Round 20 · 2022

Mexico City Grand Prix

Mexico City, Mexico28–30 Oct

Practice 1
Fri 19:00
Data published
track 47° ·air 25° ·40% hum ·4.7 km/h wind
Practice 2
Fri 22:00
Data published
track 39° ·air 26° ·35% hum ·4.3 km/h wind
Practice 3
Sat 18:00
Data published
track 42° ·air 21° ·54% hum ·4.3 km/h wind
Qualifying
Sat 21:00
Data published
track 49° ·air 26° ·36% hum ·4.3 km/h wind
Fantasy lock
Grand Prix
Sun 20:00
Data published
track 40° ·air 24° ·34% hum ·4.3 km/h wind

Times in UTC

Grand Prix result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Moved	Time / gap	Pts
1	VER	Red Bull Racing	1	—	1:38:36.729	25
2	HAM	Mercedes	3	1	+15.186	18
3	PER	Red Bull Racing	4	1	+18.097	15
4	RUS	Mercedes	2	2	+49.431	13
5	SAI	Ferrari	5	—	+58.123	10
6	LEC	Ferrari	7	1	+68.774	8
7	RIC	McLaren	11	4	+1 Lap	6
8	OCO	Alpine	10	2	+1 Lap	4
9	NOR	McLaren	8	1	+1 Lap	2
10	BOT	Alfa Romeo	6	4	+1 Lap	1
11	GAS	AlphaTauri	14	3	+1 Lap
12	ALB	Williams	17	5	+1 Lap
13	ZHO	Alfa Romeo	12	1	+1 Lap
14	VET	Aston Martin	16	2	+1 Lap
15	STR	Aston Martin	20	5	+1 Lap
16	MSC	Haas F1 Team	15	1	+1 Lap
17	MAG	Haas F1 Team	19	2	+1 Lap
18	LAT	Williams	18	—	+2 Laps
19	ALO	Alpine	9	10	Engine
20	TSU	AlphaTauri	13	7	Collision damage

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap to pole
1	VER	1:19.222	1:18.566	1:17.775
2	RUS	1:19.583	1:18.565	1:18.079	+0.304
3	HAM	1:19.169	1:18.552	1:18.084	+0.309
4	PER	1:19.706	1:18.615	1:18.128	+0.353
5	SAI	1:19.566	1:18.560	1:18.351	+0.576
6	BOT	1:19.523	1:18.762	1:18.401	+0.626
7	LEC	1:19.505	1:19.109	1:18.555	+0.780
8	NOR	1:19.857	1:19.119	1:18.721	+0.946
9	ALO	1:20.006	1:19.272	1:18.939	+1.164
10	OCO	1:19.945	1:19.081	1:19.010	+1.235
11	RIC	1:20.279	1:19.325	—	+1.550
12	ZHO	1:20.283	1:19.476	—	+1.701
13	TSU	1:19.907	1:19.589	—	+1.814
14	GAS	1:20.256	1:19.672	—	+1.897
15	MAG	1:20.293	1:19.833	—	+2.058
16	MSC	1:20.419	—	—	+2.644
17	VET	1:20.419	—	—	+2.644
18	STR	1:20.520	—	—	+2.745
19	ALB	1:20.859	—	—	+3.084
20	LAT	1:21.167	—	—	+3.392

How the weekend has moved

Practice 11:20.707run 1:25.566

Practice 21:19.970−0.737run 1:25.013

Practice 31:18.399−1.571run 1:22.849

Qualifying1:17.775−0.624

Grand Prix1:20.153+2.378run 1:25.464

Fastest lap of each session, the change from the session before, and the midfield's median fuel-corrected long run. Times normally tumble as the track rubbers in.

Mexico City in earlier seasons

20221:18.399run 1:24.964

20211:17.024−1.375run 1:23.129

20191:16.145−2.254run 1:23.096

20181:16.284−2.115run 1:24.515

Fastest practice lap per season at this circuit. Layout changes, resurfacing and weather all move these numbers, so read them as context rather than a like-for-like comparison.

