2017 Chinese Grand Prix
The 2017 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 9 April 2017 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the second round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the fourteenth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
| 2017 Chinese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 9 April 2017 | ||||
| Official name | 2017 Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Light rain at start, drying later. | ||||
| Attendance | 145,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
| Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:31.678 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:35.378 on lap 44 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Mercedes | |||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third |
| Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | |||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The race was marked by difficulties in Friday practice sessions when weather in Shanghai prevented the medical helicopter from being available and only twenty minutes of running was possible. Lewis Hamilton took his sixth consecutive pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and teammate Valtteri Bottas. The race began with a wet track but there was no rain during the race, and Hamilton led the race from start to finish and set the fastest lap. Vettel pitted to change from intermediate to slick tyres during a virtual safety car, dropping him to sixth position, but recovered to second place. Max Verstappen started 16th and went on to complete the podium, finishing third.