2017 Season - Round 3 - 2017-04-16
Sebastian Vettel won the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) second and Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), who could not convert it into the win.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:32.798. Sergio PĂ©rez (Force India) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P7 at the flag â a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 1:33.826 | 25 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:32.798 | 18 |
| 3 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:34.087 | 15 |
| 4 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:33.720 | 12 |
| 5 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 4 | Finished | 1:33.495 | 10 |
| 6 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 8 | Finished | 1:34.256 | 8 |
| 7 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 18 | Finished | 1:34.609 | 6 |
| 8 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 9 | Finished | 1:34.948 | 4 |
| 9 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Renault | 7 | Finished | 1:35.372 | 2 |
| 10 | 31Esteban Ocon | Force India | 14 | Finished | 1:35.179 | 1 |
| 11 | 94Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:36.786 | 0 |
| 12 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 11 | +1 Lap | 1:34.985 | 0 |
| 13 | 30Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:35.552 | 0 |
| 14 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 15 | Power Unit | 1:35.595 | 0 |
| 15 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 19 | Gearbox | 1:35.086 | 0 |
| 16 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 16 | Collision | 1:38.026 | 0 |
| 17 | 18Lance Stroll | Williams | 12 | Collision | 1:36.303 | 0 |
| 18 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 6 | Brakes | 1:36.681 | 0 |
| 19 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 20 | Electrical | 1:38.718 | 0 |
| 20 | 2Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 17 | Power Unit | 0 |