2017 Monaco Grand Prix

Lore & Background

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel entered the round holding a six-point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. Kimi Räikkönen started the race from pole position, his first since the 2008 French Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel won the race, Ferrari's first win in Monaco since 2001. Räikkönen finished second as this was Ferrari's first 1–2 finish since 2010 German Grand Prix. Daniel Ricciardo finished third. This was the 306th and final Grand Prix start for Jenson Button, who substituted for Fernando Alonso at McLaren while Alonso competed in the Indianapolis 500. Button retired from the race after a crash with Sauber's Pascal Wehrlein.

Reader's Guide

The race was held on 28 May 2017 at the Circuit de Monaco. Qualifying saw Kimi Räikkönen on pole, with Sebastian Vettel second. Vettel won, followed by Räikkönen and Ricciardo. It was the first time in 2017 that both Force Indias finished out of the points. It was also the first time in Haas' history that they achieved a double points finish.

Did You Know?

• Kimi Räikkönen broke Giancarlo Fisichella's record for the most race starts between pole positions, with 129 starts since his last pole.
• A minute's silence was observed before the race as a mark of respect to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.
• Sebastian Vettel set a new lap record in Free Practice 3 with a time of 1:12.395.