2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Daniel Ricciardo emerged victorious from an extraordinary Azerbaijan Grand Prix packed with collisions, restarts and controversy. Valtteri Bottas recovered from a lap down to snatch second at the line, while Lance Stroll celebrated his maiden podium.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:40.593
Fastest lap	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:43.441 on lap 47
First	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing
Second	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Third	Lance Stroll	Williams

Weekend Schedule

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

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 8 leading the 2017 F1 World Championship on 141 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 129. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 222 points.

Race entries

The 10 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Free Practice

Max Verstappen led FP1 as the slippery street circuit caught out several drivers, with Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa running wide and Valtteri Bottas spinning. Sergio Perez then hit the barrier at the narrow castle section, damaging the right side of his Force India. The resulting red flag left only a brief window for further running at the end.

Max Verstappen remained fastest in FP2 but crashed at Turn 1 late in the session. Jolyon Palmer had already hit the barrier at Turn 8, bringing out red flags, while Fernando Alonso stopped with an engine problem. Romain Grosjean struggled with braking, and differing tyre choices added another complication to interpreting the quickest laps.

Valtteri Bottas set the pace in FP3, while Jolyon Palmer’s Renault caught fire early in the session and curtailed his preparation. Max Verstappen then stopped on the main straight with a technical problem shortly before the finish. The yellow flags disrupted the final qualifying simulations, including a quick attempt from Valtteri Bottas.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix FP1, 23 June 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:44.410	19
2	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.470s	22
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.557s	20
4	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+0.988s	16
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.087s	16
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+1.327s	19
7	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.342s	24
8	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.558s	25
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.590s	18
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.207s	11
11	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.239s	28
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.311s	23
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.427s	22
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+2.807s	21
15	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+3.036s	22
16	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+3.091s	13
17	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+3.141s	20
18	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+4.115s	15
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+4.638s	19
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+5.527s	21

Free Practice 2 Classification

2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix FP2, 23 June 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:43.362	36
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.100s	32
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.111s	34
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.127s	35
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.253s	35
6	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+0.751s	27
7	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+0.944s	34
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+0.959s	27
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.122s	37
10	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.163s	23
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.247s	33
12	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.153s	15
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.371s	34
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.469s	33
15	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+2.641s	29
16	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.699s	17
17	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.812s	28
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+3.788s	25
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.985s	25
20	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+4.360s	22

Free Practice 3 Classification

2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix FP3, 24 June 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:42.742	21
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.095s	14
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.416s	23
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.545s	24
5	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+0.602s	21
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.872s	16
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.996s	18
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.166s	21
9	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+1.298s	17
10	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.396s	22
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.570s	16
12	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.602s	7
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.659s	23
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.999s	18
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.184s	20
16	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.401s	17
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.749s	20
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.903s	21
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+2.980s	19
20	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+10.298s	4

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Valtteri Bottas second and Kimi Räikkönen third.

Lewis Hamilton secured pole ahead of Valtteri Bottas, while Daniel Ricciardo hit the wall in Q3. Jolyon Palmer could not set a time following a fire in final practice.

Qualifying Classification

2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Qualifying, 24 June 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:41.983	1:41.275	1:40.593	20
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:43.026	1:41.502	1:41.027	23
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:42.678	1:42.090	1:41.693	23
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:42.952	1:41.911	1:41.841	23
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:42.544	1:41.961	1:41.879	22
6	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:43.162	1:42.467	1:42.111	21
7	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:43.051	1:42.751	1:42.186	21
8	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:43.613	1:42.284	1:42.753	21
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:43.165	1:42.735	1:42.798	22
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:42.857	1:42.215	1:43.414	20
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:42.927	1:43.186	—	19
12	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:43.489	1:43.347	—	20
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:44.029	1:43.796	—	18
14	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:43.930	1:44.267	—	12
15	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	1:44.317	1:44.603	—	18
16	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:44.334	—	—	9
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:44.468	—	—	10
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:44.795	—	—	10
19	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:45.030	—	—	8
—	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	No time	—	—	—

Carlos Sainz received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Felipe Massa at the previous race.

