Round 3 · 14 April 2019
2019 Chinese Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 14 April 2019 at Shanghai International Circuit (China), starting from position 2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Valtteri Bottas. The fastest lap was set by Pierre Gasly (1:34.742).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 1:32:06.350 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | +6.552 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | +13.774 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | +27.627 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | +31.276 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 6 | +89.307 s | 9 | Finished |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 7 | +1 Lap | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 12 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 13 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | — | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 15 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 11 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 8 | — | — | Power Unit |
Tyres and strategy at the Chinese Grand Prix 2019
Lewis Hamilton won with 2 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-22), hard (laps 23-36), medium (laps 37-56). The top ten used 4 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 115 ± 4, hard 90 ± 3, soft 68 ± 9.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-22), hard (laps 23-36), medium (laps 37-56)
- 2. Valtteri Bottas: medium (laps 1-21), hard (laps 22-36), medium (laps 37-56)
- 3. Sebastian Vettel: medium (laps 1-18), hard (laps 19-35), medium (laps 36-56)
- 4. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-17), hard (laps 18-34), medium (laps 35-56)
- 5. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-22), hard (laps 23-42), medium (laps 43-56)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.