F1 2026Round 2
CompletedSprint weekend
🇨🇳 Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit — Shanghai, China
Sunday, 15 March 2026
Race result
1
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
1:33:22.105
2
George Russell
Mercedes
+5.521s
3
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
+12.337s
Fastest lap:Lando Norris1:31.892
About this Grand Prix
Shanghai's sweeping layout and long back straight provide ample overtaking opportunities. The first sprint weekend of 2026 saw Kimi Antonelli claim his maiden F1 victory, becoming the youngest Italian GP winner since Giancarlo Fisichella.
Weekend schedule
FP1
Fri 13 Mar
03:30 UTC
Sprint Qualifying
Fri 13 Mar
07:30 UTC
Sprint
Sat 14 Mar
03:00 UTC
Qualifying
Sat 14 Mar
07:00 UTC
Race
Sun 15 Mar
07:00 UTC
Circuit info
Laps
56
Length
5.451 km
Lap record
1:32.238
Michael Schumacher (2004)
Race distance
305.3 km
Race info
- Round
- 2 of 22
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit
- Location
- Shanghai, China
- Race date
- 15 Mar
- Format
- Sprint weekend