Shanghai · R2
R2 · 13–15 March
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Sign in with the botThe Shanghai International Circuit was built in the Jiading district to a design by Hermann Tilke; its layout traces the outline of the character “shang”, the first in the city’s name. The first Chinese Grand Prix took place on 26 September 2004 and was won by Rubens Barrichello for Ferrari.
From 2020 to 2023 the race was not held because of the pandemic; the championship returned to Shanghai on 21 April 2024, and Max Verstappen won. The contract has been extended until 2030.
The lap is 5.451 km long with 16 corners, and the race is 56 laps. The first corner is a tightening spiral in which the car brakes and turns at the same time for a long while; the back straight, more than a kilometre long, ends in a hairpin and is the main overtaking spot.
The track is wide, the run-off areas are generous, and grandstands and paddock buildings on stilts tower over the main straight — typical architecture for circuits of the mid-2000s. Since 2024 the Shanghai weekend has followed the sprint format.
On 1 October 2006 Michael Schumacher won here — the last win of his career. On 7 October 2007 championship leader Lewis Hamilton got stuck in the gravel at the pit entry, and the race was won by Kimi Räikkönen, who became champion two weeks later.
On 15 April 2012 Nico Rosberg took the first win of his career — and the first for the Mercedes works team since 1955. On 14 April 2019 the Chinese Grand Prix was the thousandth race in World Championship history; Hamilton won.
The lap record is per circuit layout. Calculated by Gridlap from f1db history and the season’s results