2025 Mexico City Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Formula 1’s relentless 2025 season charged south to the high-altitude cauldron of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, where the Mexico City Grand Prix promised another weekend of unpredictability. Just a week after a dramatic Sprint weekend in Austin that reshaped the fight at the top, the grid now faced a completely different challenge, thinner air, soaring temperatures, and a fanbase that transforms the circuit into one of the most electric venues on the calendar. The 2025 F1 World Championship had been anything but straightforward up until this point, and as the teams touched down in Mexico, every point felt heavier, every strategy call more critical, and every lap more decisive.

Pole position
Driver	Lando Norris	McLaren
Time	1:15.586
Fastest lap
Driver	George Russell	Mercedes
Time	1:20.052 on lap 50
Podium
First	Lando Norris	McLaren
Second	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
Third	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing

The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez stands apart as one of Formula 1’s most distinctive and demanding venues. At 2.674 miles (4.304 km) and sitting 2,200 metres above sea level, it’s the highest circuit on the calendar, and that altitude changes everything. The thin air drastically reduces aerodynamic efficiency, forcing teams to run Monaco-style downforce levels just to keep the cars stable, even with one of the longest straights in the sport. Cooling, engine performance, and tyre management all become critical puzzles to solve across a weekend that pushes both drivers and machines to their limits.

The opening lap is often a heart-in-mouth affair: a 900-metre drag race from pole to Turn 1 that can make or break a Grand Prix before the first corner. From there, the action funnels into a technical sequence down to Turn 4, the very spot where Verstappen and Norris nearly collided in the 2024 race, before the track opens into a fast, flowing middle sector that rewards precision and confidence. The lap then tightens dramatically into the famous Foro Sol stadium section, where 13,000 fans pack the grandstands to form a deafening amphitheatre of colour and noise. It’s one of the sport’s great modern spectacles, a circuit that blends F1 history, atmosphere, and chaos in equal measure.

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Circuit Stats

The circuit carries a rich heritage within Formula 1, having hosted 24 editions of the Mexican Grand Prix since its debut in 1963. Originally run under the banner of the “Mexican Grand Prix,” the event was rebranded in recent years to reflect the country’s vibrant capital, now proudly known as the Mexico City Grand Prix. Named in honour of the legendary Rodríguez brothers, Pedro and Ricardo, the circuit blends nostalgia with modern spectacle, a perfect stage for drama and championship-defining moments.

Max Verstappen stands as the modern master of Mexico, boasting a record five wins (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, and 2023), a testament to his and Red Bull’s dominance at high-altitude venues. The pole position record, however, belongs to a legend from F1’s golden era: Jim Clark, who took four poles for Lotus between 1963 and 1967. More recently, Ferrari has owned Saturday in Mexico, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz claiming back-to-back poles in 2023 and 2024, the latter’s triumph was his most recent Grand Prix victory before his switch to Williams in 2025. The venue also holds special significance for Lewis Hamilton, who clinched two of his World Championships here in 2017 and 2018, and remains the most frequent visitor to the Mexican podium with six appearances.

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
24 October 2025	Free Practice 1 (FP1)	12:30 pm – 1:30 pm local time
24 October 2025	Free Practice 2 (FP2)	4:00 pm – 5:00 pm local time
25 October 2025	Free Practice 3 (FP3)	11:30 am – 12:30 pm local time
25 October 2025	Qualifying	3:00 pm – 4:00 pm local time
26 October 2025	Race	2:00 pm local time

In Saturday qualifying, Lando Norris stormed to pole position for the Grand Prix with a blistering 1:15.586, leading Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. In a session that swung with each run, Norris’s second Q3 lap sealed the deal ahead of a strong Ferrari duo, while George Russell took fourth and Max Verstappen could manage only fifth. McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri struggled to eighth, nearly eight-tenths behind.

