Chinese GP Race analysis: Ranking the top 5 Winners and Losers at 2025 Chinese GP

The F1 2025 Chinese Grand Prix has finished and McLaren emerged as the winner with a perfect 1-2 finish. Oscar Piastri won his third F1 Grand Prix and his first in Shanghai. The race was tiring and boring for some fans, as it was only a race of strategy and tyre management. Some teams mastered the art of strategy and tyre management and some failed miserably. Let us rank the winners and losers of the 2025 F1 Chinese GP from the best to worst teams. 

Ranking the Top 5 Winners and losers of the F1 chinese GP

1.McLaren

The championship leaders, McLaen, are clearly the fastest team on the Formula 1 2025 grid and they were on point with their strategy today. They were clear with their one-stop strategy when they won the pole position. Their two wonderful drivers, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, made sure there were no mishaps during the race and won comfortably.

2. Haas

Esteban Ocon and Oliver Beerman were the best drivers today and they finished in P7 and P10 after starting the race from P11 and P17. Ayao Komatsu and his brilliant strategy team made the one-stop Pit strategy successful for the team. 

3. Mercedes

George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were already helping Mercedes to lead the Ferrari and Red Bull teams in the championship points table. While Russell managed his tyre well throughout the race, young Kimi got the positions back, which he lost at the opening lap. 

4. Red Bull

The Austrian team is racing with just one driver and is doing its very best to keep Max Verstappen in contention. Red Bull played their strategy brilliantly, attacking Leclerc late in the race after managing their tyres very well. If they help Liam Lawson, then it would be helpful for Verstappen to fight for the championship. 

5. Ferrari

The two Ferrari drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, gained positions at the start but in the later part, everything went in vain as Max Verstappen attacked Charles and won his position back. But the good thing here is Ferrari staying in the same position as their qualifying. 

Ranking the Top 5 Losers

5. Alpine

As Jack Doohan was fighting with the two VCARB drivers in the back, Pierre Gasly was brilliant in holding off Oliver Bearman. But his old tyres didn't give him enough pace to keep the Englishman behind him and he lost the 10th position. 

4. Williams Racing

Williams lost a huge opportunity in this race. Eventhough Alex Albon finished inside the points table, they failed with Carlos Sainz, who had the capability of finishing inside the top 10.

3. Aston Martin

Aston Martin also made a mistake with their strategy after an early setback. Fernando Alonso retired from the race after facing brake failure. Aston Martin tried their very best to help Lance Stroll finish inside the Top 10, but their car pace didn't allow them to make it happen.  

2. Kick Sauber

Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg didn't have a great weekend in Shanghai, with the Brazilian spinning earlier in the race to Hulkenberg losing his top-10 position due to strategy. They will be wondering what went wrong for them.

1. VCARB

The biggest loser of the 2025 F1 Chinese Grand Prix was the VCARB F1 team. The junior Red Bull team drivers were brilliant in qualifying but went down due to their team strategy. The two-stop pit stop didn't work for them and the two drivers paid a huge price.

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