Round 2 of the season · 15 March 2026Official result

Chinese Grand Prix 2026

Shanghai International Circuit · Shanghai · Sprint weekend

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Relive the race

Lap – / 560:00:00
Events Race
TimeLapEvent
0:00:00Start
0:02:252Pit stop Hadjar: Soft → Hard
0:15:2710Retirement Stroll
0:15:3010Pit stop Lawson: Medium → Hard
0:15:3410Pit stop Sainz: Medium → Hard
0:16:0410Safety Car
0:16:4811Pit stop Antonelli: Medium → Hard
0:16:5611Pit stop Russell: Medium → Hard
0:16:5611Pit stop Hamilton: Medium → Hard
0:17:0311Pit stop Leclerc: Medium → Hard
0:17:0611Pit stop Gasly: Medium → Hard
0:17:2311Pit stop Bearman: Medium → Hard
0:18:0711Pit stop Hadjar: Hard → Hard
0:24:1513Safety Car coming in
0:55:5833Pit stop Colapinto: Hard → Medium
0:56:2933Retirement Alonso
1:01:2737Penalty Ocon: 10 s
1:17:1546Retirement Verstappen
1:33:16Chequered flag

Data: OpenF1 (positions twice per second, movement in between calculated; telemetry of the selected car 4 times per second including revs; race control messages; safety car position approximated). Reconstruction from measured data, not a broadcast.

Schedule · UK time (GMT)

  1. ✓Free Practice 1Live
    Local time 11:30
  2. ✓Sprint QualifyingLive
    Local time 15:30
  3. ✓SprintLive
    Local time 11:00
  4. ✓QualifyingLive
    Local time 15:00
  5. ✓RaceLive
    Local time 15:00
Other time zones
SessionUS Eastern (ET)US Pacific (PT)Australia (Sydney)India (IST)Local time
Free Practice 1Thu 11:30 pmThu 8:30 pm14:3009:0011:30
Sprint Qualifying3:30 am12:30 am18:3013:0015:30
SprintFri 11:00 pmFri 8:00 pm14:0008:3011:00
Qualifying3:00 am12:00 am18:0012:3015:00
Race3:00 am12:00 am18:0012:3015:00

Result

Race

Race result
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / gapPoints
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliFastest lapMercedes1561:33:15.60725
2George RussellMercedes256+5.515s18
3Lewis HamiltonFerrari356+25.267s15
4Charles LeclercFerrari456+28.894s12
5Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1056+57.268s10
6Pierre GaslyAlpine756+59.647s8
7Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1456+80.588s6
8Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing956+87.247s4
9Carlos SainzWilliams1755+11.673s2
10Franco ColapintoAlpine1255+12.403s1
11Nico HülkenbergAudi1155+21.109s0
12Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1555+22.828s0
13Valtteri BottasCadillac1955+56.158s0
14Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1355+66.256s0
15Sergio PérezCadillac2155+74.641s0
16Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing845Retired0
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1832Retired0
18Lance StrollAston Martin209Retired0
19Oscar PiastriMcLaren50Withdrawn0
20Lando NorrisMcLaren60Withdrawn0
21Gabriel BortoletoAudi160Withdrawn0
22Alexander AlbonWilliams220Withdrawn0

Sprint

Sprint result
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / gapPoints
1George RussellMercedes11933:38.9988
2Charles LeclercFastest lapFerrari619+0.674s7
3Lewis HamiltonFerrari419+2.554s6
4Lando NorrisMcLaren319+4.433s5
5Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes219+5.688s4
6Oscar PiastriMcLaren519+6.809s3
7Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1319+10.900s2
8Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team919+11.271s1
9Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing819+11.619s0
10Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1219+13.887s0
11Pierre GaslyAlpine719+14.780s0
12Carlos SainzWilliams1719+15.753s0
13Gabriel BortoletoAudi1419+15.858s0
14Franco ColapintoAlpine1619+16.393s0
15Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1019+16.430s0
16Alexander AlbonWilliams2219+20.014s0
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1819+21.599s0
18Lance StrollAston Martin1919+21.971s0
19Sergio PérezCadillac2119+28.241s0
20Nico HülkenbergAudi1112Retired0
21Valtteri BottasCadillac2012Retired0
22Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1511Retired0

