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2018 Chinese Grand Prix

Date
15 Apr 2018
Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
Round
3 of 21
Winner
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel (1:31.095)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 3 RICDaniel Ricciardo Red Bull 6 56 1:35:36.380 1:35.785 25
2 77 BOTValtteri Bottas Mercedes 3 56 +8.894 18
3 7 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 2 56 +9.637 15
4 44 HAMLewis Hamilton Mercedes 4 56 +16.985 12
5 33 VERMax Verstappen Red Bull 5 56 +20.436 10
6 27 HULNico Hülkenberg Renault 7 56 +21.052 8
7 14 ALOFernando Alonso McLaren 13 56 +30.639 6
8 5 VETSebastian Vettel Ferrari 1 56 +35.286 4
9 55 SAICarlos Sainz Renault 9 56 +35.763 2
10 20 MAGKevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 11 56 +39.594 1
11 31 OCOEsteban Ocon Force India 12 56 +44.050 0
12 11 PERSergio Pérez Force India 8 56 +44.725 0
13 2 VANStoffel Vandoorne McLaren 14 56 +49.373 0
14 18 STRLance Stroll Williams 18 56 +55.490 0
15 35 SIRSergey Sirotkin Williams 16 56 +58.241 0
16 9 ERIMarcus Ericsson Sauber 20 56 +62.604 0
17 8 GRORomain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 10 56 +65.296 0
18 10 GASPierre Gasly Toro Rosso 17 56 +66.330 0
19 16 LECCharles Leclerc Sauber 19 56 +82.575 0
20 28 HARBrendon Hartley Toro Rosso 15 51 Collision damage 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Safety car, laps 31 to 36 1234567891011121314151617181920 Lap 1Lap 14Lap 28Lap 42Lap 56 Brendon Hartley: pit stop on lap 10Esteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 11Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 12Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 12Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 13Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 16Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 17Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 17Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 18Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 19Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 20Pierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 20Charles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 21Stoffel Vandoorne: pit stop on lap 22Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 23Kevin Magnussen: pit stop on lap 24Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 27Sergey Sirotkin: pit stop on lap 28Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 29Marcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 29Brendon Hartley: pit stop on lap 30Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 31Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 31Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 31Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 31Esteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 31Pierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 31Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 32Sergey Sirotkin: pit stop on lap 33Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 46 VETBOTVERRAIHAMRICHULSAIGROMAGALOSTROCOPERSIRVANHARLECGASERI
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 31 to 36 +0.0 s+20.0 s+40.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 32Lap 40Lap 48Lap 56 Brendon Hartley: pit stop on lap 10, 23.2 s in the pit laneEsteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 11, 23.3 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 12, 22.9 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 12, 23.9 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 13, 23.7 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 16, 23.0 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 17, 23.0 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 17, 22.7 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 18, 22.5 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 19, 22.1 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 20, 23.0 s in the pit lanePierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 20, 23.9 s in the pit laneCharles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 21, 23.4 s in the pit laneStoffel Vandoorne: pit stop on lap 22, 23.7 s in the pit laneLance Stroll: pit stop on lap 23, 22.7 s in the pit laneKevin Magnussen: pit stop on lap 24, 23.0 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 27, 22.9 s in the pit laneSergey Sirotkin: pit stop on lap 28, 23.7 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 29, 24.1 s in the pit laneMarcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 29, 22.8 s in the pit laneBrendon Hartley: pit stop on lap 30, 24.1 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 31, 23.3 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 31, 22.7 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 31, 22.6 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 31, 23.1 s in the pit laneEsteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 31, 22.6 s in the pit lanePierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 31, 34.6 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 32, 22.3 s in the pit laneSergey Sirotkin: pit stop on lap 33, 22.7 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 46, 23.7 s in the pit lane VETBOTVERRAIHAMRICHULSAIGROMAGALOSTROCOPERSIRVANHARLECGASERI
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 44 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Daniel Ricciardo: 2 stops (laps 17, 31), stints of 17, 14, 25 laps
2nd
Valtteri Bottas: 1 stop (lap 19), stints of 19, 37 laps
3rd
Kimi Räikkönen: 1 stop (lap 27), stints of 27, 29 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 10 · 2 stops: 10
First stops
median lap 20 of 56

