ROUND 2: 🇨🇳 China


FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX 2026


Weekend Schedule

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  • Practice 1: Friday, 04:30 CET | 03:30 UTC
  • Sprint Qualifying: Friday, 08:30 CET | 07:30 UTC
  • Sprint: Saturday, 04:00 CET | 03:00 UTC
  • Qualifying: Saturday, 08:00 CET | 07:00 UTC
  • Race: Sunday, 08:00 CEST | 07:00 UTC

Circuit stats & Tyres


  • First Grand Prix: 2004
  • Number of laps: 56
  • Circuit Length: 5.451 km
  • Race Distance: 305.066 km
  • Lap record: 1:32.238 Michael Schumacher (2004)
  • 2025 Pole: Oscar Piastri (1:30.641)
  • 2025 Fastest Lap: Lando Norris (1:35.454)
  • 2025 winner: Oscar Piastri
  • Pirelli Tyres: C2 (Hard) ⚪, C3 (Medium) 🟡, C4 (Soft) 🔴

Track Map


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  • LCP
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    13 days ago

    Antonelli 👏👏👏 well done

    Hamilton podium!!! Finally.

  • Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works
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    13 days ago

    7 cars out and 4 of them didn’t even start.

    GG Kimi.

    Williams in the points!

    It was a better race than Australia.

  • LCP
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    13 days ago

    Race is much more interesting so far than last year’s. Enjoying the Haas vs Alpine battles.

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      13 days ago

      Loved the Ferrari battles even if at their own cost. Antonelli running away with the lead.

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        13 days ago

        Ferrari have taught the drivers some good deployment techniques, they are jumping around each other just like they did against the Merc last weekend.

        And whatever is helping their starts also gives good SC restarts.

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    13 days ago

    Norris having electrical issues and might not make it out in time for a grid start. Oop.

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      13 days ago

      I wonder which race will be the first with 22 cars on the grid. I think it will be Spain or Austria.

  • LCP
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    13 days ago

    Omg Haas mechanics hacking away at Ocon’s car in the pits with bolt cutters. Don’t think I’ve ever seen that in F1.

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    13 days ago

    Ah Ocon was having a decent race performance until that incident. Bearman has been fantastic in comparison.

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    13 days ago

    Spicy start. Was hoping Ferrari could hold the lead for at least a few more laps before going back to Merc 1-2.

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    13 days ago

    Glad Leclerc is enjoying the battle haha. We are too.

  • ceilingcelery
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    13 days ago

    What a great race! Lewis going at Charles for that sequence of corners was fantastic! Well done to Kimi, held his cool (aside from the lock up) and got a well deserved win. Disaster for McLaren, and a shame that Oscar hasn’t run any racing laps so far this year yet.