Charles Leclerc was fastest in FP1 in Mexico City. Image: XPB Images
Charles Leclerc topped first practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix with a 1m18.380s, the Ferrari driver leading Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli by 0.107s and Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg by 0.380s.
Oscar Piastri was fourth for McLaren ahead of Gabriel Bortoleto in the second Sauber, while Arvid Linblad impressed in sixth for Red Bull, narrowly behind Esteban Ocon’s Haas. Yuki Tsunoda, Franco Colapinto, and Alex Albon completed the top ten.
Eight of the nine rookies filled the lower positions, with Pat O’Ward 13th ahead of Frederik Vesti and Paul Aron, while Ryo Hirakawa, Ayumu Iwasa, Luke Browning, Jak Crawford, and Antonio Fuoco rounded out the order.
Cars return to the track for FP2 at 4pm local time (9am AEDT).
Pos.
No.
Driver
Team
Time / Gap
Laps
1
16
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
1:18.380
29
2
12
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
+0.107s
35
3
27
Nico Hulkenberg
Kick Sauber
+0.380s
27
4
81
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
+0.404s
31
5
5
Gabriel Bortoleto
Kick Sauber
+0.536s
28
6
36
Arvid Lindblad
Red Bull Racing
+0.617s
26
7
31
Esteban Ocon
Haas F1 Team
+0.658s
29
8
22
Yuki Tsunoda
Red Bull Racing
+0.710s
29
9
43
Franco Colapinto
Alpine
+0.951s
28
10
23
Alexander Albon
Williams
+1.004s
33
11
6
Isack Hadjar
Racing Bulls
+1.029s
32
12
14
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
+1.092s
26
13
89
Patricio O’Ward
McLaren
+1.300s
30
14
72
Frederik Vesti
Mercedes
+1.309s
32
15
61
Paul Aron
Alpine
+1.482s
29
16
50
Ryo Hirakawa
Haas F1 Team
+1.693s
27
17
40
Ayumu Iwasa
Racing Bulls
+1.773s
29
18
46
Luke Browning
Williams
+1.930s
31
19
35
Jak Crawford
Aston Martin
+1.991s
29
20
38
Antonio Fuoco
Ferrari
+2.474s
29