2018 Chinese Grand Prix
The 2018 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 15 April 2018 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the 3rd round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the 15th time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
| 2018 Chinese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 3 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Shanghai International Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 15 April 2018 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix | ||||
| 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 | Sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:31.095 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | |||
| Time | 1:35.785 on lap 55 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner. Sebastian Vettel entered the round with a 17-point lead over Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. His team, Ferrari, led Mercedes by ten points in the World Constructors' Championship. Vettel qualified on pole position, and in doing so recorded Ferrari's first pole position in China in fourteen years. Daniel Ricciardo won the race ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen. Vettel's championship lead was cut to nine points when he finished in eighth place, the result of contact with Max Verstappen late in the race.