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Abu Dhabi - Valtteri Bottas survived several laps of high-speed pressure from his Mercedes team-mate and world champion Lewis Hamilton to claim a memorable victory in Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Bottas, who started from pole position, led from the lights to the flag apart from a spell following his first pit stop when the four-time champion Briton was in control.
It was his third career victory, all of them recorded since he joined Mercedes to partner the 32-year-old Briton in January following the unexpected exit of 2016 champion Nico Rosberg.
As it happened: 2017 Abu Dhabi GP
Hamilton came home a comfortable second, four seconds behind Bottas, having eased off in the closing laps after abandoning his bid to pass him in the turbulent air created when following close to another car.
Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel finished a lonely third for Ferrari, as the two Mercedes men delivered celebratory 'doughnuts' for the crowd. It was Vettel's 99th career podium and his 13th of the season.
Kimi Raikkonen was fourth in the second Ferrari ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull and Nico Hulkenberg for Renault, whose sixth-place finish assured Renault of sixth place in the constructors' championship ahead of Toro Rosso.
Sergio Perez came home seventh ahead of his Force India team mate Esteban Ocon, two-time champion Fernando Alonso of McLaren-Honda and retirement-bound Felipe Massa, in his last F1 race, for Williams.
Daniel Ricciardo, who was fourth on the grid, failed to finish after retiring his Red Bull for the third time in four outings. He had a hydraulics problem.
Bottas said to his team: "Such a good car today so thank you for that and the season - it's a very nice way to end it."
Hamilton was unhappy with the tight track.
"It's impossible to pass here man!" he said in the pre-podium room. "I was like - where are all the back-markers... They've got to change this track."
Hamilton ended his season having scored points in every race.