Chinese Grand Prix 2026 Sprint Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to George Russell’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Sprint Qualifying at Shanghai, round 2.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:31.520 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:31.809 | +0.289 | 25.1 m |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.141 | +0.621 | 54.0 m |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:32.161 | +0.641 | 55.7 m |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:32.224 | +0.704 | 61.2 m |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.528 | +1.008 | 87.6 m |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:32.888 | +1.368 | 118.9 m |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.254 | +1.734 | 150.8 m |
| 9 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.409 | +1.889 | 164.2 m |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.620 | +2.100 | 182.6 m |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:33.635 | +2.115 | 183.9 m |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.639 | +2.119 | 184.2 m |
| 13 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:33.714 | +2.194 | 190.8 m |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:33.774 | +2.254 | 196.0 m |
| 15 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:34.048 | +2.528 | 219.8 m |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:34.327 | +2.807 | 244.1 m |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:34.761 | +3.241 | 281.8 m |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:35.305 | +3.785 | 329.1 m |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:35.581 | +4.061 | 353.1 m |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:36.151 | +4.631 | 402.6 m |
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:37.378 | +5.858 | 509.3 m |
How big is the gap, really?
George Russell took sprint qualifying pole at the Chinese Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:31.520. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Valtteri Bottas the field covers 509.3 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.