2017 Bahrain Grand Prix

2017 Bahrain Grand Prix
Race 3 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1]
Date 16 April 2017 (2017-04-16)
Official name 2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix[2][3]
Location Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.412 km (3.362 miles)
Distance 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 miles)
Weather Clear
Attendance 93,000 (weekend) 33,000 (Race Day) [4]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:28.769
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Time 1:32.798 on lap 46
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Mercedes
Third
Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 16 April 2017 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The race was the third round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the thirteenth time that the Bahrain Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship. The winner of the previous Bahrain Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg, did not compete as he had retired after the 2016 season. Sebastian Vettel entered the race as the championship leader, equal on points with Lewis Hamilton but recognised as leader on a count-back. Mercedes led the Constructors' Championship by one point over Ferrari.

  1. ^ "2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2017 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Bahrain International Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. ^ "F1 reveals overall rise in 2017 attendance". Gpupdate.net. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017.