2017 British Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton gave the Silverstone crowd a commanding home victory as late tyre trouble transformed Ferrari‘s afternoon. Valtteri Bottas completed a Mercedes one-two, while Sebastian Vettel‘s championship advantage was cut to a single point.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:26.600
Fastest lap	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:30.621 on lap 48
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
14 July 2017	Practice 1	09:00 – 10:30
14 July 2017	Practice 2	13:00 – 14:30
15 July 2017	Practice 3	10:00 – 11:00
15 July 2017	Qualifying	13:00
16 July 2017	Race	13:00

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 10 leading the 2017 F1 World Championship on 171 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 151. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 287 points.

Race entries

The 10 teams kept the same race line-ups for the British Grand Prix. Antonio Giovinazzi also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Valtteri Bottas led FP1 as Mercedes showed strong pace on soft tyres. Sebastian Vettel briefly tested the experimental cockpit shield, but reported distorted vision and dizziness and cut the trial short. With rivals using supersofts for their quicker laps, Mercedes’ performance on the harder compound was a particularly encouraging start.

Valtteri Bottas stayed ahead in FP2, although Kimi Räikkönen brought Ferrari closer. Lewis Hamilton’s best lap came on soft tyres, unlike the supersoft attempts of several rivals. Max Verstappen ran off at Becketts, while Felipe Massa and Kimi Räikkönen spun in separate incidents before teams settled into longer runs to assess race pace.

Lewis Hamilton led FP3 with Sebastian Vettel close behind before rain arrived with around 18 minutes remaining. Drivers initially returned to the pits, then ventured out on intermediates to sample the changing conditions. Daniel Ricciardo spun near the end but avoided the barriers, while gearbox penalties already complicated his and Valtteri Bottas’ qualifying prospects.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2017 British Grand Prix FP1, 14 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:29.106	29
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.078s	29
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.498s	26
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.836s	19
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.031s	19
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.411s	19
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.789s	21
8	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.887s	20
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.893s	26
10	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.935s	27
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.094s	24
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+2.104s	32
13	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.191s	34
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.504s	24
15	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.578s	24
16	50	Antonio Giovinazzi	Haas	+2.925s	24
17	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+3.065s	19
18	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+3.344s	16
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+3.923s	23
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+4.293s	26

Free Practice 2 Classification

2017 British Grand Prix FP2, 14 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:28.496	31
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.047s	35
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.332s	36
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.460s	36
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.602s	32
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.090s	35
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.440s	37
8	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.510s	36
9	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.742s	28
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.887s	42
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.059s	26
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.066s	34
13	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.128s	43
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.165s	33
15	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.199s	37
16	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.286s	31
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.339s	33
18	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.383s	25
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.120s	27
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+3.433s	30

Free Practice 3 Classification

2017 British Grand Prix FP3, 15 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:28.063	18
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.032s	14
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.074s	20
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.669s	15
5	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.417s	14
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.549s	15
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.756s	14
8	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.841s	13
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.896s	19
10	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.025s	19
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.075s	17
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+2.109s	19
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.207s	15
14	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.239s	16
15	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.353s	16
16	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.441s	20
17	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.452s	19
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+2.558s	24
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.567s	24
20	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+3.295s	18

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Kimi Räikkönen second and Sebastian Vettel third.

Lewis Hamilton was emphatic in Q3 after a damp opening segment. Fernando Alonso timed a switch to slicks to top Q1, while Daniel Ricciardo‘s technical problems and grid penalties left him near the back.

