f1-agws · round 19 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Mexico City Grand Prix 2026: Race Pace, Tyre Strategy & Results
Max Verstappen won the Mexico City Grand Prix 2026 on a 1-stop strategy. HAM took pole. Full analysis: race pace, tyre strategy for every driver, pit stops, degradation and weather.
Mexico City Grand Prix 2026 result
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the Mexico City Grand Prix on 1 November 2026 from 5th on the grid, round 19 of the 2026 season at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez over 71 laps, in 2:20:28.772. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) finished second, +0.799s behind, and Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) completed the podium, +4.006s.
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) started from pole after a 1:16.514 qualifying lap but finished 2nd.
Did not finish: LIN (Retired), BEA (Retired), BOT (Retired), STR (Retired), ALO (Retired).
Race pace
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton, 1:19.268 on lap 50.
Best long run: RUS on the Medium averaged 1:20.847 over 8 clean laps, losing 0.085 s per lap.
Biggest gains from the starting grid: LAW P22 → P9 (+13), PIA P12 → P7 (+5), HIR P18 → P13 (+5).
Teammate race pace (median lap): the widest gap was at Red Bull Racing, VER ahead of HAD on the road with 1.128 s per lap between them; the closest pair was ANT and RUS at Mercedes, 0.031 s apart.
Tyre strategy
Winning strategy: VER made one stop plus a tyre change while the race was suspended — M 1-27 · S 28-45 · S 46-71.
Compounds: S = Soft, M = Medium, H = Hard, I = Intermediate, W = Wet; numbers are the laps of each stint.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Result | Tyres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen (VER) | Red Bull | 5 | 2:20:28.772 | M 1-27 · S 28-45 · S 46-71 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton (HAM) | Ferrari | 1 | +0.799s | S 1-28 · M 29-44 · S 45-45 · S 46-71 |
| 3 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | Mercedes | 4 | +4.006s | S 1-43 · M 44-45 · S 46-71 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | Ferrari | 3 | +10.707s | S 1-27 · M 28-45 · S 46-71 |
| 5 | Lando Norris (NOR) | McLaren | 6 | +11.778s | S 1-39 · M 40-45 · S 46-71 |
| 6 | George Russell (RUS) | Mercedes | 2 | +12.263s | S 1-33 · M 34-44 · S 45-45 · S 46-71 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | McLaren | 12 | +29.475s | S 1-26 · M 27-44 · S 45-45 · S 46-71 |
| 8 | Franco Colapinto (COL) | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | +30.204s | M 1-34 · S 35-45 · S 46-71 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson (LAW) | RB F1 Team | 22 | +20.899s | M 1-1 · S 2-42 · S 43-44 · S 45-45 · S 46-71 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly (GAS) | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | +51.483s | S 1-17 · M 18-44 · S 45-45 · S 46-71 |
Pit stops and race control
48 pit stops in the race; the quickest trip through the pit lane was HUL's, 21.9 s on lap 31.
Race control: 2 Safety Car periods, one Virtual Safety Car period, one red flag.
Tyre degradation
Time lost per lap of tyre age, fitted on clean laps (no pit, in or neutralised laps).
Soft: 0.026 s/lap over 563 clean laps; Medium: 0.038 s/lap over 241 clean laps.
Weather
Air 22–25 °C, track 0–51 °C, dry throughout.
Explore the sessions in the race dashboard, the championship standings and the 2026 schedule.