Round 2 · 2017
Chinese Grand Prix
WinnerHAMMercedes · from P1
PoleHAM
Fastest lap1:35.583Hamilton · L44
Biggest gain+13Verstappen P16→P3
Retirements5of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 | 0 | 56 | 1:37:36.158 FL | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 56 | +6.250 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 16 | +13 | 56 | +45.190 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 5 | +1 | 56 | +46.040 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 4 | -1 | 56 | +48.080 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 3 | -3 | 56 | +48.810 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 11 | +4 | 56 | +1:12.890 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 12 | +4 | 55 | +1 lap | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 8 | -1 | 55 | +1 lap | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Force India | 17 | +7 | 55 | Classified | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Haas | 19 | +8 | 55 | Classified | 2 | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Renault (2016–20) | 7 | -5 | 55 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 13 | Jolyon Palmer PAJ | Renault (2016–20) | 20 | +7 | 55 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 14 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 6 | -8 | 55 | Classified | 2 | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 14 | -1 | 55 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| — | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 13 | 33 | DNF · L33 | 1 | ||
| — | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Toro Rosso | 9 | 18 | DNF · L18 | 1 | ||
| — | McLaren | 15 | 17 | DNF · L17 | 2 | |||
| — | Lance Stroll STR | Williams | 10 | 0 | DNF · L0 | 0 | ||
| — | Sauber | 18 | 3 | DNF · L3 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 13 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | — | — | — | 15 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | — | — | — | 14 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 15 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 12 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | — | — | — | 14 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Renault (2016–20) | — | — | — | 16 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | — | — | — | 15 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 17 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll STR | Williams | — | — | — | 18 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 11 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | — | — | — | 11 |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | — | — | — | 15 |
| 15 | Sauber | — | — | — | 8 | |
| 16 | McLaren | — | — | — | 6 | |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Haas | — | — | — | 6 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer PAJ | Renault (2016–20) | — | — | — | 6 |
| 19 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 7 |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Force India | — | — | — | 8 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1:33.336 | 20 | |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 1:33.389 | 19 | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 1:33.707 | 26 | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:33.879 | 25 | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 1:34.773 | 23 | |
| 6 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.946 | 20 | |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 1:35.092 | 23 | |
| 8 | Lance Stroll STR | Williams | 1:35.182 | 24 | |
| 9 | Jolyon Palmer PAJ | Renault (2016–20) | 1:35.192 | 21 | |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 1:35.223 | 24 | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Renault (2016–20) | 1:35.449 | 22 | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:35.521 | 22 | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 1:35.626 | 20 | |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Haas | 1:35.680 | 22 | |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Toro Rosso | 1:35.804 | 23 | |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Force India | 1:35.811 | 24 | |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 1:35.912 | 17 | |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 1:36.063 | 25 | |
| 19 | McLaren | 1:36.221 | 21 | ||
| 20 | Sauber | 1:36.705 | 24 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | — | 0 | ||
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | — | 0 | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | — | 0 | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | — | 0 | |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Haas | — | 0 | |
| 6 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | — | 0 | |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | — | 0 | |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | — | 0 | |
| 9 | Lance Stroll STR | Williams | — | 0 | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | — | 0 | |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | — | 0 | |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Toro Rosso | — | 0 | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Renault (2016–20) | — | 0 | |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer PAJ | Renault (2016–20) | — | 0 | |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Force India | — | 0 | |
| 16 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | 0 | |
| 17 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | 0 | |
| 18 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | — | 0 | |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | — | 0 | |
| 20 | Sauber | — | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:50.491 | 4 | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 1:52.086 | 7 | |
| 3 | Lance Stroll STR | Williams | 1:52.507 | 7 | |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 1:52.840 | 5 | |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Haas | 1:53.039 | 6 | |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Toro Rosso | 1:53.314 | 4 | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 1:53.520 | 5 | |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 1:54.038 | 7 | |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 1:54.664 | 4 | |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:55.104 | 8 | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Renault (2016–20) | 1:55.608 | 6 | |
| 12 | McLaren | 1:57.445 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 2:15.138 | 4 | |
| 14 | Sauber | 2:15.281 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Jolyon Palmer PAJ | Renault (2016–20) | — | 3 | |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | — | 2 | |
| 17 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | — | 1 | |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Force India | — | 2 | |
| 19 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | — | 3 | |
| 20 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | 2 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Practice 2Final
Practice 3Final
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 2
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 43 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 43 | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen VER | 25 | ▲2 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 23 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | 22 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 12 | ▲7 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 10 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa MAS | 8 | ▼2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton HAM | — | Valtteri Bottas BOT |
| Ferrari | Sebastian Vettel VET | — | Kimi Raikkonen RAI |
| Red Bull Racing | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | — | Max Verstappen VER |
| Williams | Felipe Massa MAS | — | Lance Stroll STR |
| Renault (2016–20) | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | — | Jolyon Palmer PAJ |
| Force India | Sergio Pérez PER | — | Esteban Ocon OCO |
| Toro Rosso | Daniil Kvyat KVY | — | Carlos Sainz SAI |
| Haas | Kevin Magnussen MAG | — | Romain Grosjean GRO |
| McLaren | Fernando Alonso ALO | — | |
| Sauber | Marcus Ericsson ERI | — |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Shanghai International Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Chinese Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2015 | Chinese Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2014 | Chinese Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2013 | Chinese Grand Prix | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 3 |
| 2012 | Chinese Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2011 | Chinese Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 3 |
| 2010 | Chinese Grand Prix | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 5 |
| 2009 | Chinese Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1 |