2017 Brazilian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Sebastian Vettel returned to winning form in Brazil, beating Valtteri Bottas at the start and holding the advantage to the flag. Lewis Hamilton supplied the recovery drive of the day, climbing from the pit lane to challenge for a podium.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Pole time	1:08.322
Fastest lap	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:11.044 on lap 64
First	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Second	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

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

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 19 leading the 2017 F1 World Championship on 333 points, with Sebastian Vettel on 277. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 595 points.

Race entries

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

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton lowered the circuit benchmark in FP1 as Mercedes began strongly. George Russell made his first Grand Prix practice appearance, while Brendon Hartley’s session was disrupted by another Renault engine failure. Sebastian Vettel also spun at Turn 9 before the leading drivers switched from soft tyres to supersofts for their quicker attempts.

Lewis Hamilton stayed ahead in FP2, with the supersoft tyre offering a relatively modest improvement over the soft during the quick runs. Brendon Hartley returned after a power-unit change, while Antonio Giovinazzi took over Kevin Magnussen’s Haas for an unusual afternoon practice appearance. Marcus Ericsson spun and touched the barriers before teams concentrated on longer race simulations.

Valtteri Bottas narrowly edged Lewis Hamilton in FP3 as Ferrari moved much closer to Mercedes. Lance Stroll lost drive and stopped at Turn 6 early in the session, reducing his preparation. The leading teams then built towards their final quick attempts, with less than a tenth separating the two Mercedes and two Ferraris.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2017 Brazilian Grand Prix FP1, 10 November 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:09.202	36
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.127s	43
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.542s	32
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.548s	31
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.626s	38
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.782s	32
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.900s	28
8	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.200s	26
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.252s	36
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.274s	24
11	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+1.430s	42
12	35	George Russell	Force India	+1.845s	29
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.986s	29
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.261s	30
15	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+2.265s	32
16	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+2.406s	35
17	37	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	+2.600s	32
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.696s	28
19	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+4.832s	5
20	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	No time	2

Free Practice 2 Classification

2017 Brazilian Grand Prix FP2, 10 November 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:09.515	42
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.048s	45
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.228s	37
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.360s	48
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.371s	38
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.602s	45
7	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+0.791s	49
8	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.858s	42
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+0.881s	39
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.140s	31
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.170s	42
12	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.180s	43
13	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.387s	38
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+1.549s	44
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.785s	39
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.907s	44
17	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+2.306s	54
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+2.342s	43
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.474s	17
20	50	Antonio Giovinazzi	Haas	+2.902s	37

Free Practice 3 Classification

2017 Brazilian Grand Prix FP3, 11 November 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:09.281	24
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.003s	26
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.045s	20
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.058s	21
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.963s	14
6	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.007s	15
7	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.041s	21
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.076s	23
9	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.214s	9
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.318s	23
11	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.356s	21
12	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.390s	14
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.440s	19
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.462s	18
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.481s	20
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.700s	32
17	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+1.804s	30
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+1.845s	25
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.199s	27
20	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	No time	1

Qualifying

Valtteri Bottas headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel second and Kimi Räikkönen third.

Lewis Hamilton crashed in Q1 without setting a time and subsequently started from the pit lane after component changes. Valtteri Bottas claimed pole ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen.

Qualifying Classification

2017 Brazilian Grand Prix Qualifying, 11 November 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:09.452	1:08.638	1:08.322	22
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:09.643	1:08.494	1:08.360	21
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:09.405	1:09.116	1:08.538	18
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:09.820	1:09.050	1:08.925	18
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:09.828	1:09.533	1:09.330	19
6	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:10.145	1:09.760	1:09.598	21
7	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:10.172	1:09.593	1:09.617	17
8	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:10.078	1:09.726	1:09.703	21
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:10.227	1:09.768	1:09.805	17
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:09.789	1:09.612	1:09.841	16
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:10.168	1:09.830	—	17
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:10.148	1:09.879	—	16
13	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:10.286	1:10.116	—	15
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:10.521	1:10.154	—	18
15	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:10.625	No time	—	15
16	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	1:10.678	—	—	12
17	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:10.686	—	—	10
18	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:10.776	—	—	8
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:10.875	—	—	12
—	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	No time	—	—	2

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

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

Pierre Gasly received a 25-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.

