2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
The 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (officially the 2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 25 June 2017 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The race was the eighth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship, and was the maiden running of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. It was the second time that a race was held at the circuit and the second time that a Grand Prix was held in Azerbaijan.
| 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Baku City Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 25 June 2017 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 FlyEmirates Azerbaijan Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Baku City Circuit Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 6.003 km (3.730 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 51 laps, 306.049 km (190.170 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Attendance | 71,451 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
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| Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:40.593 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:43.441 on lap 47 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Williams-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel entered the round with a twelve-point lead over Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship, while Mercedes led Ferrari by eight points in the World Constructors' Championship. Lewis Hamilton started the race from pole. Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo recovered from a crash in qualifying to claim his fifth career victory ahead of the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas, while Lance Stroll became the first Canadian to stand on the podium since Jacques Villeneuve at the 2001 German Grand Prix, and the second youngest driver ever to finish on the podium. This would be the last podium for a Williams driver until the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix.
This was also the last race to feature a red flag until the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.