2017 United States Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton won again in Austin as Mercedes clinched a fourth consecutive constructors’ championship. Sebastian Vettel kept the drivers’ contest alive in second, while a last-lap penalty changed the final podium position.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:33.108
Fastest lap	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:37.766 on lap 51
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
20 October 2017	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
20 October 2017	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
21 October 2017	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
21 October 2017	Qualifying	16:00
22 October 2017	Race	14:00

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 17 leading the 2017 F1 World Championship on 306 points, with Sebastian Vettel on 247. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 540 points.

Race entries

Carlos Sainz moved to Renault in place of Jolyon Palmer. Brendon Hartley made his Formula 1 debut for Toro Rosso alongside the returning Daniil Kvyat, with Pierre Gasly absent for the Super Formula finale.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton led FP1 as a damp circuit gradually dried. Drivers began on intermediates, with Sean Gelael sliding off and Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon spinning without serious consequences. Sebastian Vettel was first to try slicks but initially found conditions too wet. The improving surface eventually allowed more representative laps as the newly reshuffled driver line-ups settled in.

Lewis Hamilton remained quickest in dry FP2, while Sebastian Vettel had a high-speed spin at Turn 19 early in the session. Max Verstappen split the championship contenders on the timesheet. With conditions allowing a fuller programme than in the morning, teams moved from quick attempts to longer runs to prepare for Sunday’s race.

Lewis Hamilton completed a clean sweep of practice, but Sebastian Vettel was much closer in FP3 than he had been on Friday. Romain Grosjean’s spin into the gravel at Turn 7 interrupted running with a virtual safety car while his Haas was recovered. The remaining session gave teams their final opportunity to refine qualifying setups.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2017 United States Grand Prix FP1, 20 October 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:36.335	18
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.593s	20
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.644s	10
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.004s	21
5	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.017s	26
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.235s	23
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.263s	20
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.473s	25
9	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.526s	20
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.758s	24
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.073s	16
12	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.199s	25
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+2.569s	19
14	39	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+2.932s	28
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+3.001s	17
16	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+3.031s	14
17	38	Sean Gelael	Toro Rosso	+4.071s	25
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+4.113s	19
19	37	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	+4.493s	25
20	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	No time	4

Free Practice 2 Classification

2017 United States Grand Prix FP2, 20 October 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:34.668	26
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.397s	30
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.524s	11
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.611s	39
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.795s	24
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.846s	29
7	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.636s	28
8	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.792s	30
9	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.813s	28
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.822s	34
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.861s	30
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.866s	18
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.093s	40
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.617s	17
15	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.795s	31
16	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+3.120s	27
17	39	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+3.319s	41
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+3.497s	35
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.594s	22
20	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+3.719s	26

Free Practice 3 Classification

2017 United States Grand Prix FP3, 21 October 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:34.478	15
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.092s	19
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.214s	17
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.277s	17
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.625s	14
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.868s	11
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.130s	21
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.172s	16
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.245s	17
10	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.324s	16
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.487s	17
12	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+1.640s	12
13	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.761s	15
14	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.121s	14
15	39	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+2.340s	26
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.793s	16
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.841s	17
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+3.329s	15
19	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+3.413s	9
20	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+4.022s	6

Qualifying

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

Lewis Hamilton secured pole ahead of Sebastian Vettel. Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Räikkönen set identical Q3 times, with Ricciardo ranked ahead because he recorded his first; grid penalties left Max Verstappen facing a recovery drive.

Qualifying Classification

2017 United States Grand Prix Qualifying, 21 October 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:34.822	1:33.437	1:33.108	18
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:35.420	1:34.103	1:33.347	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:35.309	1:33.769	1:33.568	17
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:35.991	1:34.495	1:33.577	14
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:35.649	1:33.840	1:33.577	17
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:34.899	1:34.716	1:33.658	13
7	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:35.849	1:35.113	1:34.647	17
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:35.517	1:34.899	1:34.852	17
9	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:35.712	1:35.046	1:35.007	15
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:36.358	1:34.789	1:35.148	19
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:35.603	1:35.155	—	9
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:36.073	1:35.529	—	15
13	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:36.286	1:35.641	—	14
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:36.835	1:35.870	—	14
15	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:35.740	No time	—	3
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:36.842	—	—	9
17	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:36.868	—	—	8
18	39	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:36.889	—	—	7
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	1:37.179	—	—	9
20	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:37.394	—	—	7

Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Räikkönen set identical lap times in Q3. As Ricciardo was the first to set his time, he was considered to have qualified ahead of Räikkönen.

