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The 2019 Chinese Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2019)[1] was the third race of the 2019 Formula One season, and the sixteenth Chinese Grand Prix overall. It also marks the 1,000th Formula One Grand Prix.[2][3] It was held between 12 April and 14 April 2019.

In qualifying, Valtteri Bottas took his first pole position of the season, also marking his first pole at the Shanghai International Circuit. Lewis Hamilton qualified second behind, marking the first time he qualified on the front row at the Shanghai International Circuit without securing pole position, not counting when he was pushed back with a five-place grid penalty in 2012. Sebastian Vettel, the polesitter in 2018, could only manage third on the grid.

In the race, Hamilton made a better start and immediately snatched the lead from Bottas, while Charles Leclerc overtook Vettel at Turn 1. The virtual safety car was briefly deployed on lap 1 after a collision involving Daniil Kvyat, Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Lando Norris resulted in some debris left on the track, though it quickly ended on lap 2. Leclerc was later given team orders to let Vettel back past, doing so on the start/finish straight on lap 11, and then fell behind Max Verstappen following their first pit stops. Hamilton went on to take his seventy-fifth victory, while Bottas finished in second place, thus making Mercedes the first constructor to score three consecutive 1-2 finishes since Williams in 1992. Behind them, Vettel settled for third place, completing the podium.


Background[]

Driver tyre allocations
Driver Hard Med Soft Driver Hard Med Soft
Hamilton 1 4 8 Bottas 2 3 8
Vettel 2 4 7 Leclerc 1 5 7
Verstappen 2 3 8 Gasly 2 4 7
Ricciardo 1 4 8 Hülkenberg 2 3 8
Magnussen 2 3 8 Grosjean 1 4 8
Sainz 2 2 9 Norris 2 2 9
Pérez 2 3 8 Stroll 2 3 8
Räikkönen 2 3 8 Giovinazzi 3 2 8
Kvyat 2 3 8 Albon 2 3 8
Russell 1 5 7 Kubica 2 4 7
Source[4]

Entry list[]

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes W10 Mercedes M10 EQ Power+ P
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes W10 Mercedes M10 EQ Power+ P
5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Ferrari SF90 Ferrari 064 P
16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Ferrari SF90 Ferrari 064 P
33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB15 Honda RA619H P
10 France Pierre Gasly Austria Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB15 Honda RA619H P
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo France Renault F1 Team Renault RS19 Renault E-Tech 19 P
27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg France Renault F1 Team Renault RS19 Renault E-Tech 19 P
8 France Romain Grosjean United States Rich Energy Haas F1 Team Haas VF-19 Ferrari 064 P
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Rich Energy Haas F1 Team Haas VF-19 Ferrari 064 P
55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL34 Renault E-Tech 19 P
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL34 Renault E-Tech 19 P
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team Racing Point RP19 BWT Mercedes M10 EQ Power+ P
18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team Racing Point RP19 BWT Mercedes M10 EQ Power+ P
7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Alfa Romeo C38 Ferrari 064 P
99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Alfa Romeo C38 Ferrari 064 P
26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Toro Rosso STR14 Honda RA619H P
23 Thailand Alexander Albon Italy Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Toro Rosso STR14 Honda RA619H P
63 United Kingdom George Russell United Kingdom ROKiT Williams Racing Williams FW42 Mercedes M10 EQ Power+ P
88 Poland Robert Kubica United Kingdom ROKiT Williams Racing Williams FW42 Mercedes M10 EQ Power+ P
source

Practice Overview[]

FP1[]

FP2[]

FP3[]

Practice Results[]

No Driver Team FP1 FP2 FP3
Time Pos Time Pos Time Pos
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo France Renault 1:35.239 6 1:34.336 9 1:35.142 13
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 1:35.631 13 1:34.296 8 1:34.938 11
5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari 1:33.911 1 1:33.357 2 1:33.222 2
7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:35.729 15 1:34.551 11 1:34.246 6
8 France Romain Grosjean United States Haas-Ferrari 1:35.507 10 1:35.704 17 1:35.771 17
10 France Pierre Gasly Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:35.428 7 1:34.455 10 1:35.326 15
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom Racing Point-Mercedes 1:35.820 17 1:34.784 15 1:35.078 12
16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 1:34.167 3 1:34.158 7 1:33.248 3
18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Racing Point-Mercedes 1:35.466 9 1:34.779 14 1:35.223 14
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 1:35.517 11 1:34.788 16 1:35.998 18
23 Thailand Alexander Albon Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:35.695 14 1:34.634 12 1:34.600 9
26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:35.447 8 1:34.694 13 1:34.783 10
27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg France Renault 1:35.591 12 1:34.096 5 1:33.974 5
33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:34.334 4 1:33.551 3 1:34.447 7
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 1:34.118 2 1:34.037 4 1:33.689 4
55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 1:35.756 16 1:34.141 6 1:34.510 8
63 United Kingdom George Russell United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:37.619 19 1:36.229 20 1:36.124 19
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes 1:34.653 5 1:33.330 1 1:32.830 1
88 Poland Robert Kubica United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:36.847 18 1:36.121 19 1:36.176 20
99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari No Time 20 1:35.914 18 1:35.726 16
Source: [5][6][7]

