2017 Formula One World Championship facts for kids

The 2017 Formula One World Championship was the 68th season of the Formula One World Championship. This exciting motor racing championship is the top level of racing for special open-wheel cars.

The 2017 season kicked off with the Australian Grand Prix on March 26 2017. It wrapped up with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on November 26 2017. Drivers and teams competed in many races around the world.

What is Formula One?

Formula One, often called F1, is the highest class of international racing. Teams use incredibly fast, custom-built cars. These cars are designed for speed and precision on special race tracks. Each season, drivers and teams compete for two main titles. One is the World Drivers' Championship. The other is the World Constructors' Championship.

The 2017 Season Highlights

The 2017 season was a thrilling battle. Drivers like Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel fought hard for the championship. Mercedes and Ferrari were the top teams. They pushed their cars and drivers to the limit in every race. The season had many exciting moments. There were close finishes and surprising wins.

Who Won the Races?

Here's a list of all the races in the 2017 season. It shows which driver and team won each Grand Prix.

Rnd	Race	Track	Driver	Constructor
1	Rolex Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
2	Heineken Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
3	Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
4	VTB Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
5	Gran Premio de España Pirelli	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
6	Grand Prix de Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
7	Grand Prix du Canada	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
8	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Hauer
9	Großer Preis von Österreich	Red Bull Ring	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
10	Rolex British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
11	Pirelli Magyar Nagydíj	Hungaroring	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
12	Pirelli Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
13	Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
14	Sinapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
15	Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Hauer
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
17	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
18	Gran Premio de México	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer
19	Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
20	Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes

Images for kids

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  Mercedes kept their Constructors' Championship title for the fourth year in a row. This picture shows the W08 EQ Power+ car, which the team used in 2017.

See also

In Spanish: Temporada 2017 de Fórmula 1 para niños