2017 Austrian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Valtteri Bottas held his nerve to win in Austria, surviving a late challenge from Sebastian Vettel. Daniel Ricciardo completed the podium after keeping Lewis Hamilton behind in a second close contest at the front.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Pole time	1:04.251
Fastest lap	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:07.411 on lap 69
First	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Third	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
7 July 2017	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
7 July 2017	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
8 July 2017	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
8 July 2017	Qualifying	14:00
9 July 2017	Race	14:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Sebastian Vettel arrived at round 9 leading the 2017 F1 World Championship on 153 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 139. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 250 points.

Race entries

The 10 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Austrian Grand Prix. Alfonso Celis, Sergey Sirotkin also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton led FP1 on soft tyres as drivers repeatedly tested the limits of the short, demanding circuit. Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas spun at Turn 1, while Kimi Räikkönen flat-spotted his tyres during an excursion. Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen also had moments as the teams worked through their opening setup programmes.

Lewis Hamilton lowered the benchmark again in FP2, but the session also brought repair work and interrupted programmes. Max Verstappen lost time while Red Bull attended to his brakes, and Valtteri Bottas spun at Turn 6. Fernando Alonso joined the ultrasoft running later before attention shifted towards longer runs with heavier fuel loads.

Sebastian Vettel moved ahead in FP3 as Lewis Hamilton’s weekend became more complicated. Already facing a gearbox penalty, Lewis Hamilton reported vibration, ran wide at Turn 3 and returned slowly to the pits for checks around the right-front brake. Carlos Sainz also stopped early with an engine problem, losing valuable preparation before qualifying.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2017 Austrian Grand Prix FP1, 7 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:05.975	38
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.190s	23
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.370s	35
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.449s	28
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.645s	32
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.873s	24
7	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.308s	31
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.462s	31
9	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.535s	28
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.536s	39
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.575s	29
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.619s	30
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.658s	32
14	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+1.674s	31
15	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.066s	35
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.099s	20
17	46	Sergey Sirotkin	Renault	+2.611s	27
18	34	Alfonso Celis	Force India	+3.305s	15
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+3.348s	29
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+4.878s	12

Free Practice 2 Classification

2017 Austrian Grand Prix FP2, 7 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:05.483	30
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.147s	50
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.216s	41
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.349s	33
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.390s	27
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.661s	54
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.108s	43
8	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.249s	27
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.252s	42
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.280s	52
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.366s	50
12	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.376s	37
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.423s	34
14	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.582s	50
15	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.617s	24
16	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+1.985s	46
17	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.026s	41
18	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.140s	7
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+3.299s	49
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.387s	51

Free Practice 3 Classification

2017 Austrian Grand Prix FP3, 8 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:05.092	18
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.269s	21
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.423s	19
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.519s	19
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.692s	24
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.804s	29
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+0.844s	21
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+0.923s	22
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.187s	28
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.192s	19
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.282s	26
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.471s	18
13	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.486s	18
14	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+1.503s	22
15	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.507s	20
16	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+1.684s	22
17	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.773s	24
18	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.783s	28
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.286s	21
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+2.376s	25

Qualifying

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

Valtteri Bottas took pole, while Lewis Hamilton‘s gearbox penalty meant he started eighth despite setting the third-fastest qualifying time. Pascal Wehrlein was required to start from the pit lane after changes to his car.

Qualifying Classification

2017 Austrian Grand Prix Qualifying, 8 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:05.760	1:04.316	1:04.251	18
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:05.585	1:04.772	1:04.293	17
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:05.064	1:04.800	1:04.424	17
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:05.148	1:05.004	1:04.779	17
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:05.854	1:05.161	1:04.896	22
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:05.779	1:04.948	1:04.983	16
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:05.902	1:05.319	1:05.480	30
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:05.975	1:05.435	1:05.605	21
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:06.033	1:05.550	1:05.674	22
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:05.675	1:05.544	1:05.726	23
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:06.174	1:05.597	—	16
12	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:06.158	1:05.602	—	14
13	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:06.316	1:05.741	—	14
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:05.990	1:05.884	—	16
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:06.143	No time	—	6
16	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:06.345	—	—	10
17	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:06.534	—	—	8
18	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:06.608	—	—	11
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:06.857	—	—	12
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	1:07.011	—	—	11

Lewis Hamilton received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Pascal Wehrlein was required to start from pit lane, as his car was modified while under Parc Fermé conditions.

