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Fantasy Formula 1 - Chinese GP Preview
1:39 PM on April 10th, 2012 by Nathan Susanto

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The Chinese government's desire for a Formula 1 grand prix dates back to the early 1990s. A motor racing event for cars and motorcycles had been held on the streets of Macau - one of China's Special Administrative Regions - since the mid-1950s, where the likes of Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher had been triumphant. The location chosen for the Chinese GP was Zhuhai, a short distance from the streets of Macau. The Zhuhai International Circuit was built and provisionally the Chinese GP was penciled in for the 1999 Formula 1 calendar. However, due to logistical reasons, the venue failed to meet FIA standards and Formula 1 wasn't to visit China until the 21st century.

Three years later, Formula 1 struck a deal with the Shanghai International Circuit, located in the Jiading District in the northwestern part of the most populous city in the world. The track is another Hermann Tilke creation and was inspired by the Chinese character shang (上), meaning "above" or "ascend". Along with the circuits at Sepang and Istanbul, it's generally considered as one of Tilke's better designs and the last two races have seen plenty of action throughout the field.

This Sunday will be the ninth running of the Chinese GP after it made its debut in 2004. That inaugural Shanghai race saw Michael Schumacher start from the pitlane for the first time in his career as he failed to set a qualifying time. The seven-time champion struggled to 12th while his Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello took the checkered flag. In 2007, Lewis Hamilton - who had started from pole - looked to be on the verge of the world title in his maiden season but he stayed out too long on wet tires and when he finally came in for slicks, he beached his McLaren in a gravel trap by the pitlane, ending his race.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2012 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, April 14th at 1:55 AM ET, five minutes before qualifying begins. Here we run down some Chinese GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Chinese GP
Round 3 of 20
Circuit Shanghai International Circuit
Location Shanghai
Circuit Type Race circuit
Circuit Length 3.387 mi (5.451 km)
Circuit Direction Clockwise
Turns 16 (7 Left, 9 Right)
Lap Record 1:32.238, Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), 2004
Race Length 189.559 mi (305.066 km)
Laps 56
2011 Polesitter Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
2011 Winner Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Thursday, April 12th at 10 PM ET - 11:30 PM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, April 13th at 2 AM ET - 3:30 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Friday, April 13th at 11 PM ET - 12 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline Saturday, April 14th at 1:55 AM ET
Qualifying Saturday, April 14th at 2 AM ET
Race Sunday, April 15th at 3 AM ET



Shanghai facts:
  • The polesitter has won four out of eight races at Shanghai.
  • Only one polesitter has failed to finish the Chinese GP.
  • Two Shanghai winners have started from the third row of the grid.
  • Five podiums in China have included at least one driver who started from behind the front two rows.
  • Last year, Mark Webber finished on the podium having started 18th on the grid.
  • The front row of the grid has finished on the podium at three Shanghai races.
  • Lewis Hamilton (2) is the only driver to have won more than once at Shanghai.
  • Ferrari won three of the first four Chinese GP but McLaren has won three of the last four.
  • McLaren have the most podium finishes (7) and top-5's (10) in China.
  • The most positions gained in a Shanghai race is 15 by Mark Webber in 2011.
  • There have been at least five retirements at four Chinese GP.
  • Last year's race saw only one retirement. Jaime Alguersuari's Toro Rosso lost a wheel after a botched pitstop.
  • The safety car has been deployed twice in the last three years in China.
  • Four of the last six Shanghai races have been wet.
  • The 2010 event began behind the safety car due to heavy rain.



2011 Chinese GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:35.674
1:34.776
1:33.706
1
2.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:35.924
1:34.662
1:34.421
2
3.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:36.091
1:34.486
1:34.463
3
4.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:35.272
1:35.850
1:34.670
4
5.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:35.389
1:35.165
1:35.119
5
6.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:35.478
1:35.437
1:35.145
6
7.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
1:36.133
1:35.563
1:36.158
7
8.
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:35.702
1:35.858
1:36.190
8
9.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:36.110
1:35.500
1:36.203
9
10
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
1:35.370
1:35.149
No Time
10
11.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:36.092
1:35.874
-
11
12.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:36.046
1:36.053
-
12
13.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:36.147
1:36.236
-
13
14.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:35.508
1:36.457
-
14
15.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams
1:35.911
1:36.465
-
15
16.
Nick Heidfeld
Renault
1:35.910
1:36.611
-
16
17.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:36.121
1:36.956
-
17
18.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1:36.468
-
-
18
19.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
1:37.894
-
-
19
20.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
1:38.318
-
-
20
21.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing
1:39.119
-
-
21
22.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing
1:39.708
-
-
22
23.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Hispania Racing
1:40.212
-
-
23
24.
Narain Karthikeyan
Hispania Racing
1:40.445
-
-
24


