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Valtteri Bottas won the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas won the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel at Yas Marina Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Valtteri Bottas
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel
Race date
November 26, 2017
Pole
Valtteri Bottas
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Yas Marina Circuit

The decisive result

Valtteri Bottas finished first for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Romain Grosjean from P16 to P11 (+5), Brendon Hartley from P20 to P15 (+5), and Pascal Wehrlein from P18 to P14 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Valtteri Bottas started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 10 +1 lap, 8 Finished, 1 Hydraulics, and 1 Wheel. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.650 on lap 52. 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
1Valtteri BottasMercedes1:34:14.06225
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:34:17.96118
3Sebastian VettelFerrari1:34:33.39215
4Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:34:59.44812
5Max VerstappenRed Bull1:35:00.33110
6Nico HülkenbergRenault1:35:39.7758
7Sergio PérezForce India1:35:46.1246
8Esteban OconForce India1:35:52.9734
9Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap2
10Felipe MassaWilliams+1 lap1
11Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap0
12Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+1 lap0
13Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap0
14Pascal WehrleinSauber+1 lap0
15Brendon HartleyToro Rosso+1 lap0
16Pierre GaslyToro Rosso+1 lap0
17Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
18Lance StrollWilliams+1 lap0
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.RenaultWheel0
DNFDaniel RicciardoRed BullHydraulics0