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Chinese Grand Prix

FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX 2026

Round 2 of 23Shanghai International Circuit, ShanghaiMar 15 202656 lapsSprint weekendQualifying telemetry →

Podium

RUSMercedes
2
ANTMercedes
1
HAMFerrari
3

Key facts

WinnerANT1:33:15.607 from P1
PoleANT1:32.064
Fastest lapANT1:35.275 on lap 52
On-track passes279position changes on track
Pit stops191 SC · 0 VSC
Finishers15 / 22classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lapStops
1ANTAndrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1–561:33:15.607251:35.2751
2RUSGeorge RussellMercedes2–56+5.515s181:35.4001
3HAMLewis HamiltonFerrari3–56+25.267s151:36.0921
4LECCharles LeclercFerrari4–56+28.894s121:36.0111
5BEAOliver BearmanHaas F1 Team10▲556+57.268s101:36.4291
6GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team7▲156+59.647s81:36.5051
7LAWLiam LawsonRB F1 Team14▲756+80.588s61:37.0961
8HADIsack HadjarRed Bull9▲156+87.247s41:37.3112
9SAICarlos SainzWilliams17▲855+11.673s21:37.9811
10COLFranco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team12▲255+12.403s11:36.7831
11HULNico HülkenbergAudi11–55+21.109s1:36.1801
12LINArvid LindbladRB F1 Team15▲355+22.828s1:36.0991
13BOTValtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team19▲655+56.158s1:38.3931
14OCOEsteban OconHaas F1 Team13▼155+66.256s1:35.9642
15PERSergio PérezCadillac F1 Team21▲655+74.641s1:38.5231
DNFVERMax VerstappenRed Bull845Retired1:37.0461
DNFALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin1832Retired1:39.7211
DNFSTRLance StrollAston Martin209Retired1:40.883
DNSPIAOscar PiastriMcLaren50Did not start–
DNSNORLando NorrisMcLaren60Did not start–
DNSBORGabriel BortoletoAudi160Did not start–
DNSALBAlexander AlbonWilliams220Did not start–

Lap chart

Safety carP1P5P10P15P20051015202530354045505556LapANTRUSHAMLECBEAPIAGASLAWHADSAICOLHULLINBOTVEROCOPERSTRBORALO
Running order at the end of each lap (lap 0 = starting grid). Shaded laps: safety car (amber), virtual safety car (blue), red flag.

Gap to leader

Safety car0s20s40s60s80s51015202530354045505556LapANTRUSHAMLECSTRBEAGASLAWHADSAICOLHULLINBOTOCOPERVERALO
Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends. Gaps above 90s are clipped (lapped cars).

Tyre strategy

SSoftHHardMMediumStriped = used set
1ANT
10
46
2RUS
10
46
3HAM
10
46
4LEC
10
46
5BEA
10
46
6GAS
10
46
7LAW
9
47
8HAD
9
46
9SAI
9
46
10COL
32
23
11HUL
35
20
12LIN
42
13
13BOT
10
45
14OCO
29
17
9
15PER
11
44
RVER
9
36
RALO
31
RSTR
9
WPIA
WNOR
WBOR
WALB
Lap 12856