What happened in the 2017 Austrian Grand Prix?

Valtteri Bottas produced an exceptionally quick getaway to retain the lead. The start was examined by the stewards, but no penalty followed. Behind him, Daniil Kvyat hit Fernando Alonso, who was pushed into Max Verstappen; both Alonso and Verstappen retired.

Bottas built an early cushion over Sebastian Vettel and kept Mercedes in command through the pit-stop phase. Lewis Hamilton, starting further back after his penalty, had to work through the order rather than attack for the lead immediately.

The final stint brought two battles to life. Sebastian Vettel closed rapidly on Valtteri Bottas, while Hamilton caught Daniel Ricciardo in the fight for third. Both challengers applied pressure without completing a decisive pass.

Valtteri Bottas reached the flag for his second career victory, with Vettel less than a second behind. Ricciardo secured another podium ahead of Hamilton, and Romain Grosjean delivered sixth for Haas. The Williams drivers both recovered into the points after their poor qualifying.

Further down the points places, Sergio Pérez, Esteban Ocon, Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll completed the scoring positions. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2017 rules.

After the race, Sebastian Vettel headed the drivers’ standings with 171 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 151. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 287, with Ferrari on 254.

2017 Austrian Grand Prix race results

The 2017 Austrian Grand Prix was held on 9 July 2017, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	71	1:21:48.523	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	71	+0.658	18
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	71	+6.012	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	+7.430	12
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	71	+20.370	10
6	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	71	+1:13.160	8
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	70	+1 Lap	6
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	70	+1 Lap	4
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	70	+1 Lap	2
10	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	70	+1 Lap	1
11	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	70	+1 Lap	0
12	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	70	+1 Lap	0
13	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	70	+1 Lap	0
14	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	70	+1 Lap	0
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	69	+2 Laps	0
16	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	68	+3 Laps	0
Ret	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	44	Engine	0
Ret	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	29	Hydraulics	0
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1	Collision damage	0
Ret	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	0	Collision damage	0

2017 Austrian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	69	15:22:29	1:07.411	230.597
2	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	69	15:22:28	1:07.442	230.491
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	68	15:21:35	1:07.486	230.341
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	69	15:22:23	1:07.496	230.306
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	51	15:01:55	1:07.847	229.115
6	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	57	15:12:06	1:08.061	228.395
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	49	15:00:44	1:08.419	227.200
8	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	67	15:22:03	1:08.422	227.190
9	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	58	15:10:55	1:08.470	227.030
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	65	15:18:53	1:08.590	226.633
11	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	64	15:18:21	1:08.652	226.428
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	68	15:22:37	1:08.659	226.405
13	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	67	15:21:46	1:08.777	226.017
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	64	15:18:44	1:09.043	225.146
15	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	42	14:52:58	1:09.150	224.798
16	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	60	15:14:11	1:09.241	224.502
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	56	15:09:39	1:09.284	224.363
18	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	23	14:30:14	1:10.402	220.800

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 Austrian Grand Prix.

2017 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	171
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	151
3	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Mercedes	136
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	107
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	83
6	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	50
7	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Red Bull Racing	45
8	Esteban Ocon	French	Force India	39
9	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	29
10	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	22
11	Lance Stroll	Canadian	Williams	18
12	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Renault	18
13	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	18
14	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	Haas	11
15	Pascal Wehrlein	German	Sauber	5
16	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	4
17	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	2
18	Jolyon Palmer	British	Renault	0
19	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Sauber	0
20	Stoffel Vandoorne	Belgian	McLaren	0
21	Antonio Giovinazzi	Italian	Sauber	0
–	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	0

2017 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	287
2	Ferrari	254
3	Red Bull Racing	152
4	Force India	89
5	Williams	40
6	Toro Rosso	33
7	Haas	29
8	Renault	18
9	Sauber	5
10	McLaren	2

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