2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
| 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship | |||
 Layout of the Sepang International Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 1 October 2017 | ||
| Official name | 2017 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.543 km (3.444 miles) | ||
| Distance | 56 laps, 310.408 km (192.879 miles) | ||
| Weather | Cloudy | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:30.076 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:34.080 on lap 41 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | ||
| Second | Mercedes | ||
| Third | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race that was held on 1 October 2017 at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia. The race marked the thirty-seventh running of the Malaysian Grand Prix, and the nineteenth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the championship's inception in 1950. This was also the last Malaysian Grand Prix, as the race had not been contracted for the 2018 season and beyond.[2]
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a twenty-eight-point lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the World Drivers' Championship. Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas was third, a further twenty-three points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a lead of one hundred and two points over Ferrari, with Red Bull Racing a further one hundred and forty-three points behind in third place.
Report
Background
Driver changes
Reigning GP2 Series champion Pierre Gasly made his Formula One début, replacing Daniil Kvyat at Toro Rosso.[3] The first free practice session saw several substitute drivers take part, including Sergey Sirotkin filling in for Nico Hülkenberg at Renault, Charles Leclerc replacing Marcus Ericsson at Sauber, Antonio Giovinazzi replacing Kevin Magnussen at Haas, and Sean Gelael taking the place of Carlos Sainz, Jr. at Toro Rosso.[4]
Free practice
The second free practice was red-flagged after Romain Grosjean crashed heavily at Turn 14. Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen dislodged a drain cover embedded in the apex of Turn 13. Grosjean, the next driver through, struck the cover which sliced into his rear wheel. This caused the rear tyre to immediately deflate as Grosjean put load onto the steering wheel, causing him to spin into the barrier on the outside of Turn 14. The third practice session was concluded with Kimi Räikkönen fastest but his teammate Sebastian Vettel had a problem with the engine and the Ferrari team had to quickly fix his car for qualifying.
Qualifying
Vettel didn't set a time in Q1 due to his issue in FP3. Lewis Hamilton took pole ahead of Räikkönen and the two Red Bulls.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | Car no. |
Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 44 |  Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes | 1:31.605 | 1:30.977 | 1:30.076 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari | 1:32.259 | 1:30.926 | 1:30.121 | 2 |
| 3 | 33 |  Max Verstappen
|
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:31.920 | 1:30.931 | 1:30.541 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:32.416 | 1:31.061 | 1:30.595 | 4 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
|
Mercedes | 1:32.254 | 1:30.803 | 1:30.758 | 5 |
| 6 | 31 |  Esteban Ocon
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.527 | 1:31.651 | 1:31.478 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 |  Stoffel Vandoorne
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:32.838 | 1:31.848 | 1:31.582 | 7 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Renault | 1:32.586 | 1:31.778 | 1:31.607 | 8 |
| 9 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.768 | 1:31.484 | 1:31.658 | 9 |
| 10 | 14 |  Fernando Alonso
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:33.049 | 1:32.010 | 1:31.704 | 10 |
| 11 | 19 |  Felipe Massa
|
Williams-Mercedes | 1:32.267 | 1:32.034 | 11 | |
| 12 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer
|
Renault | 1:32.576 | 1:32.100 | 12 | |
| 13 | 18 |  Lance Stroll
|
Williams-Mercedes | 1:33.000 | 1:32.307 | 13 | |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr.
|
Toro Rosso | 1:32.650 | 1:32.402 | 14 | |
| 15 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
|
Toro Rosso | 1:32.547 | 1:32.558 | 15 | |
| 16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean
|
Haas-Ferrari | 1:33.308 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
|
Haas-Ferrari | 1:33.434 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33.483 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 9 |  Marcus Ericsson
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33.970 | 19 | ||
| 107% time: 1:38.017 | |||||||
| — | 5 | Sebastian Vettel
|
Ferrari | no time | 201 | ||
| Source:[5] | |||||||
- Notes
- ^1 – Sebastian Vettel failed to set a time within the 107% requirement, but received permission from the stewards to start the race; he also received a 20-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.
Race
- Notes
- ^1 – Kimi Räikkönen did not line up on the grid as a result of a power unit issue.
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Malaysia". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ The Associated Press (7 April 2017). "Formula One confirms Malaysian Grand Prix will cease after October race".
- ^ "Pierre Gasly to drive with Scuderia Toro Rosso". Toro Rosso. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "2017 Malaysian Grand Prix – Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2017 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Ltd. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "2017 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Ltd. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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