2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially the 2017 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was the twentieth and final race of the 2017 Formula One season, and the ninth time the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was held. It was held between 24 November and 26 November 2017.
In qualifying, Valtteri Bottas took his second consecutive pole position, with his teammate and World Champion of 2017, Lewis Hamilton, alongside him on the front row, and Sebastian Vettel qualified third behind both cars.
In the race, Bottas kept his lead unlike in the previous race in Brazil, and went on to take his third victory. Hamilton, having been battling for the lead but failed to make a successful overtake, settled for second place, while Vettel completed the podium and scored enough points to become the runner-up of 2017.
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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 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	R.S.17 	 	R.E.17 	
28 	Brendon Hartley 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR12 	 	R.E.17 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	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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35 	George Russell 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM10 	 	M08 EQ Power+ 	
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 	 	1:40.569	8 	1:39.671	12 	1:39.277	8 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:40.773	10 	1:38.180	3 	1:38.340	5 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:39.006	1 	1:38.026	2 	1:38.174	4 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:39.518	4 	1:38.352	4 	1:38.157	3 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:41.306	12 	1:41.560	20 	1:40.079	15 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:42.344	19 	1:41.302	18 	1:40.789	19 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:41.646	14 	1:40.694	15 	1:40.737	18 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:40.293	6 	1:39.323	7 	1:39.367	10 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:40.522	7 	1:39.559	10 	1:39.155	7 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:41.581	13 	1:40.329	14 	1:40.572	17 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:40.723	9 	1:39.635	11 	1:39.383	11 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	1:41.128	16 	1:39.831	14 	 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:41.864	17 	1:39.529	9 	1:39.396	12 	 	 	 	 	
28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	1:42.585	20 	1:41.496	19 	1:40.883	20 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	1:39.333	8 	1:39.500	13 	 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:39.154	3 	1:38.894	6 	1:38.587	6 	 	 	 	 	
35 	George Russell 	 	1:41.131	11 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:39.126	2 	1:37.877	1 	1:37.627	1 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:42.065	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:41.748	15 	1:40.201	13 	1:39.340	9 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:39.741	5 	1:38.537	5 	1:37.900	2 	 	 	 	 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	1:41.752	16 	1:41.270	17 	1:40.307	16 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	 	 	1 	1:37.356 	 	2 	1:36.822 	 	1 	1:36.231 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:37.391 	 	1 	1:36.742 	 	2 	1:36.403 	2
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	4 	1:37.817 	 	3 	1:37.023 	 	3 	1:36.777 	3
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	5 	1:38.016 	 	5 	1:37.583 	 	4 	1:36.959 	4
5 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	3 	1:37.453 	 	4 	1:37.302 	 	5 	1:36.985 	5
6 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	6 	1:38.021 	 	6 	1:37.777 	 	6 	1:37.328 	6
7 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	10 	1:38.781 	 	7 	1:38.138 	 	7 	1:38.282 	7
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	7 	1:38.601 	 	8 	1:38.359 	 	8 	1:38.374 	8
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	13 	1:38.896 	 	9 	1:38.392 	 	9 	1:38.397 	9
10 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	8 	1:38.629 	 	10 	1:38.565 	 	10 	1:38.550 	10
11 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	12 	1:38.820 	 	11 	1:38.636 	 	 	 	11
12 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	11 	1:38.810 	 	12 	1:38.725 	 	 	 	12
13 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	9 	1:38.777 	 	13 	1:38.808 	 	 	 	13
14 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	14 	1:39.395 	 	14 	1:39.298 	 	 	 	14
15 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	15 	1:39.503 	 	15 	1:39.646 	 	 	 	15
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	16 	1:39.516 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	17 	1:39.724 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	18 	1:39.930 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	19 	1:39.994 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	 	20 	1:40.471 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20*
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** Hartley was given a ten-place grid penalty for using his ninth MGU-H.
===Grid===
** Hartley was given a ten-place grid penalty for using his ninth MGU-H.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	55 	1h 34m 14.062s	1 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	55 	+3.899 	2 	18
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	55 	+19.330 	3 	15
4 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	55 	+45.386 	5 	12
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	55 	+46.269 	6 	10
6 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	55 	+85.713 	7 	8
7 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	55 	+92.062 	8 	6
8 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	55 	+98.911 	9 	4
9 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	11 	2
10 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	10 	1
11 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	16 	
12 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	54 	+1 Lap 	13 	
13 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	14 	
14 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	18 	
15 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	20 	
16 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	17 	
17 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	19 	
18 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	15 	
Ret 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	31 	Wheel 	12 	
Ret 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	20 	Hydraulics 	4 	
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==Milestones==
*Felipe Massa's final race.
*'s last race with engines, and 's last race with engines.
*Pierre Gasly's 5th entry and start.
*Valtteri Bottas' first hat-trick.
*Lewis Hamilton becomes the third World Champion to score points in every race of the season.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	363 	
2 	Sebastian Vettel 	317 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	305 	
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	205 	1
5 	Daniel Ricciardo 	200 	1
6 	Max Verstappen 	168 	
7 	Sergio Pérez 	100 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	87 	
9 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	54 	
10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	43 	2
11 	Felipe Massa 	43 	1
12 	Lance Stroll 	40 	1
13 	Romain Grosjean 	28 	
14 	Kevin Magnussen 	19 	
15 	Fernando Alonso 	17 	
16 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	13 	
17 	Jolyon Palmer 	8 	
18 	Pascal Wehrlein 	5 	
19 	Daniil Kvyat 	5 	
20 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	
21 	Pierre Gasly 	0 	
22 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	0 	
23 	Brendon Hartley 	0 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	668 	
2 	 	522 	
3 	 	368 	
4 	 	187 	
5 	 	83 	
6 	 	57 	1
7 	 	53 	1
8 	 	47 	
9 	 	30 	
10 	 	5 	
==Notes==
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