Formula 1 / 2026 / Chinese Grand Prix / Fastest laps Chinese Grand Prix 2026 — fastest laps Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend in Shanghai, China: 1:32.064 in Qualifying. Below, every driver's quickest lap of each session with the gap to the fastest, the three sector times and the tyre it was set on.
Round 2 · 15 March 2026 · Shanghai, China
# Driver Team Best lap Gap S1 S2 S3 Tyre Lap 1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:34.753 24.811 28.523 41.419 soft 18 2 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:34.760 +0.007 25.089 28.746 40.925 soft 18 3 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:34.926 +0.173 24.816 28.488 41.622 soft 18 4 George Russell Mercedes 1:35.101 +0.348 25.019 28.661 41.421 soft 18 5 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:35.635 +0.882 25.041 28.949 41.645 soft 19 6 Lando Norris McLaren 1:35.708 +0.955 25.106 28.880 41.722 soft 19 7 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:35.774 +1.021 25.132 29.135 41.507 soft 19 8 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:36.912 +2.159 25.244 29.573 42.095 soft 18 9 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:37.278 +2.525 25.497 29.625 42.156 soft 18 10 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:37.363 +2.610 25.463 29.618 42.282 medium 18 11 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:37.374 +2.621 25.378 29.567 42.429 medium 18 12 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:37.800 +3.047 25.721 29.856 42.223 medium 18 13 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:37.882 +3.129 25.559 29.782 42.541 hard 19 14 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:37.913 +3.160 25.962 29.662 42.289 hard 18 15 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:38.027 +3.274 25.742 29.744 42.541 medium 5 16 Alexander Albon Williams 1:38.158 +3.405 25.592 29.597 42.969 soft 19 17 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:38.349 +3.596 25.971 29.767 42.611 medium 17 18 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:38.475 +3.722 25.804 30.031 42.640 medium 6 19 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:38.487 +3.734 25.589 30.453 42.445 hard 19 20 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:38.532 +3.779 25.863 29.875 42.794 medium 18 21 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:38.862 +4.109 25.757 30.275 42.830 soft 18 22 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:39.262 +4.509 26.159 30.349 42.754 medium 9
# Driver Team Best lap Gap S1 S2 S3 Tyre Lap 1 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:32.064 24.013 27.664 40.387 soft 14 2 George Russell Mercedes 1:32.286 +0.222 24.012 27.783 40.491 soft 12 3 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:32.415 +0.351 24.184 27.696 40.535 soft 18 4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:32.428 +0.364 24.118 27.660 40.650 soft 19 5 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:32.550 +0.486 24.120 27.729 40.701 soft 16 6 Lando Norris McLaren 1:32.608 +0.544 24.078 27.782 40.748 soft 16 7 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:32.873 +0.809 24.185 27.788 40.900 soft 20 8 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:33.002 +0.938 24.359 27.975 40.668 soft 19 9 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:33.121 +1.057 24.529 27.933 40.659 soft 19 10 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:33.197 +1.133 24.348 27.847 41.002 soft 10 11 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:33.354 +1.290 24.592 27.937 40.825 soft 11 12 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:33.357 +1.293 24.254 28.078 41.025 soft 14 13 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:33.538 +1.474 24.344 28.064 41.130 soft 10 14 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:33.549 +1.485 24.539 28.214 40.796 soft 8 15 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:33.765 +1.701 24.634 28.157 40.974 soft 11 16 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:33.784 +1.720 24.492 28.254 41.038 soft 11 17 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:34.317 +2.253 24.465 28.669 41.183 soft 9 18 Alexander Albon Williams 1:34.772 +2.708 24.526 28.876 41.370 soft 9 19 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:35.203 +3.139 24.782 28.723 41.698 soft 8 20 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:35.436 +3.372 24.949 28.972 41.515 soft 8 21 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:35.995 +3.931 24.953 29.204 41.838 soft 8 22 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:36.906 +4.842 26.049 29.246 41.611 soft 5
# Driver Team Best lap Gap S1 S2 S3 Tyre Lap 1 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:35.275 25.295 28.532 41.448 hard 52 2 George Russell Mercedes 1:35.400 +0.125 25.226 28.710 41.464 hard 56 3 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:35.964 +0.689 25.355 28.897 41.712 soft 54 4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:36.011 +0.736 25.129 28.862 42.020 hard 56 5 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:36.092 +0.817 25.176 28.906 42.010 hard 55 6 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:36.099 +0.824 25.110 29.057 41.932 medium 46 7 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:36.180 +0.905 25.049 29.479 41.652 medium 38 8 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:36.429 +1.154 25.226 29.121 42.082 hard 56 9 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:36.505 +1.230 25.388 29.218 41.899 hard 53 10 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:36.783 +1.508 25.624 29.202 41.957 medium 35 11 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:37.046 +1.771 25.612 29.585 41.849 hard 39 12 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:37.096 +1.821 25.458 29.543 42.095 hard 56 13 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:37.311 +2.036 25.711 29.636 41.964 hard 46 14 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:37.981 +2.706 25.961 29.737 42.283 hard 51 15 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:38.393 +3.118 25.855 29.825 42.713 hard 55 16 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:38.523 +3.248 26.090 30.068 42.365 hard 50 17 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:39.721 +4.446 26.187 30.538 42.996 hard 25 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:40.883 +5.608 26.575 30.832 43.476 hard 9