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The drivers began their first routine pit stops on lap nine. However, Pierre Gasly pulled away from his box sooner than expected, before all four tyres were fitted, causing an engineer to fall over. While no major injuries were reported, Alpine was fined [[Euro|€]]10,000 after the race for the unsafe procedure.<ref name="alpine fine">{{cite web |url=https://racingnews365.com/alpine-slapped-with-heavy-fine-by-chinese-gp-stewards |title=Alpine slapped with heavy fine by Chinese GP stewards |last=Nichol |first=Jake |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=RacingNews365 |quote=Alpine has been fined €10,000 for a pit-stop incident involving Pierre Gasly during the Chinese Grand Prix.}}</ref> Soon, [[Valtteri Bottas]]' [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]] ground to a halt, his engine expiring as he went into turn 11. Marshals struggled to move the car as it appeared to be stuck in gear, facilitating double-waved yellow flags before it was decided that a virtual safety car period was required. During this period of time, numerous drivers who have not yet made their pit stops opted to change their tyres as the virtual safety car period was turned into a full safety car. During this period of time, drivers decided to box once more, with [[Zhou Guanyu]] in particular suffering a slow stop.<ref name="race report"/> |
The drivers began their first routine pit stops on lap nine. However, Pierre Gasly pulled away from his box sooner than expected, before all four tyres were fitted, causing an engineer to fall over. While no major injuries were reported, Alpine was fined [[Euro|€]]10,000 after the race for the unsafe procedure.<ref name="alpine fine">{{cite web |url=https://racingnews365.com/alpine-slapped-with-heavy-fine-by-chinese-gp-stewards |title=Alpine slapped with heavy fine by Chinese GP stewards |last=Nichol |first=Jake |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=RacingNews365 |quote=Alpine has been fined €10,000 for a pit-stop incident involving Pierre Gasly during the Chinese Grand Prix.}}</ref> Soon, [[Valtteri Bottas]]' [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]] ground to a halt, his engine expiring as he went into turn 11. Marshals struggled to move the car as it appeared to be stuck in gear, facilitating double-waved yellow flags before it was decided that a virtual safety car period was required. During this period of time, numerous drivers who have not yet made their pit stops opted to change their tyres as the virtual safety car period was turned into a full safety car. During this period of time, drivers decided to box once more, with [[Zhou Guanyu]] in particular suffering a slow stop.<ref name="race report"/> |
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The safety car was called in on lap 26. During the restart, however, Alonso locked up into turn one, creating a [[Accordion effect|concertina effect]] which culminated in two incidents involving both [[RB Formula One Team|RB]]'s: [[Yuki Tsunoda]] was sent into a spin by [[Kevin Magnussen]], and [[Daniel Ricciardo]]'s rear was struck by Lance Stroll. Ricciardo was then pushed into the [[McLaren]] of [[Oscar Piastri]]; both Australians suffered major damage to their diffusers, with Ricciardo in particular being forced to retire. Tsunoda suffered terminal rear-right damage, and marshals also had trouble moving the car. Stroll was given a ten-second penalty and two penalty points by the stewards, and Magnussen was given only a ten-second penalty. In an interview following the race, Ricciardo, who had a chance to score his first points of the season, revealed that was displeased with the crash, criticising Stroll's lack of responsibility regarding the incident.<ref name="stroll incident">{{cite web |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ricciardo-stroll-making-my-blood-boil-after-china-f1-contact/10601594/ |title=Ricciardo: Stroll "making my blood boil" after China F1 contact |last1=Cleeren |first1=Filip |last2=Karpov |first2=Oleg |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Autosport}}</ref> Stewards investigated a safety car infringement involving Sargeant and Hülkenberg, penalising the former with a ten-second penalty.<ref name="race report"/> |
