Chinese GP: Race - Re-Cap & Results

We hope everyone enjoyed the Chinese Grand Prix as much as we did. Let's jump straight into the re-cap!

As soon as the lights went out, it was Vettel trying to make an early pass on Rosberg, but the Mercedes driver wasn't going to let him by easily. Daniel Ricciardo in the Red Bull, slipped back to 17th after stalling on the Grid.

Nico Hulkenberg was the first to retire, after moving up quite a few positions, his car lost power and he drove through the gravel to a halt before jumping out of his car. A very unfortunate end to his weekend indeed. Team-mate, Sergio Perez, found himself defending his position from the Toro Rosso and Sauber drivers.

Up in front, Massa and Bottas were eagerly trying to catch up with the Ferrari's, while Hamilton led the pack.

Both McLaren's were struggling with the pace, barely staying ahead of the Manor drivers in the first half of the race. It seems even with the recent upgrades, McLaren still has a lot of work to do before they're up in the points. However, they have made progress and both drivers were able to finish the race.

Daniil Kvyat retired with an engine problem that caused his car to go up in smoke for the 2nd time this weekend. The first time was caused by a brake issue during Free Practice 2. Another renault-powered car that suffered an engine issue was Max Verstappen's Toro Rosso. He ended up having to retire with only 3 laps left in the race.

While Lotus driver Romain Grosjean finished in 7th and gained a handful of points, his team-mate, Pastor Maldonado was not so lucky. He had quite a spin and then later on was hit by Jenson Button when he McLaren driver tried to pass him. Maldonado pitted and his car was checked for damage, but one lap later he reported brake damage and was forced to retire.

In the end, Hamilton brought home the win for the Mercedes team, under the safety car, with Rosberg coming in Second and Vettel in Third for Ferrari. Here are the rest of the results.

RACE RESULTS:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany / + 18 Points
3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 15 Points
4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 12 Points
5. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / + 10 Points
6. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland / + 8 Points
7. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Mercedes / France / + 6 Points
8. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil / + 4 Points
9. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia / + 2 Points
10. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden / + 1 Point
11. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico 
12. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain 
13. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain 
14. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain
15. Will Stevens / Manor-Ferrari / Great Britain
16. Roberto Merhi / Manor-Ferrari / Spain
17. Max Verstappen / Toro Rosso-Renault / Netherlands / RETIRED - Engine
RETIRED - Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Mercedes / Venezuela / Brakes
RETIRED - Daniil Kvyat / Red Bull-Renault / Russia / Engine
RETIRED - Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany / Gearbox

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Article Written By: Amy Hawk
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