2017 Mexican Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton secured his fourth world championship after a bruising opening lap. Both title contenders had to recover from early damage, but Sebastian Vettel could not achieve the result he needed to keep the fight alive.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Pole time	1:16.488
Fastest lap	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:18.785 on lap 68
First	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
Second	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
27 October 2017	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
27 October 2017	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
28 October 2017	Practice 3	10:00 – 11:00
28 October 2017	Qualifying	13:00
29 October 2017	Race	13:00

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 18 leading the 2017 F1 World Championship on 331 points, with Sebastian Vettel on 265. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 575 points.

Race entries

Pierre Gasly returned to Toro Rosso alongside Brendon Hartley, replacing Daniil Kvyat.

Free Practice

Valtteri Bottas led FP1 on a dusty, slippery circuit, while Lewis Hamilton struggled to put together a clean quick lap. Brendon Hartley briefly stopped after an engine shutdown but got going again. Alfonso Celis then crashed at Turn 16 during his Force India appearance, causing a red flag and an eight-minute interruption to the opening programme.

Daniel Ricciardo led FP2, which began with a dramatic tyre failure for Romain Grosjean and red flags to clear the debris. Stoffel Vandoorne’s difficult day continued when a loose wheel stopped him at pit exit after an earlier engine change. Lewis Hamilton also spun, but the teams eventually completed their quick laps and moved into longer race simulations.

Max Verstappen set the fastest FP3 time as the leading teams began their final ultrasoft qualifying simulations. Pierre Gasly’s preparations suffered an early setback when he stopped at Turn 13. With cool, dry conditions and no rain interruption, the rest of the field could concentrate on refining their cars before the afternoon session.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2017 Mexican Grand Prix FP1, 27 October 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:17.824	42
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.466s	35
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.571s	16
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.597s	28
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.762s	28
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.184s	27
7	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.416s	21
8	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.522s	20
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.619s	32
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.728s	19
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.730s	24
12	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+1.948s	34
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.820s	16
14	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+3.147s	30
15	50	Antonio Giovinazzi	Haas	+3.445s	26
16	37	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	+3.622s	28
17	38	Sean Gelael	Toro Rosso	+3.815s	29
18	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+3.923s	10
19	34	Alfonso Celis	Force India	+4.518s	17
20	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	No time	3

Free Practice 2 Classification

2017 Mexican Grand Prix FP2, 27 October 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:17.801	26
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.131s	40
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.163s	17
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.250s	35
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.341s	40
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.498s	43
7	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+0.707s	26
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+0.927s	41
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+0.974s	19
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.021s	42
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.259s	30
12	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.405s	37
13	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+1.622s	40
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+1.723s	42
15	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.043s	32
16	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+2.505s	38
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.517s	35
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.561s	38
19	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+3.944s	10
20	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+7.725s	3

Free Practice 3 Classification

2017 Mexican Grand Prix FP3, 28 October 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:17.113	20
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.075s	23
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.117s	21
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.170s	18
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.248s	10
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.404s	27
7	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+0.927s	20
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.052s	18
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.095s	21
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.267s	21
11	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+1.489s	23
12	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.577s	23
13	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+1.953s	20
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.092s	19
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.218s	27
16	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.452s	22
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.473s	22
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+2.713s	16
19	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.917s	25
20	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	No time	2

Qualifying

Sebastian Vettel headed qualifying for Ferrari, with Max Verstappen second and Lewis Hamilton third.

Sebastian Vettel beat Max Verstappen to pole, with the Mercedes drivers on the second row. Power-unit penalties affected several starters, including Daniel Ricciardo and both McLaren drivers.

Qualifying Classification

2017 Mexican Grand Prix Qualifying, 28 October 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:17.665	1:16.870	1:16.488	20
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:17.630	1:16.524	1:16.574	19
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:17.518	1:17.035	1:16.934	21
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:17.578	1:17.161	1:16.958	17
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:18.148	1:17.534	1:17.238	20
6	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:18.336	1:17.827	1:17.437	19
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:18.208	1:17.631	1:17.447	15
8	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:18.322	1:17.792	1:17.466	17
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:18.405	1:17.753	1:17.794	17
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:18.020	1:17.868	1:17.807	19
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:18.570	1:18.099	—	10
12	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:18.902	1:19.159	—	11
13	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:18.683	No time	—	12
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:17.710	No time	—	9
15	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:18.578	No time	—	13
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:19.176	—	—	9
17	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	1:19.333	—	—	9
18	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:19.443	—	—	10
19	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:19.473	—	—	11
—	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	No time	—	—	—

Daniel Ricciardo received a 20-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.

Brendon Hartley received a 20-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.

Fernando Alonso received a 20-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.

Stoffel Vandoorne received a 35-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.

