While it was a Lewis Hamilton win in the Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espana Pirelli 2017 on May 14, 2017, it was a great show for Force India drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon who finished fourth and fifth respectively. While both the drivers for Force India made it to the top ten, for Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull only one car made it to the finish at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Hamilton of Mercedes took the flag 3.4s ahead of title rival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari. Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull Racing finished a distant third. Throughout the race Hamilton and Vettel drove furiously but then Hamilton prevailed and overtook Vettel to score his 55th career victory and the second of the season. It moves him within six points of Vettel’s championship lead as they head to Monaco.
Nico Hulkenberg of Renault came an impressive sixth while Carlos Sainz of Toro Ross came in seventh followed by Pascal Wehrlein of Sauber. Sauber celebrated their first points of 2017 with this win. Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat and Haas’s Romain Grosjean completed the top ten.
Early in the race saw Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes come in contact with Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari who in turn came in contact with Max Verstappen of Red Bull. The Ferrari and the Red Bull were immediately eliminated with suspension damage. In another incident Williams’ Felipe Massa collided with Fernando Alonso, who had made a slow start in his seventh-placed McLaren. Both continued, but finished only 12th and 13th.
Pos
Driver
Car
Points
1
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
25
2
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
18
3
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull Racing
15
4
Sergio Perez
Force India
12
5
Esteban Ocon
10
6
Nico Hulkenberg
Renault
8
7
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
Pascal Wehrlein
Sauber
9
Daniil Kvyat
Romain Grosjean
Haas Ferrari
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