Qualifying for the 2017 F1 season’s twentieth round, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, took place at Yas Marina. Drivers contested grid positions through Q1, Q2 and Q3.
Valtteri Bottas took pole with a 1:36.231, with Lewis Hamilton second on a 1:36.403. The margin for pole was 0.172 seconds. Sebastian Vettel 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, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Kimi Räikkönen, Max Verstappen, Nico Hülkenberg, Sergio Pérez, Esteban Ocon and Felipe Massa.
Eleventh through fifteenth were Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz, Stoffel Vandoorne, Kevin Magnussen and Lance Stroll, in that order.
The remaining classified drivers were Romain Grosjean in sixteenth, Pierre Gasly in seventeenth, Pascal Wehrlein in eighteenth, Marcus Ericsson in nineteenth and Brendon Hartley in twentieth.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:37.356 | 1:36.822 | 1:36.231 | 18 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.391 | 1:36.742 | 1:36.403 | 19 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37.817 | 1:37.023 | 1:36.777 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:38.016 | 1:37.583 | 1:36.959 | 16 |
| 5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37.453 | 1:37.302 | 1:36.985 | 17 |
| 6 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:38.021 | 1:37.777 | 1:37.328 | 19 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:38.781 | 1:38.138 | 1:38.282 | 14 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:38.601 | 1:38.359 | 1:38.374 | 17 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:38.896 | 1:38.392 | 1:38.397 | 17 |
| 10 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:38.629 | 1:38.565 | 1:38.550 | 18 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:38.820 | 1:38.636 | — | 12 |
| 12 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:38.810 | 1:38.725 | — | 9 |
| 13 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:38.777 | 1:38.808 | — | 9 |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:39.395 | 1:39.298 | — | 16 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:39.503 | 1:39.646 | — | 14 |
| 16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:39.516 | — | — | 10 |
| 17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:39.724 | — | — | 9 |
| 18 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:39.930 | — | — | 9 |
| 19 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:39.994 | — | — | 9 |
| 20 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:40.471 | — | — | 8 |
