Mexico City Grand Prix 2026: Hamilton takes pole
Lewis Hamilton took Mexico City Grand Prix pole by 0.009s from George Russell, with Charles Leclerc third and Max Verstappen fourth in round 19.
Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez by 0.009s from George Russell. The Ferrari driver set a 1:16.514 in Q3, with Russell second on 1:16.523 in his Mercedes.
Qualifying
Charles Leclerc qualified third for Ferrari with a 1:16.633 in Q3, while Max Verstappen took fourth for Red Bull on 1:16.692. Andrea Kimi Antonelli placed fifth for Mercedes with a 1:16.707, and Lando Norris was sixth for McLaren with a 1:16.824.
Isack Hadjar secured seventh for Red Bull with a 1:16.900 in Q3. Liam Lawson qualified eighth for RB F1 Team on 1:17.029, Arvid Lindblad took ninth for RB F1 Team on 1:17.117, and Pierre Gasly completed the Q3 order in 10th for Alpine F1 Team with a 1:17.153.
Front row
Hamilton’s pole lap followed a 1:17.341 in Q1 and a 1:16.953 in Q2. Russell reached the front row with 1:17.659 in Q1, 1:17.027 in Q2 and 1:16.523 in Q3.
Grid
Hamilton and Russell will start from the front row, with Leclerc and Verstappen on the second row. Antonelli, Norris, Hadjar, Lawson, Lindblad and Gasly completed the top 10 in qualifying at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.