The 2025 Chinese Grand Prix, officially known as the Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2025, was the second race of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Shanghai International Circuit, from 21st to 23rd of March 2025.
Background[]
This weekend China hosted the first Sprint race of the 2025 season.
Sprint[]
Entry List[]
The full entry for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
Sprint Qualifying[]
| Position | Number | Driver | Car | Laps | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 15 | 1:31.212 | 1:31.384 | 1:30.849 |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Redbull Racing Honda | 12 | 1:131.916 | 1:31.521 | 1:30.867 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 13 | 1:31.723 | 1:31.362 | 1:30.929 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 15 | 1:31.518 | 1:31.561 | 1:31.037 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russel | Mercedes | 18 | 1:31.952 | 1:31.346 | 1:31.169 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 13 | 1:31.396 | 1:31.174 | 1:31.393 |
| 7 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 17 | 1:31.999 | 1:31.475 | 1:31.738 |
| 8 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls Honda | 12 | 1:32.462 | 1:31.794 | 1:31.773 |
| 9 | 23 | Alexander Albom | Williams Mercedes | 14 | 1:32.462 | 1:31.539 | 1:31.852 |
| 10 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 12 | 1:32.327 | 1:31.742 | 1:31.982 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 8 | 1:32.121 | 1:31.815 | |
| 12 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 9 | 1:32.269 | 1:31.978 | |
| 13 | 55 | Carlos Saniz | Williams Mercedes | 10 | 1:32.457 | 1:31.325 | |
| 14 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 12 | 1:32.539 | 1:32.564 | |
| 15 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda | 8 | 1:32.171 | DNF | |
| 16 | 7 | Jack Doohan | Alpine Renault | 6 | 1:32.575 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 6 | 1:32.640 | ||
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 6 | 1:32.651 | ||
| 19 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 6 | 1:32.675 | ||
| 20 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RedBull Racing Honda | 5 | 1:32.729 |
Sprint Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
| 2 |  44. Hamilton
| |
 1. Verstappen
|
______________ | |
| Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
| 4 |  81. Piastri
| |
 16. Leclerc
|
______________ | |
| Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
| 6 | 63. Russell
| |
| 4. Norris
|
______________ | |
| Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
| 8 |  12. Antonelli
| |
 22. Tsunoda
|
______________ | |
| Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
| 10 |  23. Albon
| |
 18. Stroll
|
______________ | |
| Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
| 12 |  14. Alonso
| |
| 87. Bearman
|
______________ | |
| Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
| 14 | 55. Sainz
| |
 5. Bortoleto
|
______________ | |
| Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
| 16 |  6. Hadjar
| |
| 7. Doohan
|
______________ | |
| Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
| 18 | 10. Gasly
| |
| 31. Ocon
|
______________ | |
| Row 10 | ______________ | 19 |
| 20 |  30. Lawson
| |
 27. Hülkenberg
|
______________ |
- Note - Hulkenberg required to start from pit lane after his car was modified under Parc Ferme conditions.
Sprint[]
Sprint Results[]
The full Sprint results for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix are outlined below:
Qualifying[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | ||||||||
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
8 | 1:31.591 | 3 | 1:31.200 | 1 | 1:30.641 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 63 | George Russell
|
Mercedes
|
4 | 1:31.295 | 6 | 1:31.307 | 2 | 1:30.723 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1 | 1:30.983 | 1 | 1:30.787 | 3 | 1:30.793 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen
|
 Red Bull-Honda RBPT
|
5 | 1:31.424 | 2 | 1:31.142 | 4 | 1:30.817 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Ferrari
|
11 | 1:31.690 | 8 | 1:31.501 | 5 | 1:30.927 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc
|
Ferrari
|
7 | 1:31.579 | 7 | 1:31.450 | 6 | 1:31.021 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Isack Hadjar
|
RB-Honda RBPT
|
2 | 1:31.162 | 4 | 1:31.253 | 7 | 1:31.079 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 12 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli
|
Mercedes
|
10 | 1:31.676 | 9 | 1:31.590 | 8 | 1:31.103 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda
|
RB-Honda RBPT
|
3 | 1:31.238 | 5 | 1:31.260 | 9 | 1:31.638 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 23 | Alexander Albon
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
6 | 1:31.503 | 10 | 1:31.595 | 10 | 1:31.706 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon
|
 Haas-Ferrari
|
13 | 1:31.876 | 11 | 1:31.625 | 11 | |||||
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
 Sauber-Ferrari
|
14 | 1:31.921 | 12 | 1:31.632 | 12 | |||||
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
12 | 1:31.719 | 13 | 1:31.688 | 13 | |||||
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
15 | 1:31.923 | 14 | 1:31.773 | 14 | |||||
| 15 | 55 | Carlos Sainz
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
9 | 1:31.628 | 15 | 1:31.840 | 15 | |||||