Qualifying

Qualifying result
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Eliminated in
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:33.3051:32.4431:32.064
2George RussellMercedes1:33.2621:32.5231:32.286
3Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:33.5221:32.5671:32.415
4Charles LeclercFerrari1:33.1751:32.4861:32.428
5Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:33.5901:33.1301:32.550
6Lando NorrisMcLaren1:33.5351:32.9101:32.608
7Pierre GaslyAlpine1:33.7881:33.0031:32.873
8Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:33.4171:33.0981:33.002
9Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:33.6321:33.3521:33.121
10Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:33.6871:33.1971:33.292
11Nico HülkenbergAudi1:34.1161:33.354–Q2
12Franco ColapintoAlpine1:33.6341:33.357–Q2
13Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:33.9741:33.538–Q2
14Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:34.1391:33.765–Q2
15Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:33.9061:33.784–Q2
16Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:33.5491:33.965–Q2
17Carlos SainzWilliams1:34.317––Q1
18Alexander AlbonWilliams1:34.772––Q1
19Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:35.203––Q1
20Valtteri BottasCadillac1:35.436––Q1
21Lance StrollAston Martin1:35.995––Q1
22Sergio PérezCadillac1:36.906––Q1

Sprint Qualifying

Sprint Qualifying result
PosDriverTeamSQ1SQ2SQ3Eliminated in
1George RussellMercedes1:33.0301:32.2411:31.520
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:33.4551:32.2911:31.809
3Lando NorrisMcLaren1:33.7831:33.0861:32.141
4Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:33.1481:33.0421:32.161
5Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:33.8131:33.0381:32.224
6Charles LeclercFerrari1:33.1941:32.6021:32.528
7Pierre GaslyAlpine1:33.9701:33.4051:32.888
8Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:34.1701:33.5641:33.254
9Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:34.2801:33.5011:33.409
10Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:34.4471:33.6201:33.723
11Nico HülkenbergAudi1:33.9971:33.635–SQ2
12Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:34.0871:33.639–SQ2
13Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:34.1101:33.714–SQ2
14Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:34.2911:33.774–SQ2
15Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:34.4951:34.048–SQ2
16Franco ColapintoAlpine1:34.5921:34.327–SQ2
17Carlos SainzWilliams1:34.761––SQ1
18Alexander AlbonWilliams1:35.305––SQ1
19Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:35.581––SQ1
20Lance StrollAston Martin1:36.151––SQ1
21Valtteri BottasCadillac1:37.378––SQ1

Free Practice 1

Free Practice 1 result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGapLaps
1George RussellMercedes1:32.74129
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:32.861+0.120s30
3Lando NorrisMcLaren1:33.296+0.555s29
4Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:33.472+0.731s28
5Charles LeclercFerrari1:33.599+0.858s28
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:34.129+1.388s26
7Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:34.426+1.685s28
8Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:34.541+1.800s24
9Nico HülkenbergAudi1:34.639+1.898s27
10Pierre GaslyAlpine1:34.676+1.935s28
11Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:34.773+2.032s29
12Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:34.828+2.087s26
13Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:34.856+2.115s26
14Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:34.877+2.136s25
15Franco ColapintoAlpine1:34.947+2.206s26
16Alexander AlbonWilliams1:35.480+2.739s31
17Carlos SainzWilliams1:35.679+2.938s18
18Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:35.856+3.115s18
19Valtteri BottasCadillac1:36.057+3.316s25
20Lance StrollAston Martin1:37.224+4.483s20
21Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:37.896+5.155s6
22Sergio PérezCadillac1:39.200+6.459s13
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Watch the pole lap