The safety car was called in on lap 26. During the restart, however, Alonso locked up into turn one, creating a [[Accordion effect|concertina effect]] which culminated in two incidents involving both [[RB Formula One Team|RB]]'s: [[Yuki Tsunoda]] was sent into a spin by [[Kevin Magnussen]], and [[Daniel Ricciardo]]'s rear was struck by Lance Stroll. Ricciardo, whose car was pitched upward from the impact, was then pushed into the [[McLaren]] of [[Oscar Piastri]]; both Australians suffered major damage to their diffusers, with Ricciardo in particular being forced to retire. Tsunoda suffered terminal rear-right damage, and marshals also had trouble moving the car. Stroll was given a ten-second penalty and two penalty points by the stewards, and Magnussen was given only a ten-second penalty. In an interview following the race, Ricciardo, who had a chance to score his first points of the season, revealed that was displeased with the crash, criticising Stroll's lack of responsibility regarding the incident.<ref name="stroll incident">{{cite web |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ricciardo-stroll-making-my-blood-boil-after-china-f1-contact/10601594/ |title=Ricciardo: Stroll "making my blood boil" after China F1 contact |last1=Cleeren |first1=Filip |last2=Karpov |first2=Oleg |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Autosport}}</ref> Stewards investigated a safety car infringement involving Sargeant and Hülkenberg, penalising the former with a ten-second penalty.<ref name="race report"/> |
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The two incidents facilitated a second safety car period, with drivers opting to change their tyres once more; Alonso took the soft tyres over hards, so he had to stop once again later on to swap to mediums. A three-place grid drop for the [[2024 Miami Grand Prix|Miami Grand Prix]] was imposed on Ricciardo after overtaking Nico Hülkenberg during this safety car period.<ref name="Miami GP grid drop">{{cite web |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ricciardo-hit-with-miami-f1-grid-penalty-for-safety-car-infringement/10601719/ |title=Ricciardo hit with Miami F1 grid penalty for safety car infringement |last=Gale |first=Ewan |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Autosport |quote=The [stewards'] report read: [...] "As Car 3 was unable to serve the penalty due to retirement, we imposed a three-grid place penalty to Car 3 for the next race in which the driver participates."}}</ref> This safety car period ended on lap 31, with Verstappen leading the race ahead of Norris and [[Charles Leclerc]] of [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]. During this period of time, Stroll and Magnussen, who both had ten-second penalties, had a brief battle for sixteenth, a battle Stroll won after he passed the Dane on the first two turns. Meanwhile, Zhou and Gasly battled against Sargeant, with Gasly displeased with the American's defence. Zhou passed Magnussen to finish fourteenth.<ref name="race report"/> |
The two incidents facilitated a second safety car period, with drivers opting to change their tyres once more; Alonso took the soft tyres over hards, so he had to stop once again later on to swap to mediums. A three-place grid drop for the [[2024 Miami Grand Prix|Miami Grand Prix]] was imposed on Ricciardo after overtaking Nico Hülkenberg during this safety car period.<ref name="Miami GP grid drop">{{cite web |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ricciardo-hit-with-miami-f1-grid-penalty-for-safety-car-infringement/10601719/ |title=Ricciardo hit with Miami F1 grid penalty for safety car infringement |last=Gale |first=Ewan |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Autosport |quote=The [stewards'] report read: [...] "As Car 3 was unable to serve the penalty due to retirement, we imposed a three-grid place penalty to Car 3 for the next race in which the driver participates."}}</ref> This safety car period ended on lap 31, with Verstappen leading the race ahead of Norris and [[Charles Leclerc]] of [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]. During this period of time, Stroll and Magnussen, who both had ten-second penalties, had a brief battle for sixteenth, a battle Stroll won after he passed the Dane on the first two turns. Meanwhile, Zhou and Gasly battled against Sargeant, with Gasly displeased with the American's defence. Zhou passed Magnussen to finish fourteenth.<ref name="race report"/> |
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2024 Chinese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 5 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1] | |||||
Date | 21 April 2024 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024 | ||||
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 | Cloudy | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
Time | 1:33.660 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | |||
Time | 1:37.810 on lap 45 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Third | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2024 Chinese Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 21 April 2024 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. It was the fifth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the first Grand Prix weekend of the season to utilise the sprint format. It was also the first Chinese Grand Prix since 2019 as the planned races from 2020 to 2023 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Both races were won by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing.
