The race was marked by difficulties in Friday practice sessions when weather in Shanghai prevented the medical helicopter from being available and only twenty minutes of running was possible.
A carreira estivo marcada por dificultades nas sesións de adestramentos do venres, cando o clima en Xangai provocou que o helicóptero médico estivese dispoñible e só puidéronse disputar 20 minutos de carreira.