Ferrari Drivers Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified from Chinese Grand Prix

Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were disqualified from the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix after their cars failed post-race checks on Sunday.

The two finished fifth and sixth respectively in the race in Shanghai but Leclerc's car was found to be under the weight limit while Hamilton's car was reported to stewards for excessive skid wear.

Alpine's Pierre Gasly, who finished 11th, was also disqualified for his car being below the minimum weight.

Leclerc had lost his car's front wing end plate in a first-lap collision with Hamilton but that was replaced before the final weighing.

Stewards reported that it weighed 799 kg after the fuel was drained, with the minimum weight set at 800 kg.

"During the hearing, the team representative confirmed that the measurement is correct and that all required procedures were performed correctly," stewards said in a statement.

"The team also acknowledged that there were no mitigating circumstances and that it was a genuine error by the team."

The disqualifications benefited Haas particularly, with Esteban Ocon moving up to fifth and rookie Oliver Bearman eighth.

In a statement, the Italian team said there was "no intention to gain any advantage".

Explaining the disqualifications, Ferrari said, Leclerc's high tyre wear due to his one-stop race strategy had caused the weight breach, while they had "misjudged the consumption by a small margin" in regard to Hamilton's skid wear.

"We will learn from what happened today and make sure we don't make the same mistakes again," the statement added

Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli moved up to sixth for Mercedes with Alex Albon seventh for Williams.