Round 2 · 23 March 2025
2025 Chinese Grand Prix: results
Oscar Piastri (McLaren) won the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 23 March 2025 at Shanghai International Circuit (China), starting from position 1. Lando Norris (McLaren) and George Russell (Mercedes) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (1:35.069).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1 | 1:30:55.026 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | +9.748 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 2 | +11.097 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | +16.656 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 11 | +49.969 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 8 | +53.748 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 10 | +56.321 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 17 | +61.303 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 14 | +70.204 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 15 | +76.387 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 7 | +78.875 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 20 | +81.147 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Jack Doohan | Alpine F1 Team | 18 | +88.401 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 19 | — | — | Lapped |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 12 | — | — | Lapped |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 9 | — | — | Lapped |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 13 | — | — | Retired |
| 18 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 19 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 16 | — | — | Disqualified |
Tyres and strategy at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025
Oscar Piastri won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-14), hard (laps 15-56). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 72 ± 6, hard 33 ± 2.
- 1. Oscar Piastri: medium (laps 1-14), hard (laps 15-56)
- 2. Lando Norris: medium (laps 1-15), hard (laps 16-56)
- 3. George Russell: medium (laps 1-14), hard (laps 15-56)
- 4. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-56)
- 5. Esteban Ocon: medium (laps 1-11), hard (laps 12-56)
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.