Article by Daniel Grigore – Published Sunday, March 15, 2026, 08:06 / Updated Sunday, March 15, 2026 08:06
This morning, at 09:00, the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix will take place, liveTEXT on GSP.ro, on TV on Antena 3 CNN, also available on AntenaPLAY. Kimi Antonelli (19 years old) will start from pole position, followed by colleague George Russell.
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This weekend we also had a sprint race, won by George Russell (Mercedes), who thus obtained 8 points. Charles Leclerc (7), Lewis Hamilton (6), Lando Norris (5), Kimi Antonelli (4), Oscar Piastri (3), Liam Lawson (2) and Oliver Bearman (1) also scored in the sprint.
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Ahead of the Grand Prix, George Russell leads the overall drivers' standings with a total of 33 points, 11 ahead of team-mate Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari).
LIVE at 09:00 » Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix
The starting grid:
source: X @ F1
On Saturday, Kimi Antonelli, aged 19 years, 6 months and 18 days, became the youngest driver in F1 history to take pole position for a Grand Prix.
The Italian took advantage of team-mate George Russell's situation, limited by single-seater technical issues to a single fast lap in Q3, to set the fastest time in Chinese qualifying, 1:32.064.
“I think I had a very good session, it was clean, no mistakes, I'm looking forward to the race,” Antonelli said after qualifying.
It is expected that at least in the first laps, the Ferrari and Mercedes single-seaters will have a fierce battle for the leadership of the race. This also happened in the sprint race, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton alternating in the lead of the race for several laps, until the Briton managed to break away.
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In 2025, the race in China was won by Oscar Piastri (McLaren). In 2024, by Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing). In the previous 4 years it was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
