The Formula 1 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024 (alternatively 2024 FORMULA 1 联想中国大奖赛 in Chinese), was the fifth race of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, on 21 April 2024.
Background[]
As the Formula 1 season gains momentum, all eyes turn towards the dynamic city of Shanghai, eagerly anticipating the adrenaline-fueled spectacle of the Chinese Grand Prix. Set to take place at the renowned Shanghai International Circuit, this iconic event promises a fusion of speed, strategy, and spectacle that will captivate fans around the globe. Anticipation is soaring as Formula 1 returns to China for the first time in five years since the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix.
Shanghai International Circuit[]
The Shanghai International Circuit stands as a testament to engineering ingenuity, offering a challenging 5.451-kilometer track that pushes drivers to the limits of their skill and machines to the edge of their performance capabilities. From the lightning-fast straights to the demanding hairpin turns, every corner of this circuit presents a unique challenge, ensuring that only the most skilled drivers emerge victorious.
Sprint[]
The structure of the sprint weekends was changed for 2024, with the goal of rationalizing sprint events and separating them from the rest of the Grand Prix weekend.[1][2]
The sprint format will continue to run at six Grands Prix during this season.[3] It will take place at the Chinese, Miami, Austrian, United States, São Paulo, and the Qatar Grands Prix.[4]
The rules for DRS usage in Grands Prix were adjusted slightly. Drivers will now be allowed to use DRS one lap after a race start, safety car restart, or red flag restart, one lap earlier than in previous seasons. This was tested during the sprints of 2023.[5]
Sprint Weekend Format[]
The weekend begins with a single practice session on Friday, allowing teams to fine-tune their cars and gather crucial data. Following this, Sprint Qualifying (previously known as “Sprint Shootout”) takes place, setting the starting grid order for the Sprint race. This session is critical as it determines the positions for the first competitive event of the weekend.
On Saturday, the action kicks off with the Sprint race, which is a shorter, high-intensity race that not only provides additional excitement for fans but also offers up to 8 points that contribute to the championship standings. The main qualifying session on Saturday afternoon determines the starting grid for the Grand Prix. This session is divided into three parts: Q1, Q2, and Q3, with each phase progressively eliminating the slowest drivers until the final grid positions are decided.
Finally, the Grand Prix itself takes place on Sunday, where drivers compete in the main race of the weekend. This race is the culmination of all the preparation and strategy, and it is where the most championship points are awarded.
This revised format aims to enhance the overall excitement and competitiveness of the race weekend, providing fans with more action and teams with additional strategic challenges.[6]
Entry List[]
The full entry for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
Practice Results[]
The full practice results for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix are outlined below:
| No. | Driver | Team | FP1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pos | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Max Verstappen
|
 Red Bull-Honda RBPT
|
1:36.660 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Logan Sargeant
|
 Williams-Mercedes
|
1:38.286 | 15 | |||||||||
| 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
|
 RB-Honda RBPT
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1:37.238 | 9 | |||||||||
| 4 | Lando Norris
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1:38.630 | 16 | |||||||||
| 10 |  Pierre Gasly
|
Alpine-Renault
|
1:39.276 | 20 | |||||||||
| 11 |  Sergio Pérez
|
Red Bull-Honda RBPT
|
1:36.690 | 4 | |||||||||
| 14 |  Fernando Alonso
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
1:38.936 | 19 | |||||||||
| 16 |  Charles Leclerc
|
Ferrari
|
1:38.090 | 13 | |||||||||
| 18 |  Lance Stroll
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
1:36.302 | 1 | |||||||||
| 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
1:37.118 | 6 | |||||||||
| 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda
|
RB-Honda RBPT
|
1:38.006 | 12 | |||||||||
| 23 |  Alexander Albon
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
1:37.229 | 8 | |||||||||
| 24 |  Guanyu Zhou
|
 Kick Sauber-Ferrari
|
1:37.626 | 11 | |||||||||
| 27 |  Nico Hülkenberg
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
1:37.101 | 5 | |||||||||
| 31 | Esteban Ocon
|
Alpine-Renault
|
1:37.213 | 7 | |||||||||
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
1:38.839 | 18 | |||||||||
| 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
|
Ferrari
|
1:38.284 | 14 | |||||||||
| 63 | George Russell
|
Mercedes
|
1:38.806 | 17 | |||||||||
| 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
|
Kick Sauber-Ferrari
|
1:37.530 | 10 | |||||||||
| 81 | Oscar Piastri
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1:36.629 | 2 | |||||||||
| Source: [9] | |||||||||||||
Sprint[]
Sprint Qualifying[]
Sprint Qualifying Results[]
The full sprint qualifying results for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | Grid | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
2 | 1:36.384 | 5 | 1:36.047 | 1 | 1:57.940 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
12 | 1:37.181 | 7 | 1:36.056 | 2 | 1:59.201 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
|
Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
|
7 | 1:36.883 | 8 | 1:36.119 | 3 | 1:59.915 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen
|
Red Bull-Honda RBPT
|
3 | 1:36.456 | 1 | 1:35.606 | 4 | 2:00.028 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr.
