2019 Chinese Grand Prix
- Date
- 14 Apr 2019
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
- Round
- 3 of 21
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Valtteri Bottas (1:31.547)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 56 | 1:32:06.350 | 25 | |
| 2 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 56 | +6.552 | 18 | |
| 3 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 56 | +13.744 | 15 | |
| 4 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | 56 | +27.627 | 12 | |
| 5 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 56 | +31.276 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Red Bull | 6 | 56 | +89.307 | 1:34.742 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Renault | 7 | 55 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 8 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Racing Point | 12 | 55 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 55 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Toro Rosso | PL | 55 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 10 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Racing Point | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | McLaren | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 99 | GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Williams | 17 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 88 | KUBRobert Kubica | Williams | 18 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 15 | 50 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 11 | 41 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Renault | 8 | 16 | Power Unit | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 22, 36), stints of 22, 14, 20 laps
- 2nd
- Valtteri Bottas: 2 stops (laps 21, 36), stints of 21, 15, 20 laps
- 3rd
- Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 18, 35), stints of 18, 17, 21 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 5 · 2 stops: 11 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 19 of 56
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 22 (22.6 s), 36 (23.6 s) | 221420 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 2 | 21 (22.2 s), 36 (24.1 s) | 211520 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 18 (22.7 s), 35 (22.3 s) | 181721 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 2 | 17 (23.2 s), 34 (22.4 s) | 171722 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 2 | 22 (22.9 s), 42 (24.2 s) | 222014 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 3 | 19 (22.3 s), 39 (22.7 s), 53 (22.4 s) | 1920143 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 1 | 18 (23.5 s) | 1837 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 20 (23.7 s) | 2035 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 25 (23.9 s) | 2530 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 1 | 19 (23.2 s) | 1936 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 2 | 8 (23.3 s), 35 (23.5 s) | 82720 |
| STRLance Stroll | 2 | 20 (23.5 s), 44 (23.5 s) | 202411 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 2 | 9 (24.0 s), 33 (23.4 s) | 92422 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 2 | 1 (45.9 s), 36 (22.5 s) | 3519 |
| GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | 2 | 7 (25.2 s), 30 (25.1 s) | 72325 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 2 | 22 (24.3 s), 49 (24.0 s) | 22275 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 1 | 26 (32.6 s) | 2628 |
| NORLando Norris | 3 | 1 (50.7 s), 17 (33.6 s), 34 (22.5 s) | 161716 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 3 | 7 (17.3 s), 25 (26.1 s), 30 (43.2 s) | 718511 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 1 | 11 (24.1 s) | 115 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32.658 | 1:31.728 | 1:31.547 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.115 | 1:31.637 | 1:31.570 | +0.023 Q3 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.557 | 1:32.232 | 1:31.848 | +0.301 Q3 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.712 | 1:32.324 | 1:31.865 | +0.318 Q3 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.274 | 1:32.369 | 1:32.089 | +0.542 Q3 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 1:33.863 | 1:32.948 | 1:32.930 | +1.383 Q3 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:33.709 | 1:33.214 | 1:32.958 | +1.411 Q3 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:33.644 | 1:33.968 | 1:32.962 | +1.415 Q3 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.036 | 1:33.150 | +1.603 Q2 | |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.752 | 1:33.156 | +1.609 Q2 | |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:33.783 | 1:33.236 | +1.689 Q2 | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:34.026 | 1:33.299 | +1.752 Q2 | |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.125 | 1:33.419 | +1.872 Q2 | |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1:33.686 | 1:33.523 | +1.976 Q2 | |
| 15 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:34.148 | 1:33.967 | +2.420 Q2 | |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:34.292 | +2.745 Q1 | ||
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 1:35.253 | +3.706 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 1:35.281 | +3.734 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
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 68 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 62 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 0 | 39 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0 | 37 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | 36 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 0 | 6 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 3 | 130 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 0 | 73 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 0 | 52 |
| 4 | Renault | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Racing Point | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 0 |