Lance Stroll received a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Marcus Ericsson received a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Lewis Hamilton failed to set a time within the 107% requirement, but received permission from the stewards to start the race. He also started from the pit lane due to a gearbox and power unit changes.

What happened in the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix?

Sebastian Vettel launched past Valtteri Bottas into the first corner. Several midfield incidents caused immediate retirements, with Esteban Ocon‘s remarkable sequence of race finishes ending after contact with Romain Grosjean.

Vettel maintained control through the restart and the pit-stop phase. Bottas stayed close enough to keep the Ferrari working, but could not overturn the order established at the start.

Lewis Hamilton extended his opening stint on soft tyres and briefly led as the cars ahead stopped. After his own change he passed Max Verstappen and closed on Kimi Räikkönen, but the Ferrari driver protected third.

Vettel won ahead of Bottas and Räikkönen, with Hamilton completing a tight leading quartet. Daniel Ricciardo recovered to sixth after an early setback, while Felipe Massa held off Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez for seventh in his final home Grand Prix.

Further down the points places, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Sergio Pérez and Nico Hülkenberg completed the scoring positions. Max Verstappen set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2017 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 345 points, followed by Sebastian Vettel on 302. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 625, with Ferrari on 495.

2017 Brazilian Grand Prix race results

The 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix was held on 12 November 2017, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	71	1:31:26.262	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	71	+2.762	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	71	+4.600	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	+5.468	12
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	71	+32.940	10
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	71	+48.691	8
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	71	+1:08.882	6
8	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	71	+1:09.363	4
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	71	+1:09.500	2
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	70	+1 Lap	1
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	70	+1 Lap	0
12	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	70	+1 Lap	0
13	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	70	+1 Lap	0
14	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	70	+1 Lap	0
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	69	+2 Laps	0
16	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	69	+2 Laps	0
Ret	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	40	Engine	0
Ret	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	0	Collision	0
Ret	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	0	Collision	0
Ret	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	0	Collision	0

2017 Brazilian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	64	15:26:27	1:11.044	218.349
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	63	15:24:46	1:11.845	215.914
3	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	69	15:35:07	1:11.862	215.863
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	71	15:35:10	1:12.029	215.363
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	58	15:18:37	1:12.466	214.064
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	61	15:22:18	1:12.492	213.987
7	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	63	15:24:39	1:12.539	213.849
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	61	15:23:08	1:13.052	212.347
9	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	61	15:23:56	1:13.323	211.562
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	57	15:18:12	1:13.451	211.193
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	60	15:21:51	1:13.452	211.190
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	66	15:31:00	1:13.532	210.961
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	67	15:31:03	1:13.625	210.694
14	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	70	15:35:19	1:13.666	210.577
15	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	57	15:18:30	1:13.758	210.314
16	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	29	14:44:03	1:14.658	207.779
17	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	60	15:22:47	1:14.812	207.351

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 Brazilian Grand Prix.

2017 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	345
2	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	302
3	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Mercedes	280
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	200
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	193
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Red Bull Racing	158
7	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	94
8	Esteban Ocon	French	Force India	83
9	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso / Renault	54
10	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	42
11	Lance Stroll	Canadian	Williams	40
12	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Renault	35
13	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	28
14	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	Haas	19
15	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	15
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	625
2	Ferrari	495
3	Red Bull Racing	358
4	Force India	177
5	Williams	82
6	Toro Rosso	53
7	Renault	49
8	Haas	47
9	McLaren	28
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