Shanghai International Circuit (2004–2019, 2024–present) | |
Race information | |
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Number of times held | 17 |
First held | 2004 |
Most wins (drivers) | Lewis Hamilton (6) |
Most wins (constructors) | Mercedes (6) |
Circuit length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) |
Race length | 305.066 km (189.559 miles) |
Laps | 56 |
Last race (2024) | |
Pole position | |
Podium | |
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Fastest lap | |
The Chinese Grand Prix (Chinese: 中国大奖赛; pinyin: Zhōngguó Dàjiǎngsài) is a round of the Formula One World Championship. The event was held every year from 2004 until 2019 and is contracted to be held until 2025.[1] The event was suspended from 2020 to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
It is currently held at the Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, Shanghai. Designed by Hermann Tilke and opened in 2004, the US$240 million Shanghai course was the most expensive Formula One circuit facility[2] until the $6 billion Abu Dhabi course opened five years later.[3] The 5.451 km (3.387 mi) track features one of the trickiest corner combinations on the Formula One calendar: Turn 1 and 2, a demanding 270-degree, right-handed corner combination whose radius decreases as the corner progresses.
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