The qualifying session for Round 9 of the 2017 F1 season, the Austrian Grand Prix, took place at the Red Bull Ring. The three qualifying stages were Q1, Q2 and Q3.
Valtteri Bottas took pole position with a Q3 lap of 1:04.251, a margin of 0.042 seconds. Sebastian Vettel was second in 1:04.293, with Lewis Hamilton third in 1:04.424.
The top ten in qualifying, in order, were Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen, Romain Grosjean, Sergio Pérez, Esteban Ocon and Carlos Sainz.
Nico Hülkenberg, Fernando Alonso, Stoffel Vandoorne, Daniil Kvyat and Kevin Magnussen qualified 11th to 15th, respectively.
The remaining classified drivers were Jolyon Palmer in 16th, Felipe Massa in 17th, Lance Stroll in 18th, Marcus Ericsson in 19th and Pascal Wehrlein in 20th.
| Position | Car No. | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Q3 Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:05.760 | 1:04.316 | 1:04.251 | 18 |
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:05.585 | 1:04.772 | 1:04.293 | 17 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:05.064 | 1:04.800 | 1:04.424 | 17 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:05.148 | 1:05.004 | 1:04.779 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:05.854 | 1:05.161 | 1:04.896 | 22 |
| 6 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:05.779 | 1:04.948 | 1:04.983 | 16 |
| 7 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:05.902 | 1:05.319 | 1:05.480 | 30 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:05.975 | 1:05.435 | 1:05.605 | 21 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:06.033 | 1:05.550 | 1:05.674 | 22 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:05.675 | 1:05.544 | 1:05.726 | 23 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:06.174 | 1:05.597 | — | 16 |
| 12 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:06.158 | 1:05.602 | — | 14 |
| 13 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:06.316 | 1:05.741 | — | 14 |
| 14 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:05.990 | 1:05.884 | — | 16 |
| 15 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:06.143 | — | — | 6 |
| 16 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:06.345 | — | — | 10 |
| 17 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:06.534 | — | — | 8 |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:06.608 | — | — | 11 |
| 19 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:06.857 | — | — | 12 |
| 20 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:07.011 | — | — | 11 |
