China 2024
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Event Ended
P12
finished
A. Albon
P17
finished
L. Sargeant
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix 2024
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Fri, 19 April, 03:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 19 April, 07:30
Sprint Quali
Sat, 20 April, 03:00
Sprint
Sat, 20 April, 07:00
Qualifying
Sun, 21 April, 07:00
Race
A warm welcome back to the Shanghai International Circuit after its absence from Formula 1 since 2020's race cancellation.
Shanghai has hosted the Chinese Grand Prix since its inauguration in 2004 with this impressive circuit of eye-catching architecture and facilities.
Its layout, with a combination of long straights and a diverse range of corners, features wide corners to encourage passing and differing lines, and two long straights where slipstreaming guarantees wheel-to-wheel action.
Circuit Overview:
The Shanghai International Circuit sits at 5.451 km (3.388 miles) with 16 turns, starting with the seemingly never-ending snail-shaped Turns 1 and 2 — two tightening right-handers that demand careful braking and precise throttle control.
Sector 2 begins with a right-hand hairpin, but it's mostly single file through the curves until reaching the entirely different third and final sector.
There's a 1.2 km straight between Turn 13 and Turn 14 for drivers to drag race down, and the lap concludes on the pit straight, which itself is 0.8 km long for more flat-out racing.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Shanghai International Circuit
Location: Shanghai, China
First Grand Prix: 2004
Circuit Length: 5.451 km (3.387 miles)
Race Distance: 305.066 km (189.559 miles)
Laps: 56
Lap Record: 1:32.238 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 2004)
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: N/A
Fastest Lap: N/A
Qualifying: N/A
Tyre Strategy: N/A
Logan Sargeant Last Year
Race: N/A
Fastest Lap: N/A
Qualifying: N/A
Tyre Strategy: N/A
Williams Racing's Chinese GP History
Best Finish: P5 (Juan-Pablo Montoya, 2004 / Felipe Massa, 2015)
Best Qualifying: P4 (Felipe Massa, 2015)
Alex's Best Finish: P10 (2019)
Logan's Best Finish: N/A
Williams Racing Highlight: Felipe and teammate Valtteri Bottas took two consecutive double-points scoring races in 2015 and 2016 at China, with Felipe leading a P5-P6 finish in 2015.
China At A Glance
Capital: Beijing
Population: 1.4 billion
Size: 9,596,961 sq km
Language: Mandarin
Currency: Chinese Yuan (CNY)
China 2024
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix 2024
Times displayed in your local time zone.
Fri, 19 April, 03:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 19 April, 07:30
Sprint Quali
Sat, 20 April, 03:00
Sprint
Sat, 20 April, 07:00
Qualifying
Sun, 21 April, 07:00
Race
A warm welcome back to the Shanghai International Circuit after its absence from Formula 1 since 2020's race cancellation.
Shanghai has hosted the Chinese Grand Prix since its inauguration in 2004 with this impressive circuit of eye-catching architecture and facilities.
Its layout, with a combination of long straights and a diverse range of corners, features wide corners to encourage passing and differing lines, and two long straights where slipstreaming guarantees wheel-to-wheel action.
Circuit Overview:
The Shanghai International Circuit sits at 5.451 km (3.388 miles) with 16 turns, starting with the seemingly never-ending snail-shaped Turns 1 and 2 — two tightening right-handers that demand careful braking and precise throttle control.
Sector 2 begins with a right-hand hairpin, but it's mostly single file through the curves until reaching the entirely different third and final sector.
There's a 1.2 km straight between Turn 13 and Turn 14 for drivers to drag race down, and the lap concludes on the pit straight, which itself is 0.8 km long for more flat-out racing.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Shanghai International Circuit
Location: Shanghai, China
First Grand Prix: 2004
Circuit Length: 5.451 km (3.387 miles)
Race Distance: 305.066 km (189.559 miles)
Laps: 56
Lap Record: 1:32.238 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 2004)
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: N/A
Fastest Lap: N/A
Qualifying: N/A
Tyre Strategy: N/A
Logan Sargeant Last Year
Race: N/A
Fastest Lap: N/A
Qualifying: N/A
Tyre Strategy: N/A
Williams Racing's Chinese GP History
Best Finish: P5 (Juan-Pablo Montoya, 2004 / Felipe Massa, 2015)
Best Qualifying: P4 (Felipe Massa, 2015)
Alex's Best Finish: P10 (2019)
Logan's Best Finish: N/A
Williams Racing Highlight: Felipe and teammate Valtteri Bottas took two consecutive double-points scoring races in 2015 and 2016 at China, with Felipe leading a P5-P6 finish in 2015.
China At A Glance
Capital: Beijing
Population: 1.4 billion
Size: 9,596,961 sq km
Language: Mandarin
Currency: Chinese Yuan (CNY)
Event Ended
P12
finished
A. Albon
P17
finished
L. Sargeant
Find out your results
See how you fared against other fans in the latest round of Pit Wall Predictions, presented by Gulf.
21 Apr 2024
LOGAN to PIT
Penalty was for what?
PIT to LOGAN
Pit lane exit with Hulkenberg.
LOGAN to PIT
I wasn't. I passed the line ahead of him.
JAMES to LOGAN
We'll go through here together. It was a good race with Gasly today and it's difficult circumstances but lots of learning which is mainly what we need. Let's come back stronger in Miami together.
21 Apr 2024
JAMES to ALEX
That was a tough race out there today, Alex. That's the best we could have done. We just needed a tiny bit more pace and we were about five seconds from the point. Well managed.
ALEX to PIT
Yeah, it was the wind that helped today, but juggling a little bit, high speed, low speed, like yesterday. Thank you everyone. Thanks for the hard work. I think we'll be ready in Miami.
21 Apr 2024
Chinese GP 🏁
Battling throughout but outside of the points in Shanghai...
21 Apr 2024
LAP 53/56
Approaching the chequered flag here in Shanghai, Alex remains 1.5s behind Ocon...
21 Apr 2024
LOGAN to PIT
The front's non-existent, mate.
21 Apr 2024
LAP 49/56
A good battle between Gasly and Logan comes to an end at the hairpin.
21 Apr 2024
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