2017 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 12 Nov 2017
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 19 of 20
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Valtteri Bottas (1:08.322)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | 71 | 1:31:26.262 | 25 | |
| 2 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 71 | +2.762 | 18 | |
| 3 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | 71 | +4.600 | 15 | |
| 4 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 20 | 71 | +5.468 | 12 | |
| 5 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 71 | +32.940 | 1:11.044 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 14q5 | 71 | +48.691 | 8 | |
| 7 | 19 | MASFelipe Massa | Williams | 9q10 | 71 | +68.882 | 6 | |
| 8 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 6q7 | 71 | +69.363 | 4 | |
| 9 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 5q6 | 71 | +69.500 | 2 | |
| 10 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7q8 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Renault | 8q9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 19q17 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17q19 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 94 | WEHPascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 15q16 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 11q12 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Williams | 16q18 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 28 | HARBrendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 18q15 | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Force India | 10q11 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 2 | VANStoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 12q13 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 13q14 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 15 drivers: Daniel Ricciardo qualified 5th, started 14th; Sergio Pérez qualified 6th, started 5th; Fernando Alonso qualified 7th, started 6th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 8th, started 7th; Carlos Sainz qualified 9th, started 8th; Felipe Massa qualified 10th, started 9th; Esteban Ocon qualified 11th, started 10th; Romain Grosjean qualified 12th, started 11th; Stoffel Vandoorne qualified 13th, started 12th; Kevin Magnussen qualified 14th, started 13th; Brendon Hartley qualified 15th, started 18th; Pascal Wehrlein qualified 16th, started 15th; Pierre Gasly qualified 17th, started 19th; Lance Stroll qualified 18th, started 16th; Marcus Ericsson qualified 19th, started 17th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel: 4 stops (laps 1, 2, 3, 28), stints of 1, 1, 1, 25, 43 laps
- 2nd
- Valtteri Bottas: 4 stops (laps 1, 2, 3, 27), stints of 1, 1, 1, 24, 44 laps
- 3rd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 4 stops (laps 1, 2, 3, 29), stints of 1, 1, 1, 26, 42 laps
- Finishers
- 3 or more: 16
- First stops
- median lap 1 of 71
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETSebastian Vettel | 4 | 1 (19.1 s), 2 (17.8 s), 3 (17.8 s), 28 (22.7 s) | 2543 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 4 | 1 (18.7 s), 2 (17.8 s), 3 (17.8 s), 27 (23.1 s) | 2444 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1 (19.4 s), 2 (18.0 s), 3 (18.3 s), 29 (23.2 s) | 2642 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 4 | 1 (19.4 s), 2 (19.2 s), 3 (18.7 s), 43 (23.1 s) | 4028 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 5 | 1 (18.8 s), 2 (17.9 s), 3 (18.0 s), 28 (23.2 s), 62 (22.6 s) | 25349 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 4 | 1 (25.9 s), 2 (17.9 s), 3 (18.1 s), 43 (23.5 s) | 4028 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 4 | 1 (18.2 s), 2 (17.7 s), 3 (17.7 s), 27 (23.3 s) | 2444 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 4 | 1 (18.5 s), 2 (17.8 s), 3 (17.7 s), 28 (23.3 s) | 2543 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 4 | 1 (18.4 s), 2 (18.0 s), 3 (17.8 s), 35 (23.3 s) | 3236 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 4 | 1 (18.9 s), 2 (18.5 s), 3 (18.1 s), 30 (24.1 s) | 2740 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 4 | 1 (19.2 s), 2 (18.6 s), 3 (18.3 s), 31 (23.6 s) | 2839 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 4 | 1 (19.4 s), 2 (18.9 s), 3 (18.2 s), 44 (23.7 s) | 4126 |
| ERIMarcus Ericsson | 4 | 1 (19.6 s), 2 (19.3 s), 3 (17.8 s), 44 (24.2 s) | 4126 |
| WEHPascal Wehrlein | 3 | 1 (26.4 s), 2 (19.2 s), 3 (18.8 s) | 67 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 4 | 1 (25.8 s), 2 (18.9 s), 3 (18.5 s), 48 (34.4 s) | 4521 |
| STRLance Stroll | 5 | 1 (20.1 s), 2 (19.3 s), 3 (17.9 s), 28 (22.5 s), 67 (24.8 s) | 2539 |
| HARBrendon Hartley | 4 | 1 (19.9 s), 2 (19.4 s), 3 (17.7 s), 27 (23.8 s) | 2413 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:09.452 | 1:08.638 | 1:08.322 | fastest Q3 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:09.643 | 1:08.494 | 1:08.360 | +0.038 Q3 | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:09.405 | 1:09.116 | 1:08.538 | +0.216 Q3 | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:09.820 | 1:09.050 | 1:08.925 | +0.603 Q3 | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:09.828 | 1:09.533 | 1:09.330 | +1.008 Q3 | |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:10.145 | 1:09.760 | 1:09.598 | +1.276 Q3 | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:10.172 | 1:09.593 | 1:09.617 | +1.271 Q2 | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:10.078 | 1:09.726 | 1:09.703 | +1.381 Q3 | |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:10.227 | 1:09.768 | 1:09.805 | +1.446 Q2 | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:09.789 | 1:09.612 | 1:09.841 | +1.290 Q2 | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:10.168 | 1:09.830 | +1.508 Q2 | ||
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.148 | 1:09.879 | +1.557 Q2 | ||
| 13 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:10.286 | 1:10.116 | +1.794 Q2 | ||
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.521 | 1:10.154 | +1.832 Q2 | ||
| 15 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:10.625 | +2.303 Q1 | |||
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:10.678 | +2.356 Q1 | |||
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:10.686 | +2.364 Q1 | |||
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:10.776 | +2.454 Q1 | |||
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:10.875 | +2.553 Q1 | |||
| 20 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9 | 345 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 302 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 280 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1 | 200 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 193 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 158 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | 94 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 0 | 83 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 0 | 54 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 0 | 42 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 11 | 625 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 5 | 495 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 3 | 358 |
| 4 | Force India | 0 | 177 |
| 5 | Williams | 0 | 82 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 53 |
| 7 | Renault | 0 | 49 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 47 |
| 9 | McLaren | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | 5 |