F1 Points leader, Lewis Hamilton took his 2nd consecutive Chinese Grand Prix victory – his fourth in Shanghai and the 35th of his Formula One Career The result also marked his second Grand Chelem; pole, victory, fastest lap and leading from lights to flag
Nico claimed his fourth Chinese Grand Prix podium, the 29th of his career, in second place Today’s result marks the 31st Silver Arrows Formula One victory and 18th one-two finish from 111 Grand Prix Starts.
Both drivers ran a two stop strategy of option / option / prime, stopping on laps 15 / 31 (Nico) and 14 / 33 (Lewis)
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1h39m42.008s
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 0.714s
3. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 2.988s
4. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 3.835s
5. Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes 8.544s
6. Valtteri Bottas Williams/Mercedes 9.885s
7. Romain Grosjean Lotus/Mercedes 19.008s
8. Felipe Nasr Sauber/Ferrari 22.625s
9. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 32.117s
10 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari 1 Lap
11 Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes 1 Lap
12 Fernando Alonso McLaren/Honda 1 Lap
13 Jenson Button McLaren/Honda 1 Lap
14 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso/Renault 1 Lap
15 Will Stevens Marussia/Ferrari 2 Laps
16 Roberto Merhi Marussia/Ferrari 2 Laps
17 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso/Renault 4 Laps
DNF
Pastor Maldonado Lotus/Mercedes Retirement
Daniil Kvyat Red Bull/Renault Retirement
Nico Hulkenberg Force India/Mercedes Retirement
Drivers’ championship points:
Pos Driver Points
1 Lewis Hamilton 68
2 Sebastian Vettel 55
3 Nico Rosberg 51
4 Felipe Massa 30
5 Kimi Raikkonen 24
6 Valtteri Bottas 18
7 Felipe Nasr 14
8 Daniel Ricciardo 11
9 Romain Grosjean 6
10 Nico Hulkenberg 6
11 Max Verstappen 6
12 Carlos Sainz 6
13 Marcus Ericsson 5
14 Daniil Kvyat 2
15 Sergio Perez 1
16 Jenson Button 0
17 Fernando Alonso 0
18 Roberto Merhi 0
19 Will Stevens 0
Constructors’ Championship points:
1 Mercedes 119
2 Ferrari 79
3 Williams/Mercedes 48
4 Sauber/Ferrari 19
5 Red Bull/Renault 13
6 Toro Rosso/Renault 12
7 Force India/Mercedes 7
8 Lotus/Mercedes 6
9 McLaren/Honda 0
10 Marussia/Ferrari 0
