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Shanghai International Circuit

Shanghai, China

Drawing the layout from the official telemetry… the first time it can take up to half a minute.

Races
19
Pole → win
63%
of 19 with a recorded pole
Winner's average grid slot
P2.05
3 won from outside the top 3
Safety Car · VSC · Red
3 · 0 · 0
in 5 races with detail
Most wins
Lewis Hamilton 6Fernando Alonso 2Nico Rosberg 2Rubens Barrichello 1Michael Schumacher 1
Usual weather
Air
19.4°
de 11.6° a 28.1°
Track
29.4°
Humidity
43.2%
Rain
2%
of sessions

It is usually run in abril (it has also been run in marzo, octubre, septiembre).

Layout style
Slow corners 34 %Medium corners 26 %Fast corners 25 %Straights 15 %
Full throttle
43.6%
Braking
25.4%
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Since 2018
Lap-time evolution

Best qualifying and race lap by year. Regulation and condition changes show up as jumps.

1:32.0001:34.0001:36.0001:38.000201820192020202120222023202420252026ClassificationRaceYear

Pit stops per driver in the race: 2018: 1.5 · 2019: 1.85 · 2024: 2 · 2025: 1.25 · 2026: 1.06.

History
YearWinnerTeamStartedPole
2026Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedesP1Andrea Kimi Antonelli ✓
2025Oscar PiastriMcLarenP1Oscar Piastri ✓
2024Max VerstappenRed BullP1Max Verstappen ✓
2019Lewis HamiltonMercedesP2Valtteri Bottas
2018Daniel RicciardoRed BullP6Sebastian Vettel
2017Lewis HamiltonMercedesP1Lewis Hamilton ✓
2016Nico RosbergMercedesP1Nico Rosberg ✓
2015Lewis HamiltonMercedesP1Lewis Hamilton ✓
2014Lewis HamiltonMercedesP1Lewis Hamilton ✓
2013Fernando AlonsoFerrariP3Lewis Hamilton
2012Nico RosbergMercedesP1Nico Rosberg ✓
2011Lewis HamiltonMcLarenP3Sebastian Vettel
2010Jenson ButtonMcLarenP5Sebastian Vettel
2009Sebastian VettelRed BullP1Sebastian Vettel ✓
2008Lewis HamiltonMcLarenP1Lewis Hamilton ✓
2007Kimi RäikkönenFerrariP2Lewis Hamilton
2006Michael SchumacherFerrariP6Fernando Alonso
2005Fernando AlonsoRenaultP1Fernando Alonso ✓
2004Rubens BarrichelloFerrariP1Rubens Barrichello ✓