Australian Grand Prix
2017 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 25-26, 2017Race summary
Victory went to Vettel (from 2nd on the grid), with a 9.975s margin. Vandoorne made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 13th (up 5 places). Hamilton had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 2nd. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Räikkönen (1:26.538).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | 57 | 1:24:11.672 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 57 | +9.975 | 18 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | 57 | +11.250 | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen 1:26.538 | Ferrari | 4 | 57 | +22.393 | 12 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | 57 | +28.827 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 7 | 57 | +1:23.386 | 8 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 10 | 56 | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 8 | 56 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 9 | 56 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 13 | 56 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 11 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 16 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 18 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 12 | 50 | Vibrations | 0 |
| – | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 17 | 46 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Lance Stroll | Williams | 20 | 40 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | – | 25 | Power Unit | 0 |
| – | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 14 | 21 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 19 | 15 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 6 | 13 | Water leak | 0 |