[5] In 2002, it was announced that the management of the Shanghai International Circuit, with assistance from the organizers of the Macau Grand Prix, had signed a seven-year contract with Formula One Management to host the Chinese Grand Prix from 2004 until 2011.

[2] The first Chinese Grand Prix, held on 26 September 2004, was won by Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello.

The following year, it hosted the final round of the Formula One championship, in which the newly crowned world champion Fernando Alonso won and claimed the constructor's title for Renault.

In 2006, the Chinese Grand Prix was won by Michael Schumacher, his last victory in Formula One.

Following a similar announcement about the French Grand Prix, Qiu said that the race's future was under consideration, and a decision would be made in 2009.

However, immediately after the 2010 Shanghai race Bernie Ecclestone, who manages the contracts with the various circuits, said of the 2011 calendar, "We are not dropping anything.

In 2019, the China Formula Grand Prix and Shell Helix FIA F4 Chinese Championship became support events.