Chinese Grand Prix 2026 Race gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Kimi Antonelli’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Shanghai, round 2.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:35.275 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:35.400 | +0.125 | 10.6 m |
| 3 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:35.964 | +0.689 | 58.6 m |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:36.011 | +0.736 | 62.6 m |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:36.092 | +0.817 | 69.4 m |
| 6 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:36.099 | +0.824 | 70.0 m |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:36.180 | +0.905 | 76.9 m |
| 8 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:36.429 | +1.154 | 98.1 m |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:36.505 | +1.230 | 104.5 m |
| 10 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:36.783 | +1.508 | 128.2 m |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:37.046 | +1.771 | 150.5 m |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:37.096 | +1.821 | 154.8 m |
| 13 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:37.311 | +2.036 | 173.1 m |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:37.981 | +2.706 | 230.0 m |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:38.393 | +3.118 | 265.0 m |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:38.523 | +3.248 | 276.1 m |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:39.721 | +4.446 | 377.9 m |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:40.883 | +5.608 | 476.7 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Kimi Antonelli set the race fastest lap at the Chinese Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:35.275. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Lance Stroll the field covers 476.7 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.