0km/h
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Throttle
Brake
0:00.0000,00 km
Corner data for the lap
CornerAndrea Kimi Antonelli (1:32.064)George Russell (1:32.286)
The first corner: right-left chicanebraking from 315 · 100 km/h · gear 2braking from 210 · 105 km/h · gear 3
The second corner: slight right kink280 km/h · gear 7braking from 280 · 265 km/h · gear 7
The third corner: right-hand hairpinbraking from 280 · 80 km/h · gear 2braking from 280 · 80 km/h · gear 2
The fourth corner: left-right chicane225 km/h · gear 7225 km/h · gear 5
The fifth corner: medium-speed left-handerbraking from 180 · 120 km/h · gear 3braking from 195 · 120 km/h · gear 3
The sixth corner: medium-speed left-handerbraking from 180 · 145 km/h · gear 3braking from 195 · 145 km/h · gear 3
The seventh corner: left-right chicanebraking from 260 · 145 km/h · gear 3braking from 200 · 145 km/h · gear 3
The eighth corner: right-hand hairpinbraking from 285 · 70 km/h · gear 1braking from 305 · 70 km/h · gear 1
The ninth corner: medium-speed left-handerbraking from 255 · 160 km/h · gear 4braking from 250 · 165 km/h · gear 4

Data: OpenF1 (telemetry, approx. 4 data points per second, movement in between calculated).

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Starting grid

Starting grid
Grid positionDriverPenalty
1Andrea Kimi Antonelli
2George Russell
3Lewis Hamilton
4Charles Leclerc
5Oscar Piastri
6Lando Norris
7Pierre Gasly
8Max Verstappen
9Isack Hadjar
10Oliver Bearman
11Nico Hülkenberg
12Franco Colapinto
13Esteban Ocon
14Liam Lawson
15Arvid Lindblad
16Gabriel Bortoleto
17Carlos Sainz
18Fernando Alonso
19Valtteri Bottas
20Lance Stroll
21Sergio Pérez
22Alexander Albon

Penalties

Penalties
LapDriverTypeReason
7Andrea Kimi AntonelliTime penalty 10 sCAUSING A COLLISION
18Sergio PérezTime penalty 5 sSAFETY CAR INFRINGEMENT
37Esteban OconTime penalty 10 sCAUSING A COLLISION

The race in numbers

Pole position
1:32.064
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Fastest lap
1:35.275
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
pit stops
19
across the whole field
Safety Car period
1
no Virtual Safety Car
Weather at the start
16 °C
Air · track 24 °C
Tyres
Hard · Medium · Soft
compounds used

Standings after this race

Drivers

  1. 1
    George RussellMercedes
    51 points
    Leader
  2. 2
    Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes
    47 points
    −4
  3. 3
    Charles LeclercFerrari
    34 points
    −17
  4. 4
    Lewis HamiltonFerrari
    33 points
    −18
  5. 5
    Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team
    17 points
    −34 ▲2
  6. 6
    Lando NorrisMcLaren
    15 points
    −36 ▼1
  7. 7
    Pierre GaslyAlpine
    9 points
    −42 ▲3
  8. 8
    Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
    8 points
    −43 ▼2
  9. 9
    Liam LawsonRacing Bulls
    8 points
    −43 ▲4
  10. 10
    Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls
    4 points
    −47 ▼2

Teams

  1. 1
    MercedesKonstrukteure
    98 points
    Leader
  2. 2
    FerrariKonstrukteure
    67 points
    −31
  3. 3
    McLarenKonstrukteure
    18 points
    −80
  4. 4
    Haas F1 TeamKonstrukteure
    17 points
    −81 ▲1
  5. 5
    Red Bull RacingKonstrukteure
    12 points
    −86 ▼1
Full standings →

Shanghai International Circuit

Length
approx. 5.40 km
Lap record
1:35.275
Safety car rate
67 %
Win from pole
63 %
Full throttle
66.5 %
Top speed
332 km/h
A lap of Shanghai International Circuit →Go to circuit page →

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Chinese Grand Prix 2026?

Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the Chinese Grand Prix 2026.

Who was on pole position?

Andrea Kimi Antonelli started from pole position.