F1 China GP 2026 Race Results

Andrea Kimi Antonelli dominated the race in his Mercedes (Mercedes-AMG F1 M17)), crossing the finish line with a time of 01:33:15.607. Starting from pole and maintaining his lead throughout, Andrea Kimi Antonelli secured a flawless victory, earning the maximum 25 championship points.

China 2026

Race Results

Final Positions

Winner

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

01:33:15.607
Pole Position

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

00:01:32.064
Fastest Lap

52
Race Distance

56

305.066 K

Pos	Driver	Team	Time/Gap	Status
1	George Russell	Mercedes Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	00:01:32.741	ON TRACK
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:00.120	ON TRACK
3	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:00.555	ON TRACK
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:00.731	ON TRACK
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:00.858	ON TRACK
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:01.388	ON TRACK
7	Oliver Bearman	Haas Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:01.685	ON TRACK
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Red Bull Ford DM01	+00:00:01.800	ON TRACK
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi Audi AFR 26 Hybrid	+00:00:01.898	ON TRACK
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:01.935	ON TRACK
11	Liam Lawson	RB Red Bull Ford DM01	+00:00:02.032	ON TRACK
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi Audi AFR 26 Hybrid	+00:00:02.087	ON TRACK
13	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Red Bull Ford DM01	+00:00:02.115	ON TRACK
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:02.136	ON TRACK
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:02.206	ON TRACK
16	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:02.739	ON TRACK
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:02.938	ON TRACK
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Honda RA626H	+00:00:03.115	ON TRACK
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:03.316	ON TRACK
20	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Honda RA626H	+00:00:04.483	ON TRACK
21	Arvid Lindblad	RB Red Bull Ford DM01	+00:00:05.155	ON TRACK
22	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:06.459	ON TRACK

Pos	Driver	Team	Time/Gap	Pitstops	Points	Status
The race hasn't started yet — stay tuned for live updates once the action begins on March 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM IST!

Pos	Driver	Team	Time/Gap	Pitstops	Points	Status
1	George Russell	Mercedes Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	00:33:38.998	1	8	ON TRACK
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:00.674	1	7	ON TRACK
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:02.554	1	6	ON TRACK
4	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:04.433	1	5	ON TRACK
5	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:05.688	1	4	ON TRACK
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:06.809	1	3	ON TRACK
7	Liam Lawson	RB Red Bull Ford DM01	+00:00:10.900	0	2	ON TRACK
8	Oliver Bearman	Haas Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:11.271	0	1	ON TRACK
9	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Red Bull Ford DM01	+00:00:11.619	1	0	ON TRACK
10	Esteban Ocon	Haas Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:13.887	0	0	ON TRACK
11	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:14.780	0	0	ON TRACK
12	Carlos Sainz	Williams Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:15.753	0	0	ON TRACK
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi Audi AFR 26 Hybrid	+00:00:15.858	0	0	ON TRACK
14	Franco Colapinto	Alpine Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:16.393	1	0	ON TRACK
15	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Red Bull Ford DM01	+00:00:16.430	1	0	ON TRACK
16	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:20.014	1	0	ON TRACK
17	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Honda RA626H	+00:00:21.599	0	0	ON TRACK
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Honda RA626H	+00:00:21.971	1	0	ON TRACK
19	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:28.241	1	0	ON TRACK
20	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi Audi AFR 26 Hybrid		0	0	RETIRED
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac Ferrari 067/6		1	0	RETIRED
22	Arvid Lindblad	RB Red Bull Ford DM01		1	0	RETIRED

