2017 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil 2017) was the nineteenth race of the 2017 Formula One season, the forty-fifth time the Brazilian Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar, and the thirty-fifth time it was held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace. It was held between 10 November and 12 November 2017.
In qualifying, recent four-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton crashed into the tyre barrier on his first flying lap at the start of the first session. His teammate Valtteri Bottas took his third pole position, with Sebastian Vettel joining him on the front row, and Kimi Räikkönen qualifying third on the grid.
In the race, Vettel snatched the lead at the first corner, continued leading ahead of Bottas following an early safety car period, and took his 47th victory, which was also 's first win at the Brazilian Grand Prix since 2008. Bottas settled for second, whilst Räikkönen finished third after managing to hold off Hamilton, who finished fourth after starting from the pit lane.
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==Background==
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W08 EQ Power+ 	 	M08 EQ Power+ 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W08 EQ Power+ 	 	M08 EQ Power+ 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB13 	 	TAG Heuer 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB13 	 	TAG Heuer 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF70H 	 	062 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF70H 	 	062 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM10 	 	M08 EQ Power+ 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM10 	 	M08 EQ Power+ 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW40 	 	M08 EQ Power+ 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW40 	 	M08 EQ Power+ 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	McLaren Honda 	 	MCL32 	 	RA617H 	
2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	McLaren Honda 	 	MCL32 	 	RA617H 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	R.S.17 	 	R.E.17 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	R.S.17 	 	R.E.17 	
28 	Brendon Hartley 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR12 	 	R.E.17 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR12 	 	R.E.17 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-17 	 	062 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-17 	 	062 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C36 	 	061 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C36 	 	061 	
Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only 	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only
35 	George Russell 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM10 	 	M08 EQ Power+ 	
37 	Charles Leclerc 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C36 	 	061 	
50 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-17 	 	062 	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	1:10.402	8 	1:10.902	13 	1:10.637	11 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:09.828	5 	1:09.743	3 	1:10.244	5 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:09.984	6 	1:09.875	4 	1:09.339	4 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:09.744	3 	1:10.117	6 	1:09.326	3 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:11.188	13 	1:11.300	15 	1:10.762	15 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:11.898	18 	1:11.989	19 	1:11.480	19 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:14.034	19 	1:11.422	16 	1:10.981	16 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	1:10.695	12 	1:10.322	7 	 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:10.476	10 	1:10.655	10 	1:10.288	6 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:10.632	11 	1:11.064	14 	No Time 	20 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:10.102	7 	1:10.373	8 	1:10.671	12 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:11.463	14 	 	1:10.721	13 	 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:11.608	16 	1:10.396	9 	1:10.743	14 	 	 	 	 	
28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	No Time 	20 	1:11.821	17 	1:11.085	17 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:10.454	9 	1:10.306	7 	1:10.357	8 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:09.750	4 	1:09.886	5 	1:10.495	9 	 	 	 	 	
35 	George Russell 	 	1:11.047	12 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
37 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:11.802	17 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:09.202	1 	1:09.515	1 	1:09.284	2 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	 	1:12.417	20 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:11.467	15 	1:10.685	11 	1:10.599	10 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:09.329	2 	1:09.563	2 	1:09.281	1 	 	 	 	 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	1:11.857	18 	1:11.126	18 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	2 	1:09.452 	 	2 	1:08.638 	 	1 	1:08.322 	1
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	3 	1:09.643 	 	1 	1:08.494 	 	2 	1:08.360 	2
3 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	1 	1:09.405 	 	4 	1:09.116 	 	3 	1:08.538 	3
4 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	5 	1:09.820 	 	3 	1:09.050 	 	4 	1:08.925 	4
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	6 	1:09.828 	 	5 	1:09.533 	 	5 	1:09.330 	14*
6 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	8 	1:10.145 	 	9 	1:09.760 	 	6 	1:09.598 	5
7 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	11 	1:10.172 	 	6 	1:09.593 	 	7 	1:09.617 	6
8 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	7 	1:10.078 	 	8 	1:09.726 	 	8 	1:09.703 	7
9 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	12 	1:10.227 	 	10 	1:09.768 	 	9 	1:09.805 	8
10 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	4 	1:09.789 	 	7 	1:09.612 	 	10 	1:09.841 	9
11 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	10 	1:10.168 	 	11 	1:09.830 	 	 	 	10
12 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	9 	1:10.148 	 	12 	1:09.879 	 	 	 	11
13 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	13 	1:10.286 	 	13 	1:10.116 	 	 	 	12
14 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	14 	1:10.521 	 	14 	1:10.154 	 	 	 	13
15 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	 	15 	1:10.625 	 	15 	no time 	 	 	 	18†
16 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	16 	1:10.678 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
17 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	17 	1:10.686 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19‡
18 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	18 	1:10.776 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16§
19 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	19 	1:10.875 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17**
107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263	107% time: 1:14.263
NC 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	20 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL††
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** Ricciardo was given a ten-place grid penalty for using his eighth MGU-H.
