Chinese Grand Prix 2026: Race Times, F1 Fantasy Picks & Results

The Chinese Grand Prix is round 2 of the 2026 Formula 1 season at Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China, a sprint weekend, with the race on Sun 15 Mar. PPFL teams locked at the start of FP1 (Fri 13 Mar, 03:30 UK time).

Chinese Grand Prix 2026 session times

Session	UK	US Eastern	US Pacific	Australia (Sydney)	Local (Shanghai)
Practice 1	Fri 13 Mar, 03:30	Thu 12 Mar, 23:30	Thu 12 Mar, 20:30	Fri 13 Mar, 14:30	Fri 13 Mar, 11:30
Sprint Qualifying	Fri 13 Mar, 07:30	Fri 13 Mar, 03:30	Fri 13 Mar, 00:30	Fri 13 Mar, 18:30	Fri 13 Mar, 15:30
Sprint	Sat 14 Mar, 03:00	Fri 13 Mar, 23:00	Fri 13 Mar, 20:00	Sat 14 Mar, 14:00	Sat 14 Mar, 11:00
Qualifying	Sat 14 Mar, 07:00	Sat 14 Mar, 03:00	Sat 14 Mar, 00:00	Sat 14 Mar, 18:00	Sat 14 Mar, 15:00
Race	Sun 15 Mar, 07:00	Sun 15 Mar, 03:00	Sun 15 Mar, 00:00	Sun 15 Mar, 18:00	Sun 15 Mar, 15:00

Times for UK, US Eastern, US Pacific, Sydney and the circuit's local time. Sprints are not scored in PPFL: only qualifying and the Grand Prix count. See the full 2026 F1 race calendar.

What PPFL managers picked

For the Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was the most-picked driver (34.2% of teams), George Russell the most popular captain (23 teams, 19.2%), Mercedes the favourite constructor (35%). 120 teams · 18 changed their team for this race.

Driver	Team	Picked by	Captain
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	34.2%	15% (18)
George Russell	Mercedes	26.7%	19.2% (23)
Lando Norris	McLaren	16.7%	15% (18)
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	15%	10% (12)
Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	15%	2.5% (3)
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	14.2%	12.5% (15)
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	14.2%	9.2% (11)
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	10%	6.7% (8)
Oliver Bearman	Haas	8.3%	–
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	7.5%	4.2% (5)

Constructor	Picked by
Mercedes	35%
Ferrari	21.7%
McLaren	10.8%
Alpine	7.5%
Aston Martin	6.7%

Most popular full team: George Russell + Lewis Hamilton with Mercedes (11 teams, 9.2%).

Biggest risers since last race (share of teams): Lewis Hamilton 26.7% → 34.2%, George Russell 23.3% → 26.7%, Isack Hadjar 11.7% → 15%.

Biggest fallers (share of teams): Oscar Piastri 19.2% → 15%, Lando Norris 19.2% → 16.7%, Max Verstappen 16.7% → 14.2%.

How the most-picked drivers scored

Lewis Hamilton (owned by 34.2%): 25 pts
George Russell (owned by 26.7%): 30 pts
Lando Norris (owned by 16.7%): -2 pts
Oscar Piastri (owned by 15%): -1 pts
Isack Hadjar (owned by 15%): 8 pts

Best differential: Kimi Antonelli, owned by only 10% of teams, scored 44 PPFL points.

Chinese Grand Prix 2026 results and F1 fantasy points

Top PPFL team this race: Nando lorris with 141 points (tied with 1 other team).

For the Chinese Grand Prix, 100 PPFL teams averaged 74.3 points; the top-scoring driver was Kimi Antonelli with 44 PPFL points; the best value was Pierre Gasly, 1.3 points per $M at $10.0M; Carlos Sainz Jr. gained the most places: 8, from P17 to P9.

The race data below comes from F1DB, the open-source Formula 1 database (release v2026.20.0), licensed under CC BY 4.0. PPFL points are our own.

Kimi Antonelli took pole in 1:32.064; Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap, 1:35.275 on lap 52; Kimi Antonelli was Driver of the Day with 23.43% of the fan vote.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Kimi Antonelli	1:33.305	1:32.443	1:32.064
2	George Russell	1:33.262	1:32.523	1:32.286
3	Lewis Hamilton	1:33.522	1:32.567	1:32.415
4	Charles Leclerc	1:33.175	1:32.486	1:32.428
5	Oscar Piastri	1:33.590	1:33.130	1:32.550
6	Lando Norris	1:33.535	1:32.910	1:32.608
7	Pierre Gasly	1:33.788	1:33.003	1:32.873
8	Max Verstappen	1:33.417	1:33.098	1:33.002
9	Isack Hadjar	1:33.632	1:33.352	1:33.121
10	Oliver Bearman	1:33.687	1:33.197	1:33.292
11	Nico Hülkenberg	1:34.116	1:33.354
12	Franco Colapinto	1:33.634	1:33.357
13	Esteban Ocon	1:33.974	1:33.538
14	Liam Lawson	1:34.139	1:33.765
15	Arvid Lindblad	1:33.906	1:33.784
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	1:33.549	1:33.965
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.	1:34.317
18	Alexander Albon	1:34.772
19	Fernando Alonso	1:35.203
20	Valtteri Bottas	1:35.436
21	Lance Stroll	1:35.995
22	Sergio Pérez	1:36.906

