Lewis Hamilton turned in a faultless drive as he and Mercedes returned to winning ways at the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel.
Hamilton led away from pole and won the race during a perfectly-managed middle stint, where he appeared to drive conservatively despite calls from Mercedes to speed up in order to give team-mate Rosberg some breathing room ahead of Vettel. Hamilton then showed the true pace of the Mercedes by turning up the wick in the laps before his final pit stop. His seven second lead was nullified at the end by the race finishing under the safety car but it was still a perfect weekend for the world champion, collecting pole, the fastest lap and the race victory.
Results:
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | 01:39.42 | 25 points |
| 2. | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | +00.714 | 18 points |
| 3. | Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) | +02.988 | 15 points |
| 4. | Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) | +03.835 | 12 points |
| 5. | Felipe Massa (Williams) | +08.544 | 10 points |
| 6. | Valtteri Bottas (Williams) | +09.885 | 8 points |
| 7. | Romain Grosjean (Lotus) | +19.008 | 6 points |
| 8. | Felipe Nasr (Sauber) | +22:625 | 4 points |
| 9. | Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) | +32:117 | 2 points |
| 10. | Marcus Ericsson (Sauber) | +1 lap | 1 point |
| 11. | Sergio Pérez (Force India) | + 1 lap | |
| 12. | Fernando Alonso (McLaren) | + 1 lap | |
| 13. | Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) | + 1 lap | |
| 14. | Jenson Button (McLaren) | +1 lap | |
| 15. | Will Stevens (Manor) | +2 laps | |
| 16. | Roberto Merhi (Manor) | +2 laps | |
| 17. | Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso) | +4 laps |
Retired:
| 18. | Pastor Maldonado (Lotus) | +8 laps |
| 19. | Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull) | +42 laps |
| 20. | Nico Hülkenberg (Force India) | +48 laps |
