2017 Malaysian Grand Prix

The 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix (officially the 2017 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix) was the fifteenth race of the 2017 Formula One season, and the nineteenth and final Malaysian Grand Prix on the Formula One calendar. It was held between 29 September and 1 October 2017. This was the final Malaysian Grand Prix held for the foreseeable future.
Lewis Hamilton qualified his on pole, 0.045 seconds ahead of 's Kimi Räikkönen. Hamilton's chief rival for the championship, Sebastian Vettel, suffered mechanical problems in qualifying, and started the race in 20th and last place.
Räikkönen failed to start the race due to a turbo issue, while Hamilton kept the lead of the race until lap 4, when Max Verstappen overtook him at the first corner and pulled out a gap in front before taking his second victory, just one day after his twentieth birthday. Hamilton finished in second place, while Daniel Ricciardo finished third after managing to defend against Vettel long enough in the closing stages. Vettel came home in fourth, although he later collided with Lance Stroll on the cool-down lap.
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==Background==
In the , Sebastian Vettel caused a crash with Kimi Räikkönen and Max Verstappen, and all three retired from the race while Lewis Hamilton won it. As a result, Hamilton extended his championship lead over Vettel to twenty-eight points in the Drivers' Championship, having 263 points in the standings. Because he failed to score any points, Vettel remained on 235 points, but remained second ahead of Valtteri Bottas, who had 212 points following his third-place finish in Singapore. Daniel Ricciardo scored another eighteen points after finishing second, being fifty points behind Bottas, while Räikkönen remained fifth with 138 points. With Ferrari failing to score any points in the Singapore Grand Prix, Mercedes extended their lead in the Constructors' Championship to 475 points, 102 points ahead of Ferrari. went to 230 points with Ricciardo's podium finish, though they remained third, while and remained fourth and fifth respectively. Force India had 124 points while Williams had fifty-nine.
In April 2017, officials confirmed that their contract for the Malaysian Grand Prix was terminated early, declaring that the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix would be the last after not having enough attendance and television viewers.
On 26 September, following twelve races where Daniil Kvyat failed to score points, announced that his car would be driven by Red Bull's test driver Pierre Gasly for the remaining races of the season, although they did not confirm who would compete at the due to Gasly competing in a Japanese Super Formula Championship race occurring on the same weekend.
==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 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	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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37 	Charles Leclerc 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C36 	 	061 	
38 	Sean Gelael 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR12 	 	R.E.17 	
46 	Sergey Sirotkin 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	R.S.17 	 	R.E.17 	
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 	 	1:53.771	12 	1:33.673	13 	1:33.321	10 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:49.719	2 	1:32.099	3 	1:32.091	3 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:51.009	5 	1:31.261	1 	1:32.042	2 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:50.734	4 	1:31.865	2 	1:31.880	1 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:56.211	18 	1:34.118	17 	1:34.914	18 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	1:35.697	20 	1:34.936	19 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:52.380	9 	1:34.043	15 	1:34.206	16 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:54.669	15 	1:32.862	8 	1:33.209	7 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:50.597	3 	1:32.564	5 	1:33.530	11 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:52.295	8 	1:33.818	14 	1:33.538	12 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	No Time 	20 	1:33.394	12 	1:33.240	8 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	1:34.343	18 	1:33.787	13 	 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	1:33.060	9 	1:33.871	14 	 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:53.625	11 	1:33.381	11 	1:34.475	17 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:53.896	13 	1:33.096	10 	1:33.290	9 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:48.962	1 	1:32.109	4 	1:32.579	6 	 	 	 	 	
37 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:55.280	16 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
38 	Sean Gelael 	 	1:54.610	14 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:51.518	6 	1:32.677	6 	1:32.539	5 	 	 	 	 	
46 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	1:53.521	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:56.339	19 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	1:34.104	16 	1:33.924	15 	 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:52.007	7 	1:32.770	7 	1:32.329	4 	 	 	 	 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	1:55.652	17 	1:35.246	19 	1:35.045	20 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	1:31.605 	 	4 	1:30.977 	 	1 	1:30.076 	1
2 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	4 	1:32.259 	 	2 	1:30.926 	 	2 	1:30.121 	2
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	2 	1:31.920 	 	3 	1:30.931 	 	3 	1:30.541 	3
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	6 	1:32.416 	 	5 	1:31.061 	 	4 	1:30.595 	4
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	3 	1:32.254 	 	1 	1:30.803 	 	5 	1:30.758 	5
