2026 · Round 19

Mexican Grand Prix

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 8:00 PM UTC

All sessions scored

Session results

Top 5

Mexican Grand Prix Race classification, positions 1 to 6. P6 is shown because a driver predicted at P5 who finishes P6 is off by one and still scores.
Pos	Actual
P1	VERMax Verstappen
P2	HAMLewis Hamilton
P3	ANTKimi Antonelli
P4	LECCharles Leclerc
P5	NORLando Norris
P6	RUSGeorge Russell

Mexican Grand Prix Race classification, remaining finishers (part 1 of 2).
Pos	Driver
P7	LAWLiam Lawson
P8	BORGabriel Bortoleto
P9	HADIsack Hadjar
P10	HIRRyo Hirakawa
P11	ALBAlex Albon
P12	SAICarlos Sainz
P13	PIAOscar Piastri
P14	HULNico Hülkenberg

Mexican Grand Prix Race classification, remaining finishers (part 2 of 2).
Pos	Driver
P15	COLFranco Colapinto
P16	PERSergio Pérez
P17	GASPierre Gasly
DNF	LINArvid Lindblad
DNF	BEAOliver Bearman
DNF	BOTValtteri Bottas
DNF	STRLance Stroll
DNF	ALOFernando Alonso

Head-to-Head

Mexican Grand Prix Race team-mate duels: which driver finished ahead in each pairing.
Team	Won	Beaten

Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) won the 2026 Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) took pole position. 5 of the 22 drivers classified did not finish.

Weekend write-up

Sergio Pérez’s home race with Cadillac, what the altitude does to grip and tyres, and how Norris won from pole in 2025.

Read the Mexico City predictions

Next up

Brazilian Grand Prix

Round 20 Sun, Nov 8, 2026

Make your picks

How players picked this weekend

Every player’s picks, as they were when each session locked.

Qualifying

12 players

Qualifying: how many players picked each driver for P1
Driver	P1 picks
LECCharles Leclerc	6
ANTKimi Antonelli	3
NORLando Norris	2
VERMax Verstappen	1
HAMLewis HamiltonPole	0

Race

13 players

Race: how many players picked each driver for P1
Driver	P1 picks
ANTKimi Antonelli	5
HAMLewis Hamilton	3
RUSGeorge Russell	2
VERMax VerstappenWon	2
LECCharles Leclerc	1

Drivers are ranked by where players put them, so a P1 pick counts for more than a P5 pick. The percentage is the share of players who had the driver anywhere in their Top 5.

Qualifying

12 players

Qualifying pick rates, in the order players collectively placed the drivers
Pos	Driver	Picked by
P1	ANTKimi Antonelli	100%
P2	LECCharles Leclerc	91.7%
P3	VERMax Verstappen	91.7%
P4	NORLando Norris	75%
P5	HAMLewis HamiltonPole	58.3%
P6	RUSGeorge Russell	33.3%
P7	PIAOscar Piastri	16.7%
P8	BORGabriel Bortoleto	8.3%

Race

13 players

Race pick rates, in the order players collectively placed the drivers
Pos	Driver	Picked by
P1	ANTKimi Antonelli	84.6%
P2	HAMLewis Hamilton	84.6%
P3	VERMax VerstappenWon	92.3%
P4	LECCharles Leclerc	76.9%
P5	RUSGeorge Russell	53.8%
P6	NORLando Norris	53.8%
P7	BORGabriel Bortoleto	7.7%
P8	HADIsack Hadjar	7.7%

Circuit guide

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City sits well over two kilometres above sea level, and the thin air changes everything. Cars run maximum downforce configurations yet still behave as though they have very little, because there is simply less air to work with.

Track type: Permanent (high altitude)
Overtaking: Good
Upset risk: Medium

What the lap demands

The altitude reduces aerodynamic grip and makes cooling a serious engineering problem, so teams open up bodywork at a cost to drag. The main straight is enormous, top speeds are among the highest of the year, and the stadium section at the end of the lap is slow and tight.

How the racing unfolds

The long straight into a heavy braking zone is a strong overtaking spot, and the low grip at the first corner produces regular first-lap incidents. Braking performance suffers in the thin air, which contributes.

Picking a Top 5 here

Cooling limitations affect teams unevenly, and a car that is comfortable everywhere else can struggle here specifically. Combined with the low-grip first corner, that makes the order less predictable than the circuit layout alone would suggest.