As had been the case in the previous three Russian Grands Prix, the race was a processional affair with few changes in position taking place after the first lap.
Making a good start was essential, and that was particularly true for Valtteri Bottas who was able to control the race after beating the two Ferraris to the first braking zone.
Another driver who gained a pair of places was Carlos Sainz Jnr. In a quietly effective race, he went on to pick up two more places and snatch the final point.
2017 Russian Grand Prix lap chart
The positions of each driver on every lap. Click name to highlight, right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:
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| Driver | Start position | Lap one position change | Race position change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | -2 | |
| Max Verstappen | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 2 | -1 | -1 |
| Sergio Perez | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Esteban Ocon | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Felipe Massa | 6 | 0 | -3 |
| Lance Stroll | 11 | -4 | 0 |
| Fernando Alonso | 15 | ||
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 20 | 4 | 6 |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 12 | -1 | 0 |
| Romain Grosjean | 19 | ||
| Kevin Magnussen | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | 8 | -2 | 0 |
| Jolyon Palmer | 16 | ||
| Marcus Ericsson | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| Pascal Wehrlein | 17 | 3 | 1 |
2017 Russian Grand Prix race chart
The gaps between each driver on every lap compared to the leader’s average lap time. Very large gaps omitted. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:
2017 Russian Grand Prix
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- 2017 Russian Grand Prix team radio transcript
Leo B
30th April 2017, 17:36
Here is the on-track action for this race:
Lap 5: Wehrlein passes Ericsson
Sainz got into 10th place because of Magnussen’s time penalty at the pit stop.
Peter
1st May 2017, 14:39
+ Ricciardo’s DNF
Jonas Karlsson (@orchide)
3rd May 2017, 11:00
Can´t say it was on track action regarding Wehrlein & Ericsson.
Sauber messed up the tyre change during the safety car for Wehrlein. Then they thought that Ericsson should let Wehrlein pass as it was their mistake, so it was not much action there….teamorders.
@F1-liners (@f1-liners)
30th April 2017, 23:29
And that’s the extended version of action round-up ;)
Neil (@neilosjames)
1st May 2017, 3:11
Could this be the first time since Honda returned that a McLaren has managed to go a whole race without being overtaken?