What did the audience think of Shanghai International Circuit in 2026?
The last running scored 3.34 out of five with a happiness reading of 57 out of 100.
Shanghai International Circuit has hosted the championship since 2004. The audience has been scoring what happens there weekend by weekend, and the 2026 running came out at 3.34 out of five against a season average of 3.23.
How did the audience score Shanghai International Circuit in 2026?
The 2026 running scored 3.34 out of five with a happiness reading of 57 out of 100, which puts it level with the season average of 3.23 and 3th of the rounds measured that year. The full page for that weekend is here.
The previous visit, in 2025, scored 3.44 with a happiness reading of 61, so the venue lost 0.1 of a point between the two. That reading is on the 2025 page.
Shanghai International Circuit runs 5.451 kilometres over 16 corners and has hosted the championship since 2004, which counts here only because the audience scores the racing it produces rather than the layout on paper.
Did every audience agree?
No. Every rating carries the team its author supports, and the last running produced 1.43 points of difference out of five between the happiest camp and the least happy. A venue can be a good weekend for one half of the grid and a write off for the other.
Which camp gave which number is part of the audience profile rather than a public page, and why the split says more than the average is set out in how a rating is read by allegiance.
Who did the audience pick as the best of the day?
Kimi Antonelli took the Driver of the Day vote with 42.9% at Shanghai International Circuit in 2026. A winner above half the vote usually marks a drive nobody argued about, while anything under a third describes a weekend the audience read in several ways.
Do people want to go?
Interest and intent are different questions. Comparing the people planning to attend with those who would like to and will not, Shanghai International Circuit converts at 55%, against a calendar average of 45.7%. That puts it in the middle of the calendar on conversion.
What that means for an activation on the ground is set out in the activation reading.
Where does it stand on the calendar?
Every round of the last two seasons carries the same three measurements, and the table is on the race ratings index. The season it belongs to is read in full in the mid season review, and what the audience wants changed about the racing itself is in the regulations verdict.
Frequently asked questions
What did fans rate the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix?
3.34 out of five, with a happiness reading of 57 out of 100, against a season average of 3.23.
Is Shanghai International Circuit worth watching?
It reads 3.34 out of five, a solid round rather than a highlight.
Did all fans rate Shanghai International Circuit the same?
No. The last running produced 1.43 points of difference out of five between the happiest camp and the least happy. The reading camp by camp is part of the audience profile rather than a public page.
Do fans want to attend the Chinese Grand Prix?
55% of the people interested in the round say they plan to go, against a calendar average of 45.7%.
Want this reading on your own brand?
The full report behind this article, with the split by team audience, market composition and the change across the season, is available to teams, brands and agencies.
Source: BoxBoxd, the motorsport social network. Ratings are collected in the hours after each running, out of five, alongside a happiness score out of 100 and a Driver of the Day vote.