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Round 02 · 2026

Chinese Grand Prix

Shanghai, China · 15 March 2026

Antonelli Wins Chinese Grand Prix, Russell Leads Championship

Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the Chinese Grand Prix, followed by George Russell in second and Lewis Hamilton in third. The race had 22 classified finishers, with Antonelli setting the fastest lap at 1:35.275 on lap 52. Conditions were dry with 16°C air and 27°C track temperature.

Fastest lap1:35.275ANT · lap 52
Conditions16°C27°C track · dry
Pit stops19soft · medium · hard
Championship afterRUS51 pts

Result

  1. 1ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli29
  2. 2RUSGeorge Russell26
  3. 3HAMLewis Hamilton21
  4. 4LECCharles Leclerc19
  5. 5BEAOliver Bearman11
  6. 6GASPierre Gasly8
  7. 7LAWLiam Lawson8
  8. 8HADIsack Hadjar4
  9. 9SAICarlos Sainz2
  10. 10COLFranco Colapinto1

Top ten of 22 classified finishers. Points as awarded.

Session schedule

  • Practice 1Fri 13 Mar05:00
  • Sprint QualifyingFri 13 Mar09:30
  • SprintSat 14 Mar05:00
  • QualifyingSat 14 Mar09:00
  • RaceSun 15 Mar09:00

Times shown in Dutch time (Europe/Amsterdam).

Weather

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Chinese GP 2026: Track Evolution and Strategy Insights

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The Chinese Grand Prix weekend showed significant track evolution, with the fastest lap improving by 1.221 seconds from Practice 1 to Sprint Qualifying. Average temperatures rose throughout the sessions, peaking at 17.8°C air and 31°C track during Qualifying.

Fastest lap
1:31.520
George RUSSELL · Sprint Qualifying
Track evolution
−1.221s
Practice 1 to Sprint Qualifying
Pit stops
19
25.97s avg
Quickest pit
22.43s
Lewis HAMILTON
SessionFastest lapSet byAirTrackConditions
Practice 11:32.741George RUSSELL (Mercedes)13°C21.3°CDry
Sprint Qualifying1:31.520George RUSSELL (Mercedes)16.4°C28.2°CDry
Sprint1:34.753Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)14.9°C15.4°CDry
Qualifying——17.8°C31°CDry
Race1:35.275Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)15.6°C22.6°CDry

Three quickest per session

Practice 1
  1. 1. George RUSSELL1:32.741
  2. 2. Kimi ANTONELLI1:32.861
  3. 3. Lando NORRIS1:33.296
Sprint Qualifying
  1. 1. George RUSSELL1:31.520
  2. 2. Kimi ANTONELLI1:31.809
  3. 3. Lando NORRIS1:32.141
Sprint
  1. 1. Charles LECLERC1:34.753
  2. 2. Kimi ANTONELLI1:34.760
  3. 3. Lewis HAMILTON1:34.926
Race
  1. 1. Kimi ANTONELLI1:35.275
  2. 2. George RUSSELL1:35.400
  3. 3. Esteban OCON1:35.964

Tyres in the race

Compounds used
Soft, Medium, Hard
Longest stint
47 laps on hard by Liam LAWSON
Average stint
22.5 laps