CHINA

13 - 15 MAR 2026

FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX 2026

CHINESE GP SCHEDULE

Track Time

13 MAR | PRACTICE 1 – 11:30 – 12:30

13 MAR | SPRINT QUALIFYING – 15:30 – 16:14

14 MAR | SPRINT – 11:00 – 12:00

14 MAR | QUALIFYING – 15:00 – 16:00

15 MAR | RACE – 15:00

UK Time

13 MAR | PRACTICE 1 – 03:30 – 04:30

13 MAR | SPRINT QUALIFYING – 07:30 – 08:14

14 MAR | SPRINT – 03:00 – 04:00

14 MAR | QUALIFYING – 07:00 – 08:00

15 MAR | RACE – 07:00

FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX 2026 RACE RESULT

POS	NO	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	TIME/RETIRED	PTS
1	12	Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI	Mercedes	56	1:33:15.607	25
2	63	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	56	+5.515s	18
3	44	Lewis HAMILTON	Ferrari	56	+25.267s	15
4	16	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	56	+28.894s	12
5	87	Oliver BEARMAN	Haas	56	+57.268s	10
6	10	Pierre GASLY	Alpine	56	+59.647s	8
7	30	Liam LAWSON	Racing Bulls	56	+80.588s	6
8	6	Isack HADJAR	Red Bull Racing	56	+87.247s	4
9	55	Carlos SAINZ	Williams	55	+1 lap	2
10	43	Franco COLAPINTO	Alpine	55	+1 lap	1
11	27	Nico HULKENBERG	Audi	55	+1 lap	0
12	41	Arvid LINDBLAD	Racing Bulls	55	+1 lap	0
13	77	Valtteri BOTTAS	Cadillac	55	+1 lap	0
14	31	Esteban OCON	Haas	55	+1 lap	0
15	11	Sergio PEREZ	Cadillac	55	+1 lap	0
NC	3	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	45	DNF	0
NC	14	Fernando ALONSO	Aston Martin	32	DNF	0
NC	18	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	9	DNF	0
NC	81	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	0	DNS	0
NC	1	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	0	DNS	0
NC	5	Gabriel BORTOLETO	Audi	0	DNS	0
NC	23	Alexander ALBON	Williams	0	DNS	0

FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX 2026 SPRINT

POS	NO	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	TIME/RETIRED	PTS
1	63	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	19	33:38.998	8
2	16	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	19	+0.674s	7
3	44	Lewis HAMILTON	Ferrari	19	+2.554s	6
4	1	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	19	+4.433s	5
5	12	Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI	Mercedes	19	+5.688s	4
6	81	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	19	+6.809s	3
7	30	Liam LAWSON	Racing Bulls	19	+10.900s	2
8	87	Oliver BEARMAN	Haas	19	+11.271s	1
9	3	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	19	+11.619s	0
10	31	Esteban OCON	Haas	19	+13.887s	0
11	10	Pierre GASLY	Alpine	19	+14.780s	0
12	55	Carlos SAINZ	Williams	19	+15.753s	0
13	5	Gabriel BORTOLETO	Audi	19	+15.858s	0
14	43	Franco COLAPINTO	Alpine	19	+16.393s	0
15	6	Isack HADJAR	Red Bull Racing	19	+16.430s	0
16	23	Alexander ALBON	Williams	19	+20.014s	0
17	14	Fernando ALONSO	Aston Martin	19	+21.599s	0
18	18	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	19	+21.971s	0
19	11	Sergio PEREZ	Cadillac	19	+28.241s	0
NC	27	Nico HULKENBERG	Audi	12	DNF	0
NC	77	Valtteri BOTTAS	Cadillac	12	DNF	0
NC	41	Arvid LINDBLAD	Racing Bulls	11	DNF	0

Note: Perez received a five-second time penalty for a Safety Car infringement.

Shanghai International Circuit Stats and Facts

First Grand Prix

2004

Circuit Length

5.451km

Lap Record

1:32.238

Michael Schumacher (2004)

Number of Laps

56

Race Distance

305.066km

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