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 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT |
| 24 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso |