2019 Chinese Grand Prix

The 2019 Chinese Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2019) was the third race of the 2019 Formula One season, and the sixteenth Chinese Grand Prix overall. It also marks the 1,000th Formula One Grand Prix. It was held between 12 April and 14 April 2019.
In qualifying, Valtteri Bottas took his first pole position of the season, also marking his first pole at the Shanghai International Circuit. Lewis Hamilton qualified second behind, marking the first time he qualified on the front row at the Shanghai International Circuit without securing pole position, not counting when he was pushed back with a five-place grid penalty in 2012. Sebastian Vettel, the polesitter in 2018, could only manage third on the grid.
In the race, Hamilton made a better start and immediately snatched the lead from Bottas, while Charles Leclerc overtook Vettel at Turn 1. The virtual safety car was briefly deployed on lap 1 after a collision involving Daniil Kvyat, Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Lando Norris resulted in some debris left on the track, though it quickly ended on lap 2. Leclerc was later given team orders to let Vettel back past, doing so on the start/finish straight on lap 11, and then fell behind Max Verstappen following their first pit stops. Hamilton went on to take his seventy-fifth victory, while Bottas finished in second place, thus making the first constructor to score three consecutive 1-2 finishes since in . Behind them, Vettel settled for third place, completing the podium.
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==Background==
Driver tyre allocations
Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft 	Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft
Hamilton 	1 	4 	8 	Bottas 	2 	3 	8
Vettel 	2 	4 	7 	Leclerc 	1 	5 	7
Verstappen	2 	3 	8 	Gasly 	2 	4 	7
Ricciardo 	1 	4 	8 	Hülkenberg	2 	3 	8
Magnussen 	2 	3 	8 	Grosjean 	1 	4 	8
Sainz 	2 	2 	9 	Norris 	2 	2 	9
Pérez 	2 	3 	8 	Stroll 	2 	3 	8
Räikkönen 	2 	3 	8 	Giovinazzi	3 	2 	8
Kvyat 	2 	3 	8 	Albon 	2 	3 	8
Russell 	1 	5 	7 	Kubica 	2 	4 	7
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==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
18 	Lance Stroll 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
63 	George Russell 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
88 	Robert Kubica 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:35.239	6 	1:34.336	9 	1:35.142	13 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:35.631	13 	1:34.296	8 	1:34.938	11 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:33.911	1 	1:33.357	2 	1:33.222	2 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:35.729	15 	1:34.551	11 	1:34.246	6 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:35.507	10 	1:35.704	17 	1:35.771	17 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:35.428	7 	1:34.455	10 	1:35.326	15 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:35.820	17 	1:34.784	15 	1:35.078	12 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:34.167	3 	1:34.158	7 	1:33.248	3 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:35.466	9 	1:34.779	14 	1:35.223	14 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:35.517	11 	1:34.788	16 	1:35.998	18 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:35.695	14 	1:34.634	12 	1:34.600	9 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:35.447	8 	1:34.694	13 	1:34.783	10 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:35.591	12 	1:34.096	5 	1:33.974	5 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:34.334	4 	1:33.551	3 	1:34.447	7 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:34.118	2 	1:34.037	4 	1:33.689	4 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:35.756	16 	1:34.141	6 	1:34.510	8 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:37.619	19 	1:36.229	20 	1:36.124	19 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:34.653	5 	1:33.330	1 	1:32.830	1 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:36.847	18 	1:36.121	19 	1:36.176	20 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	No Time 	20 	1:35.914	18 	1:35.726	16 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	1 	1:32.658 	 	2 	1:31.728 	 	1 	1:31.547 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	3 	1:33.115 	 	1 	1:31.637 	 	2 	1:31.570 	2
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	5 	1:33.557 	 	3 	1:32.232 	 	3 	1:31.848 	3
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	2 	1:32.712 	 	4 	1:32.324 	 	4 	1:31.865 	4
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	4 	1:33.274 	 	5 	1:32.369 	 	5 	1:32.089 	5
6 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	11 	1:33.863 	 	6 	1:32.948 	 	6 	1:32.930 	6
7 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	8 	1:33.709 	 	10 	1:33.214 	 	7 	1:32.958 	7
8 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	6 	1:33.644 	 	7 	1:32.968 	 	8 	1:32.962 	8
