Mexican Grand Prix 2023

Hermanos Rodríguez
Mexico City
29 October 2023
71 laps
305.4 km
4.304 km a lap

Pole positionCharles LeclercFerrari · 1:17.166
Fastest lapLewis Hamilton1:21.334 · lap 71
Winner started fromP3on the grid
Driver of the DayLando Norris29.5% of the fan vote

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull · Honda RBPT	3	71	2:02:30.814	25
2	Lewis Hamiltonfastest lap	44	Mercedes	6	71	+13.875	19
3	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1	71	+23.124	15
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	55	Ferrari	2	71	+27.154	12
5	Lando Norris	4	McLaren · Mercedes	17	71	+33.266	10
6	George Russell	63	Mercedes	8	71	+41.020	8
7	Daniel Ricciardo	3	AlphaTauri · Honda RBPT	4	71	+41.570	6
8	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren · Mercedes	7	71	+43.104	4
9	Alexander Albon	23	Williams · Mercedes	14	71	+48.573	2
10	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine · Renault	15	71	+1:02.879	1
11	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine · Renault	11	71	+1:06.208
12	Yuki Tsunoda	22	AlphaTauri · Honda RBPT	18	71	+1:18.982
13	Nico Hülkenberg	27	Haas · Ferrari	12	71	+1:20.309
14	Guanyu Zhou	24	Alfa Romeo · Ferrari	10	71	+1:21.676
15	Valtteri Bottas	77	Alfa Romeo · Ferrari	9	71	+1:25.597+5.000 penalty
16	Logan Sargeant	2	Williams · Mercedes	19	70	Fuel pump
17	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin · Mercedes	–	66	Collision damage
DNF	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin · Mercedes	13	47	Collision damage
DNF	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas · Ferrari	16	31	Suspension
DNF	Sergio Pérez	11	Red Bull · Honda RBPT	5	1	Collision damage

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

Laps led: Max Verstappen 59, Charles Leclerc 12. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

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Driver	Grid	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 53	Finish	Laps led
Max Verstappen	3	1	1	1	1	59
Lewis Hamilton	6	4	3	2	2
Charles Leclerc	1	2	2	3	3	12
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	3	4	4	4
Lando Norris	17	18	14	8	5
George Russell	8	7	5	5	6
Daniel Ricciardo	4	5	6	6	7
Oscar Piastri	7	6	7	7	8
Alexander Albon	14	10	9	9	9
Esteban Ocon	15	17	11	11	10
Pierre Gasly	11	9	12	12	11
Yuki Tsunoda	18	19	8	16	12
Nico Hülkenberg	12	8	10	10	13
Guanyu Zhou	10	11	15	17	14
Valtteri Bottas	9	12	13	13	15
Logan Sargeant	19	14	18	15	16
Lance Stroll	–	15	16	14	17
Fernando Alonso	13	16	17	–	out
Kevin Magnussen	16	13	–	–	out
Sergio Pérez	5	–	–	–	out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 50 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

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Driver	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 53	Last lap
Max Verstappen	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Lewis Hamilton	+9.9	+1.8	+10.2	+13.9
Charles Leclerc	+4.6	+1.3	+15.6	+23.1
Carlos Sainz Jr.	+8.9	+3.0	+19.4	+27.2
Lando Norris	+44.8	+9.2	+28.4	+33.3
George Russell	+17.4	+3.6	+21.3	+41.0
Daniel Ricciardo	+12.8	+4.5	+23.4	+41.6
Oscar Piastri	+15.3	+5.2	+26.7	+43.1
Alexander Albon	+31.1	+6.3	+34.2	+48.6
Esteban Ocon	+40.6	+7.3	+37.3	+62.9
Pierre Gasly	+28.4	+8.2	+38.7	+66.2
Yuki Tsunoda	+47.3	+5.6	+46.1	+79.0
Nico Hülkenberg	+27.5	+6.9	+36.8	+80.3
Guanyu Zhou	+32.1	+10.0	+50.5	+81.7
Valtteri Bottas	+32.9	+8.9	+39.5	+80.6
Logan Sargeant	+34.8	+11.5	+42.0	+73.9
Lance Stroll	+37.2	+10.4	+40.5	+86.2
Fernando Alonso	+39.4	+11.0	–	out
Kevin Magnussen	+34.1	–	–	out
Sergio Pérez	–	–	–	out

Tyre strategy

Which compound each driver ran, and for how many laps. A new colour is a pit stop.

