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2026 Mexico City Grand Prix qualifying: Lewis Hamilton took pole

Lewis Hamilton took pole for Ferrari ahead of George Russell and Charles Leclerc at Mexico City.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Pole team
Ferrari
Front row
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell
Classified
Top 22
Round
19
Circuit
Mexico City
Qualifying date
October 31, 2026

The front of the grid

Lewis Hamilton qualified first for Ferrari. George Russell secured the other front-row place for Mercedes, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, and Charles Leclerc. P4 through P22 were Max Verstappen, Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris, Isack Hadjar, Arvid Lindblad, Pierre Gasly, Nico Hülkenberg, Franco Colapinto, Oscar Piastri, Gabriel Bortoleto, Oliver Bearman, Carlos Sainz Jr., Alexander Albon, Fernando Alonso, Ryō Hirakawa, Lance Stroll, Sergio Pérez, Valtteri Bottas, and Liam Lawson.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Audi placed 2 cars, Cadillac placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Nov 2, 2026.

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