2025 Chinese Grand Prix

2025 Chinese Grand Prix
Race 2 of 24 in the 2025 Formula One World Championship
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Map of the Shanghai International Circuit
Race details[1]
Date 23 March 2025
Official name Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2025
Location Shanghai International Circuit
Shanghai, China
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.451 km (3.387 mi)
Distance 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 mi)
Weather Cloudy
Attendance 220,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:30.641
Fastest lap
Driver Lando Norris[a] McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:35.454 on lap 53
Podium
First
McLaren-Mercedes
Second
McLaren-Mercedes
Third
Mercedes
Lap leaders
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The 2025 Chinese Grand Prix (known for advertising reasons as the Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2025) was a Formula One auto race that happened on 23 March 2025 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China.[5] It was the second race of the 2025 Formula One World Championship.[6] It was also the first of six Grands Prix in the season to utilise the sprint format and the second time overall that the Chinese Grand Prix featured it.[7] It was the first of the year to have a sprint race, which will happen at 5 other races in 2025.[8]

Lewis Hamilton fron Ferrari won the sprint race pole position and won the sprint. Oscar Piastri from McLaren was 2nd. Max Verstappen from the Red Bull Racing Team came 3rd.[8] Piastri won his first Formula One Grand Prix pole position, with George Russell from Mercedes starting 2nd. Teammate of Piastri, Lando Norris, started 3rd.[9]

In the Grand Prix race, Piastri won with Norris in 2nd and Russell in 3rd.[10] Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Pierre Gasly were disqualified from the race. Leclerc and Gasly were disqualified because their cars were too light.[11] Hamilton was disqualified because the skid block on his car was too thin and damaged.[12] This was the first time in Formula One that both Ferrari drivers were disqualified from a Grand Prix.[b]

Results

Sprint

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 19 30:39.965 1 8
2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 19 +6.889 3 7
3 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 19 +9.804 2 6
4 63 George Russell Mercedes 19 +11.592 5 5
5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 19 +12.190 4 4
6 22 Yuki Tsunoda Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 19 +22.288 8 3
7 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 19 +23.038 7 2
8 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 19 +23.471 6 1
9 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 19 +24.916 10
10 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 19 +38.218 11
11 23 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 19 +39.292 9
12 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 19 +39.649 17
13 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 19 +42.400 15
14 30 Liam Lawson Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 19 +44.904 19
15 87 Oliver Bearman Haas-Ferrari 19 +45.649 12
16 31 Esteban Ocon Haas-Ferrari 19 +46.182 18
17 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Williams-Mercedes 19 +51.376 13
18 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber-Ferrari 19 +53.940 14
19 27 Nico Hülkenberg Kick Sauber-Ferrari 19 +56.682 PL
20 7 Jack Doohan Alpine-Renault 19 +1:10.2121 16
Source:[15]

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Notes

Grand Prix

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 56 1:30:55.026 1 25
2 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 56 +9.748 3 18
3 63 George Russell Mercedes 56 +11.097 2 15
4 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 56 +16.656 4 12
5 31 Esteban Ocon Haas-Ferrari 56 +49.969 11 10
6 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 56 +53.748 8 8
7 23 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 56 +56.321 10 6
8 87 Oliver Bearman Haas-Ferrari 56 +1:01.303 17 4
9 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 56 +1:10.204 14 2
10 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Williams-Mercedes 56 +1:16.387 15 1
11 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 56 +1:18.875 7
12 30 Liam Lawson Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 56 +1:21.147 PL
13 7 Jack Doohan Alpine-Renault 56 +1:28.4011 18
14 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber-Ferrari 55 +1 lap 19
15 27 Nico Hülkenberg Kick Sauber-Ferrari 55 +1 lap 12
16 22 Yuki Tsunoda Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 55 +1 lap 9
Ret 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 4 Brakes 13
DSQ 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 56 Underweight2 6
DSQ 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 56 Plank wear3 5
DSQ 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 56 Underweight2 16
Source:[18][19][20]

Notes

  • ^1 – Jack Doohan finished 14th, but got a 10-second time penalty for causing Isack Hadjar to go off track. This initially dropped him to 16th in the results, but he ended up 13th because Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Pierre Gasly were disqualified.[21]
  • ^2 – Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly finished 5th and 11th, but were disqualified because their cars were too light.[22][23]
  • ^3 – Lewis Hamilton finished 6th, but was disqualified because his skid block was too thin.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Chinese Grand Prix 2025 – F1 Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "220,000 Attend 2025 Chinese Grand Prix". F1 Destinations. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hamilton disqualified from Chinese GP after skid block breach as Ferrari suffer double disqualification". Formula1.com. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "2025 Chinese Grand Prix – Final Race Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Shanghai". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "China 2025". StatsF1. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  7. ↑ "FIA and Formula 1 announce 2025 Sprint calendar". Formula1.com. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Hamilton storms to Sprint victory and first Ferrari win in China ahead of Verstappen and Piastri". Formula1.com. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Piastri edges out Russell and Norris for breakthrough maiden F1 pole during Chinese GP Qualifying". Formula1.com. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Piastri beats Norris and Russell to victory in Chinese Grand Prix with statement performance". Formula1.com. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Leclerc and Gasly disqualified from Chinese Grand Prix over car weight breaches". Formula1.com. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Hamilton disqualified from Chinese GP after skid block breach as Ferrari suffer double disqualification". Formula1.com. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Disqualifications certain in Malaysian GP". Hürriyet Daily News. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Malaysian GP Ferrari Receives Final Decision on Appeal". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2025 – Sprint Grid". Formula1.com. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2025 – Sprint". Formula1.com. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "Infringement – Car 7 – Incident with Car 5" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2025 – Starting Grid". Formula1.com. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2025 – Race Result". Formula1.com. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "China 2025". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  21. ↑ "Infringement – Car 7 – Forcing another driver off the track" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  22. ↑ "Infringement – Car 16 – Technical non-compliance (Weight)" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  23. ↑ "Infringement – Car 10 – Technical non-compliance (Weight)" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  24. ↑ "Infringement – Car 44 – Technical non-compliance (Plank Assembly)" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.

Notes

  1. ↑ Lewis Hamilton originally set the fastest lap, but was later disqualified as the thickness of the plank assembly was below the minimum thickness required.[3] Lando Norris, initially having the second-fastest lap, was recognised for setting the fastest lap of the race.[4]
  2. ↑ Both Ferrari cars were first disqualified after the 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix,[13] but it was cancelled.[14]
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