Chinese Grand Prix
Round 3 of 2018
Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit
Shanghai
Country
China
Date
Apr 15, 2018
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Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull | 6 | 56 | 1:35:36.380 | 25 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 3 | 56 | +8.894 | 18 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Ferrari | 2 | 56 | +9.637 | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 4 | 56 | +16.985 | 12 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull | 5 | 56 | +20.436 | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Renault | 7 | 56 | +21.052 | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 13 | 56 | +30.639 | 6 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1 | 56 | +35.286 | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Renault | 9 | 56 | +35.763 | 2 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas F1 Team | 11 | 56 | +39.594 | 1 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Force India | 12 | 56 | +44.050 | 0 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 8 | 56 | +44.725 | 0 |
| 13 | Stoffel Vandoorne VAN | McLaren | 14 | 56 | +49.373 | 0 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll STR | Williams | 18 | 56 | +55.490 | 0 |
| 15 | Sergey Sirotkin SIR | Williams | 16 | 56 | +58.241 | 0 |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 20 | 56 | +1:02.604 | 0 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Haas F1 Team | 10 | 56 | +1:05.296 | 0 |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Toro Rosso | 17 | 56 | +1:06.330 | 0 |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Sauber | 19 | 56 | +1:22.575 | 0 |
| 20 | Brendon Hartley HAR | Toro Rosso | 15 | 51 | Collision damage | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:32.171 | 1:32.385 | 1:31.095 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:32.474 | 1:32.286 | 1:31.182 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:32.921 | 1:32.063 | 1:31.625 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:33.283 | 1:31.914 | 1:31.675 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen VER | 1:32.932 | 1:32.809 | 1:31.796 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:33.877 | 1:32.688 | 1:31.948 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:33.545 | 1:32.494 | 1:32.532 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:33.464 | 1:32.931 | 1:32.758 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:33.315 | 1:32.970 | 1:32.819 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:33.238 | 1:32.524 | 1:32.855 |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | 1:33.359 | 1:32.986 | — |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:33.585 | 1:33.057 | — |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:33.428 | 1:33.232 | — |
| 14 | Stoffel Vandoorne VAN | 1:33.824 | 1:33.505 | — |
| 15 | Brendon Hartley HAR | 1:34.013 | 1:33.795 | — |
| 16 | Sergey Sirotkin SIR | 1:34.062 | — | — |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:34.101 | — | — |
| 18 | Lance Stroll STR | 1:34.285 | — | — |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:34.454 | — | — |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | 1:34.914 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Red Bull
1:35.785
Lap 55
Mercedes
1:36.987
Lap 50
Ferrari
1:36.456
Lap 48
Mercedes
1:36.878
Lap 20
Red Bull
1:36.206
Lap 50
Renault
1:36.881
Lap 56
McLaren
1:37.234
Lap 56
Ferrari
1:37.479
Lap 24
Renault
1:37.754
Lap 54
Haas F1 Team
1:38.152
Lap 54
Force India
1:37.985
Lap 47
Force India
1:37.673
Lap 54
McLaren
1:38.137
Lap 54
Williams
1:38.500
Lap 54
Williams
1:38.624
Lap 47
Sauber
1:38.386
Lap 52
Haas F1 Team
1:37.410
Lap 51
Toro Rosso
1:38.367
Lap 54
Sauber
1:38.808
Lap 23
Toro Rosso
1:39.376
Lap 50
Race Overview
The 2018 Chinese Grand Prix took place at Shanghai International Circuit in China. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
20 drivers completed the race, with Daniel Ricciardo taking the victory.