Chinese Grand Prix 2026 Sprint gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Charles Leclerc’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Sprint at Shanghai, round 2.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.753 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:34.760 | +0.007 | 0.6 m |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:34.926 | +0.173 | 14.6 m |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:35.101 | +0.348 | 29.3 m |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:35.635 | +0.882 | 74.2 m |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:35.708 | +0.955 | 80.4 m |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:35.774 | +1.021 | 85.9 m |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.912 | +2.159 | 181.7 m |
| 9 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:37.278 | +2.525 | 212.5 m |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:37.363 | +2.610 | 219.7 m |
| 11 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:37.374 | +2.621 | 220.6 m |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:37.800 | +3.047 | 256.5 m |
| 13 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:37.882 | +3.129 | 263.4 m |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:37.913 | +3.160 | 266.0 m |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:38.027 | +3.274 | 275.6 m |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:38.158 | +3.405 | 286.6 m |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:38.349 | +3.596 | 302.7 m |
| 18 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:38.475 | +3.722 | 313.3 m |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:38.487 | +3.734 | 314.3 m |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:38.532 | +3.779 | 318.1 m |
| 21 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:38.862 | +4.109 | 345.8 m |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:39.262 | +4.509 | 379.5 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Charles Leclerc set the sprint fastest lap at the Chinese Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:34.753. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Valtteri Bottas the field covers 379.5 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.