In Sunday’s race, Lando Norris stormed to victory, converting pole into a commanding 30.3-second win over Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. The result moved the McLaren driver one point clear in the World Championship, with teammate Oscar Piastri finishing fifth after a late fight with Haas’s Ollie Bearman, who secured a brilliant career-best fourth. Kimi Antonelli and George Russell finished sixth and seventh for Mercedes, while Lewis Hamilton’s ten-second penalty left him eighth in a race full of wheel-to-wheel drama and strategic battles.

Championship background

Just when it looked like the championship fight was settling into a McLaren duel, Max Verstappen hauled himself right back into contention. A flawless weekend in Austin of pole, Sprint win, and Grand Prix victory, had trimmed his deficit to 40 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri, while Lando Norris’ second-place finish kept him just 14 points off his teammate. What once seemed like a distant shot for the reigning champion had turned into a credible late-season charge. Over the past four rounds, Verstappen’s consistency and trademark relentlessness had reignited the title race and injected fresh tension into the World Championship narrative.

The stakes rise even higher at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, where the long run to Turn 1, the longest of the season, often serves up drama before the first braking zone.

Ferrari arrived buoyed by Charles Leclerc’s first podium since July, though the Scuderia’s year-long win drought still hung over them.

Behind the title protagonists, Mercedes, Ferrari, and Red Bull were locked in a three-way scrap for second in the Constructors’ standings, separated by just 10 points, proof that every finish counted as the campaign neared its climax. And further down the paddock, eyes were turn to Racing Bulls rookies Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson, with Helmut Marko confirming that their performances in Mexico could help decide Red Bull’s 2026 driver lineup. The pressure, as always in Mexico City, was as high as the altitude.

Race entries

The lineup of drivers and teams remained the same as the 2025 season’s entry list, apart from:

• A driver swap at the sister teams, Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls, where Yuki Tsunoda moved up to the parent Red Bull team and Liam Lawson headed in the opposite direction back to Racing Bulls, for round three at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix.
• Jack Doohan stepping out of the race seat at Alpine (post Miami), beginning with the following round, the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The team confirmed that former Williams and Alpine reserve driver, Franco Colapinto, would take his place alongside number one driver, Pierre Gasly.

However, nine rookie drivers would take part in Friday’s first practice session for the Mexico City Grand Prix, as teams including McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, Williams, Aston Martin, Haas, Alpine, and Racing Bulls fulfilled Formula 1’s regulation requiring each full-time driver to give up two FP1 sessions to rookies during the 2025 season. The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez has become a popular venue for these outings, with several young drivers returning to the track after debut appearances in previous years.

Among the notable participants, local favourite Pato O’Ward would again drive for McLaren at his home race, while Fred Vesti took George Russell’s seat at Mercedes for his fourth FP1 run. Antonio Fuoco made his F1 practice debut with Ferrari, and Arvid Lindblad got another chance in Red Bull machinery, this time replacing Max Verstappen. Luke Browning would represent Williams, continuing his F2-to-F1 progression, while Jak Crawford made his first official F1 weekend appearance with Aston Martin after extensive testing mileage.

Rounding out the rookie lineup, Ryo Hirakawa would take part for Haas in his fourth FP1 of the year, Ayumu Iwasa stepped in for Racing Bulls after previous runs with both Red Bull teams, and Paul Aron drove for Alpine as he continues to push for a full-time 2026 seat.

Aside from in-season and FP1 changes, all the drivers from the start of the season took to the track during FP2, FP3, Qualifying, and the Grand Prix.

Tyre choices

Tyres were set to play a defining role in Mexico City, perhaps even more than the previous race in Austin, as Pirelli once again opted for a staggered compound selection to shake up strategy. For this round, the Hard tyre would be the C2, paired with the C4 Medium and C5 Soft compounds. That jump in range meant a noticeable performance gap between the hardest and the middle option, with the C2 offering durability but limited grip, a conservative choice given the circuit’s low-downforce conditions at 2,200 metres above sea level. In contrast, the C4 and C5 offered speed and traction, albeit at the expense of higher degradation and potential graining.

In 2024, the Soft tyre was mostly a qualifying tool, only reappearing late in the race for fastest-lap attempts. This time, however, teams could look to take a more aggressive approach, using the quicker compounds for longer stints, if they could keep wear under control. The thinner air in Mexico reduces aerodynamic load, meaning less downforce to push the tyres into the track surface and a greater risk of sliding, which leads to graining. Those who could master tyre management, easing wear while maintaining pace, could find themselves with a strategic advantage.

In the previous year’s race, nearly the entire grid ran a straightforward one-stop strategy, with Medium to Hard proving the most effective combination. Oscar Piastri stretched his Mediums to 39 laps, while Valtteri Bottas went 49 on the Hards, both examples of how well the compounds held up. For 2025, contrasting approaches were expected, ranging from bold two-stoppers chasing track position to conservative one-stoppers banking on consistency, all under the unpredictable pressure of Mexico’s high-altitude grip challenge.

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Free Practice

Charles Leclerc set the pace in Free Practice 1, with a 1:18.380, edging Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli and Haas’s Nico Hülkenberg. The one-hour session featured nine stand-in drivers, with Oscar Piastri the quickest title contender in fourth as rivals Lando Norris and Max Verstappen watched from the garage. Arvid Lindblad impressed in Verstappen’s Red Bull to finish sixth, while Ferrari, McLaren, and Mercedes gathered vital data for the weekend ahead in the thin Mexico City air.

Max Verstappen set the pace in FP2 with a 1:17.392, finishing just ahead of Charles Leclerc and Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli. After a rookie-heavy FP1, all 20 regular drivers returned to action in warm conditions, with Antonelli overcoming early technical issues to claim third. Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton rounded out the top five, while Oscar Piastri finished 12th as McLaren focused on long-run data. Verstappen’s strong pace reaffirmed Red Bull’s threat heading into Saturday’s qualifying, as the Championship title battle tightened.

Lando Norris dominated FP3 with a 1:16.633, over three-tenths quicker than Lewis Hamilton and half a second clear of George Russell. Charles Leclerc was fourth, with title contenders Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen only fifth and sixth as both struggled for grip and balance. Kimi Antonelli impressed again in seventh, while Fernando Alonso finished last after mechanical issues.

Full Free Practice Reports

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Free Practice 1 Classification

FP1 of the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix was held on 24 October 2025 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:18.380	29
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.107s	35
3	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber	+0.380s	27
4	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.404s	31
5	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+0.536s	28
6	36	Arvid Lindblad	Red Bull Racing	+0.617s	26
7	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+0.658s	29
8	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	+0.710s	29
9	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+0.951s	28
10	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	+1.004s	33
11	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.029s	32
12	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.092s	26
13	89	Patricio O’Ward	McLaren	+1.300s	30
14	72	Frederik Vesti	Mercedes	+1.309s	32
15	61	Paul Aron	Alpine	+1.482s	29
16	50	Ryo Hirakawa	Haas F1 Team	+1.693s	27
17	40	Ayumu Iwasa	Racing Bulls	+1.773s	29
18	46	Luke Browning	Williams	+1.930s	31
19	35	Jak Crawford	Aston Martin	+1.991s	29
20	38	Antonio Fuoco	Ferrari	+2.474s	29

Free Practice 2 Classification

FP2 of the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix was held on 3 October 2025 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:17.392	34
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.153s	32
3	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.174s	27
4	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.251s	31
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.300s	30
6	63	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.437s	33
7	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	+0.491s	31
8	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.546s	29
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.547s	34
10	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+0.562s	30
11	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.826s	32
12	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.840s	31
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+0.874s	31
14	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.889s	30
15	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+0.931s	30
16	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+0.956s	29
17	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+1.050s	34
18	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1.329s	31
19	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	+1.463s	31
20	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.802s	30

Free Practice 3 Classification

FP3 of the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix was held on 25 October 2025 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:16.633	22
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.345s	29
3	63	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.512s	19
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.566s	26
5	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.599s	23
6	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.609s	30
7	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.620s	19
8	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.763s	19
9	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	+0.782s	23
10	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+0.893s	24
11	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.919s	20
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+0.941s	26
13	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+0.965s	23
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.031s	25
15	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.168s	24
16	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	+1.361s	20
17	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+1.413s	23
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.779s	24
19	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1.948s	22
20	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.978s	12

Qualifying

Lando Norris delivered a commanding display in Qualifying for the Grand Prix, claiming pole with a superb 1:15.586 to lead Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. After Leclerc had briefly held provisional pole, Norris produced a near-perfect lap on his final run, going more than two-tenths clear as McLaren confirmed its one-lap dominance at altitude.

Behind them, Mercedes looked sharp with George Russell taking P4, while Max Verstappen’s Red Bull could do no better than fifth after struggling to extract grip from the high-downforce setup. Rookie Kimi Antonelli impressed once again in sixth, followed by Carlos Sainz in seventh — though the Williams driver’s Austin penalty dropped him to twelfth on the grid. Oscar Piastri endured another frustrating session, qualifying eighth and nearly eight-tenths down on his teammate.

Further back, Isack Hadjar’s ninth place and Ollie Bearman’s tenth for Haas highlighted the new generation’s growing reality in F1. Eliminated before Q3 were Yuki Tsunoda, Esteban Ocon, Nico Hülkenberg, Fernando Alonso, and Liam Lawson, while Alex Albon and both Alpines failed to escape Q1.

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Qualifying Classification

Qualifying for the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix was held on 25 October 2025 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:16.899	1:16.252	1:15.586	21
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:17.024	1:16.658	1:15.848	20
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:16.736	1:16.458	1:15.938	21
4	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:16.895	1:16.537	1:16.034	18
5	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:17.076	1:16.605	1:16.070	18
6	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:17.291	1:16.773	1:16.118	18
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:17.171	1:16.607	1:16.172	18
8	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:17.158	1:16.737	1:16.174	20
9	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	1:16.733	1:16.804	1:16.252	18
10	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:17.040	1:16.787	1:16.460	21
11	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	1:17.234	1:16.816		12
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:16.948	1:16.837		15
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	1:17.251	1:17.016		15
14	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:17.232	1:17.103		15
15	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:16.961	1:18.072		13
16	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	1:17.412			9
17	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:17.490			9
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:17.546			9
19	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:17.606			9
20	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:17.670			8

2025 Mexico City Grand Prix Starting Grid

The Grand Prix starting grid, with or without penalties, after the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix Qualifying session.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:16.899	1:16.252	1:15.586	21
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:17.024	1:16.658	1:15.848	20
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:16.736	1:16.458	1:15.938	21
4	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:16.895	1:16.537	1:16.034	18
5	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:17.076	1:16.605	1:16.070	18
6	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:17.291	1:16.773	1:16.118	18
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:17.171	1:16.607	1:16.172	18
8	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:17.158	1:16.737	1:16.174	20
9	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	1:16.733	1:16.804	1:16.252	18
10	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:17.040	1:16.787	1:16.460	21
11	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	1:17.234	1:16.816		12
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:16.948	1:16.837		15
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	1:17.251	1:17.016		15
14	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:17.232	1:17.103		15
15	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:16.961	1:18.072		13
16	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	1:17.412			9
17	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:17.490			9
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:17.546			9
19	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:17.606			9
20	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:17.670			8

What happened in the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix?

