Team mate Lewis Hamilton loomed large in his mirrors for most of the race, but Valtteri Bottas soaked up the pressure in style to pull clear at the end and win Sunday’s 2017 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. As Mercedes ran away and hid at Yas Marina, Sebastian Vettel came home a distant third for Ferrari, 15 seconds down the road.
Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34:14.062 |
2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +3.899s |
3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +19.330s |
4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | +45.386s |
5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +46.269s |
6 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | +85.713s |
7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | +92.062s |
8 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | +98.911s |
9 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1 lap |
10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | +1 lap |
11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | +1 lap |
12 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +1 lap |
13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1 lap |
14 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | + 1 lap |
15 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | + 1 lap |
16 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | + 1 lap |
17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | + 1 lap |
18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | + 1 lap |
NC | Carlos Sainz | Renault | DNF |
NC | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | DNF |
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