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2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 26 Mar 2017
- Name
- 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/957
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 Rolex Australian Grand Prix · Albert Park Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2017 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:24:11.672 · 57 laps · ferrari | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:24:21.647 · 57 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:24:22.922 · 57 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:24:34.065 · 57 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:24:40.499 · 57 laps · tag-heuer | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:25:35.058 · 57 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 56 laps · toro-rosso | 4 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 56 laps · toro-rosso | 2 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Time not recorded · 55 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Broken floor · Time not recorded · 50 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Suspension · Time not recorded · 46 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lance Stroll | Williams | Brakes · Time not recorded · 40 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Fuel cell · Time not recorded · 25 laps · tag-heuer | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Brakes · Time not recorded · 15 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Water leak · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:24.191 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:25.210 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:24.514 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:24.352 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:24.482 · 18 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:25.419 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:25.099 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:25.542 · 16 laps · toro-rosso | |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:25.970 · 16 laps · toro-rosso | |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:25.383 · 10 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:25.064 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:24.975 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:25.872 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:26.009 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:26.236 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | Q1 1:26.419 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:26.847 · 7 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:26.858 · 6 laps · honda | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:27.143 · 7 laps · mercedes | |
| 20 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Q1 1:28.244 · 7 laps · renault |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.188 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:22.456 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:22.481 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:23.033 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:23.485 · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:24.074 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:24.443 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:24.487 · toro-rosso | |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:24.512 · toro-rosso | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:25.081 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:25.091 · renault | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:25.425 · honda | |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:25.568 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:26.465 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Time not recorded · tag-heuer | |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 1:26.419 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:26.847 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:26.858 · honda | |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:28.244 · renault | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:27.143 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 13 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 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 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:24.220 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:24.803 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:24.886 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 4 | 1:25.246 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:25.372 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 6 | 1:25.464 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 7 | 1:26.142 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 8 | 1:26.168 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:26.183 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 10 | 1:26.276 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 11 | 1:26.450 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 12 | 1:26.514 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 13 | 1:26.734 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 14 | 1:27.116 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 15 | 1:27.348 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 16 | 1:27.656 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 17 | 1:27.667 |
| freePractice1Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 18 | 1:28.539 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 19 | 1:28.585 |
| freePractice1Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 20 | 1:28.695 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:23.620 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:24.167 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:24.176 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:24.525 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:24.650 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:25.013 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 7 | 1:25.084 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 8 | 1:25.436 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:25.478 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 10 | 1:25.493 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:25.591 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 12 | 1:26.000 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 13 | 1:26.145 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 14 | 1:26.331 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 15 | 1:26.498 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 16 | 1:26.525 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 17 | 1:26.608 |
| freePractice2Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 18 | 1:26.919 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 19 | 1:27.279 |
| freePractice2Results | Jolyon Palmer | 20 | 1:27.549 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:23.380 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:23.859 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:23.870 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:23.988 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 5 | 1:25.063 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:25.092 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:25.581 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:25.948 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:26.049 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 10 | 1:26.138 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 11 | 1:26.237 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 12 | 1:26.269 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:26.457 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 14 | 1:26.556 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 15 | 1:26.699 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 16 | 1:27.103 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 17 | 1:27.327 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 18 | 1:27.402 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 19 | 1:28.320 |
| freePractice3Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 20 | 1:28.583 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 1 | 31.336 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 5 | 22.293 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 9 | 39.562 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 15 | 22.154 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 15 | 28.591 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 16 | 22.484 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 16 | 23.130 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 17 | 21.709 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 17 | 22.045 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 18 | 21.762 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 20 | 21.568 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 23 | 21.988 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 25 | 21.440 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 25 | 22.208 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 26 | 22.033 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 29 | 22.380 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 30 | 23.159 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 1 | 34 | 25.559 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 2 | 44 | 22.189 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 2 | 49 | 24.026 |