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Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel at Shanghai International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, and Sebastian Vettel
Race date
April 14, 2019
Pole
Valtteri Bottas
Fastest lap
Pierre Gasly
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Valtteri Bottas is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Sergio Pérez from P12 to P8 (+4), Kimi Räikkönen from P13 to P9 (+4), and Lance Stroll from P16 to P12 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Valtteri Bottas started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 2 +2 laps, 2 Collision damage, and 1 Power unit. Pierre Gasly holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:34.742 on lap 55. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:32:06.35025
2Valtteri BottasMercedes1:32:12.90218
3Sebastian VettelFerrari1:32:20.09415
4Max VerstappenRed Bull1:32:33.97712
5Charles LeclercFerrari1:32:37.62610
6Pierre GaslyRed Bull1:33:35.6579
7Daniel RicciardoRenault+1 lap6
8Sergio PérezRacing Point+1 lap4
9Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo+1 lap2
10Alexander AlbonToro Rosso+1 lap1
11Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap0
12Lance StrollRacing Point+1 lap0
13Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap0
14Carlos Sainz Jr.McLaren+1 lap0
15Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
16George RussellWilliams+2 laps0
17Robert KubicaWilliams+2 laps0
18Lando NorrisMcLarenCollision damage0
DNFDaniil KvyatToro RossoCollision damage0
DNFNico HülkenbergRenaultPower unit0