2017 Formula One Season

The 2017 Formula One Season was the 68th season of the Drivers' World Championship and the 60th season of the Constructors' Championship. 
It began on March 26th in Australia and ended on November 26th in Abu Dhabi.
 were the defending Constructors' Champions, having won their third consecutive title in . They won their fourth constructors' title in the United States. Nico Rosberg won his first title in the previous year, but shortly announced his retirement, meaning there would be no defending Drivers' Champion. Lewis Hamilton became the Drivers' Champion at the .
== Season Review ==
=== Pre-Season ===
==Teams and Drivers==
===Entry List===
*Entry list, with drivers, released on 6 December 2016
*Updated entry list, released on 2 March 2017
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AUS 	CHN 	BHR 	RUS 	ESP 	MON 	CAN 	AZE 	AUT 	GBR 	
HUN 	BEL 	ITA 	SIN 	MYS 	JPN 	USA 	MEX 	BRA 	ABU 	
===Dates Drivers Confirmed===
Crossed out drivers saw their contracts ended early, see notes below for details
Driver 	Date Confirmed 	Team	Source
Sebastian Vettel 	20 November 2014 	 	
Fernando Alonso 	11 December 2014 	 	
Lewis Hamilton 	20 May 2015 	 	
Daniel Ricciardo 	1 November 2015 	 	
Max Verstappen 	12 June 2016 	 	
Carlos Sainz, Jr.	29 June 2016 	 	
Kimi Räikkönen 	8 July 2016 	 	
Nico Rosberg 	22 July 2016 	 	
Stoffel Vandoorne	3 September 2016 	 	
Sergio Pérez 	1 October 2016 	 	
Nico Hülkenberg 	14 October 2016 	 	
Romain Grosjean 	17 October 2016 	 	
Daniil Kvyat 	22 October 2016 	 	
Valtteri Bottas 	3 November 2016 	 	
Lance Stroll 	3 November 2016 	 	
Jolyon Palmer 	9 November 2016 	 	
Esteban Ocon 	10 November 2016 	 	
Kevin Magnussen 	11 November 2016 	 	
Marcus Ericsson 	21 November 2016 	 	
Pascal Wehrlein 	16 January 2017 	 	
Felipe Massa 	16 January 2017 	 	
Valtteri Bottas 	16 January 2017 	 	
Pierre Gasly 	26 September 2017	 	
Carlos Sainz, Jr.	7 October 2017 	 	
Brendon Hartley 	13 October 2017 	 	
Notes:
*Nico Rosberg retired from the sport on 2 December , breaking his contract with two years remaining.
*Valtteri Bottas replaced Rosberg at .
===Car launch dates===
Team	Car 	Date 	Where
 	FW40 	February 17February 25	OnlineOnline
 	C36 	February 20 	Online
 	R.S.17 	February 21 	London
 	VJM10 	February 22 	Silverstone Circuit
 	F1 W08 EQ Power+	February 23 	Silverstone Circuit
 	SF70H 	February 24 	Fiorano Circuit
 	MCL32 	February 24 	Woking
 	STR12 	February 26 	Barcelona
 	RB13 	February 26 	Online
 	VF-17 	February 26 	
===Changes from last season===
====Team changes====
*Sauber signed a deal to use one-year old power units.
* will return to use power units.
* went into administration on 7 January 2017. They soon ceased trades after failing to find a buyer, and announced in March that they were shutting down.
====Driver changes====
*Stoffel Vandoorne signed a full-time driver contract with , set to replace the retiring Jenson Button.
*Felipe Massa announced his retirement from Formula One at the end of the 2016 season. His seat was due to be taken by Lance Stroll. However, after Valtteri Bottas was free to join , Massa was confirmed to continue racing for Williams alongside Stroll.
*Nico Hülkenberg terminated his contract with the team and has signed for the team for the 2017 season.
*Kevin Magnussen rejected an one-year offer to stay with the team and instead signed for the team. As a result, Esteban Gutiérrez would not have his Haas contract renewed, and moved to Formula E.
*2016 world champion Nico Rosberg announced his retirement on 2 December 2016. In January 2017, Bottas was announced to be his replacement.
