2026 CHINESE GRAND PRIX

13 - 15 March 2026

From The Stewards Document 58

To All Teams, All Officials Date 14 March 2026

Time 16:30

Title Infringement - Qualifying Deleted Lap Times

Description Qualifying Deleted Lap Times

Enclosed CHN DOC 58 - Qualifying Deleted Lap Times.pdf

Nish Shetty Matthew Selley

Pedro Lamy Zheng Honghai

The Stewards

2026 C G P HINESE RAND RIX

13 – 15 March 2026

From The Stewards Document 58

To All Officials, All Teams Date 14 March 2026

Time 16:30

The Stewards, having received a report from the Race Director, have considered the following matter and determine the following:

Session Qualifying

Fact The F1 cars below did not use the track at turns 2 and 14.

| No. | Turn | Car | Driver | Competitor | Time of Day | Lap Time |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Atlassian Williams F1 Team | 15:10:19 | 1:36.698 |
| 2 | 2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team | 15:10:15 | PIT |
| 3 | 14 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 15:13:18 | PIT |

Infringement Breach of Appendix L Chapter IV Article 2c of the FIA International Sporting Code and Article B1.8.6 of the FIA F1 Regulations.

Decision Deletion of the lap times shown in accordance with Article 12.4.1e of the FIA International Sporting Code.

Note Competitors are reminded that they have the right to appeal certain decisions of the Stewards, in accordance with Article 15 of the FIA International Sporting Code and Chapter 5 of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Rules, within the applicable time limits.

Decisions of the Stewards are taken independently of the FIA and are based solely on the relevant regulations, guidelines and evidence presented.

Nish Shetty Matthew Selley

Pedro Lamy Zheng Honghai

The Stewards