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Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2026 · sprint
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
- Name
- Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2026 · sprint
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/1151-sprint
Original reference ↗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
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2026 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:33:15.607 · 56 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:33:21.122 · 56 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:33:40.874 · 56 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33:44.501 · 56 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:34:12.875 · 56 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:34:15.254 · 56 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:34:36.195 · 56 laps · red-bull-ford | 6 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:34:42.854 · 56 laps · red-bull-ford | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | Time not recorded · 55 laps · audi | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | Time not recorded · 55 laps · red-bull-ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Coolant leak · Time not recorded · 45 laps · red-bull-ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | Vibrations · Time not recorded · 32 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Battery · Time not recorded · 9 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | Electrical · Time not recorded · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Lando Norris | McLaren | Electrical · Time not recorded · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · audi | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Alexander Albon | Williams | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.305 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.262 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | Q1 1:33.522 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:33.175 · 20 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | Q1 1:33.590 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:33.535 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | Q1 1:33.788 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:33.417 · 20 laps · red-bull-ford | |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | Q1 1:33.632 · 20 laps · red-bull-ford | |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | Q1 1:33.687 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | Q1 1:34.116 · 12 laps · audi | |
| 12 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | Q1 1:33.634 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | Q1 1:33.974 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | Q1 1:34.139 · 15 laps · red-bull-ford | |
| 15 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | Q1 1:33.906 · 15 laps · red-bull-ford | |
| 16 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | Q1 1:33.549 · 14 laps · audi | |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams | Q1 1:34.317 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | Q1 1:34.772 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | Q1 1:35.203 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | Q1 1:35.436 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 1:35.995 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 22 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | Q1 1:36.906 · 6 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:32.064 · mercedes | |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:32.286 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:32.415 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.428 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:32.550 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.608 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:32.873 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.002 · red-bull-ford | |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:33.121 · red-bull-ford | |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:33.292 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:33.354 · audi | |
| 12 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:33.357 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:33.538 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:33.765 · red-bull-ford | |
| 15 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:33.784 · red-bull-ford | |
| 16 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:33.965 · audi | |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams | 1:34.317 · mercedes | |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:35.203 · honda | |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:35.436 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:35.995 · honda | |
| 21 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:36.906 · ferrari | |
| 22 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:34.772 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 51 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 47 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 11 | Isack Hadjar | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 12 | Oscar Piastri | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | George Russell | 1 | 1:32.741 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Antonelli | 2 | 1:32.861 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 3 | 1:33.296 |
| freePractice1Results | Oscar Piastri | 4 | 1:33.472 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 5 | 1:33.599 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 6 | 1:34.129 |
| freePractice1Results | Oliver Bearman | 7 | 1:34.426 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 8 | 1:34.541 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:34.639 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 10 | 1:34.676 |
| freePractice1Results | Liam Lawson | 11 | 1:34.773 |
| freePractice1Results | Gabriel Bortoleto | 12 | 1:34.828 |
| freePractice1Results | Isack Hadjar | 13 | 1:34.856 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 14 | 1:34.877 |
| freePractice1Results | Franco Colapinto | 15 | 1:34.947 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Albon | 16 | 1:35.480 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 17 | 1:35.679 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 18 | 1:35.856 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 19 | 1:36.057 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 20 | 1:37.224 |
| freePractice1Results | Arvid Lindblad | 21 | 1:37.896 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 22 | 1:39.200 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isack Hadjar | 1 | 1 | 23.062 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 9 | 23.678 |
| Liam Lawson | 1 | 9 | 22.721 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 9 | 23.106 |
| Kimi Antonelli | 1 | 10 | 23.005 |
| George Russell | 1 | 10 | 23.390 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 10 | 22.433 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 10 | 25.633 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 10 | 23.539 |
| Oliver Bearman | 1 | 10 | 22.967 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 10 | 27.795 |
| Isack Hadjar | 2 | 10 | 25.748 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 11 | 26.213 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 29 | 25.997 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 31 | 23.291 |
| Franco Colapinto | 1 | 32 | 23.195 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 35 | 37.358 |
| Arvid Lindblad | 1 | 42 | 23.290 |
| Esteban Ocon | 2 | 46 | 47.067 |