Official Chinese Grand Prix - Predictions Contest 2025 - Round 2 of 24 - Results

A bit of controversy in Round 2 perhaps (good old Formula 1), as I was forced to carefully consider scoring. In the rules mentioning that if you missed Sprint predictions, predictions from the last Sprint Round would be used, that meant I went for the last Sprint round they competed in in 2024, if that were the case. This meant entrants were still able to count Sprint scores, even though it was the first such event of this year (of course, there were various predictions for people like Pérez, which obviously wouldn't amount to anything). They lost out on predictions for Sprint qualifying and Sprint polls, though.

In the end then, the following entrants had predictions as follows:

TrapezeArtist - Qatar Sprint predictions and China Grand Prix predictions
smellysocks - Miami Sprint predictions and China Grand Prix predictions
wolfhound - Austria Sprint predictions and China Grand Prix predictions
elianne - Qatar Sprint predictions and China Grand Prix predictions (maybe controversial, because this entrant won the round - congratuations to you!).
ScotsBrutesFan - Australia Grand Prix predictions only, because he hasn't competed in a Sprint round before.
TCT - Qatar Sprint predictions and Grand Prix predictions, due to missing the round in China.

I hope that gives some clarity.

Also, please note that I forgot to mention scoring for Sprint qualifying would be as for Grand Prix qualifying.


Chinese Grand Prix Results

Sprint
1. Hamilton
2. Piastri
3. Verstappen
4. Russell
5. Leclerc
6. Tsunoda
7. Antonelli
8. Norris

Sprint Qualifying
1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Piastri

Driver of the Sprint: Hamilton
Team of the Sprint: Ferrari
Rate the Sprint: 7 (mode and mean, rounded up from 6.5).

Grand Prix
1. Piastri
2. Norris
3. Russell
4. Verstappen
5. Ocon
6. Antonelli
7. Albon
8. Bearman
9. Stroll
10. Sainz

Grand Prix Qualifying
1. Piastri
2. Russell
3. Norris

Fastest lap: McLaren
Fastest pit stop: Ferrari
Weather: Dry
formula1.com Driver of the Day: Antonelli
Driver of the Grand Prix: Piastri
Team of the Grand Prix: McLaren
Rate the Grand Prix: 6 (mode) & 5 (mean, rounded down from 5.1578947368421).
Number of finishers: 16-17
Number of pit stops: 1
Number of safety cars or virtual safety cars deployed: 0
Number of penalties given: 3 or more


Chinese Grand Prix Predictions Contest Results

1. elianne - 130
2. Beau2 - 126
3. Gnussi - 123
= steve_r - 123
5. Notso Swift - 121
= Born Racer - 121
7. smellysocks - 115
8. wolfhound - 106
9. TrapezeArtist - 95
10. Teretonga - 93
11. crmalcolm - 91
12. TCT - 62
13. ScotsBrutesFan - 61


Championship standings after Round 2 of 24

1. Beau2 - 199
2. Born Racer - 196
3. steve_r - 188
4. smellysocks - 182
5. Gnussi - 177
6. elianne - 174
7. Notso Swift - 167
8. Teretonga - 166
9. crmalcolm - 157
10. wolfhound - 155
11. TrapezeArtist - 149
12. TCT - 120
13. ScotsBrutesFan - 117


Number of wins so far this season

Born Racer - 1
elianne - 1


Winners by event

Australia: Born Racer
China: elianne


Predictions for Suzuka are now open. :beer: Please note that as I will be away for the next couple of weeks and three rounds will take place, results will ony be published after all three of these rounds take place. Do join in! https://tentenths.com/forum/showthre...94#post4250094