Lewis Hamilton's victory clinched Mercedes' fourth consecutive Formula One World Constructors' Championship at the 2017 United States Grand Prix.
Key Facts
- Race Date
- October 22, 2017
- Championship Round
- 17th round of 2017 FIA F1 World Championship
- US Grand Prix Running
- 47th running of the United States Grand Prix
- Hamilton's Points Lead (pre-race)
- 59 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel
- Constructors' Championship Lead
- Mercedes led Ferrari by 155 points
- Circuit of the Americas WC rounds
- 6th World Championship round at this venue
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Entering the race, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton held a 59-point lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the Drivers' Championship, while Mercedes led Ferrari by 155 points in the Constructors' Championship, placing the team on the verge of clinching the constructors' title.
The 2017 United States Grand Prix was held on October 22, 2017, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Lewis Hamilton won the race while his teammate Valtteri Bottas finished fifth, a result sufficient for Mercedes to secure the Constructors' Championship.
Mercedes clinched its fourth successive World Constructors' Championship as a result of Hamilton's win and Bottas's fifth-place finish. The title represented a continuation of Mercedes' dominant run in Formula One, extending their consecutive constructors' title streak to four seasons.