Round 3 · 2019

Chinese Grand Prix

CircuitShanghai International CircuitLocationShanghai, ChinaDates12 Apr – 14 Apr 2019Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P2

PoleBOT

Fastest lap1:34.742Gasly · L56

Most laps led57Hamilton

Biggest gain+10Albon P20→P10

Retirements3of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2	+1	56	1:32:06.350	2	25
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1	-1	56	+6.552	2	18
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	3	0	56	+13.744	2	15
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	5	+1	56	+27.627	2	12
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	4	-1	56	+31.276	2	10
6	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	6	0	56	+1:29.307 FL	3	9
7	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	7	0	55	+1 lap	1	6
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	12	+4	55	+1 lap	1	4
9	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	13	+4	55	+1 lap	1	2
10	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	20	+10	55	+1 lap	1	1
11	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	10	-1	55	+1 lap	2
12	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	16	+4	55	+1 lap	2
13	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	9	-4	55	+1 lap	2
14	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	14	0	55	+1 lap	2
15	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	19	+4	55	+1 lap	2
16	George Russell RUS	Williams	17	+1	54	+2 laps	2
17	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	18	+1	54	+2 laps	1
—	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	15		50	DNF · L50	4
—	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	11		41	DNF · L41	4
—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	8		16	DNF · L16	2

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—	—	—	16
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	16
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	17
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	—	—	—	16
5	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	14
6	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	14
7	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	18
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	15
9	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—	—	—	16
10	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	15
11	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	12
12	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	—	—	—	12
13	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	12
14	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	—	—	—	12
15	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	—	—	—	12
16	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	—	—	—	6
17	George Russell RUS	Williams	—	—	—	9
18	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	—	—	—	9
19	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	2
20	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:32.830		11
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:33.222	+0.392	12
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:33.248	+0.418	10
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:33.689	+0.859	10
5	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:33.974	+1.144	11
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:34.246	+1.416	14
7	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:34.447	+1.617	5
8	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:34.510	+1.680	9
9	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	1:34.600	+1.770	11
10	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:34.783	+1.953	10
11	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:34.938	+2.108	11
12	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:35.078	+2.248	9
13	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:35.142	+2.312	11
14	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:35.223	+2.393	10
15	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	1:35.326	+2.496	8
16	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:35.726	+2.896	12
17	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:35.771	+2.941	14
18	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:35.998	+3.168	15
19	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:36.124	+3.294	10
20	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	1:36.176	+3.346	11

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:33.330		37
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:33.357	+0.027	33
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:33.551	+0.221	29
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:34.037	+0.707	32
5	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:34.096	+0.766	31
6	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:34.141	+0.811	36
7	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:34.158	+0.828	13
8	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:34.296	+0.966	38
9	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:34.336	+1.006	32
10	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	1:34.455	+1.125	32
11	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:34.551	+1.221	33
12	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	1:34.634	+1.304	37
13	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:34.694	+1.364	20
14	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:34.779	+1.449	37
15	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:34.784	+1.454	35
16	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:34.788	+1.458	34
17	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:35.704	+2.374	32
18	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:35.914	+2.584	40
19	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	1:36.121	+2.791	38
20	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:36.229	+2.899	35

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:33.911		19
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:34.118	+0.207	21
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:34.167	+0.256	21
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:34.334	+0.423	20
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:34.653	+0.742	23
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:35.239	+1.328	23
7	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	1:35.428	+1.517	23
8	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:35.447	+1.536	24
9	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:35.466	+1.555	25
10	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:35.507	+1.596	24
11	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:35.517	+1.606	25
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:35.591	+1.680	22
13	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:35.631	+1.720	24
14	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	1:35.695	+1.784	26
15	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:35.729	+1.818	23
16	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:35.756	+1.845	24
17	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:35.820	+1.909	24
18	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	1:36.847	+2.936	27
19	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:37.619	+3.708	29
20	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	—		2

Session schedule

Practice 1Final12 Apr 2019 02:00 UTC

Practice 2Final12 Apr 2019 06:00 UTC

Practice 3Final13 Apr 2019 03:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal13 Apr 2019 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal14 Apr 2019 06:10 UTC

Championship after round 3

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	68	▲1
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	62	▼1
3	Max Verstappen VER	39
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	37	▲1
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	36	▼1
6	Pierre Gasly GAS	13	▲4
7	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	12	▼1
8	Kevin Magnussen MAG	8	▼1

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Valtteri Bottas BOT	—	Lewis Hamilton HAM
Ferrari	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Charles Leclerc LEC
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	—	Pierre Gasly GAS
Renault (2016–20)	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
Haas	Kevin Magnussen MAG	—	Romain Grosjean GRO
Toro Rosso	Daniil Kvyat KVY	—	Alexander Albon ALB
Racing Point	Sergio Pérez PER	—	Lance Stroll STR
Alfa Romeo	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	—	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO
McLaren	Carlos Sainz SAI	—	Lando Norris NOR
Williams	George Russell RUS	—	Robert Kubica KUB

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2018	Chinese Grand Prix	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	6
2017	Chinese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2016	Chinese Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1
2015	Chinese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2014	Chinese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2013	Chinese Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	3
2012	Chinese Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1
2011	Chinese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	3