Your guide to buying tickets for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix 2024. The best grandstands & F1 hospitality at Shanghai International Circuit.
- The 2024 Chinese Grand Prix is on April 19-21.
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The Shanghai circuit has a stadium layout similar to the Hockenheimring; there’s only a limited selection of grandstands, but they are all raised well above the catch fencing and offer great panoramic views over large sections of the track. The huge Main Grandstand opposite the pits seats up to 29,000 spectators and the total capacity for the circuit including the four large general admission areas is a sizeable 200,000. The last time Formula 1 race in China in 2019, the race was a sell out due to the 1000th Formula 1 race celebrations.
Tickets for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix are currently the cheapest available on the 2024 F1 calendar (read the 2024 ticket price ranking). Tickets are also in very high demand due to the fact that the race has not been held since 2019. Zhou Guanyu will also become the first local driver to compete at his home race this year. We only received a very limited number of tickets from our supplier, which sold out quickly. Join our mailing list (check the box for China) and follow us on social media – we will notify you if more tickets become available.
The official promoter of the race is Jiushi Sports (official ticket site for the race). Tickets can only be purchased via the Jiushi Sports APP, or via “Jiushi Sports APP” WeChat applet and Alipay applet. Tickets are currently sold out. We don’t know if more tickets will be made available closer to the race.
Chinese Grand Prix Tickets: Need to Know
- All tickets are sold for 3 days (single-day tickets are not available)
- China normally operates a Free Friday policy. You still need to buy a ticket, but you can sit in any grandstand you wish on the first day of the racing weekend. Grandstand seats are only reserved on Saturday and Sunday. TBC for 2024
- The Main, H & K grandstands are all covered. The General Admission areas are NOT covered. Rain is a distinct possibility at the Chinese race, so be prepared if you’ve chosen the cheaper General Admission tickets.
- All grandstands have views of at least one big screen TV, as do the majority of the General Admission areas (with the exception of F).
- Discounted tickets for children are available in all grandstands
Main Grandstand
The vast Main grandstand (Grandstand A) offers several different ticket types – several ticket categories have new names for 2024. The most expensive Platinum seats are located in the middle, top half of the grandstand opposite the start/finish line. A High tickets are located in the top half of the grandstand (either side of Platinum) and provide excellent panoramic views over up to 80% of the circuit, whilst the tickets in the lower half of the grandstands are known as A Low. These are better for views of the pits; the catch fencing only compromises views in the lowest few rows.
Check out another view from the Main Grandstand
Grandstand H
Grandstand K
Grandstands H &K are located either side of Turn 14, a slow-speed corner at the end of the back straight where a lot of overtaking happens. From some seats in Grandstand H, you also get a view of the pit lane entry and pit straight. Both grandstands are recommended.
General Admission (Zones C, F, J, L)
There are four General Admission Zones at the Shanghai circuit (Zones C, F, J, L). The pick of the General Admission in Shanghai are Zone J at the Turn 14 hairpin, closely followed by Zone L at the start of the pit straight. Don’t forget to bring your umbrella and waterproofs if rain is forecast. (Zone B, located on the outside of the first corner, is not currently part of the 2024 ticket offer).
Hi, do you.offer a family pacakge for one adult and one child on grand stand A+
Hi Jaco, yes there is a family ticket available for Grandstand A+ (high and low). It includes an adult ticket and one child up to the age of 16 years. The price is $273 USD for high ticket and $244 for low ticket (both for 3 days). You can buy HERE.
Is there anyway you can book a particular area/seat within a section like you can at the Malaysian seeping circuit?
I’m trying to book A+ High seats in section 6 or 10 which are as close to A High Platinum. But whichever site I look at just give as a general A+ High section 4-14. Hope you can help?
Hi Rich, sorry I am not aware of how you can book a particular section/seat. If you buy with Gootickets, you can request when you order and hopefully they will be able to accommodate you.
