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Vettel Delivers Ferrari Statement Victory at Season-Opening Australian Grand Prix
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Vettel Delivers Ferrari Statement Victory at Season-Opening Australian Grand Prix

25 Mar 201725 Mar 2017

Vettel won the Australian Grand Prix (2017) held on 25 March 2017 at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. Top three: Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Sebastian Vettel took victory, with Lewis Hamilton second and Valtteri Bottas third.

The Australian Grand Prix 2017 Round 1 took place on 25 March 2017 at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.

Sebastian Vettel took victory, with Lewis Hamilton second and Valtteri Bottas third.

Race Results

| Pos | Driver | Team | Status | Points | |----:|--------|------|--------|-------:| | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | — | Finished | 25 | | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | — | Finished | 18 | | 3 | Valtteri Bottas | — | Finished | 15 | | 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | — | Finished | 12 | | 5 | Max Verstappen | — | Finished | 10 | | 6 | Felipe Massa | — | Finished | 8 | | 7 | Sergio Perez | — | +1 Lap | 6 | | 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr | — | +1 Lap | 4 | | 9 | Daniil Kvyat | — | +1 Lap | 2 | | 10 | Esteban Ocon | — | +1 Lap | 1 | | 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | — | +1 Lap | 0 | | 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | — | +2 Laps | 0 | | 13 | Stoffel Vandoorne | — | +2 Laps | 0 | | 14 | Fernando Alonso | — | DNF | 0 | | 15 | Kevin Magnussen | — | DNF | 0 | | 16 | Lance Stroll | — | DNF | 0 | | 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | — | DNF | 0 | | 18 | Marcus Ericsson | — | DNF | 0 | | 19 | Jolyon Palmer | — | DNF | 0 | | 20 | Romain Grosjean | — | DNF | 0 |

Race Details

- **Series:** F1 - **Date:** 25 March 2017 - **Circuit:** Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit - **Country:** Australia - **Season:** 2017 - **Round:** 1

--- _Results data sourced from official F1 timing._

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