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2026 Australian GP
2025 Chinese GP

2026 Chinese GP

2026 Japanese GP
 XIX  Heineken Chinese Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry ListPenalties
Practice 1st Practice2nd Practice
Qualifying Session 1Session 2Session 3Overall
Sprint Race Qual Session 1Session 2Session 3Overall
Sprint Race Starting GridClassificationLap by LapFastest LapsLaps LedPit Stops
Race Starting GridClassificationLap by LapFastest LapsLaps LedPit StopsSafety Events

Details
DateSunday 15 March 2026
Start time14:00
Event Chinese GP
Circuit Shanghai
Event FormatSprint race of 19 laps, followed by a race of 56 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#2 of 22 in 2026
#1151 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps56
Circuit Perimeter5451 m
Race Distance5451 × 56 − 190 = 305.066 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Participants
Entries22
Qualifiers22
Finishers15
Pit stops19
DebutantsNone
Milestones Andrea Kimi Antonelli – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Andrea Kimi Antonelli – 1st Win (Driver)
Records Broken None
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (1491),
2. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (849),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (1356),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Lewis Hamilton (331),
5. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Lewis Hamilton (314),
6. Most Podium Finishes Lewis Hamilton (203),
7. Most 3rd Place Finishes Ferrari (298),
8. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (238),
9. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio Mercedes (14.69%),
10. Most Races Led Ferrari (647),
11. Most Races Led Lewis Hamilton (194),
12. Most Laps Led Ferrari (16117),
13. Most Laps Led Lewis Hamilton (5494),
14. Most Race Entries Ferrari (2479),
15. Most Race Entries Fernando Alonso (430),
16. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (300),
17. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (290),
18. Most 11th Place Qualifications Nico Hülkenberg (35),
19. Most 17th Place Qualifications Williams (74),
20. Most 18th Place Qualifications Williams (93)

World Championship standings
1  George Russell 51 
2  Andrea Kimi Antonelli 47 
3  Charles Leclerc 34 
4  Lewis Hamilton 33 
5  Oliver Bearman 17 up
6  Lando Norris 15 up
7  Pierre Gasly 9 up
8  Max Verstappen 8 up
9  Liam Lawson 8 
10  Arvid Lindblad 4 up
  Isack Hadjar 4 
12  Oscar Piastri 3 
13  Gabriel Bortoleto 2 up
  Carlos Sainz 2 
15  Franco Colapinto 1 
1  Mercedes / Mercedes 98 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 67 
3  McLaren / Mercedes 18 
4  Haas / Ferrari 17 up
5  Red Bull / Red Bull Ford 12 up
6  Racing Bulls / Red Bull Ford 12 
7  Alpine / Mercedes 10 up
8  Audi / Audi 2 up
  Williams / Mercedes 2 

Results
 Race WinnerSprint Race WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 12Car 63Car 12Car 12
EntrantMercedes AMG Petronas F1 TeamMercedes AMG Petronas F1 TeamMercedes AMG Petronas F1 TeamMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
Driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli George Russell Andrea Kimi Antonelli Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Car Mercedes F1 W16 Mercedes F1 W17 Mercedes F1 W16 Mercedes F1 W16
EngineMercedes F1 M17Mercedes F1 M17Mercedes F1 M17Mercedes F1 M17
Time1:33'15.60733'38.9981'32.0641'35.275
Speed196.268 km/h184.331 km/h213.152 km/h205.968 km/h