Circuit length
5.451 km
All circuits
Round 2 · Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit
Shanghai, China · 13 to 15 March 2026
Track layoutTechnical · long straight
Turns
16
Race laps
56
Race distance
305.066 km
How the track feels
Technical · long straight
The opening corners tighten like a snail shell before the lap opens into fast direction changes. Its enormous back straight makes braking into the hairpin one of the best overtaking chances of the year.
Circuit history
First Formula 1 Grand Prix
2004
Race lap record
1:32.238
Michael Schumacher · 2004