Lando Norris held his nerve superbly amid all the drama to triumph over reigning world champion Max Verstappen in an action-packed, incident-filled and rainy Melbourne opener last weekend to make it a winning start to the new F1 campaign for McLaren at Albert Park.
George Russell and debutant Kimi Antonelli finished third and fourth for Mercedes, though Oscar Piastri could only finish down in ninth despite being behind only team-mate Norris for much of the way in his home race.
It was a tough first outing in the famous red of Ferrari for Lewis Hamilton, who crossed the line in 10th for a solitary point – two places behind fellow Scuderia driver Charles Leclerc.
He will hope things get better in China as it’s back-to-back race weekends to kick off the new campaign before a week off ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka next month.
When is the Chinese Grand Prix?
The 2025 Chinese Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, March 23.
Where is the Chinese Grand Prix?
The race takes place at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China.
What time is the Chinese Grand Prix?
The sole one-hour free practice session in Shanghai begins at 03:30am GMT in the early hours of Friday morning, which is 11:30am local time.
The Chinese Grand Prix features one of six sprint races on the calendar for 2025, qualifying for which – the Sprint Shootout – begins at 7:30am GMT on Friday.
The sprint race itself takes place at 3am GMT on Saturday morning, followed by qualifying for the grand prix itself at 7am. The Chinese Grand Prix begins at 7am GMT on Sunday.
How to watch the Chinese Grand Prix
TV channel: In the UK, you can watch live coverage of the entire race weekend on Sky Sports F1, with much of the event also being shown on Sky Sports Main Event.
Free-to-air highlights of the race are available on Channel 4 from 1pm GMT on Sunday afternoon.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also watch every session from Shanghai live online via the Sky Go app.
Chinese Grand Prix weather forecast
Unlike in Melbourne for race one, the forecast for Shanghai over the coming days is clear and bright.
There is plenty of sun predicted over the course of Friday and Saturday, with top temperatures of around 24 or 25 degrees celcius.
Things look a little cloudier for Sunday, but with increased highs of around 27 degrees. There appears to be no chance of rain, save for maybe some light showers after the chequered flag has already been waved.
