Max Verstappen, leader of the Formula 1 world championship, won the sprint race of the Chinese Grand Prix, the fifth round of the 24 season, held on the Shanghai track. The Dutchman from Red Bull preceded the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and his teammate, the Mexican Sergio Pèrez. Followed by the Ferraris of Monegasque Charles Leclerc and Spaniard Carlos Sainz. Lando Norris, who started on pole, eventually finished sixth ahead of his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri. The two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, third until three laps from the end, threatened by the Pèrez-Leclerc-Sainz trio, came into contact with Sainz and had to give up. Thanks to the victory, Verstappen recovers another eight points in the championship and widens the gap with chasing Pèrez. Fifteen points now separate the Dutch from the Mexican.
This is the order of arrival of the Sprint Race of the Chinese Grand Prix, the 5th round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship, held over 19 laps of the Mexico City circuit, equal to 103.569 km: 1. Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull in 32:04.660 at an average of 193.788 km/h 2. Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes at 13″043 3. Sergio Perez (Mex) Red Bull at 15″258 4. Charles Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari at 17″486 5. Carlos Sainz (Esp) Ferrari at 20″696 6. Lando Norris (Gbr) McLaren at 22″088 7. Oscar Piastri (Aus) McLaren at 24″713 8. George Russell (Gbr) Mercedes at 25″696 9. Guanyu Zhou (Chn) Kick Sauber at 31″951 10. Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas at 37″149 Fastest lap: Max Verstappen (4th) in 1’40″331 at an average of 196.236 km/h.
This is the world drivers’ ranking after the sprint race of the Chinese Grand Prix, 5th stage of the 2024 F1 championship calendar: 1. Max Verstappen (Ned) 85 points – 2. Sergio Perez (Mex) 70 – 3. Charles Leclerc ( Mon) 64 – 4. Carlos Sainz (Esp) 59 – 5. Lando Norris (Gbr) 40 – 6. Oscar Piastri (Aus) 34 – 7. George Russell (Gbr) 25 – 8. Fernando Alonso (Esp) 24 – 9 . Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) 17 – 10. Lance Stroll (Can) 9 – 11. Yuki Tsunoda (Jpn) 7 – 12. Oliver Bearman (Gbr) 6 – 13. Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) 3 – 14. Kevin Magnussen (Den) ) 1.