Qualifying[]

Q1[]

Q2[]

Q3[]

Qualifying Results[]

Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
Pos Time Pos Time Pos Time
1 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes 1 1:32.658 2 1:31.728 1 1:31.547 1
2 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 3 1:33.115 1 1:31.637 2 1:31.570 2
3 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari 5 1:33.557 3 1:32.232 3 1:31.848 3
4 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 2 1:32.712 4 1:32.324 4 1:31.865 4
5 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 4 1:33.274 5 1:32.369 5 1:32.089 5
6 10 France Pierre Gasly Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 11 1:33.863 6 1:32.948 6 1:32.930 6
7 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo France Renault 8 1:33.709 10 1:33.214 7 1:32.958 7
8 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg France Renault 6 1:33.644 7 1:32.968 8 1:32.962 8
9 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 13 1:34.036 8 1:33.150 9 no time 9
10 8 France Romain Grosjean United States Haas-Ferrari 9 1:33.752 9 1:33.156 10 no time 10
11 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 10 1:33.783 11 1:33.236 11
12 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom Racing Point-Mercedes 12 1:34.026 12 1:33.299 12
13 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 14 1:34.125 13 1:33.419 13
14 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 7 1:33.686 14 1:33.523 14
15 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 15 1:34.148 15 1:33.967 15
16 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Racing Point-Mercedes 16 1:34.292 16
17 63 United Kingdom George Russell United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 17 1:35.253 17
18 88 Poland Robert Kubica United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 18 1:35.281 18
107% time: 1:39.144
NC 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 19 no time 19*
NC 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 20 no time PL
Source: [8]
  • * Giovinazzi failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule, but was given permission from the stewards to participate in the race.[8]
  • Albon did not participate in qualifying due to his car being repaired following a crash in FP3, but was given permission from the stewards to participate in the race. With the chassis being changed, Albon had to start from the pit lane.[8][9] Albon was later given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.[10]

Grid[]

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 1 ______________
Valtteri Bottas 2
______________ Lewis Hamilton
Row 2 3 ______________
Sebastian Vettel 4
______________ Charles Leclerc
Row 3 5 ______________
Max Verstappen 6
______________ Pierre Gasly
Row 4 7 ______________
Daniel Ricciardo 8
______________ Nico Hülkenberg
Row 5 9 ______________
Kevin Magnussen 10
______________ Romain Grosjean
Row 6 11 ______________
Daniil Kvyat 12
______________ Sergio Pérez
Row 7 13 ______________
Kimi Räikkönen 14
______________ Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Row 8 15 ______________
Lando Norris 16
______________ Lance Stroll
Row 9 17 ______________
George Russell 18
______________ Robert Kubica
Row 10 19 ______________
Antonio Giovinazzi* 20
______________ Alexander Albon

Source

  • * Giovinazzi failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule, but was given permission from the stewards to participate in the race.[8]
  • Albon did not participate in qualifying due to his car being repaired following a crash in FP3, but was given permission from the stewards to participate in the race. With the chassis being changed, Albon had to start from the pit lane.[8][9] Albon was later given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.[10]

Race[]

Report[]

Marcus Dudley Mercedes team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer’s award.

Results[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 56 1h 32m 06.350s 2 25
2 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes 56 +6.552s 1 18
3 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari 56 +13.744s 3 15
4 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 56 +27.627s 5 12
5 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 56 +31.276s 4 10
6 10 France Pierre Gasly Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 56 +89.307s 6 9*
7 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo France Renault 55 +1 Lap 7 6
8 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom Racing Point-Mercedes 55 +1 Lap 12 4
9 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 55 +1 Lap 13 2
10 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 55 +1 Lap PL 1
11 8 France Romain Grosjean United States Haas-Ferrari 55 +1 Lap 10
12 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Racing Point-Mercedes 55 +1 Lap 16
13 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 55 +1 Lap 9
14 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 55 +1 Lap 14
15 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 55 +1 Lap 19
16 63 United Kingdom George Russell United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 54 +2 Laps 17
17 88 Poland Robert Kubica United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 54 +2 Laps 18
18 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 50 Collision damage 15
Ret 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 41 Collision damage 11
Ret 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg France Renault 16 Power unit 8
Source: [11]
  • * 8 points for sixth place and 1 point for the fastest lap.

