Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton dominates 2019 Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton dominated the third race of the 2019 Formula 1 season, the Chinese Grand Prix, at Shanghai International Circuit.

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton earned his second victory of the 21-race 2019 Formula 1 season and his second consecutive victory in the season’s third race, the Chinese Grand Prix, at Shanghai International Circuit.

Hamilton started the 56-lap race around the 16-turn, 3.388-mile (5.452-kilometer) Shanghai International Circuit road course in Jiading, Shanghai, China in second place, and he won it by 6.552 seconds over teammate Valtteri Bottas, who started from the pole position, in second.

Hamilton led each of the race’s 56 laps after taking the lead from Bottas via the race’s only lead change heading into turn one on the first lap.

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Scuderia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished the race in third place after team orders early in the race were controversially used in his favor over teammate Charles Leclerc, who finished in fifth in what was yet another disaster of a race for the Italian team. Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen finished between the two Ferrari teammates in fourth.

Red Bull Racing’s Pierre Gasly finished in sixth place, and on the race’s final lap, he recorded the fastest lap of the race to score one bonus point. Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo was the “best of the rest”, as he finished in seventh.

SportPesa Racing Point’s Sergio Perez, Alfa Romeo Racing’s Kimi Raikkonen and Scuderia Toro Rosso rookie Alexander Albon rounded out the top 10 by finishing in eighth, ninth and 10th place, respectively. Of the 20 drivers who started the race, 17 finished it and six finished on the lead lap.

Here are the full race results of the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit.

Race Results
1st – Lewis Hamilton
2nd – Valtteri Bottas
3rd – Sebastian Vettel
4th – Max Verstappen
5th – Charles Leclerc
6th – Pierre Gasly
7th – Daniel Ricciardo
8th – Sergio Perez
9th – Kimi Raikkonen
10th – Alexander Albon
11th – Romain Grosjean
12th – Lance Stroll
13th – Kevin Magnussen
14th – Carlos Sainz Jr.
15th – Antonio Giovinazzi
16th – George Russell
17th – Robert Kubica
18th – Lando Norris
19th – Daniil Kvyat
20th – Nico Hulkenberg

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The next race on the 2019 Formula 1 schedule is the season’s fourth race, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. This race is scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 28, and it is set to be broadcast live on ESPN2 from Baku City Circuit in Azadliq Square, Baku, Azerbaijan beginning at 8:10 a.m. ET.

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