Race pace

Drivers

1:361:381:401:42RUS: median 1:36.407, middle half 1:35.686–1:37.224, best 1:35.400 (51 laps)RUS1:36.407ANT: median 1:36.443, middle half 1:35.959–1:36.929, best 1:35.275 (51 laps)ANT+0.036LEC: median 1:36.833, middle half 1:36.592–1:37.627, best 1:36.011 (51 laps)LEC+0.426HAM: median 1:36.876, middle half 1:36.418–1:37.486, best 1:36.092 (51 laps)HAM+0.469BEA: median 1:37.496, middle half 1:37.227–1:38.434, best 1:36.429 (51 laps)BEA+1.089GAS: median 1:37.584, middle half 1:36.871–1:38.521, best 1:36.505 (51 laps)GAS+1.177VER: median 1:37.716, middle half 1:37.380–1:39.014, best 1:37.046 (38 laps)VER+1.309LAW: median 1:38.047, middle half 1:37.549–1:38.882, best 1:37.096 (50 laps)LAW+1.639HAD: median 1:38.060, middle half 1:37.823–1:38.662, best 1:37.311 (50 laps)HAD+1.653OCO: median 1:38.357, middle half 1:37.825–1:39.018, best 1:35.964 (45 laps)OCO+1.950COL: median 1:38.383, middle half 1:37.490–1:38.948, best 1:36.783 (48 laps)COL+1.976HUL: median 1:38.388, middle half 1:37.599–1:38.912, best 1:36.180 (48 laps)HUL+1.981LIN: median 1:38.543, middle half 1:37.737–1:39.363, best 1:36.099 (47 laps)LIN+2.136SAI: median 1:38.708, middle half 1:38.358–1:39.144, best 1:37.981 (49 laps)SAI+2.301BOT: median 1:39.813, middle half 1:39.540–1:40.354, best 1:38.393 (50 laps)BOT+3.406PER: median 1:40.004, middle half 1:39.591–1:40.557, best 1:38.523 (49 laps)PER+3.597ALO: median 1:40.356, middle half 1:39.938–1:41.554, best 1:39.721 (25 laps)ALO+3.949
Clean laps only: lap 1, in/out laps, safety car laps and laps slower than 107% of the driver's median are dropped. Box = middle half, line = median.

Teams

1:361:381:401:42Mercedes: median 1:36.413, middle half 1:35.742–1:37.084, best 1:35.275 (102 laps)Mercedes1:36.413Ferrari: median 1:36.837, middle half 1:36.477–1:37.620, best 1:36.011 (102 laps)Ferrari+0.423Haas: median 1:37.864, middle half 1:37.241–1:38.885, best 1:35.964 (96 laps)Haas+1.450Red Bull: median 1:37.971, middle half 1:37.609–1:38.779, best 1:37.046 (88 laps)Red Bull+1.557Alpine: median 1:38.070, middle half 1:37.113–1:38.817, best 1:36.505 (99 laps)Alpine+1.657RB: median 1:38.387, middle half 1:37.547–1:39.287, best 1:36.099 (97 laps)RB+1.974Audi: median 1:38.388, middle half 1:37.599–1:38.912, best 1:36.180 (48 laps)Audi+1.974Williams: median 1:38.708, middle half 1:38.358–1:39.144, best 1:37.981 (49 laps)Williams+2.295Cadillac: median 1:39.880, middle half 1:39.559–1:40.554, best 1:38.393 (99 laps)Cadillac+3.466Aston Martin: median 1:40.356, middle half 1:39.938–1:41.554, best 1:39.721 (25 laps)Aston Martin+3.942
Both drivers' clean laps combined, ordered by median lap.

Fastest pit stops

#DriverLapPit laneStationary
1HAM1022.4s2.4s
2LAW922.7s2.5s
3ANT1023.0s2.9s
4BEA1023.0s
5HAD123.1s2.7s
6SAI923.1s3.1s
7COL3223.2s2.6s
8ALO3123.3s2.8s
9LIN4223.3s2.9s
10RUS1023.4s3.2s
11GAS1023.5s2.8s
12VER923.7s3.4s

Time from pit entry to pit exit. 19 stops in total.

Overtakes

OCO
26 made · 29 lostVER
22 made · 30 lostSAI
21 made · 13 lostHUL
21 made · 21 lostBOT
21 made · 15 lostPER
21 made · 15 lostLIN
19 made · 16 lostLAW
18 made · 11 lostBEA
17 made · 11 lostALO
17 made · 16 lostHAD
16 made · 15 lostCOL
14 made · 13 lostHAM
10 made · 9 lostLEC
10 made · 11 lost

On-track position changes recorded by the timing system (pit stops excluded).