Milestones[]

Standings[]

Drivers' World Championship
Pos. Driver Pts. +/-
1 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 68 ▲1
2 Finland Valtteri Bottas 62 ▼1
3 Netherlands Max Verstappen 39
4 Germany Sebastian Vettel 37 ▲1
5 Monaco Charles Leclerc 36 ▼1
6 France Pierre Gasly 13 ▲4
7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 12 ▼1
8 United Kingdom Lando Norris 8 ▼1
9 Denmark Kevin Magnussen 8 ▼1
10 Australia Daniel Ricciardo 6
11 Germany Nico Hülkenberg 6 ▼2
12 Mexico Sergio Pérez 5 ▲1
13 Thailand Alexander Albon 3 ▼2
14 Canada Lance Stroll 2 ▼2
15 Russia Daniil Kvyat 1 ▼1
Constructors' World Championship
Pos. Team Pts. +/-
1 Germany Mercedes 130
2 Italy Ferrari 73
3 Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 52
4 France Renault 12 ▲3
5 Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 12 ▼1
6 United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 8 ▼1
7 United States Haas-Ferrari 8 ▼1
8 United Kingdom Racing Point-Mercedes 7 ▲1
9 Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 4 ▼1

Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.


Notes[]

  1. "Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2019". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2019/China.html. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. "Formula 1 announces draft 2019 season calendar". Formula1.com. 31 August 2018. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2018/8/formula-1--announces-draft-2019-season-calendar.html. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. Morlidge, Matt (15 May 2018). "F1 chiefs wanted to move British GP to stage 1,000th GP at Silverstone". skysports.com. http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11370249/f1-chiefs-wanted-to-move-british-gp-to-stage-1000th-gp-at-silverstone. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. "2019 Chinese Grand Prix – Selected sets per driver". Pirelli. 2 April 2019. https://press.pirelli.com/2019-chinese-grand-prix--selected-sets-per-driver/. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  5. "2019 Chinese Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 12 April 2019. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2019/races/1002/china/practice-1.html. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. "2019 Chinese Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 12 April 2019. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2019/races/1002/china/practice-2.html. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  7. "2019 Chinese Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 13 April 2019. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2019/races/1002/china/practice-3.html. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "2019 Chinese Grand Prix – Qualifying results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 13 April 2019. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2019/races/1002/china/qualifying.html. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "MUST-SEE: Albon on the huge FP3 crash that ruled him out of Chinese Grand Prix qualifying | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. 13 April 2019. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.must-see-albon-out-of-qualifying-after-huge-fp3-crash.3zBLfjoLntmfqySQMlg8fL.html. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "FIA Stewards Decision — Document No. 28". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 April 2019. https://www.fia.com/file/79497/download. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  11. "Chinese Grand Prix 2019 Race Results". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 14 April 2019. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2019/races/1002/china/race-result.html. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
V T E 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship
Teams Alfa RomeoFerrariHaasMcLarenMercedesRacing PointRed BullRenaultToro RossoWilliams
Engines FerrariHondaMercedesRenault
Drivers alphabetically AlbonBottasGaslyGiovinazziGrosjeanHamiltonHülkenbergKubicaKvyatLeclercMagnussenNorrisPérezRäikkönenRicciardoRussellSainzStrollVerstappenVettel
Drivers by number 3 Ricciardo • 4 Norris • 5 Vettel • 7 Räikkönen • 8 Grosjean • 10 Gasly • 11 Pérez • 16 Leclerc • 18 Stroll • 20 Magnussen • 23 Albon • 26 Kvyat • 27 Hülkenberg • 33 Verstappen • 44 Hamilton • 55 Sainz • 63 Russell • 77 Bottas • 88 Kubica • 99 Giovinazzi
Other Drivers AitkenAlonsoBuemiCalderónCâmaraCorreaDelétrazEricssonFittipaldiFuocoGutiérrezHartleyLatifiOconRigonSchumacherSirotkinTicktumVandoorneWehrleinYamamoto
Cars Alfa Romeo C38Ferrari SF90Haas VF-19McLaren MCL34Mercedes-AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+Racing Point RP19Red Bull RB15Renault RS19Toro Rosso STR14Williams FW42
Tyres Pirelli
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Tests Barcelona 1Barcelona 2
See also 2018 Formula One Season2020 Formula One SeasonCategory
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