2026 F1 Chinese Grand Prix - FP1 full results and times

George Russell took the lead in the one apply session for the Chinese language Grand Prix as Mercedes opened the second weekend of the 2026 F1 season with overwhelming dominance.

Russell clocked a time of 1:32.741, 0.120 seconds behind teammate Kimi Antonelli, with Lando Norris in third, 0.555 seconds behind. Oscar Piastri adopted in fourth place, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton rounding out the highest six as Ferrari debuted its Macarena wing.

Nonetheless, Hamilton’s remaining tempo was unsure, with an early spin puncturing his medium rubber and forcing him to alter to tender tires a lot sooner than the opposite groups. His instances had been incomparable to the remainder of the highest order as the entire monitor developed.

Arvid Lindblad, who scored factors in his debut race final weekend, retired from the session after simply six laps, smoking from the cockpit.

Carlos Sainz was additionally pressured to remain within the storage for about half of the session as a consequence of automotive issues, making it a tricky time for Williams.

2026 F1 Chinese language GP apply outcomes (1)
place	driver	nut.	staff	time	wrap
1	george russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Staff	1 minute 32.741 seconds	28
2	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Staff	1 minute 32.861 seconds	29
3	land norris	GBR	McLaren Mastercard F1 Staff	1 minute 33.296 seconds	28
4	Oscar Piastri	out of	McLaren Mastercard F1 Staff	+1 minute 33.472 seconds	27
5	charles leclerc	month	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1 minute 33.599 seconds	27
6	lewis hamilton	GBR	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1 minute 34 seconds 129	twenty 5
7	Oliver Bearman	GBR	TGR Haas F1 Staff	1 minute 34.426 seconds	27
8	max verstappen	NED	oracle crimson bull racing	1 minute 34.541 seconds	twenty 4
9	Nico Hulkenberg	gel	Audi Revolut F1 Staff	1 minute 34 seconds 639	26
10	Pierre Gasly	from	BWT Alpine F1 Staff	1 minute 34.676 seconds	27
11	Liam Lawson	new zealand	Visa Money App Racing Bulls F1 Staff	1 minute 34.773 seconds	28
12	Gabriel Bortleto	bra	Audi Revolut F1 Staff	1 minute 34.828 seconds	twenty 5
13	Isaac Hajar	from	oracle crimson bull racing	1 minute 34.856 seconds	twenty 5
14	Esteban Ocon	from	TGR Haas F1 Staff	1 minute 34.877 seconds	twenty 4
15	Franco Colapinto	A.R.G.	BWT Alpine F1 Staff	1 minute 34.947 seconds	twenty 5
16	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams F1 Staff	1 minute 35 seconds 480 seconds	30
17	Carlos Sainz	spa	Atlassian Williams F1 Staff	1 minute 35 seconds 679	17
18	Fernando Alonso	spa	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Staff	1 minute 35.856 seconds	18
19	valtteri bottas	fin	cadillac f1 staff	1 minute 36.057 seconds	twenty 4
20	Lance Stroll	can	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Staff	1 minute 37.224 seconds	20
twenty one	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Money App Racing Bulls F1 Staff	1 minute 37.896 seconds	6
twenty two	Sergio Perez	Mexico	cadillac f1 staff	1 minute 39.200 seconds	13