Shanghai International Circuit

A qualifying lap of Shanghai International Circuit takes 1:32.064 min. Drivers are at full throttle for 66.5% of the lap, with a top speed of 332 km/h and a slowest point of 70 km/h.

1. 1The first corner: right-left chicane. Drivers brake from 315 to 95 km/h and take it in gear 2, rising 6 m. This is followed by a 580 m straight at up to 285 km/h.
2. 2The second corner: slight right kink, flat out at 285 km/h.
3. 3The third corner: right-hand hairpin. Drivers brake from 280 to 80 km/h and take it in gear 2. This is followed by a 540 m straight at up to 270 km/h.
4. 4The fourth corner: left-right chicane, in gear 3 at around 155 km/h.
5. 5The fifth corner: medium-speed left-hander. Drivers brake from 185 to 120 km/h and take it in gear 3.
6. 6The sixth corner: medium-speed left-hander at around 180 km/h in gear 4. This is followed by a 670 m straight at up to 280 km/h.
7. 7The seventh corner: left-right chicane. Drivers brake from 265 to 95 km/h and take it in gear 2. This is followed by a 1480 m straight at up to 330 km/h.
8. 8The eighth corner: right-hand hairpin. Drivers brake from 290 to 70 km/h and take it in gear 1.
9. 9The ninth corner: medium-speed left-hander. Drivers brake from 255 to 160 km/h and take it in gear 4.