2017 Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix

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Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

2017-04-09 · time TBA

Shanghai International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · 1:37:36.158 · 56 laps	25
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Race · 1:37:42.408 · 56 laps	18
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Race · 1:38:21.350 · 56 laps	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Race · 1:38:22.193 · 56 laps	12
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:38:24.234 · 56 laps	10
6	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Race · 1:38:24.966 · 56 laps	8
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:38:49.051 · 56 laps	6
8	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	4
9	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	2
10	Esteban Ocon	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	1
11	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Felipe Massa	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Race · Driveshaft · Time not recorded · 33 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 18 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Race · Fuel pressure · Time not recorded · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 3 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lance Stroll	Williams	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel · Ferrari

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Valtteri Bottas · Mercedes

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Toro Rosso

Kevin Magnussen · Haas

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Esteban Ocon · Force India

Romain Grosjean · Haas

Nico Hülkenberg · Renault

Jolyon Palmer · Renault

Felipe Massa · Williams

Marcus Ericsson · Sauber

Fernando Alonso · McLaren

Daniil Kvyat · Toro Rosso

Stoffel Vandoorne · McLaren

Antonio Giovinazzi · Sauber

Lance Stroll · Williams

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.333 · Q2 1:32.406 · Q3 1:31.678 · 13 laps
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.078 · Q2 1:32.391 · Q3 1:31.864 · 15 laps
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.684 · Q2 1:32.552 · Q3 1:31.865 · 14 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.341 · Q2 1:32.181 · Q3 1:32.140 · 15 laps
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.041 · Q2 1:33.546 · Q3 1:33.033 · 12 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.205 · Q2 1:33.759 · Q3 1:33.507 · 14 laps
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.453 · Q2 1:33.636 · Q3 1:33.580 · 16 laps
8	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.657 · Q2 1:33.920 · Q3 1:33.706 · 15 laps
9	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.440 · Q2 1:34.034 · Q3 1:33.719 · 17 laps
10	Lance Stroll	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.986 · Q2 1:34.090 · Q3 1:34.220 · 18 laps
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.567 · Q2 1:34.150 · 11 laps
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.942 · Q2 1:34.164 · 12 laps
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.499 · Q2 1:34.372 · 11 laps
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.892 · Q2 1:35.046 · 15 laps
15	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.963 · 8 laps
16	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.023 · 6 laps
17	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.223 · 6 laps
18	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.279 · 6 laps
19	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.433 · 7 laps
20	Esteban Ocon	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.496 · 8 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:31.678
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:31.864
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:31.865
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:32.140
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:33.033
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	Starting grid · 1:33.507
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	Starting grid · 1:33.580
8	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Starting grid · 1:33.706
9	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:33.719
10	Lance Stroll	Williams	Starting grid · 1:34.220
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:34.150
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Starting grid · 1:34.164
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:34.372
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:35.046
15	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:35.023
16	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:35.433
17	Esteban Ocon	Force India	Starting grid · 1:35.496
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber	Starting grid · Time not recorded · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
19	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Starting grid · 1:35.223 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
20	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Starting grid · 1:35.279 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:50.491 · 4 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:52.086 · 7 laps
3	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:52.507 · 7 laps
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:52.840 · 5 laps
5	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:53.039 · 6 laps
6	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:53.314 · 4 laps
7	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:53.520 · 5 laps
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:54.038 · 7 laps
9	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:54.664 · 4 laps
10	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:55.104 · 8 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:55.608 · 6 laps
12	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.445 · 4 laps
13	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 2:15.138 · 4 laps
14	Antonio Giovinazzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 2:15.281 · 4 laps
15	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 3 laps
16	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
17	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps
18	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
19	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 3 laps
20	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.336 · 20 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.389 · 19 laps
3	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.707 · 26 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.879 · 25 laps
5	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.773 · 23 laps
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.946 · 20 laps
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.092 · 23 laps
8	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.182 · 24 laps
9	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.192 · 21 laps
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.223 · 24 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.449 · 22 laps
12	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.521 · 22 laps
13	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.626 · 20 laps
14	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.680 · 22 laps
15	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.804 · 23 laps
16	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.811 · 24 laps
17	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.912 · 17 laps
18	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.063 · 25 laps
19	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.221 · 21 laps
20	Antonio Giovinazzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.705 · 24 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:35.378
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:35.423
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:35.849
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:36.003
5	Felipe Massa	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:36.511
6	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:36.531
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:36.722
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:36.791
9	Esteban Ocon	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:37.036
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:37.398
11	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:37.528
12	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:37.551
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:38.015
14	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:38.181
15	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:39.496
16	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:39.732
17	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:40.090
18	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:41.460

