F1 grid: Starting positions for Chinese Grand Prix sprint race
The second race of the 2025 F1 season takes place in Shanghai with the Chinese Grand Prix - and the first sprint weekend of the new campaign.
Lando Norris won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix for McLaren after surviving a slide off track in the rain and a late challenge from second-place Max Verstappen. George Russell was third for Mercedes.
Norris' teammate and potential title rival Oscar Piastri span off the road and recovered to finish ninth after a late overtake on Lewis Hamilton, who was 10th in a frustrating debut for Ferrari.
Verstappen took a commanding win in Shanghai last season ahead of Norris, but teams and drivers have little recent experience of a track which didn't host F1 from 2020-2023 during the Covid pandemic. Saturday's sprint race is the first of six this season.
What is the starting grid for the sprint?
Top-10: TBC
11. Fernando Alonso
12. Ollie Bearman
13. Carlos Sainz
14. Gabriel Bortoleto
15. Isack Hadjar
16. Jack Doohan
17. Pierre Gasly
18. Esteban Ocon
19. Nico Hulkenberg
20. Ollie Bearman
When is the Chinese Grand Prix?
All times GMT
Saturday 22 March
Sprint race: 3am
Qualifying: 7am
Sunday 23 March
Race: 7am
How can I watch it online and on TV?
The Chinese Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom - and ESPN in the United States. Sky's coverage of Sunday's race starts at 5:30am (GMT).
Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action in Shanghai on the Sky Go app. If you're not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
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Driver standings
1. Lando Norris - 25 points
2. Max Verstappen - 18 points
3. George Russell - 15 points
4. Kimi Antonelli - 12 points
5. Alex Albon - 10 points
6. Lance Stroll - 8 points
7. Nico Hulkenberg - 6 points
8. Charles Leclerc - 4 points
9. Oscar Piastri - 2 points
10. Lewis Hamilton - 1 point
11. Pierre Gasly - 0 points
12. Yuki Tsunoda - 0 points
14. Ollie Bearman - 0 points
Constructor standings
1. McLaren - 27 points
2. Mercedes - 27 points
3. Red Bull - 18 points
4. Williams - 10 points
5. Aston Martin - 8 points
6. Sauber - 6 points
7. Ferrari - 5 points
8. Alpine - 0 points
9. Racing Bulls - 0 points
10. Haas - 0 points
2025 F1 CALENDAR IN FULL:
ROUND 2 - CHINA (sprint weekend)
Shanghai International Circuit - 21-23 March
ROUND 3 - JAPAN
Suzuka International Racing Course - 4-6 April
ROUND 4 —BAHRAIN
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir - 11-13 April
ROUND 5 - SAUDI ARABIA
Jeddah Corniche Circuit - 18-20 April
ROUND 6 - MIAMI (sprint weekend)
Miami International Autodrome, Hard Rock Stadium - 2-4 May
ROUND 7 - EMILIA ROMAGNA
Imola Circuit - 16-18 May
ROUND 8 - MONACO
Circuit de Monaco - 23-25 May
ROUND 9 - SPAIN
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya - 30 May-1 June
ROUND 10 - CANADA
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal - 13-15 June
ROUND 11 - AUSTRIA
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg - 27-29 June
ROUND 12 - GREAT BRITAIN
Silverstone Circuit - 4-6 July
ROUND 13 - BELGIUM (sprint weekend)
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - 25-27 July
ROUND 14 - HUNGARY
Hungaroring, Budapest - 1-3 August
ROUND 15 - NETHERLANDS
Circuit Zandvoort - 29-31 August
ROUND 16 - ITALY
Monza Circuit - 5-7 September
ROUND 17 - AZERBAIJAN
Baku City Circuit - 19-21 September
ROUND 18 - SINGAPORE
Marina Bay Street Circuit - 3-5 October
ROUND 19 - UNITED STATES (sprint weekend)
Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 17-19 October
ROUND 20 - MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 24-26 October
ROUND 21 - BRAZIL (sprint weekend)
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 7-9 November
ROUND 22 - LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit - 20-22 November
ROUND 23 - QATAR (sprint weekend)
Yas Marina Circuit - 5-7 December
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