Pole Position Fantasy LeagueChina Grand Prix 2026 race report
Round 2 · Shanghai International Circuit, China · 2026-03-15
Antonelli captaincy lifts two teams above the Russell majority in China
Red Bull makes me Gasly and Nando lorris shared the top PPFL score in China with 141 points each, both captaining Kimi Antonelli. Cekunze's Team leads the overall table on 292 points, level with The Great Cornholio's Team, Pork chop racing's Team, Make Ferrari Great Again and Foksmashers.
Top 10 PPFL teams this race
| Rank | Team | Points | Drivers (points) | Constructor (points) | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Red Bull makes me Gasly | 141 | Antonelli (69), Hamilton (25) | Ferrari (47) | Antonelli |
| =1 | Nando lorris | 141 | Antonelli (69), Hamilton (25) | Ferrari (47) | Antonelli |
| =3 | Cekunze's Team | 140 | Russell (48), Hamilton (25) | Mercedes (67) | Russell |
| =3 | The Great Cornholio's Team | 140 | Russell (48), Hamilton (25) | Mercedes (67) | Russell |
| =3 | Pork chop racing's Team | 140 | Russell (48), Hamilton (25) | Mercedes (67) | Russell |
| =3 | Make Ferrari Great Again | 140 | Russell (48), Hamilton (25) | Mercedes (67) | Russell |
| =3 | Foksmashers | 140 | Russell (48), Hamilton (25) | Mercedes (67) | Russell |
| =3 | Gibbs F1 Racing Team | 140 | Hamilton (25), Russell (48) | Mercedes (67) | Russell |
| =3 | Ferrari Strategy Dept | 140 | Russell (48), Hamilton (25) | Mercedes (67) | Russell |
| =3 | Clem Fandango's Team | 140 | Russell (48), Hamilton (25) | Mercedes (67) | Russell |
Captain choice separated the top 10. Eight of these teams captained George Russell, who scored 48 points as captain, and paired him with Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes. Those teams, headed by Cekunze's Team, scored 140 points each. Red Bull makes me Gasly and Nando lorris scored 141 points each by captaining Antonelli, who scored 69 points as captain, alongside Hamilton, who scored 25 points. They also chose Ferrari as their constructor rather than Mercedes. The average score across the 100 teams was 74.3 points.
Overall standings after round 2
| Rank | Team | Total | This race | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Cekunze's Team | 292 | 140 | no change |
| =1 | The Great Cornholio's Team | 292 | 140 | no change |
| =1 | Pork chop racing's Team | 292 | 140 | no change |
| =1 | Make Ferrari Great Again | 292 | 140 | no change |
| =1 | Foksmashers | 292 | 140 | no change |
| 6 | Gibbs F1 Racing Team | 279 | 140 | up 1 |
| 7 | Ferrari Strategy Dept | 278 | 140 | up 3 |
| =8 | Zarbie Racing | 276 | 137 | no change |
| =8 | Destination F Racing | 276 | 137 | no change |
| 10 | Piston Broke's Team | 269 | 128 | down 4 |
Biggest climbers: Nando lorris (71 to 32), Simply Lovely 's Team (85 to 53), Red Bull makes me Gasly (52 to 22). Biggest drops: Apex Predators (29 to 52), AI control's Team (61 to 78), Lift & Coast (50 to 66).
Cekunze's Team, The Great Cornholio's Team, Pork chop racing's Team, Make Ferrari Great Again and Foksmashers all sit on 292 points, so the leader's margin is 0. Gibbs F1 Racing Team moved up to 6th on 279 points and Ferrari Strategy Dept to 7th on 278, while Piston Broke's Team dropped 4 places to 10th. The biggest climber was Nando lorris, up 39 places from rank 71 to rank 32. Simply Lovely 's Team rose 32 places to rank 53, and Red Bull makes me Gasly rose 30 places to rank 22. The largest drop was Apex Predators, down 23 places to rank 52 after a 53-point race, followed by AI control's Team, down 17 places to rank 78.
