2017 Russian Grand Prix
The 2017 Russian Grand Prix (Russian: Гран-при России 2017 года, romanized: Gran-pri Rossii 2017 goda), officially known as the 2017 Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race that took place on 30 April 2017 as the fourth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship. The fifty-two lap race was held at the Sochi Autodrom, marking the fourth running of the Russian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. Sebastian Vettel started the race from pole, with his teammate Kimi Räikkönen in second in Ferrari's first front-row lockout since the 2008 French Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas won the race, taking his first win in Formula 1 by 0.617 seconds over Vettel, the smallest winning margin since the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
| 2017 Russian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 4 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Sochi Autodrom | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 30 April 2017 | ||||
| Official name | 2017 Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Sochi Autodrom, Adlersky City District, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.848 km (3.634 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 52 laps, 303.897 km (188.833 miles) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 53 laps, 309.745 km (192.467 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Attendance | 150,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:33.194 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:36.844 on lap 49 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Going into the race, Vettel led Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship by seven points, with Bottas third; they remained in the same order after the race. In the World Constructors' Championship, Ferrari was in the lead ahead of Mercedes before the race, with Red Bull Racing third; Mercedes was ahead of Ferrari after the race.