Chinese F1 Champion Sweeps Peoria's Winning Streak!
The second race of the 2026 F1 season takes place at the Shanghai International Circuit.
F1 Chinese Grand Prix results: Who won, full classification, driver standings after Shanghai race originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The 2026 F1 season went to the Shanghai International Circuit this weekend for the Chinese Grand Prix.
George Russell won the opening race in Australia last week as Mercedes laid down a marker to rival constructors struggling with the new car regulations for this year. Russell and teammate Kimi Antonelli locked out the front row for the sprint on Saturday, with the former winning the shortened event ahead of the Ferrari s of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Antonelli, though, claimed pole position for the first time in his career for Sunday's main event.
Here is how the race played out. MORE: Updated driver and constructor standings for 2026 F1 season F1 Chinese Grand Prix results Kimi Antonelli won the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of teammate Russell. It was the first race win of the Italian teenager's career in F1.
Russell took second place, while Hamilton won a battle with Leclerc to finish P3 and finally get a first podium finish for Ferrari, his first since joining the team for the start of the 2025 season. Kimi š¤ Lewis Hugs all round for the first-time race winner! š #F1 #ChineseGP pic.