2019 Chinese Grand Prix
2019 Chinese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 3 of 21 in the 2019 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1] | |||||
Date | 14 April 2019 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2019 | ||||
Location |
Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, China | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) | ||||
Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles) | ||||
Weather | Partly cloudy | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Mercedes | ||||
Time | 1:31.547 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull Racing-Honda | |||
Time | 1:34.742 on lap 55 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Mercedes | ||||
Second | Mercedes | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2019 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2019) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 14 April 2019 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the 3rd round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship, and marked the 16th time that the Chinese Grand Prix had been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship. The race also marked the 1000th World Championship race since the first World Championship race was held at the Silverstone Circuit in 1950. This is also the last Chinese Grand Prix until 2024 as the 2020–2023 Grands Prix were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Background
Championship standings before the race
Heading into the race, Valtteri Bottas was leading the Drivers' Championship by one point from Lewis Hamilton.[2] Bottas's team Mercedes was leading the Constructors' Championship by 39 points from Ferrari.[2]
Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand in drivers for either the race or practice.[3]
Free practice
Qualifying
The first qualifying session ended with no incidents with Valtteri Bottas setting the fastest lap of the session ahead of Charles Leclerc and teammate Lewis Hamilton. Qualifying ended with the elimination of Lance Stroll, George Russell, Robert Kubica, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alex Albon, the last two of whom failed to set a time in the session.
The second qualifying session ended without incident with Lewis Hamilton setting the fastest lap on the medium compound tyre. Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen also set their laps on the medium compound tyre. Daniil Kvyat, Sergio Pérez, Kimi Räikkönen, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris were eliminated from qualifying.
The third qualifying session ended without incident with most drivers having two chances to set a fastest lap. After the first runs, Valtteri Bottas was quickest with Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel rounding off the top 3. When setting up their second runs, Max Verstappen was overtaken at turn 14 by Sebastian Vettel and both Renault cars, this prevented him from crossing the line before the end of the session. Pierre Gasly and both Haas cars were also unable to start a lap before the session ended as a result. At the end of the session, Valtteri Bottas was on pole position 0.023 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton in second. Sebastian Vettel qualified third. The rest of the top ten consisted of, in qualifying order, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Daniel Ricciardo, Nico Hülkenberg, Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean.
Qualifying classification
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32.658 | 1:31.728 | 1:31.547 | 1 |
2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.115 | 1:31.637 | 1:31.570 | 2 |
3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.557 | 1:32.232 | 1:31.848 | 3 |
4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.712 | 1:32.324 | 1:31.865 | 4 |
5 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 1:33.274 | 1:32.369 | 1:32.089 | 5 |
6 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 1:33.863 | 1:32.948 | 1:32.930 | 6 |
7 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:33.709 | 1:33.214 | 1:32.958 | 7 |
8 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:33.644 | 1:32.968 | 1:32.962 | 8 |
9 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:34.036 | 1:33.150 | No time | 9 |
10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:33.752 | 1:33.156 | No time | 10 |
11 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:33.783 | 1:33.236 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | 1:34.026 | 1:33.299 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari | 1:34.125 | 1:33.419 | N/A | 13 |
14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren-Renault | 1:33.686 | 1:33.523 | N/A | 14 |
15 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | 1:34.148 | 1:33.967 | N/A | 15 |
16 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | 1:34.292 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 63 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1:35.253 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 88 | Robert Kubica | Williams-Mercedes | 1:35.281 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
107% time: 1:39.144 | |||||||
— | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari | No time | N/A | N/A | 191 |
— | 23 | Alexander Albon
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Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | No time | N/A | N/A | PL2 |
Source:[7][8] |
- Notes
- ^1 – Antonio Giovinazzi failed to set a time during qualifying and was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.[7]
- He also received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
Race
Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of his teammate Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.[10]
At the start of the race Bottas got a bad start allowing Hamilton to lead into the first corner. At the fourth corner
Race classification
- Notes
- ^1 – Includes one point for the fastest lap.
- ^2 – Lando Norris was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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- ^ "2019 Chinese Grand Prix – Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Chinese Grand Prix 2019 – Practice 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Chinese Grand Prix 2019 – Practice 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "FP3: Bottas ahead of Vettel as big Albon crash shortens session". Formula1.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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- ^ a b "Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2019 – Starting Grid". Formula1.com. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Must-see: Albon on the huge FP3 crash that ruled him out of Chinese Grand Prix qualifying". Formula1.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2019 – Race Result". Formula1.com. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Pierre Gasly – Fastests laps". StatsF1. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Kelly, Sean (15 April 2019). "Stat Wrap: Chinese GP". f1.channel4.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2019 – Fastest Laps". Formula1.com. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ a b "China 2019 – Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 14 April 2019.