Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel share the world championship points lead after a tense battle in Sunday’s 2017 Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix. It left both smiling broadly as they finished first and second, 6.2s apart, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third having fought his way up from 16th on the grid.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37:36.158 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +6.250s |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +45.192s |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +46.035s |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | +48.076s |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +48.808s |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | +72.893s |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1 vuelta |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1 vuelta |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | +1 vuelta |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | +1 vuelta |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | +1 vuelta |
| 13 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | +1 vuelta |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Williams | +1 vuelta |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 vuelta |
| NC | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | DNF |
| NC | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | DNF |
| NC | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | DNF |
| NC | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | DNF |
| NC | Lance Stroll | Williams | DNF |
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