Balanced Shanghai, China

Shanghai F1 results, winners and history

Shanghai in China is a balanced circuit on the Formula 1 calendar. The data holds 3 grands prix at Shanghai between 2024 and 2026. Kimi Antonelli won the most recent race here in 2026 for Mercedes. Every race here in the data has had a different winner. All 3 races were won from pole position.

Races held: 3
Last race: 2026
Most recent winner: Kimi Antonelli 2026
In dataset since: 2024
Seasons in data: 3

Shanghai winners by year

Every grand prix at this circuit in the data. Pole is the driver who started the race from P1.

Formula 1 grand prix winners at Shanghai, 2024 to 2026. Fastest lap is the quickest timed race lap in the lap data. A dash means the value is not in the data.
Year	Grand prix	Winner	Team	Pole	Fastest lap
2026	Chinese Grand Prix	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Kimi Antonelli	Kimi Antonelli1:35.275
2025	Chinese Grand Prix	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Oscar Piastri	Lewis Hamilton1:35.069
2024	Chinese Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen	Fernando Alonso1:37.810

Shanghai records in the data

Covers the 3 grands prix held here in the Pit Lane Data dataset (2024 to 2026), not the full history of the circuit.

Fastest race lap: 1:35.069 Lewis Hamilton, 2025
Most wins: No repeat winner 3 different winners in 3 races
Most poles: No repeat pole sitter 3 different pole sitters in 3 races
Most team wins: No repeat winning team 3 different winning teams in 3 races
Won from pole: 3 of 3 races won by the driver starting P1
Winner's pit stops: 1.3 on average from 3 races with pit data
Safety cars per race: 1.00 3 safety cars and 1 virtual safety car in 3 races, with 2 races seeing at least one safety car

Safety car counts come from race control messages. Pit stop counts come from the pit lane timing data.

Pole position time by year

Fastest qualifying lap at Shanghai - 2024 to 2026

Fastest race lap by year

Quickest lap set during the race at Shanghai - a lower line is faster

Tyre strategy norms

What a typical race at Shanghai looks like, from 48 classified runs

Typical stops: 1
Average stops: 1.5
Common start tyre: Medium
One-stoppers: 58%
Two-stoppers: 31%
Three+ stops: 10%

Stop counts are from classified finishers across every race held here in the dataset. The most common starting compound is the medium.

Every session at Shanghai

Results, lap times and strategy for each practice, qualifying, sprint and race session, grouped by year.