*† Hartley was given a ten-place grid penalty for using his eighth MGU-H.
*‡ Gasly was given a 25-place grid penalty for using his eighth and ninth MGU-H and seventh turbocharger.
*§ Stroll was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*** Ericsson was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*†† Hamilton failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule due to crashing out on his first flying lap, but was given permission from the stewards to race. He started from the pit lane due to a fifth ICE, fifth TC and fifth MGU-H fitted to his car whilst it was under parc fermé conditions, along with an unscheduled gearbox change.
===Grid===
** Ricciardo was given a ten-place grid penalty for using his eighth MGU-H.
*† Stroll was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*‡ Ericsson was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*§ Hartley was given a ten-place grid penalty for using his eighth MGU-H.
*** Gasly was given a 25-place grid penalty for using his eighth and ninth MGU-H and seventh turbocharger.
*†† Hamilton failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule due to crashing out on his first flying lap, but was given permission from the stewards to race. He started from the pit lane due to a fifth ICE, fifth TC and fifth MGU-H fitted to his car whilst it was under parc fermé conditions, along with an unscheduled gearbox change.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	71 	1h 31m 26.262s	2 	25
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	71 	+2.762 	1 	18
3 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	71 	+4.600 	3 	15
4 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	71 	+5.468 	PL 	12
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	71 	+32.940 	4 	10
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	71 	+48.691 	14 	8
7 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	71 	+68.882 	9 	6
8 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	71 	+69.363 	6 	4
9 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	71 	+69.500 	5 	2
10 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	7 	1
11 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	70 	+1 Lap 	8 	
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	19 	
13 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	17 	
14 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	15 	
15 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	11 	
16 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	16 	
Ret 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	40 	Engine 	18 	
Ret 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	0 	Accident 	10 	
Ret 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	0 	Accident 	12 	
Ret 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	0 	Accident 	13 	
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==Milestones==
*Marcus Ericsson's 75th entry and start.
*Sebastian Vettel moves to fourth in the list of most podiums.
*Esteban Ocon's first retirement in 27 races
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	345 	
2 	Sebastian Vettel 	302 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	280 	
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	200 	
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	193 	
6 	Max Verstappen 	158 	
7 	Sergio Pérez 	94 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	83 	
9 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	54 	
10 	Felipe Massa 	42 	1
11 	Lance Stroll 	40 	1
12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	35 	
13 	Romain Grosjean 	28 	
14 	Kevin Magnussen 	19 	
15 	Fernando Alonso 	15 	1
16 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	13 	1
17 	Jolyon Palmer 	8 	
18 	Pascal Wehrlein 	5 	
19 	Daniil Kvyat 	4 	
20 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	
21 	Pierre Gasly 	0 	
22 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	0 	
23 	Brendon Hartley 	0 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	625 	
2 	 	495 	
3 	 	358 	
4 	 	177 	
5 	 	82 	
6 	 	53 	
7 	 	49 	
8 	 	47 	
9 	 	28 	
10 	 	5 	
==Notes==
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