Lap Ledger1950–2027 · every championship race

Circuit · Shanghai, China

Shanghai International Circuit

Designed by Hermann Tilke on marshland, requiring tens of thousands of concrete piles. The layout traces the Chinese character 'shang'. Absent from the calendar 2020-2023.

Shanghai International Circuit from above
Shanghai International Circuit, April 7, 2018 SkySat (rotated) · Planet Labs, Inc. · CC BY-SA 4.0
Championship races
19
Seasons
2004–202619 seasons
Length
5.451 kmcurrent layout
Turns
16
Direction
clockwise
Type
permanent
F1DB layout shanghai-1 · 5.451 km · 16 turns, F1DB’s figures · 2004–2026 · 19 rounds
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Tightening 270-degree opening complex, then the longest back straight of the season into a heavy braking zone

Most wins here

Most wins here
DriverWinsSpan
Sir Lewis Hamilton62008–2019
Fernando Alonso22005–2013
Nico Rosberg22012–2016
Andrea Kimi Antonelli12026
Daniel Ricciardo12018
Jenson Button12010
Kimi Raikkonen12007
Max Verstappen12024
Michael Schumacher12006
Oscar Piastri12025
Rubens Barrichello12004
Sebastian Vettel12009

Constructors here

Constructors here
ConstructorWinsSpan
Mercedes72012–2026
Ferrari42004–2013
McLaren42008–2025
Red Bull Racing32009–2024
Renault12005

Where winners start here

All 19 races won here, counted together. No layout timeline is recorded for this circuit.

Won from first on the grid
12 of 19 (63%), against 243 of 455 (53%) at every circuit, 2004–2026
Won from the first two slots
14 of 19 (74%), against 353 of 455 (78%) at every circuit
Lowest winning grid slot
6th — Michael Schumacher, 2006; Daniel Ricciardo, 2018
Most wins by a driver
Sir Lewis Hamilton, 6
Most wins by a team
Mercedes, 7
11222007 Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, from 2nd2019 Sir Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, from 2nd32011 Sir Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, from 3rd2013 Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, from 3rd452010 Jenson Button, McLaren, from 5th62006 Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, from 6th2018 Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing, from 6th11222007 Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, from 2nd2019 Sir Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, from 2nd32011 Sir Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, from 3rd2013 Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, from 3rd452010 Jenson Button, McLaren, from 5th62006 Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, from 6th2018 Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing, from 6th

A dot is a race won from that slot; over eight, the box shows the count. Boxes stand two abreast, as grids do now. Coloured by winner: the team’s own livery. A hollow dot has no colour on record.

Where winners start here
Grid slotWinsRaces won
1st122004 Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari); 2005 Fernando Alonso (Renault); 2008 Sir Lewis Hamilton (McLaren); 2009 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 2012 Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 2014 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2015 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2016 Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 2017 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2024 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing); 2025 Oscar Piastri (McLaren); 2026 Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
2nd22007 Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari); 2019 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3rd22011 Sir Lewis Hamilton (McLaren); 2013 Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
5th12010 Jenson Button (McLaren)
6th22006 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari); 2018 Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing)

Race by race

  1. 2000s
    1. 2004 Chinese Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
    2. 2005 Chinese Grand Prix Renault 1st
    3. 2006 Chinese Grand Prix Ferrari 6th
    4. 2007 Chinese Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
    5. 2008 Chinese Grand Prix McLaren 1st
    6. 2009 Chinese Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
  2. 2010s
    1. 2010 Chinese Grand Prix McLaren 5th
    2. 2011 Chinese Grand Prix McLaren 3rd
    3. 2012 Chinese Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
    4. 2013 Chinese Grand Prix Ferrari 3rd
    5. 2014 Chinese Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
    6. 2015 Chinese Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
    7. 2016 Chinese Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
    8. 2017 Chinese Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
    9. 2018 Chinese Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 6th
    10. 2019 Chinese Grand Prix Mercedes 2nd
  3. 2020s
    1. 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
    2. 2025 Chinese Grand Prix McLaren 1st
    3. 2026 Chinese Grand Prix Mercedes 1st

Every race here 19 · 1 to come

Held here as the Chinese Grand Prix (19 races).

The same on all 20 rows: Layout — not established.

Every race here
SeasonGrand PrixWinnerConstructor
2027Chinese Grand Prixnot yet run
2026Chinese Grand PrixAndrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes
2025Chinese Grand PrixOscar PiastriMcLaren
2024Chinese Grand PrixMax VerstappenRed Bull Racing
2019Chinese Grand PrixSir Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2018Chinese Grand PrixDaniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing
2017Chinese Grand PrixSir Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2016Chinese Grand PrixNico RosbergMercedes
2015Chinese Grand PrixSir Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2014Chinese Grand PrixSir Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2013Chinese Grand PrixFernando AlonsoFerrari
2012Chinese Grand PrixNico RosbergMercedes
2011Chinese Grand PrixSir Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
2010Chinese Grand PrixJenson ButtonMcLaren
2009Chinese Grand PrixSebastian VettelRed Bull Racing
2008Chinese Grand PrixSir Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
2007Chinese Grand PrixKimi RaikkonenFerrari
2006Chinese Grand PrixMichael SchumacherFerrari
2005Chinese Grand PrixFernando AlonsoRenault
2004Chinese Grand PrixRubens BarrichelloFerrari

Where this comes from

Official name
Shanghai International Circuit
Location
Shanghai, China
Confidence
high