Practice 1

Fri 28 Oct, 19:00 UTCFastestSAI1:20.707

Single-lap pace

SAI1:20.707—25 laps

LEC1:20.753+0.04619 laps

VER1:20.827+0.12022 laps

PER1:20.827+0.12022 laps

HAM1:20.849+0.14217 laps

ALO1:20.899+0.19226 laps

BOT1:21.083+0.37623 laps

NOR1:21.120+0.41321 laps

GAS1:21.310+0.60325 laps

VET1:21.525+0.81823 laps

RIC1:21.762+1.05516 laps

ZHO1:21.820+1.11320 laps

STR1:21.865+1.15824 laps

MSC1:21.952+1.24522 laps

LAT1:22.912+2.20520 laps

LAW1:23.861+3.15419 laps

SAR1:24.246+3.53922 laps

DEV1:24.582+3.87519 laps

DOO1:24.615+3.90813 laps

FIT1:26.766+6.0599 laps

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

Driver	Tyre	Laps	Fuel-corrected	Gap	Spread	Deg / lap
ALO	S	5*	1:24.915	—	±0.356	—
HAM	H	8	1:25.126	+0.211	±0.365	+0.054s
LAW	H	5*	1:25.189	+0.274	±1.022	—
VET	S	6*	1:25.299	+0.384	±0.552	—
GAS	H	6*	1:25.416	+0.501	±0.394	—
VER	H	5*	1:25.437	+0.522	±1.299	—
DOO	H	5*	1:25.695	+0.780	±0.536	—
STR	S	6*	1:25.741	+0.826	±0.271	—
LAT	S	5*	1:25.883	+0.968	±0.365	—
ZHO	H	5*	1:25.938	+1.023	±1.222	—
SAR	H	5*	1:26.338	+1.423	±0.582	—
MSC	S	6*	1:26.564	+1.649	±0.245	—

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

Driver	S1	S2	S3	Ideal lap	Best lap	Left out
LEC	28.465	31.205	20.971	1:20.641	1:20.753	0.112
SAI	28.298	31.205	21.204	1:20.707	1:20.707	0.000
VER	28.154	31.671	20.908	1:20.733	1:20.827	0.094
PER	28.299	31.477	21.051	1:20.827	1:20.827	0.000
HAM	28.607	31.282	20.960	1:20.849	1:20.849	0.000
ALO	28.384	31.310	21.196	1:20.890	1:20.899	0.009
BOT	28.377	31.495	21.061	1:20.933	1:21.083	0.150
GAS	28.395	31.592	21.086	1:21.073	1:21.310	0.237
NOR	28.412	31.548	21.160	1:21.120	1:21.120	0.000
VET	28.416	31.798	21.311	1:21.525	1:21.525	0.000
RIC	28.646	31.914	21.202	1:21.762	1:21.762	0.000
STR	28.391	32.026	21.380	1:21.797	1:21.865	0.068
ZHO	28.403	31.859	21.558	1:21.820	1:21.820	0.000
MSC	28.561	32.026	21.365	1:21.952	1:21.952	0.000
LAT	28.588	32.334	21.825	1:22.747	1:22.912	0.165
LAW	28.859	32.863	22.053	1:23.775	1:23.861	0.086
SAR	28.906	33.215	22.093	1:24.214	1:24.246	0.032
DEV	29.252	32.926	22.128	1:24.306	1:24.582	0.276
DOO	29.171	33.176	22.268	1:24.615	1:24.615	0.000
FIT	30.122	34.006	22.638	1:26.766	1:26.766	0.000

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceHonly 2 drivers ran both — too few to price

