Round 19 · 1 Nov 2026

Mexico City Grand Prix

2026-11-01_Race · 71 laps · 22 entries · from the f1 database

Executive summary

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the 2026 drivers' world championship at this Grand Prix: 380 points, 119 clear of Max Verstappen, more than the 100 points still available in 4 rounds.

Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) won from P5 by 0.799 s over Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), with Kimi Antonelli third— Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap (1:19.268 on L50, on used softs).

The start-compound split: 16 drivers on softs, 6 drivers on mediums. The biggest pit wave came on lap 45 — 5 cars stopping together. The race was shaped by a lap-7 VSC, a lap-44 safety car, a red flag, a lap-46 safety car and 2 yellow-flag periods, with ≈25 laps run under caution.

VER did not lead wire-to-wire: the lead changed hands 3 times, with HAM (lap 1) and LEC (laps 2–27) and ANT (laps 28–43). 5 DNFs: LIN (lap 58, stopped on track), BEA (lap 47, DNF in the pits), BOT (lap 42, stopped on track — brought out the red flag), STR (lap 5, stopped on track — brought out the VSC), ALO (lap 5, DNF in the pits — brought out the VSC).

Official race poster for the Mexico City Grand Prix 2026

Key facts

Winner

VER

+0.799 s

Fastest lap

HAM

1:19.268 L50

Lead changes

4 stints in front

Cautions

2 SC · 1 VSC

red flag ×1

DNFs

LIN, BEA, BOT, STR, ALO

Championship

ANT

world champion · decided here

Session timeline

Local	Lap	Event
14:03	1	RACE START
14:04	1	2 Yellow flag
14:11	7	2 Yellow flag
14:12	7	6 VSC deployed
14:14	8	7 VSC ending
15:03	44	2 Yellow flag
15:04	44	4 Safety car deployed
15:06	45	5 Red flag
15:08	46	2 Yellow flag
15:13	46	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) NOTED - LEAVING PIT EXIT ON RED LIGHT (15:06:01)
15:33	46	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - LEAVING PIT EXIT ON RED LIGHT (15:06:01)
15:40	46	SAFETY CAR LIGHTS ON
15:45	46	4 Safety car deployed
15:45	46	STANDING START
15:48	47	2 Yellow flag
15:48	47	2 Yellow flag

Merged from TrackStatus transitions and race control messages · times local (UTC−6) · lap attribution from the winner's lap completions

Lap-time progression

Click legend entries to isolate drivers · scroll/zoom inside the chart · every lap is drawn · y-axis spans fastest lap → fastest +30%, slower laps clip at the top

Race progress

Grid position (lap 0) → final standing · P1 at the top · a driver's line stops where they went out (DNF) · click legend entries to isolate drivers

Tyre strategies & pit stops

Fastest stationary stops

#	Driver	Lap	Stop	Lane	via
1	ALB	18	2.2 s	22.0 s	stop feed
2	VER	27	2.3 s	22.5 s	stop feed
3	LAW	42	2.3 s	22.6 s	stop feed
4	RUS	44	2.4 s	22.3 s	stop feed
5	LAW	11	2.5 s	22.9 s	stop feed
6	HAM	28	2.5 s	22.7 s	stop feed
7	GAS	17	2.6 s	23.0 s	stop feed
8	LIN	35	2.6 s	22.8 s	stop feed

Median stationary stop 3.6 s over 31 timed stops in the feeds. The three pit feeds overlap and miss a few cars — stop counts in the classification table are from live timing and authoritative; timings here are best-effort merges.

0 drivers started on intermediates; the biggest pit wave came on lap 45 (5 cars) — the simultaneous compound switch is visible across the field.

Corner analysis

Average speed by position around the lap — VER vs HAD, laps 9–18 (shared clean window), car positions normalised per lap from the start/finish line; C-labels are auto-detected apexes.

VER is quicker through 43 of 120 track segments vs HAD (70 to HAD); biggest edges: VER +31 km/h at 98% distance, HAD +17 km/h at 32%.

Penalties & steward decisions

Lap	Car	Decision / message
3	44 HAM+16 LEC	TURN 4 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 44 (HAM) AND 16 (LEC) NOTED (14:03:57)
3	44 HAM+16 LEC	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 4 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 44 (HAM) AND 16 (LEC) UNDER INVESTIGATION (14:03:57)
4	63 RUS	TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION (14:04:08)
6	81 PIA	CAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:22.907 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 5 14:10:09
6	23 ALB	CAR 23 (ALB) TIME 1:23.467 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 5 14:10:16
6	18 STR	CAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:22.552 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 11 LAP 5 14:10:38
11	63 RUS	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION (14:04:08)
12	16 LEC	PenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 16 (LEC) - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (14:03:57)
13	63 RUS	PenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 63 (RUS) - CAUSING A COLLISION (14:04:08)
23	81 PIA	CAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:22.148 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 22 14:34:07
24	5 BOR	CAR 5 (BOR) TIME 1:24.109 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 2 LAP 19 14:29:29
27	50 HIR	CAR 50 (HIR) TIME 1:25.108 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 25 14:38:53
30	16 LEC	FIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 16 (LEC) (14:03:57)
34	5 BOR	CAR 5 (BOR) TIME 1:23.328 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 33 14:48:48
37	63 RUS	FIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 63 (RUS) - CAUSING A COLLISION (14:04:08)
40	10 GAS	CAR 10 (GAS) TIME 1:23.262 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 37 14:55:20
46	10 GAS	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) NOTED - LEAVING PIT EXIT ON RED LIGHT (15:06:01)
46	10 GAS	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - LEAVING PIT EXIT ON RED LIGHT (15:06:01)
46	11 PER	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NOTED - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE (15:04:43)
46	11 PER	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) UNDER INVESTIGATION - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE (15:04:43)
46	11 PER	PenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 11 (PER) - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE (15:04:43)
48	44 HAM+3 VER	TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 44 (HAM) AND 3 (VER) NOTED (15:48:29)
49	44 HAM+3 VER	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 44 (HAM) AND 3 (VER) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION (15:48:29)
49	27 HUL	TURN 4 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:48:50)
50	3 VER	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 3 (VER) NOTED - FALSE START - OUT OF POSITION (15:47:45)
50	27 HUL	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 4 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:48:50)
51	27 HUL	PenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 27 (HUL) - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:48:50)
51	3 VER	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 3 (VER) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - FALSE START - OUT OF POSITION (15:47:45)
53	1 NOR	CAR 1 (NOR) TIME 1:20.455 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 52 15:56:06
55	55 SAI	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 55 (SAI) NOTED - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL (15:48:04)
56	11 PER+27 HUL	TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 11 (PER) AND 27 (HUL) NOTED - FORCING ANOTHER DRIVER OFF THE TRACK (15:59:33)
56	27 HUL	CAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:22.395 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 55 15:59:36

