2017 Australian Grand Prix - wikipedia 2017 Australian Grand Prix 2017 Australian Grand Prix Race details Race 1 of 20 in the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship Date 26 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 26 ) Official name 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix Location Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia Course Temporary street circuit Course length 5.303 km ( 3.295 mi ) Distance 57 laps, 302.271 km ( 187.822 mi ) Scheduled distance 58 laps, 307.574 km ( 191.117 mi ) Weather Partly cloudy 24 ° C ( 75 ° F ) air temperature 31 -- 36 ° C ( 88 -- 97 ° F ) track temperature 2 m / s ( 4.5 mph ; 7.2 km / h ) wind from the northwest Attendance 296,600 Pole position Driver Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Time 1 : 22.188 Fastest lap Driver Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Time 1 : 26.538 on lap 56 Podium First Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Second Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Third Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Lap leaders The 2017 Australian Grand Prix ( formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 26 March 2017 in Melbourne. The race was contested over fifty - seven laps of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and was the first round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race marked the eighty - first race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix -- which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928 -- and the twenty - second time the event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. The reigning World Champion Nico Rosberg was the winner of the 2016 race, but he did not defend his win as he retired from the sport after the 2016 season. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton started the race from pole, matching Ayrton Senna 's record of six pole positions in Australia. Sebastian Vettel won the race, which was his and Ferrari 's first win since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton finished second, with Valtteri Bottas completing the podium in third on his début for Mercedes. The race was also Ferrari 's first win at the track since the 2007 edition. Contents 1 Report 1.1 Background 1.1. 1 Circuit modifications 1.1. 2 Driver changes 1.1. 3 Tyres 2 Classification 2.1 Qualifying 2.2 Race 2.3 Championship standings after the race 3 References 4 External links Report Background Circuit modifications With the technical regulations undergoing a revision for the 2017 season, the FIA requested that every circuit on the calendar undergo revisions to update safety features. Organisers of the race introduced Tecpro barriers to the run - off areas at the fastest points of the circuit, and re-profiled tyre barriers. Driver changes Before the beginning of the third free practice session, Sauber announced that Pascal Wehrlein would not start the race. Wehrlein had sustained a back injury in an accident at the Race of Champions during the winter pre-season. Although Wehrlein was certified as fit to take part in the Grand Prix ahead of the first practice session, he withdrew as a precaution, citing the increased physical demands of the 2017 specification of cars and the lack of sustained running during pre-season testing as compromising his ability to complete a full race distance. He was replaced by Antonio Giovinazzi for the third session, qualifying and the race. Lance Stroll made his Formula One début with Williams. Giovinazzi and Stroll were the only rookies in the field, with Stoffel Vandoorne at McLaren starting his first full season in the sport after a one - off appearance at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix and Esteban Ocon at Force India starting his first full season in the sport after starting the last 9 races of the 2016 season. Tyres Pirelli supplied the teams with ultrasoft, supersoft and soft tyres. Usually, teams are allowed to choose an individual selection of thirteen different sets for every driver. However, due to the selection deadline falling before the pre-season test when teams were first able to drive with the new compounds, Pirelli allocated every driver the same sets. These were seven sets of ultrasoft, four sets of supersoft and two sets of soft tyres. Classification Qualifying Pos. Car no. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final grid Q1 Q2 Q3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 : 24.191 1 : 23.251 1 : 22.188 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1 : 25.510 1 : 23.401 1 : 22.456 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1 : 24.514 1 : 23.215 1 : 22.481 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1 : 24.352 1 : 23.376 1 : 23.033 5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer 1 : 24.482 1 : 24.092 1 : 23.485 5 6 8 Romain Grosjean Haas - Ferrari 1 : 25.419 1 : 24.718 1 : 24.074 6 7 19 Felipe Massa Williams - Mercedes 1 : 25.099 1 : 24.597 1 : 24.443 7 8 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 1 : 25.542 1 : 24.997 1 : 24.487 8 9 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1 : 25.970 1 : 24.864 1 : 24.512 9 10 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer 1 : 25.383 1 : 23.989 no time 15 11 11 Sergio Pérez Force India - Mercedes 1 : 25.064 1 : 25.081 10 12 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1 : 24.975 1 : 25.091 11 13 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren - Honda 1 : 25.872 1 : 25.425 12 14 31 Esteban Ocon Force India - Mercedes 1 : 26.009 1 : 25.568 13 15 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber - Ferrari 1 : 26.236 1 : 26.465 14 16 36 Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber - Ferrari 1 : 26.419 16 17 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas - Ferrari 1 : 26.847 17 18 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren - Honda 1 : 26.858 18 19 18 Lance Stroll Williams - Mercedes 1 : 27.143 20 20 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1 : 28.244 19 107 % time : 1 : 30.084 Source : Notes ^ 1 -- Daniel Ricciardo and Lance Stroll received five - place grid penalties for unscheduled gearbox changes. Race Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time / Retired Grid Points 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 57 1 : 24 : 11.672 25 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 57 + 9.975 18 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 57 + 11.250 15 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 + 22.393 12 5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer 57 + 28.827 5 10 6 19 Felipe Massa Williams - Mercedes 57 + 1 : 23.386 7 8 7 11 Sergio Pérez Force India - Mercedes 56 + 1 Lap 10 6 8 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 56 + 1 Lap 8 9 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 56 + 1 Lap 9 10 31 Esteban Ocon Force India - Mercedes 56 + 1 Lap 13 11 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 56 + 1 Lap 11 12 36 Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber - Ferrari 55 + 2 Laps 16 13 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren - Honda 55 + 2 Laps 18 Ret 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren - Honda 50 Broken floor 12 Ret 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas - Ferrari 46 Suspension 17 Ret 18 Lance Stroll Williams - Mercedes 40 Brakes 20 Ret Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer 25 Fuel cell PL Ret 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber - Ferrari 21 Hydraulics 14 Ret 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 15 Brakes 19 Ret 8 Romain Grosjean Haas - Ferrari 13 Water leak 6 Source : Notes ^ 1 -- Daniel Ricciardo started the race from pit lane after his car stopped on the way to the grid and could not be restarted in time for the formation lap. Championship standings after the race Drivers ' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points Sebastian Vettel 25 Lewis Hamilton 18 Valtteri Bottas 15 Kimi Räikkönen 12 5 Max Verstappen 10 Constructors ' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points Ferrari 37 Mercedes 33 Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer 10 Williams - Mercedes 8 5 Force India - Mercedes 7 Note : Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Jump up ^ `` GP Australien in Melbourne / Rennen ''. motorsport-total.com ( in German ). Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` F1 reveals overall rise in 2017 attendance ''. GPupdate.net. JHED Media BV. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Jump up ^ Esler, William ( 20 March 2016 ). `` 2016 Australian GP : Nico Rosberg wins after Ferrari strategy error ''. skysports.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Nico Rosberg retires : World champion quits Formula 1 five days after title win ''. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix -- Qualifying ''. Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Ltd. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` 2017 Australian Grand Prix Race -- Provisional Classification ''. FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sebastian Vettel wins season - opening Melbourne Grand Prix -- as it happened ''. Guardian. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` F1 rules : elimination qualifying confirmed for Australia, 2017 cars `` five seconds faster '' ``. James Allen on F1. James Allen. Retrieved 6 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` FIA requests upgrades to F1 circuits for 2017 ''. speedcafe.com. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Jump up ^ Howard, Tom ( 29 January 2017 ). `` Albert Park prepares for circuit revisions ''. speedcafe.com. Retrieved 26 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Pascal Wehrlein not to start at the Australian Grand Prix ''. Sauber F1 Team. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` F1 Australian GP : Can Lance Stroll match these game changing F1 debuts ? ''. crash.net. 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017. Jump up ^ Gibson, Sean ( 22 February 2017 ). `` F1 2017 : Race calendar and rule changes explained ahead of new season ''. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Pirelli announce tyre choices for Bahrain and Russia ''. Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Ltd. 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017. Jump up ^ Mitchell, Scott ( 2017 - 03 - 26 ). `` Australian GP : Daniel Ricciardo grid penalty after gearbox change ''. Autosport.com. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ Noble, Jonathan ( 25 March 2017 ). `` Stroll hit with gearbox change grid penalty into Australian GP ''. Autosport.com. Retrieved 25 March 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2017 Australian Grand Prix. 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Question: who has won the 2017 formula 1 australian grand pix tournament
Answer: Sebastian Vettel