Mexico City Grand Prix

Round 18 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico

2021-11-07

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes · +16.555

Sergio Pérez

Red Bull · +17.752

Who won the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix?

The 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from 3rd on the grid. Lewis Hamilton finished second, +16.555 behind, with Sergio Pérez completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Valtteri Bottas with a time of 1:17.774. 2 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 18 of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Lando Norris was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 8 positions from P18 to finish P10.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3	▲2	1:38:39.086	Finished	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	—	+16.555	Finished	18
3	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	4	▲1	+17.752	Finished	15
4	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	5	▲1	+1:03.845	Finished	12
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	8	▲3	+1:21.037	Finished	10
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	6	—	—	+1 Lap	8
7	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	9	▲2	—	+1 Lap	6
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	10	▲2	—	+1 Lap	4
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	12	▲3	—	+1 Lap	2
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	18	▲8	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	11	—	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	7	▼5	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	19	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	20	▲6	—	+2 Laps	0
15	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1	▼14	—	+2 Laps	0
16	George Russell	Williams	16	—	—	+2 Laps	0
17	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	13	▼4	—	+2 Laps	0
18	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	15	▼3	—	+3 Laps	0
R	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	14	—	—	Collision	0
R	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	17	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:16.727	1:16.864	1:15.875
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:17.207	1:16.474	1:16.020
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:16.788	1:16.483	1:16.225
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:17.003	1:17.055	1:16.342
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:16.908	1:16.955	1:16.456
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:17.517	1:17.248	1:16.761
7	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:17.719	1:17.092	1:16.763
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:16.748	1:17.034	1:16.837
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:17.330	1:16.701	1:17.158
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:17.569	1:17.473	1:36.830
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:17.502	1:17.746	—
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:17.606	1:17.958	—
13	George Russell	Williams	1:17.958	1:18.172	—
14	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:17.897	1:18.290	—
15	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:18.126	1:18.405	—
16	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	1:18.452	—	—
17	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:18.756	—	—
18	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	1:18.858	—	—
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	1:19.303	—	—
20	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:20.873	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

1 stop

P2Hamilton

1 stop

P3Pérez

1 stop

P4Gasly

1 stop

P5Leclerc

1 stop

P6Sainz

1 stop

P7Vettel

1 stop

P8Räikkönen

1 stop

P9Alonso

1 stop

P10Norris

1 stop

Lap 1

Lap 71

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	L70	Final
Verstappen	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Hamilton	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P4	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Pérez	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P2	P1	P2	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Gasly	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Leclerc	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P6	P6	P6	P5	P5	P5	P6	P6	P5	P5

2021 Mexico City Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix on 2021-11-07 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix?+

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), +16.555 behind. P3: Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), +17.752 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix?+

Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix?+

Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix with a time of 1:17.774.

Which team won the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix with Max Verstappen taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Daniel Ricciardo	1	1	13:05:11	38.128
Valtteri Bottas	1	1	13:05:16	22.463
Nicholas Latifi	1	11	13:21:22	23.681
Lance Stroll	1	12	13:22:45	23.586
Nikita Mazepin	1	13	13:24:11	25.094
Esteban Ocon	1	14	13:25:30	23.100
George Russell	1	15	13:26:51	21.984
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	16	13:28:00	22.205
Lewis Hamilton	1	29	13:45:17	22.373
Charles Leclerc	1	30	13:47:01	22.085
Pierre Gasly	1	31	13:48:20	22.549
Kimi Räikkönen	1	32	13:50:02	22.424
Max Verstappen	1	33	13:50:33	21.908
Sebastian Vettel	1	33	13:51:22	22.277
Lance Stroll	2	34	13:53:37	26.056
Daniel Ricciardo	2	38	13:58:47	22.813
Fernando Alonso	1	39	13:59:43	23.985
Sergio Pérez	1	40	14:00:14	22.114
Valtteri Bottas	2	40	14:01:30	31.664
Carlos Sainz	1	42	14:03:25	22.031
Lando Norris	1	44	14:06:38	22.534
Nicholas Latifi	2	49	14:14:59	22.739
Nikita Mazepin	2	58	14:28:22	23.637
Valtteri Bottas	3	63	14:33:17	22.680
Valtteri Bottas	4	67	14:39:06	26.443