Pirelli tyres. Formula One World Championship, Rd4, Chinese Grand Prix, Preparations, Shanghai, China, Thursday, 17 April 2014
Circuit: Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
Circuit length: 5.451 km
Number of corners: 16 (7 left, 9 right)
DRS zones: 2
Race laps: 56
Race distance: 305.066 km
2014 tyre compounds: Medium, Soft
Circuit lap record: 1m 32.238s - Michael Schumacher (2004), Ferrari
First world championship Grand Prix: 2004, Shanghai (won by Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari)
Number of races: 10 (all in Shanghai)
Number of races with at least one safety car appearance: Three
Longest race: 2009 (1h 57m 43.485s)
Shortest race: 2004 (1h 29m 12.420s)
Last year’s pole position: 1m 34.484s, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
Last year’s podium: 1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 2 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus), 3 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Most appearances (current field): 10 - Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa; 8 - Kimi Raikkonen, Nico Rosberg; 7 - Lewis Hamilton; 6 - Adrian Sutil
Most wins (driver): 2 - Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton; 1 - Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen, Nico Rosberg
Most wins (team): 4 - Ferrari; 3 - McLaren; 1 - Renault, Red Bull, Mercedes
Most wins (engine manufacturer): 4 - Ferrari, Mercedes; 2 - Renault
Most pole positions (driver): 3 - Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton; 2 - Fernando Alonso; 1 - Rubens Barrichello, Nico Rosberg
Most pole positions (team): 3 - Red Bull, Renault; 2 - Renault, McLaren, Mercedes; Ferrari - 1
Most pole positions (engine manufacturer): 5 - Renault; 4 - Mercedes; 1 - Ferrari
Number of wins from pole: 5 wins from 10 races (50 percent)
Lowest winning grid position: 6th (Michael Schumacher, 2006)
Laps led (current field): 119 - Fernando Alonso; 87 - Lewis Hamilton; 78 - Nico Rosberg; 75 - Jenson Button; 73 - Sebastian Vettel; 31 - Kimi Raikkonen; 8 - Nico Hulkenberg; 3 - Sergio Perez
Most podium places (current field): 5 - Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton; 4 - Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso; 2 - Felipe Massa, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg
Significant running sequences: Ferrari - 70 consecutive races in the points; Nico Rosberg - 12 consecutive races in the points; Max Chilton - 22 consecutive classified finishes
Fascinating fact: The Shanghai circuit is shaped like the Chinese character 'shang', which stands for 'high' or 'above'.
Turbo history: If a Renault-powered car wins Sunday’s race it will be the first Renault turbo victory since the 1986 Detroit Grand Prix. Similarly, if a Ferrari-powered car wins the race it’ll be the first Ferrari turbo win since the 1988 Italian Grand Prix.