Lando Norris was fastest in final practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Image: XPB Images
Lando Norris topped final practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix with a 1m16.633s, the McLaren driver finishing 0.345s clear of Lewis Hamilton and 0.512s ahead of George Russell.
Charles Leclerc was fourth for Ferrari ahead of Oscar Piastri in fifth, with Max Verstappen sixth for Red Bull. Kimi Antonelli continued his strong weekend in seventh, followed by Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar and Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda, while Gabriel Bortoleto rounded out the top ten for Sauber.
Liam Lawson was 11th ahead of Esteban Ocon and Lance Stroll, the last of the drivers within a second of Norris’s benchmark. Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon were 15th and 16th respectively, while Fernando Alonso was last after spending time in the garage late in the session.
Qualifying begins at 3pm local time (8am AEDT).
Pos.
No.
Driver
Team
Time / Gap
Laps
1
4
Lando Norris
McLaren
01:16.663
21
2
44
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
+0.345s
28
3
63
George Russell
Mercedes
+0.512s
18
4
16
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
+0.566s
26
5
81
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
+0.599s
22
6
1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
+0.609s
29
7
12
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
+0.620s
18
8
6
Isack Hadjar
Racing Bulls
+0.763s
18
9
22
Yuki Tsunoda
Red Bull Racing
+0.782s
22
10
5
Gabriel Bortoleto
Kick Sauber
+0.893s
23
11
30
Liam Lawson
Racing Bulls
+0.919s
19
12
31
Esteban Ocon
Haas F1 Team
+0.941s
25
13
18
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
+0.965s
22
14
27
Nico Hulkenberg
Kick Sauber
+1.031s
24
15
55
Carlos Sainz
Williams
+1.168s
23
16
23
Alexander Albon
Williams
+1.361s
19
17
87
Oliver Bearman
Haas F1 Team
+1.413s
22
18
10
Pierre Gasly
Alpine
+1.779s
23
19
43
Franco Colapinto
Alpine
+1.948s
21
20
14
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
+1.978s
12
