2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (officially the 2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix) was the eighth race of the 2017 Formula One season, the first Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and the second time a race has been held at the Baku City Circuit following the 2016 European Grand Prix. It was held between 23 June and 25 June 2017.
In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton took his second consecutive pole position, outqualifying his teammate Valtteri Bottas within the final minutes of the session, while Kimi Räikkönen outqualified teammate Sebastian Vettel for the second time of the season.
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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 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	R.S.17 	 	R.E.17 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR12 	 	R.E.17 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	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 	
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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	 	1:47.446	15 	1:46.174	17 	1:45.143	16 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:44.880	2 	1:43.473	3 	1:43.287	4 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:44.967	3 	1:43.615	5 	1:44.344	12 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:46.000	9 	1:43.489	4 	1:42.837	2 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:46.837	13 	1:47.722	20 	1:45.491	17 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:49.937	20 	1:47.347	19 	1:45.645	18 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:45.398	4 	1:44.306	7 	1:44.138	10 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:47.551	17 	1:45.515	12 	1:44.741	14 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:46.649	11 	1:44.113	6 	1:44.040	9 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:45.968	8 	1:44.609	11 	1:43.738	7 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:46.721	12 	1:45.831	14 	1:44.926	15 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:46.617	10 	1:44.321	8 	1:43.908	8 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:47.217	14 	1:46.003	15 	1:44.312	11 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:48.525	18 	1:46.061	16 	1:53.040	20 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:45.752	7 	1:44.484	9 	1:43.344	5 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:44.410	1 	1:43.362	1 	1:43.614	6 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:45.497	5 	1:44.525	10 	1:43.158	3 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:47.501	16 	1:45.733	13 	1:44.401	13 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:45.737	6 	1:43.462	2 	1:42.742	1 	 	 	 	 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	1:49.048	19 	1:47.150	18 	1:45.722	19 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:41.983 	 	1 	1:41.275 	 	1 	1:40.593 	1
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	7 	1:43.026 	 	2 	1:41.502 	 	2 	1:41.027 	2
3 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	3 	1:42.678 	 	5 	1:42.090 	 	3 	1:41.693 	3
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	6 	1:42.952 	 	3 	1:41.911 	 	4 	1:41.841 	4
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	2 	1:42.544 	 	4 	1:41.961 	 	5 	1:41.879 	5
6 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	9 	1:43.162 	 	8 	1:42.467 	 	6 	1:42.111 	6
7 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	8 	1:43.051 	 	10 	1:42.751 	 	7 	1:42.186 	7
8 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	12 	1:43.613 	 	7 	1:42.284 	 	8 	1:42.753 	8
9 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	10 	1:43.165 	 	9 	1:42.735 	 	9 	1:42.798 	9
10 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	4 	1:42.857 	 	6 	1:42.215 	 	10 	1:43.414 	10
11 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	5 	1:42.927 	 	11 	1:43.186 	 	 	 	11
12 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	11 	1:43.489 	 	12 	1:43.347 	 	 	 	15*
13 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	14 	1:44.029 	 	13 	1:43.796 	 	 	 	12
14 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	13 	1:43.930 	 	14 	1:44.267 	 	 	 	13
15 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	15 	1:44.317 	 	15 	1:44.603 	 	 	 	14
16 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	16 	1:43.334 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19†
17 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	17 	1:44.468 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
18 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	18 	1:44.795 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
19 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	19 	1:45.030 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18‡
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— 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	 	20 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20§
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** Sainz was given a three-place grid penalty for colliding with Grosjean in the previous race in Canada.
*† Alonso was given a forty-place grid penalty for using a fifth and sixth TC and MGU-H, and a fifth ICE and MGU-K.
*‡ Vandoorne was given a 35-place grid penalty for using a sixth and seventh TC and MGU-H, and making an unscheduled gearbox change.
*§ Palmer did not compete due to his car catching fire in FP3, so he had to be given permission from the stewards to race.
===Grid===
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** Sainz was given a three-place grid penalty for colliding with Grosjean in the previous race in Canada.
*† Vandoorne was given a 35-place grid penalty for using a sixth and seventh TC and MGU-H, and making an unscheduled gearbox change.
