Round 5 · 2024 · Sprint weekend
Chinese Grand Prix
Official event name: Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix
WinnerVERRed Bull Racing · from P1
PoleVER1:33.660
Fastest lap1:37.810Alonso · L45
Most laps led1Verstappen
Biggest gain+9Hamilton P18→P9
Retirements3of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 0 | 56 | 1:40:52.554 | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 4 | +2 | 56 | +13.773 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 2 | -1 | 56 | +19.160 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 6 | +2 | 56 | +23.623 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 7 | +2 | 56 | +33.983 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 8 | +2 | 56 | +38.724 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 3 | -4 | 56 | +43.414 FL | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 5 | -3 | 56 | +56.198 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 18 | +9 | 56 | +57.986 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 9 | -1 | 56 | +1:00.476 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 13 | +2 | 56 | +1:02.812 | 2 | |
| 12 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 14 | +2 | 56 | +1:05.506 | 2 | |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 15 | +2 | 56 | +1:09.223 | 3 | |
| 14 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Kick Sauber | 16 | +2 | 56 | +1:11.689 | 3 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 11 | -4 | 56 | +1:22.786 | 4 | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 17 | +1 | 56 | +1:27.533 | 2 | |
| 17 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 20 | +3 | 56 | +1:35.110 | 2 | |
| — | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Racing Bulls | 12 | 33 | DNF · L33 | 2 | ||
| — | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 19 | 26 | DNF · L26 | 2 | ||
| — | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Kick Sauber | 10 | 19 | DNF · L19 | 1 |
Points shown are weekend totals (sprint points included).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 4 | +3 | 19 | 32:04.660 FL | — | 8 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2 | 0 | 19 | +13.043 | — | 7 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 6 | +3 | 19 | +15.258 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 7 | +3 | 19 | +17.486 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | 19 | +20.696 | — | 4 |
| 6 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1 | -5 | 19 | +22.088 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 8 | +1 | 19 | +24.713 | — | 2 |
| 8 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 11 | +3 | 19 | +25.696 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Kick Sauber | 10 | +1 | 19 | +31.951 | — | |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 12 | +2 | 19 | +37.398 | — | |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Racing Bulls | 14 | +3 | 19 | +37.840 | — | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Kick Sauber | 9 | -3 | 19 | +38.295 | — | |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 17 | +4 | 19 | +39.841 | — | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 15 | +1 | 19 | +40.299 | — | |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 16 | +1 | 19 | +40.838 | — | |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 19 | +3 | 19 | +41.870 | — | |
| 17 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 18 | +1 | 19 | +42.998 | — | |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 20 | +2 | 19 | +46.352 | — | |
| 19 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 13 | -6 | 19 | +49.630 | — | |
| — | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 3 | 17 | DNF · L17 | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.742 | 1:33.794 | 1:33.660 | 18 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:35.457 | 1:34.026 | 1:33.982 | 19 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:35.116 | 1:34.652 | 1:34.148 | 15 |
| 4 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:34.842 | 1:34.460 | 1:34.165 | 15 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:35.014 | 1:34.659 | 1:34.273 | 16 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:34.797 | 1:34.399 | 1:34.289 | 20 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:34.970 | 1:34.368 | 1:34.297 | 17 |
| 8 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:35.084 | 1:34.609 | 1:34.433 | 20 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:35.068 | 1:34.667 | 1:34.604 | 21 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Kick Sauber | 1:35.169 | 1:34.769 | 1:34.665 | 15 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:35.334 | 1:34.838 | — | 12 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Racing Bulls | 1:35.443 | 1:34.934 | — | 12 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:35.356 | 1:35.223 | — | 15 |
| 14 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:35.384 | 1:35.241 | — | 14 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:35.287 | 1:35.463 | — | 15 |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Kick Sauber | 1:35.505 | — | — | 8 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:35.516 | — | — | 6 |
| 18 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:35.573 | — | — | 6 |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 1:35.746 | — | — | 9 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 1:36.358 | — | — | 7 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:36.384 | 1:36.047 | 1:57.940 | 13 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:37.181 | 1:36.287 | 1:59.201 | 15 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:36.883 | 1:36.119 | 1:59.915 | 14 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.456 | 1:35.606 | 2:00.028 | 12 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:36.719 | 1:36.052 | 2:00.214 | 15 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.110 | 1:35.781 | 2:00.375 | 12 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:36.537 | 1:35.711 | 2:00.566 | 15 |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:36.542 | 1:35.853 | 2:00.990 | 15 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Kick Sauber | 1:37.112 | 1:36.056 | 2:01.044 | 16 |
| 10 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Kick Sauber | 1:37.544 | 1:36.307 | 2:03.537 | 16 |
| 11 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:37.310 | 1:36.345 | — | 10 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:37.033 | 1:36.473 | — | 10 |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:36.924 | 1:36.478 | — | 10 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Racing Bulls | 1:37.321 | 1:36.553 | — | 9 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:36.961 | 1:36.677 | — | 8 |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:37.632 | — | — | 6 |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:37.720 | — | — | 6 |
| 18 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:37.812 | — | — | 6 |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 1:37.892 | — | — | 6 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 1:37.923 | — | — | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:36.302 | 21 | |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:36.629 | +0.327 | 24 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.660 | +0.358 | 25 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.690 | +0.388 | 24 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:37.101 | +0.799 | 23 |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:37.118 | +0.816 | 23 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:37.213 | +0.911 | 23 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:37.229 | +0.927 | 19 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Racing Bulls | 1:37.238 | +0.936 | 25 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Kick Sauber | 1:37.530 | +1.228 | 24 |
| 11 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Kick Sauber | 1:37.626 | +1.324 | 24 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 1:38.006 | +1.704 | 27 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:38.090 | +1.788 | 20 |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:38.284 | +1.982 | 19 |
| 15 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 1:38.286 | +1.984 | 23 |
| 16 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:38.630 | +2.328 | 21 |
| 17 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:38.806 | +2.504 | 21 |
| 18 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:38.839 | +2.537 | 24 |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:38.936 | +2.634 | 22 |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:39.276 | +2.974 | 21 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Sprint QualifyingFinal
SprintFinal
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 5
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | 110 | |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | 85 | |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 76 | |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 69 | |
| 5 | Lando Norris NOR | 58 | |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri PIA | 38 | |
| 7 | George Russell RUS | 33 | |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 31 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen VER | +0.344% | Sergio Pérez PER |
| Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso ALO | +0.197% | Lance Stroll STR |
| McLaren | Lando Norris NOR | +0.115% | Oscar Piastri PIA |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc LEC | +0.008% | Carlos Sainz SAI |
| Mercedes | George Russell RUS | +0.514% | Lewis Hamilton HAM |
| Haas | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | +0.471% | Kevin Magnussen MAG |
| Kick Sauber | Valtteri Bottas BOT | +0.353% | Zhou Guanyu ZHO |
| Racing Bulls | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | +0.317% | Yuki Tsunoda TSU |
| Alpine | Esteban Ocon OCO | +0.252% | Pierre Gasly GAS |
| Williams | Alexander Albon ALB | +1.021% | Logan Sargeant SAR |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Shanghai International Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chinese Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2 |
| 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 |