๐ŸFormula 1Race Completed

HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX

Shanghai International Circuit

Sunday, March 15, 2026 ยท China

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Race Result

Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix by +5.515, with George Russell (Mercedes) second and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) third over 56 laps.

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Final Classification โ€” Top 10

PosDriverTime / GapPts
P1Andrea Kimi Antonelli1:33:15.60725
P2George Russell+5.51518
P3Lewis Hamilton+25.26715
P4Charles Leclerc+28.89412
P5Oliver Bearman+57.26810
P6Pierre Gasly+59.6478
P7Liam Lawson+1:20.5886
P8Isack Hadjar+1:27.2474
P9Carlos Sainz+11.6732
P10Franco Colapinto+12.4031
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Qualifying โ€” Top 5

Andrea Kimi Antonelli took pole position with a Q3 lap of 1:32.064.

P1Andrea Kimi Antonelli1:32.064
P2George Russell1:32.286+0.222s
P3Lewis Hamilton1:32.415+0.351s
P4Charles Leclerc1:32.428+0.364s
P5Oscar Piastri1:32.550+0.486s
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Fastest Lap

Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) set the race's fastest lap, a 1:35.275 on lap 52.

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Championship Standings โ€” After HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX

George Russell retains the drivers' championship lead with 51 points, 4 ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Mercedes extends the constructors' lead to 98 points, 31 ahead of Ferrari.

Drivers' Championship โ€” Top 5

P1George Russell51 pts
P2Andrea Kimi Antonelli47 pts
P3Charles Leclerc34 pts
P4Lewis Hamilton33 pts
P5Oliver Bearman17 pts

Constructors' Championship

P1Mercedes98 pts
P2Ferrari67 pts
P3McLaren18 pts
P4Haas F1 Team17 pts
P5Red Bull12 pts
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Race Notes

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    7 drivers did not finish: Max Verstappen (retired), Fernando Alonso (retired), Lance Stroll (retired), Oscar Piastri (did not start), Lando Norris (did not start), Gabriel Bortoleto (did not start), Alexander Albon (did not start).

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    Biggest grid-to-finish gain: Carlos Sainz climbed from P17 to P9 (+8 places).

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    15 of 22 cars were classified at the Chinese Grand Prix chequered flag; 7 did not finish.

Race results sourced from public records via the jolpi.ca/Ergast API.

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