2017 Chinese Grand Prix

The 2017 Chinese Grand Prix (officially the 2017 Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix) was the second race of the 2017 Formula One season, and the 14th Chinese Grand Prix overall. It was held between 7 April and 9 April 2017.
In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton took his sixth pole position at the Shanghai International Circuit, with Sebastian Vettel joining him on the front row for the second time in a row. Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas was third, with Vettel's teammate Kimi Räikkönen fourth.
In the race, Hamilton made a good start, and stayed comfortably ahead of the field for the entire race, always able to put on an extra burst of speed when necessary. Vettel survived a badly-timed pit stop, and was able to pull within 10 seconds of Hamilton, but never seriously threatened the lead. driver Max Verstappen just held off teammate Daniel Ricciardo for the final spot on the podium. 
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==Background==
Previously in Australia, Sebastian Vettel took his first ever victory for since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix, putting him at the top of the Drivers' Championship on 25 points, the first time a Ferrari driver leads the championship since the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix. The Australian Grand Prix polesitter Lewis Hamilton finished second ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas, and Kimi Räikkönen and Max Verstappen filled out the top five. Vettel's win and Räikkönen's fourth-place finish were enough to put Ferrari in the lead of the Constructors' Championship, with 37 points, four points ahead of . Because Daniel Ricciardo did not finish the race, only got ten points thanks to Verstappen's fifth-place finish, putting them third in the championship. Coincidentally, only Felipe Massa finished in the points for ; his sixth-place finish put them fourth in the standings, with eight points. took fifth place in the standings, with seven points.
Driver tyre choices
Team		Driver 	 	 	 		Driver 	 	 	
 		Hamilton 	7	4	2		Bottas 	7	4	2
 		Ricciardo 	7	4	2		Verstappen	7	4	2
 		Vettel 	7	4	2		Räikkönen 	7	4	2
 		Pérez 	7	4	2		Ocon 	7	4	2
 		Massa 	7	4	2		Stroll 	7	4	2
 		Alonso 	7	4	2		Vandoorne 	7	4	2
 		Hülkenberg	7	4	2		Palmer 	7	4	2
 		Kvyat 	7	4	2		Sainz 	7	4	2
 		Grosjean 	7	4	2		Magnussen 	7	4	2
 		Ericsson 	7	4	2		Giovinazzi	7	4	2
Like the race in 2016, supersoft, soft and medium tyres were confirmed for the 2017 race. As with the Australian Grand Prix, Pirelli declared that every driver must have seven sets of supersofts, four sets of softs, and two sets of mediums, since the drivers did not make their decisions before pre-season testing.
With Vettel's win, there were predictions that Ferrari could become a title challenger alongside Mercedes. Vettel responded: "...we've also made a leap forward in terms of engine power, so we don't need to hide. Yes, Mercedes has a very strong package - you see that in qualifying where I believe that they are still a bit ahead. But a race is always a different matter. I would say that we've been slightly faster - and maybe you can make a difference as well."
Despite 's confidence that Pascal Wehrlein would compete after he withdrew from the first race due to not enough training, they later determined that he will not participate at the Chinese Grand Prix, with Antonio Giovinazzi taking his place again.
==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 	
36 	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C36 	 	061 	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
The second practice session was cancelled, due to the misty weather, meaning there was no way the medical helicopter could land at the hospital.