Soft
Medium
Hard
Pale: a set used before the race

Laps on each set of tyres, in finishing order. Tyre data from OpenF1; it exists from 2023 on.

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Driver	Stops	Stints
Max Verstappen	3	Medium 1–19 · Hard 20–33 · Hard 34–34 · Hard 35–71 (used, 1 laps)
Lewis Hamilton	2	Medium 1–24 · Hard 25–34 · Medium 35–71 (used, 4 laps)
Charles Leclerc	2	Medium 1–31 · Hard 32–34 · Hard 35–71 (used, 3 laps)
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	Medium 1–30 · Hard 31–34 · Hard 35–71 (used, 4 laps)
Lando Norris	3	Soft 1–11 · Hard 12–33 · Medium 34–34 · Medium 35–71 (used, 1 laps)
George Russell	2	Medium 1–26 · Hard 27–34 · Medium 35–71 (used, 5 laps)
Daniel Ricciardo	2	Medium 1–27 · Hard 28–34 · Hard 35–71 (used, 7 laps)
Oscar Piastri	2	Medium 1–25 · Hard 26–34 · Medium 35–71 (used, 3 laps)
Alexander Albon	2	Hard 1–33 · Medium 34–34 · Medium 35–71 (used, 1 laps)
Esteban Ocon	1	Hard 1–34 · Medium 35–71
Pierre Gasly	2	Medium 1–28 · Hard 29–34 · Hard 35–71 (used, 6 laps)
Yuki Tsunoda	2	Medium 1–9 · Hard 10–34 · Hard 35–71
Nico Hülkenberg	2	Medium 1–23 · Hard 24–34 · Medium 35–71
Guanyu Zhou	2	Medium 1–21 · Hard 22–34 · Hard 35–71 (used, 13 laps)
Valtteri Bottas	2	Medium 1–31 · Hard 32–34 · Hard 35–71 (used, 3 laps)
Logan Sargeant	2	Medium 1–22 · Hard 23–34 · Medium 35–70
Lance Stroll	2	Medium 1–30 (used, 1 laps) · Hard 31–34 (used, 1 laps) · Hard 35–66 (used, 5 laps)
Fernando Alonso	2	Medium 1–29 (used, 1 laps) · Hard 30–34 (used, 1 laps) · Hard 35–47 (used, 6 laps)
Kevin Magnussen	1	Medium 1–23 · Hard 24–31
Sergio Pérez	0	Medium 1–1

Qualifying

Knock-out in three parts since 2006: the slowest drop out after Q1 and Q2.

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:18.401	1:17.901	1:17.166
2	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1:18.755	1:18.382	1:17.233
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:18.099	1:17.625	1:17.263
4	Daniel Ricciardo	AlphaTauri	1:18.341	1:17.706	1:17.382
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:18.553	1:18.124	1:17.423
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:18.677	1:17.571	1:17.454
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:18.241	1:17.874	1:17.623
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1:18.893	1:17.673	1:17.674
9	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:18.429	1:18.016	1:18.032
10	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:19.016	1:18.440	1:18.050
11	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:18.945	1:18.521
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	1:18.969	1:18.524
13	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:18.848	1:18.738
14	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:18.828	1:19.147
15	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:18.890
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:19.080
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:19.163
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:19.227
19	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:21.554
NC	Logan Sargeant	Williams

Grid penalties

Why the starting grid differs from the qualifying order.

