Mexico City GP 2026: Hamilton pole reported

Reports from Mexico City GP 2026 say Lewis Hamilton beat George Russell to pole, after Charles Leclerc led Friday and Lando Norris topped FP3.

Autosport reported that Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix for Ferrari, beating George Russell by 0.009s at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with Charles Leclerc third. The outlet also said it was Ferrari’s first pole of the 2026 season. Hamilton arrived in Mexico third in the drivers’ championship on 259 points, with Russell fourth on 250 and Leclerc fifth on 245.

Practice pace had pointed elsewhere. Autosport reported that Leclerc, a nine-time grand prix winner with 24 career poles, led both FP1 and FP2, while Hamilton retired in the second session. It also reported that Lando Norris was fastest in FP3 by 0.001s from championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who came into the weekend on 380 points. Earlier, BBC Sport reported that Freddie Slater, 18, was due to make a practice appearance for Audi in Mexico City and again at Sao Paulo, while Autosport said Antonelli missed Thursday media duties because of illness.