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2026 Chinese Grand Prix race: Kimi Antonelli wins

Kimi Antonelli won ahead of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in the top-10 race classification at Shanghai.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Reviewed race report

Winner
Kimi Antonelli
Winning team
Mercedes
Podium
Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, and Lewis Hamilton
Classification
Top 10
Round
2
Circuit
Shanghai
Session date
March 15, 2026

The result at the front

Kimi Antonelli finished first for Mercedes. George Russell was second for Mercedes, while Lewis Hamilton completed the podium for Ferrari.

Movement through the order

The published top-10 classification continued with Charles Leclerc, Oliver Bearman, Pierre Gasly, Liam Lawson, Isack Hadjar, Carlos Sainz Jr., and Franco Colapinto from P4 through P10. Carlos Sainz Jr. made the biggest recorded gain among the available recap rows, moving from P17 to P9 (8 places).

The top-10 picture

Across the available top 10, Alpine placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Haas placed 1 car, Racing Bulls placed 1 car, Red Bull placed 1 car, and Williams placed 1 car. The report stays within the classification and recap facts supplied by the Race Calendar API; it does not assign causes that the data cannot support.

Based on the published classification. If the official result changes, this report is reviewed again before it returns. Source: FIA classification review · updated Mar 19, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructor
P1Kimi AntonelliMercedes
P2George RussellMercedes
P3Lewis HamiltonFerrari
P4Charles LeclercFerrari
P5Oliver BearmanHaas
P6Pierre GaslyAlpine
P7Liam LawsonRacing Bulls
P8Isack HadjarRed Bull
P9Carlos Sainz Jr.Williams
P10Franco ColapintoAlpine