2024 Chinese Grand Prix

2024 Chinese Grand Prix
Race 5 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Layout of the Shanghai International Circuit
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
Attendance	200,000[2]
Pole position
Driver	Max Verstappen	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	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Second	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Sergio Pérez	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. Lando Norris of McLaren took sprint pole position in a heavily rain-affected sprint qualifying. Ultimately, both races were won by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing, who also took pole position for the main race. Zhou Guanyu became the first Chinese Formula One driver to compete at his home race. Norris finished second in the main race, his 15th career podium, while Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate, Sergio Pérez, finished third, as of his final podium in Formula One.