Drivers' championship after round 2

Pos	Driver	Points
1	George Russell	51
2	Kimi Antonelli	47
3	Charles Leclerc	34
4	Lewis Hamilton	33
5	Oliver Bearman	17
6	Lando Norris	15
7	Pierre Gasly	9
8	Max Verstappen	8
9	Liam Lawson	8
10	Arvid Lindblad	4

Constructors' championship after round 2

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Mercedes	98
2	Ferrari	67
3	McLaren	18
4	Haas	17
5	Red Bull	12
6	Racing Bulls	12
7	Alpine	10
8	Audi	2
9	Williams	2
10	Cadillac	0
11	Aston Martin	0

Full race result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time / gap	F1 pts	PPFL pts	Notes
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	56	1:33:15.607	25	44	Fastest lap; Driver of the Day
2	George Russell	Mercedes	56	+5.515	18	30
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	56	+25.267	15	25
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	56	+28.894	12	18
5	Oliver Bearman	Haas	56	+57.268	10	22
6	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	56	+59.647	8	13
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	56	+1:20.588	6	17
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	56	+1:27.247	4	8
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	55	+1 lap	2	13
10	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	55	+1 lap	1	6
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	55	+1 lap		0
12	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	55	+1 lap		6
13	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	55	+1 lap		10
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas	55	+1 lap		-1
15	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	55	+1 lap		10
DNF	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	45	Coolant leak		-4
DNF	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	32	Vibrations		-5
DNF	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	9	Battery		-5
DNS	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	–	Electrical		-1
DNS	Lando Norris	McLaren	–	Electrical		-2
DNS	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	–	Hydraulics		-5
DNS	Alexander Albon	Williams	–	Hydraulics		-5	Started from the pit lane

PPFL fantasy points by driver

Points before the captain bonus (a captain's race finish points are doubled).

Driver	Team	Grid	Finish	PPFL pts
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	P1	1	44
George Russell	Mercedes	P2	2	30
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	P3	3	25
Oliver Bearman	Haas	P10	5	22
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	P4	4	18
Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	P14	7	17
Pierre Gasly	Alpine	P7	6	13
Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	P17	9	13
Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	P20	13	10
Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	P22	15	10
Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	P9	8	8
Franco Colapinto	Alpine	P12	10	6
Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	P15	12	6
Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	P11	11	0
Esteban Ocon	Haas	P13	14	-1
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	P5	DNS	-1
Lando Norris	McLaren	P6	DNS	-2
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	P8	DNF	-4
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	P19	DNF	-5
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	P21	DNF	-5
Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	P16	DNS	-5
Alexander Albon	Williams	P18	DNS	-5

Price changes after the Chinese Grand Prix

PPFL prices move after every Grand Prix based on recent form. Changes since round 1 (9 unchanged):

Driver / constructor	Before	After	Change
Carlos Sainz Jr.	$23.0M	$35.0M	+$12.0M
Alpine	$12.5M	$22.0M	+$9.5M
Lewis Hamilton	$29.0M	$38.0M	+$9.0M
Ferrari	$40.0M	$47.0M	+$7.0M
Pierre Gasly	$10.0M	$17.0M	+$7.0M
Liam Lawson	$17.0M	$23.0M	+$6.0M
Nico Hülkenberg	$9.5M	$14.0M	+$4.5M
Racing Bulls	$28.0M	$32.0M	+$4.0M
Charles Leclerc	$41.0M	$42.0M	+$1.0M
Franco Colapinto	$9.0M	$10.0M	+$1.0M
George Russell	$44.0M	$45.0M	+$1.0M
Kimi Antonelli	$43.0M	$44.0M	+$1.0M
Lando Norris	$42.0M	$41.0M	-$1.0M
Gabriel Bortoleto	$11.0M	$9.0M	-$2.0M
Max Verstappen	$45.0M	$43.0M	-$2.0M
Oliver Bearman	$32.0M	$29.0M	-$3.0M
Williams	$32.0M	$28.0M	-$4.0M
Alexander Albon	$14.0M	$9.5M	-$4.5M
Aston Martin	$17.0M	$12.5M	-$4.5M
Audi	$22.0M	$17.0M	-$5.0M
Arvid Lindblad	$38.0M	$32.0M	-$6.0M
McLaren	$47.0M	$40.0M	-$7.0M
Fernando Alonso	$20.0M	$11.0M	-$9.0M
Oscar Piastri	$35.0M	$20.0M	-$15.0M

See every price and the season trend on the F1 fantasy Price Form.

Read the Chinese Grand Prix 2026 race report: the story of the race and what it meant for PPFL teams.

Driver of the Day history at Shanghai

The fan-voted Driver of the Day at every race held here since the vote began.

2026: Kimi Antonelli (23.4% of the vote)
2025: Kimi Antonelli (20.7% of the vote)
2024: Lando Norris (26.4% of the vote)
2019: Alexander Albon (17.7% of the vote)
2018: Daniel Ricciardo
2017: Max Verstappen
2016: Daniil Kvyat

Recent Chinese Grand Prix winners

Planning your team? Check driver and constructor values on the F1 fantasy Price Form and the Shanghai circuit guide.

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