Chinese Grand Prix
2024 · Round 5 · Shanghai, China · Apr 19-21, 2024Race summary
Victory went to Verstappen (from 1st on the grid), with a 13.8s margin. Hamilton made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 9th (up 9 places). Alonso had a difficult race, dropping from 3rd to 7th. The safety car was deployed on laps 23-31. A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on lap 22. The winner made 2 pit stops: on lap 13 (medium → hard), on lap 23 (hard → hard). The fastest pit stop went to Pérez (Red Bull) on lap 13, with 22.0s pit lane time. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Alonso (1:37.810).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | 1:40:52.554 | 25 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 56 | +13.773 | 18 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 2 | 56 | +19.160 | 15 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 | 56 | +23.623 | 12 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 7 | 56 | +33.983 | 10 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 8 | 56 | +38.724 | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso 1:37.810 | Aston Martin | 3 | 56 | +43.414 | 7 |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 5 | 56 | +56.198 | 4 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 18 | 56 | +57.986 | 2 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 56 | +1:00.476 | 1 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 13 | 56 | +1:02.812 | 0 |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 14 | 56 | +1:05.506 | 0 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 15 | 56 | +1:09.223 | 0 |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 16 | 56 | +1:11.689 | 0 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 11 | 56 | +1:22.786 | 0 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 17 | 56 | +1:27.533 | 0 |
| 17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 20 | 56 | +1:35.110 | 0 |
| – | Daniel Ricciardo | RB F1 Team | 12 | 33 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 19 | 26 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 10 | 19 | Retired | 0 |