Max Verstappen received a 15-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.

Stoffel Vandoorne received a 30-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.

Nico Hülkenberg received a 20-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.

Lance Stroll received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Romain Grosjean during qualifying.

Brendon Hartley received a 25-place grid penalty for exceeding his car’s quota of power unit components.

Kevin Magnussen received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Sergio Pérez during qualifying.

What happened in the 2017 United States Grand Prix?

Sebastian Vettel made the better start and took the lead, but Lewis Hamilton stayed close rather than allowing Ferrari to escape. Hamilton then passed Vettel early in the race and began establishing the advantage that would decide the afternoon.

Ferrari switched Sebastian Vettel to a two-stop strategy, giving him fresher tyres for the closing stages. Hamilton remained on his one-stop plan and managed the gap, while Daniel Ricciardo retired with a technical problem.

Max Verstappen charged from 16th on the grid into the podium fight. On the last lap he passed Kimi Räikkönen, but completed the move beyond the track limits and received a five-second penalty that restored Räikkönen to third.

Lewis Hamilton won ahead of Sebastian Vettel, with Kimi Räikkönen taking the podium place from Verstappen. Carlos Sainz finished seventh on his Renault debut, while Brendon Hartley made his first Formula 1 race start for Toro Rosso. Mercedes secured the constructors’ title with three rounds still to run.

Further down the points places, Carlos Sainz, Sergio Pérez, Felipe Massa and Daniil Kvyat completed the scoring positions. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2017 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 331 points, followed by Sebastian Vettel on 265. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 575, with Ferrari on 428.

2017 United States Grand Prix race results

The 2017 United States Grand Prix was held on 22 October 2017, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	56	1:33:50.991	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	56	+10.143	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	56	+15.779	15
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	56	+16.768	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	56	+34.967	10
6	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	56	+1:30.980	8
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	56	+1:32.944	6
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	55	+1 Lap	4
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	55	+1 Lap	2
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	55	+1 Lap	1
11	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	55	+1 Lap	0
12	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	55	+1 Lap	0
13	39	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	55	+1 Lap	0
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	55	+1 Lap	0
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	55	+1 Lap	0
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	55	+1 Lap	0
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	24	Engine	0
Ret	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	14	Engine	0
Ret	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	5	Collision damage	0
Ret	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	3	Engine	0

Max Verstappen originally finished third, but received a 5-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

Marcus Ericsson received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision.

2017 United States Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	51	15:29:21	1:37.766	203.003
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	54	15:34:43	1:37.767	203.001
3	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	51	15:31:51	1:37.893	202.739
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	39	15:09:41	1:38.060	202.394
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	48	15:24:08	1:38.776	200.927
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	42	15:14:22	1:38.809	200.860
7	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	38	15:09:28	1:39.666	199.133
8	39	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	47	15:24:37	1:39.979	198.509
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	14	14:27:38	1:40.102	198.265
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	36	15:05:32	1:40.131	198.208
11	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	27	14:50:28	1:40.349	197.777
12	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	43	15:17:06	1:40.462	197.555
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	53	15:33:54	1:40.499	197.482
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	14	14:28:01	1:40.851	196.793
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	19	14:36:36	1:40.971	196.559
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	42	15:15:59	1:41.041	196.423
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	36	15:05:30	1:41.259	196.000
18	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	21	14:39:51	1:41.537	195.463
19	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	2	14:07:14	1:44.270	190.340
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	2	14:07:19	1:47.073	185.357

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 United States Grand Prix.

2017 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	331
2	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	265
3	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Mercedes	244
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	192
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	163
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Red Bull Racing	123
7	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	86
8	Esteban Ocon	French	Force India	73
9	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso / Renault	54
10	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	36
11	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Renault	34
12	Lance Stroll	Canadian	Williams	32
13	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	28
14	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	Haas	15
15	Stoffel Vandoorne	Belgian	McLaren	13
16	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	10
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	Antonio Giovinazzi	Italian	Sauber	0
22	Pierre Gasly	French	Toro Rosso	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	575
2	Ferrari	428
3	Red Bull Racing	315
4	Force India	159
5	Williams	68
6	Toro Rosso	53
7	Renault	48
8	Haas	43
9	McLaren	23
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