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2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- 2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · race
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/959-race
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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.
Grand Prix context
2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · Bahrain International Circuit
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2017 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33:53.374 · 57 laps · ferrari | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34:00.034 · 57 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34:13.771 · 57 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34:15.849 · 57 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34:32.720 · 57 laps · tag-heuer | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:34:47.700 · 57 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34:55.980 · 57 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:35:08.239 · 57 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:35:13.562 · 57 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:35:29.085 · 57 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 56 laps · toro-rosso | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Power unit · Time not recorded · 54 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 50 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Collision · Time not recorded · 12 laps · toro-rosso | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lance Stroll | Williams | Collision · Time not recorded · 12 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Brakes · Time not recorded · 11 laps · tag-heuer | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Electrical · Time not recorded · 8 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Water pressure · Time not recorded · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:31.041 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:30.814 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:31.037 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:31.667 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:30.988 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:30.904 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:31.057 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:31.373 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:31.691 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Q1 1:31.458 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:31.531 · 12 laps · toro-rosso | |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:31.748 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | Q1 1:31.995 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:31.774 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:32.054 · 8 laps · honda | |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:32.118 · 5 laps · toro-rosso | |
| 17 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:32.313 · 8 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:32.318 · 7 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:32.543 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:32.900 · 8 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:28.769 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.792 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.247 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.545 · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.567 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.687 · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:29.842 · renault | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:30.074 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:30.763 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:31.074 · renault | |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:30.923 · toro-rosso | |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:31.168 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:31.414 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:31.684 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · honda | |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:32.118 · toro-rosso | |
| 17 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:32.313 · honda | |
| 18 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:32.318 · mercedes | |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:32.543 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:32.900 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 68 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 61 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 15 | Pascal Wehrlein | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | 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 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:32.697 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1:33.097 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:33.566 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 4 | 1:34.095 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 5 | 1:34.246 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 6 | 1:34.322 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 7 | 1:34.332 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 8 | 1:34.372 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 9 | 1:34.564 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 10 | 1:34.636 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 11 | 1:34.838 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | 1:34.927 |
| freePractice1Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 13 | 1:34.997 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 14 | 1:35.002 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 15 | 1:35.068 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | 1:35.579 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:35.888 |
| freePractice1Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 18 | 1:35.959 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 19 | 1:36.079 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 20 | 1:42.333 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:31.310 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:31.351 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:31.376 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:31.478 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:31.594 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 6 | 1:31.883 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 7 | 1:32.079 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 8 | 1:32.245 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 9 | 1:32.505 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 10 | 1:32.707 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 11 | 1:32.854 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 12 | 1:32.875 |
| freePractice2Results | Jolyon Palmer | 13 | 1:32.876 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 14 | 1:32.897 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 15 | 1:33.319 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 16 | 1:33.361 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:33.944 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 18 | 1:34.072 |
| freePractice2Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 19 | 1:34.117 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 20 | 1:34.230 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:32.194 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:32.304 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:32.750 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 1:32.754 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:32.785 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:32.801 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 7 | 1:32.809 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 8 | 1:32.933 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 9 | 1:33.604 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 10 | 1:33.744 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:33.916 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 12 | 1:33.922 |
| freePractice3Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 13 | 1:33.947 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 14 | 1:33.965 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 15 | 1:34.027 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 16 | 1:34.064 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 17 | 1:34.198 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 18 | 1:34.205 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 19 | 1:34.268 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 20 | 1:34.417 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 8 | 24.915 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 10 | 24.702 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 11 | 25.174 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 11 | 24.664 |
| Pascal Wehrlein | 1 | 11 | 26.542 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 12 | 26.430 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 12 | 25.075 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 12 | 25.001 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 13 | 28.368 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 13 | 25.312 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 13 | 30.687 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 13 | 25.704 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 13 | 26.634 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 13 | 24.332 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 13 | 24.922 |
| Jolyon Palmer | 1 | 13 | 27.466 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 1 | 13 | 25.204 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 30 | 24.540 |
| Romain Grosjean | 2 | 31 | 24.965 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 33 | 24.314 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 33 | 25.576 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 36 | 24.630 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 36 | 25.135 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 36 | 24.723 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 37 | 25.856 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 37 | 24.240 |
| Esteban Ocon | 2 | 37 | 24.505 |
| Jolyon Palmer | 2 | 37 | 26.420 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 39 | 25.200 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 41 | 30.682 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 2 | 41 | 25.246 |