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FORMULA 1/VENUES/SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
FORMULA 1 · CHINA GP

Shanghai

Shanghai International Circuit

SHANGHAI · CN · EST. 2004

"An angular, purpose-built circuit shaped like a Chinese character. High tyre degradation on the long sweeping Turn 1 and a hairpin complex that rewards precision over aggression."

Shanghai International Circuit

PIT ENTRYSTART/FINISH
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SHANGHAI · CN
MOMENT

LENGTH

5.451km

CORNERS

16

LAP RECORD

1:32.238

SCHUMACHER · '04

ELEVATION

8m

F1 SINCE

2004

TRACK FINGERPRINT

SENSITIVITY PROFILE

What the car and driver need to excel here. Calibrated against F1 venue averages.

WHAT MATTERS HERE

Long corners and a long straight — the slow T1–T3 spiral works the left-side tyres, then a 1.2 km straight runs into T14.

Engine PowerMODERATE

55% FLAT · 318 KM/H

Aero EfficiencyMODERATE

DOWNFORCE 3/5

Mechanical GripMODERATE

TRACTION 3/5 · T6 · T14

Braking StabilityMODERATE

BREMBO 3/5 · T14 318 TO 72

Tyre DegradationHIGH

STRESS 4/5 · C2/C3/C4

High-speed commitmentHIGH

LATERAL 4/5 · T7–T8 ESSES

WEATHER · SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT

2004–PRESENT

Historical race-day conditions across 19 World Championship races at this circuit. Classified dry / mixed / wet from race reports.

CONDITIONS BREAKDOWN

DRY 68%
MIXED 32%

OF 19 F1 RACES SINCE 2004

MOST CHAOTIC RACES

2019 · Catalogue rain-affected · MIXEDMIXED
2017 · Catalogue rain-affected · MIXEDMIXED
2010 · Catalogue rain-affected · MIXEDMIXED

CIRCUIT OVERVIEW

Shanghai International Circuit — 13 dry / 6 mixed / 0 wet of 19 races.

DRIVER-TRACK FIT

HISTORICAL

Drivers with the strongest results here relative to their starts — wins, podiums, and poles at this circuit, with shrinkage so small samples do not dominate.

Lewis Hamilton

986W 10PD 6P

Nico Rosberg

752W 5PD 2P

Oscar Piastri

741W 1PD 1P

Sebastian Vettel

731W 6PD 4P

Fernando Alonso

672W 5PD 2P

FIT = (25×WINS + 8×PODIUMS + 10×POLES) / STARTS · BAYESIAN SHRINKAGE · MIN SAMPLE

ICONIC MOMENTS

THE ARCHIVE

Races and laps that define Shanghai International Circuit. Moments that shaped the circuit's legend.

2008
WIN

Hamilton wins in China — title momentum

McLAREN · DOMINANT

2011
WIN

Hamilton's 3-stop masterclass beats Vettel

McLAREN · STRATEGY WIN

2024
WIN

Verstappen wins sprint and race double

RED BULL · DOUBLE WIN

KEY MOMENTS SELECTED FROM THE RACE ARCHIVE · CONDITIONS VERIFIED