Fastest laps - Chinese Grand Prix 2015 - Toro Rosso scoop third fastest lap in China

Sainz impressive over one lap — Credit: Dan Istitene/Getty Images

It's no surprise to see the two Mercedes drivers topping the lap chart for the race in Shanghai, but third place going to a Toro Rosso may have been slightly unexpected. The Renault engine may not be the worst on the grid this year, but it hasn't proved to have too much pace so far.

Nevertheless, Carlos Sainz managed to haul a lap out of his car less than half a second slower than race winner Lewis Hamilton. By contrast, his teammate Max Verstappen was only fast enough for 14th on this list, and ended his race parked up on track.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Lap
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:42.208	31
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:42.565	39
3	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:42.652	41
4	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	1:42.734	37
5	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	1:43.018	15
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:43.026	48
7	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	1:43.051	37
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	1:43.134	34
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:43.245	46
10	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:43.512	44
11	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	1:43.686	37
12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	1:43.692	46
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1:43.728	40
14	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:43.880	46
15	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	1:44.204	32
16	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1:44.991	21
17	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia F1 Team	1:45.414	40
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:45.844	6
19	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia F1 Team	1:45.963	43
20	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:46.291	13