2024 F1 Chinese GP results: Max Verstappen wins for Red Bull

Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in a race that was twice interrupted by the safety car.

2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix results

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Cla	Driver	#		Laps	Time	Interval	km/h	Pits	Points	Retirement	Chassis	Engine
1	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1		56				2	25		Red Bull	Red Bull
2	L. Norris McLaren	4		56	13.773			1	18		McLaren	Mercedes
3	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11		56	19.160			2	15		Red Bull	Red Bull
4	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16		56	23.623			1	12		Ferrari	Ferrari
5	C. Sainz Ferrari	55		56	33.983			1	10		Ferrari	Ferrari
6	G. Russell Mercedes	63		56	38.724			2	8		Mercedes	Mercedes
7	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14		56	43.414			3	7		Aston Martin	Mercedes
8	O. Piastri McLaren	81		56	56.198			2	4		McLaren	Mercedes
9	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44		56	57.986			2	2		Mercedes	Mercedes
10	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27		56	1'00.476			2	1		Haas	Ferrari
11	E. Ocon Alpine	31		56	1'02.812			2			Alpine	Renault
12	A. Albon Williams	23		56	1'05.506			2			Williams	Mercedes
13	P. Gasly Alpine	10		56	1'09.223			3			Alpine	Renault
14	Z. Guanyu Sauber	24		56	1'11.689			3			Sauber	Ferrari
15	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18		56	1'22.786			4			Aston Martin	Mercedes
16	K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20		56	1'27.533			2			Haas	Ferrari
17	L. Sargeant Williams	2		56	1'35.110			2			Williams	Mercedes
dnf	D. Ricciardo RB	3		33	23 laps			2		Collision	RB	Red Bull
dnf	Y. Tsunoda RB	22		26	30 laps			2		Collision	RB	Red Bull
dnf	V. Bottas Sauber	77		19	37 laps			1		Power Unit	Sauber	Ferrari
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2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix report

Polesitter Verstappen led the charge to Turn 1 as Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso swept around the outside of Perez to take second place.

Perez held off Norris for third, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri running an early fifth from George Russell (Mercedes), Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) and the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz – who came close to touching at Turn 1. Leclerc repassed Hulkenberg at the hairpin towards the end of the opening lap.

Verstappen immediately pulled a gap of over 2s as Perez stalked Alonso for second.

Further back, Sainz and Lance Stroll (Aston, who started on soft tyres unlike the majority on mediums) overtook Hulkenberg.

Perez lunged past Alonso to retake second at Turn 6 on lap five, restoring the expected Red Bull 1-2. Norris outbraked Alonso at the hairpin to take third, while Leclerc zoomed around the outside of Russell at Turn 1 for sixth on lap 9.

Two laps later, Leclerc passed Piastri for fifth at the hairpin, which became fourth as Alonso became the first of the frontrunners to pit for hard tyres on lap 12.

Verstappen and Perez pitted for hards, promoting Norris to a temporary lead over fellow long first-stint runner Leclerc.

Verstappen passed Leclerc for second on lap 16, while Perez lost time getting around Sainz. Verstappen retook the lead on lap 19, DRS-ing past Norris into the Turn 14 hairpin.

Valtteri Bottas’s Sauber expired at Turn 11 on lap 21, prompting a virtual safety car to recover it. Leclerc took the opportunity to make a cheap pitstop, but McLaren missed the chance to bring Norris in straight away and were fortunate that the Sauber appeared to stuck in gear, causing the marshals to toil.

Marshals remove the car of Valtteri Bottas, Kick Sauber C44, from the circuit (Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images)

That led to a full safety car, leading Verstappen to pit for fresh hards as his 20s lead was wiped out. Alonso, now down to sixth, pitted for fresh softs.

As the field bunched up before the restart, Stroll slammed into the back of Daniel Ricciardo’s RB at the hairpin, damaging its floor. Stroll was given a 10s penalty for his error, and Ricciardo was forced to retire a few laps later.

The race restarted on lap 27 in the order Verstappen, Norris, Leclerc, Perez (who also stopped for fresh hards), Sainz, Alonso, Russell and Piastri. Alonso DRS-ed past Sainz for fifth on the back straight.