Championship state

ANT has won the drivers' title on 380 points, 119 clear, more than the 100 points still available in 4 rounds. The live in-race projection stops where the Capture does, on lap 57: their title model had peaked at 390 points and read 365 there. The final classification and standings come from Jolpica.

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Points	This race	Model
1	ANT	Mercedes	380	+15	365
2	VER	Red Bull Racing	261	+25	236
3	HAM	Ferrari	259	+18	241
4	RUS	Mercedes	250	+8	242
5	LEC	Ferrari	245	+12	233
6	NOR	McLaren	221	+10	211
7	PIA	McLaren	144	+0	144
8	HAD	Red Bull Racing	107	+2	105
9	LAW	Racing Bulls	83	+6	77
10	GAS	Alpine	42	+0	42
11	LIN	Racing Bulls	38	+0	38
12	COL	Alpine	27	+0	27
13	BEA	Haas F1 Team	23	+0	23
14	BOR	Audi	14	+4	10
15	HUL	Audi	13	+0	13
17	ALO	Aston Martin	7	+0	7
18	SAI	Williams	7	+0	7
19	ALB	Williams	5	+0	5
21	HIR	Haas F1 Team	1	+1	0
22	STR	Aston Martin	0	+0	0
23	BOT	Cadillac	0	+0	0
24	PER	Cadillac	0	+0	0

Constructors

Pos	Team	Drivers	Points	This race	Model
1	Mercedes	ANT · RUS	630	+23	607
2	Ferrari	HAM · LEC	504	+30	474
3	Red Bull Racing	HAD · VER	382	+27	355
4	McLaren	NOR · PIA	365	+10	355
5	Racing Bulls	LAW · LIN	108	+6	102
6	Alpine	COL · GAS	69	+0	69
7	Haas F1 Team	BEA · HIR	31	+1	30
8	Audi	BOR · HUL	27	+4	23
9	Williams	ALB · SAI	12	+0	12
10	Aston Martin	ALO · STR	7	+0	7
11	Cadillac	BOT · PER	0	+0	0

Standings snapshots at this round from the feed (constructors = driver points summed per team they scored them for) · Model = live projection's final predicted points

Weather conditions

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Gap	Stops	Best lap	Tyre	Pts
1	VER	Red Bull Racing	5	—	2	1:19.328 L50	SSoft	25
2	HAM	Ferrari	1	+0.799	3	1:19.268 L50	SSoft	18
3	ANT	Mercedes	4	+4.006	2	1:19.427 L64	SSoft	15
4	LEC	Ferrari	3	+10.707	2	1:19.851 L64	SSoft	12
5	NOR	McLaren	6	+11.778	2	1:19.800 L50	SSoft	10
6	RUS	Mercedes	2	+12.263	3	1:20.147 L51	SSoft	8
7	LAW	Racing Bulls	22	+20.899	4	1:20.713 L50	SSoft	6
8	BOR	Audi	13	+22.041	2	1:20.872 L55	SSoft	4
9	HAD	Red Bull Racing	7	+22.503	3	1:20.244 L43	SSoft	2
10	HIR	Haas F1 Team	18	+25.373	5	1:20.984 L71	-	1
11	ALB	Williams	16	+27.562	4	1:21.114 L50	SSoft	0
12	SAI	Williams	15	+28.638	3	1:21.339 L51	SSoft	0
13	PIA	McLaren	12	+29.475	3	1:20.690 L52	SSoft	0
14	HUL	Audi	10	+29.977	3	1:20.732 L70	-	0
15	COL	Alpine	11	+30.204	2	1:20.750 L50	SSoft	0
16	PER	Cadillac	20	+30.695	5	1:21.256 L50	-	0
17	GAS	Alpine	9	+51.483	3	1:20.754 L50	SSoft	0
DNF	LIN	Racing Bulls	8	13L	2	1:20.555 L50	SSoft	0
DNF	BEA	Haas F1 Team	14	24L	3	1:21.068 L43	SSoft	0
DNF	BOT	Cadillac	21	29L	1	1:22.487 L33	MMedium	0
DNF	STR	Aston Martin	19	66L	1	1:23.696 L2	SSoft	0
DNF	ALO	Aston Martin	17	66L	2	1:23.544 L2	SSoft	0