Picks that made the difference
| Most picked | Owned by (teams) | Captained by (teams) | PPFL points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 34% (41) | 15% (18) | 25 |
| George Russell | 27% (32) | 19% (23) | 30 |
| Lando Norris | 17% (20) | 15% (18) | -2 |
| Isack Hadjar | 15% (18) | 3% (3) | 8 |
| Oscar Piastri | 15% (18) | 10% (12) | -1 |
| Mercedes | 35% (42) | n/a | 67 |
| Ferrari | 22% (26) | n/a | 47 |
| McLaren | 11% (13) | n/a | 5 |
Antonelli was the best captain pick, with 69 points as captain, but only 8 teams (7%) made it. The most-captained driver was Russell, chosen by 23 teams (19%), and he returned 48 points as captain. Lando Norris was captained by 18 teams (15%), Max Verstappen by 15 teams (13%) and Oscar Piastri by 12 teams (10%), and all three scored negative captain points: -7, -9 and -6. Antonelli was also the best differential, owned by 12 teams (10%) and scoring 44 points. Oliver Bearman scored 22 points from 8% ownership, and the Alpine constructor scored 25 points from 8%. Among the crowd favourites, Hamilton (41 teams, 34%) scored 25 points, Russell (32 teams, 27%) scored 30, Mercedes (42 teams, 35%) scored 67 and Ferrari (26 teams, 22%) scored 47. McLaren, owned by 13 teams (11%), scored 5.
Guess the Podium
Nobody played Guess the Podium for this race.
Market Watch
| Name | Type | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | Driver | $23M | $35M | +$12M |
| Lewis Hamilton | Driver | $29M | $38M | +$9M |
| Pierre Gasly | Driver | $10M | $17M | +$7M |
| Liam Lawson | Driver | $17M | $23M | +$6M |
| Nico Hülkenberg | Driver | $9.5M | $14M | +$4.5M |
| Charles Leclerc | Driver | $41M | $42M | +$1M |
| Franco Colapinto | Driver | $9M | $10M | +$1M |
| George Russell | Driver | $44M | $45M | +$1M |
| Kimi Antonelli | Driver | $43M | $44M | +$1M |
| Lando Norris | Driver | $42M | $41M | -$1M |
| Gabriel Bortoleto | Driver | $11M | $9M | -$2M |
| Max Verstappen | Driver | $45M | $43M | -$2M |
| Oliver Bearman | Driver | $32M | $29M | -$3M |
| Alexander Albon | Driver | $14M | $9.5M | -$4.5M |
| Arvid Lindblad | Driver | $38M | $32M | -$6M |
| Fernando Alonso | Driver | $20M | $11M | -$9M |
| Oscar Piastri | Driver | $35M | $20M | -$15M |
| Alpine | Constructor | $12.5M | $22M | +$9.5M |
| Ferrari | Constructor | $40M | $47M | +$7M |
| Racing Bulls | Constructor | $28M | $32M | +$4M |
| Williams | Constructor | $32M | $28M | -$4M |
| Aston Martin | Constructor | $17M | $12.5M | -$4.5M |
| Audi | Constructor | $22M | $17M | -$5M |
| McLaren | Constructor | $47M | $40M | -$7M |
Piastri had the biggest price fall, down $15 million from $35 million to $20 million, and Carlos Sainz Jr. had the biggest rise, up $12 million from $23 million to $35 million. Among constructors, Alpine rose $9.5 million and McLaren fell $7 million.
The race in brief
Antonelli won the Chinese Grand Prix from pole and set the fastest lap on lap 52 in 1:35.275, which earned the fastest lap bonus. Russell finished P2 for a Mercedes one-two, with Hamilton P3 for Ferrari. Bearman climbed from P10 to P5, and Sainz and Lawson each gained 10 places. Verstappen, Alonso, Stroll, Piastri, Norris, Bortoleto and Albon did not finish, with Piastri and Norris both out with electrical problems. Antonelli won the Driver of the Day vote with 23.43%, ahead of Hamilton on 22.28%.
Next race
Round 3: Japanese Grand Prix on 29 March 2026. Teams lock at the start of FP1. Discuss the race in the PPFL WhatsApp group.
Session times, what PPFL managers picked and F1 fantasy points by driver: China Grand Prix 2026 page. Prices after this race: F1 fantasy Price Form.