Maldonado Dominates Messy Paris Event

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:31.045
2	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:31.282
3	30	Dean Stoneman		1:31.362
4	62	Jules Bianchi		1:31.406
5	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:31.536
6	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		1:31.574
7	34	Valtteri Bottas		1:31.931
8	33	Einar Ármannsson		1:32.146
9	27	Dave Cassidy		1:32.404
10	28	Daniel Melrose		1:32.475
11	24	Kevin Magnussen		1:33.128
12	23	Pierre Gasly		1:33.208
13	31	Romain Grosjean		1:33.408
14	22	Jordan Davies		1:33.447
15	32	Alexander Albon		1:33.651
16	21	J. R. Hildebrand		1:33.927
17	66	Pascal Wehrlein		1:34.008
18	55	Artem Markelov		1:34.060
19	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		1:34.691
20	6	Santiago Urrutia		1:34.698
21	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		1:34.800
22	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:34.912
23	91	Max Verstappen		1:35.234
24	67	Mike Rockenfeller		1:35.370
25	56	Sergey Sirotkin		1:35.376
26	119	Felix Rosenqvist		1:35.512

Report:

When the deal for the Paris race was signed at the start of 2017, Anne Hidalgo of Paris promised one of the most challenging tracks in motorsport history. Laughed at when made, this statement has nowadays proven very true.

In a chaotic race, many drivers made unusual and awful mistakes: Sebastian Vettel took himself out of contention with early errors, Dean Stoneman tried his hardest to end his streak of points finishes and Kevin Magnussen cost his boss some points.

One man who failed to make any errors was Pastor Maldonado. The Sauber superstar did not build up a major lead until the first round of stops, but it was never in doubt that he would win the Grand Prix if he kept his stuff together, what he did.

We also had a very interesting midfield battle, as J.R. Hildebrand was looking to get his first career point at the expense of Daniel Ricciardo, who wanted to give Calinetic something to cheer about and managed to do so, keeping J.R. behind.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	29	Pastor Maldonado		43:20.347	15
2	62	Jules Bianchi		+10.417	12
3	1	Sebastian Vettel		+19.323	10
4	2	Lewis Hamilton		+24.631	8
5	34	Valtteri Bottas		+28.178	6
6	28	Daniel Melrose		+55.753	5
7	23	Pierre Gasly		+69.201	4
8	30	Dean Stoneman		+81.874	3
9	22	Jordan Davies		+89.196	2
10	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1 Lap	1
11	21	J. R. Hildebrand		1 Lap	0
12	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		1 Lap	0
13	66	Pascal Wehrlein		1 Lap	0
14	67	Mike Rockenfeller		1 Lap	0
15	6	Santiago Urrutia		1 Lap	0
16	27	Dave Cassidy		Engine	0
DNF	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		Accident	0
DNF	32	Alexander Albon		Engine	0
DNF	55	Artem Markelov		Puncture	0
DNF	91	Max Verstappen		Engine	0
DNF	24	Kevin Magnussen		Accident	0
DNF	119	Felix Rosenqvist		Puncture	0
DNF	56	Sergey Sirotkin		Accident	0
DNF	33	Einar Ármannsson		Oil Leak	0
DNF	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		Accident	0
DNF	31	Romain Grosjean		Collision	0

Fastest Lap:

Pastor Maldonado – 1:32.536

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Daniel Ricciardo – he gave Calinetic a point at the place where they nearly had their greatest triumph.

Reject Of The Race:

Holden – their star driver failed to get to turn 1 and their other driver suffered a nightmare of a race.