Qualifying Classification

2017 British Grand Prix Qualifying, 15 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:39.069	1:27.893	1:26.600	25
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:40.455	1:28.992	1:27.147	26
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:39.962	1:28.978	1:27.356	24
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:39.698	1:28.732	1:27.376	26
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:38.912	1:29.431	1:28.130	23
6	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:39.201	1:29.340	1:28.856	21
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:42.009	1:29.824	1:28.902	26
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:39.738	1:29.701	1:29.074	25
9	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:40.011	1:30.105	1:29.418	24
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:42.042	1:29.966	1:29.549	26
11	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:41.404	1:30.193	—	18
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:41.726	1:30.355	—	20
13	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:37.598	1:30.600	—	17
14	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:41.114	1:31.368	—	15
15	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:41.874	1:31.482	—	21
16	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:42.573	—	—	11
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:42.577	—	—	11
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	1:42.593	—	—	10
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:42.633	—	—	10
20	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:42.966	—	—	4

Valtteri Bottas received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Fernando Alonso received a thirty-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements.

Daniel Ricciardo received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change and a ten-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements.

What happened in the 2017 British Grand Prix?

Jolyon Palmer‘s hydraulic failure on the formation lap forced another tour and reduced the distance to 51 laps. Lewis Hamilton retained the lead when the race began, while contact between the Toro Rosso drivers soon brought out the safety car.

Hamilton pulled clear again at the restart. Sebastian Vettel had to fight Max Verstappen before Ferrari used the stops to move him ahead, while Valtteri Bottas extended his opening stint on the harder starting compound.

Bottas used fresher supersoft tyres to catch and pass Vettel late in the race. Daniel Ricciardo was also charging, recovering from 19th on the grid to fifth after working through the midfield.

Both Ferraris then suffered late front-left tyre problems. Kimi Räikkönen lost second to Bottas but salvaged third, while Vettel fell to seventh after a longer journey back to the pits. Hamilton completed a grand slam and drew level with Jim Clark and Alain Prost on five British Grand Prix victories.

Further down the points places, Sebastian Vettel, Esteban Ocon, Sergio Pérez and Felipe Massa 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 177 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 176. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 330, with Ferrari on 275.

2017 British Grand Prix race results

The 2017 British Grand Prix was held on 16 July 2017, with a scheduled start of 13:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	51	1:21:27.430	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	51	+14.063	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	51	+36.570	15
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	51	+52.125	12
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	51	+1:05.955	10
6	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	51	+1:08.109	8
7	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	51	+1:33.989	6
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	50	+1 lap	4
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	50	+1 lap	2
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	50	+1 lap	1
11	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	50	+1 lap	0
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	50	+1 lap	0
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	50	+1 lap	0
14	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	50	+1 lap	0
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	50	+1 lap	0
16	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	50	+1 lap	0
17	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	50	+1 lap	0
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	32	Fuel pump	0
Ret	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	0	Collision	0
DNS	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	0	Hydraulics	0

Jolyon Palmer did not line up on the grid as a result of a hydraulic failure on the first formation lap.

2017 British Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	48	14:22:57	1:30.621	234.025
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	51	14:28:36	1:30.678	233.878
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	46	14:20:12	1:30.905	233.294
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	44	14:17:03	1:31.517	231.733
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	38	14:07:55	1:31.872	230.838
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	47	14:22:39	1:31.874	230.833
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	45	14:20:28	1:32.290	229.793
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	43	14:16:25	1:32.577	229.080
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	41	14:13:56	1:32.683	228.818
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	30	13:56:54	1:33.119	227.747
11	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	34	14:03:32	1:33.342	227.203
12	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	44	14:19:04	1:33.400	227.062
13	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	43	14:16:55	1:33.464	226.906
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	42	14:15:15	1:33.504	226.809
15	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	39	14:10:34	1:33.521	226.768
16	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	39	14:10:35	1:33.562	226.668
17	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	29	13:55:36	1:33.594	226.591
18	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	22	13:44:04	1:34.263	224.983

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 British Grand Prix.

2017 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	177
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	176
3	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Mercedes	154
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	117
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	98
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Red Bull Racing	57
7	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	52
8	Esteban Ocon	French	Force India	43
9	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	29
10	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Renault	26
11	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	23
12	Lance Stroll	Canadian	Williams	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	330
2	Ferrari	275
3	Red Bull Racing	174
4	Force India	95
5	Williams	41
6	Toro Rosso	33
7	Haas	29
8	Renault	26
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