2019 Chinese Grand Prix
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The 2019 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2019) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 14 April 2019 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the 3rd round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship, and marked the 16th time that the Chinese Grand Prix had been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship. The race also marked the 1000th World Championship race since the first World Championship race was held at the Silverstone Circuit in 1950. This is also the last Chinese Grand Prix until 2024 as the 2020–2023 Grands Prix were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
2019 Chinese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 3 of 21 in the 2019 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1] | |||||
Date | 14 April 2019 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix 2019 | ||||
Location |
Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, China | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) | ||||
Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles) | ||||
Weather | Partly cloudy | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Mercedes | ||||
Time | 1:31.547 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull Racing-Honda | |||
Time | 1:34.742 on lap 55 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Mercedes | ||||
Second | Mercedes | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |