| 2025 F1 China Grand Prix Sprint Race – Start Grid |
| Pos | driver | nut. | team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Ned | |
| 3 | Oscar Plustori | Out | |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | month | |
| 5 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 6 | Rand Norris | GBR | |
| 7 | Some Antonelli | It’s | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | jpn | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team |
| 9 | Alex Albon | tha | Atlassian Williams Racing |
| 10 | Reims walks | can | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | especially | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
| 12 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | |
| 13 | Carlos Signs | especially | Atlassian Williams Racing |
| 14 | Gabriel Boltreto | bra | |
| 15 | Isack Hadjar | from | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team |
| 16 | Pierre Guthry | from | |
| 17 | Jack Doohn | Out | |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | from | |
| 19 | Nico Halkenberg | ger | |
| 20 | Liam Lawson | NZL | |
