2017 Russian Grand Prix

The 2017 Russian Grand Prix (officially the 2017 Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix) will be the fourth race of the 2017 Formula One season, and the fourth Russian Grand Prix to be held on the Formula One calendar. It will be held between 28 April and 30 April 2017.
In qualifying, Sebastian Vettel took his first pole position of 2017, also his and 's first pole since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix. He was joined on the front row by the other Ferrari of Kimi Räikkönen, marking the first time both of Ferrari's cars qualified on the front row since the 2008 French Grand Prix, while drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton qualified on the second row.
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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 	
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
46 	Sergey Sirotkin 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	R.S.17 	 	R.E.17 	
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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	 	1:39.541	17 	1:37.125	16 	1:37.182	17 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:37.290	6 	1:35.910	6 	1:35.830	8 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:37.230	5 	1:34.120	1 	1:34.001	1 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:36.074	1 	1:34.383	2 	1:34.338	2 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:39.533	16 	1:37.039	14 	1:37.164	16 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:40.079	19 	1:37.819	20 	1:37.503	18 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:37.457	7 	1:36.600	10 	1:36.962	15 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:38.813	13 	1:36.765	12 	1:36.869	14 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:37.944	9 	1:37.747	19 	1:36.649	11 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:37.900	8 	1:36.261	7 	1:35.471	6 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:38.747	12 	1:36.506	9 	1:36.556	10 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:38.496	11 	1:37.300	17 	1:36.846	13 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	1:36.329	8 	1:35.662	7 	 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:39.158	15 	1:36.771	13 	No Time 	20 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:38.065	10 	1:36.654	11 	1:36.676	12 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:37.174	4 	1:35.540	5 	1:35.452	5 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:36.681	3 	1:34.829	4 	1:34.542	4 	 	 	 	 	
46 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	No Time 	20 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:38.976	14 	1:37.083	15 	1:36.164	9 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:36.119	2 	1:34.790	3 	1:34.364	3 	 	 	 	 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	1:39.731	18 	1:37.441	18 	1:37.657	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 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	3 	1:34.493 	 	4 	1:34.038 	 	1 	1:33.194 	1
2 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	4 	1:34.953 	 	2 	1:33.663 	 	2 	1:33.253 	2
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	1 	1:34.041 	 	1 	1:33.264 	 	3 	1:33.289 	3
4 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:34.409 	 	3 	1:33.760 	 	4 	1:33.767 	4
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	8 	1:35.560 	 	8 	1:35.483 	 	5 	1:34.905 	5
6 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	10 	1:35.828 	 	5 	1:35.049 	 	6 	1:35.110 	6
7 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	5 	1:35.301 	 	6 	1:35.221 	 	7 	1:35.161 	7
8 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	7 	1:35.507 	 	7 	1:35.328 	 	8 	1:35.285 	8
9 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	12 	1:36.185 	 	9 	1:35.513 	 	9 	1:35.337 	9
10 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	6 	1:35.372 	 	10 	1:35.729 	 	10 	1:35.430 	10
11 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	9 	1:35.827 	 	11 	1:35.948 	 	 	 	14*
12 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	13 	1:36.279 	 	12 	1:35.964 	 	 	 	11
13 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	11 	1:35.984 	 	13 	1:35.968 	 	 	 	12
14 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	15 	1:36.408 	 	14 	1:36.017 	 	 	 	13
15 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	14 	1:36.353 	 	15 	1:36.660 	 	 	 	15
16 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	 	16 	1:36.462 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	17 	1:37.070 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20†
18 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	18 	1:37.332 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
19 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	19 	1:37.507 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
20 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	20 	1:37.620 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
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** Sainz was given a three-place grid penalty for colliding with Stroll in Bahrain.
*† Vandoorne was given a fifteen-place grid penalty for using his fifth MGU-H and turbocharger.
===Grid===
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** Sainz was given a three-place grid penalty for colliding with Stroll in Bahrain.
*† Vandoorne was given a fifteen-place grid penalty for using his fifth MGU-H and turbocharger.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	52 	1:29:08.743 	3 	25
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	52 	+0.617 	1 	18
3 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	52 	+11.000 	2 	15
4 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	52 	+36.230 	4 	12
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	52 	+1:00.416 	7 	10
6 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	52 	+1:26.788 	9 	8
7 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	52 	+1:35.004 	10 	6
8 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	52 	+1:36.188 	8 	4
9 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	6 	2
10 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	51 	+1 Lap 	14 	1
11 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	11 	
12 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	12 	
13 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	13 	
14 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	51 	+1 Lap 	20 	
15 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	18 	
16 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	50 	+2 Laps 	17 	
Ret 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	5 	Brakes 	5 	
Ret 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	0 	Accident 	16 	
Ret 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	0 	Accident 	19 	
DNS 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	0 	Gearbox 	15 	
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==Milestones==
*Sebastian Vettel and 's first pole position since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix.
*First time neither starts on the front row since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix, and for the first time at the Sochi Autodrom.
*First time Ferrari has a front row lockout since the 2008 French Grand Prix.
*First time Kimi Räikkönen starts on the front row since the 2015 Italian Grand Prix.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	86 	 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	73 	 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	63 	 	
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	49 	 	
5 	Max Verstappen 	35 	 	
6 	Daniel Ricciardo 	22 	 	
6 	Sergio Pérez 	22 	2 	
8 	Felipe Massa 	18 	1 	
9 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	11 	 	
10 	Esteban Ocon 	9 	2 	
11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	6 	2 	
12 	Kevin Magnussen 	4 	2 	
12 	Romain Grosjean 	4 	2 	
14 	Daniil Kvyat 	2 	1 	
15 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	0 	 	
15 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	0 	 	
15 	Jolyon Palmer 	0 	 	
15 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	 	
15 	Fernando Alonso 	0 	 	
15 	Pascal Wehrlein 	0 	 	
15 	Lance Stroll 	0 	 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	136 	1 	
2 	 	135 	1 	
3 	 	57 	 	
4 	 	31 	 	
5 	 	18 	 	
6 	 	13 	 	
7 	 	8 	 	
8 	 	6 	 	
9 	 	0 	 	
9 	 	0 	 	
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==Notes==
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