The first-lap collision in the Spanish Grand Prix presented an opportunity which several teams seized upon to score big results.
First among them was Force India. They claimed fourth and fifth places thanks to Sergio Perez and Esteben Ocon, who dodged the unfolding chaos.
Nico Hulkenberg did even better, gaining six places in his Renault. He picked up one more position by the end of the race to finish sixth, albeit a long way behind the leaders.
On the other side of the coin Felipe Massa lost nine places due to his first puncture. He managed to recover and passed his team mate shortly before the race finishes.
2017 Spanish 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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Position change
| Driver | Start position | Lap one position change | Race position change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 0 | |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Max Verstappen | 5 | -14 | |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 4 | ||
| Sergio Perez | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Esteban Ocon | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| Felipe Massa | 9 | -9 | -4 |
| Lance Stroll | 18 | 5 | 2 |
| Fernando Alonso | 7 | -4 | -5 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 20 | 4 | |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | 12 | 3 | 4 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 19 | 2 | 10 |
| Romain Grosjean | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 11 | 3 | -3 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Jolyon Palmer | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 16 | 1 | 5 |
| Pascal Wehrlein | 15 | 3 | 8 |
2017 Spanish 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:
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Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
14th May 2017, 18:57
So Stroll was 50 seconds ahead of Massa at the start, and finished 12 seconds behind. Felipe had 2 separate incidents, and lost a front wing and yet lapped quicker than Lance for the whole race except 4 laps.
Jorge Olivier
15th May 2017, 4:10
He -Stroll- said this race would show his real level. It think it did, my God, he is BAD.
swh1386 (@swh1386)
14th May 2017, 22:01
What happened to the Williams pay driver on the last few laps?
F1 in Figures (@f1infigures)
15th May 2017, 7:26
He badly flat-spotted a tire at the end of the race.