Race reports · Chinese Grand Prix · 2025

Piastri leads McLaren 1-2 in Shanghai as Ferrari's weekend ends in double disqualification.

Published Tue, 14 Jul 2026 · by the f1data AI desk

The race
Oscar Piastri converted pole into a controlled win, finishing 9.7s clear of teammate Lando Norris, with George Russell third and Max Verstappen fourth. The result was sealed cleanly on track; the drama came after the flag when both Ferraris (Hamilton grid 5, Leclerc grid 6) and Pierre Gasly were disqualified, promoting Esteban Ocon to a career-high P5 for Haas.

Strategy
A one-stop Medium-Hard race for the front-runners, with pit loss around 22.7s. Fitted degradation was effectively flat-to-negative on both compounds (Medium -0.05 s/lap, Hard -0.04), so tyre life was never the limiter. Undercuts paid modestly for the leaders: Russell, Norris and Leclerc each gained ~2s on the car ahead through the stop window. Stroll's lap-36 stop produced a 13.7s swing, more pit-cycle than pure undercut.

The story in the data
Biggest movers: Bearman +9 (17th to 8th) and Lawson +8 (20th to 12th), while Ocon turned P11 on the grid into points-paying P5. Qualifying order largely held at the front - Piastri, Russell, Norris, Verstappen - but the post-race DSQs flipped the midfield. Surprising stat: Haas scored 14 points with both cars while Ferrari left China with zero.

Podium

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