*Pascal Wehrlein left to join , thus replacing Felipe Nasr.
===Mid-season Changes===
====Driver changes====
*Antonio Giovinazzi replaced Wehrlein at the , after the latter confirmed he did not have enough training to do a full race distance. Despite some certainty that Wehrlein would compete in China, Giovinazzi again took his seat for the race. Afterwards, Wehrlein was declared fit enough to compete in Bahrain.
*On 12 April, McLaren announced that Alonso was to miss the and compete for Andretti Autosport at the Indianapolis 500, and later confirmed the substitute to be Button.
*Williams reserve driver Paul di Resta competed in the after Massa fell ill.
*Red Bull reserve driver Pierre Gasly replaced Daniil Kvyat starting from the . Kvyat returned for the , while Brendon Hartley drove alongside him at the United States Grand Prix due to Gasly being scheduled to compete in the final race of the 2017 Super Formula Championship on the same weekend. Both Hartley and Gasly competed in the .
*From the United States Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz, Jr. moved from Toro Rosso to Renault, replacing Jolyon Palmer.
==Season calendar==
*World Motor Sport Council meeting, Paris, September 2016 (1st draft)
*FIA Announces World Motorsports Council decisions, November 2016 (2nd draft)
Race	Date 	Event 	Circuit
1 	March 26 	Australian Grand Prix 	Albert Park Circuit
2 	April 9 	Chinese Grand Prix 	Shanghai International Circuit
3 	April 16 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Bahrain International Circuit
4 	April 30 	Russian Grand Prix 	Sochi Autodrom
5 	May 14 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
6 	May 28 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco
7 	June 11 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
8 	June 25 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Baku City Circuit
9 	July 9 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Red Bull Ring
10 	July 16 	British Grand Prix 	Silverstone Circuit
11 	July 30 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Hungaroring
12 	August 27 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
13 	September 3 	Italian Grand Prix 	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
14 	September 17	Singapore Grand Prix 	Marina Bay Street Circuit
15 	October 1 	Malaysian Grand Prix 	Sepang International Circuit
16 	October 8 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Suzuka Circuit
17 	October 22 	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas
18 	October 29 	Mexican Grand Prix 	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
19 	November 12 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	Autódromo José Carlos Pace
20 	November 26 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Yas Marina Circuit
===Changes from last season===
====Races not on 2016 calendar====
====Races removed from calendar====
*The German Grand Prix was absent.
====Schedule Changes====
*The Chinese and Bahrain Grands Prix swapped places.
*The European Grand Prix was renamed the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and put on a two-week gap with the Canadian Grand Prix, as to not coincide with the 24 Hours of Le Mans, after it occurred with the previous year's race being on the same date as the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans.
*Although the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari was initially available to host the Italian Grand Prix, after last hosting a Grand Prix in , the Autodromo Nazionale Monza was ultimately chosen to remain hosting the Grand Prix.
==Regulation changes==
===General Changes===
*The Formula One Group was bought by Liberty Media, with teams given the availability to invest. After the acquisition was complete in January 2017, Chase Carey took over Bernie Ecclestone's role as the Formula One Group's chief executive, though Ecclestone was given the role as chairman emeritus. Ross Brawn was also applied as Managing Director.
*Following Liberty Media's acquisition, teams were given more permission to share content on social media.
*Due to the corner speeds being expected to be increased thanks to the changes in the technical regulations, the FIA required every circuit on the calendar to be tested for safety reasons.
==Season Results==
===Testing===
Test 	Track 	Date 	Fastest Driver 	Team	Time
Barcelona 1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Feb 27 – Mar 2 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:19.705
Barcelona 2	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Mar 7 – Mar 10 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:18.634
Bahrain 	Bahrain International Circuit 	Apr 18 – Apr 19	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:31.280
Budapest 	Hungaroring 	Aug 1 – Aug 2 	Sebastian Vettel	 	1:17.124
===Race results===
** : Lewis Hamilton () qualified third, but had a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*† : Max Verstappen () qualified second, but had a twenty-place grid penalty for passing the limit of power unit components.
*‡ Italian Grand Prix: Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull-TAG Heuer) qualified third, but had a 25-place grid penalty for passing the limit of power unit components and having an unscheduled gearbox change.
