2021 Less Classic Chinese Grand Prix

==Friday drivers==
The bottom five teams in the 2012 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.
Constructor 	Driver
Williams-Renault 	Jack Aitken
Toro Rosso-Ferrari	Jüri Vips
Catherham-Renault 	Marcus Ericsson
Marussia-Cosworth 	Alexander Rossi
HRT-Cosworth 	Sergio Canamasas
==Qualification==
===Qualification Classification===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Qualifying Time	Grid
1 	8 	George Russell 	Mercedes 	1:35.700 	1
2 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:35.725 	2
3 	7 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes 	1:35.794 	3
4 	10 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Lotus-Renault 	1:35.831 	4
5 	4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:35.853 	5
6 	18 	Nicolas Latifi 	Williams-Renault 	1:35.902 	6
7 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus-Renault 	1:35.903 	7
8 	2 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:35.921 	8
9 	5 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari 	1:35.942 	9
10 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:35.982 	10
11 	14 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:36.031 	11
12 	19 	Dan Ticktum 	Williams-Renault 	1:36.198 	12
13 	6 	Carlos Sainz Jr. 	Ferrari 	1:36.255 	13
14 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Force India-Mercedes	1:36.283 	14
15 	15 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:36.289 	15
16 	12 	Lance Stroll 	Force India-Mercedes	1:36.292 	16
17 	17 	Pierre Gasly 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:36.317 	17
18 	16 	Alexander Albon 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:36.343 	18
19 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Catherham-Renault 	1:36.745 	19
20 	24 	Daniil Kvyat 	Marussia-Cosworth 	1:36.933 	20
21 	21 	Romain Grosjean 	Catherham-Renault 	1:36.956 	21
22 	22 	Roberto Merhi 	HRT-Cosworth 	1:37.114 	22
23 	25 	Esteban Ocon 	Marussia-Cosworth 	1:37.687 	23
24 	23 	Sebastián Fernández	HRT-Cosworth 	1:37.714 	24
==Race==
===Race Classification===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	8 	George Russell 	Mercedes 	56 	1:36:26.929 	1 	25
2 	7 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes 	56 	+6.203 	3 	18
3 	10 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Lotus-Renault 	56 	4 	15 	
4 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	56 	2 	12 	
5 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus-Renault 	56 	7 	10 	
6 	2 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull-Renault 	56 	8 	8 	
7 	18 	Nicolas Latifi 	Williams-Renault 	56 	6 	6 	
8 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull-Renault 	56 	10 	4 	
9 	5 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari 	56 	+35.643 	9 	2
10 	6 	Carlos Sainz Jr. 	Ferrari 	56 	12 	1 	
11 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Force India-Mercedes	56 	13 	 	
12 	17 	Pierre Gasly 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	56 	17 	 	
13 	12 	Lance Stroll 	Force India-Mercedes	56 	16 	 	
14 	16 	Alexander Albon 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	56 	18 	 	
15 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Catherham-Renault 	56 	19 	 	
16 	24 	Daniil Kvyat 	Marussia-Cosworth 	55 	+1 Lap 	20 	
17 	21 	Romain Grosjean 	Catherham-Renault 	55 	+1 Lap 	21 	
18 	25 	Esteban Ocon 	Marussia-Cosworth 	55 	+1 Lap 	23 	
19 	22 	Roberto Merhi 	HRT-Cosworth 	55 	+1 Lap 	22 	
Ret 	4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren-Mercedes 	39 	Engine 	5 	
Ret 	15 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	34 	Wheel 	15 	
Ret 	23 	Sebastián Fernández	HRT-Cosworth 	26 	Brakes 	24 	
Ret 	14 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	3 	Collision damage	11 	
Ret 	19 	Dan Ticktum 	Williams-Renault 	1 	Crashed 	12 	
==Championship standings after the race==
===Drivers' Championship standings===
Pos.	Driver 	Points
1 	Kimi Räikkönen 	43
2 	George Russell 	39
3 	Charles Leclerc 	28
4 	Max Verstappen 	28
5 	Sebastian Vettel	25
===Constructors' Championship standings===
Pos.	Constructor 	Points
1 	Mercedes 	63
2 	Lotus-Renault 	58
3 	McLaren-Mercedes	55
4 	Red Bull-Renault	53
5 	Ferrari 	30