2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Valtteri Bottas closed the season with a composed Abu Dhabi victory, keeping world champion Lewis Hamilton behind in a Mercedes one-two. Sebastian Vettel finished third as the midfield championship battles reached their final verdict.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Pole time	1:36.231
Fastest lap	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:40.650 on lap 52
First	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Second	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
24 November 2017	Practice 1	13:00 – 14:30
24 November 2017	Practice 2	17:00 – 18:30
25 November 2017	Practice 3	14:00 – 15:00
25 November 2017	Qualifying	17:00
26 November 2017	Race	17:00

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 20 leading the 2017 F1 World Championship on 345 points, with Sebastian Vettel on 302. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 625 points.

Race entries

The 10 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Antonio Giovinazzi, George Russell also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Sebastian Vettel led FP1 as the final weekend opened with a largely straightforward programme. A few harmless spins punctuated the running, but teams were able to work through their tyre comparisons before moving into longer stints. The daytime session provided an initial setup baseline before the more representative evening practice.

Lewis Hamilton moved ahead in FP2 as the cooler evening conditions gave teams a closer match to qualifying and the race. Stoffel Vandoorne had a sharp spin at Turn 20 and briefly stalled, but restarted and returned to the pits. The session otherwise allowed the leading teams to continue refining their tyre and setup choices.

Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes one-two in FP3 after Ferrari briefly challenged the early benchmark. Valtteri Bottas survived a sizeable slide out of the final corner without hitting the wall. There was also an unusual distraction when an umbrella blew onto the circuit at the end of the back straight during the session.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP1, 24 November 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:39.006	23
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.120s	25
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.148s	15
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.512s	22
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.735s	30
6	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.287s	24
7	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.516s	20
8	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.563s	15
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.717s	27
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.767s	29
11	35	George Russell	Force India	+2.125s	26
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.300s	24
13	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.575s	27
14	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+2.640s	29
15	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+2.742s	23
16	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+2.746s	26
17	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+2.858s	26
18	50	Antonio Giovinazzi	Haas	+3.059s	21
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.338s	28
20	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+3.579s	35

Free Practice 2 Classification

2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP2, 24 November 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:37.877	39
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.149s	37
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.303s	34
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.475s	35
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.660s	33
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.017s	34
7	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.446s	33
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.456s	36
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.652s	41
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.682s	28
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.758s	36
12	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.794s	31
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+2.324s	38
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.452s	30
15	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+2.817s	39
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+3.251s	31
17	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+3.393s	43
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.425s	40
19	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+3.619s	39
20	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+3.683s	12

Free Practice 3 Classification

2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP3, 25 November 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:37.627	19
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.273s	21
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.530s	22
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.547s	22
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.713s	16
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.960s	14
7	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.528s	15
8	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.650s	18
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.713s	15
10	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.740s	19
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.756s	16
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.769s	18
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.873s	18
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.204s	19
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.452s	19
16	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+2.680s	20
17	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.945s	16
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+3.110s	21
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.162s	21
20	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+3.256s	23

Qualifying

Valtteri Bottas headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton second and Sebastian Vettel third.

Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to the final pole of the year. Daniel Ricciardo‘s late improvement put him fourth, splitting Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen.

Qualifying Classification

2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying, 25 November 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:37.356	1:36.822	1:36.231	18
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:37.391	1:36.742	1:36.403	19
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:37.817	1:37.023	1:36.777	18
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:38.016	1:37.583	1:36.959	16
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:37.453	1:37.302	1:36.985	17
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:38.021	1:37.777	1:37.328	19
7	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:38.781	1:38.138	1:38.282	14
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:38.601	1:38.359	1:38.374	17
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:38.896	1:38.392	1:38.397	17
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:38.629	1:38.565	1:38.550	18
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:38.820	1:38.636	—	12
12	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:38.810	1:38.725	—	9
13	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:38.777	1:38.808	—	9
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:39.395	1:39.298	—	16
15	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:39.503	1:39.646	—	14
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:39.516	—	—	10
17	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:39.724	—	—	9
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	1:39.930	—	—	9
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:39.994	—	—	9
20	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:40.471	—	—	8

Brendon Hartley received a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.

What happened in the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

Valtteri Bottas retained the lead from pole and set the pace ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The two Mercedes drivers soon made the race their own contest, while Sebastian Vettel settled into third.