*§ : Kimi Räikkönen () failed to do the formation lap and start the race due to battery issues.
*** : Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) qualified second, but had a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*†† : Max Verstappen (Red Bull-TAG Heuer) crossed the finish line in third, but received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
==Championship Standings==
===Drivers' World Championship===
Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	
Pos 	Driver 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts
1st 	Hamilton 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	363
2nd 	Vettel 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	317
3rd 	Bottas 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	305
4th 	Räikkönen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	205
5th 	Ricciardo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	200
6th 	Verstappen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	168
7th 	Pérez 	 	 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	 	 	17th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	100
8th 	Ocon 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	87
9th 	Sainz 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	54
10th 	Hülkenberg 	11th 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th 	 	17th 	 	13th 	 	16th 	 	 	 	 	 	43
11th 	Massa 	 	14th 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	 	 	11th 	 	 	43
12th 	Stroll 	 	 	 	11th 	16th 	15th 	 	 	 	16th 	14th 	11th 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	16th 	18th 	40
13th 	Grosjean 	 	11th 	 	 	 	} 	 	13th 	 	13th 	 	 	15th 	 	13th 	 	14th 	15th 	15th 	11th 	28
14th 	Magnussen 	 	 	 	13th 	14th 	 	12th 	 	 	12th 	13th 	15th 	11th 	 	12th 	 	16th 	 	 	13th 	19
15th 	Alonso 	 	 	14th 	 	12th 	 	16th 	 	 	 	 	 	17th 	 	11th 	11th 	 	 	 	 	17
16th 	Vandoorne 	13th 	 	 	14th 	 	 	14th 	12th 	12th 	11th 	 	14th 	 	 	 	14th 	12th 	12th 	 	12th 	13
17th 	Palmer 	 	13th 	13th 	 	15th 	11th 	11th 	 	11th 	 	12th 	13th 	 	 	15th 	12th 	 	 	 	 	8
18th 	Wehrlein 	 	 	11th 	16th 	 	 	15th 	 	14th 	17th 	15th 	 	16th 	12th 	17th 	15th 	 	14th 	14th 	14th 	5
19th 	Kvyat 	 	 	12th 	12th 	 	14th 	 	 	16th 	15th 	11th 	12th 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5
20th 	Ericsson 	 	15th 	 	15th 	11th 	 	13th 	11th 	15th 	14th 	16th 	16th 	18th 	 	18th 	 	15th 	 	13th 	17th 	0
21st 	Gasly 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	13th 	 	13th 	12th 	16th 	0
22nd 	Giovinazzi 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
23rd 	Hartley 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	15th 	0
– 	Button 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
– 	Di Resta 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
===Head-to-head: Team-mate comparisons===
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===Pole Position Trophy===
The driver who scores the most pole positions over the course of the season will win the pole position trophy:
Rank	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Poles	Events
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	11 	AUS · CHN · ESP · CAN · AZE · GBR · BEL · ITA · MAS · JPN · USA
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel	 	4 	RUS · HUN · SIN · MEX
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	4 	BHR · AUT · BRA · UAE
4 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1 	MON
===Super Licence penalty points===
For more information, see Penalty points.
Rank	No.	Driver 	Team	Points	Issues
1 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	7 	CAN (2), AUT (2), GBR (2), HUN (1)
2 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	6 	CHN (3), MEX (1), BRA (2)
2 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	6 	RUS (1), CAN (2), HUN (2), USA (1)
4 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	5 	RUS (1), ESP (2), AUT (2)
4 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	5 	CHN (2 & 2), ABU (1)
6 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	4 	CHN (3), ITA (1)
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	4 	BHR (2), CAN (2)
8 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	3 	AZE (3)
8 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	3 	BEL (3)
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	3 	MON (2), BEL (1)
8 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	3 	BEL (3)
8 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	3 	HUN (2), USA (1)
13 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	2 	USA (2)
13 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	2 	JPN (2)
13 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	2 	MON (2)
13 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	2 	BHR (2)
13 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	2 	ESP (2)
18 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1 	USA (1)
===Constructors' World Championship===
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== See also==
==Notes==
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