Pierre Gasly failed to set a time within the 107% requirement, but received permission from the stewards to start the race; he also received a 20-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.

What happened in the 2017 Mexican Grand Prix?

Max Verstappen attacked Sebastian Vettel through the opening corners and emerged in front. Lewis Hamilton also moved alongside the Ferrari, but contact left Vettel needing a new front wing and Hamilton nursing a rear puncture back to the pits.

Both championship contenders dropped to the back. Vettel made rapid progress, while Hamilton’s recovery was slower with damage to his Mercedes. At the front, Verstappen established control ahead of Valtteri Bottas.

A virtual safety car following Brendon Hartley‘s retirement helped Kimi Räikkönen move into third and Lance Stroll into fifth. Vettel continued climbing, but fourth place was insufficient to take the championship to Brazil.

Max Verstappen won ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen. Lewis Hamilton finished ninth, enough to be crowned champion with two rounds remaining. Esteban Ocon took fifth behind Vettel, with Lance Stroll sixth and home favourite Sergio Perez seventh.

Further down the points places, Sergio Pérez, Kevin Magnussen, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso completed the scoring positions. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2017 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 333 points, followed by Sebastian Vettel on 277. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 595, with Ferrari on 455.

2017 Mexican Grand Prix race results

The 2017 Mexican Grand Prix was held on 29 October 2017, with a scheduled start of 13:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	71	1:36:26.552	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	71	+19.678	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	71	+54.007	15
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	71	+1:10.078	12
5	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	70	+1 Lap	10
6	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	70	+1 Lap	8
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	70	+1 Lap	6
8	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	70	+1 Lap	4
9	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	+1 Lap	2
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	70	+1 Lap	1
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	70	+1 Lap	0
12	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	70	+1 Lap	0
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	70	+1 Lap	0
14	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	69	+2 Laps	0
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	69	+2 Laps	0
Ret	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	59	Steering	0
Ret	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	55	Engine	0
Ret	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	30	Engine	0
Ret	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	24	Power Unit	0
Ret	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	5	Turbo	0

2017 Mexican Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	68	14:36:38	1:18.785	196.666
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	65	14:31:30	1:18.892	196.400
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	70	14:38:29	1:19.374	195.207
4	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	54	14:18:21	1:19.929	193.852
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	69	14:38:58	1:19.945	193.813
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	59	14:24:15	1:20.054	193.549
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	64	14:33:13	1:20.345	192.848
8	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	70	14:40:45	1:20.859	191.622
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	67	14:35:37	1:20.946	191.416
10	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	66	14:35:01	1:20.972	191.355
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	50	14:13:07	1:21.014	191.255
12	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	53	14:16:37	1:21.062	191.142
13	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	55	14:20:01	1:21.136	190.968
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	68	14:37:35	1:21.214	190.784
15	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	34	13:51:54	1:21.360	190.442
16	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	56	14:21:50	1:21.638	189.793
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	54	14:19:00	1:21.686	189.682
18	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	18	13:27:55	1:21.691	189.670
19	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	28	13:42:17	1:22.572	187.647
20	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	4	13:08:46	1:22.789	187.155

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded. Time of Day is local.

2017 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2017 Mexican Grand Prix.

2017 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	333
2	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	277
3	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Mercedes	262
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	192
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	178
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Red Bull Racing	148
7	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	92
8	Esteban Ocon	French	Force India	83
9	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso / Renault	54
10	Lance Stroll	Canadian	Williams	40
11	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	36
12	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Renault	34
13	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	28
14	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	Haas	19
15	Stoffel Vandoorne	Belgian	McLaren	13
16	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	11
17	Jolyon Palmer	British	Renault	8
18	Pascal Wehrlein	German	Sauber	5
19	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	5
20	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Sauber	0
21	Antonio Giovinazzi	Italian	Sauber	0
22	Pierre Gasly	French	Toro Rosso	0
23	Brendon Hartley	New Zealander	Toro Rosso	0
–	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	0
–	Paul di Resta	British	Williams	0

2017 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	595
2	Ferrari	455
3	Red Bull Racing	340
4	Force India	175
5	Williams	76
6	Toro Rosso	53
7	Renault	48
8	Haas	47
9	McLaren	24
10	Sauber	5

2017 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2017 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	26 March
2	2017 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	9 April
3	2017 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	16 April
4	2017 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	30 April
5	2017 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	14 May
6	2017 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	28 May
7	2017 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	11 June
8	2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	25 June
9	2017 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	9 July
10	2017 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	16 July
11	2017 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	30 July
12	2017 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	27 August
13	2017 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	3 September
14	2017 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	17 September
15	2017 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	1 October
16	2017 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	8 October
17	2017 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	22 October
18	2017 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	29 October
19	2017 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	12 November
20	2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	26 November