Chinese Grand Prix 2025

Race Highlights

• George Russell starts on pole position
• Piastri takes lead of the race by the first corner
• Gabrial Bortoleto loses grip and runs into the gravel on the opening lap
• Fernando Alonso’s car had a brake fire, reported by another drive, is he limps to the pits on lap 4
• Ocon overtakes Antonelli going on the inside on lap 15
• George Russell overtakes Piastri on his pitstop exit, a crucial position gained to leap into 2nd
• Oliver Bearman performing to undercut braking overtakes on Liam Lawson and Pierre Gasly to improve his positions
• Yuki Tsunoda’s VCARB front wing takes damage from turbulent air following Carlos Sainz
• Verstappen and Leclerc fighting between turns 4-6 with hard racing and Verstappen clinching the position
• Oscar Piastri wins the Chinese Grand Prix for his third race win in his career
• Norris ends the race in 2nd, completing a McLaren 1-2 for the second race and a strong start in the Constructors Championship
• George Russell closes out the podium for third

Race Summary

The Chinese Grand Prix sees George Russell on pole but with a decent reaction on start, Piastri takes the lead of the race by the first corner. Norris jumps up to 2nd from 3rd position. Russell keeps on Norris’s tail. Max Verstappen loses out on the jump to the Ferrari’s of Leclerc and Hamilton.

Turn 7 and 8 are coupled with hard racing between the top 4 as Russell tries to gain back positions on Norris. Charles Leclerc following the top leaders closely, but Bortoleto loses traction on the opening lap of the race. Fernando Alonso heads to the pits on the fourth lap as a brake fire is reported by Gasly.

Russell pits on lap 15 as Norries tries to get ahead before Russell exits the pits and Ocon passes Antonelli on the inside to take 14th position.

Piastri takes the victory for his third race win in his career, Norris follows up in 2nd for a McLaren 1-2, with George Russell finishing the podium. Verstappen splits the two Ferraris as Leclerc finishes in 4th and Hamilton in fifth.