Season 2018 · Round 3

Chinese Grand Prix

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2018-04-15 · Shanghai International Circuit · China · Chinese Grand Prix · 56Lap · 305.066km
3 Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull 1:35:36.380
Team win 35pt P1 · P5
77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes +8.894
7 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari +9.637
Fastest Lap
3 Daniel Ricciardo
1:35.785 · L55
DNF
0
all classified · 20 starters
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 12/19 63.2%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
56Lap 305.066km 19 races held (2004–) Lap record 1:32.238 · Michael Schumacher (2004)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
P4 Max Verstappen 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton 16 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 14 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Ricciardo · pit stop L17 Ricciardo · pit stop L31 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Bottas · pit stop L19 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Räikkönen · pit stop L27 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Hamilton · pit stop L18 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Verstappen · pit stop L17 Verstappen · pit stop L31 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Hülkenberg · pit stop L13 Hülkenberg · pit stop L31 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Alonso · pit stop L29 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Vettel · pit stop L20 Vettel VET Vettel VET Sainz · pit stop L12 Sainz · pit stop L31 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Magnussen · pit stop L24 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Ocon · pit stop L11 Ocon · pit stop L31 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Pérez · pit stop L12 Pérez · pit stop L32 Pérez PER Pérez PER Vandoorne · pit stop L22 Vandoorne VAN Vandoorne VAN Stroll · pit stop L23 Stroll STR Stroll STR Sirotkin · pit stop L28 Sirotkin · pit stop L33 Sirotkin SIR Sirotkin SIR Ericsson · pit stop L29 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Grosjean · pit stop L16 Grosjean · pit stop L46 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Gasly · pit stop L20 Gasly · pit stop L31 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Leclerc · pit stop L21 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Hartley · pit stop L10 Hartley · pit stop L30 Hartley · stopped L51 · classified P20 Hartley HAR Hartley HAR
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 3 Daniel Ricciardo FL Red Bull 6 56 1:35:36.380 25
2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 3 56 +8.894 18
3 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 2 56 +9.637 15
4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 4 56 +16.985 12
5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 5 56 +20.436 10
6 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 7 56 +21.052 8
7 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 13 56 +30.639 6
8 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1 56 +35.286 4
9 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 9 56 +35.763 2
10 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 11 56 +39.594 1
11 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 12 56 +44.050
12 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 8 56 +44.725
13 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 14 56 +49.373
14 18 Lance Stroll Williams 18 56 +55.490
15 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 16 56 +58.241
16 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 20 56 +1:02.604
17 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 10 56 +1:05.296
18 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 17 56 +1:06.330
19 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 19 56 +1:22.575
20 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 15 51 Collision damage
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:32.171 1:32.385 1:31.095 POLE Q3
2 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.474 1:32.286 1:31.182 +0.087 Q3
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:32.921 1:32.063 1:31.625 +0.530 Q3
4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:33.283 1:31.914 1:31.675 +0.580 Q3
5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:32.932 1:32.809 1:31.796 +0.701 Q3
6 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:33.877 1:32.688 1:31.948 +0.853 Q3
7 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:33.545 1:32.494 1:32.532 +1.399 Q2
8 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:33.464 1:32.931 1:32.758 +1.663 Q3
9 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:33.315 1:32.970 1:32.819 +1.724 Q3
10 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:33.238 1:32.524 1:32.855 +1.429 Q2
11 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:33.359 1:32.986 — +1.891 Q2
