 193.070 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sweden | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 21 | 33:01.470 | 1:32.052 | 18 | 202.327 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | PAL | Great Britain | Renault | Pirelli | 15 | 24:07.683 | 1:32.195 | 6 | 197.807 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 13 | 19:47.343 | 1:30.183 | 12 | 209.021 | |||
| WIT | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | WEH | Germany | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli |