2025 Mexico City Grand Prix

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The 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2025) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 26 October 2025 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the twentieth round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship. McLaren driver Lando Norris converted pole position into a win, giving his team their first victory in Mexico since 1989. Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen (driving for Ferrari and Red Bull respectively) rounded out the podium.

2025 Mexico City Grand Prix
Race 20 of 24 in the 2025 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Race details
Date 26 October 2025
Official name Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2025
Location Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Mexico City, Mexico
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.304 km (2.674 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.354 km (189.738 miles)
Weather Sunny
Attendance 401,326
Pole position
Driver
  • Lando Norris
 McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:15.586
Fastest lap
Driver George Russell Mercedes
Time 1:20.052 on lap 50
Podium
First
  • Lando Norris
 McLaren-Mercedes
Second
  • Charles Leclerc
 Ferrari
Third
  • Max Verstappen
 Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Lap leaders

Background

The event was held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City for the 25th time in the circuit's history, having previously held twenty editions of the Mexican Grand Prix, across the weekend of 24–26 October. The Grand Prix was the twentieth round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the fifth held under the name of the Mexico City Grand Prix, having previously been titled the Mexican Grand Prix.

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Oscar Piastri led the Drivers' Championship with 346 points, 14 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 40 points ahead of Max Verstappen. McLaren, who won the Constructors' Championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, were ahead of Mercedes and Ferrari, who were second and third with 341 and 334 points, respectively.

Entrants

Frederik Vesti
Antonio Fuoco
Luke Browning
Ryō Hirakawa
Paul Aron
Ayumu Iwasa
Arvid Lindblad, Jak Crawford, and the seven drivers pictured above drove during the first free practice session, with Fuoco and Crawford making their Formula One practice debuts.

The drivers and teams were the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions; Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bull Racing held the seat originally occupied by Liam Lawson before Lawson was demoted back to Racing Bulls from the Japanese Grand Prix onward, and Franco Colapinto replaced Jack Doohan at Alpine from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onward on a race-by-race basis.

During the first practice session, nine teams fielded alternate drivers who had not raced in more than two Grands Prix, as required by the Formula One regulations:

Fuoco and Crawford made their Formula One practice debuts.

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C4, and C5 tyre compounds designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.

Penalties

Carlos Sainz Jr. of Williams carried a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli at the preceding United States Grand Prix.

Practice

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 24 October 2025, at 12:30 local time (UTC–6), and was topped by Charles Leclerc ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Nico Hülkenberg. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 16:00 local time, and was topped by Max Verstappen ahead of Leclerc and Antonelli. The third practice session was held on 25 October 2025, at 11:30 local time, and was topped by Lando Norris ahead of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 25 October 2025, at 15:00 local time (UTC–6), and determined the starting grid order for the race.

Qualifying report

Q1 saw Gabriel Bortoleto, Alexander Albon, Pierre Gasly, Lance Stroll, and Franco Colapinto eliminated. Yuki Tsunoda, Esteban Ocon, Nico Hulkenberg, Fernando Alonso, and Liam Lawson were eliminated in Q2. Lando Norris took pole position, 0.262 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc in second. Norris' title rivals Verstappen and Piastri qualified in fifth and eighth respectively. Piastri's starting position was seventh after Carlos Sainz Jr.'s 5-place grid penalty was applied.

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.899 1:16.252 1:15.586 1
2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:17.024 1:16.658 1:15.848 2
3 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:16.736 1:16.458 1:15.938 3
4 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:16.895 1:16.537 1:16.034 4
5 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:17.076 1:16.605 1:16.070 5
6 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:17.291 1:16.773 1:16.118 6
7 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Williams-Mercedes 1:17.171 1:16.607 1:16.172 121
8 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.158 1:16.737 1:16.174 7
9 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 1:16.733 1:16.804 1:16.252 8
10 87 Oliver Bearman Haas-Ferrari 1:17.040 1:16.787 1:16.460 9
11 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:17.234 1:16.816 N/A 10
12 31 Esteban Ocon Haas-Ferrari 1:16.948 1:16.837 N/A 11
13 27 Nico Hülkenberg Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:17.251 1:17.016 N/A 13
14 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:17.232 1:17.103 N/A 14
15 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 1:16.961 1:18.072 N/A 15
16 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:17.412 N/A N/A 16
17 23 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:17.490 N/A N/A 17
18 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 1:17.546 N/A N/A 18
19 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:17.606 N/A N/A 19
20 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine-Renault 1:17.670 N/A N/A 20
107% time: 1:22.104
Source:

Notes

  • ^1 – Carlos Sainz Jr. received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Kimi Antonelli at the preceding United States Grand Prix.

