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Chinese Grand Prix

Sprint

Shanghai International Circuit · Shanghai, China

Round

2

Date

15 March 2026

Circuit

Shanghai International Circuit

Location

Shanghai, China

Format

Sprint weekend

Status

Completed

Session schedule — your local time

Practice 1Loading local time…
Sprint QualifyingLoading local time…PoleGeorge Russell
SprintLoading local time…WinnerGeorge Russell
QualifyingLoading local time…PoleAndrea Kimi Antonelli
RaceLoading local time…WinnerAndrea Kimi Antonelli

Source: f1calendar.com (UTC session schedule) and Wikipedia per-race articles for rounds already run, cross-checked against this site's own calendar dates.

Sprint qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Grid
1George Russell1:33.0301:32.2411:31.52012Andrea Kimi Antonelli1:33.4551:32.2911:31.80923Lando Norris1:33.7831:33.0861:32.14134Lewis Hamilton1:33.1481:33.0421:32.16145Oscar Piastri1:33.8131:33.0381:32.22456Charles Leclerc1:33.1941:32.6021:32.52867Pierre Gasly1:33.9701:33.4051:32.88878Max Verstappen1:34.1701:33.5641:33.25489Oliver Bearman1:34.2801:33.5011:33.409910Isack Hadjar1:34.4471:33.6201:33.7231011Nico Hülkenberg1:33.9971:33.635—1112Esteban Ocon1:34.0871:33.639—1213Liam Lawson1:34.1101:33.714—1314Gabriel Bortoleto1:34.2911:33.774—1415Arvid Lindblad1:34.4951:34.048—1516Franco Colapinto1:34.5921:34.327—1617Carlos Sainz1:34.761——1718Alexander Albon1:35.305——PL19Fernando Alonso1:35.581——1820Lance Stroll1:36.151——1921Valtteri Bottas1:37.378——2022Sergio Pérez———21

Qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Grid
1Andrea Kimi Antonelli1:33.3051:32.4431:32.06412George Russell1:33.2621:32.5231:32.28623Lewis Hamilton1:33.5221:32.5671:32.41534Charles Leclerc1:33.1751:32.4861:32.42845Oscar Piastri1:33.5901:33.1301:32.55056Lando Norris1:33.5351:32.9101:32.60867Pierre Gasly1:33.7881:33.0031:32.87378Max Verstappen1:33.4171:33.0981:33.00289Isack Hadjar1:33.6321:33.3521:33.121910Oliver Bearman1:33.6871:33.1971:33.2921011Nico Hülkenberg1:34.1161:33.354—1112Franco Colapinto1:33.6341:33.357—1213Esteban Ocon1:33.9741:33.538—1314Liam Lawson1:34.1391:33.765—1415Arvid Lindblad1:33.9061:33.784—1516Gabriel Bortoleto1:33.5491:33.965—1617Carlos Sainz1:34.317——1718Alexander Albon1:34.772——PL19Fernando Alonso1:35.203——1820Valtteri Bottas1:35.436——1921Lance Stroll1:35.995——2022Sergio Pérez1:36.906——21

Source: Wikipedia (per-race qualifying classification tables), 2026 F1 season

Sprint

PosDriverTeamGapPts
1George RussellMercedes82Charles LeclercFerrari73Lewis HamiltonFerrari64Lando NorrisMcLaren55Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes46Oscar PiastriMcLaren37Liam LawsonRB F1 Team28Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team19Max VerstappenRed Bull10Esteban OconHaas F1 Team11Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team12Carlos SainzWilliams13Gabriel BortoletoAudi14Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team15Isack HadjarRed Bull16Alexander AlbonWilliams17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin18Lance StrollAston Martin19Sergio PérezCadillac F1 TeamRetNico HülkenbergAudiEngine failureRetValtteri BottasCadillac F1 TeamPower lossRetArvid LindbladRB F1 TeamWithdrew

Grand Prix

P1

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes

P2

George Russell

Mercedes

+5.515

P3

Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari

+25.267

PosDriverTeamGapPts
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:33:15.607252George RussellMercedes+5.515183Lewis HamiltonFerrari+25.267154Charles LeclercFerrari+28.894125Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team+57.268106Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team+59.64787Liam LawsonRB F1 Team+1:20.58868Isack HadjarRed Bull+1:27.24749Carlos SainzWilliams+1 lap210Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team+1 lap111Nico HülkenbergAudi+1 lap12Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team+1 lap13Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team+1 lap14Esteban OconHaas F1 Team+1 lap15Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team+1 lapRetMax VerstappenRed BullCoolant leakRetFernando AlonsoAston MartinVibrationsRetLance StrollAston MartinBatteryDNSOscar PiastriMcLarenElectricalDNSLando NorrisMcLarenElectricalDNSGabriel BortoletoAudiHydraulicsDNSAlexander AlbonWilliamsHydraulics

Source: Wikipedia (per-race classification tables), 2026 F1 season

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