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# Chinese Grand Prix 2025 F1 starting grid
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/chinese-grand-prix-2025-f1-starting-grid/
- Published: 2025-03-22T08:03:57.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-23T10:41:47.000Z
- Description: The full starting grid for the second round of the 2025 Formula 1 season, the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
- Author: The Race Team
- Tags: Formula 1, #chinese-grand-prix, #image-bottom-center

Oscar Piastri will start a Formula 1 race from first place for the first time in his career, after prevailing in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Piastri will be joined on front row by George Russell, who denied McLaren a 1-2 on the grid at the last moment

Reigning champion Max Verstappen will line up alongside current points leader Lando Norris on row two, ahead of an all-Ferrari row three.

There are currently no penalties to be applied to the grid - with Ollie Bearman investigated for potentially impeding Lance Stroll but cleared (thanks also to Stroll saying it was no issue), and Isack Hadjar's unsafe release resulting only in a Racing Bulls fine.

Liam Lawson will start from the pitlane. 

## Provisional starting grid

1 Piastri  
2 Russell  
3 Norris  
4 Verstappen  
5 Hamilton  
6 Leclerc  
7 Hadjar  
8 Antonelli  
9 Tsunoda  
10 Albon  
11 Ocon  
12 Hulkenberg  
13 Alonso  
14 Stroll  
15 Sainz  
16 Gasly  
17 Bearman  
18 Doohan  
19 Bortoleto  
Pitlane: Lawson