2026 Chinese Grand Prix Practice 1
Shanghai 13 Mar 2026, 11:30 local
George Russell set the fastest time in practice 1 for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai. The session ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 21°C.
- Session
- Practice 1
- Date
- 13 Mar 2026
- Start
- 11:30 local
Classification
Ordered by fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | Fastest lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 George Russell RUS | 1:32.741 | — |
| 2 | 12 Kimi Antonelli ANT | 1:32.861 | +0.120 |
| 3 | 1 Lando Norris NOR | 1:33.296 | +0.555 |
| 4 | 81 Oscar Piastri PIA | 1:33.472 | +0.731 |
| 5 | 16 Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:33.599 | +0.858 |
| 6 | 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:34.129 | +1.388 |
| 7 | 87 Oliver Bearman BEA | 1:34.426 | +1.685 |
| 8 | 3 Max Verstappen VER | 1:34.541 | +1.800 |
| 9 | 27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL | 1:34.639 | +1.898 |
| 10 | 10 Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:34.676 | +1.935 |
| 11 | 30 Liam Lawson LAW | 1:34.773 | +2.032 |
| 12 | 5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR | 1:34.828 | +2.087 |
| 13 | 6 Isack Hadjar HAD | 1:34.856 | +2.115 |
| 14 | 31 Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:34.877 | +2.136 |
| 15 | 43 Franco Colapinto COL | 1:34.947 | +2.206 |
| 16 | 23 Alexander Albon ALB | 1:35.480 | +2.739 |
| 17 | 55 Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:35.679 | +2.938 |
| 18 | 14 Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:35.856 | +3.115 |
| 19 | 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:36.057 | +3.316 |
| 20 | 18 Lance Stroll STR | 1:37.224 | +4.483 |
| 21 | 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN | 1:37.896 | +5.155 |
| 22 | 11 Sergio Perez PER | 1:39.200 | +6.459 |
Conditions
Representative weather across the session
- Air temp
- 13.0°C
- Track temp
- 21.3°C
- Humidity
- 37%
- Rainfall
- None
- Wind
- 1.5 m/s E
- Pressure
- 1029 mbar
Session details
- Meeting
- Chinese Grand Prix 2026
- Circuit
- Shanghai
- Session
- Practice 1
- Date
- 13 Mar 2026
- Start
- 11:30 local
- Status
- Completed