2017 F1 Round 20 Abu Dhabi GP FP1 — Sebastian Vettel leads, Lewis Hamilton 0.120s behind in second

The first practice session for the 2017 F1 season’s twentieth round, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, took place at Yas Marina.

Sebastian Vettel was fastest with a 1:39.006, followed by Lewis Hamilton in second, 0.120 seconds behind. Max Verstappen was third, 0.148 seconds off the lead.

The top five, in order, were Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Kimi Räikkönen and Valtteri Bottas. Mercedes had two drivers in that group, Ferrari two and Red Bull one.

Fourth-placed Kimi Räikkönen was 0.512 seconds behind the session leader, while fifth-placed Valtteri Bottas was 0.735 seconds back.

Daniel Ricciardo occupied the final position in the top ten, 1.767 seconds behind the fastest driver in the session.

Brendon Hartley completed the most laps with 35. Max Verstappen and Stoffel Vandoorne each ran 15 laps, sharing the lowest total in the session.

The final five classified positions were Pascal Wehrlein in sixteenth, Nico Hülkenberg in seventeenth, Antonio Giovinazzi in eighteenth, Marcus Ericsson in nineteenth and Brendon Hartley in twentieth. Lap times and completed laps in the table follow the official classification for this session.