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Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2026 · race

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Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2026 · race
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Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/1151-race

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2026 · Shanghai International Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2026 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:33:15.607 · 56 laps · mercedes25
2George RussellMercedes1:33:21.122 · 56 laps · mercedes18
3Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:33:40.874 · 56 laps · ferrari15
4Charles LeclercFerrari1:33:44.501 · 56 laps · ferrari12
5Oliver BearmanHaas1:34:12.875 · 56 laps · ferrari10
6Pierre GaslyAlpine1:34:15.254 · 56 laps · mercedes8
7Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:34:36.195 · 56 laps · red-bull-ford6
8Isack HadjarRed Bull1:34:42.854 · 56 laps · red-bull-ford4
9Carlos Sainz Jr.WilliamsTime not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes2
10Franco ColapintoAlpineTime not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes1
11Nico HülkenbergAudiTime not recorded · 55 laps · audiUnknown / not applicable
12Arvid LindbladRacing BullsTime not recorded · 55 laps · red-bull-fordUnknown / not applicable
13Valtteri BottasCadillacTime not recorded · 55 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
14Esteban OconHaasTime not recorded · 55 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
15Sergio PérezCadillacTime not recorded · 55 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFMax VerstappenRed BullCoolant leak · Time not recorded · 45 laps · red-bull-fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFFernando AlonsoAston MartinVibrations · Time not recorded · 32 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFLance StrollAston MartinBattery · Time not recorded · 9 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNSOscar PiastriMcLarenElectrical · Time not recorded · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNSLando NorrisMcLarenElectrical · Time not recorded · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNSGabriel BortoletoAudiHydraulics · Time not recorded · audiUnknown / not applicable
DNSAlexander AlbonWilliamsHydraulics · Time not recorded · mercedesUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Kimi AntonelliMercedesQ1 1:33.305 · 15 laps · mercedes
2George RussellMercedesQ1 1:33.262 · 13 laps · mercedes
3Lewis HamiltonFerrariQ1 1:33.522 · 19 laps · ferrari
4Charles LeclercFerrariQ1 1:33.175 · 20 laps · ferrari
5Oscar PiastriMcLarenQ1 1:33.590 · 20 laps · mercedes
6Lando NorrisMcLarenQ1 1:33.535 · 20 laps · mercedes
7Pierre GaslyAlpineQ1 1:33.788 · 21 laps · mercedes
8Max VerstappenRed BullQ1 1:33.417 · 20 laps · red-bull-ford
9Isack HadjarRed BullQ1 1:33.632 · 20 laps · red-bull-ford
10Oliver BearmanHaasQ1 1:33.687 · 19 laps · ferrari
11Nico HülkenbergAudiQ1 1:34.116 · 12 laps · audi
12Franco ColapintoAlpineQ1 1:33.634 · 15 laps · mercedes
13Esteban OconHaasQ1 1:33.974 · 14 laps · ferrari
14Liam LawsonRacing BullsQ1 1:34.139 · 15 laps · red-bull-ford
15Arvid LindbladRacing BullsQ1 1:33.906 · 15 laps · red-bull-ford
16Gabriel BortoletoAudiQ1 1:33.549 · 14 laps · audi
17Carlos Sainz Jr.WilliamsQ1 1:34.317 · 10 laps · mercedes
18Alexander AlbonWilliamsQ1 1:34.772 · 10 laps · mercedes
19Fernando AlonsoAston MartinQ1 1:35.203 · 9 laps · honda
20Valtteri BottasCadillacQ1 1:35.436 · 9 laps · ferrari
21Lance StrollAston MartinQ1 1:35.995 · 9 laps · honda
22Sergio PérezCadillacQ1 1:36.906 · 6 laps · ferrari

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:32.064 · mercedes
2George RussellMercedes1:32.286 · mercedes
3Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:32.415 · ferrari
4Charles LeclercFerrari1:32.428 · ferrari
5Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:32.550 · mercedes
6Lando NorrisMcLaren1:32.608 · mercedes
7Pierre GaslyAlpine1:32.873 · mercedes
8Max VerstappenRed Bull1:33.002 · red-bull-ford
9Isack HadjarRed Bull1:33.121 · red-bull-ford
10Oliver BearmanHaas1:33.292 · ferrari
11Nico HülkenbergAudi1:33.354 · audi
12Franco ColapintoAlpine1:33.357 · mercedes
13Esteban OconHaas1:33.538 · ferrari
14Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:33.765 · red-bull-ford
15Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:33.784 · red-bull-ford
16Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:33.965 · audi
17Carlos Sainz Jr.Williams1:34.317 · mercedes
18Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:35.203 · honda
19Valtteri BottasCadillac1:35.436 · ferrari
20Lance StrollAston Martin1:35.995 · honda
21Sergio PérezCadillac1:36.906 · ferrari
22Alexander AlbonWilliams1:34.772 · mercedes

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1George RussellNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded51
2Kimi AntonelliNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded47
3Charles LeclercNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded34
4Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded33
5Oliver BearmanNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded17
6Lando NorrisNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded15
7Pierre GaslyNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded9
8Max VerstappenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
9Liam LawsonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
10Arvid LindbladNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
11Isack HadjarNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
12Oscar PiastriNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
13Carlos Sainz Jr.Not applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
14Gabriel BortoletoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
15Franco ColapintoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
16Esteban OconNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
17Nico HülkenbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
18Alexander AlbonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
19Valtteri BottasNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
20Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
21Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
22Lance StrollNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsGeorge Russell11:32.741
freePractice1ResultsKimi Antonelli21:32.861
freePractice1ResultsLando Norris31:33.296
freePractice1ResultsOscar Piastri41:33.472
freePractice1ResultsCharles Leclerc51:33.599
freePractice1ResultsLewis Hamilton61:34.129
freePractice1ResultsOliver Bearman71:34.426
freePractice1ResultsMax Verstappen81:34.541
freePractice1ResultsNico Hülkenberg91:34.639
freePractice1ResultsPierre Gasly101:34.676
freePractice1ResultsLiam Lawson111:34.773
freePractice1ResultsGabriel Bortoleto121:34.828
freePractice1ResultsIsack Hadjar131:34.856
freePractice1ResultsEsteban Ocon141:34.877
freePractice1ResultsFranco Colapinto151:34.947
freePractice1ResultsAlexander Albon161:35.480
freePractice1ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.171:35.679
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso181:35.856
freePractice1ResultsValtteri Bottas191:36.057
freePractice1ResultsLance Stroll201:37.224
freePractice1ResultsArvid Lindblad211:37.896
freePractice1ResultsSergio Pérez221:39.200

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Isack Hadjar1123.062
Max Verstappen1923.678
Liam Lawson1922.721
Carlos Sainz Jr.1923.106
Kimi Antonelli11023.005
George Russell11023.390
Lewis Hamilton11022.433
Charles Leclerc11025.633
Pierre Gasly11023.539
Oliver Bearman11022.967
Valtteri Bottas11027.795
Isack Hadjar21025.748
Sergio Pérez11126.213
Esteban Ocon12925.997
Fernando Alonso13123.291
Franco Colapinto13223.195
Nico Hülkenberg13537.358
Arvid Lindblad14223.290
Esteban Ocon24647.067