|
Ferrari
|
6 | 1:36.719 | 6 | 1:36.052 | 5 | 2:00.214 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 11 | Sergio Pérez
|
Red Bull-Honda RBPT
|
1 | 1:36.110 | 3 | 1:35.781 | 6 | 2:00.375 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc
|
Ferrari
|
4 | 1:36.537 | 2 | 1:35.711 | 7 | 2:00.566 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
5 | 1:36.542 | 4 | 1:35.853 | 8 | 2:00.990 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
|
Kick Sauber-Ferrari
|
11 | 1:37.112 | 7 | 1:36.056 | 9 | 2:01.044 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 24 | Guanyu Zhou
|
Kick Sauber-Ferrari
|
15 | 1:37.544 | 10 | 1:36.307 | 10 | 2:03.537 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 63 | George Russell
|
Mercedes
|
13 | 1:37.310 | 11 | 1:36.345 | 11 | |||||
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
10 | 1:37.033 | 12 | 1:36.473 | 12 | |||||
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
8 | 1:36.924 | 13 | 1:36.478 | 13 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
|
RB-Honda RBPT
|
14 | 1:37.321 | 14 | 1:36.553 | 14 | |||||
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll
|
Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
|
9 | 1:36.961 | 15 | 1:36.677 | 15 | |||||
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
|
Alpine-Renault
|
16 | 1:37.632 | 16 | |||||||
| 17 | 31 | Esteban Ocon
|
Alpine-Renault
|
17 | 1:37.720 | 17 | |||||||
| 18 | 23 | Alexander Albon
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
18 | 1:37.812 | 18 | |||||||
| 19 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda
|
RB-Honda RBPT
|
19 | 1:37.892 | 19 | |||||||
| 20 | 2 | Logan Sargeant
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
20 | 1:37.923 | 20 | |||||||
| 107% Time: 1:42.837 | |||||||||||||
| Source:[10] | |||||||||||||
- Bold indicates a driver's fastest time in each session.
Sprint Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| Lando Norris | 2 | |
| ______________ | Lewis Hamilton | |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| Fernando Alonso | 4 | |
| ______________ | Max Verstappen | |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 6 | |
| ______________ | Sergio Pérez | |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| Charles Leclerc | 8 | |
| ______________ | Oscar Piastri | |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| Valtteri Bottas | 10 | |
| ______________ | Guanyu Zhou | |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| George Russell | 12 | |
| ______________ | Kevin Magnussen | |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | |
| ______________ | Daniel Ricciardo | |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| Lance Stroll | 16 | |
| ______________ | Pierre Gasly | |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| Esteban Ocon | 18 | |
| ______________ | Alexander Albon | |
| Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 20 | |
| ______________ | Logan Sargeant |
Sprint Report[]
Sprint Results[]
The full sprint results for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix are outlined below:
- * Alonso was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the sprint distance and received a ten-second penalty for colliding with Sainz. This penalty made no difference as he was already classified in the last position.
