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Chinese Grand Prix

Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix

Round 3 of 21Shanghai International Circuit, ShanghaiApr 15 201856 laps

Podium

BOTMercedes

RICRed Bull

RAIFerrari

Key facts

WinnerRIC1:35:36.380 from P6

PoleVET1:31.095

Fastest lapRIC1:35.785 on lap 55

Pit stops30recorded stops

Finishers20 / 20classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap	Stops
1	RICDaniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	6	▲5	56	1:35:36.380	25	1:35.785	2
2	BOTValtteri Bottas	Mercedes	3	▲1	56	+8.894s	18	1:36.987	1
3	RAIKimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	2	▼1	56	+9.637s	15	1:36.456	1
4	HAMLewis Hamilton	Mercedes	4	–	56	+16.985s	12	1:36.878	1
5	VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	5	–	56	+20.436s	10	1:36.206	2
6	HULNico Hülkenberg	Renault	7	▲1	56	+21.052s	8	1:36.881	2
7	ALOFernando Alonso	McLaren	13	▲6	56	+30.639s	6	1:37.234	1
8	VETSebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1	▼7	56	+35.286s	4	1:37.479	1
9	SAICarlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	9	–	56	+35.763s	2	1:37.754	2
10	MAGKevin Magnussen	Haas	11	▲1	56	+39.594s	1	1:38.152	1
11	OCOEsteban Ocon	Force India	12	▲1	56	+44.050s		1:37.985	2
12	PERSergio Pérez	Force India	8	▼4	56	+44.725s		1:37.673	2
13	VANStoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	14	▲1	56	+49.373s		1:38.137	1
14	STRLance Stroll	Williams	18	▲4	56	+55.490s		1:38.500	1
15	SIRSergey Sirotkin	Williams	16	▲1	56	+58.241s		1:38.624	2
16	ERIMarcus Ericsson	Sauber	20	▲4	56	+62.604s		1:38.386	1
17	GRORomain Grosjean	Haas	10	▼7	56	+65.296s		1:37.410	2
18	GASPierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	17	▼1	56	+66.330s		1:38.367	2
19	LECCharles Leclerc	Sauber	19	–	56	+82.575s		1:38.808	1
20	HARBrendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	15	▼5	51	+5 laps		1:39.376	2

Fastest pit stops

#	Driver	Lap	Pit lane
1	BOT	19	22.1s
2	PER	32	22.3s
3	HAM	18	22.5s
4	VER	31	22.6s
5	OCO	31	22.6s
6	STR	23	22.7s
7	RIC	31	22.7s
8	VER	17	22.7s
9	SIR	33	22.7s
10	ERI	29	22.8s
11	PER	12	22.9s
12	RAI	27	22.9s

Time from pit entry to pit exit. 30 stops in total.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap to pole
1	VETSebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:32.171	1:32.385	1:31.095
2	RAIKimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:32.474	1:32.286	1:31.182	+0.087s
3	BOTValtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:32.921	1:32.063	1:31.625	+0.530s
4	HAMLewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:33.283	1:31.914	1:31.675	+0.580s
5	VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	1:32.932	1:32.809	1:31.796	+0.701s
6	RICDaniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:33.877	1:32.688	1:31.948	+0.853s
7	HULNico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:33.545	1:32.494	1:32.532	+1.437s
8	PERSergio Pérez	Force India	1:33.464	1:32.931	1:32.758	+1.663s
9	SAICarlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	1:33.315	1:32.970	1:32.819	+1.724s
10	GRORomain Grosjean	Haas	1:33.238	1:32.524	1:32.855	+1.760s
11	MAGKevin Magnussen	Haas	1:33.359	1:32.986	–	+1.891s
12	OCOEsteban Ocon	Force India	1:33.585	1:33.057	–	+1.962s
13	ALOFernando Alonso	McLaren	1:33.428	1:33.232	–	+2.137s
14	VANStoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:33.824	1:33.505	–	+2.410s
15	HARBrendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:34.013	1:33.795	–	+2.700s
16	SIRSergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:34.062	–	–	+2.967s
17	GASPierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:34.101	–	–	+3.006s
18	STRLance Stroll	Williams	1:34.285	–	–	+3.190s
19	LECCharles Leclerc	Sauber	1:34.454	–	–	+3.359s
20	ERIMarcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:34.914	–	–	+3.819s

Shanghai International Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 2018. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2016	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2013	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
2012	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
2011	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
2010	Jenson Button	McLaren
2009	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2008	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren

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