2025 Chinese Grand Prix

The 2025 Chinese Grand Prix (known for advertising reasons as the Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2025) was a Formula One auto race that happened on 23 March 2025 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. It was the second race of the 2025 Formula One World Championship. It was also the first of six Grands Prix in the season to utilise the sprint format and the second time overall that the Chinese Grand Prix featured it. It was the first of the year to have a sprint race, which will happen at 5 other races in 2025.

Lewis Hamilton fron Ferrari won the sprint race pole position and won the sprint. Oscar Piastri from McLaren was 2nd. Max Verstappen from the Red Bull Racing Team came 3rd. Piastri won his first Formula One Grand Prix pole position, with George Russell from Mercedes starting 2nd. Teammate of Piastri, Lando Norris, started 3rd.

In the Grand Prix race, Piastri won with Norris in 2nd and Russell in 3rd. Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Pierre Gasly were disqualified from the race. Leclerc and Gasly were disqualified because their cars were too light. Hamilton was disqualified because the skid block on his car was too thin and damaged. This was the first time in Formula One that both Ferrari drivers were disqualified from a Grand Prix.

Results
Sprint
DriverConstructorTime/RetiredPoints1 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 19 30:39.965 1 82 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 19 +6.889 3 731 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT19 +9.80426463 George RussellMercedes19 +11.59255516 Charles Leclerc Ferrari19 +12.190446 22 Yuki Tsunoda Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 19 +22.288 8 3712 Mercedes 19 +23.0387 284 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes19 +23.4716 1918 Lance Stroll  19 +24.916101014 Fernando Alonso  19 +38.218 111123 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 19 +39.29291210 Alpine-Renault 19 +39.64917136 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 19 +42.400151430 Liam Lawson Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 19 +44.904191587 Oliver Bearman Haas-Ferrari19 +45.649121631 Esteban Ocon Haas-Ferrari 19 +46.182181755 Carlos Sainz Jr.Williams-Mercedes 19 +51.376 1318 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber-Ferrari 19 +53.940 141927 Nico Hülkenberg Kick Sauber-Ferrari19 +56.682207 Jack DoohanAlpine-Renault19 +1:10.21216Source:
Notes
  – Jack Doohan finished 20th and also got a post-sprint ten-second time penalty for causing a crash with Gabriel Bortoleto. The penalty made no difference as he was classified in the last position.

Grand Prix
DriverConstructorTime/RetiredPoints181 Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes56 1:30:55.02612524 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes56 +9.748318363 George RussellMercedes56 +11.09721541 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT56 +16.656412531 Esteban OconHaas-Ferrari56 +49.9691110612Mercedes56 +53.74888723 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes56 +56.321106887 Oliver BearmanHaas-Ferrari56 +1:01.303174918 Lance Stroll56 +1:10.2041421055 Carlos Sainz Jr.Williams-Mercedes56 +1:16.38715 1116 Isack HadjarRacing Bulls-Honda RBPT56 +1:18.875 71230 Liam LawsonRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT56 +1:21.147137 Jack DoohanAlpine-Renault56 +1:28.401 18145  Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber-Ferrari55 +1 lap1915 27  Nico Hülkenberg Kick Sauber-Ferrari55 +1 lap121622  Yuki Tsunoda Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT55 +1 lap9 14  Fernando Alonso 4 Brakes13 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari56 Underweight644 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari56 Plank wear510 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault56 Underweight16Source:
Notes
  – Jack Doohan finished 14th, but got a 10-second time penalty for causing Isack Hadjar to go off track. This initially dropped him to 16th in the results, but he ended up 13th because Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Pierre Gasly were disqualified.
  – Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly finished 5th and 11th, but were disqualified because their cars were too light.
  – Lewis Hamilton finished 6th, but was disqualified because his skid block was too thin.

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Category:Formula One Grands Prix
Category:Sport in China
Category:March 2025 events
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