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
|
Alpine-Renault
|
16 | 1:31.992 | 16 | |||||||
| 17 | 87 | Oliver Bearman
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
17 | 1:32.018 | 17 | |||||||
| 18 | 7 | Jack Doohan
|
Alpine-Renault
|
18 | 1:32.092 | 18 | |||||||
| 19 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
19 | 1:32.141 | 19 | |||||||
| 20 | 30 | Liam Lawson
|
Red Bull-Honda RBPT
|
20 | 1:32.174 | 20 | |||||||
| 107% Time: 1:37.352 | |||||||||||||
| Source:[4] | |||||||||||||
- Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
| 2 | 81. Piastri
| |
| 63. Russell
|
______________ | |
| Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
| 4 | 4. Norris
| |
| 1. Verstappen
|
______________ | |
| Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
| 6 | 44. Hamilton
| |
| 16. Leclerc
|
______________ | |
| Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
| 8 | 6. Hadjar
| |
| 12. Antonelli
|
______________ | |
| Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
| 10 | 22. Tsunoda
| |
| 23. Albon
|
______________ | |
| Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
| 12 | 31. Ocon
| |
| 27. Hülkenberg
|
______________ | |
| Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
| 14 | 14. Alonso
| |
| 18. Stroll
|
______________ | |
| Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
| 16 | 55. Sainz
| |
| 10. Gasly
|
______________ | |
| Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
| 18 | 87. Bearman
| |
| 7. Doohan
|
______________ | |
| Row 10 | ______________ | 19 |
| 20 | 5. Bortoleto
| |
| 30. Lawson
|
______________ |
- Lawson required to start from pit lane after his car was modified under Parc Ferme conditions.
Race:[]
Results[]
The full race results for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
56 | 1:30:55.026 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
56 | +9.748 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell
|
Mercedes
|
56 | +11.097 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen
|
Red Bull-Honda RBPT
|
56 | +16.656 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 31 | Esteban Ocon
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
56 | +49.969 | 11 | 10 |
| 6 | 12 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli
|
Mercedes
|
56 | +53.748 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 23 | Alexander Albon
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
56 | +56.321 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 87 | Oliver Bearman
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
56 | +1:01.303 | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | 18 | Lance Stroll
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
56 | +1:10.204 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
56 | +1:16.387 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Isack Hadjar
|
RB-Honda RBPT
|
56 | +1:18.875 | 7 | |
| 12 | 30 | Liam Lawson
|
Red Bull-Honda RBPT
|
56 | +1:21.147 | 20 | |
| 13 | 7 | Jack Doohan
|
Alpine-Renault
|
56 | +1:28.401 | 18 | |
| 14 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
55 | +10.756 | 19 | |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
55 | +20.226 | 12 | |
| 16 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda
|
RB-Honda RBPT
|
55 | +23.511 | 9 | |
| Ret | 14 | Fernando Alonso
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
4 | Retired | 13 | |
| DSQ | 16 | Charles Leclerc
|
Ferrari
|
0 | Disqualified | 6 | |
| DSQ | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Ferrari
|
0 | Disqualified | 5 | |
| DSQ | 10 | Pierre Gasly
|
Alpine-Renault
|
0 | Disqualified | 16 | |
| Source:[5] | |||||||
Notes[]
- Doohan received a 10-second time penalty for forcing another driver off track.
- Leclerc, Gasly and Hamilton disqualified for technical infringements.
Milestones[]
- This was the first race since changing teams, that Lewis Hamilton was on Pole (in the sprint) and also got a Podium (Sprint) for Ferrari
- This was the first Pole Position for Oscar Piastri, that he received in qualifying
- This was McLaren's 50th 1-2 finish in a Grand Prix throughout their time in F1
Standings[]
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References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ 2025 Chinese Grand Prix - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2025/races/1255/china/sprint-qualifying
- ↑ 2025 Chinese Grand Prix - Final Sprint Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2025 Chinese Grand Prix - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2025 Chinese Grand Prix - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
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| Engines | Ferrari 066/12 • Mercedes-AMG F1 M15 • Honda RBPTH002 • Renault E-Tech RE24 | |
| Drivers | 1 Verstappen • 4 Norris • 10 Gasly • 11 Perez • 12 Antonelli • 14 Alonso • 16 Leclerc • 18 Stroll • 22 Tsunoda • 23 Albon • 27 Hulkenberg • 30 Lawson • 31 Ocon • 44 Hamilton • 50 Bearman • 55 Sainz • 61 Doohan • 63 Russell • 81 Piastri • Bortoleto | |
| Team Reports | Alpine • Aston Martin • Ferrari • Haas • McLaren • Mercedes • RB • Red Bull • Sauber • Williams | |
| Driver Reports | Verstappen • Norris • Gasly • Perez • Antonelli • Alonso • Leclerc • Stroll • Tsunoda • Albon • Hulkenberg • Lawson • Ocon • Hamilton • Bearman • Sainz • Doohan • Russell • Piastri • Bortoleto | |
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