What time is the 2026 Chinese GP?
Schedule for starting times of free practice, sprint qualifying, sprint, qualifying and race of the 2026 Chinese GP.
Training
Sprint qualifying
Sprint
Qualifying
Race
Times are shown for UTC (+00:00)
Results
| Name | Team | Time | Laps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS George Russell | Mercedes | 1:32.741 | 29 | |
| 2 | ANT Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +0.120s | 30 | |
| 3 | NOR Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.555s | 29 | |
| 4 | PIA Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.731s | 28 | |
| 5 | LEC Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.858s | 28 | |
| 6 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +1.388s | 26 | |
| 7 | BEA Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | +1.685s | 28 | |
| 8 | VER Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | +1.800s | 24 | |
| 9 | HUL Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | +1.898s | 27 | |
| 10 | GAS Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1.935s | 28 | |
| 11 | LAW Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +2.032s | 29 | |
| 12 | BOR Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | +2.087s | 26 | |
| 13 | HAD Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | +2.115s | 26 | |
| 14 | OCO Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | +2.136s | 25 | |
| 15 | COL Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +2.206s | 26 | |
| 16 | ALB Alexander Albon | Williams | +2.739s | 31 | |
| 17 | SAI Carlos Sainz | Williams | +2.938s | 18 | |
| 18 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +3.115s | 18 | |
| 19 | BOT Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | +3.316s | 25 | |
| 20 | STR Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +4.483s | 20 | |
| 21 | LIN Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | +5.155s | 6 | |
| 22 | PER Sergio Perez | Cadillac | +6.459s | 13 |
| Name | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS George Russell | Mercedes | 1:33.030 | 1:32.241 | 1:31.520 | 1:31.520 (Q3) | |
| 2 | ANT Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:33.455 | 1:32.291 | 1:31.809 | 1:31.809 (Q3) | |
| 3 | NOR Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:33.783 | 1:33.086 | 1:32.141 | 1:32.141 (Q3) | |
| 4 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:33.148 | 1:33.042 | 1:32.161 | 1:32.161 (Q3) | |
| 5 | PIA Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:33.813 | 1:33.038 | 1:32.224 | 1:32.224 (Q3) | |
| 6 | LEC Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33.194 | 1:32.602 | 1:32.528 | 1:32.528 (Q3) | |
| 7 | GAS Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:33.970 | 1:33.405 | 1:32.888 | 1:32.888 (Q3) | |
| 8 | VER Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.170 | 1:33.564 | 1:33.254 | 1:33.254 (Q3) | |
| 9 | BEA Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.280 | 1:33.501 | 1:33.409 | 1:33.409 (Q3) | |
| 10 | HAD Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.447 | 1:33.620 | 1:33.723 | 1:33.723 (Q3) | |
| 11 | HUL Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:33.997 | 1:33.635 | - | 1:33.635 (Q2) | |
| 12 | OCO Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.087 | 1:33.639 | - | 1:33.639 (Q2) | |
| 13 | LAW Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:34.110 | 1:33.714 | - | 1:33.714 (Q2) | |
| 14 | BOR Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:34.291 | 1:33.774 | - | 1:33.774 (Q2) | |
| 15 | LIN Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:34.495 | 1:34.048 | - | 1:34.048 (Q2) | |
| 16 | COL Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:34.592 | 1:34.327 | - | 1:34.327 (Q2) | |
| 17 | SAI Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:34.761 | - | - | 1:34.761 (Q1) | |
| 18 | ALB Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:35.305 | - | - | 1:35.305 (Q1) | |
| 19 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:35.581 | - | - | 1:35.581 (Q1) | |
| 20 | STR Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:36.151 | - | - | 1:36.151 (Q1) | |
| 21 | BOT Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:37.378 | - | - | 1:37.378 (Q1) |
| Name | Team | Time | Laps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS George Russell | Mercedes | 33:38.998 | 19 | |
| 2 | LEC Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.674s | 19 | |
| 3 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +2.554s | 19 | |
| 4 | NOR Lando Norris | McLaren | +4.433s | 19 | |
| 5 | ANT Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +5.688s | 19 | |
| 6 | PIA Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +6.809s | 19 | |
| 7 | LAW Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +10.900s | 19 | |
| 8 | BEA Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | +11.271s | 19 | |
| 9 | VER Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | +11.619s | 19 | |
| 10 | OCO Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | +13.887s | 19 | |
