2017 Bahrain Grand Prix

The 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2017 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) is the third round of the 2017 Formula One Season. It was held over the weekend of 14–16 April 2017 at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir. It was the 13th running of the event, and 4th time to be run at night.
In qualifying, Valtteri Bottas took his maiden pole position, while Lewis Hamilton qualified second, marking ' first front row lockout of 2017. Sebastian Vettel was third fastest behind the two Mercedes drivers.
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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	 	1:34.997	13 	1:34.230	20 	1:34.027	15 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:33.097	2 	1:31.376	3 	1:32.809	7 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:32.697	1 	1:31.310	1 	1:32.750	3 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:42.333	20 	1:31.478	4 	1:32.785	5 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:34.564	9 	1:32.505	9 	1:34.205	18 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:35.888	17 	1:33.944	17 	1:34.268	19 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:34.095	4 	1:33.319	15 	1:33.916	11 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:34.372	8 	1:32.897	14 	1:33.922	12 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:34.322	6 	1:33.361	16 	1:33.965	14 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:34.246	5 	1:32.079	7 	1:32.801	6 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:35.579	16 	1:32.854	11 	1:34.198	17 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:34.838	11 	1:32.707	10 	1:33.744	10 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:34.927	12 	1:31.883	6 	1:32.933	8 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:35.068	15 	1:32.876	13 	1:34.417	20 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:34.332	7 	1:32.875	12 	1:34.064	16 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:33.566	3 	1:32.245	8 	1:32.194	1 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:34.636	10 	1:31.594	5 	1:32.304	2 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:36.079	19 	1:34.072	18 	1:33.604	9 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:35.002	14 	1:31.351	2 	1:32.754	4 	 	 	 	 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	1:35.959	18 	1:34.117	19 	1:33.947	13 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	5 	1:31.041 	 	2 	1:29.555 	 	1 	1:28.769 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:30.814 	 	1 	1:29.535 	 	2 	1:28.792 	2
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	4 	1:31.037 	 	3 	1:29.596 	 	3 	1:29.247 	3
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	10 	1:31.667 	 	7 	1:30.497 	 	4 	1:29.545 	4
5 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	3 	1:30.988 	 	4 	1:29.843 	 	5 	1:29.567 	5
6 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	2 	1:30.904 	 	6 	1:30.307 	 	6 	1:29.687 	6
7 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	6 	1:31.057 	 	5 	1:30.169 	 	7 	1:29.842 	7
8 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	7 	1:31.373 	 	8 	1:30.677 	 	8 	1:30.074 	8
9 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	11 	1:31.691 	 	9 	1:30.857 	 	9 	1:30.763 	9
10 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	 	8 	1:31.458 	 	10 	1:30.899 	 	10 	1:31.074 	10
11 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	9 	1:31.531 	 	11 	1:30.923 	 	 	 	11
12 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	12 	1:31.748 	 	12 	1:31.168 	 	 	 	12
13 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	14 	1:31.995 	 	13 	1:31.414 	 	 	 	13
14 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	13 	1:31.774 	 	14 	1:31.684 	 	 	 	14
15 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	15 	1:32.054 	 	15 	no time 	 	 	 	15
16 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	16 	1:32.118 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	17 	1:32.313 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	18 	1:32.318 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	19 	1:32.543 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	20 	1:32.900 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	57 	1:33:53.374 	3 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	57 	+6.660 	2 	18
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	57 	+20.397 	1 	15
4 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	57 	+22.475 	5 	12
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	57 	+39.346 	4 	10
6 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	57 	+54.326 	8 	8
7 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	57 	+1:02.606 	18 	6
8 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	57 	+1:14.865 	9 	4
9 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	57 	+1:20.188 	7 	2
10 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	57 	+1:35.711 	14 	1
11 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	56 	+1 Lap 	13 	
12 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	55 	+2 Laps 	11 	
13 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	54 	+3 Laps 	10 	
14 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	53 	Clutch 	15 	
Ret 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	50 	Exhaust 	19 	
Ret 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	12 	Accident 	16 	
Ret 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	12 	Accident 	12 	
Ret 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	11 	Brakes/accident	6 	
Ret 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	8 	KERS failure 	20 	
DNS 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	0 	Transmission 	17 	
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==Milestones==
*Valtteri Bottas' first pole position.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	68 	 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	61 	 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	38 	1 	
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	34 	1 	
5 	Max Verstappen 	25 	2 	
6 	Daniel Ricciardo 	22 	 	
7 	Felipe Massa 	16 	1 	
8 	Sergio Pérez 	14 	1 	
9 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	10 	2 	
10 	Kevin Magnussen 	4 	 	
10 	Romain Grosjean 	4 	3 	
12 	Esteban Ocon 	3 	 	
13 	Daniil Kvyat 	2 	2 	
13 	Nico Hülkenberg 	2 	1 	
15 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	0 	 	
15 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	0 	 	
15 	Jolyon Palmer 	0 	 	
15 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	 	
15 	Fernando Alonso 	0 	 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	102 	1 	
2 	 	99 	1 	
3 	 	47 	 	
4 	 	17 	 1 	
5 	 	16 	1 	
6 	 	12 	2 	
7 	 	8 	 	
8 	 	2 	1 	
9 	 	0 	1 	
9 	 	0 	1 	
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==Notes==
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Category:2017 Grands Prix
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