2017 Australian Grand Prix

2017 Australian Grand Prix
Race 1 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
Official name 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix[1][2]
Location Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 5.303 km (3.295 miles)
Distance 57 laps, 302.271 km (187.822 miles)
Scheduled distance 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.117 miles)
Weather Partly cloudy
24 °C (75 °F) air temperature
31–36 °C (88–97 °F) track temperature
2 m/s (4.5 mph; 7.2 km/h) wind from the northwest[3]
Attendance 296,600[4]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:22.188
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
Time 1:26.538 on lap 56
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Mercedes
Third
Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2017 Australian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 26 March 2017 in Melbourne. The race was contested over fifty-seven laps of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and was the first round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race marked the 82nd race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix – which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928 – and the 22nd time the event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. The reigning World Champion Nico Rosberg was the winner of the 2016 race, but he did not defend his win as he retired from the sport after the 2016 season.[5][6]

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton started the race from pole, matching Ayrton Senna's record of six pole positions in Australia.[7] Sebastian Vettel won the race, which was his and Ferrari's first win since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix.[8] Hamilton finished second, with Valtteri Bottas completing the podium in third on his début for Mercedes.[9]

The race was also Ferrari's first win in Australia since the 2007 edition.

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  6. ^ "Nico Rosberg retires: World champion quits Formula 1 five days after title win". British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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  9. ^ "Sebastian Vettel wins season-opening Melbourne Grand Prix – as it happened". Guardian. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.