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Lewis Hamilton won the 2017 Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2017 Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen at Shanghai International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Max Verstappen
Race date
April 9, 2017
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Max Verstappen 3 for Red Bull.

Grid to finish

Max Verstappen from P16 to P3 (+13), Romain Grosjean from P19 to P11 (+8), and Esteban Ocon from P17 to P10 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 +1 lap, 7 Finished, 1 Accident, 1 Collision, and 1 Driveshaft. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:35.378 on lap 44. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:37:36.15825
2Sebastian VettelFerrari1:37:42.40818
3Max VerstappenRed Bull1:38:21.35015
4Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:38:22.19312
5Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:38:24.23410
6Valtteri BottasMercedes1:38:24.9668
7Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso1:38:49.0516
8Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap4
9Sergio PérezForce India+1 lap2
10Esteban OconForce India+1 lap1
11Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap0
12Nico HülkenbergRenault+1 lap0
13Jolyon PalmerRenault+1 lap0
14Felipe MassaWilliams+1 lap0
15Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
DNFFernando AlonsoMcLarenDriveshaft0
DNFDaniil KvyatToro RossoHydraulics0
DNFStoffel VandoorneMcLarenFuel pressure0
DNFAntonio GiovinazziSauberAccident0
DNFLance StrollWilliamsCollision0