• Australian first, with McLaren teammate Norris second
• Ferrari’s Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified after race

Britain’s rookie Ollie Bearman delivered a superb drive with some decisive overtaking and clever racecraft to take seventh place for Haas. Alex Albon was in eighth for Williams and his teammate Carlos Sainz in 10^th, with Lance Stroll in ninth for Aston Martin. Oscar Piastri won the Chinese Grand Prix with a dominant run from pole position for McLaren but Lewis Hamilton had an enormously frustrating close to only his second race for Ferrari when his car was disqualified for a technical infringement after the race.

Piastri’s win in the second race of the new season once again demonstrated McLaren have a fearsomely quick car. He secured a comfortable one-two with his teammate Lando Norris in second. George Russell was third for Mercedes but 11 seconds down the road from the McLarens, with Max Verstappen fourth for Red Bull. Charles Leclerc and Hamilton finished in fifth and sixth for Ferrari, however both were then disqualified post-race.