Yuki Tsunoda’s RB was eliminated at Turn 6 after a clash with Kevin Magnussen’s Haas, and the safety car was required again. Magnussen was given a 10s penalty for causing the clash.

At the restart on lap 31, Verstappen sprinted clear of Norris as Perez attacked Leclerc. From 18^th on the grid, after a disastrous qualifying, Lewis Hamilton started on the soft tyre – which he hated – and battled his way up into the points by lap 32.

Perez claimed third from Leclerc at Turn 6 on lap 39, while Hamilton passed Hulkenberg with a superb move for ninth two laps later. Alonso pitted for a second time with a dozen laps remaining for fresh medium tyres, dropping to 12^th, so he had to charge his way back into the points in the closing stages.

Verstappen cruised to his fourth grand prix win of the year from Norris, Perez, Leclerc, Sainz and Russell. Alonso rose to seventh, claiming the extra point for fastest lap, passing Hamilton and Piastri on the same lap despite suffering a big slide at the final corner.

Piastri finished eighth, having also suffered damage in the Stroll/Ricciardo clash, ahead of Hamilton and Hulkenberg.

2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix fastest laps

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay	Km/h
1	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'37.810		200.629
2	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'38.406	0.596	199.414
3	24	Zhou Guanyu	Sauber/Ferrari	1'38.633	0.823	198.955
4	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1'38.751	0.941	198.717
5	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine/Renault	1'39.198	1.388	197.822
6	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'39.384	1.574	197.452
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'39.388	1.578	197.444
8	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'39.444	1.634	197.333
9	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1'39.739	1.929	196.749
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'39.764	1.954	196.700
11	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1'40.112	2.302	196.016
12	23	Alexander Albon	Williams/Mercedes	1'40.790	2.980	194.697
13	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas/Ferrari	1'40.815	3.005	194.649
14	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'40.835	3.025	194.610
15	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine/Renault	1'40.937	3.127	194.414
16	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB/Honda RBPT	1'40.994	3.184	194.304
17	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams/Mercedes	1'41.000	3.190	194.293
18	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas/Ferrari	1'41.077	3.267	194.145
19	77	Valtteri Bottas	Sauber/Ferrari	1'41.276	3.466	193.763
20	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB/Honda RBPT	1'41.593	3.783	193.158

2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix laps led

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Laps
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	51
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	5

2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix tyre history

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Cla	Driver	#		Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5
1	L. Norris McLaren	4		McLaren	Mercedes	M : 22	H : 34
2	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11		Red Bull	Red Bull	M : 13	H : 10	H : 33
3	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1		Red Bull	Red Bull	M : 13	H : 10	H : 33
4	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16		Ferrari	Ferrari	M : 21	H : 35
5	C. Sainz Ferrari	55		Ferrari	Ferrari	M : 17	H : 39
6	G. Russell Mercedes	63		Mercedes	Mercedes	M : 11	M : 12	H : 33
7	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14		Aston Martin	Mercedes	M : 11	H : 12	S : 20	M : 13
8	O. Piastri McLaren	81		McLaren	Mercedes	M : 16	M : 9	H : 32
9	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44		Mercedes	Mercedes	S : 9	M : 12	H : 35
10	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27		Haas	Ferrari	M : 8	H : 15	H : 33
11	E. Ocon Alpine	31		Alpine	Renault	M : 9	H : 14	H : 33
12	A. Albon Williams	23		Williams	Mercedes	M : 9	M : 14	H : 33
13	Z. Guanyu Sauber	24		Sauber	Ferrari	M : 8	H : 15	H : 17	S : 16
14	P. Gasly Alpine	10		Alpine	Renault	M : 11	H : 12	H : 15	M : 18
15	K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20		Haas	Ferrari	H : 17	H : 10	M : 29
16	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18		Aston Martin	Mercedes	S : 9	M : 12	H : 5	M : 9	H : 26
17	L. Sargeant Williams	2		Williams	Mercedes	S : 12	M : 12	H : 32
	D. Ricciardo RB	3		RB	Red Bull	M : 14	M : 19
	Y. Tsunoda RB	22		RB	Red Bull	S : 8	M : 15	H : 3
	V. Bottas Sauber	77		Sauber	Ferrari	M : 9	H : 10
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