Race

The race was held on 26 October 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC–6), and was run for 71 laps.

Race report

Polesitter Lando Norris had a good start. Going into the first turn, four cars - Norris' McLaren, the two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, and Max Verstappen's Red Bull - all briefly went into the corner together, with Verstappen pushed into the grass. Verstappen drove around the first three turns as a result. Leclerc briefly gained a position to lead the race, but cut the track and had to give the position back. Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and George Russell both lost a position on the opening lap. Norris' teammate Oscar Piastri had a bad start and dropped from seventh to ninth. Liam Lawson was hit by Carlos Sainz Jr. in the Williams and retired the Racing Bulls car shortly after. Verstappen then battled Hamilton, with Hamilton and Verstappen going side by side through turns 1 and 2. Verstappen then cut the third corner. Verstappen slowed to allow Hamtilon back in front at turn 4, with Russell on the outside. Hamilton braked too late and locked up, choosing to cut turns four and five; Hamilton received a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Hamilton served the penalty, dropping him out of podium contention from his starting position of third. Haas driver Oliver Bearman, who started ninth, took advantage of Verstappen and Hamilton's fight and slid up to fourth. Russell lost positions after the incident with Verstappen and Hamilton and ended up behind his teammate Antonelli, and Mercedes swapped their drivers for Russell to chase down Bearman. Piastri put the pressure on Russell, and he eventually made it past the Mercedes. Russell gave back the position to Antonelli after the unsuccessful overtake attempt on Bearman, and both of them were passed by Piastri.

Some time later, Nico Hülkenberg and Fernando Alonso retired their Sauber and Aston Martin cars, respectively, due to mechanical issues. Contact with Lawson earlier in the race broke Sainz's tyre speed monitor; due to reporting the incorrect speed, he was caught speeding in the pit lane twice. He was given a five-second time penalty the first time, and a drive-through penalty the second time. Following the late-stage pit stops, Verstappen made his way up to third and Piastri, in fifth, attempted to close up to Bearman, who was in fourth. In the closing laps, Verstappen chased Leclerc for second place on a new set of soft tyres while Leclerc remained on the medium tyres. Sainz brought out the late virtual safety car period: he spun at the stadium section, and attempted to reverse the car into a safe spot, but his car began to smoke, facilitating the virtual safety car. The virtual safety car period ended on the last lap, and Verstappen could not pass Leclerc for second.

Norris won his sixth race of the season, with a gap of more than thirty seconds to Leclerc and Verstappen, who finished second and third, respectively. Oliver Bearman finished in fourth, which recorded Haas' joint-best finish of fourth, tied with Romain Grosjean in 2018. Oscar Piastri, Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Esteban Ocon, and Gabriel Bortoleto completed the top ten points finishers. Norris took the lead of the championship by one point with 357 points, ahead of teammate Piastri with 356 points. Verstappen remained third in the fight for the Drivers' Championship with 321 points.

Race classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 71 1:37:58.574 1 25
2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 71 +30.324 2 18
3 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 71 +31.049 5 15
4 87 Oliver Bearman Haas-Ferrari 71 +40.955 9 12
5 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 71 +42.065 7 10
6 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 71 +47.837 6 8
7 63 George Russell Mercedes 71 +50.287 4 6
8 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 71 +56.446 3 4
9 31 Esteban Ocon Haas-Ferrari 71 +1:15.464 11 2
10 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber-Ferrari 71 +1:16.863 16 1
11 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 71 +1:19.048 10
12 23 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 70 +1 lap 17
13 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 70 +1 lap 8
14 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 70 +1 lap 19
15 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 70 +1 lap 18
16 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine-Renault 70 +1 lap 20
171 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Williams-Mercedes 67 Accident 12
Ret 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 34 Brakes 14
Ret 27 Nico Hülkenberg Kick Sauber-Ferrari 25 Handling 13
Ret 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 5 Collision damage 15
Source:

Notes

  • ^1 – Carlos Sainz Jr. was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Championship standings after the race

The result elevated Norris to the lead in the Drivers' Championship, for the first time since the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, one point ahead of his teammate Oscar Piastri, who finished fifth. Verstappen remained third, 36 points behind championship leader Norris. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren moved to 713 points. Ferrari overtook Mercedes in the battle for second place by one point, with 356 and 355 points respectively, with Red Bull in fourth, ten points behind Ferrari.

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Competitor marked in bold and with an asterisk still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

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