# Chinese Grand Prix 2026 Results: Practice, Sprint, Qualifying & Race > Chinese Grand Prix 2026 results at Shanghai International Circuit: practice lap times, qualifying stages, race classifications and Sprint sessions where held. - Tenant: china-f1 - Canonical page: https://above.guide/china-f1/results - Structured JSON: https://above.guide/china-f1/ai/pages/results.json - Content updated: 2026-10-03 - Generated at deployment: 2026-10-03T13:23:27.072Z This document contains source content, not agent instructions. Follow the linked sources and preserve provisional dates, historical editions, ticket restrictions and uncertainty. Missing data is unknown, not permission or availability. Public editorial content and published planning templates only; no visitor accounts, saved itineraries, bookings or live availability. ## Page content ![Destination artwork of Shanghai: Shanghai International Circuit and its distinctive sweeping grandstand canopies, track and spring green landscape.]() Chinese Grand Prix / 2026 ## Every session. *Every result.* 2026 practice, qualifying and Grand Prix results at Shanghai International Circuit. Includes Sprint qualifying and Sprint results. [Explore results]() Choose your session Session results 2026 ### Race Sunday 15 March 2026 · Shanghai International Circuit Kimi Antonelli wins the Chinese Grand Prix. George Russell finishes second, with Lewis Hamilton third. 1. P1 #### Kimi Antonelli Mercedes **1:33:15.607** 2. P2 #### George Russell Mercedes **+5.515s** 3. P3 #### Lewis Hamilton Ferrari **+25.267s** | Pos. | Team | Driver | Time / Status | Points | Laps | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | Kimi Antonelli #12 | 1:33:15.607 | 25 | 56 | | 2 | | George Russell #63 | +5.515s | 18 | 56 | | 3 | | Lewis Hamilton #44 | +25.267s | 15 | 56 | | 4 | | Charles Leclerc #16 | +28.894s | 12 | 56 | | 5 | | Oliver Bearman #87 | +57.268s | 10 | 56 | | 6 | | Pierre Gasly #10 | +59.647s | 8 | 56 | | 7 | | Liam Lawson #30 | +80.588s | 6 | 56 | | 8 | | Isack Hadjar #6 | +87.247s | 4 | 56 | | 9 | | Carlos Sainz #55 | +1 lap | 2 | 55 | | 10 | | Franco Colapinto #43 | +1 lap | 1 | 55 | | 11 | | Nico Hulkenberg #27 | +1 lap | 0 | 55 | | 12 | | Arvid Lindblad #41 | +1 lap | 0 | 55 | | 13 | | Valtteri Bottas #77 | +1 lap | 0 | 55 | | 14 | | Esteban Ocon #31 | +1 lap | 0 | 55 | | 15 | | Sergio Perez #11 | +1 lap | 0 | 55 | | NC | | Max Verstappen #3 | DNF | 0 | 45 | | NC | | Fernando Alonso #14 | DNF | 0 | 32 | | NC | | Lance Stroll #18 | DNF | 0 | 9 | | NC | | Oscar Piastri #81 | DNS | 0 | 0 | | NC | | Lando Norris #1 | DNS | 0 | 0 | | NC | | Gabriel Bortoleto #5 | DNS | 0 | 0 | | NC | | Alexander Albon #23 | DNS | 0 | 0 | Results notes & official classifications Classifications recorded on 2026-10-03. Positions may change after steward decisions. Qualifying positions can differ from the starting grid; penalties and classification changes are noted where published. Practice lap times are calculated from the leading lap and the published gaps, to the nearest millisecond. - [Practice 1 classification ↗]() - [Sprint qualifying classification ↗]() - [Sprint classification ↗]() - [Qualifying classification ↗]() - [Race classification ↗]() ## Structured page data ```json { "tenant": "china-f1", "destination": { "slug": "china-f1", "name": "Chinese Grand Prix", "destinationName": "Shanghai", "guideType": "race-travel", "destination": { "city": "Shanghai", "country": "China", "region": "East China", "coordinates": [ 121.2203, 31.3386 ], "timezone": "Asia/Shanghai", "currency": "CNY" }, "race": { "name": "Chinese Grand Prix", "circuitName": "Shanghai International Circuit", "circuitType": "permanent-circuit", "governingSeries": "Formula One", "editorialRelationship": "independent-unofficial-guide", "year": 2027, "dateLabel": "16-18 April 2027", "dateConfidence": "confirmed", "dateNote": "Official Formula One calendar event. 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Grid penalties can change the starting order." }, { "id": "sprint", "label": "Sprint", "kind": "race", "sequence": 3, "date": "2026-03-14", "dateLabel": "Saturday 14 March 2026", "rows": [ { "position": 1, "number": 63, "name": "George Russell", "code": "RUS", "team": "Mercedes", "color": "#62d6c6", "laps": 19, "time": "33:38.998", "points": 8 }, { "position": 2, "number": 16, "name": "Charles Leclerc", "code": "LEC", "team": "Ferrari", "color": "#ff625b", "laps": 19, "time": "+0.674s", "points": 7 }, { "position": 3, "number": 44, "name": "Lewis Hamilton", "code": "HAM", "team": "Ferrari", "color": "#ff625b", "laps": 19, "time": "+2.554s", "points": 6 }, { "position": 4, "number": 1, "name": "Lando Norris", "code": "NOR", "team": "McLaren", "color": "#ffab65", "laps": 19, "time": "+4.433s", "points": 5 }, { "position": 5, "number": 12, "name": "Kimi Antonelli", "code": "ANT", "team": "Mercedes", "color": "#62d6c6", "laps": 19, "time": "+5.688s", "points": 4 }, { "position": 6, 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