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2017 Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 9 Apr 2017
- Name
- 2017 Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/958
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2017 Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix · Shanghai International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2017 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37:36.158 · 56 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37:42.408 · 56 laps · ferrari | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:38:21.350 · 56 laps · tag-heuer | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:38:22.193 · 56 laps · tag-heuer | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:38:24.234 · 56 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:38:24.966 · 56 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:38:49.051 · 56 laps · toro-rosso | 6 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Driveshaft · Time not recorded · 33 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 18 laps · toro-rosso | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Fuel pressure · Time not recorded · 17 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | Accident · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lance Stroll | Williams | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.333 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:33.078 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.684 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:33.341 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:34.041 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:34.205 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:34.453 · 16 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:34.657 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:34.440 · 17 laps · toro-rosso | |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:33.986 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:34.567 · 11 laps · toro-rosso | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:34.942 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:34.499 · 11 laps · honda | |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:34.892 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | Q1 1:34.963 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:35.023 · 6 laps · honda | |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:35.223 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Q1 1:35.279 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:35.433 · 7 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:35.496 · 8 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.678 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.864 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31.865 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32.140 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.033 · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:33.507 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:33.580 · renault | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:33.706 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:33.719 · toro-rosso | |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:34.220 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:34.150 · toro-rosso | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:34.164 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:34.372 · honda | |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.046 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:35.023 · honda | |
| 16 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:35.433 · tag-heuer | |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:35.496 · mercedes | |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | Time not recorded · ferrari | |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:35.223 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:35.279 · renault |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 43 |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 43 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 23 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:50.491 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 2 | 1:52.086 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 3 | 1:52.507 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 4 | 1:52.840 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 5 | 1:53.039 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 6 | 1:53.314 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:53.520 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 8 | 1:54.038 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 9 | 1:54.664 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 10 | 1:55.104 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:55.608 |
| freePractice1Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 12 | 1:57.445 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 13 | 2:15.138 |
| freePractice1Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 14 | 2:15.281 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 15 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 16 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 17 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 18 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 19 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:33.336 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:33.389 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:33.707 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:33.879 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 5 | 1:34.773 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:34.946 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 7 | 1:35.092 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 8 | 1:35.182 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 9 | 1:35.192 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 10 | 1:35.223 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:35.449 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 12 | 1:35.521 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:35.626 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 14 | 1:35.680 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 15 | 1:35.804 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 16 | 1:35.811 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 17 | 1:35.912 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 18 | 1:36.063 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 19 | 1:36.221 |
| freePractice3Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 20 | 1:36.705 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.