Lando Norris produced a masterclass in control and consistency to win the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix, taking a lights-to-flag victory and seizing the lead of the 2025 F1 World Championship by a single point. The McLaren driver was untouchable under the blazing sun at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, finishing more than 30 seconds clear of Charles Leclerc, with Max Verstappen completing the podium after a late surge that fell just short of second place.

From the moment the lights went out, Norris was in command. A chaotic opening lap saw four cars — Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton, and Verstappen — scrap for position into Turn 1, with several forced off track. Norris held firm to retain the lead, while Verstappen cut across the grass and later came under investigation, though no action was taken. As the pack settled, the McLaren star began to stretch his legs, opening a gap that would never be challenged. By Lap 20, he was more than seven seconds clear; by the flag, he crossed the line an emphatic 30.324s ahead.

Behind him, the battle for the podium was far more intense. Leclerc managed Ferrari’s pace perfectly to fend off Verstappen’s charging Red Bull in the closing laps, holding on to second by just 0.725s. Further back, the story of the race belonged to Ollie Bearman, who drove the performance of his career to finish fourth for Haas — keeping a charging Oscar Piastri behind him to secure his best-ever Formula 1 result. Piastri’s fifth-place finish, while solid, meant he relinquished the championship lead to his McLaren teammate by the narrowest of margins.

The midfield produced its own share of drama. Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli impressed again in sixth, narrowly ahead of teammate George Russell, who was twice swapped with Antonelli as the team managed tyre and temperature issues. Lewis Hamilton endured a mixed afternoon — a ten-second penalty for leaving the track during a duel with Verstappen dropped him to eighth, despite strong early pace. Esteban Ocon added to Haas’s dream day with ninth, while Gabriel Bortoleto scored the final point in tenth for Kick Sauber, overtaking Isack Hadjar late on.

Further down, Yuki Tsunoda, Alex Albon, Lance Stroll, Pierre Gasly, and Franco Colapinto rounded out the finishers. There were four retirements: Liam Lawson on Lap 1 after early contact, Nico Hülkenberg with a power unit issue, Fernando Alonso with a brake failure, and Carlos Sainz, who stopped in the stadium section just two laps from the end.

The race had its share of flashpoints. Hamilton and Verstappen clashed in a fierce early battle for third; the stewards’ decisions, combined with Mercedes’ strategy shuffle, defined much of the midfield order. Piastri’s late pit stop duel with Antonelli showcased McLaren’s internal rivalry, while the Haas garage erupted as Bearman held off the nine-time race winner in the dying laps. A brief Virtual Safety Car on Lap 70 — triggered by Sainz’s stranded Williams — neutralised the action just long enough to deny Verstappen and Piastri a final attack.

As Norris took the chequered flag, his tenth career win also marked a symbolic turning point in the championship. What began as a McLaren civil war between Norris and Piastri has evolved into a three-way title fight, with Verstappen refusing to fade away. With just four rounds remaining in the Championship, Norris now led Piastri by a single point, Verstappen sat within striking distance, and Ferrari’s improving pace threatened to shake up the order yet again.

Mexico City Grand Prix: Key Stats & Facts

Lando Norris didn’t put a foot wrong in Mexico all weekend, and his dominant victory returned him to the top of the Championship standings. His triumph – and the dramatic race behind – produced plenty of remarkable stats and milestones. Here’s the full breakdown:

• Norris’ winning margin of 30.324 seconds was the largest since the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix, when Max Verstappen won by 33.731 seconds.
• Norris reclaimed the championship lead — exactly 189 days after losing it at the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix earlier in the season.
• McLaren’s first victory in Mexico since 1989, when Ayrton Senna won at the original Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez layout.
• It was Norris’ sixth win of the 2025 season, leaving him just one behind teammate Oscar Piastri, who sat on seven (up until that point).
• Ferrari’s win drought continued — the Scuderia had now gone a full year without a Grand Prix victory.
• Charles Leclerc remained winless for the fourth time in seven seasons with Ferrari.
• Ferrari’s double-points finish in Mexico allowed them to retake second place in the Constructors’ Championship from Mercedes.
• Max Verstappen’s third-place finish was his first podium in Mexico that wasn’t a win — having previously won five times at the circuit.
• It was also Verstappen’s sixth consecutive podium finish in 2025, after scoring just five podiums in his first 14 races of 2025.
• Ollie Bearman’s fourth place equalled Haas’ best-ever result, matching Romain Grosjean’s P4 at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix.
• Before Mexico, Bearman had never completed a lap inside the top six of a Formula 1 race.
• Haas, as a team, had only completed 30 laps in a podium position in their entire F1 history prior to this Grand Prix.

