Chinese Grand Prix

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**Chinese Grand Prix**
Shanghai International Circuit

Laps	56
Circuit length	5.45 km (3.39 miles)
Race length	305.07 km (191.12 miles)
Most wins by single driver	1 (3 drivers)
Most wins by single constructor	2 (Ferrari)
Last race (2006):
Winner	Michael Schumacher
Winning team	Ferrari
Winning time	1:37:32.747
Pole time	1:44.360
Pole driver	Fernando Alonso
Pole team	Renault
Fastest Laps	1:37.586
Fastest lap driver	Fernando Alonso
Fastest lap team	Renault

The Chinese Grand Prix is a round of the Formula One World Championship, held towards the seasons conclusion in October. The first Chinese Grand Prix took place on September 26, 2004, where Rubens Barrichello drove to first place. The next year it hosted the final race of the championship. World-champion Fernando Alonso emerged victorious on October 16, 2005, and his team Renault also claimed the Constructors championship. In 2006, Michael Schumacher won his last Formula One race in a rain hit Chinese Grand Prix.

The Chinese Grand Prix circuit, Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is the most expensive Formula One circuit facility ever made, costing US$ 240 million.