George Russell wins the sprint race at the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix

Mercedes driver George Russell won the Chinese Grand Prix, the second stage of the Formula 1 championship in the 2026 season. The competition was held on March 13 in Shanghai.

Ferrari driver Charles Leclair took second place, and Lewis Hamilton from the same team took third place.

In addition, McLaren's Lando Norris, Russell's teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli and another McLaren driver Oscar Piastri scored points.

The qualification for the main race will take place on Saturday, starting at 10.00 Moscow time, Sport-Express reports.

Russell was the first to finish the race of the first stage of the Formula 1 championship in Australia on March 8. The second place was taken by his teammate Antonelli. In third place came the driver of the Ferrari team Leclair.

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