April 8, 2017 – Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton secured his 63rd career pole position after beating the opposition in qualifying for the 2017 Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton clocked 1m31.678s to claim pole by 0.186s over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel who settled for the second fastest time.
| Pos. | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’31.678 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1’31.864 | 0.186 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1’31.865 | 0.187 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1’32.140 | 0.462 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1’33.033 | 1.355 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1’33.507 | 1.829 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1’33.580 | 1.902 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1’33.706 | 2.028 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1’33.719 | 2.041 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1’34.220 | 2.542 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1’34.150 | 2.472 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1’34.164 | 2.486 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1’34.372 | 2.694 |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1’35.046 | 3.368 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | ||
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1’35.023 | 3.345 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1’35.223 | 3.545 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1’35.279 | 3.601 |
| 19 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’35.433 | 3.755 |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1’35.496 | 3.818 |