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 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota |
| 8 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault |
| 11 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda |
| 14 | Nico Rosberg | Williams |
| 15 | David Coulthard | Red Bull |
| 16 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India |