Who Finished Where as Verstappen secures first Chinese GP victory

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen secured victory in an entertaining Chinese Grand Prix, to claim his first-ever win in China, but who finished where in the race? 

It’s been five years since Formula 1 raced in China, following the outbreak of the infamous Coronavirus which originated in the country. 

Although previous attempts to get the race back on the calendar failed, due to strict travel restrictions, F1 finally returned to the iconic Shanghai International Circuit. 

After an entertaining race, which saw two safety car interventions in close succession, who finished where at the end of the Chinese GP?

Who finished where?

Verstappen was the overall race winner, securing his first-ever win in China and his 58th career win. This strengthens his position as the third most successful driver in the history of the sport, behind Michael Schumacher (91) and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton (103). 

McLaren’s Lando Norris and Sergio Perez completed the podium. 13 seconds separated the current world champion when Norris crossed the finish line in second, followed by Perez in third.

Ferrari completed the top five with Charles Leclerc besting his teammate, Carlos Sainz. The Chinese Grand Prix also brought to an end Sainz’s 100% record of appearing on the podium in every race he has started. 

George Russell was the leading Mercedes in P6 as his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, recovered to P9 after starting the race down in P18. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri separated the two Mercedes in P7 and P8 respectively.

Nico Hulkenberg completed the top 10, in 10th, to take home a single point for Haas. In turn, this means Haas remains seventh, in the constructors championship, two points behind RB but five points ahead of Kick Sauber (8th).

Esteban Ocon was the first driver to finish outside the points in P11 as the leading Alpine while his teammate, Pierre Gasly, finished in P13. Williams’ Alexander Albon found himself in between the two French cars in 12th.

China’s home hero, Zhou Guanyu, was Kick Sauber’s only car to finish the race down in P14. At the chequered flag, he parked in front of the pit straight grandstand, receiving the crowd’s applause, as the first Chinese driver to race on home soil. 

Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll finished 15th. The Canadian was given a 10s time penalty, during the race, for causing a collision with RB’s Daniel Ricciardo at the first safety car restart. 

Haas’ Kevin Magnussen and Logan Sargeant (Williams) completed the race down in 16th and 17th as the last of the running drivers. Both drivers were also given 10-second time penalties during the race.

Magnussen’s was for causing a collision with Tsunoda whereas Sargeant’s was for a safety car infringement. 

Retirements

Kick Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas, Tsuonda and Ricciardo were the only retirements of the Chinese GP. 

On lap 21, Bottas retired as his power unit suffered mechanical problems leaving his car stranded out on track which resulted in a Virtual Safety Car and a full safety car. 

Tsunoda retired on lap 26 when the safety car returned to the pits after Bottas’ car was removed when he spun out in a collision with Magnussen. 

Ricciardo was the last driver to retire, as he pulled into the pits on lap 33, as he was rear-ended by Stroll at the first safety car restart – at turn 14 – which resulted in a loss of downforce at the rear of the car.

Read more Formula 1 here:

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• Stroll tops sole practice session ahead of Piastri and Verstappen at Chinese GP
• Into the first corner: An F1 return to China for the Chinese Grand Prix

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Kamron Kent

Hi, I’m Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion.

I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I’ve loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.

Kamron Kent

Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.