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2017 Japanese Grand Prix

The 2017 Japanese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 2017 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka in the Mie Prefecture, Japan. The race was the sixteenth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the forty-third running of the Japanese Grand Prix.[5] The 2017 event was the thirty-third time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950, and the twenty-ninth time that a World Championship round had been held at Suzuka. This would also prove to be the last Grand Prix for Jolyon Palmer, as he was replaced by Carlos Sainz Jr. for the rest of the 2017 season. Sainz contested his last race for Toro Rosso before replacing Palmer at Renault.

2017 Japanese Grand Prix
Race 16 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course
Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course
Race details[1]
Date 8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
Official name 2017 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix[2][3]
Location Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.807 km (3.608 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 307.471 km (191.054 miles)
Weather Sunny
Attendance 137,000[4]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:27.319
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
Time 1:33.144 on lap 50
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Third
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Lap leaders

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a thirty-four-point lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the World Drivers' Championship. Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas sat third, a further twenty-five points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a lead of one hundred and eighteen points over Ferrari, with Red Bull Racing a further one hundred and fifteen points behind in third place.

Qualifying

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Pos. Car
no. 		Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 44   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:29.047 1:27.819 1:27.319 1
2 77   Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:29.332 1:28.543 1:27.651 61
3 5   Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:29.352 1:28.225 1:27.791 2
4 3   Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:29.475 1:28.935 1:28.306 3
5 33   Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:29.181 1:28.747 1:28.332 4
6 7   Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:29.163 1:29.079 1:28.498 101
7 31   Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 1:30.115 1:29.199 1:29.111 5
8 11   Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:29.696 1:29.343 1:29.260 7
9 19   Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:30.352 1:29.687 1:29.480 8
10 14   Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:30.525 1:29.749 1:30.687 202
11 2   Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Honda 1:30.654 1:29.778 9
12 27   Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:30.252 1:29.879 11
13 20   Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:30.774 1:29.972 12
14 30   Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:30.516 1:30.022 182
15 55   Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 1:30.565 1:30.413 192
16 8   Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:30.849 13
17 10   Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:31.317 14
18 18   Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:31.409 15
19 9   Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:31.597 16
20 94   Pascal Wehrlein Sauber-Ferrari 1:31.885 17
107% time: 1:35.280
Source:[6]
Notes
  • ^1  – Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen received a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
  • ^2  – Fernando Alonso received a 35-place grid penalty and both Jolyon Palmer and Carlos Sainz Jr. received a 20-place grid penalty, all for exceeding their respective quota of power unit components.

Race

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Sebastian Vettel suffered technical problems a few minutes before the race start and retired on the fourth lap.

Before the race started Sebastian Vettel's mechanics were working on his car. When the race started it was clear he had some serious issues with the car losing positions immediately as Lewis Hamilton led away. Carlos Sainz had an accident on the opening lap, with the safety car being deployed. Soon after the race restarted Vettel retired with engine problems. Hamilton took the victory, followed home closely by Max Verstappen with his teammate Daniel Ricciardo finishing 3rd, Valtteri Bottas was fourth and Kimi Räikkönen fifth.[7]

Race classification

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Lewis Hamilton (pictured during practice) won the race.
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 44   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 1:27:31.194 1 25
2 33   Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 53 1.211 4 18
3 3   Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 53 9.679 3 15
4 77   Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 53 10.580 6 12
5 7   Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 53 32.622 10 10
6 31   Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 53 1:07.788 5 8
7 11   Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 53 1:11.424 7 6
8 20   Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 53 1:28.953 12 4
9 8   Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 53 1:29.883 13 2
10 19   Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 52 1 Lap 8 1
11 14   Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 52 1 Lap 20
12 30   Jolyon Palmer Renault 52 1 Lap 18
13 10   Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 52 1 Lap 14
14 2   Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Honda 52 1 Lap 9
15 94   Pascal Wehrlein Sauber-Ferrari 51 2 Laps 17
Ret 18   Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 45 Suspension 15
Ret 27   Nico Hülkenberg Renault 40 Rear wing 11
Ret 9   Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 7 Accident 16
Ret 5   Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 4 Spark plug 2
Ret 55   Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 0 Accident 19
Source:[8]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the sets of standings.
  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Japan". formula1.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2017 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Suzuka Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022 – Media Kit" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. ^ "FIA Announces World Motorsports Council decisions". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  6. ^ "2017 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Ltd. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. ^ Benson, Andrew (8 October 2017). "Hamilton wins in Japan as Vettel retires". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  8. ^ "2017 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Ltd. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Japan 2017 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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