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1ANTAndrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:33.3051:32.4431:32.064
2RUSGeorge RussellMercedes1:33.2621:32.5231:32.286+0.222s
3HAMLewis HamiltonFerrari1:33.5221:32.5671:32.415+0.351s
4LECCharles LeclercFerrari1:33.1751:32.4861:32.428+0.364s
5PIAOscar PiastriMcLaren1:33.5901:33.1301:32.550+0.486s
6NORLando NorrisMcLaren1:33.5351:32.9101:32.608+0.544s
7GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:33.7881:33.0031:32.873+0.809s
8VERMax VerstappenRed Bull1:33.4171:33.0981:33.002+0.938s
9HADIsack HadjarRed Bull1:33.6321:33.3521:33.121+1.057s
10BEAOliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:33.6871:33.1971:33.292+1.228s
11HULNico HülkenbergAudi1:34.1161:33.354–+1.290s
12COLFranco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1:33.6341:33.357–+1.293s
13OCOEsteban OconHaas F1 Team1:33.9741:33.538–+1.474s
14LAWLiam LawsonRB F1 Team1:34.1391:33.765–+1.701s
15LINArvid LindbladRB F1 Team1:33.9061:33.784–+1.720s
16BORGabriel BortoletoAudi1:33.5491:33.965–+1.901s
17SAICarlos SainzWilliams1:34.317––+2.253s
18ALBAlexander AlbonWilliams1:34.772––+2.708s
19ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin1:35.203––+3.139s
20BOTValtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team1:35.436––+3.372s
21STRLance StrollAston Martin1:35.995––+3.931s
22PERSergio PérezCadillac F1 Team1:36.906––+4.842s

Sprint

PosDriverGridTime / gapPts
1RUSRussell10:33:38.9988
2LECLeclerc6+0.674s7
3HAMHamilton4+2.554s6
4NORNorris3+4.433s5
5ANTAntonelli2+5.688s4
6PIAPiastri5+6.809s3
7LAWLawson13+10.900s2
8BEABearman9+11.271s1
9VERVerstappen8+11.619s
10OCOOcon12+13.887s
11GASGasly7+14.780s
12SAISainz17+15.753s
13BORBortoleto14+15.858s
14COLColapinto16+16.393s
15HADHadjar10+16.430s
16ALBAlbon22+20.014s
17ALOAlonso18+21.599s
18STRStroll19+21.971s
19PERPérez21+28.241s
DNFHULHülkenberg11Retired
DNFBOTBottas20Retired
DNFLINLindblad15Retired

Sprint lap chart

P1P5P10P15P2005101519LapRUSLECHAMNORANTPIALAWBEAVEROCOGASSAIBORCOLHADALBALOHULSTRPERBOTLIN

Sprint tyres

RUS
LEC
HAM
NOR
ANT
PIA
LAW
BEA
VER
OCO
GAS
SAI
BOR
COL
HAD
ALB
ALO
STR
PER
HUL
BOT
LIN

Sectors & speed

#DriverS1S2S3Ideal lap
1ANT25.14028.46241.2131:34.815
2RUS25.12528.64241.3061:35.073
3LEC25.04728.86241.5981:35.507
4HAM25.17628.85641.6201:35.652
5OCO25.09428.89741.7121:35.703
6HUL25.04929.07441.6521:35.775
7LIN25.08229.05741.7881:35.927
8BEA25.22629.06942.0821:36.377
9GAS25.32129.21841.8681:36.407
10COL25.52029.20241.9291:36.651
11LAW25.44429.33942.0951:36.878
12VER25.52529.51741.8391:36.881
13HAD25.70729.61241.8581:37.177
14SAI25.88729.59542.2481:37.730
15PER25.87729.94042.3651:38.182
16BOT25.85529.82542.7131:38.393
17ALO26.13130.53442.9741:39.639
18STR26.53630.83243.3061:40.674

Speed trap (race best)

GAS
353 km/hSAI
349 km/hRUS
345 km/hLAW
345 km/hHUL
344 km/hHAD
344 km/hBEA
343 km/hVER
341 km/hLIN
339 km/hCOL
338 km/hLEC
336 km/hBOT
335 km/hPER
335 km/hOCO
333 km/hANT
332 km/hHAM
328 km/hALO
325 km/hSTR
321 km/h

Best race sectors per driver; the ideal lap adds them up. Purple = fastest in that sector.

