Dalam balapan di Sirkuit Internasional Shanghai itu, Hamilton berhasil menjaga posisi start terdepan dan terus memimpin balapan sampai garis finis, dan menjadi kemenangan kelima GP China baginya.
Vettel harus puas di posisi dua setelahmemenangi seri balapan pembuka musim pada GP Australia. Sementara itu Verstappen sukses meraih podium setelah mencuri perhatian lewat aksi memukainya yang melesat dari posisi awal 16.
Hasil GP China:
1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1 jam 37 menit 36,158 detik
2. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari - Ferrari +6.250
3. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull - TAG +45.552
4. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull - TAG +46.987
5. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari - Ferrari +48.076
6. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes - Mercedes +48.808
7. Carlos Sainz ESP Toro Rosso-Renault +1m 11.115
8. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari +1 lap
9. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes +1 lap
10. Esteban Ocon FRA Force India-Mercedes +1 lap
11. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari +1 lap
12. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault - Renault +1 lap
13. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault - Renault +1 lap
14. Felipe Massa BRA Williams - Mercedes +1 lap
15. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber - Ferrari +1 laps
Gagal finish
16. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 34 lap
17. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Renault 18 lap
18. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren-Honda 16 lap
19. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Sauber - Ferrari 2 lap
20. Lance Stroll CAN Williams - Mercedes 0 lap
Klasemen sementara
| POS | DRIVER | NATIONALITY | CAR | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | GER | FERRARI | 43 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | MERCEDES | 43 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | NED | RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER | 25 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | MERCEDES | 23 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | FIN | FERRARI | 22 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER | 12 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | TORO ROSSO | 10 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | BRA | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 8 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | MEX | FORCE INDIA MERCEDES | 8 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | HAAS FERRARI | 4 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | RUS | TORO ROSSO | 2 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | FORCE INDIA MERCEDES | 2 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | RENAULT | 0 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | FRA | HAAS FERRARI | 0 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | ITA | SAUBER FERRARI | 0 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | BEL | MCLAREN HONDA | 0 |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer | GBR | RENAULT | 0 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | SWE | SAUBER FERRARI | 0 |