# 2017 Austrian Grand Prix

The 2017 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Österreich 2017) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 9 July 2017 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. The race, which was contested over seventy-one laps, was the ninth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the 31st running of the Austrian Grand Prix and the 30th time it had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the series inception in 1950, every time at Spielberg using the current or former variations of this circuit.
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel entered the round as the championship leader, with a 14-point advantage over Lewis Hamilton, and extended it to 20 points. Mercedes led Ferrari by 24 points in the Constructors' standings at the start of the round, and extended it to 33 points.

## Qualifying

| Pos. | Car no. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Final grid |
| Pos. | Car no. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final grid |
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:05.760 | 1:04.316 | 1:04.251 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:05.585 | 1:04.772 | 1:04.293 | 2 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:05.064 | 1:04.800 | 1:04.424 | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:05.148 | 1:05.004 | 1:04.779 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:05.854 | 1:05.161 | 1:04.896 | 4 |
| 6 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:05.779 | 1:04.948 | 1:04.983 | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:05.902 | 1:05.319 | 1:05.480 | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:05.975 | 1:05.435 | 1:05.605 | 7 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 1:06.033 | 1:05.550 | 1:05.674 | 9 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:05.675 | 1:05.544 | 1:05.726 | 10 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:06.174 | 1:05.597 | | 11 |
| 12 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 1:06.158 | 1:05.602 | | 12 |
| 13 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Honda | 1:06.316 | 1:05.741 | | 13 |
| 14 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:05.990 | 1:05.884 | | 14 |
| 15 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:06.143 | No time | | 15 |
| 16 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:06.345 | | | 16 |
| 17 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:06.534 | | | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 1:06.608 | | | 18 |
| 19 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:06.857 | | | 19 |
| 20 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:07.011 | | | PL |
| 107% time: 1:09.618 ||||||||
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### Notes

* ^1 – Lewis Hamilton received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
* ^2 – Pascal Wehrlein was required to start from pit lane, as his car was modified while under Parc Fermé conditions.

## Race

At the start Valtteri Bottas made a perfect get away to lead Sebastian Vettel into the first corner, behind them there was problems with Daniil Kvyat hitting Fernando Alonso who then in turn hit Max Verstappen, both Alonso and Verstappen retired, Kvyat was given a drive through penalty for causing the accident. Bottas came under investigation for a jump start but the stewards issued no penalty. The rest of the race had little action until towards the end Vettel applied pressure on Bottas for the lead but ultimately he failed to get past Bottas who won the race. Daniel Ricciardo meanwhile held off Lewis Hamilton for the final podium spot allowing Vettel to extend his championship lead to 20 points.

### Race classification

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 71 | 1:21:48.523 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 71 | +0.658 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 71 | +6.012 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 71 | +7.430 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 71 | +20.370 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 71 | +1:13.160 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 70 | +1 Lap | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 70 | +1 Lap | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 70 | +1 Lap | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 70 | +1 Lap | 18 | 1 |
| 11 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 70 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 12 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Honda | 70 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 70 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 14 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber-Ferrari | 70 | +1 Lap | PL | |
| 15 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 69 | +2 Laps | 19 | |
| 16 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 68 | +3 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 44 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 29 | Hydraulics | 15 | |
| Ret | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 1 | Collision damage | 12 | |
| Ret | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 0 | Collision damage | 5 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 171 |
| | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 151 |
| | 3 | Valtteri Bottas | 136 |
| | 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | 107 |
| | 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | 83 |
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| | Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Mercedes | 287 |
| | 2 | Ferrari | 254 |
| | 3 | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 152 |
| | 4 | Force India-Mercedes | 89 |
| | 5 | Williams-Mercedes | 40 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.