Relive the Chinese Grand Prix with live commentary

Just one week after the launch of the 2025 season in Australia, the Formula 1 is already back for its second meeting of the year, in China. The day after the victory of Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) in Sprint racing, it is Oscar piastri (McLaren) who started from pole position this Sunday. The Australian was accompanied on the front row by George Russell (Mercedes). Lando Norris (McLaren) and Max Verstappen formed an explosive second line in front of the Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton and Charles LeclercThe first Frenchman in qualifying, Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) started from seventh place. Esteban Ocon (Haas) qualified at the points gate, while Pierre Gasly (Gasly) had to come back from 16th place.

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F1 – Chinese GP
Relive the Grand Prix live with commentary

T56/56 – 🏁 Here is the complete standings for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix. Thank you all for following this live commentary. See you in Japan on April 6 for the third round of this Formula 1 season!

T56/56 – 🏁 Verstappen finished fourth ahead of Leclerc and Hamilton. Esteban Ocon finished in a very good 7th place and scored his first points of the season. Kimi Antonelli, Alex Albon and Oliver Bearman complete the top 10!

T56/56 – 🏁 Second place goes to Lando Norris, who maintained a one-second lead over Russell!

T56/56 – 🏁 Oscar Piastri wins in Shanghai!

T56/56 – Norris is in big trouble, Russell comes back!

T56/56 – Last lap of the race! 

T55/56 – Norris' brake pedal situation is becoming critical, his team informs.

T54/56 – Jack Doohan is under investigation again, this time for changing lines in his braking zone.

T53/56 – Verstappen overtakes Leclerc for 4th place!

T51/56 – Max Verstappen came back in Charles Leclerc's wake for 4th place.

T51/56 – Ten-second penalty for Doohan for taking Hadjar off the track.

T50/56 – Lando Norris reports a problem with the brake pedal. His team says it's likely to get worse as the laps progress.

T49/56 – Jack Doohan under investigation for taking Isack Hadjar off track at the penultimate turn.

T47/56 – The front wing of tsunoda broke on its own while it was in the suction of SainzThe Racing Bulls driver came out last.

T47/56 – Tsunoda is in the pits to change his front wing. However, no contact has been seen or reported.

T46/56 – The Japanese are able to continue for the moment, but are losing pace.

T46/56 – Broken front wing for Yuki Tsunoda! 

T46/56 – Ten laps remain in the Chinese Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri is firmly in the lead ahead of Lando Norris and George Russell. However, the final lap could be wet...

T44/56 – Tsunoda just overtook Doohan for 14th place.

T43/56 – The two-stop strategy does not seem to be paying off for the Racing Bulls so far, with only 15th and 16th...

T42/46 – Lewis Hamilton is by far the fastest on track with his new hard tires: 1:35.069.

T40/56 – Bearman got the better of the Frenchman with a superb move at the first corner. Both Haas drivers are in the points with 16 laps to go.

T39/56 – Thanks to his offbeat strategy, Oliver Bearman has moved back into the points zone and is putting pressure on Pierre Gasly for 10th place.

T38/56 – Lance stroll finally stopped after 36 laps on his tires. Lewis Hamilton also stopped for a second stop.

T37/56 – The best lap in the race was for Isack Hadjar in 1:35.868.

T35/56 – An update on the ranking:

T34/56 – Second stop for Isack Hadjar. As for Lance Stroll, he still hasn't stopped and is still in 7th place.

T33/56 – Bearman continued by passing Doohan for 15th place.

T32/56 – Norris is gradually closing in on Piastri, but the Briton still has a two and a half second gap to make up.

T31/56 – Bearman overtakes Lawson for 16th place. The driver Red Bull dives into the pits immediately after only 12 laps on the mediums. He comes out 18th.

T29/56 – Last, Gabriel Bortoleto set the fastest lap in 1:35.874. The Brazilian has just fitted new hard tires.

T28/56 – New fastest lap in the race for Lando Norris in 1:36.754.

T27/56 – Bearman in the pits. Stroll is the last driver not to have made his mandatory stop.

T26/56 – The Monegasque is now in Russell's DRS zone.

T26/56 – Leclerc quickly distanced Lewis Hamilton after the swap of positions.

T25/56 – Bearman attacks Stroll at the penultimate corner, but the Briton misses his braking!

T24/56 – Stroll and Bearman, very close on the track, continue their momentum.

T24/56 – Alex Albon overtakes Gasly for 13th place.

T22/56 – Two riders have not yet stopped: Stroll (7th) and Bearman (8th). Both started on hard surfaces.

