Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Honda |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 7 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber |
| 10 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull |
| 11 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso |
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Williams |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota |
| 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 |
| 19 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri |
| 20 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri |
| 22 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 |