2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 November 2017 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The race was the twentieth and final round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the ninth running of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the ninth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.
| 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||
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Race 20 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | ||||
| Date | 26 November 2017 | |||
| Official name | 2017 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | |||
| Location | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | |||
| Course length | 5.554 km (3.451 miles) | |||
| Distance | 55 laps, 305.355 km (189.739 miles) | |||
| Weather | Clear | |||
| Attendance | 195,000 | |||
| Pole position | ||||
| Driver | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:36.231 | |||
| Fastest lap | ||||
| Driver | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:40.650 on lap 52 | |||
| Podium | ||||
| First | Mercedes | |||
| Second |
| Mercedes | ||
| Third | Ferrari | |||
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Lap leaders | ||||
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas controlled the pace throughout the race to win from pole position. Lewis Hamilton finished in close second place, with Sebastian Vettel finishing third. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo retired due to mechanical failure, which was significant in facilitating fourth place for Kimi Räikkönen in the Driver's Championship. This was also the final Grand Prix for 11-time Grand Prix winner and 2008 runner-up Felipe Massa.
The first Formula One eSports event was held in tandem with the Grand Prix, with British competitor Brendon Leigh winning the 2017 competition.
This was Bottas's last win until the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.