T21/56 – Albon finishes 14th. Will the Thai driver succeed with a one-stop strategy?

T21/56 – Ferrari team order: Lewis Hamilton lets Charles Leclerc pass for fourth place. Albon finally pits.

T20/56 – Norris logically took second place from Albon. The driver Williams continues on his mediums.

T19/56 – Liam Lawson in the pits. The New Zealander started on hard tires. He finished 18th.

T18/56 – Lando Norris overtakes George Russell for second place. Oscar Piastri takes the lead in the Grand Prix ahead of Albon.

T17/56 – Happy birthday to the leader of this Grand Prix!

29 today 🥳

Happy Birthday, Alex 💙 pic.twitter.com/VzbC40QBCU

— Atlassian Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) March 23, 2025

— CANAL+ F1® (@CanalplusF1) March 23, 2025

T16/56 – Norris narrowly comes out behind Russell!

T16/56 – Stops for Norris and Leclerc. Albon is in the lead!

T16/56 – Very nice overtaking by Esteban Ocon on Kimi Antonelli for 14th place!

T15/56 – Piastri and Russell in the pits. The Australian's stop is a bit long! Lando Norris is in the lead.

T14/56 – Russell, who has the fastest lap, is considering a one-stop Grand Prix.

T14/56 – Hamilton and Verstappen stop, they come out 10th and 12th.

T13/56 – The Italian, for his part, emerged just behind Tsunoda. The undercut works well in Shanghai!

T13/56 – Antonelli and Hadjar then enter the pits. The Frenchman emerges behind Ocon and Gasly.

T12/56 – Several stops in the peloton: Tsunoda, Ocon, Doohan. Gasly finds himself in front of his teammate!

T12/56 – Oscar Piastri increases his lead at the front of the race, two seconds ahead of his teammate.

T11/56 – Pierre Gasly dives into the pit lane for his first stop. He emerges on hard tires, in 18th position.

T10/56 – The replay of the start of the race:

THE START OF THE CHINESE GRAND PRIX 🇨🇳

Oscar Piastri keeps the lead and the 2 Ferraris pass Max Verstappen 💥#ChineseGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/mG5Ib5gwIk

— CANAL+ F1® (@CanalplusF1) March 23, 2025

T9/56 – Despite his damaged front wing, Charles Leclerc remains in Lewis Hamilton's wake.

T8/56 – An update on the standings at the start of the eighth round:

T7/56 – The gap between Piastri and Norris remains around second at the head of the race.

T6/56 – Another short yellow flag, but the race quickly resumes.

T5/56 – The double world champion with Renault managed to return to the pits at low speed. Pilot abandonment Aston Martin, the second in two Grands Prix this season.

T4/56 – 💥 Rear right brake problem for Fernando Alonso, the Spaniard is slowing down.

T4/56 – Four pilots under investigation for failing to follow departure procedures: Hulkenberg, Bortoleto, Tsunoda and Albon.

T3/56 – Short yellow flag and Bortoleto places by the pits.

T2/56 – Charles Leclerc touched his teammate at the start and his front wing was damaged. The Monegasque is able to continue for the time being, but for how long?

T2/56 – Esteban Ocon got off to a good start, sitting tenth at the start of this second lap.

T1/56 – Isack Hadjar lost two positions to Kimi Antonelli and his teammate Yuki Tsunoda.

T1/56 – Lando Norris takes off perfectly and overtakes George Russell at the first corner. Max Verstappen is overtaken by both Ferraris!

T1/56 – 🟢 The start of the 2025 Grand Prix of China has been given!

7h58 - Tire choices at the start. Three drivers will be on hard tires: Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Oliver Bearman (Haas), and Liam Lawson (Red Bull).

7h56 - 56 laps will be on the program for this Chinese Grand Prix.

7h54 - Already last on the grid, Liam Lawson (Red Bull) will finally start from the pit lane because his team has changed his suspension settings.

7h51 - Two pit stops are expected today, on a circuit where there was significant deterioration on Saturday during the Sprint race.

What are the possible strategies for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix?

7h47 - A tribute was paid to Eddie Jordan, who died on Thursday.

Remembering #F1 legend, Eddie Jordan. pic.twitter.com/jcH5l9QEP2

- Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) March 23, 2025

7h45 – 👋 Hello everyone ! Welcome to this live commentary to follow the Chinese Grand Prix, the second round of the 2025 Formula 1 season! The race will start in a few minutes, at 8:00 a.m.!