All sessionsTIMING TOWER
R02

Chinese Grand PrixChange circuit

Shanghai · 15 March 2026

Podium
RUS
2
ANT
1
HAM
3
Margin
+5.515s
1st to 2nd
Fastest lap
1:35.275
ANT
Top speed
353 km/h
GAS
Championship lead→
RUS · 51pts
+4 pts

Pace trend across the weekend

% behind that session's fastest team -- lower is better, across every session run so far

Hover a point for the exact numbers.

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Mercedes
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McLaren
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Ferrari
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Red Bull Racing
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Alpine
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Haas F1 Team
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Audi
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Racing Bulls
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Williams
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Aston Martin
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Cadillac

Tyre sets used across the weekend

One icon per fresh set mounted, by session, Race included -- allocation is per driver, not shared with a teammate

SOFT
MEDIUM
HARD
DriverFP1SQSQRTotal
COL
-
11
GAS
-
10
ALO
10
STR
9
BOR
-
-8
HUL
-
9
BOT
9
PER
-
7
HAM
-
11
LEC
-
11
BEA
-
11
OCO
-
10
NOR
-
-9
PIA
-
-9
ANT
-
11
RUS
12
LAW
10
LIN
-
9
HAD
-
12
VER
-
11
ALB
-7
SAI
9

Practice long-run pace vs. Race pace

Same team order on both charts -- a team sliding down the order between them under- or over-performed what practice suggested

Practice 1 -- long-run pace

McLarenBestFerrari+0.98%Audi+1.38%Mercedes+2.69%Williams+3.24%Alpine+3.27%Haas F1 Team+4.29%Racing Bulls+6.02%Red Bull Racing+6.33%Cadillac+6.55%

Race -- fuel-corrected pace

Ferrari+0.96%Audi+1.82%MercedesBestWilliams+2.87%Alpine+1.54%Haas F1 Team+1.63%Racing Bulls+2.18%Red Bull Racing+1.53%Cadillac+3.78%

Sprint pace vs. Race pace

Sprint-format weekend only -- same team order on both charts, does Saturday's short race predict Sunday's?

Sprint -- fuel-corrected pace

FerrariBestMercedesBestMcLaren+0.69%Audi+1.56%Red Bull Racing+1.77%Racing Bulls+1.80%Williams+2.12%Cadillac+2.35%Haas F1 Team+2.36%Alpine+2.39%Aston Martin+2.68%

Race -- fuel-corrected pace

Ferrari+0.96%MercedesBestAudi+1.82%Red Bull Racing+1.53%Racing Bulls+2.18%Williams+2.87%Cadillac+3.78%Haas F1 Team+1.63%Alpine+1.54%Aston Martin+3.40%

Qualifying progression

Time found from a driver's Q1 best to their best in the last phase they reached

Mercedes+0.976s foundfield median +0.405sMcLaren+0.927s foundfield median +0.405sFerrari+0.747s foundfield median +0.405sRed Bull Racing+0.415s foundfield median +0.405sHaas F1 Team+0.395s foundfield median +0.405sAlpine+0.277s foundfield median +0.405sRacing Bulls+0.122s foundfield median +0.405sAudi+-0.416s foundfield median +0.405s

Track time before the race

Total laps run in Practice and Sprint, fewest first -- Qualifying isn't counted

LIN17 laps-31 vs teammatePER32 laps-5 vs teammateBOT37 lapsALO37 laps-2 vs teammateSAI37 laps-13 vs teammateSTR39 lapsHUL40 laps-5 vs teammateVER43 laps-2 vs teammateOCO44 laps-3 vs teammateHAD45 lapsBOR45 lapsHAM45 laps-2 vs teammateCOL45 laps-2 vs teammateBEA47 lapsPIA47 laps-1 vs teammateLEC47 lapsGAS47 lapsLAW48 lapsNOR48 lapsRUS48 laps-1 vs teammateANT49 lapsALB50 laps