107% Time:
1:41.941






Qualifying Notes
McLaren had two cars in the top-4.
Ferrari had two cars in the top-6.
Toro Rosso had two cars in the top-10.
Vitaly Petrov was not allowed to participate in Q3 because he stopped on track during Q2.



2011 Chinese GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren

2
40
1
1
0
0
44
2.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

5
38
1
1
2
0
47
3.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing

0
36
1
0
0
1
38
4.
Jenson Button
McLaren

3
34
1
1
0
0
39
5.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

1
32
1
1
0
0
35
6.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1
30
1
1
0
0
33
7.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1
28
1
1
0
0
31
8.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes

0
26
1
0
0
0
27
9.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault

1
24
1
0
0
0
26
10.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber

0
22
1
0
0
0
23
11.
Paul di Resta
Force India

1
20
1
0
0
0
22
12.
Nick Heidfeld
Renault
0
18
1
0
0
0
19
13.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso

1
14
1
0
0
0
16
15.
Adrian Sutil
Force India

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
0
8
1
0
0
0
9
18.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams

0
6
1
0
0
0
7
19.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus

0
4
1
0
0
0
5
20.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing

0
2
1
0
0
0
3
21.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing

0
0
1
0
0
0
1
22.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Hispania Racing

0
0
1
0
0
0
1
23.
Narain Karthikeyan
Hispania Racing

0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Ret.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
Wheel
1
0
0
0
0
0
1



2011 Chinese GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
0
37
2
1
0
1
41
McLaren (Lewis Hamilton/Jenson Button)
3
37
2
1
2
0
45
Ferrari (Fernando Alonso/Felipe Massa)
2
29
2
1
0
0
34
Mercedes (Michael Scumacher/Nico Rosberg)
0
29
2
1
0
0
32
Renault (Nick Heidfeld/Vitaly Petrov)
0
21
2
0
0
0
23
Williams (Rubens Barrichello/Pastor Maldonado)
0
11
2
0
0
0
13
Force India (Adrian Sutil/Paul di Resta)
0
16
2
0
0
0
18
Sauber (Kamui Kobayashi/Sergio Pérez)
0
15
2
0
0
0
17
Toro Rosso
(Sébastien Buemi/Jaime Alguersuari)
1
7
0
0
0
0
8
Lotus (Heikki Kovalainen/Jarno Trulli)
0
7
2
0
0
0
9
Hispania Racing
(Narain Karthikeyan/Vitantonio Liuzzi)
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
Virgin Racing (Timo Glock/Jérôme d'Ambrosio)
0
1
2
0
0
0
3



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-23 drivers.
Two classified finishers Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault, Force India, Sauber, Williams, Lotus,
Virgin Racing, Hispania.
Race leaders Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes),
Jenson Button (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren),
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari).
Laps led Button (1-13), Hamilton (14), Alonso (15-16), Rosberg (17-24), Vettel (25-30),
Massa (31-33), Rosberg (34-39), Vettel (40-51), Hamilton (52-56).
Fastest lap Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing) on lap 42 (1:38.993).
Miscellaneous Twenty-three finishers set a Formula 1 record.