A record-breaking day, a historic team result, and a new leader in the championship.

2025 Mexico City Grand Prix Race Results

The 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix Race was held on 26 October 2025 at 2:00 pm local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	71	01:37:59	25
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	71	+30.324s	18
3	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	71	+31.049s	15
4	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	71	+40.955s	12
5	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	71	+42.065s	10
6	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	71	+47.837s	8
7	63	George Russell	Mercedes	71	+50.287s	6
8	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	71	+56.446s	4
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	71	+75.464s	2
10	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	71	+76.863s	1
11	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	71	+79.048s	0
12	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	70	+1 lap	0
13	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	70	+1 lap	0
14	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	70	+1 lap	0
15	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	70	+1 lap	0
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	70	+1 lap	0
17	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	67	DNF	0
NC	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	34	DNF	0
NC	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	25	DNF	0
NC	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	5	DNF	0

2025 Mexico City Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes	50	15:13:04	1:20.052	193.554
2	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	48	15:10:45	1:20.098	193.443
3	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	53	15:17:09	1:20.422	192.663
4	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	45	15:06:41	1:20.480	192.524
5	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	45	15:06:42	1:20.593	192.254
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	50	15:13:10	1:20.601	192.235
7	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	51	15:14:23	1:20.705	191.988
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	45	15:05:25	1:20.764	191.847
9	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	58	15:23:56	1:20.826	191.7
10	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	50	15:12:47	1:21.108	191.034
11	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	39	14:58:16	1:21.121	191.003
12	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	51	15:14:11	1:21.342	190.484
13	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	44	15:05:08	1:21.486	190.148
14	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	45	15:05:45	1:21.588	189.91
15	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	22	14:34:38	1:21.708	189.631
16	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	44	15:05:02	1:21.714	189.617
17	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	65	15:33:48	1:21.869	189.258
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	44	15:04:12	1:22.271	188.333
19	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	14	14:23:09	1:23.091	186.475
20	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	4	14:09:44	1:25.124	182.021

2025 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for Drivers’ and Teams after the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix.

2025 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	357
2	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren	356
3	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	321
4	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes	258
5	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	210
6	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Ferrari	146
7	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes	97
8	Alexander Albon	THA	Williams Mercedes	73
9	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Kick Sauber Ferrari	41
10	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Racing Bulls Honda RBPT	39
11	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Williams Mercedes	38
12	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Mercedes	37
13	Oliver Bearman	GBR	Haas Ferrari	32
14	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Mercedes	32
15	Liam Lawson	NZL	Racing Bulls Honda RBPT	30
16	Esteban Ocon	FRA	Haas Ferrari	30
17	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	28
18	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Alpine Renualt	20
19	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Kick Sauber Ferrari	19
20	Franco Colapinto	ARG	Alpine Renualt	0
21	Jack Doohan	AUS	Alpine Renualt	0

2025 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

Pos.	Team	PTS
1	McLaren Mercedes	713
2	Ferrari	356
3	Mercedes	355
4	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	346
5	Williams Mercedes	111
6	Racing Bulls Honda RBPT	72
7	Aston Martin Mercedes	69
8	Haas Ferrari	62
9	Kick Sauber Ferrari	60
10	Alpine Renualt	20