6 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	7 	1:32.527 	 	7 	1:31.651 	 	6 	1:31.478 	6
7 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	13 	1:32.838 	 	9 	1:31.848 	 	7 	1:31.582 	7
8 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	10 	1:32.586 	 	8 	1:31.778 	 	8 	1:31.607 	8
9 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	12 	1:32.768 	 	6 	1:31.484 	 	9 	1:31.658 	9
10 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	15 	1:33.049 	 	10 	1:32.010 	 	10 	1:31.704 	10
11 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	5 	1:32.267 	 	11 	1:32.034 	 	 	 	11
12 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	 	9 	1:32.576 	 	12 	1:32.100 	 	 	 	12
13 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	14 	1:33.000 	 	13 	1:32.307 	 	 	 	13
14 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	11 	1:32.650 	 	14 	1:32.402 	 	 	 	14
15 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	8 	1:32.547 	 	15 	1:32.558 	 	 	 	15
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	16 	1:33.308 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	17 	1:33.434 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	18 	1:33.483 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	19 	1:33.970 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017	107% time: 1:38.017
— 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	20 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20*
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** Vettel failed to set a time within the 107% rule, but was given permission from the stewards to race. He was also given a twenty-place grid penalty for using his fifth ICE, fifth TC and fifth MGU-H.
===Grid===
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** Räikkönen did not start due to turbocharger failure.
*† Vettel failed to set a time within the 107% rule, but was given permission from the stewards to race. He was also given a twenty-place grid penalty for using his fifth ICE, fifth TC and fifth MGU-H.
==Race==
===Pre-race===
While on a warmup lap, Räikkönen reported that his car felt like there was no power. The Ferrari mechanics tried to remedy the problem, but after working on the car on the grid, they had to wheel it away before the start. Eventually, it was retired with a broken turbocharger.
===Report===
Hamilton made a good start, with Bottas managing to get between Verstappen and Ricciardo. But Verstappen never let Hamilton get far ahead, and he ducked inside Hamilton at the first turn on lap 4, then proceeded to pull away. Vettel made a very strong start, and was quickly into 13th place. Ricciardo ducked inside of Bottas on lap 9. The cars traded positions and ran side-by-side, but Ricciardo finally pulled away in third.
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===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	56 	1:30:01.290s	3 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	+12.770 	1 	18
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	56 	+22.519 	4 	15
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	56 	+37.362 	20 	12
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	56 	+56.021 	5 	10
6 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	56 	+1:18.630 	9 	8
7 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	55 	+1 Lap 	7 	6
8 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	13 	4
9 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	11 	2
10 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	6 	1
11 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	10 	
12 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	17 	
13 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	16 	
14 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	15 	
15 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	12 	
16 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	8 	
17 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	18 	
18 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	54 	+2 Laps 	19 	
Ret 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	29 	Engine 	14 	
DNS 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	0 	Turbocharger	2 	
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==Milestones==
*The last Malaysian Grand Prix to date.
*Pierre Gasly's first race.
*Lewis Hamilton's 70th career pole position and 115th front row start.
*Lance Stroll's 15th entry and start.
*Stoffel Vandoorne's 15th start (16th entry).
*Nico Hülkenberg's 130th start (132nd entry).
*Max Verstappen leads a lap for the 100th time (ended the race with 102 laps led).
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	281 	 	
2 	Sebastian Vettel 	247 	 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	222 	 	
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	177 	 	
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	138 	 	
6 	Max Verstappen 	93 	 	
7 	Sergio Pérez 	76 	1 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	57 	 	
9 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	48 	 	
10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	34 	 	
11 	Felipe Massa 	33 	 	
12 	Lance Stroll 	32 	 	
13 	Romain Grosjean 	26 	1 	
14 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	13 	3 	
15 	Kevin Magnussen 	11 	1 	
16 	Fernando Alonso 	10 	1 	
17 	Jolyon Palmer 	8 	1 	
18 	Pascal Wehrlein 	5 	 	
19 	Daniil Kvyat 	4 	 	
20 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	0 	 	
20 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	 	
20 	Jenson Button 	0 	 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	503 	 	
2 	 	385 	 	
3 	 	270 	 	
4 	 	133 	 	
5 	 	65 	 	
6 	 	52 	 	
7 	 	42 	 	
8 	 	37 	 	
9 	 	23 	 	
10 	 	5 	 	
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==Notes==
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