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
RICDaniel Ricciardo217 (23.0 s), 31 (22.7 s)
171425
BOTValtteri Bottas119 (22.1 s)
1937
RAIKimi Räikkönen127 (22.9 s)
2729
HAMLewis Hamilton118 (22.5 s)
1838
VERMax Verstappen217 (22.7 s), 31 (22.6 s)
171425
HULNico Hülkenberg213 (23.7 s), 31 (23.3 s)
131825
ALOFernando Alonso129 (24.1 s)
2927
VETSebastian Vettel120 (23.0 s)
2036
SAICarlos Sainz212 (23.9 s), 31 (23.1 s)
121925
MAGKevin Magnussen124 (23.0 s)
2432
OCOEsteban Ocon211 (23.3 s), 31 (22.6 s)
112025
PERSergio Pérez212 (22.9 s), 32 (22.3 s)
122024
VANStoffel Vandoorne122 (23.7 s)
2234
STRLance Stroll123 (22.7 s)
2333
SIRSergey Sirotkin228 (23.7 s), 33 (22.7 s)
28523
ERIMarcus Ericsson129 (22.8 s)
2927
GRORomain Grosjean216 (23.0 s), 46 (23.7 s)
163010
GASPierre Gasly220 (23.9 s), 31 (34.6 s)
201125
LECCharles Leclerc121 (23.4 s)
2135
HARBrendon Hartley210 (23.2 s), 30 (24.1 s)
102021

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Sebastian VettelFerrari1:32.1711:32.3851:31.095fastest Q3
2Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:32.4741:32.2861:31.182+0.087 Q3
3Valtteri BottasMercedes1:32.9211:32.0631:31.625+0.530 Q3
4Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:33.2831:31.9141:31.675+0.580 Q3
5Max VerstappenRed Bull1:32.9321:32.8091:31.796+0.701 Q3
6Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:33.8771:32.6881:31.948+0.853 Q3
7Nico HülkenbergRenault1:33.5451:32.4941:32.532+1.399 Q2
8Sergio PérezForce India1:33.4641:32.9311:32.758+1.663 Q3
9Carlos SainzRenault1:33.3151:32.9701:32.819+1.724 Q3
10Romain GrosjeanHaas F1 Team1:33.2381:32.5241:32.855+1.429 Q2
11Kevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team1:33.3591:32.986+1.891 Q2
12Esteban OconForce India1:33.5851:33.057+1.962 Q2
13Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:33.4281:33.232+2.137 Q2
14Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren1:33.8241:33.505+2.410 Q2
15Brendon HartleyToro Rosso1:34.0131:33.795+2.700 Q2
16Sergey SirotkinWilliams1:34.062+2.967 Q1
17Pierre GaslyToro Rosso1:34.101+3.006 Q1
18Lance StrollWilliams1:34.285+3.190 Q1
19Charles LeclercSauber1:34.454+3.359 Q1
20Marcus EricssonSauber1:34.914+3.819 Q1

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 2 54
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 0 45
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 0 40
4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1 37
5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0 30
6 Fernando Alonso McLaren 0 22
7 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 0 22
8 Max Verstappen Red Bull 0 18
9 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 0 12
10 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 0 11

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Mercedes 0 85
2 Ferrari 2 84
3 Red Bull 1 55
4 McLaren 0 28
5 Renault 0 25
6 Toro Rosso 0 12
7 Haas F1 Team 0 11
8 Sauber 0 2
9 Force India 0 1
10 Williams 0 0

Full 2018 standings