<Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> Lap leaders (show) <Ul> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2018 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place between 13 and 15 April 2018 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China . The race was the third round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the fifteenth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship . </P> <P> Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner . Sebastian Vettel entered the round with a seventeen - point lead over Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship . His team, Ferrari, led Mercedes by ten points in the World Constructors' Championship . Vettel qualified on pole position, and in doing so recorded Ferrari's first pole position in China in fourteen years . Daniel Ricciardo won the race ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen . Vettel's championship lead was cut to nine points when he finished in eighth place, the result of contact with Max Verstappen late in the race . </P> <P> Lewis Hamilton was quickest in FP1 and FP2 . Sebastian Vettel was quickest in FP3 . During FP3, Daniel Ricciardo's turbo failed, requiring a full rebuild . </P>

Who won the 2018 chinese formula 1 grand prix