{"id":947885,"date":"2026-10-31T18:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/947885\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T18:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:40:09","slug":"f1-results-mexican-grand-prix-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/947885\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 results: Mexican Grand Prix 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A full breakdown of the results from Free Practice 3 at the F1 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix, held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p>Lando Norris finished fastest in the session, ahead of Kimi Antonelli by just 0.001s, with the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc taking third, after he topped both practice sessions on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>What are the F1 results from FP3 at the Mexico Grand Prix 2026?<\/p>\n<p>Pos<br \/>\nDriver<br \/>\nTeam<br \/>\nBest Lap<br \/>\nGap<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\nLando Norris<br \/>\nMcLaren<br \/>\n1:17.600<br \/>\n\u2013<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\nKimi Antonelli<br \/>\nMercedes<br \/>\n1:17.601<br \/>\n+0.001<\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\nCharles Leclerc<br \/>\nFerrari<br \/>\n1:17.717<br \/>\n+0.117<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\nOscar Piastri<br \/>\nMcLaren<br \/>\n1:17.795<br \/>\n+0.195<\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\nMax Verstappen<br \/>\nRed Bull<br \/>\n1:17.951<br \/>\n+0.351<\/p>\n<p>6<br \/>\nLewis Hamilton<br \/>\nFerrari<br \/>\n1:18.069<br \/>\n+0.469<\/p>\n<p>7<br \/>\nGeorge Russell<br \/>\nMercedes<br \/>\n1:18.107<br \/>\n+0.507<\/p>\n<p>8<br \/>\nIsack Hadjar<br \/>\nRed Bull<br \/>\n1:18.109<br \/>\n+0.509<\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\nLiam Lawson<br \/>\nRacing Bulls<br \/>\n1:18.113<br \/>\n+0.513<\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\nArvid Lindblad<br \/>\nRacing Bulls<br \/>\n1:18.137<br \/>\n+0.537<\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\nNico Hulkenberg<br \/>\nAudi<br \/>\n1:18.560<br \/>\n+0.960<\/p>\n<p>12<br \/>\nFranco Colapinto<br \/>\nAlpine<br \/>\n1:18.652<br \/>\n+1.052<\/p>\n<p>13<br \/>\nPierre Gasly<br \/>\nAlpine<br \/>\n1:18.674<br \/>\n+1.074<\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\nFernando Alonso<br \/>\nAston Martin<br \/>\n1:18.850<br \/>\n+1.250<\/p>\n<p>15<br \/>\nOliver Bearman<br \/>\nHaas<br \/>\n1:18.927<br \/>\n+1.327<\/p>\n<p>16<br \/>\nCarlos Sainz<br \/>\nWilliams<br \/>\n1:19.214<br \/>\n+1.614<\/p>\n<p>17<br \/>\nAlex Albon<br \/>\nWilliams<br \/>\n1:19.301<br \/>\n+1.701<\/p>\n<p>18<br \/>\nLance Stroll<br \/>\nAston Martin<br \/>\n1:19.376<br \/>\n+1.776<\/p>\n<p>19<br \/>\nRyo Hirakawa<br \/>\nHaas<br \/>\n1:19.504<br \/>\n+1.904<\/p>\n<p>20<br \/>\nValtteri Bottas<br \/>\nCadillac<br \/>\n1:20.342<br \/>\n+2.742<\/p>\n<p>21<br \/>\nGabriel Bortoleto<br \/>\nAudi<br \/>\nNO TIME<br \/>\nNC<\/p>\n<p>22<br \/>\nSergio Perez<br \/>\nCadillac<br \/>\nNO TIME<br \/>\nNC<\/p>\n<p>What happened in Free Practice 3?<\/p>\n<p>All eyes were on Haas at the start of the session, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/esteban-ocon-out-mexico-city-grand-prix-toyota-hirakawa-f1-debut\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryo Hirakawa having been drafted in to replace Esteban Ocon<\/a> for the rest of the weekend, with the understanding being that Ocon\u2019s removal from the car was not due to driver illness.<\/p>\n<p>There were issues for both Gabriel Bortoleto and Sergio Perez, with the pair unable to set a timed lap in the session as they prepare for qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>The switch to soft tyre-runs came late in the session for the rest of the field, with Mercedes, McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari having all run close together in lap time throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Read next: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/colton-herta-admits-fia-super-licence-confusion-amid-valtteri-bottas-replacement-rumours\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colton Herta admits FIA Super Licence confusion amid Valtteri Bottas replacement rumours<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A full breakdown of the results from Free Practice 3 at the F1 2026 Mexico City Grand 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