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

FerrariSAIahead of LEC+0.046

Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.000

AlpineALOahead of DOO+3.716

Alfa RomeoBOTahead of ZHO+0.737

McLarenNORahead of RIC+0.642

Aston MartinVETahead of STR+0.340

Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of FIT+4.814

WilliamsLATahead of SAR+1.334

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

SAI93418

LEC2548

VER958

PER877

HAM1124

ALO1178

BOT2435333

NOR957

GAS1159

VET12569

RIC943

ZHO91514

STR5559

MSC859

LAT668

LAW298

SAR589

DEV71515

DOO112

FIT81

SSoftHHard

Practice 2

Fri 28 Oct, 22:00 UTCFastestRUS1:19.970

Single-lap pace

RUS1:19.970—32 laps

TSU1:20.798+0.82830 laps

OCO1:21.177+1.20731 laps

HAM1:21.509+1.53932 laps

PER1:21.579+1.60934 laps

VER1:21.588+1.61834 laps

LEC1:21.618+1.64813 laps

SAI1:21.693+1.72334 laps

BOT1:21.993+2.02335 laps

GAS1:22.104+2.13436 laps

ALO1:22.337+2.36731 laps

VET1:22.371+2.40132 laps

ALB1:22.447+2.47724 laps

NOR1:22.738+2.76831 laps

RIC1:22.763+2.79327 laps

STR1:22.840+2.87023 laps

MSC1:22.879+2.90931 laps

MAG1:23.316+3.34621 laps

LAT1:23.320+3.35034 laps

ZHO1:23.369+3.39934 laps

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

Driver	Tyre	Laps	Fuel-corrected	Gap	Spread	Deg / lap
RUS	M	6*	1:22.976	—	±0.587	—
VER	?	9	1:24.075	+1.099	±0.506	+0.115s
HAM	?	10	1:24.208	+1.232	±0.313	+0.049s
PER	?	9	1:24.423	+1.447	±0.575	+0.154s
SAI	?	9	1:24.453	+1.477	±1.026	+0.260s
GAS	?	10	1:24.574	+1.598	±0.477	+0.139s
BOT	?	9	1:24.614	+1.638	±0.510	+0.170s
NOR	?	7*	1:24.882	+1.906	±0.387	—
STR	?	5*	1:25.013	+2.037	±0.150	—
RIC	?	8	1:25.046	+2.070	±0.483	+0.100s
VET	?	10	1:25.099	+2.123	±0.305	+0.081s
ZHO	?	8	1:25.282	+2.306	±0.500	+0.097s
ALB	?	8	1:25.504	+2.528	±0.367	+0.111s
ALO	?	7*	1:25.574	+2.598	±0.370	—
LAT	?	8	1:25.756	+2.780	±0.417	+0.020s
MAG	?	10	1:25.757	+2.781	±0.279	+0.073s
MSC	?	9	1:26.461	+3.485	±0.576	+0.135s

Sectors and the lap they could have done

Driver	S1	S2	S3	Ideal lap	Best lap	Left out
RUS	27.921	31.101	20.823	1:19.845	1:19.970	0.125
TSU	28.150	31.378	20.989	1:20.517	1:20.798	0.281
OCO	28.394	31.612	21.041	1:21.047	1:21.177	0.130
HAM	28.862	31.528	20.978	1:21.368	1:21.509	0.141
SAI	29.063	31.428	21.021	1:21.512	1:21.693	0.181
VER	28.872	31.456	21.206	1:21.534	1:21.588	0.054
PER	28.929	31.558	21.071	1:21.558	1:21.579	0.021
LEC	29.003	31.471	21.144	1:21.618	1:21.618	0.000
BOT	29.289	31.443	21.168	1:21.900	1:21.993	0.093
GAS	29.101	31.768	21.195	1:22.064	1:22.104	0.040
VET	29.117	31.879	21.195	1:22.191	1:22.371	0.180
ALO	29.066	31.950	21.321	1:22.337	1:22.337	0.000
ALB	28.322	32.373	21.752	1:22.447	1:22.447	0.000
RIC	29.355	31.902	21.313	1:22.570	1:22.763	0.193
MSC	29.340	32.149	21.130	1:22.619	1:22.879	0.260
MAG	29.267	31.956	21.440	1:22.663	1:23.316	0.653
NOR	29.415	31.934	21.325	1:22.674	1:22.738	0.064
STR	29.217	32.314	21.233	1:22.764	1:22.840	0.076
LAT	29.160	32.362	21.551	1:23.073	1:23.320	0.247
ZHO	29.447	32.287	21.569	1:23.303	1:23.369	0.066

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceMonly 2 drivers ran both — too few to price

