2017 Mexican Grand Prix

2017 Mexican Grand Prix
Race 18 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1]
Date 29 October 2017 (2017-10-29)
Official name Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2017[2][3]
Location Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.304 km (2.674 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.354 km (189.738 miles)
Weather Sunny, dry
Attendance 337,043[4]
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:16.488
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
Time 1:18.785 on lap 68
Podium
First
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Second
Mercedes
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2017 Mexican Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2017) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 October 2017 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. The race marked the nineteenth running of the Mexican Grand Prix, and the eighteenth time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen won the race, while Lewis Hamilton secured his fourth world title with two races remaining after championship rival Sebastian Vettel finished fourth.[5][6]

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  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2017 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Hermanos Rodríguez - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "F1 reveals overall rise in 2017 attendance". GPupdate.net. JHED Media BV. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Lewis Hamilton wins fourth world title at Mexican Grand Prix". BBC Sport. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Lewis Hamilton wins F1 world title after dramatic start to Mexican GP". Guardian. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.