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Nico Hülkenberg	1	1	23.550
Sebastian Vettel	1	2	22.906
Daniil Kvyat	1	2	24.016
Fernando Alonso	1	2	24.250
Felipe Massa	1	2	23.123
Sergio Pérez	1	2	24.030
Kevin Magnussen	1	2	23.809
Marcus Ericsson	1	2	27.934
Esteban Ocon	1	2	17.673
Romain Grosjean	1	2	30.654
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	2	25.146
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	2	29.443
Lewis Hamilton	1	4	22.999
Valtteri Bottas	1	4	32.287
Daniel Ricciardo	1	4	17.340
Kimi Räikkönen	1	4	23.847
Max Verstappen	1	4	23.071
Sebastian Vettel	2	4	17.354
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	4	17.337
Esteban Ocon	2	4	33.491
Fernando Alonso	2	4	17.304
Daniil Kvyat	2	4	17.320
Sergio Pérez	2	4	17.416
Felipe Massa	2	4	17.324
Kevin Magnussen	2	4	17.296
Jolyon Palmer	1	4	17.291
Stoffel Vandoorne	2	4	17.325
Nico Hülkenberg	2	4	17.336
Marcus Ericsson	2	4	17.341
Romain Grosjean	2	4	17.303
Lewis Hamilton	2	5	17.616
Daniel Ricciardo	2	5	23.613
Kimi Räikkönen	2	5	17.877
Max Verstappen	2	5	17.651
Valtteri Bottas	2	5	17.343
Sebastian Vettel	3	5	17.362
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	5	17.340
Fernando Alonso	3	5	17.302
Daniil Kvyat	3	5	17.324
Felipe Massa	3	5	17.321
Sergio Pérez	3	5	17.312
Kevin Magnussen	3	5	17.298
Esteban Ocon	3	5	17.356
Jolyon Palmer	2	5	17.291
Stoffel Vandoorne	3	5	17.295
Nico Hülkenberg	3	5	17.362
Marcus Ericsson	3	5	17.344
Romain Grosjean	3	5	24.114
Lewis Hamilton	3	6	17.737
Daniel Ricciardo	3	6	17.480
Kimi Räikkönen	3	6	17.435
Max Verstappen	3	6	17.421
Valtteri Bottas	3	6	17.323
Sebastian Vettel	4	6	17.370
Fernando Alonso	4	6	17.302
Carlos Sainz Jr.	3	6	17.374
Daniil Kvyat	4	6	17.322
Felipe Massa	4	6	17.377
Sergio Pérez	4	6	18.225
Kevin Magnussen	4	6	17.299
Esteban Ocon	4	6	17.366
Jolyon Palmer	3	6	17.301
Stoffel Vandoorne	4	6	17.292
Nico Hülkenberg	4	6	17.359
Marcus Ericsson	4	6	17.344
Romain Grosjean	4	6	17.314
Sergio Pérez	5	20	23.057
Felipe Massa	5	24	23.451
Carlos Sainz Jr.	4	28	22.840
Max Verstappen	4	29	22.505
Jolyon Palmer	4	30	23.993
Kevin Magnussen	5	32	23.463
Daniel Ricciardo	4	33	22.505
Nico Hülkenberg	5	33	40.144
Sebastian Vettel	5	34	22.443
Valtteri Bottas	4	35	24.317
Lewis Hamilton	4	36	22.668
Romain Grosjean	5	35	23.211
Kimi Räikkönen	4	39	23.119
Esteban Ocon	5	42	22.926
Felipe Massa	6	48	22.517
Sergio Pérez	6	49	22.979

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	43
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	43
3	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
4	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	23
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
8	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
9	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
10	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
11	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
12	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Antonio Giovinazzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	66
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	65
3	Red Bull TAG Heuer	Constructorstandings · Championship record	37
4	Toro Rosso Toro Rosso	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
5	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
6	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
7	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
8	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
9	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	McLaren Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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