Team-mates, head to head

MercedesRUSahead of HAM+1.539

AlphaTauriTSUahead of GAS+1.306

AlpineOCOahead of ALO+1.160

Red Bull RacingPERahead of VER+0.009

FerrariLECahead of SAI+0.075

Alfa RomeoBOTahead of ZHO+1.376

Aston MartinVETahead of STR+0.469

WilliamsALBahead of LAT+0.873

McLarenNORahead of RIC+0.025

Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of MAG+0.437

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

RUS865553

TSU6615552

OCO955552

HAM515129

PER554812

VER557512

LEC553

SAI555712

BOT5541011

GAS556812

ALO55399

VET551210

ALB311010

NOR55579

RIC551106

STR51575

MSC55129

MAG35121

LAT5541010

ZHO554812

SSoftMMedium

Practice 3

Sat 29 Oct, 18:00 UTCFastestRUS1:18.399

Single-lap pace

RUS1:18.399—22 laps

HAM1:18.543+0.14423 laps

VER1:18.876+0.47718 laps

LEC1:19.123+0.72423 laps

PER1:19.241+0.84224 laps

SAI1:19.301+0.90220 laps

NOR1:19.317+0.91822 laps

BOT1:19.390+0.99128 laps

TSU1:19.882+1.48324 laps

ALB1:19.917+1.51818 laps

OCO1:19.960+1.56119 laps

ZHO1:20.019+1.62025 laps

ALO1:20.037+1.63816 laps

RIC1:20.139+1.74022 laps

GAS1:20.330+1.93124 laps

STR1:20.477+2.07820 laps

MSC1:20.598+2.19924 laps

LAT1:20.848+2.44921 laps

VET1:20.986+2.58722 laps

MAG1:21.271+2.87225 laps

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

Driver	Tyre	Laps	Fuel-corrected	Gap	Spread	Deg / lap
ALO	M	5*	1:21.990	—	±0.784	—
GAS	M	6*	1:22.178	+0.188	±0.502	—
OCO	M	5*	1:22.292	+0.302	±1.071	—
TSU	M	9	1:22.296	+0.306	±0.952	+0.157s
NOR	M	6*	1:22.745	+0.755	±0.988	—
RIC	M	7*	1:22.849	+0.859	±0.885	—
LEC	S	6*	1:23.204	+1.214	±0.301	—
MAG	S	8	1:23.974	+1.984	±0.121	−0.017s
BOT	M	11	1:24.374	+2.384	±0.442	+0.113s
ZHO	M	7*	1:24.528	+2.538	±0.266	—
MSC	S	7*	1:24.638	+2.648	±0.614	—

Sectors and the lap they could have done

Driver	S1	S2	S3	Ideal lap	Best lap	Left out
RUS	27.657	30.545	20.197	1:18.399	1:18.399	0.000
HAM	27.702	30.421	20.420	1:18.543	1:18.543	0.000
VER	27.686	30.594	20.443	1:18.723	1:18.876	0.153
PER	27.834	30.494	20.656	1:18.984	1:19.241	0.257
SAI	27.796	30.795	20.521	1:19.112	1:19.301	0.189
LEC	27.809	30.775	20.539	1:19.123	1:19.123	0.000
BOT	27.832	30.783	20.693	1:19.308	1:19.390	0.082
NOR	27.929	30.809	20.579	1:19.317	1:19.317	0.000
RIC	27.894	30.834	21.051	1:19.779	1:20.139	0.360
ALB	27.821	31.030	20.999	1:19.850	1:19.917	0.067
TSU	28.085	30.952	20.845	1:19.882	1:19.882	0.000
OCO	28.171	31.062	20.727	1:19.960	1:19.960	0.000
ZHO	28.205	31.061	20.753	1:20.019	1:20.019	0.000
ALO	28.128	30.931	20.978	1:20.037	1:20.037	0.000
GAS	28.061	31.174	20.973	1:20.208	1:20.330	0.122
STR	28.346	31.210	20.886	1:20.442	1:20.477	0.035
MSC	28.049	31.495	20.924	1:20.468	1:20.598	0.130
MAG	28.416	31.312	20.955	1:20.683	1:21.271	0.588
LAT	27.978	31.512	21.207	1:20.697	1:20.848	0.151
VET	28.258	31.443	21.074	1:20.775	1:20.986	0.211

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+1.093(10 drivers ran both)

Team-mates, head to head

MercedesRUSahead of HAM+0.144

Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.365

FerrariLECahead of SAI+0.178

McLarenNORahead of RIC+0.822

Alfa RomeoBOTahead of ZHO+0.629

AlphaTauriTSUahead of GAS+0.448

WilliamsALBahead of LAT+0.931

AlpineOCOahead of ALO+0.077

Aston MartinSTRahead of VET+0.509

Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of MAG+0.673

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

RUS37363

HAM4343333

VER4383

LEC53834

PER336111

SAI44633

NOR125113

BOT71353

TSU159

ALB6363

OCO118

ZHO17953

ALO106

RIC1273

GAS21210

STR1153613

MSC6711

LAT10173

VET119155

MAG6109

SSoftMMediumHHard