Hi Rich
do you have a seating Map . . I now have my tickets but would like to know where I am.. I have searched but cannot find anything
Hi Shane, I was wondering the same thing. Did you find a seating map? I got tickets for A High and received section A.1c. Do you know which section is it? Close to turn 1 or entering the pits?
Hi Richi! I would like to know what kind of ticket do you recommend for Shanghai GP, Grandstand A+ high or Grandstand A+ Platinum??
Hi Richi! I’m looking for one day only ticket! Can you help me to get the tickets?
Any information when tickets for the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix will go on sale?
Should be soon. I would think sometime in December. Follow us on Social media and you’ll be the first to know!
Great, booked my flights yesterday…so finally waiting for the Tickets to go on sale!
Follow ypur great work on every platform, it definitely makes every F1 trip perfect;)
Any update on when 2019 tickets are going on sale?
In January, that’s all I know. Hopefully soon!
Tickets are on sale but the platinum class of tickets for the main straight grandstand are missing from goo tickets and also the F1 website. Would you know when these will be available?
Hi Albert, the response from the tickets company: “I’ve asked my team and the reason why for China, the Platinium Grandstand is not available is because it has been removed temporarily from sales, as the Lounge access is not included in the ticket anymore. Instead, there will be a goodie bag. It will be back online for sales and everything is settled, but we don’t know when exactly for now.”
Thanks very much for your answer. I will be keeping an eye on the website
I’ve now been told that these tickets are sold out, sorry. But maybe some more will become available. If you really want to sit in the Main Grandstand A Platinum, I also recommend the Hero Ticket Package from F1 Experiences.
Hi Andrew,
really informative articles and great to read you take the time to reply to so many enquiries.
My family and i will be in Shanghai on the Friday 12th April but departing on Saturday. I understand the 3 Day ticket packages but is there any way you can think of where we can access for the Friday only for practice etc.?
Cheers, Alex
Hi Alex, there are no single-day tickets to buy as far as I’m aware. What I suggest doing is buying the cheapest 3-day General Admission ticket (62 EUR). China operates a “Free Friday” policy, so you can sit anywhere you want – including all the grandstands – on Friday. This is still a pretty good deal I think.
How can I get an E ticket as I’m travelling to China on 31st March 2019.so won’t be home to except delivery by DHL that they say happens 7-10 days prior to event?
You can always collect at the circuit. This is an option that is offered at checkout with Gootickets.
Hope it will work tomorrow.
Just go back from circuit, still everything under construction. The whole ticket office was closed today. Would have been great if I would have got my ticket already today.
By the way: Looks like that atograph session is once again for Chinese fans only.
So foreigners aren’t allowed in the autograph session? Just chinese people?
Hi,
Earlier in the week there were some family tickets available for H & K stands, but don’t see those anymore. Will they be back again?
Not sure Jurgen, I’ll contact my ticket company and check.
Thanks, great website btw!
Information from ticket agent: « We closed this category for now as it was unclear for clients what was included or not with these tickets.
We will keep you posted as soon as we re-open it » I will email you when it’s available again
Much appreciated, and look forward to hear from you.
Hi Andrew,
From your experience, do you expect these tickets to come back? Don’t want to keep waiting, and then miss out completely.
Thanks,
Jurgen
They are now back on sale: Chinese Grand Prix tickets
Hi All, Now that all ticket’s are sold out. Does anyone have any recommendation of other legit websites I can purchase ticket’s from? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers.
I am also in desperate need of 2 tickets. I cannot believe they have sold out. 3 weeks ago there were plenty. Do they release more later on or is there a resell site?
Sorry Elizabeth, I’m not sure. I guess you can check reseller sites.
Whats a good/safe place to but resell tickets? I’ll be in Shanghai for work that same weekend
Great site. Stupidly, I missed out on the sale of these tickets. Can anyone recommend a trustworthy site to buy tickets from now it has sold out?
Thanks.
You should be ok buying from this site: https://www.f1-shanghai.com/e/
Hello, I know that probably is too late, however, is there any possibility to have tickets for this grand prix in China??
I am from Mexico and will be there and I really want to attend the race.
Could you help me, I need tow tickets.