Lewis Hamilton stayed close through much of the afternoon and briefly led during the pit-stop cycle. Bottas kept track position once both had stopped, managing his tyres and pace well enough to prevent a decisive attack.

Daniel Ricciardo retired with a hydraulic failure, promoting Kimi Räikkönen and handing the Ferrari driver fourth in the final drivers’ standings. Carlos Sainz also retired after Renault released him from a stop with a loose wheel.

Nico Hülkenberg overcame a time penalty to finish sixth, securing the points Renault needed to overtake Toro Rosso in the constructors’ standings. Fernando Alonso passed Felipe Massa for ninth, while Massa signed off his Formula 1 career with the final point in tenth.

Further down the points places, Sergio Pérez, Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa completed the scoring positions. Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2017 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 363 points, followed by Sebastian Vettel on 317. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 668, with Ferrari on 522.

2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race results

The 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was held on 26 November 2017, with a scheduled start of 17:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	55	1:34:14.062	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	55	+3.899	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	55	+19.330	15
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	55	+45.386	12
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	55	+46.269	10
6	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	55	+1:25.713	8
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	55	+1:32.062	6
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	55	+1:38.911	4
9	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	54	+1 lap	2
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	54	+1 lap	1
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	54	+1 lap	0
12	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	54	+1 lap	0
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	54	+1 lap	0
14	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	54	+1 lap	0
15	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	54	+1 lap	0
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	54	+1 lap	0
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	54	+1 lap	0
18	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	54	+1 lap	0
Ret	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	31	Loose wheel	0
Ret	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	20	Hydraulics	0

2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	52	18:32:36	1:40.650	198.652
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	55	18:38:03	1:40.770	198.416
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	51	18:30:57	1:41.473	197.041
4	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	54	18:37:55	1:41.669	196.661
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	43	18:17:59	1:42.028	195.969
6	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	52	18:35:47	1:42.324	195.402
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	53	18:35:03	1:42.338	195.376
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	53	18:35:42	1:42.376	195.303
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	51	18:32:55	1:42.437	195.187
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	47	18:25:37	1:42.609	194.860
11	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	52	18:34:07	1:42.689	194.708
12	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	13	17:25:58	1:42.757	194.579
13	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	45	18:22:26	1:43.026	194.071
14	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	26	17:49:10	1:43.378	193.410
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	36	18:07:48	1:43.567	193.057
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	33	18:02:27	1:43.844	192.542
17	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	50	18:32:02	1:43.867	192.500
18	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	52	18:35:32	1:43.897	192.444
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	50	18:32:01	1:43.928	192.387
20	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	50	18:31:59	1:43.986	192.279

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded. Time of Day is local.

2017 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

2017 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	363
2	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	317
3	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Mercedes	305
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	205
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	200
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Red Bull Racing	168
7	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	100
8	Esteban Ocon	French	Force India	87
9	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso / Renault	54
10	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Renault	43
11	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	43
12	Lance Stroll	Canadian	Williams	40
13	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	28
14	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	Haas	19
15	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	17
16	Stoffel Vandoorne	Belgian	McLaren	13
17	Jolyon Palmer	British	Renault	8
18	Pascal Wehrlein	German	Sauber	5
19	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	5
20	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Sauber	0
21	Pierre Gasly	French	Toro Rosso	0
22	Antonio Giovinazzi	Italian	Sauber	0
23	Brendon Hartley	New Zealander	Toro Rosso	0
–	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	0
–	Paul di Resta	British	Williams	0

2017 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	668
2	Ferrari	522
3	Red Bull Racing	368
4	Force India	187
5	Williams	83
6	Renault	57
7	Toro Rosso	53
8	Haas	47
9	McLaren	30
10	Sauber	5

2017 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2017 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	26 March
2	2017 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	9 April
3	2017 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	16 April
4	2017 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	30 April
5	2017 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	14 May
6	2017 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	28 May
7	2017 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	11 June
8	2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	25 June
9	2017 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	9 July
10	2017 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	16 July
11	2017 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	30 July
12	2017 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	27 August
13	2017 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	3 September
14	2017 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	17 September
15	2017 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	1 October
16	2017 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	8 October
17	2017 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	22 October
18	2017 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	29 October
19	2017 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	12 November
20	2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	26 November