Background
The event was held across the weekend of 19–21 April at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai for the 17th time in the circuit's history, and for the first time since the 2019 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[2] The Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 17th running of the Chinese Grand Prix.[3]
Championship standings before the race
Ahead of the weekend race, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 77 points, 13 points from his teammate Sergio Pérez in second, and 18 from Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing led the Constructors' Championship with 141 points, separated from Ferrari by 21 points and from McLaren by 72, in second and third, respectively.[4]
Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[5] Zhou Guanyu of Sauber became the first Chinese driver to compete at the home Grand Prix.[6]
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[7]
Sprint format
The weekend was the first of six in the season to follow the sprint format.[8] The FIA was criticised by some drivers for choosing to run the sprint format at a venue that had not hosted a Formula One race for some years, with drivers concerned that one practice session would be insufficient for them to sufficiently prepare.[9][10][11]
Practice
The only free practice session was held on 19 April 2024, at 11:30 local time (UTC+8),[1] and was topped by Lance Stroll of Aston Martin ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing. A brief red flag period was observed after a patch of grass at the side of the track in turn 7 caught fire.[12]
Sprint qualifying
Sprint qualifying was held on 19 April 2024, at 15:30 local time (UTC+8), and determined the starting grid order for the sprint.[1]
Sprint qualifying report
In a session heavily affected by rain, Lando Norris of McLaren took sprint pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.[13][14] Norris' pole position time was initially deleted due to a track limits violation at turn 17 in the preceding lap. However, the time was reinstated, as track limits violations at turn 17 did not result in an automatically invalid lap time (as defined by the race director's notes), and analysis showed that Norris lost time by exceeding track limits.[15] This marked a second consecutive sprint pole for Norris having also achieved sprint pole at the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix.[16]
The start of the second segment of sprint qualifying (SQ2) was delayed after the same patch of grass that was burned during practice again caught fire. In SQ3, Sauber drivers, Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas saw their first appearances in the final segment of any type of qualifying for the season, with Zhou going on to qualify 10th and Bottas in 9th.[13][14]
Sprint qualifying classification
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Sprint grid | ||
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SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | |||||
1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.384 | 1:36.047 | 1:57.940 | 1 |
2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.181 | 1:36.287 | 1:59.201 | 2 |
3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:36.883 | 1:36.119 | 1:59.915 | 3 |
4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:36.456 | 1:35.606 | 2:00.028 | 4 |
5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:36.719 | 1:36.052 | 2:00.214 | 5 |
6 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:36.110 | 1:35.781 | 2:00.375 | 6 |
7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:36.537 | 1:35.711 | 2:00.566 | 7 |
8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.542 | 1:35.853 | 2:00.990 | 8 |
9 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:37.112 | 1:36.056 | 2:01.044 | 9 |
10 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:37.544 | 1:36.307 | 2:03.537 | 10 |
11 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:37.310 | 1:36.345 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:37.033 | 1:36.473 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 1:36.924 | 1:36.478 | N/A | 13 |
14 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:37.321 | 1:36.553 | N/A | 14 |
15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:36.961 | 1:36.677 | N/A | 15 |
16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 1:37.632 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:37.720 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1:37.812 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
19 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:37.892 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
20 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 1:37.923 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
107% time: 1:42.837 | |||||||
Source:[17][18] |
Sprint
The sprint was held on 20 April 2024, at 11:00 local time (UTC+8), and was run for 19 laps.[1]
Sprint report
Verstappen won the sprint ahead of Hamilton and Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez.[19] Sprint polesitter Norris dropped down to sixth behind Leclerc and Sainz of Ferrari in fourth and fifth, respectively.[19] Alonso, who started in third, retired from a puncture after a collision with Sainz.[19]
Following the sprint, Alonso was given a ten-second penalty for the collision.[20][21]
Sprint classification
Notes
- ^1 – Fernando Alonso was classified as he completed more than 90% of the sprint distance. He also received a post-sprint ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Carlos Sainz Jr. The penalty made no difference as he was already classified in the last position.[21]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on 20 April 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+8), and determined the starting grid order for the main race.[1]
Qualifying report
Verstappen set the fastest lap time in all sessions, earning Red Bull Racing's 100th pole position in their history.[22] He was joined by teammate Pérez in the grid's front row ahead of Alonso and Norris in third and fourth respectively.[23] The session was red-flagged in Q2 after Sainz spun out to the barriers in the last turn.[23] Hamilton exited in Q1 for the first time since the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.[24][25]
