Two-thirds of the 18 finishers in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took the chequered flag in the same position they started or one place higher.
It was processional from the word go. Incredibly, the top 12 drivers on the grid finished lap one in the same order they started, though this was partly because Nico Hulkenberg cut a corner to re-pass Sergio Perez. He later received a penalty for that, though it wasn’t sufficient to restore Perez to the position he had lost.
The only driver who finished the race in a lower position than he started was Lance Stroll. The Williams driver had a bizarre race, pitting twice more than any other driver.
Over his final stint he was catching a six-strong train of cars headed by Stoffel Vandoorne. The McLaren driver had a problem with his car, yet despite his lack of pace no one was able to overtake him.
2017 Abu Dhabi 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 0 | |
Max Verstappen | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kimi Raikkonen | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Sergio Perez | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Esteban Ocon | 9 | 0 | 1 |
Felipe Massa | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Lance Stroll | 15 | 2 | -3 |
Fernando Alonso | 11 | 0 | 2 |
Stoffel Vandoorne | 13 | -2 | 1 |
Brendon Hartley | 20 | 2 | 5 |
Pierre Gasly | 17 | 1 | 1 |
Romain Grosjean | 16 | 2 | 5 |
Kevin Magnussen | 14 | -6 | 1 |
Nico Hulkenberg | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Carlos Sainz Jnr | 12 | 0 | |
Marcus Ericsson | 19 | 0 | 2 |
Pascal Wehrlein | 18 | 1 | 4 |
2017 Abu Dhabi 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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Strontium (@strontium)
26th November 2017, 23:41
Well… that says it all about this race and this track really
Phylyp (@phylyp)
27th November 2017, 2:45
Wow.
– No positions changed in the top 12 for the first 14 laps.
– No positions changed in the entire field for the last 20 laps.
I don’t necessarily ask for overtakes for a good race, but this was a borefest for the most part. Got to hand it to Grosjean and Stroll for enlivening the proceedings briefly.
I wondered why we didn’t get much of Seb on TV, now I know why – he drove an uncontested third from lights to flag – even his pitstop didn’t drop him. I’m amazed he didn’t fall asleep at the wheel.
Simon (@weeniebeenie)
27th November 2017, 13:33
He joked to the C4 reporter that he wanted some music to listen to as he was getting bored.