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Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2021 · qualifying
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- Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2021 · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/1053-qualifying
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Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2021 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
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2021 Formula 1 World Championship · round 18
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:38:39.086 · 71 laps · honda | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38:55.641 · 71 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:38:56.838 · 71 laps · honda | 15 |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:39:42.931 · 71 laps · honda | 12 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:40:00.123 · 71 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | Time not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Time not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Time not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Time not recorded · 69 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Time not recorded · 69 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams | Time not recorded · 69 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Time not recorded · 69 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | Time not recorded · 68 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mick Schumacher | Haas | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:16.727 · 23 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:17.207 · 22 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:16.788 · 18 laps · honda | |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | Q1 1:17.003 · 18 laps · honda | |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:16.908 · 22 laps · honda | |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | Q1 1:17.517 · 23 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Q1 1:17.719 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:16.748 · 22 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:17.330 · 19 laps · honda | |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:17.569 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | Q1 1:17.502 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:17.606 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | George Russell | Williams | Q1 1:17.958 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:17.897 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Q1 1:18.126 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | Q1 1:18.452 · 7 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Q1 1:18.756 · 8 laps · mercedes | |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | Q1 1:18.858 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | Q1 1:19.303 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 1:20.873 · 3 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:15.875 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:16.020 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:16.225 · honda | |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:16.342 · honda | |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:16.456 · honda | |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:16.761 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:16.763 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:16.837 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:17.746 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:17.958 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.290 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:18.452 · renault | |
| 13 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:18.756 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:18.858 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:19.303 · ferrari | |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams | 1:18.172 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:17.158 · honda | |
| 18 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:36.830 · mercedes | |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:18.405 · renault | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:20.873 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 312.5 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 293.5 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 185 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 165 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 150 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 138 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 130.5 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 105 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 86 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 60 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 46 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 42 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 15 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Nikita Mazepin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1:18.341 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:18.417 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:18.464 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 4 | 1:18.610 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 5 | 1:18.985 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 6 | 1:19.463 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:19.656 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 8 | 1:19.667 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 9 | 1:19.759 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 10 | 1:19.858 |
| freePractice1Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 11 | 1:20.011 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 12 | 1:20.026 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 13 | 1:20.030 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 14 | 1:20.273 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 15 | 1:20.301 |
| freePractice1Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 16 | 1:20.344 |
| freePractice1Results | George Russell | 17 | 1:20.517 |
| freePractice1Results | Nicholas Latifi | 18 | 1:21.580 |
| freePractice1Results | Mick Schumacher | 19 | 1:22.144 |
| freePractice1Results | Nikita Mazepin | 20 | 1:22.819 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:17.301 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:17.725 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:17.810 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 4 | 1:17.871 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 5 | 1:18.318 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 6 | 1:18.429 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 7 | 1:18.605 |
| freePractice2Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 8 | 1:18.644 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 9 | 1:18.681 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:18.732 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 11 | 1:18.841 |
| freePractice2Results | Lando Norris | 12 | 1:18.979 |
| freePractice2Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 13 | 1:19.227 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 14 | 1:19.431 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 15 | 1:19.521 |
| freePractice2Results | Mick Schumacher | 16 | 1:19.620 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 17 | 1:19.730 |
| freePractice2Results | Nicholas Latifi | 18 | 1:20.820 |
| freePractice2Results | Nikita Mazepin | 19 | 1:21.581 |
| freePractice2Results | George Russell | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 1 | 1:17.024 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 2 | 1:17.217 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:17.675 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 1:17.708 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 5 | 1:18.029 |
| freePractice3Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 6 | 1:18.037 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 7 | 1:18.121 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 8 | 1:18.202 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 9 | 1:18.213 |
| freePractice3Results | Lando Norris | 10 | 1:18.312 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 11 | 1:18.352 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 12 | 1:18.531 |
| freePractice3Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 13 | 1:18.556 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 14 | 1:18.614 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 15 | 1:18.847 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 16 | 1:18.999 |
| freePractice3Results | George Russell | 17 | 1:19.211 |
| freePractice3Results | Mick Schumacher | 18 | 1:19.238 |
| freePractice3Results | Nicholas Latifi | 19 | 1:19.313 |
| freePractice3Results | Nikita Mazepin | 20 | 1:20.479 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 1 | 38.128 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1 | 22.463 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 1 | 11 | 23.681 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 12 | 23.586 |
| Nikita Mazepin | 1 | 13 | 25.094 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 14 | 23.100 |
| George Russell | 1 | 15 | 21.984 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 16 | 22.205 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 29 | 22.373 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 30 | 22.085 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 31 | 22.549 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 32 | 22.424 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 33 | 21.908 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 33 | 22.277 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 34 | 26.056 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 38 | 22.813 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 39 | 23.985 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 40 | 22.114 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 40 | 31.664 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 42 | 22.031 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 44 | 22.534 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 2 | 49 | 22.739 |
| Nikita Mazepin | 2 | 58 | 23.637 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 63 | 22.680 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 67 | 26.443 |