Lewis Hamilton’s first race weekend as a Ferrari driver ended on a down notice, as he completed tenth within the Australian Grand Prix.
His second is off to a a lot better begin, as he begins in pole place on the F1 Dash Race on the Shanghai Grand Prix.
Hamilton admitted to being “gobsmacked” at securing P1 on Friday, as he nipped Max Verstappen to pole place alongside together with his teammate Charles Leclerc, and a pair of very “quick” McLarens. However now Hamilton has picked up his first trophy as a Ferrari driver — a particular Pirelli dash trophy that can mark the tire provider’s five hundredth Grand Prix which comes later within the season — and is in line for his second.
Nonetheless, he’ll want to carry off not simply Verstappen, however a bunch of drivers over a 19-lap sprint to the checkered flag to take action.
Right here is how the grid will line up for the F1 Dash race:
Chinese language Grand Prix F1 Dash Provisional Grid
Row
Place
Driver
Staff
Place
Driver
Staff
Row
Place
Driver
Staff
Place
Driver
Staff
Row 1
1
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
2
Max Verstappen
Purple Bull
Row 2
3
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
4
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
Row 3
5
George Russell
Mercedes
6
Lando Norris
McLaren
Row 4
7
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
8
Yuki Tsunoda
VCARB
Row 5
9
Alex Albon
Williams
10
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
Row 6
11
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
12
Oliver Bearman
Haas
Row 7
13
Carlos Sainz Jr.
Williams
14
Gabriel Bortoleto
Sauber
Row 8
15
Isack Hadjar
VCARB
16
Jack Doohan
Alpine
Row 9
17
Pierre Gasly
Alpine
18
Esteban Ocon
Haas
Row 10
19
Nico Hülkenberg
Sauber
20
Liam Lawson
Purple Bull
We’ll be protecting the primary F1 Dash race of the 2025 Method 1 season for you reside right here at SB Nation, so verify again when lights exit at 11:00 p.m. Japanese on Friday evening for full protection.
All updates are in Japanese time or by lap quantity.