12 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:33.585 1:33.057 — +1.962 Q2
13 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:33.428 1:33.232 — +2.137 Q2
14 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:33.824 1:33.505 — +2.410 Q2
15 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 1:34.013 1:33.795 — +2.700 Q2
16 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 1:34.062 — — +2.967 Q1
17 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:34.101 — — +3.006 Q1
18 18 Lance Stroll Williams 1:34.285 — — +3.190 Q1
19 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 1:34.454 — — +3.359 Q1
20 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:34.914 — — +3.819 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Sebastian Vettel
2
7 Kimi Räikkönen
3
77 Valtteri Bottas
4
44 Lewis Hamilton
5
33 Max Verstappen
6
3 Daniel Ricciardo
7
27 Nico Hülkenberg
8
11 Sergio Pérez
9
55 Carlos Sainz
10
8 Romain Grosjean
11
20 Kevin Magnussen
12
31 Esteban Ocon
13
14 Fernando Alonso
14
2 Stoffel Vandoorne
15
28 Brendon Hartley
16
35 Sergey Sirotkin
17
10 Pierre Gasly
18
18 Lance Stroll
19
16 Charles Leclerc
20
9 Marcus Ericsson
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:35.785 L55
2 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:35.983 L47
3 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.206 L50
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:36.221 L46
5 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.280 L49
6 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.289 L48
7 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.362 L51
8 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:36.430 L54
9 7 Kimi Räikkönen 1:36.456 L48
10 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:36.587 L53
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
25s 30s 35s median 23.0s Valtteri Bottas · L19 · 22.097s Sergio Pérez · L32 · 22.334s Lewis Hamilton · L18 · 22.464s Max Verstappen · L31 · 22.596s Esteban Ocon · L31 · 22.637s Lance Stroll · L23 · 22.661s Daniel Ricciardo · L31 · 22.691s Max Verstappen · L17 · 22.715s Sergey Sirotkin · L33 · 22.723s Marcus Ericsson · L29 · 22.785s Sergio Pérez · L12 · 22.856s Kimi Räikkönen · L27 · 22.913s Kevin Magnussen · L24 · 22.973s Romain Grosjean · L16 · 22.981s Sebastian Vettel · L20 · 23.009s Daniel Ricciardo · L17 · 23.042s Carlos Sainz · L31 · 23.117s Brendon Hartley · L10 · 23.172s Esteban Ocon · L11 · 23.281s Nico Hülkenberg · L31 · 23.297s Charles Leclerc · L21 · 23.392s Nico Hülkenberg · L13 · 23.654s Sergey Sirotkin · L28 · 23.716s Stoffel Vandoorne · L22 · 23.730s Romain Grosjean · L46 · 23.735s Carlos Sainz · L12 · 23.935s Pierre Gasly · L20 · 23.950s Brendon Hartley · L30 · 24.070s Fernando Alonso · L29 · 24.110s Pierre Gasly · L31 · 34.650s
fastest 22.097s Valtteri Bottas slowest 34.650s Pierre Gasly pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
28 Brendon Hartley 1 10 14:30:52 23.172s
31 Esteban Ocon 1 11 14:32:18 23.281s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 12 14:33:53 23.935s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 12 14:34:05 22.856s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 13 14:35:30 23.654s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 16 14:40:41 22.981s
33 Max Verstappen 1 17 14:41:50 22.715s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 17 14:41:56 23.042s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 18 14:43:33 22.464s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 19 14:45:02 22.097s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 20 14:46:38 23.009s
10 Pierre Gasly 1 20 14:47:48 23.950s
16 Charles Leclerc 1 21 14:49:28 23.392s
2 Stoffel Vandoorne 1 22 14:50:55 23.730s
18 Lance Stroll 1 23 14:52:34 22.661s
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 24 14:53:57 22.973s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 27 14:58:28 22.913s
35 Sergey Sirotkin 1 28 15:01:08 23.716s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 29 15:03:02 22.785s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 29 15:02:24 24.110s
28 Brendon Hartley 2 30 15:05:08 24.070s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 2 31 15:05:15 22.691s
33 Max Verstappen 2 31 15:05:06 22.596s
55 Carlos Sainz 2 31 15:06:18 23.117s
10 Pierre Gasly 2 31 15:07:01 34.650s
31 Esteban Ocon 2 31 15:06:24 22.637s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 2 31 15:06:04 23.297s
11 Sergio Pérez 2 32 15:08:44 22.334s
35 Sergey Sirotkin 2 33 15:11:07 22.723s
8 Romain Grosjean 2 46 15:33:38 23.735s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
31
Esteban Ocon
+14
P12→P11
11
Sergio Pérez
+12
P8→P12
2
Stoffel Vandoorne
+12
P14→P13
8
Romain Grosjean
+12
P10→P17
55
Carlos Sainz
+11
P9→P9
9
Marcus Ericsson
+11
P20→P16
14
Fernando Alonso
+10
P13→P7
10
Pierre Gasly
+10
P17→P18
Most positions lost
Romain Grosjean −21 Carlos Sainz −12 Esteban Ocon −12
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15