The second round of the 2025 Formula 1 season is already upon us as the teams head straight from Melbourne to Shanghai.
The Chinese Grand Prix weekend will feature the first sprint race of the year. Lando Norris claimed the victory in the Australian Grand Prix in the season opener, with Max Verstappen and George Russell joining him on the podium in second and third, respectively. It was a tough day for four of the rookies, as Isack Hadjar crashed on the formation lap, and Jack Doohan, Liam Lawson, and Gabriel Bortoleto also retired later in the race.
Here is everything you need to know to watch all of the on-track action in China.
When is the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix?
Friday, 21 March
Free Practice 1
Local time: 11:30 – 12:30
GMT: 03:30 – 04:30
PST: 20:30 – 21:30 (Thursday, 20 March)
ET: 23:30 – 00:30 (Thursday, 20 March)
CET: 04:30 – 05:30
Sprint Qualifying
Local time: 15:30 – 16:14
GMT: 07:30 – 08:14
PST: 00:30 – 01:14
ET: 03:30 – 04:14
CET: 08:30 – 09:14
Saturday, 22 March
Sprint Race
Local time: 11:00 – 12:00
GMT: 03:00 – 04:00
PST: 20:00 – 21:00 (Friday, 21 March)
ET: 23:00 – 00:00 (Friday, 21 March)
CET: 04:00 – 05:00
Qualifying
Local time: 15:00 – 16:00
GMT: 07:00 – 08:00
PST: 00:00 – 01:00
ET: 03:00 – 04:00
CET: 08:00 – 09:00
A view of the track
Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
Sunday, 23 March
Grand Prix
Local time: 15:00
GMT: 07:00
PST: 00:00
ET: 03:00
CET: 08:00
How to watch the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix?
Fans watching the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix from the UK can watch via Sky Sports F1 or streaming services such as NowTV. United States viewers can watch through ESPN as well as fuboTV and F1 TV.
For a full list of F1 broadcasts for each country, visit here.
Chinese Grand Prix: Previous winners
Lewis Hamilton is the most successful driver at the Chinese Grand Prix. Since the Shanghai International Circuit hosted the event in 2004, the British driver has celebrated six race wins in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2019.
Both Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg are the next most successful with two race wins each. The former in 2005 and 2013, and the latter in 2012 and 2016.
Full list:
2004: Rubens Barrichello
2005: Fernando Alonso
2006: Michael Schumacher
2007: Kimi Raikkonen
2008: Lewis Hamilton
2009: Sebastian Vettel
2010: Jenson Button
2011: Lewis Hamilton
2012: Nico Rosberg
2013: Fernando Alonso
2014: Lewis Hamilton
2015: Lewis Hamilton
2016: Nico Rosberg
2017: Lewis Hamilton
2018: Daniel Ricciardo
2019: Lewis Hamilton
2020- 2023: Race was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2024: Max Verstappen
Chinese Grand Prix: Facts to know
When was the first Chinese Grand Prix?
The first Chinese Grand Prix was held in 2004. It was built in 2003 on a marshland in the Jiading District of Shanghai.
Who holds the lap record?
Seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher holds the lap record of 1:32.238, set in 2004.
Who won the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen claimed the victory in the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix: the first Grand Prix back in the city after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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