Qualifying[]
Qualifying 1[]
Qualifying 2[]
Qualifying 3[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen
|
Red Bull-Honda RBPT
|
1 | 1:34.742 | 1 | 1:33.794 | 1 | 1:33.660 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Pérez
|
Red Bull-Honda RBPT
|
15 | 1:35.457 | 2 | 1:34.026 | 2 | 1:33.982 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
8 | 1:35.116 | 7 | 1:34.652 | 3 | 1:34.148 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Lando Norris
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
3 | 1:34.842 | 5 | 1:34.460 | 4 | 1:34.165 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 81 | Oscar Piastri
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
5 | 1:35.014 | 8 | 1:34.659 | 5 | 1:34.273 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc
|
Ferrari
|
2 | 1:34.797 | 4 | 1:34.399 | 6 | 1:34.289 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz
|
Ferrari
|
4 | 1:34.970 | 3 | 1:34.368 | 7 | 1:34.297 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 63 | George Russell
|
Mercedes
|
7 | 1:35.084 | 6 | 1:34.609 | 8 | 1:34.433 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
6 | 1:35.068 | 9 | 1:34.667 | 9 | 1:34.604 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
9 | 1:35.169 | 10 | 1:34.769 | 10 | 1:34.665 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 18 | Lance Stroll
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
11 | 1:35.334 | 11 | 1:34.838 | 11 | |||||
| 12 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
|
RB-Honda RBPT
|
14 | 1:35.443 | 12 | 1:34.934 | 12 | |||||
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon
|
Alpine-Renault
|
12 | 1:35.356 | 13 | 1:35.223 | 13 | |||||
| 14 | 23 | Alexander Albon
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
13 | 1:35.384 | 14 | 1:35.241 | 14 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
|
Alpine-Renault
|
10 | 1:35.287 | 15 | 1:35.463 | 15 | |||||
| 16 | 24 | Guanyu Zhou
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
16 | 1:35.505 | 16 | |||||||
| 17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
17 | 1:35.516 | 17 | |||||||
| 18 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
18 | 1:35.573 | 18 | |||||||
| 19 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda
|
RB-Honda RBPT
|
19 | 1:35.746 | 19 | |||||||
| 20 | 2 | Logan Sargeant
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
20 | 1:36.358 | 20 | |||||||
| 107% Time: 1:41.374 | |||||||||||||
| Source:[13] | |||||||||||||
- Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| 1. Verstappen
|
2 | |
| ______________ | 11. Pérez
| |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| 14. Alonso
|
4 | |
| ______________ | 4. Norris
| |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| 81. Piastri
|
6 | |
| ______________ | 16. Leclerc
| |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| 55. Sainz
|
8 | |
| ______________ | 63. Russell
| |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| 27. Hülkenberg
|
10 | |
| ______________ | 77. Bottas
| |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| 18. Stroll
|
12 | |
| ______________ | 3. Ricciardo
| |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| 31. Ocon
|
14 | |
| ______________ | 23. Albon
| |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| 10. Gasly
|
16 | |
| ______________ | 24. Zhou
| |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| 20. Magnussen
|
18 | |
| ______________ | 44. Hamilton
| |
| Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
| 22. Tsunoda
|
20 | |
| ______________ | 2. Sargeant
|
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The full race results for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix are outlined below:
Milestones[]
- 5th consecutive pole position at the start of the season for Max Verstappen.
- This record has not been achieved since 1999
- 100th pole for Red Bull Racing
Standings[]
Only point-scoring drivers are shown. |
Only point-scoring constructors are shown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ Nichol, Jake (24 November 2023). "F1 Commission agrees to reverse 2025 ban; Sprint format to be tweaked" (in en). RacingNews365. https://racingnews365.com/f1-commission-agrees-to-2025-ban-sprint-format-to-be-tweaked.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (24 November 2023). "F1 approves plans for sprint format revamp for 2024; Tyre blanket ban abandoned" (in en). Motorsport.com. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-approves-sprint-format-revamp-for-2024-tyre-blanket-ban-abandoned/10550929/.
- ↑ "Formula 1 calendar to feature six Sprint events from 2023 onwards". 27 September 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-formula-1-calendar-to-feature-six-sprint-events-from-2023-onwards.6JpUPQeXnDnmYEzvlcySXk.html. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Formula 1 announces 2024 Sprint Calendar" (in en). www.formula1.com. 5 December 2023. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-announces-2024-sprint-calendar.7qBSzIpqD6C2IobIRm9HHm.html.
- ↑ Suttill, Josh (5 February 2024). "New F1 sprint format + DRS and engine limit tweaks announced" (in en). https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/new-f1-sprint-format-drs-engine-limit-tweaks-announced/. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ↑ Boxall-Legge, Jake (5 February 2024). "F1 sprint race weekend format set for reshuffle in 2024" (in en). https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-sprint-race-weekend-format-reshuffle-2024/10572695/?fbclid=IwAR0KyqmC6mmn4ppj1H4F_6i-L7FlZjSh9ijp5b6BzFbtMnuaUC7CIhcWup4. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ↑ "China 2024: Entrants", statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2024), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2024/chine/engages.aspx, (Accessed 18/04/2024)
- ↑ 2024 Chinese Grand Prix - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2024 Chinese Grand Prix - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2024 Chinese Grand Prix - Final Sprint Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ "FORMULA 1 LENOVO CHINESE GRAND PRIX 2024 - SPRINT", formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2024), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2024/races/1233/china/sprint-results.html, (Accessed 19/04/2024)
- ↑ "China 2024: Sprint", statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2024), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2024/chine/sprint.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2024)
- ↑ 2024 Chinese Grand Prix - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2024 Chinese Grand Prix - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
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