World Drivers' Championship standings, the first time a Ferrari driver had done so since the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix, 1,625 days prior, and became the first non-Mercedes driver to do so since Vettel himself had done so at the end of the season. It was also the first time a team other than Mercedes led the World Constructors' Championship standings since the start of . At the , Vettel finished second behind Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, while Kimi Räikkönen finished fifth. Vettel took his second victory of the season at the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix after starting third to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship standings. Räikkönen's fourth place in the race gave Ferrari a three-point lead in the Constructors' Championship standings.