Shanghai International Circuit
🇨🇳 Shanghai, China · Local time Thu 8 Oct, 04:55
Circuit facts
- Official name
- Shanghai International Circuit
- Location
- 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
- Lap length
- 5.451 km
- Race laps
- 56
- Race distance
- 305.256 km
- Turns
- 16
- Direction
- Clockwise
- First Grand Prix
- 2004
- Lap record
- 1:32.238 — Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2026)
- Local time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
About the circuit
Built on marshland and shaped like the Chinese character shàng, Shanghai opens with a long tightening right-hander that is unlike any other corner in Formula 1.
Grands Prix at Shanghai International Circuit
| Season | Grand Prix | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chinese GP | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes |
| 2025 | Chinese GP | Oscar Piastri | McLaren |
| 2024 | Chinese GP | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2019 | Chinese GP | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2018 | Chinese GP | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull |
| 2017 | Chinese GP | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2016 | Chinese GP | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2015 | Chinese GP | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2014 | Chinese GP | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2013 | Chinese GP | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari |
| 2012 | Chinese GP | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2011 | Chinese GP | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
| 2010 | Chinese GP | Jenson Button | McLaren |
| 2009 | Chinese GP | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2008 | Chinese GP | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
| 2007 | Chinese GP | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 2006 | Chinese GP | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2005 | Chinese GP | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2004 | Chinese GP | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
Shanghai International Circuit: frequently asked questions
- How long is a lap of Shanghai International Circuit?
- A lap of Shanghai International Circuit measures 5.451 km with 16 turns.
- What is the lap record at Shanghai International Circuit?
- The lap record is 1:32.238, set by Andrea Kimi Antonelli in 2026.
- How many laps is the race at Shanghai International Circuit?
- The Grand Prix runs 56 laps, a race distance of about 305 km.
- When did Shanghai International Circuit first hold a Grand Prix?
- Shanghai International Circuit first hosted a world championship Grand Prix in 2004.
- Who won the last race at Shanghai International Circuit?
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 race here for Mercedes.
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