Pos	Driver	Team	Time/Gap	Status
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	Q1 : 00:01:33.305 Q2 : 00:01:32.443 Q3 : 00:01:32.064	Q3
2	George Russell	Mercedes Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	Q1 : 00:01:33.262 Q2 : 00:01:32.523 Q3 : 00:01:32.286	Q3
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari Ferrari 067/6	Q1 : 00:01:33.522 Q2 : 00:01:32.567 Q3 : 00:01:32.415	Q3
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari Ferrari 067/6	Q1 : 00:01:33.175 Q2 : 00:01:32.486 Q3 : 00:01:32.428	Q3
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	Q1 : 00:01:33.590 Q2 : 00:01:33.130 Q3 : 00:01:32.550	Q3
6	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	Q1 : 00:01:33.535 Q2 : 00:01:32.910 Q3 : 00:01:32.608	Q3
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	Q1 : 00:01:33.788 Q2 : 00:01:33.003 Q3 : 00:01:32.873	Q3
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Red Bull Ford DM01	Q1 : 00:01:33.417 Q2 : 00:01:33.098 Q3 : 00:01:33.002	Q3
9	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Red Bull Ford DM01	Q1 : 00:01:33.632 Q2 : 00:01:33.352 Q3 : 00:01:33.121	Q3
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas Ferrari 067/6	Q1 : 00:01:33.687 Q2 : 00:01:33.197 Q3 : 00:01:33.292	Q3
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi Audi AFR 26 Hybrid	Q1 : 00:01:34.116 Q2 : 00:01:33.354	Q2
12	Franco Colapinto	Alpine Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	Q1 : 00:01:33.634 Q2 : 00:01:33.357	Q2
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas Ferrari 067/6	Q1 : 00:01:33.974 Q2 : 00:01:33.538	Q2
14	Liam Lawson	RB Red Bull Ford DM01	Q1 : 00:01:34.139 Q2 : 00:01:33.765	Q2
15	Arvid Lindblad	RB Red Bull Ford DM01	Q1 : 00:01:33.906 Q2 : 00:01:33.784	Q2
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi Audi AFR 26 Hybrid	Q1 : 00:01:33.549 Q2 : 00:01:33.965	Q1
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	Q1 : 00:01:34.317	Q1
18	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	Q1 : 00:01:34.772	Q1
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Honda RA626H	Q1 : 00:01:35.203	Q1
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac Ferrari 067/6	Q1 : 00:01:35.436	Q1
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Honda RA626H	Q1 : 00:01:35.995	Q1
22	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac Ferrari 067/6	Q1 : 00:01:36.906	Q1

RACE Final Classification

15.03.26

Pos	Driver	Team	Time/Gap	Pitstops	Points	Status
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	01:33:15.607	1	25	ON TRACK
2	George Russell	Mercedes Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:05.515	1	18	ON TRACK
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:25.267	1	15	ON TRACK
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:28.894	1	12	ON TRACK
5	Oliver Bearman	Haas Ferrari 067/6	+00:00:57.268	1	10	ON TRACK
6	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	+00:00:59.647	1	8	ON TRACK
7	Liam Lawson	RB Red Bull Ford DM01	+00:01:20.588	1	6	ON TRACK
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Red Bull Ford DM01	+00:01:27.247	2	4	ON TRACK
9	Carlos Sainz	Williams Mercedes-AMG F1 M17		1	2	ON TRACK
10	Franco Colapinto	Alpine Mercedes-AMG F1 M17		1	1	ON TRACK
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi Audi AFR 26 Hybrid		1	0	ON TRACK
12	Arvid Lindblad	RB Red Bull Ford DM01		1	0	ON TRACK
13	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac Ferrari 067/6		1	0	ON TRACK
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas Ferrari 067/6		2	0	ON TRACK
15	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac Ferrari 067/6		1	0	ON TRACK
16	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Red Bull Ford DM01		2	0	RETIRED
17	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Honda RA626H		2	0	RETIRED
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Honda RA626H		0	0	RETIRED
19	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes-AMG F1 M17		0	0	DNS
20	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes-AMG F1 M17		0	0	DNS
21	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi Audi AFR 26 Hybrid		0	0	DNS
22	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes-AMG F1 M17		0	0	DNS

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who won the China GP 2026 in F1?

Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed victory at the season-opening 2026 China GP, showcasing skill and composure in changing conditions.

Which position did George Russell finish in China GP?

George Russell finished as the runner-up, just 00:00:05.515 seconds behind Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Who completed the podium at the China GP?

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton secured third place, rounding out the podium.

Who were the top finishers and how close was the finish?

Andrea Kimi Antonelli held off a strong challenge from George Russell to win by just 00:00:05.515 seconds. Lewis Hamilton finished third, around 00:00:25.267 seconds behind the winner.

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