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The 2026 F1 season went to the Shanghai International Circuit this weekend for the Chinese Grand Prix.
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George Russell won the opening race in Australia last week as Mercedes laid down a marker to rival constructors struggling with the new car regulations for this year.
Russell and teammate Kimi Antonelli locked out the front row for the sprint on Saturday, with the former winning the shortened event ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Antonelli, though, claimed pole position for the first time in his career for Sunday’s main event.
Here is how the race played out.
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F1 Chinese Grand Prix results
Kimi Antonelli won the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of teammate Russell. It was the first race win of the Italian teenager’s career in F1.
Russell took second place, while Hamilton won a battle with Leclerc to finish P3 and finally get a first podium finish for Ferrari, his first since joining the team for the start of the 2025 season.
Hamilton took the lead as the Ferraris made a terrific start, but the raw pace of the Mercedes proved too much as Antonelli and Russell regained their positions. From there, another one-two for the team rarely looked in doubt.
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McLaren had a torrid time, with neither car able to take to the starting grid because of different technical issues. World champion Max Verstappen, who had spoken of the need to “survive” every lap in this new era, retired with nine laps to go.
Mercedes and Ferrari certainly seem to have few such complaints, and a two-way constructors’ battle is already being set in motion. For Antonelli, this race was a dream come true.
“I’m speechless, I’m about to cry to be honest,” he said. “Thank you to the team for helping me to achieve this dream.
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“I really wanted to bring Italy back to the top, and we did today. Even if I gave myself a little bit of a heart attack with the flat-spot, we did it.
“It was not an easy start, I cover too much on the inside and gave too much room to the Ferrari. But we were able to bring it home.”
F1 Chinese Grand Prix full classification
Position
Driver
1
Kimi Antonelli
2
George Russell
3
Lewis Hamilton
4
Charles Leclerc
5
Oliver Bearman
6
Pierre Gasly
7
Liam Lawson
8
Isack Hadjar
9
Carlos Sainz
10
Franco Colapinto
11
Nico Hulkenberg
12
Arvid Lindblad
13
Valtteri Bottas
14
Esteban Ocon
15
Sergio Perez
DNF
Max Verstappen
DNF
Fernando Alonso
DNF
Lance Stroll
DNS
Lando Norris
DNS
Oscar Piastri
DNS
Gabriel Bortoleto
DNS
Alexander Albon
DNF = Did not finish
DNS = Did not start
F1 points standings 2026
Here is a look at the F1 standings following Sunday’s race.
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F1 Drivers’ World Championship 2026
Position
Driver
Team
Points
1.
George Russell
Mercedes
51
2.
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
47
3.
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
34
4.
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
33
5.
Oliver Bearman
Haas
17
6.
Lando Norris
McLaren
15
7.
Pierre Gasly
Alpine
9
8.
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
8
9.
Liam Lawson
Racing Bulls
8
10.
Arvind Lindblad
Racing Bulls
4
11.
Isack Hadjar
Red Bull
4
12.
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
3
13.
Carlos Sainz
Williams
2
14.
Gabriel Bortoleto
Audi
2
15.
Franco Colapinto
Alpine
1
16.
Esteban Ocon
Haas
0
17.
Nico Hulkenberg
Audi
0
18.
Alexander Albon
Williams
0
19.
Valtteri Bottas
Cadillac
0
20.
Sergio Perez
Cadillac
0
21.
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
0
22.
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
0
F1 Constructors’ Championship 2026
Position
Team
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
When is the next F1 race?
The next race is on March 29 in Japan.