Antonelli starts fourth in Mexico City
Antonelli starts fourth in Mexico City

F1 Mexico Grand Prix as it happened

Relive the 2026 Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix

KEY MOMENTS

  • Kimi Antonelli crowned champion
  • Max Verstappen won the Mexico GP
  • Lewis Hamilton finished second

The 2026 Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix concludes on Sunday 1 November with the 71-lap race.

The 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix could become an historic day in F1 history, as Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli aims to become the youngest world champion ever. 

The Italian only needs to finish inside the top nine to guarantee he leaves Mexico as F1's newest world champion. 

But he faces a tough afternoon. Feeling unwell, Antonelli has not been as fast as nearest title rivals Lewis Hamilton and George Russell so far this weekend. 

Antonelli will go from fifth on the grid, while Russell starts second. 

Lewis Hamilton scored his first pole as a Ferrari driver and his first since 2023, after a stunning final lap in Q3 to clinch top spot. Ferrari has looked strong all weekend in Mexico. 

Charles Leclerc will start from third, while Red Bull's Max Verstappen was demoted to fourth due to a penalty for a collision with Liam Lawson in practice.

Lawson was thrown out of the qualifying result due to a technical breach with his Racing Bulls. 

At Haas, Ryo Hirakawa will make his F1 race debut on Sunday, after being drafted in last-minute to replace the ousted Esteban Ocon. 

The race starts at 8pm GMT.

01 Nov 2026
21:56

Max Verstappen now holds a 1.2-second lead over Lewis Hamilton after the drama at the restart

21:55
Nico Hulkenberg penalised

Nico Hulkenberg has now received a 10-second time penalty after making contact with Ollie Bearman at the restart

21:55

No further investigation for Max Verstappen, after his False Start was reviewed by the stewards

21:54

Max Verstappen has now been noted for 'False Start - Out of position'...

21:53
Ollie Bearman is out

Ollie Bearman is out of the Grand Prix, as his Haas has been wheeled back into his garage

21:53
Top 10 after restart

After the restart, here is the top 10:

  1. Max Verstappen
  2. Lewis Hamilton
  3. Kimi Antonelli
  4. Charles Leclerc
  5. Lando Norris
  6. George Russell
  7. Arvid Lindblad
  8. Oscar Piastri
  9. Franco Colapinto
  10. Pierre Gasly
21:51

The incident involving Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will have no further investigation after being reviewed by the stewards

21:51

An incident involving Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen has been noted...

21:50

Kimi Antonelli is in the podium places as he has passed Charles Leclerc for third place

21:50

Isack Hadjar once again had a poor start, as he is now down in 17th place 

21:49
Mexico GP restarted

At the restart of the Mexico GP, it was Max Verstappen who kept his lead, and had Lewis Hamilton behind him, with Charles Leclerc in third

21:45

The drivers are now leaving the pits and making their way round to the grid ahead of the restart

21:42

We are now just minutes away from the scheduled restart time of 21:45 GMT (15:45 Local Time)

21:39
Sergio Perez has been penalised

Sergio Perez will restart his home Grand Prix with a five-second time penalty hanging over his head...

21:38
Sergio Perez under investigation

Sergio Perez is now under investigation by the stewards for speeding in the pit lane

21:36

Home hero, Sergio Perez, has now been noted for speeding in the pit lane

21:35
No penalty for Pierre Gasly

There will be no further investigation for Pierre Gasly, after he was initially under investigation for leaving the pits under red flag conditions

21:33
Race Resumption Time

The race will resume at 15:45 Local Time (21:45 GMT)

21:31

All drivers who were lapped during the initial running will be allowed to unlap themselves ahead of the race restart, so these drivers will be back on the lead lap:

  • Liam Lawson
  • Carlos Sainz
  • Ryo Hirakawa
  • Alex Albon
  • Sergio Perez
21:28
Revised Resumption Order

Here is the revised resumption order that the drivers will line up for the restart:

  1. Max Verstappen
  2. Charles Leclerc
  3. Lewis Hamilton
  4. Kimi Antonelli
  5. Lando Norris
  6. George Russell
  7. Oscar Piastri
  8. Arvid Lindblad
  9. Franco Colapinto
  10. Pierre Gasly
  11. Nico Hulkenberg
  12. Ollie Bearman
  13. Gabriel Bortoleto
  14. Isack Hadjar
  15. Liam Lawson
  16. Carlos Sainz
  17. Ryo Hirakawa
  18. Alex Albon
  19. Sergio Perez
21:25

As a reminder, three drivers are out of the race:

  • Valtteri Bottas
  • Lance Stroll
  • Fernando Alonso
21:23

Now that we will have a second start, will we see some retaliation from Lewis Hamilton after the opening lap shenanigans from Charles Leclerc at the first start?

21:19
Resumption Order

Here is the order that the drivers will line up for the restart:

  1. Max Verstappen
  2. Charles Leclerc
  3. Kimi Antonelli
  4. Lewis Hamilton
  5. Lando Norris
  6. George Russell
  7. Arvid Lindblad
  8. Oscar Piastri
  9. Franco Colapinto
  10. Nico Hulkenberg
  11. Ollie Bearman
  12. Gabriel Bortoleto
  13. Pierre Gasly
  14. Isack Hadjar
  15. Liam Lawson
  16. Carlos Sainz
  17. Ryo Hirakawa
  18. Alex Albon
  19. Sergio Perez
21:10

That was a scary incident for Valtteri Bottas, as the suspension failed on the front left tyre of his Cadillac as he was approaching Turn 1

21:09

Valtteri Bottas is out of his Cadillac, and the marshals are removing his Cadillac from the runoff area at Turn 1