Driver	Qualified	Started	Penalty
Yuki Tsunoda	P15	P18	SFB
Logan Sargeant	–	P19	10 places – 10

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Kevin Magnussen	1	23	23.642 s
Esteban Ocon	1	34	20:26.296 s
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	30, 34	22.067 s
Lewis Hamilton	2	24, 34	22.210 s
Charles Leclerc	2	31, 34	22.248 s
George Russell	2	26, 34	22.311 s
Daniel Ricciardo	2	27, 34	22.406 s
Lance Stroll	2	30, 34	22.582 s
Pierre Gasly	2	28, 34	22.627 s
Guanyu Zhou	2	21, 34	22.817 s
Fernando Alonso	2	29, 34	22.844 s
Nico Hülkenberg	2	23, 34	23.144 s
Valtteri Bottas	2	31, 34	23.638 s
Alexander Albon	2	33, 34	23.680 s
Oscar Piastri	2	25, 34	23.734 s
Logan Sargeant	2	22, 34	23.945 s
Yuki Tsunoda	2	9, 34	30.121 s
Max Verstappen	3	19, 33, 34	22.372 s
Lando Norris	3	11, 33, 34	22.563 s

Every stop, lap by lap (38)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
9	Yuki Tsunoda	1	30.121 s
11	Lando Norris	1	23.408 s
19	Max Verstappen	1	22.427 s
21	Guanyu Zhou	1	22.817 s
22	Logan Sargeant	1	23.945 s
23	Nico Hülkenberg	1	23.144 s
23	Kevin Magnussen	1	23.642 s
24	Lewis Hamilton	1	22.210 s
25	Oscar Piastri	1	23.734 s
26	George Russell	1	22.311 s
27	Daniel Ricciardo	1	22.406 s
28	Pierre Gasly	1	22.627 s
29	Fernando Alonso	1	22.844 s
30	Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	22.067 s
30	Lance Stroll	1	22.582 s
31	Charles Leclerc	1	22.248 s
31	Valtteri Bottas	1	23.638 s
33	Max Verstappen	2	22.372 s
33	Lando Norris	2	22.563 s
33	Alexander Albon	1	23.680 s
34	Max Verstappen	3	20:09.136 s
34	Charles Leclerc	2	20:10.512 s
34	Lewis Hamilton	2	20:12.908 s
34	Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	20:15.432 s
34	Daniel Ricciardo	2	20:17.136 s
34	Yuki Tsunoda	2	20:18.057 s
34	George Russell	2	20:18.200 s
34	Oscar Piastri	2	20:19.064 s
34	Nico Hülkenberg	2	20:19.826 s
34	Pierre Gasly	2	20:25.698 s
34	Esteban Ocon	1	20:26.296 s
34	Lando Norris	3	20:26.386 s
34	Logan Sargeant	2	20:27.718 s
34	Alexander Albon	2	20:27.980 s
34	Valtteri Bottas	2	20:29.349 s
34	Guanyu Zhou	2	20:29.539 s
34	Lance Stroll	2	20:29.686 s
34	Fernando Alonso	2	20:29.837 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Lewis Hamilton	71	1:21.334
2	Max Verstappen	40	1:21.644	+0.310
3	Lando Norris	71	1:21.944	+0.610
4	Charles Leclerc	38	1:22.332	+0.998
5	Yuki Tsunoda	11	1:22.501	+1.167
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	57	1:22.539	+1.205
7	Daniel Ricciardo	66	1:22.679	+1.345
8	Oscar Piastri	53	1:22.760	+1.426
9	Alexander Albon	65	1:22.773	+1.439
10	George Russell	38	1:22.780	+1.446

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 19. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 19
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Max Verstappen	491
2	Sergio Pérez	240
3	Lewis Hamilton	220
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	183	▲1
5	Fernando Alonso	183	▼1
6	Lando Norris	169
7	Charles Leclerc	166
8	George Russell	151
9	Oscar Piastri	87
10	Pierre Gasly	56

Constructors' championship after round 19
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Red Bull	731
2	Mercedes	371
3	Ferrari	349
4	McLaren	256
5	Aston Martin	236
6	Alpine	101
7	Williams	28
8	AlphaTauri	16	▲2
9	Alfa Romeo	16	▼1
10	Haas	12	▼1