Fernando Alonso received a forty-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.

Stoffel Vandoorne received a thirty-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components and a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Jolyon Palmer failed to set a lap time in Q1, and was allowed to race at the discretion of the stewards.

What happened in the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?

An opening-lap clash between Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen left the Mercedes a lap down. Daniel Ricciardo also fell back after an early stop to remove debris from his brakes, leaving both eventual front-runners with huge recovery jobs.

Repeated safety cars disrupted Lewis Hamilton‘s lead. During one neutralisation Sebastian Vettel hit the rear of Hamilton, then pulled alongside and made deliberate contact. Vettel received a ten-second stop-go penalty; telemetry did not support his allegation that Hamilton had brake-tested him.

Debris and a collision between the Force India drivers eventually brought a red flag. After the restart, Ricciardo swept past both Williams cars, while Felipe Massa‘s suspension trouble ended his challenge. Hamilton then had to stop to secure a loose headrest, and Vettel served his penalty.

Those setbacks handed Daniel Ricciardo the lead. He stayed clear to win, while Valtteri Bottas chased down Lance Stroll and beat him to second by 0.105 seconds. Stroll still earned a remarkable third, and Fernando Alonso scored McLaren‘s first points of the year in ninth.

Further down the points places, Kevin Magnussen, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso and Pascal Wehrlein completed the scoring positions. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2017 rules.

After the race, Sebastian Vettel headed the drivers’ standings with 153 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 139. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 250, with Ferrari on 226.

2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix race results

The 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was held on 25 June 2017, with a scheduled start of 17:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	51	2:03:55.573	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	51	+3.904	18
3	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	51	+4.009	15
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	51	+5.976	12
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	51	+6.188	10
6	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	51	+30.298	8
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	51	+41.753	6
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	51	+49.400	4
9	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	51	+59.551	2
10	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	51	+1:29.093	1
11	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	51	+1:31.794	0
12	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	51	+1:32.160	0
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	50	+1 Lap	0
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	46	Collision damage	0
Ret	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	39	Collision damage	0
Ret	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	25	Suspension	0
Ret	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	24	Accident	0
Ret	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	12	Engine	0
Ret	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	9	Electrical	0
Ret	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	7	Engine	0

Kimi Räikkönen retired from the race, but was classified as he had completed 90% of the winner’s race distance.

2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	47	19:00:47	1:43.441	208.919
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	46	18:59:05	1:43.469	208.862
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	51	19:07:41	1:43.925	207.946
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	46	18:58:48	1:44.882	206.048
5	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	44	18:55:23	1:45.108	205.605
6	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	49	19:04:57	1:45.168	205.488
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	44	18:57:57	1:45.542	204.760
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	37	18:45:25	1:45.588	204.670
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	39	18:46:50	1:45.634	204.581
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	46	18:59:26	1:45.866	204.133
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	45	18:57:35	1:46.312	203.277
12	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	10	17:21:43	1:46.398	203.112
13	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	45	18:58:24	1:46.648	202.636
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	45	18:58:45	1:46.831	202.289
15	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	46	19:00:07	1:47.120	201.743
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	45	18:58:23	1:47.186	201.619
17	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	10	17:21:50	1:47.340	201.330
18	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	9	17:20:20	1:48.394	199.372
19	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	9	17:20:16	1:48.536	199.111
20	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	5	17:13:19	1:51.673	193.518

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 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

2017 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	153
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	139
3	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Mercedes	111
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	92
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	73
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Red Bull Racing	45
7	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	44
8	Esteban Ocon	French	Force India	35
9	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	29
10	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	20
11	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Renault	18
12	Lance Stroll	Canadian	Williams	17
13	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	Haas	11
14	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	10
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	250
2	Ferrari	226
3	Red Bull Racing	137
4	Force India	79
5	Williams	37
6	Toro Rosso	33
7	Haas	21
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