Fly-in + transfer
best use: arrivalrisk: major hub <120km; 3 airports <150km
Circuit almanac
Historic circuit shape, winners and pace context for this venue.
5.5 km Circuit length
16 Turns
19 Editions tracked
2004 First tracked season
Shanghai China
Recent winners
2026 ANTKimi Antonelli 1:33:15.607
2025 PIAOscar Piastri 1:30:55.026
2024 VERMax Verstappen 1:40:52.554
2019 HAMLewis Hamilton 1:32:06.350
2018 RICDaniel Ricciardo 1:35:36.380
2017 HAMLewis Hamilton 1:37:36.158
2016 ROSNico Rosberg 1:38:53.891
2015 HAMLewis Hamilton 1:39:42.008
Most wins
#1 HAMLewis Hamilton 6
#2 ALOFernando Alonso 2
#3 ROSNico Rosberg 2
#4 ANTKimi Antonelli 1
#5 BARRubens Barrichello 1
Pole and fastest laps
63% Pole-to-win · 12/19
2026 ANTKimi Antonelli FL
2025 NORLando Norris FL
2024 ALOFernando Alonso FL
2019 GASPierre Gasly FL
2018 RICDaniel Ricciardo FL
2017 HAMLewis Hamilton FL
2016 HULNico Hülkenberg FL
2015 HAMLewis Hamilton FL
Weekend read
A compact view of demand, comfort and trip difficulty for this race.
56 Buzz · med
39 Weekend comfort · med
17 Logistics difficulty
What changed
Recent changes that may affect planning.
onsite cost eased since the last update.
weather drama increased since the last update.
Why this score
The main ingredients behind the weekend read.
Proximity / access ×0.15 84
Ticket scarcity ×0.15 31
On-site cost pressure ×0.1 38
Historic crowd ×0.15 100
Weather drama ×0.1 55
Top transport modes
Best ways to approach the circuit, with the tradeoffs that matter on race weekend.
100
Rail
best use: avoid trafficrisk: nearest rail 5.0km: 黄渡
Metro
best use: race dayrisk: nearest metro 8.8km: 兆丰路
47–64°F rain · medium
typical 6-yr typical race-week window drama 55
inter likely
Wide on sale
Tickets widely available; lower demand historically. Availability changes quickly. Check official channels before booking.
Official channelsOn-site cost
Weekend cost on the ground — lodging, local transport, food, camping/value, ticket pressure. Not flights.
Cost index 41 · Mid pressure
Lodging pressure 50
Local transport pressure 50
Food drink pressure 13
Camping value score 65
Ticket pressure 54
Permanent circuit; inputs: Big Mac index (food), OSM hotel density (7/5km, lodging), derived local transport; peak-month premium 6.