2018 Chinese Grand Prix - wikipedia 2018 Chinese Grand Prix 2018 Chinese Grand Prix Race 3 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race → Layout of the Shanghai International Circuit Race details Date 15 April 2018 Official name Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix Location Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China Course Permanent racing facility Course length 5.451 km ( 3.387 mi ) Distance 56 laps, 305.066 km ( 189.559 mi ) Pole position Driver Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Time 1 : 31.095 Fastest lap Driver Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer Time 1 : 35.785 on lap 55 Podium First Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer Second Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Third Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Lap leaders The 2018 Chinese Grand Prix ( formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 15 April 2018 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the third round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the fifteenth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner. Sebastian Vettel entered the round with a seventeen - point lead over Hamilton in the World Drivers ' Championship. His team, Ferrari, led Mercedes by ten points in the World Constructors ' Championship. Vettel qualified on pole position, and in doing so recorded Ferrari 's first pole position in China in fourteen years. Daniel Ricciardo won the race ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen. Vettel 's championship lead was cut to nine points when he finished in eighth place, the result of contact with Max Verstappen late in the race. Contents 1 Report 1.1 Practice 1.2 Qualifying 1.3 Race 2 Classification 2.1 Qualifying 2.2 Race 2.3 Championship standings after the race 3 References 4 External links Report Practice Lewis Hamilton was quickest in FP1 and FP2. Sebastian Vettel was quickest in FP3. During FP3, Daniel Ricciardo 's turbo failed, requiring a full rebuild. Qualifying Daniel Ricciardo 's pit crew, still frantically assembling his Red Bull engine and car as qualifying began, were able to get his car out in Q1 with just over three minutes left in the session. With his first and only possible hot lap in Q1, he finished the session in P13. Charles Leclerc, meanwhile, spun his Sauber, and failed to make it out of Q1. Marcus Ericsson was given a 5 place grid penalty for the race, and 3 points on his super license, for ignoring the double yellow flags waved for Leclerc. After qualifying P6 in Bahrain, Pierre Gasly also failed to make it out of Q1. Ferrari locked out the front row of the grid for the second consecutive race, the first time since 2006 that the team had achieved this feat. Sebastian Vettel qualified on pole position with a time of 1 : 31.095, a new track record. Mercedes locked out the second row of the grid, and Red Bull the third. Race Polesitter Sebastian Vettel got away well at the start, however his team mate Kimi Räikkönen lost positions, being overtaken by Bottas in Turn 1, and then Verstappen a few corners later... Hamilton fell back to 5th, whilst Ricciardo held 6th. After the first pit stops, Bottas managed to undercut Vettel and subsequently overtook Kimi Räikkönen, who had not yet stopped, for the lead, around the outside in Turn 1. After Bottas blocked off Räikkönen, Vettel took advantage to take second place. On Lap 30, the Toro Rosso cars of Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly collided at the hairpin. Gasly was awarded a 10 second penalty and the debris left on the track resulted in the safety car being brought out. This was a critical turning point for the race, as during the safety car period, both Red Bull cars pitted for fresh tyres on the same lap immediately. Mercedes had an opportunity to bring Hamilton in, but instead left him out to preserve track position. Bottas maintained the lead of the race at the safety car restart. Max Verstappen ran wide on Lap 39 whilst battling with Lewis Hamilton for third place, losing a position to Ricciardo, who had previously overtaken Räikkönen. Both Red Bulls then overtook Hamilton, two laps apart, and then Ricciardo overtook Vettel for P2. On Lap 43, Max Verstappen shunted Sebastian Vettel off the track at the hairpin, resulting in both drivers spinning off the track and Vettel losing positions, due to a damaged floor. Verstappen was awarded a 10 second penalty for the incident. On Lap 45 Ricciardo overtook Bottas for the lead of the race, which he would retain until the chequered flag. On the penultimate lap, Vettel was overtaken by Fernando Alonso meaning he would finish in P8. Riccardo 's many overtakes would be hailed as a stunning drive, and the race would be regarded as one of his best ever. Classification Qualifying Pos. Car no. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final grid Q1 Q2 Q3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1 : 32.171 1 : 32.385 1 : 31.095 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1 : 32.474 1 : 32.286 1 : 31.182 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1 : 32.921 1 : 32.063 1 : 31.625 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 : 33.283 1 : 31.914 1 : 31.675 5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer 1 : 32.932 1 : 32.809 1 : 31.796 5 6 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer 1 : 33.877 1 : 32.688 1 : 31.948 6 7 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1 : 33.545 1 : 32.494 1 : 32.532 7 8 11 Sergio Pérez Force India - Mercedes 1 : 33.464 1 : 32.931 1 : 32.758 8 9 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 1 : 33.315 1 : 32.970 1 : 32.819 9 10 8 Romain Grosjean Haas - Ferrari 1 : 33.238 1 : 32.524 1 : 32.855 10 11 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas - Ferrari 1 : 33.359 1 : 32.986 11 12 31 Esteban Ocon Force India - Mercedes 1 : 33.585 1 : 33.057 12 13 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren - Renault 1 : 33.428 1 : 33.232 13 14 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren - Renault 1 : 33.824 1 : 33.505 14 15 28 Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso - Honda 1 : 34.013 1 : 33.795 15 16 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams - Mercedes 1 : 34.062 16 17 10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso - Honda 1 : 34.101 17 18 18 Lance Stroll Williams - Mercedes 1 : 34.285 18 19 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber - Ferrari 1 : 34.454 19 20 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber - Ferrari 1 : 34.914 20 107 % time : 1 : 38.622 Source : Notes ^ 1 -- Marcus Ericsson was given a five - place grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags during qualifying. Race Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time / Retired Grid Points Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer 56 1 : 35 : 36.380 6 25 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 56 + 8.894 18 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 56 + 9.637 15 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 56 + 16.985 12 5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer 56 + 20.436 5 10 6 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 56 + 21.052 7 8 7 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren - Renault 56 + 30.639 13 6 8 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 56 + 35.286 9 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 56 + 35.763 9 10 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas - Ferrari 56 + 39.594 11 11 31 Esteban Ocon Force India - Mercedes 56 + 44.050 12 12 11 Sergio Pérez Force India - Mercedes 56 + 44.725 8 13 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren - Renault 56 + 49.373 14 14 18 Lance Stroll Williams - Mercedes 56 + 55.490 18 15 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams - Mercedes 56 + 58.241 16 16 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber - Ferrari 56 + 1 : 02.604 20 17 8 Romain Grosjean Haas - Ferrari 56 + 1 : 05.296 10 18 10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso - Honda 56 + 1 : 06.330 17 19 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber - Ferrari 56 + 1 : 22.575 19 20 28 Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso - Honda 51 Gearbox 15 Source : Notes ^ 1 -- Max Verstappen originally finished in fourth place but had ten seconds added to his race time for causing an avoidable collision. ^ 2 -- Pierre Gasly originally finished in fifteenth place but had ten seconds added to his race time for causing an avoidable collision. ^ 3 -- Brendon Hartley retired from the race but was classified as he completed 90 % of the winner 's race distance. Championship standings after the race Drivers ' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points Sebastian Vettel 54 Lewis Hamilton 45 Valtteri Bottas 40 Daniel Ricciardo 37 5 Kimi Räikkönen 30 Constructors ' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points Mercedes 85 Ferrari 84 Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer 55 McLaren - Renault 28 5 Renault 25 References Jump up ^ `` Formula 1 2018 Chinese Grand Prix ''. formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. Retrieved 8 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions ''. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` 2017 Chinese Grand Prix Race -- Official Classification ''. FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 9 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix -- Qualifying ''. Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Daniel Ricciardo storms to Chinese Grand Prix win with sensational drive ''. abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix -- Race Result ''. Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2018 Chinese Grand Prix. 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