Round 2 · 2026

Chinese Grand Prix

Shanghai, China · 15 Mar 2026

The main event. Most laps wins; points go to the top 10.

How the race went

Kimi Antonelli won the race from pole, finishing 5.515s ahead of George Russell.

The Safety Car came out once.
Carlos Sainz was the big mover, climbing from P17 to P9.
Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap: 1:35.275 on lap 52.
19 pit stops in total; most drivers stopped once. Quickest stop: Lewis Hamilton, 2.4s.
Kimi Antonelli's tyres: Medium → Hard.
3 drivers didn't finish: Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.
A dry race, with the track around 23°C.
279 overtakes recorded.

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / gap	Pts
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1	1:33:15.607	25
2	George Russell	Mercedes	2	+5.515s	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	3	+25.267s	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	+28.894s	12
5	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	10 ▲5	+57.268s	10
6	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	7 ▲1	+59.647s	8
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	14 ▲7	+80.588s	6
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	9 ▲1	+87.247s	4
9	Carlos Sainz	Williams	17 ▲8	+1 LAP	2
10	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	12 ▲2	+1 LAP	1
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	11	+1 LAP	0
12	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	15 ▲3	+1 LAP	0
13	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	19 ▲6	+1 LAP	0
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	13 ▼1	+1 LAP	0
15	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	21 ▲6	+1 LAP	0
–	Lando Norris	McLaren	6	DNS	0
–	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	8	DNF	0
–	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	16	DNS	0
–	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	18	DNF	0
–	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	20	DNF	0
–	Alexander Albon	Williams	22	DNS	0
–	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	5	DNS	0

Reading this table

Grid is where the driver started. ▲ means they gained places during the race, ▼ means they lost places. DNF = did not finish, DNS = did not start, DSQ = disqualified. The winner's time is the total race time; everyone else is shown as the gap behind the winner.