Qualifying for the 2017 F1 season’s nineteenth round, the Brazilian Grand Prix, took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. Drivers contested grid positions through Q1, Q2 and Q3.
Valtteri Bottas took pole with a 1:08.322, with Sebastian Vettel second on a 1:08.360. The margin for pole was 0.038 seconds. Kimi Räikkönen was third, with the full Q3 times for the leading three listed in the classification below.
The top ten in qualifying, in order, were Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen, Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo, Sergio Pérez, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hülkenberg, Carlos Sainz and Felipe Massa.
Eleventh through fifteenth were Esteban Ocon, Romain Grosjean, Stoffel Vandoorne, Kevin Magnussen and Brendon Hartley, in that order.
The remaining classified drivers were Pascal Wehrlein in sixteenth, Pierre Gasly in seventeenth, Lance Stroll in eighteenth and Marcus Ericsson in nineteenth. Lewis Hamilton was not classified in qualifying.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:09.452 | 1:08.638 | 1:08.322 | 22 |
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:09.643 | 1:08.494 | 1:08.360 | 21 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:09.405 | 1:09.116 | 1:08.538 | 18 |
| 4 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:09.820 | 1:09.050 | 1:08.925 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:09.828 | 1:09.533 | 1:09.330 | 19 |
| 6 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:10.145 | 1:09.760 | 1:09.598 | 21 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:10.172 | 1:09.593 | 1:09.617 | 17 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:10.078 | 1:09.726 | 1:09.703 | 21 |
| 9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:10.227 | 1:09.768 | 1:09.805 | 17 |
| 10 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:09.789 | 1:09.612 | 1:09.841 | 16 |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:10.168 | 1:09.830 | — | 17 |
| 12 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:10.148 | 1:09.879 | — | 16 |
| 13 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:10.286 | 1:10.116 | — | 15 |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:10.521 | 1:10.154 | — | 18 |
| 15 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:10.625 | DNS | — | 15 |
| 16 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:10.678 | — | — | 12 |
| 17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:10.686 | — | — | 10 |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:10.776 | — | — | 8 |
| 19 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:10.875 | — | — | 12 |
| NC | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | DNF | — | — | 2 |