Weather

Temperature

16°18°20°22°24°26°°C
Minutes from the race start.

Conditions

Track20–28°°C
Air16°average °C
Humidity55%average
Wind2.2m/s average
RainNodry race

Shanghai International Circuit

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Racing line from the pole lap (ANT); the amber dot is the start/finish line. Corner numbers from MultiViewer.

Previous winners here

2025Oscar PiastriMcLaren
2024Max VerstappenRed Bull
2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2018Daniel RicciardoRed Bull
2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2016Nico RosbergMercedes
2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2014Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2013Fernando AlonsoFerrari
2012Nico RosbergMercedes

Race control

L1 06:20GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 06:30PIT EXIT CLOSED
L1 06:32DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 11
L1 06:33DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 12
L1 06:34CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 12
L1 06:34CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 11
L1 06:57OVERTAKE DISABLED
L1 07:03SESSION STARTED
L1 07:04GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 07:04DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L1 07:04YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L1 07:04CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L1 07:04CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L1 07:05DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 15
L1 07:05TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L1 07:05YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 15
L1 07:05CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 15
L1 07:05OVERTAKE ENABLED
L2 07:06CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L3 07:07TURN 3 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 11 (PER) AND 77 (BOT) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L5 07:11FIA STEWARDS: TURN 3 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 11 (PER) AND 77 (BOT) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
L7 07:14CAR 3 (VER) TIME 1:39.582 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 2 LAP 5 15:10:57
L10 07:19YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L10 07:19YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L10 07:20SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED
L11 07:22DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L11 07:22MARSHALS ON TRACK AT TURN 2
L11 07:22RECOVERY VEHICLE ON TRACK AT TURN 2
L12 07:25CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L12 07:25CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L13 07:26SAFETY CAR IN THIS LAP
L13 07:27TRACK CLEAR
L14 07:28OVERTAKE ENABLED
L16 07:32TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 16
L18 07:34DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 16
L18 07:35CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 16
L19 07:36TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 3 (VER) NOTED - MOVING UNDER BRAKING
L20 07:38TURN 15 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 87 (BEA) AND 41 (LIN) NOTED
L20 07:39CAR 87 (BEA) TIME 1:39.289 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 15 15:31:26
L21 07:40FIA STEWARDS: TURN 15 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 87 (BEA) AND 41 (LIN) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION
L22 07:41TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 3 (VER) NOTED - MOVING UNDER BRAKING
L23 07:43FIA STEWARDS: TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 3 (VER) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - MOVING UNDER BRAKING
L24 07:45TURN 15 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 30 (LAW) AND 41 (LIN) NOTED - FORCING ANOTHER DRIVER OFF THE TRACK
L24 07:46CAR 41 (LIN) TIME 1:39.780 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 21 15:41:22
L26 07:48FIA STEWARDS: TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 3 (VER) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - MOVING UNDER BRAKING
L28 07:51DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 17
L28 07:51CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 17
L28 07:52CAR 41 (LIN) TIME 1:50.154 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 27 15:51:26
L29 07:52FIA STEWARDS: TURN 15 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 30 (LAW) AND 41 (LIN) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - FORCING ANOTHER DRIVER OFF THE TRACK
L33 08:00DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L33 08:00CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L33 08:00TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L34 08:01TURN 2 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 31 (OCO) AND 43 (COL) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L34 08:01FIA STEWARDS: TURN 2 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 31 (OCO) AND 43 (COL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
L35 08:02CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L35 08:02TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 5
L35 08:03CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 5
L36 08:05TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L37 08:05FIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 31 (OCO) - CAUSING A COLLISION
L37 08:06CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L51 08:27FIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 31 (OCO) - CAUSING A COLLISION
L53 08:32YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 17
L53 08:32CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 17
L54 08:32CAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:37.530 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 53 16:32:14
L56 08:37CHEQUERED FLAG
L56 08:37SESSION FINISHED
L56 08:41ALL PASS HOLDERS MAY ACCESS THE PIT LANE

Blue flags omitted. Times are UTC.

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