2017 Austrian Grand Prix
The 2017 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Österreich 2017) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 9 July 2017 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. The race, which was contested over seventy-one laps, was the ninth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the 31st running of the Austrian Grand Prix and the 30th time it had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the series inception in 1950, every time at Spielberg using the current or former variations of this circuit.
| 2017 Austrian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 9 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Red Bull Ring | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 9 July 2017 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 FlyEmirates Grosser Preis von Österreich 2017 | ||||
| Location |
Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.318 km (2.683 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 71 laps, 306.452 km (190.420 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy | ||||
| Attendance | 145,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:04.251 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:07.411 on lap 69 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel entered the round as the championship leader, with a 14-point advantage over Lewis Hamilton, and extended it to 20 points. Mercedes led Ferrari by 24 points in the Constructors' standings at the start of the round, and extended it to 33 points.