9 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	13 	1:34.036 	 	8 	1:33.150 	 	9 	no time 	9
10 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	9 	1:33.752 	 	9 	1:33.156 	 	10 	no time 	10
11 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	10 	1:33.783 	 	11 	1:33.236 	 	 	 	11
12 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	12 	1:34.026 	 	12 	1:33.299 	 	 	 	12
13 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	14 	1:34.125 	 	13 	1:33.419 	 	 	 	13
14 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	7 	1:33.686 	 	14 	1:33.523 	 	 	 	14
15 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	15 	1:34.148 	 	15 	1:33.967 	 	 	 	15
16 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	16 	1:34.292 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	17 	1:35.253 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	18 	1:35.281 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144	107% time: 1:39.144
NC 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	19 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19*
NC 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	20 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL†
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** Giovinazzi failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule, but was given permission from the stewards to participate in the race.
*† Albon did not participate in qualifying due to his car being repaired following a crash in FP3, but was given permission from the stewards to participate in the race. With the chassis being changed, Albon had to start from the pit lane. Albon was later given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
===Grid===
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** Giovinazzi failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule, but was given permission from the stewards to participate in the race.
*† Albon did not participate in qualifying due to his car being repaired following a crash in FP3, but was given permission from the stewards to participate in the race. With the chassis being changed, Albon had to start from the pit lane. Albon was later given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
==Race==
===Report===
Marcus Dudley Mercedes team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer’s award.
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	1h 32m 06.350s 	2 	25
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	56 	+6.552s 	1 	18
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	56 	+13.744s 	3 	15
4 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	56 	+27.627s 	5 	12
5 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	56 	+31.276s 	4 	10
6 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	56 	+89.307s 	6 	9*
7 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	7 	6
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	12 	4
9 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	13 	2
10 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	PL 	1
11 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	10 	
12 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	16 	
13 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	9 	
14 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	14 	
15 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	55 	+1 Lap 	19 	
16 	63 	George Russell 	 	54 	+2 Laps 	17 	
17 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	54 	+2 Laps 	18 	
18 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	50 	Collision damage	15 	
Ret 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	41 	Collision damage	11 	
Ret 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	16 	Power unit 	8 	
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** 8 points for sixth place and 1 point for the fastest lap.
==Milestones==
*The 1,000th Grand Prix.
*Daniil Kvyat's 75th start (77th entry).
*Lewis Hamilton's 75th victory.
*Hamilton leads his 4,000th lap.
* becomes the first team to score three consecutive 1-2 finishes at the start of a season since in .
*Pierre Gasly's first fastest lap.
*Hamilton overtakes Giancarlo Fisichella for the tenth highest number of race entries.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	68 	1
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	62 	1
3 	Max Verstappen 	39 	
4 	Sebastian Vettel 	37 	1
5 	Charles Leclerc 	36 	1
6 	Pierre Gasly 	13 	4
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	12 	1
8 	Lando Norris 	8 	1
9 	Kevin Magnussen 	8 	1
10 	Daniel Ricciardo 	6 	
11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	6 	2
12 	Sergio Pérez 	5 	1
13 	Alexander Albon 	3 	2
14 	Lance Stroll 	2 	2
15 	Daniil Kvyat 	1 	1
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	130 	
2 	 	73 	
3 	 	52 	
4 	 	12 	3
5 	 	12 	1
6 	 	8 	1
7 	 	8 	1
8 	 	7 	1
9 	 	4 	1
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==Notes==
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