raceplz
Round 2 · 2026 · ← board

Chinese Grand Prix

Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai · 13–15 Mar 2026
Buzz
83 Logistics ease
47–64°F Typ. temp · history
Wide Tickets (proxy)

Raceplz features

Derived signals — each blends several inputs. Confidence reflects coverage, never invented precision.

56 Buzz · med
raceplz demand · 2026-05-26 · conf
39 Weekend comfort · med
raceplz comfort · 2026-05-26 · conf
17 Logistics difficulty
raceplz logistics · 2026-05-26 · conf

What changed

Planning alerts when a signal moved between recomputes.

onsite cost eased since the last update. raceplz alerts · conf
weather drama increased since the last update. raceplz alerts · conf

Signal breakdown

Every signal we track for this weekend — with source, date and confidence. Coverage 65% of our signals; missing data lowers confidence, never invents precision.

Proximity / access ×0.15 84
raceplz logistics (great-circle + curated transit) · 2026-05-21 · conf

owned

Ticket scarcity ×0.15 31
raceplz demand proxy · 2026-05-20 · conf

owned · owned demand proxy; no official availability feed (F1 ToS prohibits scraping)

On-site cost pressure ×0.1 38
raceplz on-site cost (world bank + big mac + osm hotels + derived) · 2026-05-21 · conf

owned

Historic crowd ×0.15 100
wikipedia + raceplz extraction · 2026-05-20 · conf

open data · estimated, single source

Weather drama ×0.1 55
open-meteo era5 archive · 2026-05-24 · conf

open data

Top transport modes

Each mode is a data object — score, best use, risk, confidence. Fly-in is airport-derived; ground modes are owned-curated.

Fly-in + transfer

100
best use: arrivalrisk: major hub <120km; 3 airports <150km
raceplz curated transit · 2026-07-02 · conf

open data

Rail

85
best use: avoid trafficrisk: nearest rail 5.0km: 黄渡
raceplz curated transit · 2026-07-02 · conf

open data · OSM: 15 rail node(s) within 15km (overpass)

Metro

74
best use: race dayrisk: nearest metro 8.8km: 兆丰路
raceplz curated transit · 2026-07-02 · conf

open data · OSM: 13 metro node(s) within 15km (overpass)

Weather profile
47–64°F rain · medium
history 6-yr ERA5 history — not a live forecast drama 55
inter likely
open-meteo era5 archive · 2026-07-28 · conf

outside forecast horizon; 6-year ERA5 history, live forecast within race week

Tickets · Raceplz demand proxy
Wide on sale

Tickets widely available; lower demand historically. This is a Raceplz demand proxy, not official live availability.

Official channels
raceplz · 2026-07-28 · conf

checked www.f1chinesegp.com.cn (2026-07-28, HTTP 0); no clear availability parsed — owned demand proxy shown

On-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.

raceplz on-site cost · 2026-07-01 · conf

some dimensions derived; external coverage partial