Chinese Grand Prix 2026 Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Kimi Antonelli’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Qualifying at Shanghai, round 2.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:32.064 | Pole | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:32.286 | +0.222 | 19.0 m |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:32.415 | +0.351 | 30.0 m |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.428 | +0.364 | 31.1 m |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:32.550 | +0.486 | 41.6 m |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.608 | +0.544 | 46.5 m |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:32.873 | +0.809 | 69.2 m |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.002 | +0.938 | 80.3 m |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.121 | +1.057 | 90.4 m |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.197 | +1.133 | 96.9 m |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:33.354 | +1.290 | 110.4 m |
| 12 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:33.357 | +1.293 | 110.6 m |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.538 | +1.474 | 126.1 m |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:33.549 | +1.485 | 127.1 m |
| 15 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:33.765 | +1.701 | 145.5 m |
| 16 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:33.784 | +1.720 | 147.2 m |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:34.317 | +2.253 | 192.8 m |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:34.772 | +2.708 | 231.7 m |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:35.203 | +3.139 | 268.6 m |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:35.436 | +3.372 | 288.5 m |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:35.995 | +3.931 | 336.3 m |
| 22 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:36.906 | +4.842 | 414.3 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Kimi Antonelli took qualifying pole at the Chinese Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:32.064. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Sergio Perez the field covers 414.3 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.