| 11 | GAS Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +14.780s | 19 | |
| 12 | SAI Carlos Sainz | Williams | +15.753s | 19 | |
| 13 | BOR Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | +15.858s | 19 | |
| 14 | COL Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +16.393s | 19 | |
| 15 | HAD Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | +16.430s | 19 | |
| 16 | ALB Alexander Albon | Williams | +20.014s | 19 | |
| 17 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +21.599s | 19 | |
| 18 | STR Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +21.971s | 19 | |
| 19 | PER Sergio Perez | Cadillac | +28.241s | 19 | |
| - | HUL Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | DNF | 12 | |
| - | BOT Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | DNF | 12 | |
| - | LIN Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | DNF | 11 |
| Name | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANT Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:33.305 | 1:32.443 | 1:32.064 | 1:32.064 (Q3) | |
| 2 | RUS George Russell | Mercedes | 1:33.262 | 1:32.523 | 1:32.286 | 1:32.286 (Q3) | |
| 3 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:33.522 | 1:32.567 | 1:32.415 | 1:32.415 (Q3) | |
| 4 | LEC Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33.175 | 1:32.486 | 1:32.428 | 1:32.428 (Q3) | |
| 5 | PIA Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:33.590 | 1:33.130 | 1:32.550 | 1:32.550 (Q3) | |
| 6 | NOR Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:33.535 | 1:32.910 | 1:32.608 | 1:32.608 (Q3) | |
| 7 | GAS Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:33.788 | 1:33.003 | 1:32.873 | 1:32.873 (Q3) | |
| 8 | VER Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.417 | 1:33.098 | 1:33.002 | 1:33.002 (Q3) | |
| 9 | HAD Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.632 | 1:33.352 | 1:33.121 | 1:33.121 (Q3) | |
| 10 | BEA Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.687 | 1:33.197 | 1:33.292 | 1:33.292 (Q3) | |
| 11 | HUL Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:34.116 | 1:33.354 | - | 1:33.354 (Q2) | |
| 12 | COL Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:33.634 | 1:33.357 | - | 1:33.357 (Q2) | |
| 13 | OCO Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.974 | 1:33.538 | - | 1:33.538 (Q2) | |
| 14 | LAW Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:34.139 | 1:33.765 | - | 1:33.765 (Q2) | |
| 15 | LIN Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:33.906 | 1:33.784 | - | 1:33.784 (Q2) | |
| 16 | BOR Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:33.549 | 1:33.965 | - | 1:33.965 (Q2) | |
| 17 | SAI Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:34.317 | - | - | 1:34.317 (Q1) | |
| 18 | ALB Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:34.772 | - | - | 1:34.772 (Q1) | |
| 19 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:35.203 | - | - | 1:35.203 (Q1) | |
| 20 | BOT Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:35.436 | - | - | 1:35.436 (Q1) | |
| 21 | STR Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:35.995 | - | - | 1:35.995 (Q1) | |
| 22 | PER Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:36.906 | - | - | 1:36.906 (Q1) |
| Name | Team | Time | Laps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANT Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:33:15.607 | 56 | |
| 2 | RUS George Russell | Mercedes | +5.515s | 56 | |
| 3 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +25.267s | 56 | |
| 4 | LEC Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +28.894s | 56 | |
| 5 | BEA Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | +57.268s | 56 | |
| 6 | GAS Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +59.647s | 56 | |
| 7 | LAW Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +80.588s | 56 | |
| 8 | HAD Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | +87.247s | 56 | |
| 9 | SAI Carlos Sainz | Williams | +1 LAP | 55 | |
| 10 | COL Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +1 LAP | 55 | |
| 11 | HUL Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | +1 LAP | 55 | |
| 12 | LIN Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | +1 LAP | 55 | |
| 13 | BOT Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | +1 LAP | 55 | |
| 14 | OCO Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | +1 LAP | 55 | |
| 15 | PER Sergio Perez | Cadillac | +1 LAP | 55 | |
| - | VER Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | DNF | 45 | |
| - | ALO Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | DNF | 32 | |
| - | STR Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | DNF | 9 | |
| - | PIA Oscar Piastri | McLaren | DNS | 0 | |
| - | NOR Lando Norris | McLaren | DNS | 0 | |
| - | BOR Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | DNS | 0 | |
| - | ALB Alexander Albon | Williams | DNS | 0 |
Shanghai International Circuit
Info
5,451 km,
16 turns
Fastest lap
1:32.238
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Michael Schumacher, Ferrari,
2004