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	1:57.445	12 	No Time	– 	1:36.221	19 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:54.038	8 	No Time	– 	1:35.092	7 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	No Time 	16 	No Time	– 	1:33.336	1 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	No Time 	17 	No Time	– 	1:33.389	2 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:53.039	5 	No Time	– 	1:35.680	14 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	2:15.138	13 	No Time	– 	1:36.063	18 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	No Time 	19 	No Time	– 	1:35.626	13 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:53.520	7 	No Time	– 	1:35.912	17 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:52.507	3 	No Time	– 	1:35.182	8 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:52.086	2 	No Time	– 	1:34.773	5 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:55.104	10 	No Time	– 	1:35.521	12 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:53.314	6 	No Time	– 	1:35.804	15 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:55.608	11 	No Time	– 	1:35.449	11 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	No Time 	15 	No Time	– 	1:35.192	9 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	No Time 	18 	No Time	– 	1:35.811	16 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:50.491	1 	No Time	– 	1:34.946	6 	 	 	 	 	
36 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	2:15.281	14 	No Time	– 	1:36.705	20 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	No Time 	20 	No Time	– 	1:33.879	4 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:52.840	4 	No Time	– 	1:35.223	10 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:54.664	9 	No Time	– 	1:33.707	3 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	 	 	2 	1:33.333 	 	3 	1:32.406 	 	1 	1:31.678 	1
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	1 	1:33.078 	 	2 	1:32.391 	 	2 	1:31.864 	2
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	4 	1:33.684 	 	4 	1:32.552 	 	3 	1:31.865 	3
4 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	3 	1:33.341 	 	1 	1:32.181 	 	4 	1:32.140 	4
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	6 	1:34.041 	 	5 	1:33.546 	 	5 	1:33.033 	5
6 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	7 	1:34.205 	 	7 	1:33.759 	 	6 	1:33.507 	6
7 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	9 	1:34.453 	 	6 	1:33.636 	 	7 	1:33.580 	7
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	12 	1:34.657 	 	8 	1:33.920 	 	8 	1:33.706 	8
9 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	8 	1:34.440 	 	9 	1:34.034 	 	9 	1:33.719 	9
10 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	5 	1:33.986 	 	10 	1:34.090 	 	10 	1:34.220 	10
11 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	11 	1:34.567 	 	11 	1:34.150 	 	 	 	11
12 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	14 	1:34.942 	 	12 	1:34.164 	 	 	 	12
13 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	10 	1:34.499 	 	13 	1:34.372 	 	 	 	13
14 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	13 	1:34.892 	 	14 	1:35.046 	 	 	 	14
15 	36 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	15 	1:34.963 	 	15 	no time 	 	 	 	18*
16 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	16 	1:35.023 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
17 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	17 	1:35.223 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19†
18 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	 	18 	1:35.279 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20†
19 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	19 	1:35.433 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
20 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	20 	1:35.496 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
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** Giovinazzi was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*† Grosjean and Palmer were each given five-place grid penalties for not slowing down enough under double-waved yellow flags in Q1.
===Grid===
Source
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	1:37:36.158 	1 	25
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	56 	+6.250 	2 	18
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	56 	+45.192 	16 	15
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	56 	+46.035 	5 	12
5 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	56 	+48.076 	4 	10
6 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	56 	+48.808 	3 	8
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	56 	+1:12.893 	11 	6
8 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	12 	4
9 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	8 	2
10 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	17 	1
11 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	19 	
12 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	7 	
13 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	20 	
14 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	6 	
15 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	14 	
Ret 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	33 	Driveshaft 	13 	
Ret 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	18 	Hydraulics 	9 	
Ret 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	17 	Fuel pressure	15 	
Ret 	36 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	3 	Accident 	18 	
Ret 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	0 	Collision 	10 	
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==Milestones==
*Fernando Alonso's 275th race start (276th entry).
*Lewis Hamilton's third career Grand Chelem. He has now won a race in each of his 11 seasons in F1.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	43 	 	
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	43 	1 	
3 	Max Verstappen 	25 	2 	
4 	Valtteri Bottas 	23 	1 	
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	22 	1 	
6 	Daniel Ricciardo 	12 	8 	
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	10 	1 	
8 	Felipe Massa 	8 	2 	
9 	Sergio Pérez 	8 	2 	
10 	Kevin Magnussen 	4 	6 	
11 	Daniil Kvyat 	2 	2 	
12 	Esteban Ocon 	2 	2 	
13 	Nico Hülkenberg 	0 	2 	
14 	Romain Grosjean 	0 	 	
15 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	0 	3 	
16 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	0 	3 	
17 	Jolyon Palmer 	0 	3 	
18 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	4 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	66 	1 	
2 	 	65 	1 	
3 	 	37 	 	
4 	 	12 	2 	
5 	 	10 	 	
6 	 	8 	2 	
7 	 	4 	3 	
8 	 	0 	1 	
9 	 	0 	1 	
10 	 	0 	1 	
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==Notes==
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