*‡ Alonso was given a forty-place grid penalty for using a fifth and sixth TC and MGU-H, and a fifth ICE and MGU-K.
*§ Palmer did not compete in qualifying due to his car catching fire in FP3, so he had to be given permission from the stewards to race.
==Race==
===Report===
In the race, Hamilton kept the lead at the start. Valtteri Bottas made contact with Kimi Räikkönen as the latter made a move past the former at the second corner, giving Bottas a puncture and damaging one of Räikkönen's bargeboards. Bottas came into the pits to change his tyres and front wing, but was already lapped by some of the runners. Daniil Kvyat's car stalled on the side of the track on lap 10, eventually bringing out the safety car. Moments after the restart, the safety car was deployed again, after debris from Räikkönen's car spread out across the start/finish straight. At the second restart, as Hamilton bunched up the field, Vettel made contact with him twice. The two s collided at the second corner while Räikkönen received a puncture, deploying the safety car for a third time, then bringing out the red flag on lap 23 when there was more debris on the track. Soon after the race was restarted, Hamilton was forced to pit from the lead at the end of lap 31 when his headrest came loose, and had to have it replaced, while Vettel had to later come into the pits to serve a ten-second stop-go penalty for what the stewards called "dangerous driving" against Hamilton earlier in the race. However, Vettel emerged out in front of Hamilton, and was able to hold him off as they fought their way through the field to come into fourth and fifth place respectively. Daniel Ricciardo, who started tenth on the grid after hitting the wall during qualifying, inherited the lead after Vettel pitted, and went on to take his and 's first win of the season, while Bottas, having to fight through the field after the safety car periods helped him unlap himself, overtook Lance Stroll just before the finish line to take second. Stroll finished third, earning his first ever podium and becoming the second youngest driver to finish on the podium.
Pierre Waché Red Bull team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer’s award.
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	51 	2:03:55.573s 	10 	25
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	51 	+3.904 	2 	18
3 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	51 	+4.009 	8 	15
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	51 	+5.976 	4 	12
5 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	51 	+6.188 	1 	10
6 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	51 	+30.298 	7 	8
7 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	51 	+41.753 	12 	6
8 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	51 	+49.400 	15 	4
9 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	51 	+59.551 	19 	2
10 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	51 	+1:29.093 	14 	1
11 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	51 	+1:31.794 	17 	
12 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	51 	+1:32.160 	18 	
13 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	50 	+1 Lap 	16 	
14 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	46 	Water pressure	3 	
Ret 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	39 	Seat 	6 	
Ret 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	25 	Suspension 	9 	
Ret 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	24 	Accident 	13 	
Ret 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	12 	Electrical 	5 	
Ret 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	9 	Battery 	11 	
Ret 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	7 	Power unit 	20 	
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==Milestones==
*Lewis Hamilton's 66th pole of his career, moving into second place all time, ahead of Ayrton Senna's total of 65.
*Lance Stroll's first podium finish of his career, also putting him second on the list of youngest drivers who scored a podium, behind Max Verstappen.
*'s first points of the season.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	153 	 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	139 	 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	111 	 	
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	92 	1 	
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	73 	1 	
6 	Max Verstappen 	45 	 	
7 	Sergio Pérez 	44 	 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	35 	 	
9 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	25 	 	
10 	Felipe Massa 	20 	 	
11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	18 	 	
12 	Lance Stroll 	17 	4 	
13 	Kevin Magnussen 	11 	 	
14 	Romain Grosjean 	10 	2 	
15 	Pascal Wehrlein 	5 	1 	
16 	Daniil Kvyat 	4 	2 	
17 	Fernando Alonso 	2 	 	
18 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	0 	1 	
18 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	0 	1 	
18 	Jolyon Palmer 	0 	1 	
18 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	1 	
18 	Jenson Button 	0 	1 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	250 	 	
2 	 	226 	 	
3 	 	137 	 	
4 	 	79 	 	
5 	 	37 	1 	
6 	 	33 	1 	
7 	 	21 	1 	
8 	 	18 	1 	
9 	 	5 	 	
10 	 	2 	 	
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==Notes==
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