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



Chinese GP 2004 - 2011 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
Race
5
3
4.60
4.40
1
5
3
1
38.60
Season
2
0
6.00
6.50
2
1
1
0
31.50
A
Mark Webber
RBR
Race
8
0
9.00
7.75
2
7
2
0
28.75
Season
2
0
4.50
4.00
4
2
2
0
36.00
A
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
8
0
6.38
5.38
1
7
6
1
34.25
Season
2
0
2.00
7.50
1
1
1
1
33.00
A
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
Race
5
2
4.00
5.80
1
4
3
2
35.40
Season
2
2
1.00
3.00
3
2
2
0
43.00
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
Race
8
2
3.25
4.13
1
8
6
1
38.25
Season
2
0
10.50
3.00
1
2
2
1
39.00
A
Felipe Massa
FER
Race
8
0
7.50
8.88
2
6
2
0
26.13
Season
2
0
14.00
16.00
15
0
0
0
10.50
B
Michael Schumacher
MER
Race
5
0
11.00
10.20
1
3
1
1
23.40
Season
2
0
3.50
15.00
10
1
0
0
14.00
B
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
6
0
10.17
10.83
3
2
2
0
22.17
Season
2
0
7.50
12.50
12
0
0
0
19.00
B
Kimi Räikkönen
LOT
Race
6
0
3.67
6.67
1
5
4
1
32.33
Season
2
0
11.50
6.00
5
2
1
0
32.00
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
2
0
5.00
22.50
21
0
0
0
1.50
B
Paul di Resta
FI
Race
1
0
8.00
11.00
11
0
0
0
22.00
Season
2
0
14.50
8.50
7
2
0
0
26.00
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
1
0
16.00
15.00
15
0
0
0
13.00
Season
2
0
12.50
15.50
9
1
0
0
13.00
B
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
Race
2
0
14.00
16.00
10
1
0
0
11.50
Season
2
0
15.00
14.50
6
1
0
0
15.50
B
Sergio Pérez
SAU
Race
1
0
12.00
17.00
17
0
0
0
9.00
Season
2
0
13.50
5.00
2
2
1
0
34.00
B
Daniel Ricciardo
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
2
0
12.50
10.50
9
1
0
0
22.50
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
2
0
14.50
9.50
8
1
0
0
24.00
B
Pastor Maldonado
WIL
Race
1
0
17.00
18.00
18
0
0
0
7.00
Season
2
0
9.50
16.00
13
0
0
0
11.50
B
Bruno Senna
WIL
Race
1
0
23.00
16.00
16
0
0
0
11.00
Season
2
0
13.50
11.00
6
1
0
0
21.00
B
Heikki Kovalainen
CAT
Race
5
0
14.20
12.40
5
2
1
0
18.40
Season
2
0
19.00
18.00
18
0
0
0
6.50
B
Vitaly Petrov
CAT
Race
2
0
12.00
8.00
7
2
0
0
27.50
Season
2
0
20.00
17.50
16
0
0
0
7.50
B
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
Race
2
0
12.00
12.50
5
1
1
0
18.00
Season
2
0
23.00
21.00
21
0
0
0
0.50
B
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
Race
2
0
19.50
20.50
18
0
0
0
3.50
Season
2
0
24.00
22.00
22
0
0
0
0.50
B
Timo Glock
MAR
Race
5
0
17.00
12.50
7
2
0
0
14.40
Season
2
0
21.00
15.50
14
0
0
0
12.00
B
Charles Pic
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
2
0
22.00
17.50
15
0
0
0
8.00
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
7
3
7.36
7.07
1
11
5
1
31.86
Season
2
0
5.25
5.25
2
3
3
0
36.00
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
8
2
5.00
7.38
1
12
10
3
31.63
Season
2
2
1.50
5.25
1
3
3
1
41.00
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
8
1
6.63
8.00
1
11
7
3
29.88
Season
2
0
12.25
9.50
1
2
2
1
25.50
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
2
0
7.75
6.50
3
4
2
0
32.50
Season
2
0
5.50
13.75
10
1
0
0
16.50
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
2
0
8.25
14.25
5
2
1
0
16.00
TM
Force India
FI
Race
4
0
15.63
15.88
11
0
0
0
11.75
Season
2
0
13.50
12.00
7
3
0
0
19.50
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
8
0
11.06
11.31
5
9
1
0
21.50
Season
2
0
14.25
9.75
2
3
1
0
25.00
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
6
0
11.08
12.25
4
5
1
0
19.67
Season
2
0
13.50
10.00
8
2
0
0
24.00
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
8
0
13.63
13.00
5
3
1
0
17.63
Season
2
0
11.50
13.50
6
1
0
0
17.00
TM
Caterham
CAT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
2
0
19.50
17.75
16
0
0
0
7.50
TM
HRT
HRT
Race
2
0
23.50
19.50
16
0
0
0
6.50
Season
2
0
23.50
21.50
21
0
0
0
1.00
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
2
0
21.50
16.50
14
0
0
0
11.00

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