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Valtteri Bottas won the 2017 Russian Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas won the 2017 Russian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen at Sochi Autodrom.

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Race recap

Winner
Valtteri Bottas
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
April 30, 2017
Pole
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Sochi Autodrom

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Stoffel Vandoorne from P20 to P14 (+6), Carlos Sainz Jr. from P14 to P10 (+4), and Sergio Pérez from P9 to P6 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Sebastian Vettel started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Finished, 7 +1 lap, 2 Collision, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Brakes. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.844 on lap 49. 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 BottasMercedes1:28:08.74325
2Sebastian VettelFerrari1:28:09.36018
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:28:19.74315
4Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:28:45.06312
5Max VerstappenRed Bull1:29:09.15910
6Sergio PérezForce India1:29:35.5318
7Esteban OconForce India1:29:43.7476
8Nico HülkenbergRenault1:29:44.9314
9Felipe MassaWilliams+1 lap2
10Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso+1 lap1
11Lance StrollWilliams+1 lap0
12Daniil KvyatToro Rosso+1 lap0
13Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap0
14Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+1 lap0
15Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
16Pascal WehrleinSauber+2 laps0
DNFDaniel RicciardoRed BullBrakes0
DNFJolyon PalmerRenaultCollision0
DNFRomain GrosjeanHaasCollision0
DNSFernando AlonsoMcLarenGearbox0