Thanks in advance.
Does anyone knows a trustworthy site to buy tickets??
You should be ok buying from this site, I believe it’s the English version of the official Chinese site. They still have some categories of tickets available: https://www.f1-shanghai.com/e/
As this is race number 1000 are there any events happening in and around the track such as concerts, exibits or driver meet and greet sessions etc?
Yes, but F1 has not really announced anything yet. Stay tuned!
I purchased a weekend ticket and an F1 experience package for the race in Shanghai but we had to cancel our trip to China.
Any idea how to safely resell these tickets? Is it possible to resell the experience package?
Have you contacted F1 Experiences? As the race is a sell out, they will maybe take them back and resell.
Hi. Interested in Shanghai GP Gold tickets. Preferably 15th or 16th section. If anyone got some for sale please contact me.
Hi wanting Grand Prix tickets x2 in Shanghai
Travelling from Australia can anybody please help
Up to $3000 combined total
I don’t believe this is a scam site. Your comment also doesn’t make sense – you say you purchased with Paypal, then that you are disputing the payment with your credit card. I suggest you try and buy at the circuit, but obviously you will need to be careful of counterfeit tickets.
Hi, do you know when 2020 tickets will be on sale?
Hi Sarah, I’d have to say any day now. They are always late with ticket sales in China, sorry! You can register here and they will tell you when they are available.
Hi,
Do you have any idea when the tickets will go on sale for April 2023?
Thank you
No idea. At present, there are still many doubts that this race will even happen next April. This is due to the Zero-COVID policy that China is still pursuing. Many F1 insiders say the race won’t happen in April 2023.
Hi there!
Do you know IF (and then when) more tickets for the 2024 Chinese F1 will open to public??
Thanks so much
Hello, I honestly don’t know. My ticket company said they will not get any more. You have to remember that there was HUGE demand from local market. They haven’t had a race for five years and now they also have a Chinese driver on the grid. I think it’s all sold out, which means you may have to look at the secondary market – like StubHub and Viagogo – but I haven’t checked prices or anything there.
This is so sad to me, flip we want to attend so badly.
I will already be there for work so I have extended my trip and then my husband fly’s up so we can go watch the F1 race.
Are those 2 sites reliable for buying ‘2nd hand’ ?? We’re flying through from South Africa and this would be our 1st (hopefully) F1 we attend so just don’t want to be scammed.
Really hoping some more tickets open up.. Just confused cause if you go on the Official F1 page it says that the ticket sales is yet to open.. so not sure if they’re keeping some to sell?
Ai we so badly want to go haha
Hi Joranda, I feel for you and everyone else that has missed out on tickets for the race in Shanghai this year. I think the demand was extremely high from locals, which makes sense because the race hasn’t been held for 5 years, and now there is a Chinese driver on the grid… Anyway, my ticket company only gave us 30 tickets and these sold out very quickly. We won’t get more from the circuit/promoter, and I don’t know if they will issue more or not. F1 Tickets never went on sale, and I don’t know if they will. Yes, it is true given all of this information that you will have to be careful not to be scammed. I will try to do some more research and find some legitimate sources of tickets, though the prices are of course likely to be quite high.
Hi Andrew
Yes I can only imagine and I think it’s going to be an amazing race for China!!
Have you by any chance been able to find out some more on the resale tickets??
Thanks so much for all the help so far :)
Joranda
Sorry, no more info on tickets. I think you need to try and buy on the secondary market, but I really hope there are not lots of scams there
I waited so long until the ticket was opened on the official website. But the tickets are not open.
When will the tickets be open on the official website? I have to buy a children’s ticket, but I can’t because the ticket won’t open. When will the tickets be open? I really want to go to the Grand Prix..
I don’t work for F1 Tickets, you will have to ask them. However, I think it is possible that they didn’t get any tickets and thus will not open the ticket shop for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix. I’m sorry, but you need to look at other sources for tickets, like the official China outlet, Juss Sports.
Some friday tickets are available on Juss sports
Great, thanks for the info David