Chinese Grand Prix

Round 2 · Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China

2026-03-15

Winner: Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes

George Russell

Mercedes · +5.515

Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari · +25.267

Who won the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix?

The 2026 Chinese Grand Prix was won by Andrea Kimi Antonelli driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. George Russell finished second, +5.515 behind, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium. Andrea Kimi Antonelli also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:35.275. It was an attrition-heavy race with 14 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 2 of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. Carlos Sainz was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 8 positions from P17 to finish P9.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1	—	1:33:15.607	Finished	25
2	George Russell	Mercedes	2	—	+5.515	Finished	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	3	—	+25.267	Finished	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	—	+28.894	Finished	12
5	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	10	▲5	+57.268	Finished	10
6	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	7	▲1	+59.647	Finished	8
7	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	14	▲7	+1:20.588	Finished	6
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	9	▲1	+1:27.247	Finished	4
9	Carlos Sainz	Williams	17	▲8	+11.673	Lapped	2
10	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	12	▲2	+12.403	Lapped	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	11	—	+21.109	Lapped	0
12	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	15	▲3	+22.828	Lapped	0
13	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	19	▲6	+56.158	Lapped	0
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	13	▼1	+1:06.256	Lapped	0
15	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	21	▲6	+1:14.641	Lapped	0
R	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	8	▼8	—	Retired	0
R	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	18	▲1	—	Retired	0
R	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	20	▲2	—	Retired	0
W	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	5	▼14	—	Did not start	0
W	Lando Norris	McLaren	6	▼14	—	Did not start	0
W	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	16	▼5	—	Did not start	0
W	Alexander Albon	Williams	22	—	—	Did not start	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:33.305	1:32.443	1:32.064
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1:33.262	1:32.523	1:32.286
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:33.522	1:32.567	1:32.415
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:33.175	1:32.486	1:32.428
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:33.590	1:33.130	1:32.550
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:33.535	1:32.910	1:32.608
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:33.788	1:33.003	1:32.873
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:33.417	1:33.098	1:33.002
9	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:33.632	1:33.352	1:33.121
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:33.687	1:33.197	1:33.292
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	1:34.116	1:33.354	—
12	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:33.634	1:33.357	—
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:33.974	1:33.538	—
14	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:34.139	1:33.765	—
15	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:33.906	1:33.784	—
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:33.549	1:33.965	—
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:34.317	—	—
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:34.772	—	—
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:35.203	—	—
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	1:35.436	—	—
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:35.995	—	—
22	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	1:36.906	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Antonelli

1 stop

P2Russell

1 stop

P3Hamilton

1 stop

P4Leclerc

1 stop

P5Bearman

1 stop

P6Gasly

1 stop

P7Lawson

1 stop

P8Hadjar

2 stops

P9Sainz

1 stop

P10Colapinto

1 stop

Lap 1

Lap 56

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Antonelli	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Russell	P2	P2	P6	P4	P4	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Hamilton	P3	P3	P2	P2	P3	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Leclerc	P4	P4	P4	P3	P2	P3	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Bearman	P12	P10	P8	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2026 Chinese Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix?+

Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix on 2026-03-15 at Shanghai International Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix?+

P1: Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes). P2: George Russell (Mercedes), +5.515 behind. P3: Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), +25.267 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix?+

Andrea Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix?+

Andrea Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap of the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix with a time of 1:35.275.

Which team won the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix with Andrea Kimi Antonelli taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Isack Hadjar	1	1	15:06:01	23.062
Liam Lawson	1	9	15:19:07	22.721
Max Verstappen	1	9	15:19:07	23.678
Carlos Sainz	1	9	15:19:10	23.106
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	1	10	15:20:25	23.005
George Russell	1	10	15:20:32	23.390
Lewis Hamilton	1	10	15:20:33	22.433
Charles Leclerc	1	10	15:20:36	25.633
Pierre Gasly	1	10	15:20:42	23.539
Oliver Bearman	1	10	15:20:59	22.967
Valtteri Bottas	1	10	15:21:20	27.795
Isack Hadjar	2	10	15:21:40	25.748
Sergio Pérez	1	11	15:23:41	26.213
Esteban Ocon	1	29	15:54:41	25.997
Fernando Alonso	1	31	15:58:29	23.291
Franco Colapinto	1	32	15:59:34	23.195
Nico Hülkenberg	1	35	16:04:32	37.358
Arvid Lindblad	1	42	16:16:19	23.290
Esteban Ocon	2	46	16:23:06	47.067