2017 Belgian Grand Prix
The 2017 Belgian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Pirelli Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 27 August 2017 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. The race, contested over forty-four laps, was the twelfth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the seventy-third running of the Belgian Grand Prix and the sixtieth time the race was held at Spa-Francorchamps.
| 2017 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 27 August 2017 | ||||
| Official name | 2017 Formula 1 Pirelli Belgian Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 7.004 km (4.352 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Partially cloudy and dry | ||||
| Attendance | 265,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
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| Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:42.553 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:46.577 on lap 41 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Mercedes | |||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel entered the round with a fourteen-point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship with Valtteri Bottas a further nineteen points behind in third. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by thirty-nine points before the race.
In his 200th Grand Prix, Hamilton started the race from pole position for the 68th time in his career, equaling the record of Michael Schumacher for most poles, and went on to win the race. In doing so, he closed to within seven points of Vettel's championship lead.
Television and motorsport personality Guy Martin was present as part of the Williams pit team as part of filming for an episode of his 'Speed' series.