Hash Racing
An orange Formula 1 car rounds the final corner at Shanghai International Circuit beneath the circuit's distinctive grandstand canopies
Round 213–15 Mar

Chinese Grand Prix 2026

Shanghai International Circuit · Shanghai

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Circuit briefing

Shanghai International Circuit

Shanghai · China

Annotated 2026 Shanghai International Circuit map showing 16 turns, three sectors, four Straight Mode zones, the speed trap, and Overtake Mode detection and activation points

Shanghai has 16 turns across three sectors. Four Straight Mode zones cover the start-finish straight, the runs between Turns 4 and 6 and Turns 10 and 11, and the long straight to Turn 14. Overtake detection and activation are placed around Turn 16 and the start-finish straight.

Circuit length
5.451 km
Turns
16 turns
Race laps
56 laps
Race distance
305.066 km
Lap record
1:32.238
Michael Schumacher, 2004

Weekend compounds

HC2Hard
MC3Medium
SC4Soft

Track character

Traction3 / 5
Braking4 / 5
Tyre stress4 / 5
Track evolution4 / 5

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