2017 Belgian Grand Prix

The 2017 Belgian Grand Prix (officially the 2017 Formula 1 Pirelli Belgian Grand Prix) was the twelfth race of the 2017 Formula One season, and the sixty-first time the Belgian Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar. It was held between 25 August and 27 August 2017.
In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton scored his 68th pole position, also equalling Michael Schumacher's record of most poles. Sebastian Vettel joined Hamilton on the front row, once again qualifying ahead of Valtteri Bottas.
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==Background==
Before the Grand Prix weekend, several teams confirmed one driver staying at each team for the 2018 season: confirmed that Kimi Räikkönen would race for them for another year, while decided to keep Stoffel Vandoorne.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Michael Schumacher's first Grand Prix victory at the 1992 Belgian Grand Prix, his son Mick drove the Benetton B194 at the circuit.
After he missed the because of an illness, Felipe Massa was passed fit to compete in the Belgian Grand Prix.
==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	 	1:47.865	10 	1:47.303	14 	1:46.300	14 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:46.352	5 	1:46.072	6 	1:45.286	6 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:45.647	3 	1:45.235	5 	1:44.113	2 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:45.502	1 	1:45.015	2 	1:43.916	1 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:48.626	17 	1:47.285	13 	1:46.196	13 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:50.160	18 	1:49.214	18 	1:48.300	20 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:48.452	14 	1:46.984	12 	1:45.857	8 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:48.252	13 	1:46.743	11 	1:46.060	10 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:48.541	15 	1:47.861	17 	1:46.620	15 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	No Time 	20 	No Time 	20 	1:46.667	16 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:48.615	16 	1:47.556	16 	1:46.690	17 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:47.851	9 	1:47.450	15 	1:47.903	18 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:48.037	12 	1:46.441	7 	1:46.064	11 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:47.930	11 	1:46.670	10 	1:45.491	7 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:47.670	8 	1:46.473	8 	1:46.179	12 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:46.302	4 	1:45.225	4 	1:45.034	4 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:45.555	2 	1:44.753	1 	1:44.114	3 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:47.446	7 	1:46.561	9 	1:45.942	9 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:46.424	6 	1:45.180	3 	1:45.230	5 	 	 	 	 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	1:51.263	19 	1:49.725	19 	1:48.296	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 	1:44.184 	 	1 	1:42.927 	 	1 	1:42.553 	1
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	2 	1:44.275 	 	5 	1:43.987 	 	2 	1:42.795 	2
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	5 	1:44.773 	 	2 	1:43.249 	 	3 	1:43.094 	3
4 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	4 	1:44.729 	 	3 	1:43.700 	 	4 	1:43.270 	4
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	3 	1:44.535 	 	4 	1:43.940 	 	5 	1:43.380 	5
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	6 	1:45.114 	 	6 	1:44.224 	 	6 	1:43.863 	6
7 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	8 	1:45.280 	 	9 	1:44.988 	 	7 	1:44.982 	7
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	13 	1:45.591 	 	8 	1:44.894 	 	8 	1:45.244 	8
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	7 	1:45.277 	 	10 	1:45.006 	 	9 	1:45.369 	9
10 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	 	11 	1:45.447 	 	7 	1:44.685 	 	10 	no time 	15*
11 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	14 	1:45.668 	 	11 	1:45.090 	 	 	 	10
12 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	15 	1:45.728 	 	12 	1:45.133 	 	 	 	11
13 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	12 	1:45.535 	 	13 	1:45.400 	 	 	 	12
14 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	9 	1:45.374 	 	14 	1:45.439 	 	 	 	13
15 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	10 	1:45.441 	 	15 	no time 	 	 	 	20†
16 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	16 	1:45.823 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16‡
17 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	17 	1:46.028 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19§
18 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	18 	1:46.915 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
19 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	19 	1:47.214 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17*
20 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	20 	1:47.679 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18*
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** Palmer, Ericsson and Wehrlein were each given five-place grid penalties for scheduled gearbox changes.
*† Vandoorne was given a 65-place grid penalty for using his eighth and ninth TC, eighth and ninth MGU-H, sixth ES, sixth CE, fifth and sixth ICE, and fifth and sixth MGU-K, and making an unscheduled gearbox change.
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*‡ Massa was given a five-place grid penalty for failing to slow down under double yellow flags during FP3.
*§ Kvyat was given a twenty-place grid penalty for using his fifth ICE, fifth TC and fifth MGU-H.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	44 	1:24:42.820 	1 	25
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	44 	+2.358 	2 	18
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	44 	+10.791 	6 	15
4 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	44 	+14.471 	4 	12
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	44 	+16.456 	3 	10
6 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	44 	+28.087 	7 	8
7 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	44 	+31.553 	11 	6
8 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	44 	+36.649 	16 	4
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	44 	+38.154 	9 	2
10 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	44 	+39.447 	13 	1
11 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	44 	+48.999 	15 	
12 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	44 	+49.940 	19 	
13 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	44 	+53.239 	14 	
14 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	44 	+57.078 	20 	
15 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	44 	+1:07.262 	12 	
16 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	44 	+1:09.711 	17 	
17 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	42 	Suspension 	8 	
Ret 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	25 	Power unit 	10 	
Ret 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	7 	Cylinder 	5 	
Ret 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	2 	Suspension 	18 	
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==Milestones==
*Lewis Hamilton's 200th entry and start.
*Hamilton's 68th pole position, matching him with Michael Schumacher on the greatest number of poles scored.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	220 	 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	213 	 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	179 	 	
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	132 	 	
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	128 	 	
6 	Max Verstappen 	67 	 	
7 	Sergio Pérez 	56 	 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	47 	 	
9 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	36 	 	
10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	34 	 	
11 	Romain Grosjean 	24 	1 	
12 	Felipe Massa 	23 	1 	
13 	Lance Stroll 	18 	1 	
14 	Kevin Magnussen 	11 	 	
15 	Fernando Alonso 	10 	2 	
16 	Pascal Wehrlein 	5 	1 	
17 	Daniil Kvyat 	4 	1 	
18 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	1 	 	
19 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	0 	1 	
19 	Jolyon Palmer 	0 	1 	
19 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	1 	
19 	Jenson Button 	0 	1 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	392 	 	
2 	 	348 	 	
3 	 	199 	 	
4 	 	103 	 	
5 	 	41 	 	
6 	 	40 	 	
7 	 	35 	 	
8 	 	34 	 	
9 	 	11 	1 	
10 	 	5 	1 	
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==Notes==
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