F1 2025 Chinese Grand Prix Sprint Race starting grid with penalties applied

Lewis Hamilton will start from pole position in Saturday's Chinese Grand Prix sprint race as the FIA also confirmed a late change to the order in Shanghai.

Sprint Results: Lewis Hamilton fights off Max Verstappen for epic Ferrari victory at Chinese Grand Prix

The new Ferrari driver edged out Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri by less than a tenth of a second to set the fastest time of the session, and set a new lap record at the Shanghai International Circuit.

Charles Leclerc was in danger of dropping down the standings when he was summoned to the stewards over a possible penalty for 'driving unnecessarily slowly', but the FIA have since decided to take no further action.

Last weekend's race winner Lando Norris will start down in sixth after a disappointing SQ3, which saw him run wide at a key corner and spoil what could have been a pole-clinching lap.

The FIA have now officially announced the final starting grid for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race, below, which saw Nico Hulkenberg hit with a late demotion to start from the pit-lane.

F1 2025 Chinese Grand Prix Sprint Race starting grid

1. Lewis Hamilton [Ferrari] - 1:30.849sec
2. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - +0.018sec
3. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.080sec
4. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - +0.208sec
5. George Russell [Mercedes] - +0.320sec
6. Lando Norris [McLaren] - +0.544sec
7. Kimi Antonelli [Mercedes] - +0.889sec
8. Yuki Tsunoda [Racing Bulls] - +0.924sec
9. Alex Albon [Williams] - +1.003sec
10. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin] - +1.133sec
11. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin]
12. Ollie Bearman [Haas]
13. Carlos Sainz [Williams]
14. Gabriel Bortoleto [Sauber]
15. Isack Hadjar [Racing Bulls]
16. Jack Doohan [Alpine]
17. Pierre Gasly [Alpine]
18. Esteban Ocon [Haas]
19. Liam Lawson [Red Bull]

*Pit-lane start: Nico Hulkenberg [Sauber]

What time is the F1 race on today?

Chinese Grand Prix Sprint Race - Saturday, March 22 2025

Local time (CST): 11am Saturday
United Kingdom (GMT): 3am Saturday
Central European Time (CET): 4am Saturday
United States (EST): 11pm Friday
United States (CST): 10pm Friday
United States (PST): 8pm Friday
Australia (AEDT): 2pm Saturday
Australia (AWST): 11am Saturday
Australia (ACDT): 1:30pm Saturday
Mexico (CST): 9pm Saturday
Japan (JST): 12pm Saturday
South Africa (SAST): 5am Saturday
Egypt (EET): 5am Saturday
China (CST): 11am Saturday
India (IST): 8:30am Saturday
Brazil (BRT): 12am Saturday
Singapore (SGT): 11am Saturday
Saudi Arabia (AST): 6am Saturday
Turkey (EEST): 6am Saturday

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