Qualifying classification
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:34.742 | 1:33.794 | 1:33.660 | 1 |
2 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:35.457 | 1:34.026 | 1:33.982 | 2 |
3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:35.116 | 1:34.652 | 1:34.148 | 3 |
4 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.842 | 1:34.460 | 1:34.165 | 4 |
5 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.014 | 1:34.659 | 1:34.273 | 5 |
6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.797 | 1:34.399 | 1:34.289 | 6 |
7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:34.970 | 1:34.368 | 1:34.297 | 7 |
8 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:35.084 | 1:34.609 | 1:34.433 | 8 |
9 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 1:35.068 | 1:34.667 | 1:34.604 | 9 |
10 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:35.169 | 1:34.769 | 1:34.665 | 10 |
11 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:35.334 | 1:34.838 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:35.443 | 1:34.934 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:35.356 | 1:35.223 | N/A | 13 |
14 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1:35.384 | 1:35.241 | N/A | 14 |
15 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 1:35.287 | 1:35.463 | N/A | 15 |
16 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:35.505 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:35.516 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35.573 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
19 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:35.746 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
20 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 1:36.358 | N/A | N/A | PL1 |
107% time: 1:41.373 | |||||||
Source:[26][27] |
Notes
- ^1 – Logan Sargeant qualified 20th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane as his car was modified during parc fermé conditions.[27]
Race
The race was held on 21 April 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+8), and was run for 56 laps.[1]
Race report
Logan Sargeant of Williams started from the pit lane after Williams broke parc fermé conditions.[28][29] As the race began, Fernando Alonso moved his Aston Martin ahead of Sergio Pérez of Red Bull Racing to slide into second place behind the other Red Bull of Max Verstappen. Pérez would soon regain the position as brief contact between Nico Hülkenberg of Haas and Alonso's Aston Martin teammate Lance Stroll was observed and investigated by stewards. A similar instance between Alexander Albon and Pierre Gasly of Alpine was also investigated.[30]
The drivers began their first routine pit stops on lap nine. However, Pierre Gasly pulled away from his box sooner than expected, before all four tyres were fitted, causing an engineer to fall over. While no major injuries were reported, Alpine was fined €10,000 after the race for the unsafe procedure.[31] Soon, Valtteri Bottas' Sauber ground to a halt, his engine expiring as he went into turn 11. Marshals struggled to move the car as it appeared to be stuck in gear, facilitating double-waved yellow flags before it was decided that a virtual safety car period was required. During this period of time, numerous drivers who have not yet made their pit stops opted to change their tyres as the virtual safety car period was turned into a full safety car. During this period of time, drivers decided to box once more, with Zhou Guanyu in particular suffering a slow stop.[30]
The safety car was called in on lap 26. During the restart, however, Alonso locked up into turn one, creating a concertina effect which culminated in two incidents involving both RB's: Yuki Tsunoda was sent into a spin by Kevin Magnussen, and Daniel Ricciardo's rear was struck by Lance Stroll. Ricciardo, whose car was pitched upward from the impact, was then pushed into the McLaren of Oscar Piastri; both Australians suffered major damage to their diffusers, with Ricciardo in particular being forced to retire. Tsunoda suffered terminal rear-right damage, and marshals also had trouble moving the car. Stroll was given a ten-second penalty and two penalty points by the stewards, and Magnussen was given only a ten-second penalty. In an interview following the race, Ricciardo, who had a chance to score his first points of the season, revealed that was displeased with the crash, criticising Stroll's lack of responsibility regarding the incident.[32] Stewards investigated a safety car infringement involving Sargeant and Hülkenberg, penalising the former with a ten-second penalty.[30]
The two incidents facilitated a second safety car period, with drivers opting to change their tyres once more; Alonso took the soft tyres over hards, so he had to stop once again later on to swap to mediums. A three-place grid drop for the Miami Grand Prix was imposed on Ricciardo after overtaking Nico Hülkenberg during this safety car period.[33] This safety car period ended on lap 31, with Verstappen leading the race ahead of Norris and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari. During this period of time, Stroll and Magnussen, who both had ten-second penalties, had a brief battle for sixteenth, a battle Stroll won after he passed the Dane on the first two turns. Meanwhile, Zhou and Gasly battled against Sargeant, with Gasly displeased with the American's defence. Zhou passed Magnussen to finish fourteenth.[30]
The race was won by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing, with Lando Norris behind him and Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez completing the podium. Fernando Alonso achieved the fastest lap of the race.[30]
Race classification
Notes
- ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.[35]
- ^2 – Kevin Magnussen finished 15th, but received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Yuki Tsunoda.[34][37]
- ^3 – Logan Sargeant received a ten-second time penalty for overtaking Nico Hülkenberg under safety car conditions. His final position was not affected by the penalty as he was classified last.[34][38]
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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