F1 Results Today: Hamilton secures best Ferrari result, star takes historic win

Lewis Hamilton is pictured in front of a Chinese flag — Photo: © IMAGO

Chinese Grand Prix

F1 Results Today: Lewis Hamilton secures best Ferrari result, star takes historic win

Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix was a barnstormer!

Chris Deeley

Sunday 15 March 2026 09:39 Updated: 09:44

Kimi Antonelli became just the second teenager to win an F1 race on Sunday, driving away from the pack to help secure Mercedes' second 1-2 finish of the season.

There was one moment of late drama for the youngster, locking up massively and going well off the track at the penultimate corner with just three laps to go.

Fortunately, he was able to get straight back on track and continue, with his time cushion to George Russell in second enough to keep him ahead.

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A brilliant, feisty drive from Lewis Hamilton saw the Brit secure his first podium finish in 26 grand prix starts for Ferrari, taking third ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc after the Scuderia pair battled wheel to wheel for much of the race.

For the second weekend in a row, the drama began before the formation lap – and for the second week in a row, Oscar Piastri was involved.

In fact, both McLarens failed to start the race, with Piastri and reigning champion Lando Norris both sat in the garage with late-developing electrical issues when the green flag dropped. They were two of a staggering four drivers who failed to start the race, alongside Alex Albon and Gabriel Bortoleto.

On track, Lance Stroll's race ended after nine laps with an apparent battery issue, bringing out a safety car and prompting a rash of early pit stops and mixing up the field as those who started on hard compound tyres stayed out.

Both Ferraris were soon ahead of Russell after the restart, keeping the frustrated title favourite behind them as the team-mates engaged in a surprisingly fierce back and forth for a number of laps, which carried on even after the pace of Russell's Mercedes showed and he picked his way past the red cars.

The Australian Grand Prix winner set off up the road in pursuit of his team-mate, but had lost too much time behind the Ferraris to deny the teenager a brilliant first grand prix victory.

Further down the field, Max Verstappen was forced to retire with ten laps to go with an apparent power unit issue, trundling round at low speed for most of a lap before pulling into the pits for good.

And for those wondering whether Aston Martin managed to get one car to the end of a grand prix for the first time this year...no, Fernando Alonso pulled in just after half-distance when the vibrations in the car got too much.

F1 Results: Chinese Grand Prix 2026

Race Results
Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	WINNER
2	George Russell	Mercedes	+5.515s
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+25.267s
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+28.894s
5	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+57.268s
6	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+59.647s
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1:20.588s
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+1:27.247s
9	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1 Lap
10	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1 Lap
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1 Lap
12	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1 Lap
13	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+1 Lap
14	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+1 Lap
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1 Lap
NC	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	DNF
NC	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	DNF
NC	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	DNF
NC	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	DNS
NC	Lando Norris	McLaren	DNS
NC	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	DNS
NC	Alex Albon	Williams	DNS