2017 Singapore Grand Prix
| 2017 Singapore Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship | |||
 Layout of the Marina Bay Street Circuit | |||
| Race details[1] | |||
| Date | 17 September 2017 | ||
| Official name | 2017 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Marina Bay Street Circuit Marina Bay, Singapore | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.065 km (3.147 miles) | ||
| Distance | 58 laps, 293.633 km (182.455 miles) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 61 laps, 308.828 km (191.897 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet at start, dry later | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:39.491 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:45.008 on lap 55 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes | ||
| Second | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | ||
| Third | Mercedes | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 2017 Singapore Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 17 September 2017 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore. It was the fourteenth round of the 2017 Formula One season, and marked the eighteenth running of the Singapore Grand Prix, the tenth time the race had been held at Marina Bay.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a three-point lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the World Drivers' Championship, with Valtteri Bottas third. In the Constructors' standings, Mercedes led Ferrari by sixty-two points, while Red Bull Racing were third.
The race was won by Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton who took the lead on the first lap following a significant collision between Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen. Daniel Ricciardo finished second with Valtteri Bottas taking third. This result increased Hamilton's lead in the Drivers' Championship to twenty-eight points and increased Mercedes's lead in the Constructors' standings to one hundred and two points.
Report
Practice
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo went fastest in first practice with a time of 1:42.489.[2] He was followed by the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel and his teammate Max Verstappen while championship leader Lewis Hamilton was only fourth fastest.[3] Ricciardo was also quickest in second practice, followed by Verstappen and Hamilton.[4]
Qualifying
Max Verstappen was quickest in both Q1 and Q2 as Red Bull seemed to have the advantage over Mercedes and Ferrari.[5] However, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel took pole in the final session with a lap time of 1.39.491, ahead of Verstappen and teammate Ricciardo.[6] Championship leader Lewis Hamilton could only take fifth on the grid with teammate Bottas sixth.
Race
Rainfall prior to the race start meant that the race would be the first night-time Grand Prix staged under wet conditions in Formula One history.[7] Despite this, the race was started using the normal starting procedure. At the start, a substantial collision occurred between the Ferraris of Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel as well as the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. This caused the immediate retirement of both Räikkönen and Verstappen, while Vettel was initially able to continue despite noticeable damage but spun soon after and subsequently retired. This marked the first occasion in Formula One history when both works Ferraris were eliminated on the opening lap.[8] Fernando Alonso had also sustained damage as a result of the incident and retired on lap 8.[9] This brought out a safety car that led the field until lap 4.[10] At the restart Lewis Hamilton led, followed by Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hülkenberg. Hamilton was able to pull away and establish a comfortable lead over Ricciardo.
There were two further safety car periods over the course of the race. One on lap 11, after Daniil Kvyat crashed at turn 7, and one on lap 38 after Marcus Ericsson spun.[10] Hamilton was again able to get away well at both restarts. Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg would both retire later in the race with mechanical issues. Hamilton won the race from Ricciardo, and Valtteri Bottas took the final podium place. The drivers did not complete the scheduled race distance of 61 laps due to the 2-hour time limit, so the chequered flag was shown on lap 58.[11]
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | Car no. |
Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 5 |  Sebastian Vettel
|
Ferrari | 1:43.336 | 1:40.529 | 1:39.491 | 1 |
| 2 | 33 |  Max Verstappen
|
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:42.010 | 1:40.332 | 1:39.814 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:42.063 | 1:40.385 | 1:39.840 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari | 1:43.328 | 1:40.525 | 1:40.069 | 4 |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes | 1:42.455 | 1:40.577 | 1:40.126 | 5 |
| 6 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
|
Mercedes | 1:43.137 | 1:41.409 | 1:40.810 | 6 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Renault | 1:42.586 | 1:41.277 | 1:41.013 | 7 |
| 8 | 14 |  Fernando Alonso
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:42.086 | 1:41.442 | 1:41.179 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 |  Stoffel Vandoorne
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:42.222 | 1:41.227 | 1:41.398 | 9 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr.
|
Toro Rosso | 1:42.176 | 1:41.826 | 1:42.056 | 10 |
| 11 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer
|
Renault | 1:42.472 | 1:42.107 | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:43.594 | 1:42.246 | 12 | |
| 13 | 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
|
Toro Rosso | 1:42.544 | 1:42.338 | 13 | |
| 14 | 31 |  Esteban Ocon
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:43.626 | 1:42.760 | 14 | |
| 15 | 8 | Romain Grosjean
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:43.627 | 1:43.883 | 15 | |
| 16 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:43.756 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 19 |  Felipe Massa
|
Williams-Mercedes | 1:44.014 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 |  Lance Stroll
|
Williams-Mercedes | 1:44.728 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:45.059 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 9 |  Marcus Ericsson
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Sauber-Ferrari | 1:45.570 | 201 | ||
| 107% time: 1:49.150 | |||||||
| Source:[12] | |||||||
- Notes
- ^1 – Marcus Ericsson received a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
Race
Championship standings after the race
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References
- ^ "Singapore". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Practice – Results – Singapore Grand Prix – 2017 – Formula 1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ "Singapore GP: Daniel Ricciardo top with Lewis Hamilton fourth". BBC Sport. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ "Practice – Results – Singapore Grand Prix – 2017 – Formula 1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ "Singapore Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel storms to stunning pole position". BBC Sport. 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Qualifying – Results – Singapore Grand Prix – 2017 – Formula 1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Hamilton dodges first lap carnage to win Singapore GP, F1's first wet night race". MotorSportsTalk. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ Benson, Andrew (2017-09-17). "Lewis Hamilton wins in Singapore after Ferrari crash". BBC. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ Richards, Giles (2017-09-17). "Lewis Hamilton wins Singapore Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel crashes out". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ a b Richards, Giles (2017-09-17). "Lewis Hamilton wins Singapore Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel crashes out". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "Lewis Hamilton wins in Singapore after Ferrari crash". BBC Sport. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2017 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Ltd. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2017 – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Ltd. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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