Round 5 · 21 April 2024
2024 Chinese Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 21 April 2024 at Shanghai International Circuit (China), starting from position 1. Lando Norris (McLaren) and Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Fernando Alonso (1:37.810).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 1:40:52.554 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | +13.773 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 2 | +19.160 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 | +23.623 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 7 | +33.983 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 8 | +38.724 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 3 | +43.414 s | 7 | Finished |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 5 | +56.198 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 18 | +57.986 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 9 | +60.476 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 13 | +62.812 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 14 | +65.506 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 15 | +69.223 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 16 | +71.689 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 11 | +82.786 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 17 | +87.533 s | — | Finished |
| 17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 20 | +95.110 s | — | Finished |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB F1 Team | 12 | — | — | Retired |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 19 | — | — | Retired |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 10 | — | — | Retired |
Tyres and strategy at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024
Max Verstappen won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-56). The top ten used 3 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 138 ± 6, hard 116 ± 4.
- 1. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-56)
- 2. Lando Norris: medium (laps 1-22), hard (laps 23-56)
- 3. Sergio Pérez: medium (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-56)
- 4. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-21), hard (laps 22-56)
- 5. Carlos Sainz: medium (laps 1-17), hard (laps 18-56)
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.