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 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | McLaren |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams |
| 17 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber |
| 18 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia |
| 19 | Max Chilton | Marussia |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham |
| 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham |
| 22 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |