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Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit
March 13-15, 2026

Sprint Race Qualifying Results -- SPOILER

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:33.030	1:32.241	1:31.520	13
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:33.455	1:32.291	1:31.809	13
3	1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:33.783	1:33.086	1:32.141	13
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:33.148	1:33.042	1:32.161	15
5	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:33.813	1:33.038	1:32.224	13
6	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:33.194	1:32.602	1:32.528	16
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:33.970	1:33.405	1:32.888	15
8	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:34.170	1:33.564	1:33.254	17
9	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:34.280	1:33.501	1:33.409	16
10	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	1:34.447	1:33.620	1:33.723	15
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:33.997	1:33.635		14
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:34.087	1:33.639		13
13	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:34.110	1:33.714		13
14	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:34.291	1:33.774		14
15	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:34.495	1:34.048		13
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:34.592	1:34.327		12
17	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:34.761			6
18	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:35.305			6
19	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:35.581			5
20	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:36.151			7
21	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:37.378			8

Source: F1.com

Sprint Race Results -- SPOILER

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	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	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 F1 Team	19	+11.271s	1
9	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	19	+11.619s	0
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	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

Source: F1.com

Qualifying Results -- SPOILER

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:33.305	1:32.443	1:32.064	15
2	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:33.262	1:32.523	1:32.286	13
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:33.522	1:32.567	1:32.415	19
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:33.175	1:32.486	1:32.428	20
5	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:33.590	1:33.130	1:32.550	20
6	1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:33.535	1:32.910	1:32.608	20
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:33.788	1:33.003	1:32.873	21
8	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:33.417	1:33.098	1:33.002	20
9	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	1:33.632	1:33.352	1:33.121	20
10	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:33.687	1:33.197	1:33.292	19
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:34.116	1:33.354		12
12	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:33.634	1:33.357		15
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:33.974	1:33.538		14
14	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:34.139	1:33.765		15
15	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:33.906	1:33.784		15
16	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:33.549	1:33.965		14
17	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:34.317			10
18	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:34.772			10
19	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:35.203			9
20	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:35.436			9
21	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:35.995			9
22	11	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	1:36.906			6

Source: F1.com

Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	12	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 F1 Team	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 F1 Team	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

Fastest Lap: Kimi Antonelli // 1:35.275 on lap 52
DOTD: Kimi Antonelli

Source: F1.com

Next race:
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
March 26-29, 2026

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