The Singapore Grand Prix was very unusual in that we saw a standing start in conditions poor enough for several drivers to use full wet weather tyres.
Among them were Renault, which put both its cars on wets at the start. When the Safety Car made its second appearance they took the opportunity to fit intermediates, though it cost both of their drivers track position.
Carlos Sainz Jnr reaped big rewards for opting to run the intermediates at the start, eventually putting him on course for a best ever finish of fourth place. Sergio Perez achieved the best result of those who started on full wets.
Unusually, this race saw all five different tyre types make an appearance. Marcus Ericsson risked the soft – the hardest compound available – then ditched it shortly before crashing out. Sainz, meanwhile, ran to the chequered flag on a set of super-softs.
2017 Singapore Grand Prix tyre strategies
The tyre strategies for each driver:
Stint 1 | Stint 2 | Stint 3 | Stint 4 | Stint 5 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lewis Hamilton | Intermediate (29) | Ultra soft (29) | |||
Daniel Ricciardo | Intermediate (11) | Intermediate (17) | Ultra soft (30) | ||
Valtteri Bottas | Intermediate (28) | Ultra soft (30) | |||
Carlos Sainz Jnr | Intermediate (27) | Super soft (31) | |||
Sergio Perez | Wet (11) | Intermediate (17) | Ultra soft (30) | ||
Jolyon Palmer | Wet (12) | Intermediate (17) | Ultra soft (29) | ||
Stoffel Vandoorne | Wet (12) | Intermediate (15) | Ultra soft (31) | ||
Lance Stroll | Intermediate (26) | Ultra soft (32) | |||
Romain Grosjean | Intermediate (27) | Ultra soft (31) | |||
Esteban Ocon | Wet (11) | Intermediate (16) | Ultra soft (11) | Ultra soft (20) | |
Felipe Massa | Wet (17) | Intermediate (7) | Ultra soft (13) | Ultra soft (21) | |
Pascal Wehrlein | Wet (2) | Wet (19) | Intermediate (7) | Ultra soft (9) | Ultra soft (19) |
Kevin Magnussen | Wet (11) | Intermediate (13) | Ultra soft (14) | Ultra soft (12) | |
Nico Hulkenberg | Wet (12) | Intermediate (16) | Ultra soft (10) | Ultra soft (10) | |
Marcus Ericsson | Wet (2) | Wet (11) | Intermediate (14) | Soft (4) | Ultra soft (4) |
Daniil Kvyat | Intermediate (10) | ||||
Fernando Alonso | Wet (8) | ||||
Max Verstappen | Intermediate (0) | ||||
Sebastian Vettel | Intermediate (0) | ||||
Kimi Raikkonen | Intermediate (0) |
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2017 Singapore Grand Prix pit stop times
How long each driver’s pit stops took:
Driver | Team | Pit stop time | Gap | On lap | |
1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 28.466 | 29 | |
2 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 29.049 | 0.583 | 27 |
3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 29.089 | 0.623 | 28 |
4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 29.118 | 0.652 | 28 |
5 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 29.134 | 0.668 | 38 |
6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 29.173 | 0.707 | 27 |
7 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 29.186 | 0.720 | 28 |
8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 29.379 | 0.913 | 38 |
9 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 29.412 | 0.946 | 26 |
10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 29.658 | 1.192 | 11 |
11 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 29.671 | 1.205 | 37 |
12 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 29.685 | 1.219 | 17 |
13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 30.005 | 1.539 | 28 |
14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 30.015 | 1.549 | 12 |
15 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 30.038 | 1.572 | 29 |
16 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 30.048 | 1.582 | 24 |
17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 30.067 | 1.601 | 31 |
18 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Toro Rosso | 30.093 | 1.627 | 27 |
19 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 30.128 | 1.662 | 11 |
20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 30.132 | 1.666 | 11 |
21 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 30.390 | 1.924 | 12 |
22 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 30.504 | 2.038 | 24 |
23 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 30.725 | 2.259 | 12 |
24 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 31.094 | 2.628 | 28 |
25 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 31.336 | 2.870 | 11 |
26 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 31.714 | 3.248 | 13 |
27 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 32.183 | 3.717 | 37 |
28 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 32.249 | 3.783 | 21 |
29 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 36.138 | 7.672 | 27 |
30 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 38.886 | 10.420 | 2 |
31 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 45.875 | 17.409 | 2 |
32 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 50.617 | 22.151 | 27 |
33 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 68.357 | 39.891 | 38 |
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