Chinese Grand Prix

Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit
No of Times Held	10
Years held	2004-2013
Circuits used	1
Most successful driver	Lewis Hamilton (2) Fernando Alonso (2)
Most successful constructor	Ferrari (4)

The Chinese Grand Prix (Simplified Chinese: 中国大奖赛; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Dàjiǎngsài) is a round of the Formula One World Championship. When completed in 2004, it was the most expensive Formula One circuit facility, costing $240 million.

HistoryEdit

The vision of a Chinese Grand Prix started in the early 1990s. The Chinese government had originally planned for an F1 circuit to be located in the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province, southern China. The Zhuhai International Circuit was designed and built and was provisionally added to the 1999 F1 World Championship calendar, but the track failed to meet certain standards set by the FIA.

In 2002, it was announced that the management of the Shanghai International Circuit had signed a 7-year contract with Formula One Management to host the Chinese Grand Prix starting from the 2004 season until the 2011 season. The Chinese Grand Prix debuted on September 26, 2004, and was won by Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello. The following year, it hosted the final round of the Formula One championship, in which the newly crowned world champion Fernando Alonso won and claimed the constructor's title for Renault. In 2006, the Chinese Grand Prix was won by Michael Schumacher - his last victory in Formula One.

Grands Prix heldEdit

26 September 2004	16 October 2005	1 October 2006	7 October 2007
19 October 2008	19 April 2009	18 April 2010	17 April 2011
15 April 2012		14 April 2013

VenuesEdit

Shanghai (2004-2013)

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Sponsors Edit

• 2004–2008: Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix
• 2011–2014: UBS Chinese Grand Prix

WinnersEdit

By yearEdit

Year	Driver	Constructor	Report
2013	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Report
2012	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Report
2011	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
2010	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
2009	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	Report
2008	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
2007	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Report
2006	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
2005	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Report
2004	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Report

Repeat winners (Drivers)Edit

Number of wins	Driver	Years
2	Lewis Hamilton	2008, 2011
2	Fernando Alonso	2005, 2013

Repeat winners (Constructors)Edit

Number of wins	Constructor	Years
4	Ferrari	2004, 2006, 2007, 2013
3	McLaren	2008, 2010, 2011

ReferencesEdit

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Grand_Prix
2. http://www.statsf1.com/en/grand-prix-china.aspx